Status internpepper Sep 24, 2025
As hardcore of a Sonic fan I was growing up, I never beat this game on the Genesis. Now I'm playing the Saturn version, which is better in every single way. This music slaps.
Sonic 3D Blast (1996)
Sega Corporation, Traveller's Tales
Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Wii
2.42 from 563 ratings
1132 members have it in their collection · 13 playing now · 143 backlogged · 68 wish listed
How long? Main story 4h · with extras 3h · 100% 4h (from 4 logged playthroughs)
Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows. Part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game abandons previous Sonic games' side-scrolling style in favor of isometric gameplay, making use of some pre-rendered 3D models converted into sprites. The game features creatures …
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Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows. Part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game abandons previous Sonic games' side-scrolling style in favor of isometric gameplay, making use of some pre-rendered 3D models converted into sprites. The game features creatures known as Flickies, which first appeared in the 1984 arcade game Flicky. Controlling only Sonic himself, the player's goal is to collect Flickies and carry them to safety, periodically sparring with the series antagonist Dr. Robotnik, who is imprisoning them within robots.
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Details
- Developers
- Sega Corporation, Traveller's Tales
- Publishers
- Sega Corporation, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tec Toy
- Genres
- Platform
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Series
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Nov 14, 1996 (Full Release) (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Nov 30, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- 1996 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Oct 16, 2007 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
- Nov 02, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
- Nov 19, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
- Jun 01, 2010 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Also available on
- Sonic 3D Blast (1996) · PC, SAT
- Sonic 3D Blast (1997) · PC
- Sonic 3D Blast (1997) · Handheld Electronic LCD
Related
Bundled in
- Sonic Mega Collection (Nov 2002) · GCN, PC, PS2, XBOX
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Nov 2004) · PC, PS2, XBOX
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
- Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics (Jun 2010) · LIN, MAC, NSW, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam VR
- Arcade Master (Sep 2010) · Plug & Play
- Arcade Nano Sonic (Nov 2010) · Plug & Play
- Sonic Mega Collection (Nov 2002) · GCN, PC, PS2, XBOX
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Nov 2004) · PC, PS2, XBOX
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Feb 2009) · PS3, X360
- Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics (Jun 2010) · LIN, MAC, NSW, Oculus Rift, PC, Steam VR
- Arcade Master (Sep 2010) · Plug & Play
- Arcade Nano Sonic (Nov 2010) · Plug & Play
- Sega Genesis Classics: Series 4 (Jan 2011) · PC
- Sega Genesis Classic Game Console (Dec 2016) · Plug & Play
- Sega Genesis Classics (May 2018) · NSW, PS4, XONE
- Sega Genesis Mini 2 (Oct 2022) · Plug & Play
- Sonic the Hedgehog Legacy Bundle · PC
- Arcade Master Deluxe · Plug & Play
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Ultimate Bundle · PC
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Rating distribution
5 stars
15
4 stars
53
3 stars
180
2 stars
223
1 star
92
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Inc Jul 17, 2023
Day 31: Some of you think the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast's soundtrack is better. But then you missed Diamond Dust from the Genesis version.
Translation for Europeans:
Some of you think the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Flicky's Island soundtrack is better. But then you missed Diamond Dust from the Megadrive version.
Edit: Here's the actual link because …
Day 31: Some of you think the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast's soundtrack is better. But then you missed Diamond Dust from the Genesis version.
Translation for Europeans:
Some of you think the Saturn version of Sonic 3D Flicky's Island soundtrack is better. But then you missed Diamond Dust from the Megadrive version.
Edit: Here's the actual link because I a dumb dumb.
Status Jusfei Nov 1, 2020
Retired on November 1, 2020:
Notes: Played via Sonic Mega Collection on Gamecube. Retired primarily due to getting motion sick from how the screen scrolls with the isometric view. I'm also not really captivated by the "Find and Beat all enemies" style of gameplay loop for the first zone. The genesis version does have some good songs though.