What if Sonic 3 had ONLINE MULTIPLAYER Mode? | Part 1

Sonic 3 in single player is great, but with more players? It's INSANE!
Let's revisit that amazing title but with more craziness, difficult to choose between Sonic or Knuckles' story? No problem, they are mixed together! Bossfights and cutscenes will get a new twist!
And guess what? The full game will be revisited! (Sonic 3 & Knuckles) so, this mini animated series will be divided in four parts! (yeah not 3 ;( ).
Yeah, you read well, it's not actual gameplay unfortunately, 100% animated on Adobe Flash/Animate.
I tried to get as close as possible from the original game, but limited by time and probably motivation, I did not put all details correct at 100% (I'm speaking of color cycles, palette changes, and the animations are not pixel perfect to the real game).
I hope you will love that concept, just note that other episodes will come later, because my other projects passes in priority (such as TSA Season 2).
I used the name of 3 popular Sprite animators by the way, you will understand why ;) (it was just to make the thing a bit more fun, nothing else.)
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I used Sonic 3 original soundtrack in 90% of the video, respectively to each scene.
But I added a few extra songs :
-Angel Island Act 1 (but with minor key) - edited by myself (a video will come soon)
-Complete Darkness - Touhou 2 (arranged by +TEK, from his project "Story of Modulated Frequency") (at 16:44) : • Story of Modulated Fre...
_______________ C H E C K O U T _______________
My Discord server : / discord
My Twitter : @launay_lucas
My Instagram : @lucasrpdj
Support me by joining the membership :
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This is a 2D Sprite Animation,
Thanks to the team of artists and rippers, I could get and animate everything exclusively from The Spriters Ressource Website! All credits belong to their respective submissions and most importantly SEGA and the Sonic Team for making the game.

[@bluequacker]

From what it seems from how different the multiple Knuckles and Tails act from each other, there seems to be only 4 players: Sonic (& Tails AI) Tails Knuckles Knuckles (& Tails AI) There's a Tails that acts like a player, while the other two follow a Sonic and a Knuckles respectively; Knuckles (& Tails AI) is taking the normal Sonic path, meanwhile Solo Knuckles is taking the Knuckles path. Is this true? Or are there just 6 players?

[@IvanFranco120]

They're most likey teams, like Sonic Heroes. As i saw 3 tails on screen.

[@jayeallengilcayetano2278]

Yeah you got it, I thought there's so many players but I realized the other tails' (except the one is a player) are bots

[@MultiverseRaidenWarriors]

Asked?

[@Eldoofus]

This seems fairly accurate, specially since the Sonic player could control Player 2, which means that one is definitely an AI.

[@Random-cm9qm]

Weirdly enough nobody picked Sonic alone during multiplayer. (If nobody knows what I mean by that, it's just Sonic but Tails doesn't follow him making some parts of S3 a challenge)

[@thedoodguy]

I like the detail of the “Players” changing color depending on who got the last hit on the boss!

[@cecilcoelho]

We need to know who killed the boss so that detail helped us know who got the final hit. * Lucas used Big Brain!* * It was effective! *

[@oof6451]

Funny how you referenced Patafoin's "Tails keeps Sonic alive" sprite series.

[@IvanFranco120]

I liked that series long ago...

[@Lumiesfinetoo]

RIGHT that was golden

[@cecilcoelho]

Sonic:Tails i lost my controller ;-; Tails:You can control me. ( 4 seconds of silence) Sonic:Oh my rings fr!?

[@villainbrinemalay1136]

Timestapms?

[@cecilcoelho]

6:47

[@greenjam8158]

This part is already great, can't wait to see more from Lucas, Triangly, Patafoin, and James!!

[@davidthecommenter]

the big scenes where all the players are going on different routes are cool as hell

[@TittleTattler]

I love the fact that you put Knuckles with cutscene palette as a difference from the Knuckles mains.

[@IvanFranco120]

With yellow shoes...

[@TittleTattler]

@@IvanFranco120 his cutscene palette is basically Knuckles with yellow socks and more pink palette.

[@cecilcoelho]

Also Roger da van Knuckles Voice lol

[@keithflippers4429]

@@TittleTattler I thought it was always like that in og s3

[@mr.theking2484]

@@keithflippers4429 it is

[@keyaidiotka192]

7:31 Mima's theme fits very well with that eggman battle

[@Mxeihx2e]

What's this song called? It rock!

[@TheRobloxianBeatSabertist]

@@Mxeihx2eYou realize it’s in the description, right?

[@Nathanieltan100]

This animation was fantastic! This is like playing an official online multiplayer game that SEGA should have made rather than just a single-player game.

[@YeomasBros.2008]

i agree!

