Sonic 3 & Knuckles Part 14: Doomsday Zone & Hyper Sonic Ending

The Death Egg is now at last gone for good, but Eggman was still able to steal away the Master Emerald once again, even after that last bit with his Egg Mobile.
Sonic becomes Hyper Sonic and gives chase to him in an asteroid field orbiting the planet Earth.
You can only reach this TRUE FINAL zone if you manage to beat Eggman at the very of Death Egg Zone with either only the Chaos Emeralds, or those and the Super Emeralds for a total of 14 Emeralds. You have to be playing as Sonic, too. Otherwise, the game ends there, with a less victorious ending to boot.
But if you do manage to reach The Doomsday, there are 3 sections of it you have to beat before you can finally beat this long, spectacular game.
Part 1: Hyper Sonic travels through an asteroid belt, trying to not let said space rocks slow him down, and maintaining his transformation with rings. It's very tight to get over 100 rings, here, and whether or not you got to this point with Sonic & Tails, or Sonic on his own, this stage will ONLY show Sonic.
Part 2: The asteroids and meteors disappear, and Hyper Sonic catches up with Eggman who is now in an blue, Egg Rocket/Mech mashup. You can't hurt him on your own, so you have to trick the missiles he fires at you to hit the head of his rocket mech. This has to be done a couple more times than an Act 2 boss to bring it down.
Part 3: The blue rocket mech was just a shell of a yet another Death Egg Robot, this one is smaller compared to the ones in Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles' Death Egg versions, but this version is more agile with rockets on its shoulders. Eggman uses this mech as his very, honestly, desperately, oh-so-very final-ditch effort to keep the Master Emerald away from Sonic. He only slows him down at this point with shoulder bombs and hip mines.
Just dodge them, and hit the mech 8 more times to destroy it and finish Eggman once and for all.
The music speeds up when Sonic only has 10 rings left. If Sonic runs out of Rings at this point, he falls to his death.
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The Death Egg Robot III falls apart, probably to either be left in space or to fall back on Earth somewhere. Hyper Sonic grabs the Master Emerald with his remaining strength, and rush it right back down to Earth.
He lands on the Tornado piloted by Tails, and changes back to normal while Tails grabs the Master Emerald with a plane plunger. Sonic & Tails take the Master Emerald back to Angel Island, which creates a chain reaction that causes the entire, massive island to float up into the sky.
That was the importance of the Master Emerald. Without it, the island would sink into the sea. As it floats upwards, Knuckles is seen returning to the first level, Angel Island's jungle, to see his new friends taking off one last time.
So then the credits play, combining the composers of this game's Sonic 3 half, most of whom are Micheal Jackson's crew, with Sonic & Knuckles' solo composer, Howard Drossin.
The "THE END" portrait for this game is Sonic jumping off of the Tornado, turning into Hyper Sonic, flying off the screen, and returning to give the player a thumbs up.
The VERY final part of this game has Team Sonic together amongst the logo of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. Their placing changes depending on which of them you beat the game with, and you can only get to this screen if you beat the game with all of the Super Emeralds.
So then the game resets and you can go back to the "Data Select" screen. That file is now cleared, and now I can use it to start at any zone I want. Meaning now I can use Hyper Sonic as early as Angel Island Zone, and take advantage of his ability to breathe underwater. Tails can somehow breathe through this, too.
I also have playthroughs of Tails and Knuckles, as well! Be sure to check them out when you have the chance, and thanks for watching this Sonic & Tails playthrough!
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[@bugsy0422]

Imagine how terrifying this whole situation must be for Eggman. He's piloting a giant mech suit through space when suddenly he looks behind him and sees a glowing rainbow streak barreling towards him at the speed of light, plowing through solid rock and artillery like it's a mild inconvenience. He probably doesn't know about Sonic reverting to normal at zero rings meaning he has NO idea what he's doing and is just throwing whatever he can to try and stop Sonic wiping him from existence

[@gechotaris]

that’s what i love, EGGMAN IS SO DESPERATE TO WIN HE ISN’T EVEN FIGHTING BACK HE’S TRYING TO JUST ESCAPE

[@pixell3345]

I love looking at it that way. Somebody put this comment in a museum.

