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   developer      = [[Sega Technical Institute]]|
   developer      = [[Sega Technical Institute]]|
   publisher      = [[Sega]]<br />[[Tec Toy]] (Mega Drive in Brazil)|
   publisher      = [[Sega]]<br />[[Tec Toy]] (Mega Drive in Brazil)|
   systems        = [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]], [[Wii]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox]], [[Xbox 360]]|
   systems        = [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]], [[Wii]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Xbox 360]]|
   release        = '''Genesis/Mega Drive'''<br />EU/NA: October 18, 1994<br />JP: October 28, 1994<br />Brazil: 19xx<br />'''Saturn'''<br />JP: 20 June 1997<br />NA: 22 August 1997<br />EU: 28 August 1997<br />'''GameCube'''<br />NA: November 10, 2002<br />JP: December 18, 2002<br />EU: March 7, 2003<br />'''PlayStation 2, Xbox'''<br />NA: November 2, 2004<br />JP: December 9, 2004<br />EU: February 4, 2005<br />'''Windows'''<br />EU: March 31, 2006<br />NA: March 9, 2007<br />WW: October 26, 2010<br />'''Wii'''<br />September 2007<br />'''Xbox 360'''<br />WW: June 10, 2009<br />'''Nintendo DS'''<br />NA: March 2, 2010<br />AU: March 11, 2010<br />EU: March 12, 2010<br />'''PlayStation 3'''<br />NA: April 19, 2011<br />EU/AU: April 20, 2011<br />JP: July 28, 2011<br />'''Nintendo 3DS'''<br />JP: September 22, 2015<br />WW: October 8, 2015<br />'''Linux, macOS'''<br />Ww: May 29, 2018|
   release        = '''Genesis/Mega Drive'''<br />EU/NA: October 18, 1994<br />JP: October 28, 1994<br />Brazil: 19xx<br />'''Saturn'''<br />JP: 20 June 1997<br />NA: 22 August 1997<br />EU: 28 August 1997<br />'''GameCube'''<br />NA: November 10, 2002<br />JP: December 18, 2002<br />EU: March 7, 2003<br />'''PlayStation 2, Xbox'''<br />NA: November 2, 2004<br />JP: December 9, 2004<br />EU: February 4, 2005<br />'''Windows'''<br />EU: March 31, 2006<br />NA: March 9, 2007<br />WW: October 26, 2010<br />'''Wii'''<br />September 2007<br />'''Xbox 360'''<br />WW: June 10, 2009<br />'''Nintendo DS'''<br />NA: March 2, 2010<br />AU: March 11, 2010<br />EU: March 12, 2010<br />'''PlayStation 3'''<br />NA: April 19, 2011<br />EU/AU: April 20, 2011<br />JP: July 28, 2011<br />'''Nintendo 3DS'''<br />JP: September 22, 2015<br />WW: October 8, 2015<br />'''Linux, macOS'''<br />Ww: May 29, 2018|
   added_to_museum = Genesis: December 25, 1994<br />Windows: March 11, 2016<br />Linux macOS: December 21, 2018|
   added_to_museum = Genesis: December 25, 1994<br />Windows: March 11, 2016<br />Linux macOS: December 21, 2018|
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==Versions==
==Versions==
''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' was originally available for the [[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] in 1994. It was released in the ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' compilation for [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]] in 1997, in ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' for [[GameCube]] in 2002, in ''[[Sonic Mega Collection|Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]] in 2004 and for [[Windows]] in 2006. It was then released for [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] and [[Xbox 360]] in 2007, in ''[[Sonic Classic Collection]]'' for Nintendo DS in 2010, for [[PlayStation 3]] in 2011, and for [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2015.
''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' was originally available for the [[Sega]] [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] in 1994. It was released in the ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' compilation for [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]] in 1997, in ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' for [[GameCube]] in 2002, in ''[[Sonic Mega Collection|Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in 2004 and for [[Windows]] in 2006. It was then released for [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] and [[Xbox 360]] in 2007, in ''[[Sonic Classic Collection]]'' for Nintendo DS in 2010, for [[PlayStation 3]] in 2011, and for [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2015.


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Latest revision as of 16:59, 21 August 2024

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Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Developer Sega Technical Institute
Publisher Sega
Tec Toy (Mega Drive in Brazil)
Platforms Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Genesis, Linux, macOS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Saturn, Wii, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360
Released Genesis/Mega Drive
EU/NA: October 18, 1994
JP: October 28, 1994
Brazil: 19xx
Saturn
JP: 20 June 1997
NA: 22 August 1997
EU: 28 August 1997
GameCube
NA: November 10, 2002
JP: December 18, 2002
EU: March 7, 2003
PlayStation 2, Xbox
NA: November 2, 2004
JP: December 9, 2004
EU: February 4, 2005
Windows
EU: March 31, 2006
NA: March 9, 2007
WW: October 26, 2010
Wii
September 2007
Xbox 360
WW: June 10, 2009
Nintendo DS
NA: March 2, 2010
AU: March 11, 2010
EU: March 12, 2010
PlayStation 3
NA: April 19, 2011
EU/AU: April 20, 2011
JP: July 28, 2011
Nintendo 3DS
JP: September 22, 2015
WW: October 8, 2015
Linux, macOS
Ww: May 29, 2018
Added to
Museum
Genesis: December 25, 1994
Windows: March 11, 2016
Linux macOS: December 21, 2018

Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the combined version of the 16-bit Sonic the Hedgehog video games, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.

When placing the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 cartridge in the pass-through slot on the top of the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge, dubbed "Lock-on technology", Knuckles is added as a playable character. The game becomes Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and upon completion of the levels and their respective stories in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the game continues directly into the story of Sonic & Knuckles and the respective levels.

Versions

Sonic 3 & Knuckles was originally available for the Sega Genesis in 1994. It was released in the Sonic Jam compilation for Saturn in 1997, in Sonic Mega Collection for GameCube in 2002, in Sonic Mega Collection Plus for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004 and for Windows in 2006. It was then released for Wii Virtual Console and Xbox 360 in 2007, in Sonic Classic Collection for Nintendo DS in 2010, for PlayStation 3 in 2011, and for Nintendo 3DS in 2015.