[@ptanker9236]

This should've been in sonic origins!

[@Jiskster]

Would be impossible in 1993

[@Hypersonic-lk1nx]

Tbh a tag team with eggman and egg Robo would be cool

[@adrianamamede9499]

It´s true!

[@itslucas08yt]

Petition to make this a Sonic 3 AIR mod

[@manystarsinthesky8]

Do it

[@IvanFranco120]

Sounds good

[@fwjxwkejeckcekfwkj2f3fj3ff5]

Do it yourself

[@Mini_THE_Knight]

Yeees

[@Mini_THE_Knight]

No Not a mod but a real feature of it

[@insertcreativehandlehere]

The animation was so good in the beginning, you could've told me this was a ROM hack and I would believe you.

[@LucasRPDJ]

I just noticed, that ONLINE is actually available on Sonic 3 AIR!!??

[@AEXABEL]

Hell yeah

[@0_zsR]

Yes, and you can chat by crouching and looking up

[@poopyfritus]

@@0_zsR lol no thats a "emote i think"

[@Archiver_Nova]

Prediction 100

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

With the power of the new Genesis add-on, the Sega Exodus, you can now play with others cooperatively online for the ultimate Sonic 3 & Knuckles experience.

[@tailsfan10]

Eggman's worst nightmare... *An army of his enemies*

[@AnimationMaster167]

Wow! The animation is far as close as the Original Genesis / Mega Drive! You've done an amazing job Lucas! :)

[@IvanFranco120]

Yeah, aside from been closest to an real Sonic 3 AIR mod...

[@localshape]

This is a major improvement from your last online multi-player video. I like where this is going, keep it up, Lucas!

[@adrianamamede9499]

This animation is amazing!!! 7:10 I loved you do reference to Patafoin's series ''Tails keeps Sonic Alive'', even Patafoin justifies saying ''Haha, reminds me something''. 7:50 The double boss part of Marble Garden was also very good. 8:38 I also can't wait for season 2 of the Team Sonic Adventures series that´s coming for winter. Great job Lucas!!!

[@MSStickman]

Lol i thought i was the only one who knew that

[@plasmicmania_074]

Tails keeps Sonic alive moment. 7:11 :) Really nice and funny animation btw, this kinda got me the most. 5:08 😂

[@Triangly]

LMAAOO stop this high ping gag already, I have a good connection now fr 😅 Cool references tho

[@LucasRPDJ]

Haha yeah, I actually felt that the joke would be a bit too much.😂😅 But glad you enjoyed it and glad to see you back there bud 😁

[@skodetehfox6850]

that is some amazing animating there, almost thought it was actual gameplay for most of it but knew in the back of my head that it wasn't

[@SuperSky712]

Haha, this is amazing! I loved your "Sonic Mania Online" video so much and I'm glad you put this together. Sonic 3's gotta be one of my top favorite Sonic games. I've always had a habit of standing on the side walls in the Hydrocity Act 1 Miniboss just to see Sonic slide down at 4:06, and seeing 4 people slide down was lowkey satisifying to me lmao. And Patafoin saying "Haha, reminds me of something" for the Player 2 control, referencing the "Tails keeps Sonic alive" Series he made, probably one of the first few sprite animations I watched and loved a while back and glad to see a little nod back to that after a long time. All in all, great animation, can't wait for the other parts.

[@TheZombersLMAO]

Imagine 100 Super Tails with all the flickies just causing absolute havoc

[@cecilcoelho]

The server would crash

[@cecilcoelho]

@@UnknownWasTakenWasTaken the true doomsday zone

[@RoachOfBabel]

Amazing animation, it feels so alive and seems like an actual thing that would happen during a multiplayer version of sonic 3 (& knuckles). From the stealing of item boxes, spamming crouch, one lagging behind, one going way too fast, multiple routes, that one guy hellbent on getting the chaos emeralds, tails ai spawning out of thin air,neat little details and references to other people's animation. Great work man!

[@T32Squad]

reminds me of SRB2

[@somerobloxdude3699]

Dont forget the push animation while walking in the beginning of Marble Garden

[@LucasRPDJ]

@SomeRobloxDude you did catch such precise details, that's awesome XD

[@Zrevengekillcaptainsonicandocs]

@@LucasRPDJ where what if sonic 3 had online multiplayer mode? Part 2

[@jackhumphries1087]

Another small thing is the paths that the players take, the sonic and tails combo, the solo tails, and the knuckles and tails combo all take sonic’s path through the game, while the solo knuckles takes knuckles’ path, which makes sense, since a knuckles with tails could take some of the paths that only sonic can take, for example, near the end of Angel island act 1, there is a point where knuckles bashes through a wall to get to his version of the miniboss, while sonic and tails take the path above, knuckles cannot take sonic’s path because he can’t jump high enough, but if he has tails, he can (yes I know he can get up there in his hyper form, but that’s a bug) same with the path split in launch base act 2.

