Which Half of Sonic 3 & Knuckles is Better?

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  • Today I wanted to talk about which game is better: Sonic 3 or Sonic & Knuckles.
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  • @EpicAbe
    @EpicAbe ปีที่แล้ว +212

    “Angel Island goes from a tropical island to a tropical island in California.” 😂

    • @randomistough0
      @randomistough0 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I lived in california and I find this both funny and angering

    • @Bombsbombsbombs
      @Bombsbombsbombs ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is it true?

    • @bgggggg8688
      @bgggggg8688 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If I lived in california I would find this so offensive

    • @EpicAbe
      @EpicAbe ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In California
      Everything is offensive

    • @bgggggg8688
      @bgggggg8688 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh are we getting on this subject now

  • @Comkill117
    @Comkill117 ปีที่แล้ว +359

    I like 3 more because you can play as Tails, it has Angel Island, Hydrocity, and Ice Cap Zones, and it has an actual save feature. Also good as S&K’s OST is, 3 had Michael Jackson as a composer and that’s pretty damn hard to beat.

    • @AnthonyThings
      @AnthonyThings ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Micheal Jackson music, it’s hard to “beat it”

    • @Leonard_Wolf_2056
      @Leonard_Wolf_2056 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Since when is MJ a compositor? He is a singer.
      Not to mention, circus world and launch base sound like shit. I'm not talking about the notes, I am talking about sound quality. Most people expect atleast 192kbps

    • @kirotalksyt
      @kirotalksyt  ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah I like the Sonic 3 levels and music better.

    • @theblackmage5281
      @theblackmage5281 ปีที่แล้ว

      True but I love S&Ks bosses a lot more than 3 plus you can fight knuckles and who doesn't want to beat the heck out of him after he has been a jerk to you forever buy 3 is better because ice cap zone

    • @realamericannegro977
      @realamericannegro977 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel like MJ's style perfectly matches Sega as a whole

  • @ravenwilder4099
    @ravenwilder4099 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    One thing about playing them separately is that the water shield was clearly designed for the Sonic 3 half, since there are no underwater sections of Sonic & Knuckles, but you'll still find all these water shield boxes scattered around.

    • @YamatoFukkatsu
      @YamatoFukkatsu ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Very rarely, granted. In fact, outside of bonus stages (and there is no gumball machine in S&K alone, so outside of glowing spheres), I think the bubble shield only shows up a couple times in S&K's stages themselves, at least so far as I'm aware. Oh, and at least one of them can only be accessed with Tails, who of course is only available for those stages in S3&K.

    • @bgggggg8688
      @bgggggg8688 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah but ice caps music tho

    • @bingobo2551
      @bingobo2551 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh shit, I never realized how many water sections/levels are in sonic & knuckles compared to S3. Sonic 3 had multiple water sections & a full water world with the exception of marble garden zone, while in sonic & knuckles doesn’t have a single water section as far as I can remember.

    • @magne7771
      @magne7771 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They had utility beyond their elemental immunity. With sonic you could gain extra height without tails, or an electric shield

    • @user-mk7qz6es2b
      @user-mk7qz6es2b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mind blown never thought about that

  • @christiancanalishimizu9116
    @christiancanalishimizu9116 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I love how sonic 3 can be considered the water or cold side of sonic 3 with every level having water (or an oil like liquid in marble garden) while sonic travels through ice cold water and snow and sonic & knuckles is the hot side (just like knuckles' hot temper) as sonic travels through gradually more hot environments (sunny hill > electric fortress > desert > lavascape)...

    • @Pyrodiac
      @Pyrodiac 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Tbf that Electric Fortress is miles off the ground, I assure you the outside AT LEAST is going to be very cold.

    • @scanchannel3259
      @scanchannel3259 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Pyrodiac you mean Flying Battery?

    • @Pyrodiac
      @Pyrodiac 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@scanchannel3259 Yeah actually why... why did I say Electric Fortress? I think it was intentional as a joke? I don't remember...

    • @scanchannel3259
      @scanchannel3259 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Pyrodiac It's fine.

  • @amonimus2126
    @amonimus2126 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As a great philosopher said:
    Darkness without light is an abyss
    Light without darkness is blinding
    You cannot have a coin with one side.

  • @801Hellfire
    @801Hellfire ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ice cap and carnival night were composed by brad buxter. Michael Jackson’s contributions are launch base and the end credits music. That’s why original carnival night, ice cap, launch base tracks aren’t in origins. Everyone cites mjackson but the mastermind behind Sonic 3’s music was more buxter.

