Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive)

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive)

Developer:	Sonic Team
Publisher:	SEGA®
Genre:	Platformer
First released:	February 2, 1994

Achievements

There are 29 achievements worth 310 (794) points.
Authors: Scott (20), Totaya (5), GamerPupUK (2), Dissection (1), qwe (1).

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won by 1438 (724) of 2605 (55.20%)

(5)
Collect over 100 Rings

won by 676 (392) of 2605 (25.95%)

(16)
Collect over 200 Rings

won by 1738 (849) of 2605 (66.72%)

(5)
Reach Hydrocity Zone

won by 1079 (595) of 2605 (41.42%)

(6)
Reach Marble Garden Zone

won by 772 (464) of 2605 (29.64%)

(14)
Reach Carnival Night Zone

won by 647 (416) of 2605 (24.84%)

(16)
Reach Icecap Zone

won by 626 (400) of 2605 (24.03%)

(17)
Reach Launch Base Zone

won by 839 (479) of 2605 (32.21%)

(7)
Witness an Attack on Angel Island Zone Within The First Minute

won by 1494 (760) of 2605 (57.35%)

(5)
Find your first Chaos Emerald

won by 865 (519) of 2605 (33.21%)

(7)
Collect an extra life from the Gumball Machine Bonus Stage

won by 961 (590) of 2605 (36.89%)

(6)
Collect all rings in a special stage

won by 531 (355) of 2605 (20.38%)

(47)
As Sonic, Defeat Dr Robotnik at Launch Base Zone

won by 243 (204) of 2605 (9.33%)

(84)
As Tails, Defeat Dr Robotnik at Launch Base Zone

won by 404 (291) of 2605 (15.51%)

(57)
Complete the game with Sonic, with all the Chaos Emeralds of the game

won by 581 (340) of 2605 (22.30%)

(44)
Collect All 7 Chaos Emeralds

won by 1719 (845) of 2605 (65.99%)

(5)
Smash 5 Item Boxes in any act

won by 780 (424) of 2605 (29.94%)

(7)
Catch your breath at the last possible second in Hydrocity Zone.

won by 262 (218) of 2605 (10.06%)

(32)
Complete Angel Island Zone Act 1 without collecting any rings [Reset game if you collect a ring]

won by 211 (186) of 2605 (8.10%)

(96)
Complete Angel Island Zone Act 1 in less than 1 minute.

won by 161 (145) of 2605 (6.18%)

(120)
Complete Hydrocity Zone Act 1 in less than 1 minute with the Victory Pose.

won by 338 (239) of 2605 (12.98%)

(26)
Complete Carnival Night Zone Act 1 with 100 rings or more.

won by 235 (188) of 2605 (9.02%)

(35)
Complete Icecap Zone Act 2 with 130 rings or more and with Electric Shield.

won by 192 (163) of 2605 (7.37%)

(41)
Complete Launch Base Zone Act 1 with 130 rings or more and with Fire Shield.

won by 323 (283) of 2605 (12.40%)

(13)
Time Trial - Complete Azure Lake in under 0'30''00

won by 320 (282) of 2605 (12.28%)

(13)
Time Trial - Complete Balloon Park in under 0'50''00

won by 297 (263) of 2605 (11.40%)

(14)
Time Trial - Complete Chrome Gadget in under 0'45''00

won by 299 (264) of 2605 (11.48%)

(14)
Time Trial - Complete Desert Palace in under 0'40''00

won by 324 (277) of 2605 (12.44%)

(13)
Time Trial - Complete Endless Mine in under 1'00''00

won by 295 (259) of 2605 (11.32%)

(29)
Grand Prix - Complete Grand Prix in under 4'00''00

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Recent comment(s):

2 Jan 2014 16:42		SnK is next definitely, then Knuckles in Sonic 2, then Sonic 3 and Knuckles! Anyone got any good ideas for achievements?
3 Jan 2014 8:54		Yep, -follow knuckles into hidden palace zone (if you got all chaos emeralds by the time you got to mushroom hill zone) -get first super emerald -get all super emeralds as each character(hyper sonic, knuckles, super tails etc
3 Jan 2014 8:57		I ran out of space :p 32 MEG EPIC: complete the whole game in one sitting (from angel island to doomsday zone) HYPER DOOMSDAY: have all 7 super emeralds by the time you reach the doomsday zone all above are for sonic 3+k :)
3 Jan 2014 8:58		Could probably come up with some creative ones if I spent a bit more time with the game.. I played the hell out of it as a kid! ok I'll shut up now.
3 Jan 2014 10:36		I'm waaaaaaiting! - Keep Sonic waiting for 20 seconds Tails the Immortal - Get tails killed 20 times Acrobatic - stand on the edge of a platform to perform the falling animation
1 Sep 2014 15:39		Just warning for people who have problem Glitch as tail in Ice zone here link, how winhttp://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_bug_list#Tails_dies_when_descending_the_first_slide
30 May 2015 20:23		as I download the game ?
24 Nov 2015 21:47		Yes!!! I completed this game 200%!
6 May 2017 14:19		< did half of them got none of them D: it won't even recognize it as anything but "genesis"
14 Jul 2017 2:06		Aquaphobia and Rocky Ground unlocked during the attract demo.
14 Jul 2017 7:36		Sonic's Victory unlocked when I beat the game as Tails, too. :X
29 Oct 2017 9:24		Yeath years sonic 3 sold separately lolol
10 May 2020 21:08		Mastered! :3
27 May 2020 17:25		Mastered back in my quest days. This set is challenging enough. "Water is not a problem" achievement was one which deserves to be highlighted as it requires the player to think "out of box" and abuse of an old glitch featured on Sonic retrogames xD
30 Aug 2020 19:36		Mastered :) great set, I enjoyed the time attack and shield achievements!
13 Oct 2020 13:29		Mastered! But the Hydrocity Act 1 Achievement was unbelievable hard. However, a great set, lots of fun, thanks!
12 Dec 2020 23:19		Part 1 of an epic 1-parter.
25 Jan 2021 22:41		Mastered! Thanks for the awesome set! :D
4 Feb 2021 2:20		Mastered!! nice
26 Mar 2021 19:15		Mastered!

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High Scores

Pos		Mastery Date
1	ShadowSurfer	2021-03-28 23:03:33
2	Lilpaulo3232	2021-03-26 19:12:56
3	raniejogos	2021-03-19 14:46:53
4	Gorgar	2021-03-12 03:17:09
5	Warbler	2021-03-12 00:31:15
6	missiray	2021-03-03 13:24:33
7	Ernesto	2021-02-17 12:16:11
8	newbell	2021-02-12 10:57:59
9	JulianoPlays	2021-02-10 21:43:12
10	RickChronos	2021-02-04 13:14:22