30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"

GamesPlatformerSonic the Hedgehog 330 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: “We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. GamesPlatformerSonic the Hedgehog 330 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: “We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Sega) Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was a game that really redefined the standards for a blockbuster video game release – its extravagant hype campaign and co-ordinated international release were very uncommon at the time, but they paid dividends forSegaas the game sold millions of copies worldwide. But the creation of that game was fraught – …