Perhaps most notably of all, the transition between the Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles zones is much improved, restoring Sonic 3's final boss Big Arm for Sonic and Tails at the end of Launch Base, and providing a cutscene based on the Sonic & Knuckles title screen to bridge the gap.įor those who aren't so set on Sonic 3 being the better half, it is possible to revert most of these changes using menu options or patches, and even to apply different musical configurations when playing the separate Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles halves.Ī large number of tweaks and bugfixes have been made to smooth over rare and common issues in the game.
Launch Base's tricky traps are hence restored to their full power, and watching your step during the Hydrocity wall chase is well advised. As such, the default setup for Sonic 3 Complete restores Sonic 3's audio and visual style for the whole game, including, among other things, the original main game themes, Knuckles' iconic Jacksonesque drumbeat and associated miniboss theme, the reflective lack of music in zone transitions, the original title cards and a lack of 'and Knuckles!' exclamations glued in wherever possible.įor the Sonic 3 zones, the original object layouts are available, and are used by default in most cases. The primary inspiration for the project's creation was the idea that Sonic 3's presentation got a lot of things right that Sonic & Knuckles changed for the worse.