  • @markusturunen7929
    @markusturunen7929 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I think The Sonic and Knuckles was the best game of the entire 2d sonic franchise, but I'm into an epic fantasy type of story myself. It has the most epic scenes of the entire franchise and a proper finale.

  • @mistersp3753
    @mistersp3753 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Sky Sanctuary truly is one of the most underrated Sonic levels. The music is amazing, and the vertical level design is done to perfection here.
    Sky Sanctuary is far more than the kind of vertical platformer you might get in Mario or other franchises. Sky Sanctuary is layered with several fast-paced horizontal sections that bring you to a spring or teleporter to help you progress further. This combination of horizontal and vertical movement gives it so much more depth than if you just kept jumping up platforms to reach the top.
    Oh yeah, and the visual storytelling here is top-notch. It starts with the Death Egg dramatically bursting out from under the clouds, launching his robots onto this untainted realm. Knuckles then uses the last of his strength to extend a bridge for Sonic, signifying his trust in Sonic.
    The stage also ends dramatically. After the fight with Mecha, the tower starts collapsing, forcing Sonic to run up as fast as he can, just barely making it into the Death Egg.
    Overall, Sky Sanctuary is a top-tier Sonic level that just doesn't get as much credit as it once did.

  • @Temmy_12
    @Temmy_12 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    me reading title: dont give me a exestential crisis
    after video : i see your points i agree

    • @notunnamed2
      @notunnamed2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "exe"stential
      b r u h
      you are not god
      for this
      i will eat your heart

  • @DanielAntovski
    @DanielAntovski ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Hey dude, if you want to have fun in sandopolis act 2, dont press the light switch try dodging the ghosts instead, its really fun!

    • @insanefreddyalt7897
      @insanefreddyalt7897 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      For an extra bit of challenge, play as knuckles!

    • @davidthecommenter
      @davidthecommenter ปีที่แล้ว +6

      don't try to grab any rings either!

    • @basilplushie2534
      @basilplushie2534 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wait until it's 9 minutes and 30 second
      It would make it even more fun

    • @swiftpainter4320
      @swiftpainter4320 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have to try that method. I hate Sandopolis act 2 but this may have sum fun.

    • @insanefreddyalt7897
      @insanefreddyalt7897 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@swiftpainter4320 personally I like sandopolis, fast paced but challenging level design, great music. (That act 1 base-like slaps)

  • @the39wow
    @the39wow ปีที่แล้ว +23

    btw, instashield completely removes the hurtbox while expanding the hitbox

    • @myguy4203
      @myguy4203 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, it cheeses a lot of bosses and sometimes I can avoid getting hurt by spikes if I time them right. Insta Shield is truly broken

    • @kirotalksyt
      @kirotalksyt  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Does it really? Oh wow it's even more broken than I thought 😂

    • @myguy4203
      @myguy4203 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also, some games that have it, like the Advance games, nerf the move. The change is that it doesn’t remove the hurtbox (a game changing nerf) even though it’s named the same move in Japanese iirc. (I think it translates to Double/W Spin Attack or smthn idk Japanese)

    • @InitialAA
      @InitialAA ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@myguy4203 It's called W since the pronounciation of Double and W are similar, which is more apparent in Japanese Dialects.

    • @tripleclickswifty3823
      @tripleclickswifty3823 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kirotalksyt That's why it's based

  • @tj.henderson
    @tj.henderson ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Knuckles breaks through walls with his face

    • @mozazr
      @mozazr ปีที่แล้ว +9

      the walls are so intimidated by his stare that they voluntarily crumble to dust before his presence

    • @kirotalksyt
      @kirotalksyt  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The ultimate chad, Knuckles

  • @Valientlink
    @Valientlink ปีที่แล้ว +28

    First half hands down. I love the whole game but I love every single level in the first half. 2nd half I like mushroom hill and lava reef a lot, the others are just okay to me. It just feels like the first half levels are more creative.

    • @dripp_dropp
      @dripp_dropp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i see whete your coming from. but the first half has my least favorite and favorite levels, Launch base, ice cap and angel island are fantastic, but carnival and marble are kinda lacking imo. Glad you love them though!

