@@kenw.1520 It's understandable when you know the context, they had a completely different soundtrack but then legal issues came up and they had to remake every song in the game.... LITERALLY 6 DAYS BEFORE RELEASE
This game just put most people off and it's such a shame. Easily one of the best overall soundtracks for a game and probably the absolute best the Genesis sound system has to offer.
I can say for myself yes I never made it this far. I heard the Sonic Chronicles one first, but when i finally saw this level i was like "holy sh*t this is amazing"
I heard that there was a huge change in management extremely late in the game’s development. As a result, the music producer of the game was either fired, or swapped with someone else, or had to deal with new copyright issues, or something else weird. Whatever the issue, much of the old music no longer belonged to the company. So, to compensate, they recycled old music in extremely bad midi form because the game got rushed. It’s why some of the songs are good quality (for the DS) like Imperator Ix’s theme, and why some... aren’t. That same management change is why we’ll never get the sequel even though the game ended on a cliffhanger.
Ok so I actually looked it back up instead of using old knowledge... BioWare cut the game’s dev team in half early on, and the music team became one person. So, he did what he could, and used MIDIs for the rest. Poor guy shouldn’t get the flack for bad management.
@@astracrits4633 Because I love tormenting you. And as a sonic fan who loves the music from the series, it would bring me great shame if we all pretended the awfulness of the remixes from Sonic Chronicles didn't exist.
I still boot up the game, go to the sound test, and just sit and listen to this song loop for 30 mins or more as I do things around the house... it's just that good.
@@majman446 Maybe he was talking about the song. Gender does not exist in the English language, but in others such as French the word for song is female. If he's not a native English speaker, that could explain the mistake.
I feel like this one is like cheery and kinda conmemorative, like celebration of something then volcano is like nostalgic and like somehow more touchie. Sorry if I don't explain my self clearly xD
The Chronicles version sounds like if they just put the midi file through the DS’ soundfront but forgot to re-arrange it to take advantage of the instruments of the DS.
@@Nattegoya The Chronicles soundtrack was never meant to be like that though. They had to rush it because the ACTUAL soundtrack had copyright issues (blame EA) so they downloaded midi songs online.
I love the use of Glissandos in the opening! I don't know how it does it, but I love how the composer managed to get the illusion of echoes in a wide open wintery space despite the Genesis not having the ability to do that! (Marble Garden in Sonic 3 did something similar) The whole thing just screams "fun in the snow" despite not being a literal wintery sounding sound (like Richard Jacques take on the song in the Saturn port of 3D Blast).
0:36, most emotional part in the OST Everytime including now I tear up knowing this world is not over yet knowing there are some great people out there
I love this track from Sonic 3D It brings a lot of nostalgia and memories too. Another favourite classic Sonic soundtrack I love from Sonic 3D. I spent a good amount of time playing Sonic 3D when I used to have a Sega Mega Drive back In the 90's such a golden memorial Sonic game It Is.
when you listen to the soundtrack in order of this playlist it feels like here is the point where they FINALLY stopped forcing themselves to keep riffing on this one single theme
Once again, a blue blur streaked across the landscape, but more difficult to notice than when he was in other zones, as his iconic blue afterimage blended in with the snowy landscape. His feet, while moving at the same dizzying pace as they had before, suddenly felt mismatched compared to his velocity. In the blink of an eye, the well-defined blue streak was an flipping, swirling collections of cartoonish positions as the hedgehog flipped through the air, his speed working against him thanks to the slick flooring of ice, ending with a comically thunk as he landed face-first in the snow.
Fun fact : This song has been reused two times In Sonic Chronicles (A very bad version of the song) And "Snow Mountine" From Sonic Dash (The higher quality version)
I beat this game with every chaos emerald when I was still a kid. I honestly found it to be easier than some of the 2D sonic games if we’re being honest.
personally for sonic origins if they have to replace icecap's music it would be a dream of mine if they used this song i think it would fit ice cap perfectly
I disagree. IceCap prototype music is really great in my opinion. Diamond Dust music is great too, but that track is for Sonic 3D Blast, not Sonic 3 and Knuckles. That's like asking for a Sonic 2 track in Sonic 3, doesn't work that way.
