Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - All 7 Chaos Emeralds

[@Anemonemarie]

Im getting stressed just watching this. Theres so much pressure when doing those mini games.

[@JoeyMetalman]

So true, so true.

[@CiaranDoughtyroblox]

Why

[@DarkAnomaly]

Stressed? these Special Stages are pathetically easy when compared to the ones in modern Sonic games.

[@Epicguy2488]

DarkAnomaly what stresses me out about these stages is that certain color pallets with some stages bother the living hell out of my eyes. and make it hard to sometimes distinguish between the blue spheres and blue floor or the red spheres and red floor.

[@OVERBOUNDLEGENDS]

Anemonemarie nigga I got all Chaos emeralds with sonic alone now I have super sonic man the last Chaos emeralds was hard but I got now I'm doing sonic and tails then tails alone

[@celesterandolph9386]

Even to this day I sometimes cry to myself at failing miserably at the bonus stages

[@Someone-cx5sh]

;-;

[@potatop9097]

is true lmao

[@babdulaziz-mk1kd]

Use debug mode

[@NatetheNintendofan]

@@babdulaziz-mk1kd debug mode is for noobs only hard one is number six

[@philardo]

I didnt feel that bad, but they did make me pretty miserable I couldnt be farther from the target audience, since I just want fun, easy games to cool off from a long day at the office and its clear casual gamers arent supposed to get the emeralds, but at the same time you cant expect me not to pour my energy into this, like it's such a cool, unique thing If I ever replay these, I'm not doing a single bonus stage, theyre a headache xd

[@cargoplex]

I think I still have PTSD from playing these levels as a kid 😳

[@HikigayaHachiman07]

Ikr...Same...But when I was little, after I lose these special stages, the adrenaline in my veins start boiling...So, I reset the game and keep practicing all of the special stages(the small emerald stages and the Master emerald stages) until I satisfied my victory achieved all the emerald...

[@ART-re1vq]

Lolol likewise.

[@ART-re1vq]

When playing this with a second player, these babies have the power to make or break friendships!

[@demdonutsmooo6857]

#Sonic3@@HikigayaHachiman07

[@enriquedorantes6780]

Me too why did they add them in sonic .mania

[@saraplays1260]

Seven human souls (Undertale) Seven Chaos Emeralds (Sonic The Hedgehog) Seven Dragon Balls (Dragon Ball Series) Seven Deities (Asura's Wrath) Do we have a fetish for 7 things or something???

[@eligarner51]

Gᴀɴɢsᴛᴇʀɪᴛᴇs Avatarija well i guess

[@tylerbutsimon]

yup

[@peacku]

Seven is a highly symbolic number in almost all religions and always associated with spirituality in modern culture, it's not surprising that most creators would be influenced by this and use the number seven to associate with concepts of power, transcendence and manifestations of god or spirituality. Although in the case of Sonic I think that they just used seven emeralds to mimic the seven dragon balls since Super Sonic is definitely a reference to Super Saiyajins.

[@peacku]

Also: Seven gods in Skyrim Seven dungeons in many Zelda games Seven days in a week! :P

[@64bitmodels66]

seven is the jackpot in lotteries. 7 IS THE MEANING OF LIFE

[@SinoMelo]

I remember this, it was hard as f*ck, one of the most difficult challenges in a video game ever.

[@redpokemonmaster1468]

Not that hard actually the super emeralds one for me wear easy and you think the chaos emeralds one are one of the hardest video game challenges

[@roby6811]

Classic sonic heroes * csh * Just because it’s easier for you doesn’t mean it’s easy for everyone else. I personally find these stages to be difficult.

[@ykzslimnano3370]

Sino Melo unless your skilled cuz I think this is easy in my opinion

[@YSMALXD]

your right its hard thats why i hate these special stages there annoying

[@editor7354]

Ytp Sir Meows A Lot ik

[@budgetcoinhunter]

Something interesting to note is that the colors for the stages themselves are based on the zones from the game: Brown tones: Angel Island Blue/Green: Hydrocity Yellow tones: Marble Garden Red/White: Carnival Night Purple/Yellow: Flying Battery (seriously, check the colors in that stage) Blue tones: Ice Cap Purple/Yellow: Launch Base

[@keelanburg657]

I usually get all the emeralds in 3 zones so I never experienced this.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

Going to be sad not hearing icecap in Origins

[@klockowikolesie18]

for those who dont kbow flying battery is here cuz originaly it was after carnival night

[@thejollyrat3636]

Even though these levels were hard, their reward was great.

