Sonic 3 - Boss Run - No Damage - Sega Megadrive / Genesis

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Published on June 30, 2012 1:31:34 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFxyjLh45iY

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)

Duration: 12:43

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Couple of Notes:
Sonic's insta-shield is BROKEN. Robotnik doesn't even stand a chance against Sonic in this game. In fact, that's the entire point to this video! People have requested a version of the Sonic 3 boss run without the shields - so here it is!
a) The insta-shield renders Sonic invunerable for a split second. This.. for a gamer is all the time you need. That split second insta-shield allows you to bypass boss armour, spikes, all sorts really! Want to see how broken it is? Check out the Big Arm fight. I wasn't even aware you could do that till recently. The Graviton Mobile is also a good example at how powerful this ability is. Yes that ball is supposed to hurt you. And yes, I dodged it using the insta-shield.
b) No, I haven't recovered, not even close. Still, I know Sonic 3 pretty well, so I was able to play it, even with reduced reaction time and numb hands.
c) In case you were wondering about the crazy ring counts? Er.. you know that Casino Night zone inspired bonus stage? Well, let's just say, I got crazy lucky in some of them, and in others I was simply stubborn as hell. I suspect I spent more time in bonus stages than playing the game.
d) As mentioned at the start, I took the game very slowly. Very slowly. I even hunted for Special Stage rings every so often when the fancy took me. Aside from the bosses, this is probably the slowest I've ever played Sonic 3. It was fun, I even found places in the game I didn't even know existed.
e) This is played using the rom hack, Sonic 3 Complete. The only reason this hack was chosen, was due to the fact that Super Sonic's transformation was assigned to a different button. The hack otherwise just fixes up some minor glitches, none of which had any effect on the bosses. (The Hydrocity sub-boss got the correct music for once though!)

I don't know when I'll get round to Sonic and Knuckles. This took long enough.

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