    • @Valientlink
      @Valientlink 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dripp_dropp I enjoy marble garden a lot, and carnival night is my favorite level in that half. Very disappointing they didn't keep the final boss from sonic 3 with it locked on

  • @fares_gamer603
    @fares_gamer603 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    no nothing is better that the other Both are a masterpiece

  • @jamescormak8342
    @jamescormak8342 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I feel like people don’t talk enough about how beautiful the background sprites are, they are beautiful( my favorite background being death egg act 1)

  • @YamatoFukkatsu
    @YamatoFukkatsu ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Oh god, yes! Sonic's jump shield is so under-rated! In general, I just like the mechanic of being able to perform an action if you press a button while jumping, and it was great to see Sonic wasn't left out while Tails and Knuckles get these aerial-based goodies (in fact, this was almost certainly why Tails couldn't fly in Sonic 2). But yes, if you just get the timing right, it can be such a fantastic asset, both offensively and defensively (and really, in a game series based around a character that emphasizes speed, it makes sense that he'd be given an ability based around split-second timing). Though, that's not to say that his actions with the shields aren't great, too...... in fact, if Sonic wasn't given this level of variety, I'd be willing to say that there's almost no reason to play as the guy over Tails and Knuckles. That would be pretty sad for what's supposed to be the titular character, so I'm glad they were able to balance out all three characters to have their own merits like this.

  • @Excalicore
    @Excalicore ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Asking the important questions lol
    As I am replaying S3&K I find myself liking Sonic 3 more. Not only because there's different routes for each character but the level environments feel more vibrant and alive than the ones in S&K.

  • @david-ss5qu
    @david-ss5qu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun fact: Sonic & Knuckles has a level select code! Here’s how to do it:
    1. Select who you want to play as in the level select on the title screen
    2. In Mushroom Hill, find a pulley
    3. Press left x3, right x3 then up x3
    4. Pause. While the game is paused, press A to return to the title screen
    5. On the character selection, hold A and press start. You now have level select!
    (Note: selecting a sonic 3 level will default to mushroom hill act 1)

  • @ThweeDeeEss
    @ThweeDeeEss ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When are you gonna do that warioware vid u talked about in the mario land vid

    • @kirotalksyt
      @kirotalksyt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh thanks for reminding me LOL I gotta play through all the games so gimme a little time plz 😅

    • @ThweeDeeEss
      @ThweeDeeEss ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kirotalksyt sure thing it'll be worth the wait

  • @georgeshaw4017
    @georgeshaw4017 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The Sonic & Knuckles Part for two reasons. One the music: The Knuckles Theme and Miniboss Themes I prefer over Sonic 3 alone. The other reason is the Sonic & Knuckles part is when you combine the two halves to make the whole Sonic 3 & Knuckles, is where you unlock Hyper Sonic, which shows Sonic's growth in friendship. (Sonic 1, no form, Sonic only had the animals he saved as friends, Sonic CD, where he met Amy, so the Time Stones were at 7 and had powers, but no form as Amy barely is around in the game, Sonic 2, where he met and had a full adventure with Tails, so 7 Chaos Emeralds and Super Sonic. Sonic thought his Super Form was his best, but he didn't use it in a Final Boss Fight. Then Sonic 3 & Knuckles, where he met and befriended Knuckles at the end of the game, got the Super Emeralds, and Sonic fought a Final Boss in a form that was past what Sonic ever thought he could scale to.) So yeah Sonic & Knuckles is my favorite.

  • @mozazr
    @mozazr ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Unpopular opinion, Sandopolis act 2 isn't that bad. It's not bad at all, actually. Sure, your first time you might get a time over but if you know what you're doing in subsequent playthroughs it's not that long. Also its music is top 3 to me

    • @MattDustyParker
      @MattDustyParker ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I played sandopolis the first time ever with origins. It was a standout joy to me. But I actually kinda like sonic 1 so obviously my opinions are invalid.

    • @targettoad691
      @targettoad691 ปีที่แล้ว

      5 minutes is too long for 2d sonic level.

    • @thomased22legoyodagaming
      @thomased22legoyodagaming ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BASED. Sandopolis is always slept on.

    • @mozazr
      @mozazr ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thomased22legoyodagaming act 2's music is SO OPPRESSIVE and I *love* it for it. The whole point is that you're in a tomb! It's supposed to make you uncomfortable! Personally, if a stage can make you *feel* something that it wanted to convey, even if it is claustrophobic and uncomfortable, that bumps it up in my eyes. Very immersive.
      And, again. It's not even that long if you know what you're doing. That's just how sonic stages work, you replay them over and over and get better at them.

    • @kingdedede5570
      @kingdedede5570 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      sandopolis act 2 is the biggest noob filter in the entire series, it's one of the finest stages in any sonic game

  • @alegamer_real
    @alegamer_real ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I like Sonic 3 more because of the music, level design, the fact that there are no 1 act zones which make it a bit less annoying for me, save feature and more. It just feels like the 2 games were meant together, and I can't play Sonic & Knuckles alone because it also feels like it's beginning late, whereas Sonic 3 feels more fledged out, and feels like the start of the whole journey.