[@xtremecringe5708]

Chaos Emerald #1 0:23 Chaos Emerald #2 2:05 Chaos Emerald #3 4:04 Chaos Emerald #4 6:04 Chaos Emerald #5 7:53 Chaos Emerald #6 9:44 Chaos Emerald #7 11:45

[@DarkAnomaly]

Hearing that MSN sound at the start of the video makes me miss MSN :c

[@ceratix1576]

Love the music of the bonus stage!

[@kazukifuchoin8742]

I am me too 😍😍😍😍

[@pwnchy]

special stage**

[@llarmstrong783]

me too!

[@xameux9709]

Yes.

[@pazebem2795]

Me too

[@QUIKScopersclan]

You know you did that instinctual panic at 10:51

[@MegaKnuckles777]

I lost count of the times I lost at the 4th bonus. I always end up leaving that one for last, so I guess I could say "THAT DAMN 4TH CHAOS EMERALD". In any case, this was inspirational to watch. Thanks for sharing this!

[@BowserandLover1]

Thank YOU stage select. I wouldn't have been able to get all the Chaos Emeralds in one run if it weren't for you because these stages took a lot of trial and error. I hated how the speed would progressively get faster where you have less time to react and those bumpers could be the death of you. XP

[@fantoast6932]

Max Speed = Max Anxiety

[@Squares2]

I did it!!! I got chaos emeralds

[@ravysaini127]

Stage 5 was hard for me because it was like a infinte maze and I'm still doing it

[@lucasaleck2106]

I have Sonic Mega Collection Plus and there is a save and load feature in the pause menu and I saved right before or during the white screen part of the special stage and if I fail then I load and load and load again until I beat it then I save it so that way my hard work just to beat a special stage pays off so I can keep the emerald forever

[@noobio6489]

All of these are EZ

[@Rockysbeats]

sing along now dew da dew dew dee dee dee dew deww dew da dew dew dee dee dew dewww!

[@BCastillo718]

Lmao seriously whoever did the music to these mini games deserves a Grammy

[@joshtoney5787]

DEEWWEEE

[@joshtoney5787]

DEWW DA DEW DEQQ DUNGS DWS*@&#& is apparently the most welcome Japanese one

[@juanfelipecr]

You do know da wae

[@armandobrito1238]

@@juanfelipecr u do not no de wae

[@CharlieTheSupersaurus]

As nerdy as this sounds I feel that these were some of the best special stage types in the Sonic series. This is my opinion. If you disagree, no problems, I don't care. Personally, I enjoyed them the most. The whole speeding up aspect made it so much more exciting and you really had to focus to manage. Least Tails can't screw us over here unlike in Sonic 2. Closely rivalled by that of Sonic 2's with either Sonic, Tails or Knuckles only. This is one that I'm glad they kept the same song from Sonic 3 to Sonic and Knuckles. Excellent work on all perfects, that was no easy accomplishment.

[@JoeyMetalman]

Couldn't agree with you more

[@BCastillo718]

Completely agree👍

[@AlyCatVR]

Eh, I liked the way Colours DS handled its special stages, combined the half pipe and the coloured spheres

[@markheying2830]

As far as I remember, besides getting the Rings it usually is best to find all of the Blue Spheres in an area because it is oftentimes difficult to locate the last few Blue Spheres.

[@狐地震]

The beginning of this bonus level was like "Good luck and don't f*ck up"

[@blueoctober6]

Dude! I could never get all the rings on the "Lakers" one! Great work!

[@khfan1310]

thank you for your time and effort to make this

[@JoeyMetalman]

Thank you for watching!

[@sansthedunkerofpuns5181]

Jacob Bell p

[@AverageLegoEnjoyer]

Its A Good Game

[@PKMN5Ds]

If I remember correctly I used to just go in every ring until an easy special stage popped up lol

[@iancortescontreras6084]

4 years late but i identify

[@jumpinheavy]

That was impressive. I was holding my breath on the last 11 then 4 spheres. Great job!

[@TheTrueFranchise]

Holy balls I thought I was going to blow my head off. Doing emerald 6 at 5 am on pain medication is not the way to do this. AND by some crazy miracle, I didn't get a perfect on that stage. You would think it's impossible but, it's possible. Big ups for putting this up. I can now fulfill my childhood dream of beating this game 100%

[@mondragon9282]

I used to kick ass at these when I was a kid. Just recently downloaded the whole sonic genesis series on the xbox and I couldnt beat these damn things for the life of me. Thanks for the big help!

[@JoeyMetalman]

Glad I can help!