[@Taha_A]

He probably does know about the fact that sonic will revert to normal once he has 0 rings. He made tech that can harness the power of the master emerald so he probably knows how it works.

[@ManicFiction]

Pretty sure the rings thing is just a game mechanic thing. Canonically, Sonic can just keep on being Super or even Hyper for as long as needed.

[@yourbestfriend97-cq5ef]

Eggman would agree naming this act - doomsday zone -

[@ismellpennies0534]

"There comes a moment, for every gamer, when they realise they are playing their favourite game for the first time" -Game Apoligist

[@medium6543]

Nice

[@nate0825]

That moment was the best moment in my gaming career

[@CBiggs-vz9be]

This was it. I was 13. I’d already had S&K for three years but I happened to see Sonic 3 in a store and begged my dad to get it for me. When I combined them I truly knew joy. I now have this game on an emulator on my tablet.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

Lol and it sure as heck wasn't this moment. What a shambles almost every boss fight in this game is (to play that is; they're beautiful to watch). I like sonic 3, it's the least flawed 2D sonic. But that's not saying much. A sizeable portion of it is still irredeemable and janky af. I'd sooner play Rush Adventure, at least it's more honest about its BS and has more consistently good level design, even if the story and the physics aren't a scratch on 3.

[@Nekiplex]

It wasnt this one. For the classic trilogy, 100% by far my favourite. But not my favourite sonic game. Not at all

[@alanbareiro6806]

I always love how Knuckles keeps looking at the Tornado in the ending. Almost as thanking both Sonic and Tails.

[@BlindLibrary]

For proving that Knuckles had new friends all along and didn't realize it till the literally very end, Not to mention breaking him out of one Hell of a lie.

[@BoomSonicSuper]

@@BlindLibrary Unfortunately for Knuckles, he later had to face the death egg robot in his own story camping in this game, who stole the master emerald from Knuckles. And after he finally revived it after defeating Hyper Mecha Sonic, he was forced to stay on Angel Island "on what feels like forever". Because yes, the adventure game happened and he was lonely for a long af time there as the intro states.

[@Phoenix_Blader_93]

@@BoomSonicSuper knuckle's story is only possible if sonic never achieved hyper sonic. Go knuckle's story is canon to the bad ending

[@ukaszswieczko457]

@@BlindLibrary jjf=¥krbfnjfn

[@ukaszswieczko457]

URUrir

[@dmonvrlies40]

This was such an epic end to the Genesis era. I refuse the assertion that this isn't cannon.

[@davidfodre1375]

The Super Sonic ending is canon, the one you get by only collecting the Chaos Emeralds

[@editor7354]

Daimon Verlies ikr ☹️

[@joeda900]

It is canon

[@yellowmello1223]

Now just imagine it as a movie. Thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

[@Sea-Salt]

It is canon, though. The only parts that aren't are the Super Emeralds, and it's not like they drastically affect anything that goes on outside of letting you go Hyper.

[@sundew3848]

I love how laser-focused Sonic seems, he knows what’s at stake here. The fate of the entire world is shouldered by this entire battle. Sonic knows that if Robotnik gets away with the Master Emerald then the planet would become a robotized mess within the week, and he’s isn’t going to let that happen. He must end this once and for all.

[@dgsf9444]

Eggman doesn't actually robotize anything, it's just one of the Sega of America's headcanons to make Sonic series "darker", even where it doesn't fit them at all.

[@pachinko9003]

@@dgsf9444 Reminded me that shit where they theorised the death of Tails in the Game Gear version of Sonic 2.

[@loonytunescrazy]

@@dgsf9444 What about the Badnicks aren't they animals trapped that seems close

[@dgsf9444]

@@loonytunescrazy They are just used as a power supply, nothing more.

[@TheEmperorRaidou]

@@dgsf9444 who cares?

[@offtheheezy9636]

The music, the sound effects, the visuals.. I don't know how they did it but this game is ahead of it's time ! I'll bet everyone was playing this back in '94 !

[@ciriloadan]

yup games this days are bull shit sorry for my language but that's how good this game was I beated it all I think I would only be able to do hyper sonic in one life time

[@Densester]

Everyone be playing sonic, he rad.

[@rev418]

+Cirilo Adan the nostalgia goggles are real with this one.