"Ghost!" *SMW Ghost house plays* "Ghost!" *SMW Ghost house plays* "Ghost!" *SMW Ghost house plays* "Ghost!" *SMW Ghost house plays* "Toast!" Diamond Dust Zone plays
People in the "Sonic Chronicles" comments: The original was great, though. Me: Wait. ORIGINAL? More people in the comments: Diamond Dust Zone. And that's how I got here. XD As a man who actually loves "Central City", I gotta agree, this version is superior.
I did. Didn't know it was from 3D Blast back then cause I always give up on the second zone. The first time I heard it was actually the remix version in Sonic Chronicles, and later in Sonic FGX where I discovered this original version. It was such a great game, the boss battles are unique and I gets to play as so many characters, especially Silver.
@@Zonefire15 Holy shit, I can't believe people remember Sonic FGX I used to play the shit out of that, it was a pretty solid fan game honestly, albeit a bit rough around the edges
They had like a single day to bitcrush the fuck out of it because they found out they didn't have permission to use the music they originally had in the game.
Ngl, I have a guilty pleasure for this game. Totally valid for others to dislike it, I understand this game is very flawed. But I also love to replay it and have managed to adjust to the jank enough to where I enjoy it more than most. I love the music especially, but the gameplay is surprisingly fun once you're fully into the game o_o at least for me, anyway
the deal with jun's decline in classic-style sonic music has to do with the fact that he used to work with a sound programmer. he would compose the music on a PC, as a MIDI or some other traditional format, and then pass it over to the sound programmer to implement his music into the games. but now, sega just lets him go solo, and he doesn't exactly know how to make stuff sound like it would if a professional sound programmer were translating it over.
It’s just the instrumentation now, iirc Cyber Station Zone in Superstars was composed by him but someone else arranged it to make it sound actually good
![Diamond Dust Zone (Act 2) - Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis) [OST]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6U7JZQanK80/mqdefault.jpg)
![Rusty Ruins Zone (Act 1) - Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis) [OST]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JpprlLkFycI/mqdefault.jpg)
As a person who heard first the chronicles version this is gorgeous
tututu tuntun 🎶🎶
I just came from that version.
WHAT in the ACTUAL HELL was Bioware SMOKING?!
@@kenw.1520 They were smoking meth in edmonton's LRT
@@kenw.1520 It's understandable when you know the context, they had a completely different soundtrack but then legal issues came up and they had to remake every song in the game.... LITERALLY 6 DAYS BEFORE RELEASE
@@BrandonGiesingto my knowledge, they used placeholder midis that were never meant to be heard by consumer ears.
I guarantee the only reason this song isn’t worshipped as much as ice cap or other classics is because nobody got this far into the game
This game just put most people off and it's such a shame. Easily one of the best overall soundtracks for a game and probably the absolute best the Genesis sound system has to offer.
I can say for myself yes I never made it this far. I heard the Sonic Chronicles one first, but when i finally saw this level i was like "holy sh*t this is amazing"
i did lol
Es la mejor música de todas! En todos los juegos, es histórica!
I mean... Spring Stadium sucks, but I still had some hope, Diamond Dust was somewhat enjoyable, yet still victim of the gameplay desing of 3D Blast
Sonic Chronicles had an... interesting... take on this song.
This is the only palate cleanser for Central City
I heard that there was a huge change in management extremely late in the game’s development. As a result, the music producer of the game was either fired, or swapped with someone else, or had to deal with new copyright issues, or something else weird. Whatever the issue, much of the old music no longer belonged to the company. So, to compensate, they recycled old music in extremely bad midi form because the game got rushed. It’s why some of the songs are good quality (for the DS) like Imperator Ix’s theme, and why some... aren’t.
