Sonic 3 Extended World Demo
By Jdpense
Description:
This project is a brand new take of redesigning of Sonic 3 and Knuckles! This project consists of a 3-in-1 package made by Jdpense, that has new routes and bosses for each of the players Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles! In addition an overhaul of changes to the levels there are also changes to Special Stage with an overhaul of layout changes along with brand new spheres added for an extra challenge.
Main Changes and Features:
- An overhaul of layout changes to the following levels:
- Mushroom Hill Act 2
- Ice Cap Act 2*
- Carnival Act 1
- Marble Garden Act 2
- Death Egg Act 1*
- New custom bosses and scripted events added for each of players routes in the levels!
- New redesign for all seven of the main Special Stages!
- New spheres added to the Special Stages:
- Green Spheres - act as an extra 2-hit sphere, turns into blue spheres when touched.
- Grey Spheres - transforms the layout of the Special Stage, unveiling new spheres to be collected.
- Pink Spheres - transports the player to another random pink sphere on the map.
- Two gameplay modes:
- Main Game - The regular game with accessiblity to levels and Special Stages.
- Blue Spheres - A new challenge mode where you only play through the entirely of all the seven Special Stages. Lose once, and you have to start from the begininning.
Notes and Misc Information:
- The levels mentioned from the list with astricks(*) were levels that were added from Sonic Level Design Mini-Contest and also have updates to both the layouts and bosses.
- In downloads, along with the ROM, there are level maps for each of the levels included.
Non-Changes:
- Some of the primary bosses from base game remain unchanged
- Bonus Stages remain unchanged
- Save Menu is not included
- Levels not mentioned above are also unchanged
- Palettes, Music, and SFX remain unchanged
- Continue Screen and Lives system unchanged
Credits:
Jdpense - Lead Developer & Level Designer
Liliam for thier guide on adding Green Sphere to Blue Spheres
File Type: rom/mega-drive
File Size: 3.27 MB
19.07 MB
Couldn't survive MHZ2 first miniboss - that's cruel :D
I thought the DEZ boss was too easy and then the second phase started, lol. Definitely would not have wanted to do that without savestates (personally)!
All of the levels and bosses were pretty easy, in my opinion. I did a Sonic playthrough. I got one game over in ICZ, but then did fine with only a few savestates.
Overall, I enjoyed this hack! I look forward to seeing more levels in future years.
MHZ and ICZ seemed the hardest to me, just because I have some muscle memory for the originals, which obviously didn't work here. But after my first game over, I got the hang of them! The water pits of death in ICZ are scary, but fittingly! However, I did not like the section with the spikes on the wall above and below the tunnel you need to land in. Since I was coming from a bounce too far to the left to see my goal, it was just luck that got me through first try.
I'm conflicted on this hack. On one hand, the level layouts are pretty good and the custom bosses are neat. (If extremely hard, especially as Knuckles) On the other, you picked Marble Garden for the demo (Which is the worst zone in Sonic 3 by FAR) and none of the levels feel truly special. Definitely better than Master Edition as a level pack, but not the best hack of all time. You can definitely improve it though!
My playthrough: https://youtu.be/4-7Pv9EZYbc
Also, is it normal that the graphics on the title screen for "EXTENDED WORLD" and the copyrights are all brown and...squished?
did a Sonic and a Knuckles playthrough.
rlly good level design
this game is tough but fair.
that barrel room at the end of CN1 was so evil lol