    • @SteelRhinoXpress
      @SteelRhinoXpress ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's because sonic 3 was split into two parts due to time constraints by sega to get sonic 3 out by early 94. This is why when you beat sonic 3 it feels half finished and that's because it was. This is also why when you link both sonic 3 and sonic and knuckles together the storyline becomes on big storyline. Which you dont get when you lock sonic 2 and sonic and knuckles together. It would have been awesome if sega back then gave you the option to make one giant continuous storyline between all 4 games, but sega wasn't thinking that far ahead when they made sonic 1. That and that would have been one long daisy chain of cartridges. lol but this is where sonic origins comes in and how they try to link all the sonic 2d games from the genisis era together via mission mode.

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SteelRhinoXpress
      They know that.

    • @SteelRhinoXpress
      @SteelRhinoXpress 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BareBandSubscription do they?

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SteelRhinoXpress
      Anyone who bothers watching this video knows the story of Sonic 3 and S&K being the complete experience. I can only assume OP is no different

    • @SteelRhinoXpress
      @SteelRhinoXpress 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BareBandSubscription assume is the key word here.

  • @Mr_Gamer-Random
    @Mr_Gamer-Random ปีที่แล้ว +18

    No way this man just said "high drossity"

    • @alexohkay
      @alexohkay ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hate it. It's not a word.

    • @spacelem
      @spacelem ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I played S3 when it came out, and always said "Hydro City". It was only a few months ago that I discovered that some people were pronouncing it like "velocity"! The designer has spoken though, and it's "Hydro City".

  • @dewforpolitics
    @dewforpolitics ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Darn you for making us choose. Lol but I have to go with Sonic & Knuckles portion of 3. The best music and final boss fight too.

  • @sassyimps
    @sassyimps ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Imagine taking a burger, filled with condiments, then taking each condiment and relegating it to one side of the sandwich, then cutting it in half, and arbitrarily choosing which half of the burger is better.

    • @Pyrodiac
      @Pyrodiac 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As somebody who prefers a Ketchup only cheeseburger like an animal, I'm going with nither and sticking to the Grilled Cheese Sandwich known as Sonic 2..

    • @Lar_me
      @Lar_me หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, each half of the burger was sold separately, even though they were intended to be put together.

    • @vulna9150
      @vulna9150 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Lar_me yeah, s3 was released first and thats why there is a clear division between the final boss of s3 and then going into mushroom hill, 2 sides of the same coin

  • @Roshuwah
    @Roshuwah ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is an interesting one, because I feel like I have a much bigger affinity for Sonic and knuckles, not just for the story beats, but because like many a child, I actually never got past carnival night zone with Sonic lol. But even when I was thinking about it, oh yeah sonic 3 has some great levels. But I didn't actually play through ice cap and launch base until I decided I needed to get all the emeralds in all the games before Sonic mania came out!

  • @somethingoriginal1707
    @somethingoriginal1707 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I think the background launch base is actually pretty cool :(

  • @jakebresslerkrispy4953
    @jakebresslerkrispy4953 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your content is amazing even if people hate you

  • @codydfwn
    @codydfwn ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't believe it was Sonic's shoe the whole time. It always looked like L button icon to me which made no sense. My mind is blown. 🤯 I would of never thought to have used his shoe as a cursor. So that always confused me as a kid and was never solved til this day. Lmao. Thanks for clearing that up for me! I feel like I can sleep a bit better now. 😆

  • @infina-phoenix2076
    @infina-phoenix2076 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "And Eggman committing a war crime" my favorite line in this entire channel

  • @TheBohobemeister
    @TheBohobemeister ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video!

  • @80skidwannabe28
    @80skidwannabe28 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a video that stands out and i would watch again

  • @IsraeliDefenda
    @IsraeliDefenda ปีที่แล้ว +4

    sonic & knuckles wins for me. The music from Ice Cap Zone and Launch Base are amazing and I'm depressed playing origins without hearing those tracks, but the levels and story are just too good in S&K. Mushroom Hill Zone is so solid and a great start, and I love the atmosphere with the story building throughout the game. Also, hyper Sonic is a plus. I actually like death egg and its gimmicks. Great video

  • @wtwn
    @wtwn ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The level select code thats accessible from swinging on that thing in Angel Island is the only way I've ever been able to get it to work.

    • @TsubasaAmsel
      @TsubasaAmsel ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I heard that is that hard to do the one from Sonic 3 alone because during the intro there's frames where it doesn't count the inputs.