That same management change is why we’ll never get the sequel even though the game ended on a cliffhanger.
Ok so I actually looked it back up instead of using old knowledge... BioWare cut the game’s dev team in half early on, and the music team became one person. So, he did what he could, and used MIDIs for the rest. Poor guy shouldn’t get the flack for bad management.
@@Hadaron well that's freaking harsh.
MiniLuigiMighty5 (MLM5)
What is, what I said or what they did to him?
Sonic 3D Blast music: *exists*
Sonic ROM Hackers: “So you have chosen...to be in my rom hack.”
The Yamaha soundchip must be having the time of its life playing this
Holy shit, is this what Central City was supposed to sound like?
For all the problems that Sonic 3D Blast has, the music is definitely not one of them
I love how you can use this statement with almost every sonic game
@@mazionach Cept for Sonic Chronicles.
Yeah, twice the soundtrack, twice the fun!
@@tcrpgfan Oof, why would you remind me of that?
@@astracrits4633 Because I love tormenting you. And as a sonic fan who loves the music from the series, it would bring me great shame if we all pretended the awfulness of the remixes from Sonic Chronicles didn't exist.
This is a amazing song and im so glad it was remixed on Sonic Dash.
Sonic Dash is where I first heard this song. Absolute banger!
@@mrgoodname7297 I agree
That version is actually from Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games Sochi 2014
@@Shadow2237 Ye i know
Yeah same, so glad they did it justice in Sonic chronicles
I still boot up the game, go to the sound test, and just sit and listen to this song loop for 30 mins or more as I do things around the house... it's just that good.
X2
I've done this a lot too XP
Oh wow. Do you have the cartridge?
on a real console or fucking what? shit's 49 years old. it still works?
The older the Sonic's music, the more beautiful it is.
Sonic Eraser disproves this theory.
@@torrent9666 xd
@@torrent9666 Don't forget the menu music for Sonic Spinball.
@@astracrits4633 Ow my ears
I disagree as Sonic Forces is my 2nd favourite OST.
Hey, they reused this for sonic dash for Ice Mountain
AmpyX5, Well they remixed it! and it actually sounds pretty good!
@@Steel-AM The remix first appeared in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
It’s also in sonic generations
Thanks
So that's why it sound so familiar
Oh man this song is awesome
I thought it was Michael Jackson's song, from her intro! xD
@@CommanderMartins Her? Micheal Jackson is a man, not a woman!
@@majman446 Maybe he was talking about the song. Gender does not exist in the English language, but in others such as French the word for song is female. If he's not a native English speaker, that could explain the mistake.
@@videotape2959 I mean, yeah, that could be it.
If this version is so good go see the sonic chronicles version, dude, that one is even more fire on mute 🔥🔥🔥🔥
One of best sonic games on megadrive in my opinion, all soundtracks are beautiful ! Love it
Like, there's only 4 to choose from, sooooooooooo
@@LaelGames7913 THERE'S NOT ONLY 4 SONIC GAMES FOR GENESIS
SONIC FAN BOI main ones
S1 S2 S3&K S3DB
@@LaelGames7913 WTF IS "S3DB"?
SONIC FAN BOI Sonic 3D Blast
This song is “cool”. And volcano valley’s song is “fire”
I guess the whole Sonic 3D Blast OST is really "blast", huh?
I feel like this one is like cheery and kinda conmemorative, like celebration of something then volcano is like nostalgic and like somehow more touchie. Sorry if I don't explain my self clearly xD
@@sorry_no_name Very good pun
Very good pun
Act 1 is Fire, Act 2 is lava
The Chronicles version sounds like if they just put the midi file through the DS’ soundfront but forgot to re-arrange it to take advantage of the instruments of the DS.
You can condense this further. They forgot to re-arrange it to take advantage of instruments, period
@@Nattegoya The Chronicles soundtrack was never meant to be like that though. They had to rush it because the ACTUAL soundtrack had copyright issues (blame EA) so they downloaded midi songs online.