[@rev418]

+Cirilo Adan Listen when we get some real virtual reality shit then 10 years that are 20 now will say "fucking cod was way better than this shit"

[@god_of_none]

Charles Parrish if they could get there

[@darkdevo4597]

Can we just talk about the scene? Sonic transforms right into space, chasing after Robotnik as he still has the master emerald, and he harnesses the power of the super emeralds in order to stop him. No matter what Robotnik throws at him, sonic still forces his way through, takes down his ship and is ready to fight the Mecha Suit in order for the master emerald. It really IS the final showdown.

[@PLANDerLinde99]

Gotta give it to Robotnik though, No matter how many times he's defeated, Even to seemingly the perfect plan, He always has some new crazy invention and tries again

[@Xxblade17]

@@PLANDerLinde99 fr

[@fargeeks]

yup what a fight and all you had to do was AVOID RUNNING OUT OF RINGS AT ALL COSTS!!

[@M3TALG0DS]

Guess I’m gonna assume that his Eggman bot crash lands back on angel island & that’s when the hard boiled robos come out & he had ENOUGH so he uses the warp stone and that’s where sonic mania begins.

[@pazebem2795]

Let me see if I'm right: if Sonic wants to pass trought Doomsday Zone, he has at least to get the 7 emeralds, and we all know that when he manages to do so he becomes Super Sonic; so we can conclude that no Hyper Sonic (or at least Super Sonic) no Doomsday Zone. Am I right?

[@OnemarioOLDCHANNEL]

I love the heck out of The Doomsday Zone's music.

[@Pikastation28]

Onemario1234 same

[@antostorm]

Me to

[@reggiecanare]

Me too

[@chesilwhitmore2353]

DoOooOOOoOOOOOO

[@chesilwhitmore2353]

Me to

[@Paran01aBuilder]

3:35 that moment when you realize that Sonic is about half as large as that building.

[@pixelate4131]

attack on -titan- speed

[@kurtmaloy5402]

Perspective makes you see it

[@mrperson9655]

@@kurtmaloy5402 the plane went behind the island so yes, sonic was actually very huge in that part.

[@finalhazard883]

Lol

[@TheUncivilizedNation]

That’s his Hyper Sonic Aura

[@AlexSmith-fw1by]

The sound sonic makes when he turns into Hyper Sonic always makes me happy

[@SilverSonic1992]

One of the most obscure differences here is that the Master Emerald glows if you have all of the Super Emeralds. If you don't, it does not glow.

[@nathansaintus9927]

Oh hey I used to watch your channel as a kid:)

[@daedelous7094]

This was just a rollercoaster of an ending for a sonic game. If you were playing S&K on it's own, you might have been led to believe the doomsday zone was only available to Sonic 3 and Knuckles Lock on, get all the emeralds and suddenly, NOPE you can do it as base Super Sonic! But here, no cheesey dialogue, just a kick ass theme and a boss that leaves you in a real struggle against time. Also notice the slight variations of the endings Sonic does not get emeralds - He falls free from space and the Emerald doesn't follow him down. Sonic gets Chaos Emeralds (Best S&K ending) - Sonic takes the emerald down but he reverts to normal upon entering the blue sky and free falls till tails gets him. Knuckles does not appear in the ending Sonic gets Super Emeralds (Best S3&K ending) - Sonic takes the emerald down and retains his hyper form till he lands on the plane. Knuckles appears after the plane is departing to look over his new allies (till the next time he falls for silly lies).

[@majorse000]

He already fell for silly lies in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, I mean, he didn't try to stop Sonic and Tails for no purpose.

[@daedelous7094]

@@majorse000 Yeah he did then allied with the duo in hidden palace, come Sonic Adventure he is a grade A twit again for a while.

[@elit3darkness]

...and it was hard as hell!

[@LuckySevenSamson]

Not only do we have Michael Jackson's hidden legacy in this game, but some of the most dynamic gameplay and epic moments in the series. It'll never get this good ever again.

[@riblakez]

Got that right

[@DurpenHeimer]

Hidden legacy?

[@ZeusAVI]

DurpenHeimer He composed some of the music for this game.