  • @trippyanimates
    @trippyanimates ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kiro: what's the best of the two?
    Me: sonic 3 & knuckles

  • @G4lexi.
    @G4lexi. ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m the 1k like! keep up the great videos I really enjoyed it!

  • @LaidBack--
    @LaidBack-- ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If we're counting the combined version, 2nd part no questions. If we're counting them as separate play... it's tough.
    But I like the feeling of personally being able to play as knuckles for the 1st time with a altered storyline than not being able to play with Sonics little sidekick, so I still pick 2nd part.

  • @Felix.Dragon.
    @Felix.Dragon. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting topic. Imma watch.

  • @TrailDave
    @TrailDave ปีที่แล้ว

    kiro talks uploads video notification? Clicky, Clicky

  • @scrimblocoded
    @scrimblocoded ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Have not seen the video yet but its 3 for me, a lot more consistent in my opinion the only one I don't like is marble garden
    EDIT: Watched now. Good taste.

  • @metalsonicv2.513
    @metalsonicv2.513 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In Sonic 3 there also different routes for knuckles as well so it further shows that sonic 3 and sonic knuckles were meant to be one game.

  • @nellucnos8585
    @nellucnos8585 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sonic 3

    • @indicaink
      @indicaink ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The clear winner. Half of S&K is mid

    • @Iamnotindangeriamthedanger26
      @Iamnotindangeriamthedanger26 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@indicaink sonic 3 levels look very lame

    • @franksterprankster9771
      @franksterprankster9771 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Iamnotindangeriamthedanger26 Sonic and knuckles stages are more lame.

  • @JosukeHigashikataOfficial
    @JosukeHigashikataOfficial 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As someone who lives in California, the angel island joke was very accurate

  • @sunvinn
    @sunvinn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great comparisons! This is the video I was looking for, and I agree with most of your points. These are some of mine:
    *My favorite things about Sonic 3:* funny troll Knuckles, cheery/funky music overall (plus the vocal samples), save data, more open levels and great level design.
    *My least favorite things:* a handful of uninteresting bosses (at least for me), Carnival Night's music get boring fast and Launch Base 1's background is ugly indeed.
    *My favorite things about S&K:* goated box art and title screen, Knuckles as a playable character, dramatic tone both in storytelling and music, the magnetic orbs bonus stage, fantastic Lava Reef sequence, and my personal journey with enjoying Sandopolis.
    *My least favorite things:* fewer giant rings for Knuckles (I still haven't got Hyper Knuckles on a single playthrough) and the annoying Death Egg badniks/gimmicks.
    Guess I'm sticking with S&K.

  • @plentyofpaper
    @plentyofpaper ปีที่แล้ว

    "Hydrocity I feel is just a more fluid stage."
    Puns are the best when the speaker is unaware of them.

  • @polandboy1577
    @polandboy1577 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really loved Sonic 3's final boss, it was hard, but this music... and this gameplay to defeat it... WOW

  • @Tibor0803
    @Tibor0803 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just play a romhack where both are included. Extended gameplay, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are all available (and also Amy as well with a completely unique playstyle). Save feature and stage select is present in the game, not to mention that it's way easier to collect the 7 Chaos Emeralds this way.

  • @squidward577
    @squidward577 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey guys, whats the thing he uses at the beginning? where he is in the room with the sonic games

  • @SonicTheCutehog
    @SonicTheCutehog ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like 3 better since it's zones are better designed and it has the save feature.

  • @jackkennedy3753
    @jackkennedy3753 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love S & K, i grew up playing it as my FIRST Sonic game ( I didnt save S3 )
    The intro hits me with nostalgia like Chris rock and Will Smith
    Sonic & Knuckles was a hard game for me, and i barley got past Sandopolis Act 2. Seeing that a game could do all of this blew my mind, just in Mush. Hill!
    Ill add more to this later.

  • @pedrofsgomes8775
    @pedrofsgomes8775 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I mean, I grew up as a kid playing with my MD TecToy console with Sonic & Knuckles as the only Sonic game on it. But recently, I could download Sonic 3 A.I.R in my cellphone, and after trying every achievement, makes me feel VERY DIVIDED about which half of the game is better! LMAOOO

  • @theweaponsmerchant5140
    @theweaponsmerchant5140 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agreed with everything up to the point where I saw the McGuire Spider-Man and yu yu hakusho posters. It was at that moment I knew I’d be onboard with everything else after that point

  • @rhapsody2612
    @rhapsody2612 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As soon as I read the title, i knew my answer right away.
    Its Sonic 3…besides that damn box art (Im Aussie, which use the European Box Art)

  • @cronkinthehouse
    @cronkinthehouse ปีที่แล้ว +2

    15:25 what program is being used here

  • @SegaSonicPopcorn
    @SegaSonicPopcorn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ice Cap intro is always great

  • @mystery_1217
    @mystery_1217 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On my SEGA AtGames console, I thought S&K came after S2 .Bc, when the Death Egg exploded, it fell into another island...