[@Hamond1989]

So many details and references and the pure unfettered yet somehow organized chaos I absolutly love it, can't way for more

[@revolution4122]

SEGA should've added online multiplayer in Mania and Origins.

[@quentinlutzwick7993]

There may have been some players ahead of them using Ashura, Bluckles, and Wechnia.

[@Artematios]

Your humor and quality of animation as always on top. Good video! 🍿👀

[@DigitalNextCode]

wow! its really CRAZY! i like the idea! and also, you are really good in sprite animation lucas!

[@exi_m7074]

This is really well made! The section with the chat made me chuckle a bit since it’s a reference and some of the messages were funny.

[@TheAngryAnimator]

I really love the references here. A job well done.

[@Eldoofus]

I'm dreaming of a fangame that can do this(I mean, it honestly gives some Sonic Robo Blast 2 vibes, but I would love a fully fledged Genesis Sonic online experience, with similar interactions and all-)

[@nightcore_chills7678]

This is the most funniest sonic 3 video I’ve ever watched

[@IvanFranco120]

Mine i laughed a bit, lol...

[@banzaidoesthings]

the double marble garden boss is such a good idea

[@felipeazevedo7435]

8:13 That final was pretty well

[@mrmaelstrom5264]

3 animators having the time of there lives in this online multi-player at the end tho.

[@trCD210]

4*

[@mrmaelstrom5264]

@@trCD210 huh thx didn't notice that for a minute

[@trCD210]

@@mrmaelstrom5264 no probs

[@Sniperrr_]

Great job bro! I love it your videos.

[@jbondsus09]

This video is amazing I can’t wait for part 2

[@digihunter6602]

so cool!!! your work is magnificent, more parts please!

[@MasteredUIJohn]

Great job Lucas! Btw I love your outro

[@ItsMeMounir]

Dude what am i looking at? that's amazing!good job

[@truesledadoom]

Pretty many easter eggs in this video man Nice work damn

[@raphap4168]

Bro Your animations like this are the best thing in the world!

[@_gh0styray]

i remember when lucasrpdj released the animation of sonic mania online multiplayer, that video is a classic for me. i just like that video lol.

[@fwjxwkejeckcekfwkj2f3fj3ff5]

Same man I remember that too it brings back memories seeing this

[@_gh0styray]

@@fwjxwkejeckcekfwkj2f3fj3ff5 yeah

[@pausegill]

oh wow, i forgot about this guy for a while, and im so glad i found him again, really good video!

[@churuidleaf7794]

I really like Marble Garden Zone Boss. Great Job Lucas. Can't wait for part 2.

[@MSStickman]

The fact that youtubers with 100k subs and above were playing sonic 3 online LucasRPDJ - Sonic Patafoin -Knuckles James179 -Knuckles Traingly-Tails ..I think?

[@LucasRPDJ]

You’re right

[@perfect_begone]

Nice animation, keep up the good work

[@that24tankengine91]

This was very fun to watch I saw this yesterday and it really caught my eyes

[@charsonic1771]

This was an awesome video everyone has gone through Sonic 3

[@woods6720]

Would love to see a continuing to this, like the hole sonic and knuckles, good work man

[@Danzinrapaiz]

As always. Another animation of another level, reach the millions subscribers soon haha

[@madnesscombath]

Your really good at making sonic sprites animation keep up the good work!

[@FinalHopeTrio]

Knuckles GODSMACKED Knuckles at this cutscene! 5:05 7:16 Tails Keeps Sonic Alive Season L (L for Lucas) @Patafoin gets the memo as he did the original series, which is why he states 'Haha, reminds me of something'

[@TheSonicAnimator]

“Get the extra lives to win!” 5:10 WOAH!

[@myoneyearonYouTube]

Bro your animations are just like the game nice job

[@StarWalker-si4nm]

I’d love to see a part two of this great animation. I wish this was a real game.

[@dabeast4000]

Love the video! Just as good as your last one

[@MiguelPBlueFox]

I hardly believe this was an animation, this looks so real

[@Lumiesfinetoo]

oh my gosh Patafoins “that reminds me of something” is GOLDEN

[@AndresinReal]

This is the most game accurate sonic animation i've ever seen (minus the water physics)

[@MikeAndRevioAdventures]

Such an interesting concept

[@ultramalaki]

I like that reference to the patafoin series where tails had to get sonic's controller back so he could move! Good series lol. And this series will be just as good!

