


To find the level select on the title screen, simply press Up to reveal "SOUND TEST" and press Start. This works because the RAM variable that unlocks the level select is preserved when you reset the console ( Sonic 3 was built upon the Sonic 2 source code, and thus shares a number of RAM variables).

To access a level select and debug mode, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up after the SEGA logo screen fades to black and Sonic begins to move, but before the title screen appears (about 4.31 seconds after boot).

10.1 Unused Competition Mode Title Cards.6 Water Levels in Launch Base Zone Act 1.Originally one big game, Sonic 3 was split into two games due to time constraints and cartridge costs the second half of the story is its direct sequel, Sonic & Knuckles. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the third game in the 16-bit Sonic trilogy and the first game with the easily-tricked-by-Eggman redheaded echidna, Knuckles. This game has unused playable characters.