@@YujiUedaFan Yeah I know, I was just making a joke.
Soundtrack’s still funny tho.
The midi-file-equivalent literally asks for sounds that don't exist, that's how much it's not taking advantage of the DS instruments.
I love the use of Glissandos in the opening! I don't know how it does it, but I love how the composer managed to get the illusion of echoes in a wide open wintery space despite the Genesis not having the ability to do that! (Marble Garden in Sonic 3 did something similar) The whole thing just screams "fun in the snow" despite not being a literal wintery sounding sound (like Richard Jacques take on the song in the Saturn port of 3D Blast).
If you play the same note with a short delay, it creates an echo effect. The game doesn't have to do it, if you do it in the sequence.
someone made a mistake linking the music and i just wanted to say that NOW you guys should play sonic dash
thanks person
yeah because they reused it in sonic dash
The music itself is from Sonic The Hedgehog 3D Blast, but it was reused on Sonic dash.
Ice Cap may be the most precious thing in the world to me musically, but man, if this isn't a beautiful wonder
God damn, this song rocks
so good... I beat 3D Blast like 4 times just because of the music
It's a game that you play for the gorgeous graphics and killer soundtrack.
0:36, most emotional part in the OST
Everytime including now I tear up knowing this world is not over yet knowing there are some great people out there
I don’t remember my Ice Cap being so slippery.
I mean you can't have ICE cap without ICE right?
I love this track from Sonic 3D It brings a lot of nostalgia and memories too. Another favourite classic Sonic soundtrack I love from Sonic 3D. I spent a good amount of time playing Sonic 3D when I used to have a Sega Mega Drive back In the 90's such a golden memorial Sonic game It Is.
Está es la mejor música que he escuchado en la historia de los juegos, y como coleccionista he escuchado mucha!
When the update patch to the game came out, I decided it'd be a good time to check it out, I was not expecting the games ost to BANG this hard though.
Sonic 3D blast music: *exists*
Sega 12 years later: *do you want to fucking suffer?*
"Look at how they massacred my boy."
Sega: people love this song!
Sega sound designers: (laugh in sonic chronicles)
This is one of my favorites :)
Sonic games never fail to make great music.
:/
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Well...
You know a certain Sonic RPG game on a Nintendo handheld with 2 screens that had an horrible final boss and stupid cutscenes?
@@theoneandonly-qs1uwMost sonic games never fail to make great music
I love this song!
Finnaly it is here i found it its this… this masterpiece!!!!
I play this every time it snows on my Genesis! I have so many memories of January playing this level and watching the ice and snow outside as a kid!
im very happy playing sega with my brother. and this part is difficult 😎. this song always in memory.
This is the type of song that makes me feel cold
It makes me feel like I'm imprisoned in a diamond
Sonic 3D Blast: Beast mode
Sonic Chronicles: it exist
Mario & Sonic 2014 Winter Olympics: GOD MODE
One of my favorite music themes of the Genesis version of Sonic 3D Blast! It's just so good!
That beginning sounds like Hydrocity zone
Dude I think 1:04 sounds like Launch Base zone too
(The prototype version by the way)
Hammer Bro prototype/pc
Love this one!
this song was apparently good enough to make the sonic dash devs add in 1 level song other than the regular one for 1 specific zone
This zone is the saving grace after the nightmare that is Spring Stadium Zone
I would just wiggle the cart to get the level select and skipped to this zone
Me tardé casi 9 minutos en completar la zona 1 y 6 minutos la zona 2, Metrópolis de Sonic 2 es una pesadilla sin todas las esmeraldas del caos
when you listen to the soundtrack in order of this playlist it feels like here is the point where they FINALLY stopped forcing themselves to keep riffing on this one single theme
Which theme?
@Ikagura
The green grove theme which is pretty much sonic 3d blasts theme
@@epicbeastgaming3814 That's in the Saturn ost.