  • @TheJadeFist
    @TheJadeFist ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like the Sonic and Knuckles art a bit more, but the fact all the boxes for S&K were just cardboard vs the hard plastic cases that all the other games had, kinda gives the box points to Sonic 3.

  • @jessegilley7796
    @jessegilley7796 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Before I was able to REALLY play Sonic and Knuckles, I could literally have Super Sonic by the end of Hydro City Act 1. I played and beat it that many times. When I finally got “Knuckles”, Mushroom Hill was so alien, and fresh that even now this Zone fills me with an immense joy. That said, I really see them as one game, and each part compliments each other much in the same way the act transitions do between stages.
    One of the all time greats! Even if I don’t get a chance to play it, I really hope that Sonic Frontiers does something for the sad state the franchise has come to.

    • @Forte89
      @Forte89 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry to rain on your parade but it's impossible to get super sonic by hydro city act one, act 2 yes.

  • @sun_man35
    @sun_man35 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember I graduated 1st grade and we got a trip to McDonald's and we got a SONIC AND KNUCKLES CART, I played that game so much and, when I graduated 2nd grade I got a Sonic 3 cart and, then I combined the two after seeing the commericials of being able to play both adventures and, then I played a masterpiece.

  • @Distortedchick73
    @Distortedchick73 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have to say I think mushroom hill is a near perfect zone for me it's also my top song

  • @jaxonthehedgehog7893
    @jaxonthehedgehog7893 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice video ❤😊

  • @andrewmetcalf8397
    @andrewmetcalf8397 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There was 1 thing I noticed about the shields. After Launch Base act 2 the bubble shield can only be treated like a force field as there are no water levels in Sonic & Knuckles

  • @ODUBlue
    @ODUBlue ปีที่แล้ว

    You've chosen wisely

  • @curtisrobinson-gc5dm
    @curtisrobinson-gc5dm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Flying battery was dope on mania they step they game up it was raining and everything

  • @typreegamingtpg2198
    @typreegamingtpg2198 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:54 Funny you say that because Angel Island is actually based on an island of the same name off the coast of California in San Francisco bay

  • @creepycreeper1112
    @creepycreeper1112 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What game were you playing in the first 25 seconds?

  • @used_Expo_marker
    @used_Expo_marker ปีที่แล้ว

    what was the game from the intro?!?!

  • @Tjandeli
    @Tjandeli ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro, 13:06 is so funny and the rock sounds are so 🤣.

  • @overlordalfredo
    @overlordalfredo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never really understood how the lockon worked for S&K
    Does it combine the two games or is Sonic 3 and Knuckles an unique game of its own to play?
    The entire Sonic 16bit era sits in my backlog for 25 years or so and I wonder if I play just Sonic 3 and Knuckles of if I care to play through Sonic 3 individually and Sonics & knuckles individually and finally through the combined game...

    • @DeusExProcella
      @DeusExProcella ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It combines the two. Once you finish the final boss of Sonic 3, you go right into Mushroom Hill zone and play through Sonic & Knuckles, with the addition of the Super Rings, where you can re-obtain the Chaos Emeralds to unlock Hyper Sonic/Hyper Knuckles/Super Tails.

    • @Pyrodiac
      @Pyrodiac 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You attach S3 to S&K you get S3&K where you go straight to Mushroom Hill after defeating the Launch Base boss, (Not big arms for some reason, unless you're on Origins) (with all of your Chaos Emeralds might I add) also allowing you have a save slot for S&K stages, playing as tails in the S&K segment, and playing as Knuckles in the S3 segment, all otherwise impossible in either game alone. If you have all of the Chaos Emeralds in the S&K segment, you may obtain the Super Emeralds, and by extension, Hyper Sonic/Super Tails/Hyper Knuckles. Attaching S2 to S&K allows playing as Knuckles in S2 with few other noteworthy changes. Attaching in S1 gives you an infinite* amount of Blue Sphere stages in a game known as Blue Spheres. Attaching any other Genesis/Mega Drive game under 2 mg (most Genesis games) will give a singular Blue Spheres Stage.
      *Blue Spheres only has around 3,000,000 unique stages, then loops stages for about 1,000,00 more, then loops back to level 1.