[@danish7582]

LuckySevenSamson and then Sonic Mania happened

[@dariusswinney3417]

LuckySevenSamson Sonic Adventure? Sonic Adventure 2?

[@lunchbox7337ify]

I always liked playing this zone as Knuckles or Tails. Nothing better than flying through space as a glitched out sprite lmao

[@solivagant7232]

XD

[@VGCeilingFan]

Ian - And Tails doesn’t even lose rings!

[@yellowmello1223]

Nothing like a reddish-pink echidna running through space to get an extremely powerful gem back.

[@goldenguest778the_real]

@@yellowmello1223 i loved to play with Blue Knuckles and Red Sonic (you can play as them by using debug mode)

[@Dhaos620]

Wait, can you get on this stage with each one of them?

[@At0micPunk90]

I just beat this level for the first time not too long ago. Got all the Chaos/Super Emeralds and everything, and I beat Eggman's mech with ONE ring left. Like, another second and I would've died. Telling ya, my heart was POUNDING.

[@Daniel-jx8jh]

You should press c button to go fast as you can

[@sonicgenesis8154]

PunkDemonNeo I just beat this game today, and it took FOREVER. It was nerve racking and I found a lil trick to beat egghead

[@ItzMeItzMe_]

The beauty of video games

[@kingmo8789]

Talk about a close call

[@ineedmemes4436]

PunkDemonNeo 👌*click* noice

[@amso7169]

Goku hedgehog cosplay man goes insane, grabs yellow rings and flies through space, destroying ship and robot (colorized, 1994)

[@gneu1527]

But sonic is a blue hedgehog he is a animal

[@donathan2933]

@@gneu1527 exactly. Super Saiyan hedgehog powered by magic rocks goes after fat egg shaped scientist flying across space destroying asteroids. Thats better

[@koishiandhat159]

@@donathan2933 nah ultra instinct hedgehog powered by magic rock grabs onion rings while goings after egg shaped science man called eggman while fly through asteroids

[@donathan2933]

@@koishiandhat159 yup

[@bran2756]

Do Nathan is that a king of the hill reference?

[@codiecola3636]

This is one of the first videos I obsessed over when I was a kid. I cried a little watching this, not gonna lie.

[@degenerate4life157]

5:42 that transition with the drums is the BEST+

[@danielferstendig]

the good way to end a trilogy.

[@robertdobre7245]

There is sonic the hedgedog 4

[@theshinycharmander258]

@@robertdobre7245 sonic 4 has modern sonic

[@knolfyy]

@@robertdobre7245 we do not talk about that

[@CosmicSponge2004]

@@robertdobre7245 Sonic 4!? More like Sonic Bore! [Insert filthy frank lauging]

[@StrangeSunset7]

What about mania

[@codhawkgt7612]

I really wish that sega would make a hd remake of this game

[@ciriloadan]

I think this was to good to mess with it was the best sonic of all sonic 3 connected with sonic and knuckels

[@solivagant7232]

Look on steam. Rejoice. Also, Look up christian whitehead. he makes the mobile ports i think

[@frazza5503]

MEME GOD learn what a “HD remake” is, those are just ports.

[@succ5666]

MEME GOD Christian Whitehead did not make a sonic 3 and knuckles HD remake

[@editor7354]

CodHawkGT no pls don’t

[@ciriloadan]

This is when egg man really was serious about destroying everything and where sonic wasn’t playing around at all he was serious so serious they didn’t talk that’s how I like my games lmao 😆

[@SantiagoMonroy5]

6:24 best ending song ever

[@AllenTheAnimator004]

Sonic and Knuckles fanfare ending is beautiful,but sadly have to go through the whole credits with the rest of the music just to hear it

[@Eggtrocious]

@@AllenTheAnimator004 credits aint to long

[@joshualowe1821]

Hyper Sonic: Ultra Instinct before it was a thing!

[@Yukari_MAiG]

Always love this game. The most epic boss theme and fight from my childhood. Probably the first game I cleared 100% by myself. 🥳 #1 favorite game of all time.

[@SonicTailsPlays]

Me too but I didn’t beat it on the Sonic collection ps3

[@omega6387]

If knuckles didn't use his brain then we wouldn't have such a beautiful ending to a beautiful game, God speed 90's Sonic you did it too good

[@annandrus3030]

Robotnik always finds a way to survive doesn't he.