[@laudj_art]

First minutes playing: Oh this bonus is very fun! After 6 minutes: *WHERE THE HELL IS THE LAST RED BALL???*

[@JoeyMetalman]

100% 🤣

[@JoeyMetalman]

Thanks a lot :D! I really appreciate that. I grew up with this game, so it was nice to go back and make this video.

[@pikkon899]

Only ever managed to get 4. This was my favorite part of Sonic 3. Even though I could never complete all of them, they were a lot of fun.

[@TrueAnimate]

msn messenger at the beginning...

[@silverXI22]

True Animate meme

[@bobbyamdro7987]

RetiredAnimator1994 im 31

[@Anthip]

Heh, I remember how you used to RAAAAGE when you fucked up on the last set of spheres on the later emeralds when we were kids. Good times! Now do the first Sonic the Hedgehogs emeralds! :P

[@liquid4304]

epic video man,as a child sonic 3 was very hard to find.I have it on my SG4. And now and i finally get all the chaos emeralds without starting the game over.

[@JoeyMetalman]

Thanks man I really appreciate it! This game was my entire childhood and meant ALOT to me. Glad I can be of service :)

[@laurissaamos2229]

I remember spending hours at my desktop computer in the early 2000s playing those bonus stages, and the only way I’d stop playing is by rage quitting. As much as I was obsessed, is still have yet to find a game that triggered me more

[@JoeyMetalman]

@TheKubaTV This is how it goes. Each stage comes one after the other, whether you complete it or fail it. If you do complete it, it will not show up again. If there are any stages you failed, the big rings will take you to the earliest one you failed, and the cycle will start over, until you complete them all. Big rings still do pop up even after all emeralds are obtained. If you touch them they give you 10 rings. I hope this helps :)

[@chirox1818]

This video... it fills my soul. Thanks dude!

[@Kingsupertrunks]

Wow great job getting perfect on all 7 of them man you have some true mad gameing good work

[@cosmickatamari]

Thanks man, needed help with #6 and #7.

[@Squares2]

Especially 7

[@JustChill_1031]

Am I the only one who thinks that whenever you touch a blue sphere, it sounds like someone is mumbling, "Water"?

[@KingStr0ng]

I can't unhear that. Thanks. 😁

[@pazebem2795]

I like that 😁

[@TaraXSmiles]

This is just too amazing! I love it. Keep it up! :)

[@JoeyMetalman]

Haha thats a cool story! They couldnt handle Sonics awesomeness :P i love talking about my gaming past, makes me quite happy! Thanks for sharing :)

[@SparkyMK3]

I just realized that the Blue Sphere stages from Sonic 3 & Knuckles use an interesting optical illusion. Ostensibly, you're walking across a giant 3D sphere in them, but the distance you can cover in them until you loop back around is far too short to possibly be set on a real sphere--its clearly a torus (donut shaped) sphere (or, in the most technical sense, a 2D square map that just loops you around)--BUT when you turn around to the left or right, the game still treats it like you're walking on a sphere instead of revealing what should be a giant ring you're traversing, but the transition is quick enough to disguise this shift in mass, time and space. In other words, the stages are checkered donuts visually projected onto a fake-3D sphere. Its a really jarring brain teaser, to say the least!

[@JoeyMetalman]

Mind blown!

[@Charityivy]

WOW this is just aswome u rock a this game i have never seen someone do so well before. keep on rockin dude

[@markheying2830]

As far as I remember, whenever you see Blue Spheres in a square, you should usually try to just get the ones on the edge of the square.

[@AlyCatVR]

That's how I usually go for them! When I saw how they went for the middle and worked around, I got so much anxiety xD

[@lendondrent5082]

Stage 1 - to easy Stage 2 - easy Stage 3 - to easy Stage 4 - medium Stage 5 - to easy Stage 6 - medium Stage 7 - harder

[@chara8524]

But the level dificulty upgrade for the speed

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

Two of the most nostalgic sounds in the first second of this video. RIP MSN

[@blueoctober6]

The "Lakers" one is the hardest! lol these are so fun to do!! 90's for life man!

[@westonc973]

Ice cap? I beat that one.

[@datboi_yennie]

I’m currently using this video again for sonic origins…

[@JoeyMetalman]

Hell yeah man! I'm really enjoying Sonic Origins.