  • @danny47906
    @danny47906 ปีที่แล้ว

    wait... does that level select code actually work? i never got it to work and assumed it was a troll

    • @Pyrodiac
      @Pyrodiac 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, you just have to do it in the very short time in between when Sonic starts to fly to the Sega logo and when the title screen appears. Also sometimes in there, your inputs won't be registered.

  • @sergey__taboritsky
    @sergey__taboritsky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whats the game your emulating it in?

  • @PenguinEditing79
    @PenguinEditing79 ปีที่แล้ว

    Angel Island changes from a Tropical Island to a Tropical Island in California.
    That cracked me up XD

  • @N33dlem0use
    @N33dlem0use ปีที่แล้ว

    I cried when you said I gotta choose between sonic 3 or sonic and knuckles

  • @tposeinggojirainshoes4650
    @tposeinggojirainshoes4650 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ice cap carries the music point

  • @shanitamoore8715
    @shanitamoore8715 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I like sonic 3 AND knuckles so I'm in the middle

  • @gutzu265
    @gutzu265 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun fact. The music from the ice cap zone is an 8 bit version of "Hard times" by the Jetsons and its actually quite the bop

    • @zachisyourpal3681
      @zachisyourpal3681 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the mega drive is 16 bits‼️‼️🗣️

  • @NordkapSounddesign
    @NordkapSounddesign 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's even more Songs changed: knuckles theme, mini Boss, carnival night, ice cap, launch base and credits. So It's six tracks. 😊

  • @dangalati3722
    @dangalati3722 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like exploring levels and fun boss fights. & Knuckles half has so many hidden things and cool boss concepts. That gets the vote from me

  • @DSG965
    @DSG965 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guess there is some fun in comparing these just for sake of going through goods and bads of both (and for views lol) but isn't it more faithful to consider them one huge game? Of course, S3&K was doomed to be split in half, but Sonic & Knuckles is clearly not that much more than simply "more of Sonic 3" with large part of its content being planned and/or developed during S3's development... for Sonic 3. Maybe I'm just admiring both entries too much, but I really loved how S&K felt like a super juicy expansion of an awesome game that otherwise would probably feel a bit lacking, because S3's formula had so much going for it that those few zones only left you wanting more.

  • @SilverBirb
    @SilverBirb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Il agree with everything apart from
    Not to brag but i like sonics 3 title screen rather than S3&K the colours pop on there theres a masive 3d render as well as the intro to the title screen and il say that the normal final boss is worst than knuckles final boss and the normal final boss and doomday zone is a tie
    S3 is good at anything while S3&K iss story focused
    I also like the music i would choose S3&K
    Hydrocity (both acts) angle island (act2) ice cap (act 1) are the good music of S3
    Flying battrey (both acts) sandopolis (act 1 mb and act 2) lava reef (both acts) sky sanctuary zone and death egg (both act)
    Great video btw

  • @Caydeeboi
    @Caydeeboi ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I agree with everything.
    Except for him calling Hydro City Hydrocity. That I can’t except.

    • @DanielAntovski
      @DanielAntovski ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bruh, the game designers call it hydrocity, you can see it when you load up the level, i too used to say and like hydro city but the facts are facts, also hydrocity sound more fluid

    • @rainyusername6216
      @rainyusername6216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DanielAntovski Hydrocity isn't even a word

    • @Caydeeboi
      @Caydeeboi ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DanielAntovski It was named hydro city in the mania/generations soundtrack BY sega. Also all the levels in sonic 3 have a space in between them. Angel Island, Lava reef, Hidden Palace. Why would they deviate from that? Also a lava reef is a reef with lava, a Hidden a palace is a palace that’s hidden. A hydro city is a city that is hydro. Plus: Hydro means water. City means city 😀. As you said facts are facts. Plus what does “hydrocity sounds more fluid” even mean?

    • @Caydeeboi
      @Caydeeboi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rainyusername6216 EXACTLY

    • @AutumnCrusader
      @AutumnCrusader ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DanielAntovski Outside of English it's called Hydro Ciudad and Waterstad
      Both using words for City
      It is City

  • @idkwhattonameitsothisisthe3787
    @idkwhattonameitsothisisthe3787 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whats the nane of te 3d space you are in with the CRT?

  • @psyxypher3881
    @psyxypher3881 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've played the combined game so much I just see it as one continuous game.
    Because Mushroom Hill Zone is the "first" zone in S&K it helps the game flow better, because they needed to make the first zones look good to attract super casual players who wouldn't use Lock-On.
    This ends up working in favor of everyone, because Launch Base Zone doesn't end up being the climax but rising tension. You take down the Death Egg in Launch Base Zone (assuming you're playing Sonic/Tails) and the rest of the game is about making sure it STAYS down. In a game with limited cutscene technology, it does a really good job at keeping momentum and conveying the story.
    That being said, I think I like S&K's levels more, if only because the boss fights are more fun.