[@CallmehCat.]

He never gives up!

[@plequaweebter7951]

Literally the Affton of sonic

[@yourlocalbeingwithoutaface]

Robotnik is like William Afton He is always back

[@leogarivayv.2907]

No lie this zone took me by surprise. I've played this game as a kid and never got neither the super emeralds or the chaos emeralds but as an adult I did. And let me tell this has got to be the most satisfying/surprising gaming experience I've ever witnessed. The soundtrack, the setting, the desperation, this was the True tip of the Climax. When I beat this zone with just 2 rings left, then heard the sky sanctuary theme play... I felt such a great sense of heroism and joy. Truly the best game of the 16bit era

[@HyperSonic777]

Too bad SEGA made me uncannon after this game. I’m too powerful.

[@jackalkin6757]

You know, lad. Sega could have made you canon. Just they would need to add one limit: use this form, when the situation BEGS for it. (e.g Someone as, or more powerful than Solaris).

[@ThaProd1gy]

@@jackalkin6757 or if the master emerald is in immediate danger ......

[@karana2833]

Or he could only activate it around the master emerald

[@Phoenix_Blader_93]

Its not like we need hyper. In sa1, he used ss to beat perfect chaos, but in generations, he doesn't

[@sinmazilhan]

They can make it canon by saying this Hyper Sonic and super emeralds are one time thing.

[@joshualowe959]

This final battle was foreshadowed in the Hidden Palace zone during the fight against Knuckles.

[@malgorzatahussain]

Yes its the ancient prophecy drawing on the wall

[@TheFatestPat]

They'll keep making Sonic games, but this right here will always be the "true" ending.

[@starkotletka8655]

This is a game that will be good for the end of times. Classic sonic games are legends.

[@Flapjack3734]

Sonic on his way to give somebody else a piece of that oxygen in the ozone layer

[@ASOtheprO]

This game and Sonic CD are the magnum opus of sonic if you ask me. Sonic 3&Knuckles shows us what sonic’s adventure looks like, basically how he does it. Sonic CD tells us Sonic’s dream of a good future where technology and nature live in harmony, which is a sight he longs for. Basically why he does it. Sonic 3&Knuckles is the epic adventure: The Grand Chase and chaotic-ness of two under-prepared sides Sonic CD is Sonic’s character: His morality, his dreams, his wishes And in both sonic looks the most determined and focused.

[@AceMcshred]

I played the original sonic games as a kid when they were brand new, and they are still my favorite games till this day

[@The_Ultimate_Agent]

2:40 He almost lost his Hyper form!

[@blendxz-geometrydashmore5275]

in the ending sonic was like Sonic: Lets save Knuckles' Angel Island *got master emerald* Tails in tornado Sonic: ill put the emerald in the grass Knuckles: i will look at them

[@Pol74698]

Tails: SAWNIC! Shouldn't we put this back in its place instead of just leaving it in a random part of the island? Sonic: Eh, Knuckles will figure it out

[@bucketbutters866]

Not funny

[@noobishnubreal]

​​@@Pol74698 Knuckles: To be honest, i'm too lazy to put this back to the original place. i'm just going to put it here permanently. anyways, the island is floating back up and the emerald is safe.

[@CookieThug]

props to this channel for having the best descriptions in all 14 of the videos

[@CookieThug]

@@Carls493 thank you so much for making the descriptions... they make Sonic 3 & Knuckles seem much more interesting than it already is, and they actually explain what is going on in the moment of the game, i truly appreciate the description in all 14 videos

[@nimbuscapitalsolution]

I feel sad kids today will never experience the feeling that you get when you're thrown into Doomsday Zone the first time. You defeated Death Egg Act 2. You put your controller down, expecting the credit scene to come up. Suddenly you get thrown into space, Sonic turns super (hyper), the fast pace music comes up unexpectedly letting you know this shit is serious. There is no draggy cringy cut scene, chats. dialog leading into Doomsday Zone. It just happens within a few seconds. I will never feel this moments in gaming ever again. It is also unbelievably awesome that you get to FLY as Sonic in hyper speed, for this ONE stage. The experience make getting all the emerald worth it.