[@logostown6472]

It was a surprise when they put these levels in sonic mania alot of memories and still hard lol

[@lampacafe]

Cool Stuff bro! I appreciate u put this vid on youtube. It brings up so many childhood memories... I remember my family was having the house renovated and as a kid I used to play this game... funny thing is the workers that used to work were going nuts because of the squiking sounds of the game :)))))) poor guys even asked my ma to take the video console in a different room :))))))))))

[@tristanboy3857]

When I was about 4 years old my Dad got me this game for PC. It's what started my love for Sonic, and Platformers as a whole. These stages quickly became too easy for me. So, my strategy was to trap myself between two of the silver spheres with stars on them and bounce back and forth, then I'd put the game in windowed mode (F4). Doing so would let the game play at an extremely fast speed for some reason, and I'd let it quickly ramp up to maximum speed. Then, I'd full screen the game again and beat the stage anyway, but at maximum speed... 4 year old me was on crack I swear lol. I still prefer to play these at maximum speed, but without emulators or the PC version, having it sit there and just slowly build up speed doesn't seem worth the effort. Sonic Mania having tons of these stages was pure heaven for me though

[@bigwilly32]

"Sonic Mania having tons of these stages was pure heaven for me though" Wait so you don't know that Sonic 3 has 134,217,728 blue sphere stages?

[@barrowmeoct04]

This thing drove me nuts back then. I just one day decided not to even bother with these special stages anymore; I was having growing ANGER issues.

[@mrcopyclown]

If you look at the background and the floor, Angel Island is black and brown, Hydrocity is turquoise, Marble Garden is Orange and White, Carnival Night is red and white, Flying Battery might look like brown and black. Ice Cap is white and blue, and Launch Base is yellow and purple.

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

honestly, like Shadow would say, the "damn" chaos emerald was the 4th one, it took me quite a few attempts to win the special stage (also the White and Red checkered pattern reminds me of Casino Night, for some reason)

[@skittycreamstar]

This gives me an untold amount of anxiety.

[@teletsuo]

is it bad that i want a whole game of this stage bc i love it

[@slumprage_777]

You make it look so simple.

[@ticklysquiggles]

When I was a goofy kid, I used to give these stages nicknames based on what the colors reminded me of 1. Pizza 2. Sea turtle 4. Peppermint 5. Stu's tie (Stu from Rugrats, it's somewhat close to the colors of his necktie) 6. Sailor (it's kinda the colors of a usual sailor uniform) 7. Jester I skipped 3 cuz I didn't give that one a nickname. Wasn't sure what it looked like. Welp, there's no time like the present to name it! I'mma call it the Flan stage

[@SonicPlayer2004]

The colors of each checkerboard go by each Zone. Special Stage 1 (Angel Island) Special Stage 2 (Hydrocity) Special Stage 3 (Marble Garden) Special Stage 4 (Carnival Night) Special Stage 5 (Flying Battery) Special Stage 6 (IceCap) Special Stage 7 (Launch Base)

[@klockowikolesie18]

stage 5 is flying battery cuz originaly it was after carnival night

[@SonicPlayer2004]

@@klockowikolesie18 I know.

[@Hawkeye156]

Name a time in your life when you were more terrified, gripped with fear than doing the Sonic Special Stage. Can't do it can you? IT'S SO INSANELY DIFFICULT AND WHEN YOU GET NEAR THE END AND IT STARTS MOVING FASTER AND YOU KNOW YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE ORBS TO GET IT BECOMES SO TERRIFYING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO FAINT OR CRY

[@JoeyMetalman]

Couldn't have said it better myself!! The adrenaline running through ur body when you need ONE MROE ORB and the screen is freaking out going super fast. Good times ;D

[@jimmd56]

good skills. well done, and thanks for the guide! playing this for the first time now! catching up on the classics from my childhood that I missed out on.

[@JoeyMetalman]

Glad you're giving this game a shot because its definitely a classic and one of the greats. Thanks for watching!

[@jimmd56]

indeed it is a great one! I can't believe how insanely better than sonic 1 and 2 this is, and I still think they are awesome. If only I had known at the time... I'm playing the one fused with sonic and knuckles, as it was originally intended. it is a long game! but well worth it.

[@ConsecutiveNumbaFour]

Thanks dude

[@RedWelshDragon]

You make it look so easy!

[@multimania4151]

Thanks for the help

[@ShinobiWan1]

This helped me get all the Chaos Emeralds, 17 years later! Thank you! I'm now having problems with Sonic and Knuckles recognising my Sonic 3 saves though. Do you know anything about that?

[@ShinobiWan1]

OH WAIT nevermind! I figured it out! What happened was that I was playing a new Sonic 3 game, but the S&K cart already had some old saves on it (from the same cart) So for some reason, it wasn't reading them. But I deleted all of the S&K saves, then went back to Sonic 3 and watched the ending again (not sure if that's necessary) and then popped it back in, and voila! It works!

