Happy anniversary to us! To celebrate 50 episodes of The Hill Is Always Greener, we're taking a look back at a game currently celebrating its own milestone anniversary, Sonic the Hedgehog 3! The capstone to the original trilogy provides for endless discussion, including how a whole separate game was made because of McDonald's, the *multiple* renditions of many music tracks, and the ongoing debate as to just what color Knuckles actually is. In fact, this episode ended up being so huge that, much like Sonic 3 itself, we had to split it in two! Tune in next week for our second half, all about Sonic & Knuckles! (0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)(0:08:45) The box art(0:11:38) The split/"lock-on technology"(0:21:58) Competition mode(0:24:55) Knock knock, it's Knuckles(0:28:20) Other changes and new features(0:36:32) The story(0:40:19) Our various versions(0:46:47) Angel Island (and Blue Spheres)(1:04:25) Hydro City(1:11:36) Marble Garden(1:17:32) Carnival Night(1:23:30) Ice Cap(1:30:03) Launch Base Amie Waters on Linktree The Sonic 3 and Laputa Connection Retronauts Episode 524: Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Part 1 Retronauts Episode 542: Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Part 2