[@betaafton9140]

I wish this was an actual game mode for the unofficial Sonic 3 A.I.R. or a fangame, you could have played it with your friends all the times (Even though you can play Local, this animation is really amazing)

[@betaafton9140]

Lets also talk about the fact the only unique character here is Sonic out of the group with two tails and two knuckles (Sonic & Tails counts as a character pair - one character)

[@joshualeland9838]

This honestly looks really fun makes me wish we could play online with other players.

[@dilig3s41]

The sonic 2 mobile port has a 2P vs mde, if that helps you with your dreams by any chance.

[@PatriciaFerreira-zc5oe]

😍😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@AnotherDouble_E.]

man I love these types of animations like back then I thought "OH MY GOD THIS IS SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL!!!!!!!!" y'know more games should have online multiplayer

[@sandwichknuckles]

Very good animation!

[@miha135lol4]

- What is your biggest mistake in your life? - I deleted Sonic 3 A.I.R. a FEW days before the multiplayer mod was added to it

[@cody9x]

This was so good and funny to watch LOL

[@coolioanimated]

look at me im from the "future" and can now say that eukaryot, the creator sonic 3 air is planning to make an online mode in the future.

[@MonicTheGlitch]

It Kinda Already Is Here

[@subjectfnaf]

Knuckles from the cutscene : now have the power to become super duper hyper knuckles

[@dimonizm-YT]

i think it would be cool if 2 knuckles didn't wait for knuckles to appear that drops sonic and tails, but just jumped off, i think it would add animation more to the look of the game (but you did it The animation is still great as always

[@SonicEternal41]

This was so cool 👌

[@JXtreme1]

The animation is so good! Also, yes, this would most likely be sonic 3 if it had online multiplayer lol

[@sonictheblockhog5780]

so it seems to hear that sonic 3 angel Island Revivseted have a Multiplayer mode in testing Rn

[@JXtreme1]

@@sonictheblockhog5780 wait what

[@Tylerplays897]

Dude I still need to know this man's intro theme it sounds so cool. Love the man's videos so much the sprite animation is amazing

[@LucasRPDJ]

the intro sound is a sound effect from a mobile music app called Drum pad machine

[@Tylerplays897]

@@LucasRPDJ ok the fact the you only used two pads to make this good of a Intro is insane. Plus how do you edit the sound effect as I hear different version of it in your intros

[@garrettspencer3887]

Wow never thought of that but just supported you

[@otavio_and_hugo]

This is the best animation i ever seen

[@Gwaple_yt]

I love the fact That while everyone is doing the main path, there a other knuckles just doing his stuff

[@IvanFranco120]

Really an good animation about online in S3 in a nutshell. 😅

[@wangtang32000]

this just motivates me to do more sonic 3 stages with my project lol

[@igloo1546]

I wish this was real in actual game I'd love it so much, and nice animation 👍✌

[@littleguystar]

I’d be the guy who would play Sonic and Tails so we can laugh at the CPU when playing for sure

This is art!

[@MilesTailsProwerGaming]

EGGMAN AND EGG ROBO JUST CLASHED

[@NeoCaeky]

YOOOOOOOO THE MULTIPLAYER VIDS ARE BACK

[@SillyGreeniesAndVeggies]

1:48 I loved how u make the character look like its having lag and little high ping

[@dmoney14ful]

I wish I could turn on notifications for this dude

[@sonic9758]

its cool bro its really good😁😄

[@t0kyoMigzGojoRoblox]

Nice job! I like when you make the Yellow Socks Knuckles as the villian instead of Green Socks Knuckles! You're too cool!

[@Averdyn_23]

3:10 bro getting the hitbox the player got mad of him for quickly i cant stop laughing!

[@mateuscalixto2295]

Nice animation of sonic 3 online multiplay

[@TheChosenDarkness87299]

I love this!

[@sonicthehedehog7043]

Cool man you best guy and your videos it's better

[@jamarthedancingdemon3961]

I love these funny moments

[@IvanFranco120]

Some of these are funny.

[@JULIOCESARGamesBR]

Nice man

[@Patafoin]

cool

[@cecilcoelho]

He referenced your famous series :D

[@legendplayz709]

now I want this to be real. Nice animation

[@jdh9419]

6:53 PATAFOIN SHOULD’VE TAKEN THIS AS A REFERENCE TO HIS OWN SERIES (Tails keeps Sonic alive)

[@jdh9419]

7:17 Oh wait he did

[@insertcreativehandlehere]

These people have incredible internet connection

[@TerribleChannel69420]

dude i love it

[@lordgaming8767]

Tails keep sonic alive reference was kinda epic once I saw it

[@zephyrstudios3013]

This is so amazing lol