[@Amored_Red_Ranger]

Zaw Oo well said. I couldn't agree more.

[@SuikodenGR]

Had a few tears just reading this. Man memories just flashed before my eyes as this feeling was real.

[@kishaunarcher223]

I think you play as supersonic in this state regardless

[@LiarLiarPlantsforHire]

Zaw Oo I have this game and I ain't that good so I probably won't get there

[@bradguysmallfry]

I'm 14 now but I owned a ps2 that could run S3&K and what you just explained literally brought me back to a time I will never be as excited about. Thank you.

[@starlitnightsky7502]

dat score doe

[@alanbareiro6806]

I know. I love getting more than 1,000,000 points in this game.

[@hgbugalou]

First time I got here I had chills the entire time and my heart was pounding out of my chest. This game really was a masterpiece.

[@statepropertyfan87]

Robotnik just doesn't give up! Goddamn it!!!

[@Hyzonex]

The Doomsday will be remembered in my eyes as one of the best Sonic Stages ever! And I would have loved to see Hyper Sonic and The Doomsday Zone return in Sonic Mania!

[@sirz9985]

THE MUSIC👍👍👍👍👍💞💞

[@DeathRocket4990]

4:01 Awwwww

[@freezerino2465]

DeathRocket4990 I love knuckles

[@TheEmpiresStrongest]

Knuckles: Thanks for retrieving my Master Emerald back guys!

[@charlotte4440]

This is the best video-game boss fight ever, and you can't convince me otherwise.

[@Phoenix_Blader_93]

nonaggression from Sonic Advance 3

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

That robot flying through space is clearly the Death Egg Robot v.02

[@goldenguest778the_real]

maybe Eggman decided to build a new Death Egg Robot instead of repairing the original one

[@You-if2zy]

@@goldenguest778the_real I mean Building a much stronger Much Harder and faster robot is better then just making the old one big and slow

[@AllenTheAnimator004]

This is by far his toughest Death egg robot,since it can withstand Hyper Sonic's hits,which is comparable to making a big hole that can be seen on Earth

[@You-if2zy]

@@AllenTheAnimator004 what about sonic gens?

[@AllenTheAnimator004]

@@You-if2zy definitely the biggest and the weakest...it can't even survive from Classic Sonic

[@INeverWanted2010]

Thank you for writing such a detailed description. I've always had this game but never made it to the final level without the level select cheat.

[@HighChiefTripleDiamonds]

Thanks for uploading the Sonic & Tails full gameplay. You did a great job.

[@nathansaintus9927]

I remember as a kid I was tryna beat “Doomsday Zone” it was one of the hardest levels I ever had to face but also one of the best levels I’ve ever played. Flying in space facing meteoroids, catching rings for more energy and also playing Super Sonic to catch Dr. Robotnik(Eggman) in his robot without needing to get all the emeralds(Eventually I got all the emeralds and super emeralds) but having to experience this in my childhood was amazing. Definitely one of my top 3 favourite Sonic games ;)

[@cuddlebug9699]

I love the music to hell and back,But there's just something incredibly satisfying about seeing Sonic fly in and transform that i can't get by just listening to the OST

[@Wza456]

i know 100 percent what you mean... i need the visual with the music

[@Nactendo]

The sprite work for sonic 3AK is still some of the most beautiful sprite work I have ever seen, aged like gold!

[@CelestialReturner]

Easily my favourite final battle in Sonic...

[@symartin45]

I remember this stage. In order to access the secret stage, you need to collect all 7 emeralds. Man this brings back old memories. I wish I could play this game again. Because the "Doomsday Zone" is the only stage that I haven't finish it, yet.

[@oldschoolgameshacksenterta3185]

Martin Sy ya but if use the cheat code you wouldn't need the emarald

[@w0ng659]

oldschoolgameshacksentertainmentchannel sonic What cheat code?

