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News - A Sonic Mania-Style ‘Drop Dash’ Almost Made It Into Sonic 3 - xSicKxBot - 11-19-2019
A Sonic Mania-Style ‘Drop Dash’ Almost Made It Into Sonic 3
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<p>One of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/sonic_mania">Sonic Mania’s</a></strong> most unique gameplay features was the addition of a ‘drop dash’ move which allows characters to roll into a wrecking ball the moment they hit the ground – but it turns out we <em>almost</em> had this move in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/sonic_the_hedgehog_3">Sonic 3</a></strong>, which was released decades earlier.</p>
<p>A prototype version of the third Sonic game has appeared online and appears to come from a time just before the title was split in two to create Sonic 3 and <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/sonic_and_knuckles"><strong>Sonic & Knuckles</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Originally planned to be a much grander 3D title that used the same chip that powered the Mega Drive / Genesis port of <strong>Virtua Racing</strong>, Sonic 3 would endure a difficult development before eventually making it to market. Back in the day, very little was shown off of the game before release; it is believed this prototype was a preview copy sent out to the official Sega magazine in the UK.</p>
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<p>Let us know what you think of this discovery by posting a comment below.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/11/18/a-sonic-mania-style-drop-dash-almost-made-it-into-sonic-3/