This is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.
The SN76489 makes this track spacy and awesome!
Almost sounds like a theme you'd hear in Sonic Advance
that's because this song is by Tatsuyuki Maeda, who also composed songs for that game
I recently learned that this song was remixed into Snow Mountain Zone in Sonic Dash.
"This song is too good. I want a Empty-Headed MIDI version in another isometric sonic game where sonic fights and saves his friends!"
-Nobody Ever
this sounds too good, take me back to the chronicles ass midi version
Once again, a blue blur streaked across the landscape, but more difficult to notice than when he was in other zones, as his iconic blue afterimage blended in with the snowy landscape. His feet, while moving at the same dizzying pace as they had before, suddenly felt mismatched compared to his velocity. In the blink of an eye, the well-defined blue streak was an flipping, swirling collections of cartoonish positions as the hedgehog flipped through the air, his speed working against him thanks to the slick flooring of ice, ending with a comically thunk as he landed face-first in the snow.
I remember when I first reached level, magical 🖤one of my favorite sonic games since I thought it was so realistic back in the day
Nossa q saudade.....
This song. This song right here.
❤❤❤
Right in the feels.
Man this song was remixed / reused a lot
Sonic Chronicles, Mario & Sonic Sochi & even Sonic Dash, but it’s deserved because it’s a bangerr
There will never be a beautiful melody in this series again.
That sucks, but it's possible.
This should have been the replacement track for Ice Cap Zone in the Origins release of S3&K
When I went to first listen to this Diamond Dust's bass, the first two notes startled me.
Missed out on this banger when I was young since we had Flickies Island on PC~
gotta love hearing chronicles first, not knowing what is was
and years later finding it to shut down mentally
My favorite in the whole OST!
Fun fact :
This song has been reused two times
In Sonic Chronicles (A very bad version of the song)
And "Snow Mountine" From Sonic Dash (The higher quality version)
If there was one level in Sonic 3D Blast that I always looked forward to it was Diamond Dust because it was the music.
Heard this song remixed on Mario and sonic at the Sochi 2014 winter Olympic Games gave me a sonic generations vibe
The best music of sonic 3d
1997:A New Game
2003:A New Game
2019:Object Cosmos
Love or hate sonic games don’t lie almost every sonic soundtrack slaps
I didn’t know this was in sonic dash and it was from this game that’s so cool!
And this is definitly the best song in the entire game
For me it’s tied with Panic Puppet 1
@warioplush yeah, another great track
GOES HARD ON MAX 🗣️ 🔥 🔥
This song got completely slaughtered in Chronicles but that's a well known fact by now
THIS is the best snow/ice theme in the series. Not Ice Cap.
I was whistling this and my phone randomly picked it up so hi!
The start of this song made me like it
I keep thinking this was a Sonic 3k track because I keep forgetting 3D Blast exists.
And I, on the contrary, remember 3D Blast only because of the music
I swear I just heard a slight rinse of hydrocity zone at the start...
Easily the most popular song in the game
Stage music is great. Too bad it’s freakin impossible to get this far in the game
Play the DX version.
I beat this game with every chaos emerald when I was still a kid. I honestly found it to be easier than some of the 2D sonic games if we’re being honest.
yes there is no way to get past green grove zone lol
use save states
@@Hadaron I've been playing through all the Genesis Sonic Games, and 3D Blast must've been the easier to beat so far.
0:14 😊
personally for sonic origins if they have to replace icecap's music it would be a dream of mine if they used this song i think it would fit ice cap perfectly
well, sonic origins is out, disappointed! at the disco has came true
I disagree. IceCap prototype music is really great in my opinion. Diamond Dust music is great too, but that track is for Sonic 3D Blast, not Sonic 3 and Knuckles. That's like asking for a Sonic 2 track in Sonic 3, doesn't work that way.
"Ghost!"