[@TheMamaluigi300]

w0ng™ The level select code, but to my knowledge, you just get the bad ending if you play it that way

[@thefish6235]

TheMamaluigi300 yeah, I believe you can do it by not going to any of the super emerald stages in the "& Knuckles" portion of the game, but that may just be bad memory

[@TheMamaluigi300]

The Fishboy Yeah I soon discovered that emerald data transfers over to the level select

[@Vitoamiibo]

Bring back Hyper Sonic just make him white

[@sylwiajanicka9338]

you should say that to sega

[@johnnykilroy3737]

But that takes the hyper out of it

[@nesswithpolygonz83]

The only reason he doesn't appear is because he's not canon. He was just a fancy plus for players who bought both games

[@mango010]

Make Hyper Sonic great again

[@ThaProd1gy]

They should bring back mecha sonic as well and his super variant

[@TheCameraBro]

All these years and this is still my favorite Super Sonic boss ever. Super cinematic for its time and an amazing way to finish the game

[@Leandera]

I actually took the time to read the description. Perfection.

[@borginator1493]

The Super transformation sound always here makes me giggle!

[@lcc457]

This final is epic! A game masterpiece

[@erikstensaas1202]

You intentionally kept it close to make the story make sense. A very nice touch!

[@pxyg0n128]

I would say this is one of the best endings to a game out there. Its just so badass

[@kokogojira8269]

It took me 7 years to finally beat this game on my PS2 i could never have passed this game without my brother he played as tails and help me find all the giant rings when we finally got all the super emeralds we were happy and when it showed DOOMS DAY ZONE ON THE SCREEN HE UNPLUG THE SECOND PLAYER CONTROLLER AND WE WERE READY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO BEAT BUT WITH MY BROTHER WE WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE IT AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT HE HELP ME BEAT THIS GAME BUT THE BEST PART WAS THE FUN WE HAD DOING SO

[@garadak7.]

if you didnt experience this as a child after spending hours and hours after getting the standard ending and then finally getting all the emeralds you had a shitty childhood

[@The_Ultimate_Agent]

This was so fun to play! It had so much intensity as you have to watch your ring count and you have to catch up to Eggman’s ship and Death Egg Robot and it’s so fun playing as Hyper Sonic.

[@phil_matic]

To this day, there has been NOTHING in gaming history that gave the same feeling of getting to Doomsday Zone. The fact that you have to go through so damn much, get a whole other cartridge, and make it to the end makes this feel so damn epic... like the battle to end all battles kind of situation.

[@PLANDerLinde99]

I've never played Doomsday Zone and I've always believed the Death Egg Robot from Sonic 2 to be the most epic final bosses from the Mega Drive era. But I must admit this is epic too, The music and everything going on really portrays that this is Robotniks last resort, That if everything goes wrong he'd fall back on escaping with the Master Emerald with a machine that literally is impenetrable to even Hyper Sonic and its own weapons are the only thing that can damage it. And upon the eventuality of that being defeated, He still has a final trick up his sleeve with the modified Death Egg Robot designed to go as fast as it can for him to try and escape with the Master Emerald

[@astrowuwi7343]

Hyper Rainbow Sonic

[@-FauzanUSSJB-]

The greatest final boss in its age. Imagine playing s3&k as a kid getting hyper sonic and defeating the death egg, and then seeing hyper sonic flying around in space.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

The robot piloting the ship gets hit in the face with missiles, yet the ship explodes while the robot is unharmed.

[@BrianTubac]

ITS A HOMING SHO- Oh sorry, wrong game

[@George-vg8km]

Lol hahahahahaha sonic generations

[@George-vg8km]

Final part

[@cisco2847]

Bruh imagine someone made a video of Doomsday Zone but with Genrations Dialogue

[@BrianTubac]

Oh god

[@glxyhsky9596]

2019 likes... Here we go... 2020

[@kainedakillerv2704]

Cutting it close with the rings towards the end buddy! Still, good to see you pulled it off. Nice!

[@CrimsonDevil_Rias]

I like the attention to detail for the music theme 10 Rings left and the music gets faster like "Hey you need to get more rings or else you're dead!"

[@captconrad6014]

So does this mean that Sonic's planet has a ring around it like Saturn?

[@gneu1527]

Rings are in every location sonic goes so yes.

