SONIC 3
I’m excited to have a chance to gush about my favourite video game again. Sonic 3 was one of the first games I ever rented from Blockbuster as a kid and it had a great impact on my imagination. The story behind Sonic 3 is suggestive at best and left so much room for interpretation.
I enjoyed researching this one as well. During the process, I stumbled on the prototypes (listed below) and felt like a kid in a candy store just poking around and trying all the different levels etc.
SOURCES
“Green Hill Zone” cinematic version by Alex Moukala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxe5K819RDQ&ab_channel=AlexMoukalaMusic
“How Sonic Was Born - Retrospective” by Gametap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcqJElFI2h4&t=1066s&ab_channel=SonicDestiny
Sonic 3 Concept Art
https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3/Concept_Art
Rock The Rock - Sonic & Knuckles MTV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiI1ErFEO5Y&ab_channel=SEGAbits
Sonic 3 & Knuckles Commercials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJi3KyXvJAk&t=7s&ab_channel=vini64
Sonic 3 Prototype - NOV 1993
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3
Sonic & Knuckles Prototype (0408)
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Sonic_%26_Knuckles