Sonic 3 Complete & others - But does it work on Real Hardware?

It may be the ULTIMATE Sonic 3 ROM hack but how will it cope with real hardware?

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
1:18 - The systems used for testing
2:04 - Sonic 3 Complete
3:50 - The S Factor: Sonia and Silver
6:13 - Metal Sonic Rebooted
9:37 - Sonic Scorched Quest
11:50 - Conclusion
12:22 - Outro


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#Sonic3Complete #S3C #BDIWORH

[PaintoOfficial]

10:46 it's actually the fifth one. iirc reason for that one to happen was very trivial - reading word from odd adress 😅

[nukethief]

When rhs was saying that he needs a wondermega there was few sentences for single frame here is what it said: That makes me sound really unappreciative there, dosen't it? Please don't take this the wrong way! I am extremly grateful for the donation. What my joke was referring to was the fact that my console collection to test Sonic games is not actually complete because of the absence of the WonderMega. Plus, there are a few others missing. I just wanted to make this clear.

And if you're reading this, have a good day! :)

[VRHyoumaru]

If I remember right, Metal Sonic Rebooted can't work on real hardware because it uses music the actual Genesis hardware can't handle, at least that's what happened when I tried it on an Everdrive.

[thekita]

I figured sonic 3 complete would work perfectly. There really wasn't any alterations to the game like sprites or levels. All it is is just a perfectly bundled game with options the original sonic games don't offer you. Actually it should be made into legitimate game rather than a rom hack.

[tunafissh]

2:31 Pick by game means if you play S&K or S3K, it plays the S&K themes. Pick by zone means when you’re in the Sonic 3 zones, it plays Sonic 3 themes. In the S&K zones, it plays S&K themes. Pick by character though, my guess is that it plays S&K themes when you play as Knuckles, and it plays Sonic 3 themes as the other characters.

[NicePasta]

This guy is a beast. Love seeing you take on 4 games at once. Wait. This is starting to sound weird

[Icalasari]

1:53 Aww, I hope you have a good day too!

[sanichegehog]

You forgot the magic word for crashing


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[XentinelSB]

10:42 That actually does happen in some emulators. It occurred on my first playthrough of the game on the Genesis Plus GX emulator.

[bakubread]

This is probably my favorite little series of videos I've discovered, such a unique and fun concept to check to see if all of these romhacks actually stay faithful what the systems were capable of!

[itsNikash.]

We learn from our mistakes, and adapt our knowledge by digging deeper into rom hacks and testing methodologies. The Sonic 3 remakes are fantastic. 4:39 and the ending were hilarious 😂

[Geneo-enkm]

So happy I watched this video and thank you so very very much for including the downloads to the roms you tested. It feels like my old genesis has come back to life thank to you and the creators of the rom hacks. Deffinately feels alot beter playing on original hardware instead of on a emulated device.

[painandsuffering]

8:38, so this is metal sonic rebooted reboot. It reboots.

[GravaliteTM]

The reason metal sonic rebooted has issues is because of the 32x songs that were converted and used. Many hack games out there that use 32x songs with the same conversion method as have this issue once you go to legit software.

[awesomemanify]

I'm genuinely surprised that 3 Complete can work on real hardware considering all the new stuff they added to it.

[QuiteTolerable]

dropped a like before even watching. that shows how i know the videos gonna be good

EDIT: Have watched it and can safely say this video works on real hardware. tested it through many operating systems like windows 10, and no errors have occured. except from the ones that redhotsonic experienced in the 4 rom hacks...

[DemiFried]

This question is so easy to answer. If its a fan game/fan remake its not compatible with real hardware or emulated hardware but if its a "rom" hack or the same game but with "patches" applied its most definitely compatible with real fake or emulated hardware

[SomariStar_]

honestly i'm not suprised Metal Sonic Rebooted didn't work 100%
i'm pretty sure its too high quality for the genesis (Literally)

[Yellowpick]

1:52
The Wondermegas/X'Eyes are pretty expensive, the american models coming in at 260-1155 USD, or 200-885 pound sterling. An eBay seller wanted 599.98 USD or 459.98 pound sterling. An X'Eye complete in its box would be only a few bucks over, so why I am saying the American version more is because I'm from that region.

[NunofYerbizness]

I dunno if I ever said this before, but I feel Sonic 3 Complete could go with one final update, or at least a patch of sorts for the current build; Mainly, a larger and accurate Release/Prototype palette swap selection (for such zones as Hydrocity, Launch Base, Mushroom Valley, Flying Battery, Lava Reef, Doomsday, and I guess also the Slot Machine bonus stage?), the authentic proto tracks over ValleyBell's remixes, the ability to Drop Dash with both the Nov 3 and Mania methods, and an optional separate patch for Sonic's proto sprites (because the official online customization options did include sprite sets from Sonic 1/CD and 2… no Nick Arcade set though).