Sonic 3c 0408 is a prototype for a canceled sonic 3 and sonic knuckles compilation that would have been called sonic the hedgehog 3.
The cutting room floor sonic 3 prototype.
A prototype version of sonic 3 containing features that would never make it into the final build has been discovered.
Sonic the hedgehog 3 and sonic knuckles have similar unused sprites.
Video game preservation websites hidden palace and the cutting room floor have uncovered another blast from the past.
Video game preservation communities hidden place and the cutting room floor have been able to unearth a prototype of sonic 3 that contains a variety of elements that were reported in a 1993 magazine preview but never seen in the retail release.
Sonic 3c 0517 dated may 17 1994.
A black and white death sprite whose purpose is unknown.
Originally one big game sonic 3 was split into two games due to time constraints and cartridge costs.
Limited edition when this prototype was obtained by drx the file was labeled 3c indicating this was an unreleased version of sonic 3 due to the late development date it s obvious this isn t sonic 3 before it was split into two games.
Sonic and knuckles 0525 dated may 25 1994.
A prototype of sonic the hedgehog 3 for the sega mega drive.
While the eproms have a date written on them the header suggests the rom might ve been built sometime in october.
Possibly would have been used when falling into lava like in marble zone.
Notice the lack of shoe stripes.
Differs from the other sonic knuckles prototypes in.
Early build of an unreleased version of sonic 3 while many things were still being implemented.
The cutting room floor research.
The second half of the story is its direct sequel sonic knuckles.
This is also present still unused in sonic the hedgehog 2 and the v0 02 prototype of sonic cd.
This time it s an early sonic 3 prototype for the sega mega drive this marks one of the first prototypes that have been found for this game.
Just before the limited edition sonic 3 was canceled one last prototype was made.
From the cutting room floor.