  • @ryannada1987
    @ryannada1987 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m gonna go with Sonic & Knuckles for the box art and more Blue Spheres. I also remember getting Sonic & Knuckles for my 8th birthday in 1995.

  • @CarlMakesVideos
    @CarlMakesVideos ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:51, I've never understood this claim. Tails can only lose rings that he's collected in those special stages. Rings you wouldn't have picked up if he wasn't there. The only way he can screw you up really is if you fall behind him, which, if it's a later special stage, probably means you won't be passing anyway, since you got hit by a single bomb, which is enough to lose given those strict ring requirements.

    • @ksysinf
      @ksysinf ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This. It is always so annoying hearing this bullshit claim over and over again in every video

    • @SuperSky712
      @SuperSky712 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah ive never seemed to have this type of problem before, usually I just focus on sonic rather than tails and tails just collects bonus rings while im still doing my main effort to get the required amount of rings for the chaos emerald.

    • @waffle3886
      @waffle3886 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Playing as Sonic + Tails increases the ring requirement, because it expects Tails to actually help.
      Most people don't seem to mention that part though. It's true that he probably wouldn't hurt anything if it didn't raise it.
      In the end playing as Sonic + Tails does suck, he does lose rings which does hurt you, because the game expects that you'd be able to collect more rings thanks to him. (Only likely to happen with a good P2.)

    • @CarlMakesVideos
      @CarlMakesVideos ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@waffle3886 I did not know the ring requirement was higher, that changes a lot.

  • @therealminer8303
    @therealminer8303 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They are both good separate, but a great game together

  • @Mcfamily70
    @Mcfamily70 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There was this one time when capcom splited up wth Nintendo and teamed up wth Sega

  • @pringlesjames
    @pringlesjames ปีที่แล้ว

    there is a s&k logo shirt at hot topic
    i’m wearing right now, its really great

  • @BluSteel_
    @BluSteel_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Knuckles has the dumpster fire that is Sandopolis while 3 only has the slightly less bad Marble Garden.

  • @snickrdoodle_skywalker
    @snickrdoodle_skywalker 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ...You're telling me i could've used insta-shield like THAT?!

  • @Akklipz
    @Akklipz ปีที่แล้ว

    Flying battery, Lava reef and ice cap were the best songs imo so second half for me.

  • @TheLegendWillNeverDie
    @TheLegendWillNeverDie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3
    -Can play as tails or just playing sonic with tails ai tagging along
    -Tails finally has the flight ability
    -has the Michael Jackson music 🎶
    -has saves
    Sonic & Knuckles
    -has better stages and are more interesting
    -also has amazing music especially the theme
    -can play as knuckles that has different stage routes
    -introduced the super emeralds but sadly doesn’t give you a new super transformation (unless the two games are combined)
    -introduced mecha sonic mk2 and his super transformation

  • @TheBunnyisReal
    @TheBunnyisReal ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You’ll never make me choose!

  • @eraser1103wastaken
    @eraser1103wastaken 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the sonic 1 box art is the best because the bg really shows what the first few minutes of gameplay would look like, it shows rings and loops, unlike sonic 1 sonic 3's box art bg doesnt show what the gameplay or map is like

  • @Super_Sonic_gamer714
    @Super_Sonic_gamer714 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    S3&K the main part is S3, S&K is a phenomenal expiation pack

  • @AdamSelvig
    @AdamSelvig ปีที่แล้ว

    I cannot choose between the 2 games because I already own the full Sonic 3&K experience

  • @Mullet345
    @Mullet345 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Mega Drive art for Sonic 3 was the best of the three boxarts.

  • @mober7430
    @mober7430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Boxart: Sonic&Knuckles
    Title Screen: Sonic 3
    Levels: Sonic 3
    Graphics: Barely Sonic&Knuckles
    Story: Sonic&Knuckles
    Gameplay: Both
    Creativity: Sonic&Knuckles
    Bosses: Sonic&Knuckles (not even close)
    Special Stages and Bones Stages: Both
    Pacing: Sonic 3
    Music: Sonic&Knuckles
    Overall: Sonic&Knuckles
    Just go play Sonic 3 AIR.

  • @fakebeluga002
    @fakebeluga002 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    13:21 HE FINALLY SAID IT!

  • @Sniper_T_2x
    @Sniper_T_2x ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't play them separately, I always feel like something missing