*SMW Ghost house plays*
"Ghost!"
*SMW Ghost house plays*
"Ghost!"
*SMW Ghost house plays*
"Ghost!"
*SMW Ghost house plays*
"Toast!"
Diamond Dust Zone plays
Me as a 5 to 6 year old kid sitting and singing songs to this while enjoying this even though everyone else hates it
i finally found this one too
People in the "Sonic Chronicles" comments: The original was great, though.
Me: Wait. ORIGINAL?
More people in the comments: Diamond Dust Zone.
And that's how I got here. XD As a man who actually loves "Central City", I gotta agree, this version is superior.
Has anyone played Sonic FGX? This and a song from Sonic Advance were used
I did. Didn't know it was from 3D Blast back then cause I always give up on the second zone. The first time I heard it was actually the remix version in Sonic Chronicles, and later in Sonic FGX where I discovered this original version. It was such a great game, the boss battles are unique and I gets to play as so many characters, especially Silver.
@@starlitbebe3136 yeah I liked how you could play as Dark Sonic after beating all the missions. I don't think the second one ever got finished
@@Zonefire15 Holy shit, I can't believe people remember Sonic FGX
I used to play the shit out of that, it was a pretty solid fan game honestly, albeit a bit rough around the edges
Imagine this with the "Skies of Arcadia" soundfont
how did sonic chronicles fuck this masterpiece up so badly?
They had like a single day to bitcrush the fuck out of it because they found out they didn't have permission to use the music they originally had in the game.
“I found a diamond under this dusty place!”
The bass, man.
"Ghost!"
"Ghost!"
"Ghost!"
"Ghosts!"
"Toast."
Ngl, I have a guilty pleasure for this game. Totally valid for others to dislike it, I understand this game is very flawed. But I also love to replay it and have managed to adjust to the jank enough to where I enjoy it more than most. I love the music especially, but the gameplay is surprisingly fun once you're fully into the game o_o at least for me, anyway
It's not flawed, the gameplay is just boring.
Sonic 3D Blast is one of those games that requires your patience to understand it
This song is great! Nothing can ruin it- ( sonic chronicles enters the chat) ok, never mind. (Ears start bleeding)
(Sonic Dash enters the chat) WOW! It's now better!
@@JoseGregorioValeroVillarroel true, that version goes hard 🔥🔥🔥
Funny how sega uses this for snow mountain zone in sonic dash
*Sonic dash memories intensifies*
I came here because of Sonic dash
I never got sonic 3d blast
How did Sonic Dash bring you here?
@@laftrmastr Snow Mountain Zone... That's where this song plays. :P
@@SonicGamerGirl2006 how far have you gotten?
I rather not brag about my high score, but the game is just addictive. :P
I first heard the sonic dash version and I don’t know if I should listen the central city version.
The song that I would remember from Sonic Dash…
Miles better than than the Saturn version. Sounds like chill ice vibes for cool dudes rather than Christmas themed winter wonderland
No way the Saturn OST is beautiful
Ooooh so this is what sonic dash was referencing
Yayaya
This song sounds like something thatd be in a desert level instead of a snow level, it just sounds so deserty to me
Lmao no way you're kidding I heard this song in sonic chronicles first I had no idea it was a remix of this song
Jun Senoue used to be so good... Did he lose his passion for classic Sonic music?
the deal with jun's decline in classic-style sonic music has to do with the fact that he used to work with a sound programmer. he would compose the music on a PC, as a MIDI or some other traditional format, and then pass it over to the sound programmer to implement his music into the games. but now, sega just lets him go solo, and he doesn't exactly know how to make stuff sound like it would if a professional sound programmer were translating it over.
Actually, this song is done by Tatseyuki Maeda, who would later go on and compose music for "Skies of Arcadia" alongside Yutaka Minobe
It’s just the instrumentation now, iirc Cyber Station Zone in Superstars was composed by him but someone else arranged it to make it sound actually good
who up jorkin they thang