Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Genesis) Sonic's story playthrough [S&K half]

Picking directly where the previous walkthrough video left off, we are now in the "Sonic & Knuckles" chapter - the second half of the actual Sonic 3 game. After taking a critical point of damage during Dr.Eggman's attempt to re-launch the infamous Death Egg, the space station crashes back into Angel Island once again, this time on top of the island's volcano, and the mad scientist has to try again, this time even harder, on his goal. Now, Sonic has to go through more areas of the island as Knuckles continues to try to fend him off, before eventually finding out who the real villain is. Meanwhile, in a unique fate of twist, Sonic finds that the 7 Chaos Emeralds can become the legendary Super Emeralds, which can power up his Super Transformation even further to become Hyper Sonic (exclusive to game). Will he use that enhanced superpower to destroy the Death Egg once and for all?
Mushroom Valley: 0:00-10:55
Sandoplis: 10:56-22:21
Lava Reef: 22:22-33:11
Hidden Palace: 33:12-35:01
Sky Sanctuary: 35:02-40:10
Death Egg: 40:11-48:57
Final Boss (Part 1 - Death Egg): 48:58-50:24
Final Boss (Part 2 - Doomsday): 50:25-52:46
Ending/Credits: 52:47-57:01
Note I am actually playing Sonic 3 Complete, the great ROM hack aimed to make the Sonic 3 game ACTUALLY complete.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles ©1994 Sega
Sonic 3 Complete ©2013 Tiddles
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[@StatickyCat]

I love this second half of the game because this is when the story and game as a whole really begins to turn around. Knuckles reconsiders and joins your side, Robotnik narrowly relaunches his devices and narrowly fails, you go into some very special and otherworldly areas, and unlike in Sonic 3 standalone, you actually get to go right into outer space and defeat Robotnik and put his plan to a complete stop. It's things like these that make me think Sonic 2 and 3&K are the pinnacles of modern Sonic tropes - The final battles being in space, secret sacred areas, plot twists, etc. I also like how this game gives you hidden palace zone, which was originally intended to be in Sonic 2 but went scrapped until it appeared in this game. It definitely works in favor of the story of the game. The last parts of the game, Death Egg Zone, and both parts of the final battle looked like they were a breeze for you. Despite this, Doomsday Zone looks insanely difficult. It's weird that it's even called a Zone, because it's just some territory in space where you're chasing Robotnik. But Sandopolis, that looks like the worst pain in the neck! Either way, great playthrough.

[@BrandoGlaceon]

Once you finish Sonic's story, you could move on to Knuckles', as his stage layouts are harder with more aggressive bosses. Knuckles' story canonically takes place after Sonic's.

[@LITTLE1994]

I already planned to do Knuckles next and I know about everything. I'm no beginner, dude.

[@BrandoGlaceon]

@@LITTLE1994 Great! _Sorry if it seems I am underestimating your knowledge/ability..._ *I just really LOVE this game!* Looking forward to your playthroughs!

[@StatickyCat]

@@BrandoGlaceon It's understandable, you're a fellow fan of the game and you wish to share your knowledge. But it's hard to do so when the other person takes it as if you are talking down to them.