[@cameronparker7368]

The Sega General Returns angel island rises and falls so many times it makes sense how that many little chunks could’ve fallen off lmao

[@ANM21985]

Dude you were literally 2 seconds away from running outta rings on that final part. Very risky strategy ...but it kept things a bit more interesting

[@kelvin7929]

I love that high pitched noise when he becomes hyper sonic

[@sittaman]

I wonder how many kids, upon listening this for the very first time, where instantly hooked by heavy metal

[@medium6543]

This part always makes me sad, it’s as if classic sonics saying goodbye to you and his era. 6:32

[@leoo5990]

At the beggining it seems like sonic scremed like a dying girl

[@Thachamp50]

Best opening to a sonic level period

[@Infinitejules]

I love how the music gets faster when you get close to running out of rings

[@reti5828]

ILL CRUSH YOU

[@jerrythebusdriver]

I'M A GOD

[@shardsoftime0952]

I HAVE LET YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH

[@SquirteritMonkey]

me: ahh the boss battle is almost over NO MY RINGS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (the panic u get when u only have 10 rings left)

[@HITG]

I've always loved how pissed Super Sonic and Hyper Sonic look

[@DogeyMan69]

Screw the creators of the game saying that Hyper Sonic isn't canon, it's canon in my head! Basically a headcanon. This specific zone is genius! You're *Hyper* Sonic racing through space, stopping Eggman from potientially creating a doomsday! Danger is at it's peak, and it's up to *you* to stop him! This is why Sonic 3 and knuckles is my favorite genesis game, of all time. Crazy to believe that this game was made in 1994; especially the music! The music is a banger, and it gives a sense of "last chance, final stage, our last chance for hope all or nothing, now or never!" Sega was a genius back then! Gotta give props to them.

[@nothing5819]

0:05 that look like when he had a double super sonic!

[@yellowmello1223]

Hyper Sonic is so fast that he leaves an after image. Just think about that. He leaves an after image. That's how fast Hyper Sonic is.

[@tranthikimloan9099]

Yeah

[@borghome]

Has anyone ever notice that Sonic is spelt backwards on the plane?

[@Mushroom378]

+Borghome Me?

[@Jtmissile]

Yeah

[@UoirLocer]

Thuglife Pikachu cinos

[@Felotin]

It was going backwards, look at 3:06

[@baltacabj1]

@@UoirLocer cinos

[@mikebros8123]

This was the definition of epicness in the 90s

[@TJDW]

Nothing gives me more anxiety than this zones music sped up while on 10 rings

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

Someday when I have the money to do it I want to launch a giant sonic the hedgehog into orbit.

[@luaking84]

Bit close there with the old rings.

[@donnaken15]

Like how 99 lives overflowed to 00 with one of the digits being Press Start font. LOL

[@shelbysnyder939]

Thanks I needed to know how to do the last part

[@gina5240]

I love this zone and for me it so hard that make me second guess myself if I should get super/hipper sonic

[@mustafaozan3747]

İdk why but doesnt the doomsday music sound kinda goofy?

[@Jurihan4life]

That's just you lol.

[@brandontaylor3249]

Eggman proves himself to be the ultimate Sonic villain only in Sonic 3 and Knuckles. Throughout the last two games, he didn't take Sonic seriously. In this game, he finally takes him seriously, but still goofs around with him half of the game. If you notice the narrative, as the game goes on, his machines become more and more crude, showing less scientific ingenuity and more crude and effective methods for dispatching Sonic. It all culminates with Lava Reef Zone when his rage and frustration is revealed and he foregoes all of his classiness to defeat Sonic. Only to think ahead of Sonic a few steps with contingency plans until you get to this point. I like to think that Hyper Sonic is the canon form in this fight, because it'd emphasize that when he's truly serious, Dr. Eggman is a greater threat than the godly villains and he pushes Sonic to his absolute limit

[@bryanc7094]

Brandon Taylor That original presentation from an era when sega wasn’t ashamed of themselves for being proud of Sonic

[@brandontaylor3249]

@@bryanc7094 The good old days. Now everything has to be dumbed down because people think animal characters can't be serious.

[@happygamermix1943]

Music at the end is fantastic. Good old games

[@joewest1674]

Nothing in this universe will ever be as cool as this game

[@corintiano31]

Só os fortes chegam nessa fase... :D

[@gabrielleonidas6081]

É

[@ahmedalmoosawi1128]

This game is legend

[@matheusrodriguesdealmeida8552]

Epic finale!