[@JoeyMetalman]

Congrats! 👏

[@seattlebeast6165]

The sound when it turns into super sonic at the end gives me chills

[@TheZEFilms]

I got all the chaos emeralds on a black and white, 13" TV. That will be my only claim to fame.

[@CellarDoorx06]

Impressive with 7 Emeralds = 7 "Perfects". My anxiety would always get to me!

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

i can def. do that too, but i would need to retry the 6th one because that one gives me stress

[@rkoradiopictures4569]

1st Special Stage - Green Chaos Emerald 2nd Special Stage - Yellow Chaos Emerald 3rd Special Stage - Pink Chaos Emerald 4th Special Stage - Blue Chaos Emerald 5th Special Stage - Grey Chaos Emerald 6th Special Stage - Red Chaos Emerald 7th Special Stage - Cyan Chaos Emerald I think, it was a perfect game of Chaos Emerald with 7 colors for me.

[@Nedums]

Him: *touches pinball* Me: *oh no* Him: *survives* Me: WHAT

[@Squares2]

Sonic Spinball memos

[@Squares2]

BE SURPRISED AT ME I BEAT THE CHAOS EMERALDS AND ON TO THE SUPER EMERALDS WHICH I WONT DO

[@FarmYardGaming]

I find it way easier here than in Mania

[@PhantomFist37]

Thanks, I'd rather deal with the emeralds in the beginning of the game, when the giant rings are easy to find

[@shellder_gaming]

Fun fact: In every classic sonic game, you can enter the special stage through a big ring… Except sonic 2! Weird right?

[@millwallfan06]

They’ve yet to make a sonic like this.. maybe the people Who made the WonderBoy remakes could give this a shot?

[@JoeyMetalman]

No problem! Glad i could be of service :)

[@formerlycringe]

i love the music of special stages

[@fbx03]

Amazing soundtrack

[@SuperShadFett11]

THAT DAMN 4TH CHAOS EMERALD

[@unofficalmushroom2638]

Lol

[@redeadbone9007]

NO! THAT DAMN 5TH CHAOS EMERALD! WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS!

[@Squares2]

5TH EMERALD IS SO HARD I DONT KNOW HOW I DID THAT ONE!!!🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Squares2]

4th is ez

[@thebandanadee8265]

Thx for the help!

[@aaroncallahan1062]

Oh my gosh.. NOSTALGIA Wait, I was born in 2002. Why do Sonic songs from the Genesis sounds so nostalgic but I was born in 2002?

[@dylanriddle782]

These gave me intense trouble, but they were fun to play. Still, that infamous speed change catches me off guard in certain points which can cause me to accidentally hit a red sphere and negate my progress in that special stage. >:(

[@Lunarcreeper]

imagine if the orbs didn't turn into rings-

[@keebaman]

I got all Chaos Emeralds too. Hard at first. Need fast reflexes and you have to know your bearings.

[@chadguindon6909]

I remember when I was a kid, I used only get through the first 3 special stages.

[@iamjohnporter67]

The music really speeds up the more of those blue orbs you collect.

[@Ognyan397]

As a child i always wonderend what will happen if i do not start moving in this special satge ! Would i still speed up ? Anyway i never tried !

[@robertanderson9447]

@@Ognyan397 Your character starts to move by himself when the "Get Blue Spheres" text disappears.

[@Ognyan397]

@@robertanderson9447 I ment when i enter this stage with the spheres , i wont start moving for 5 minute , would the speed get immidiately faster after that ?

[@robertanderson9447]

@@Ognyan397 You can't stay still. The game makes you start moving after a few seconds, no matter what. But if you could be still for that long, it would probably get fast immediately.

[@micahbarbee8636]

Oh my gosh, I loved playing sonic 3 especially combined with sonic and knuckles! Got a video for the super emeralds?

[@OtterLords]

I’m glad you don’t have to get all rings in the mini game to win

[@nopeno9772]

This video answered my question. I would always wonder what would happen if you got all of them.

[@TimothyTCB]

I ate a giant sandwich, I even ate a steak. I'm a giant sandwich man, and I even ate a cake.

[@ItsARandomUsr]

I dont go for the rings because thats just less time i have before it speeds up

[@zerosan1]

thanks dude...that´s the help i needed!!

[@ExtremeWreck]

I remember back in the day calling those spheres "blue balls" instead of "blue spheres" lol.

[@airunux8556]

I think I got like 2 of the gems, probably the most stressful part of the game, just watching this makes my heart race. XD

[@5b19jaredpereira4]

this helps a lot thanks

[@koseki_stuff]

This video was posted about 4 months after I was born. So yeah.

[@BCastillo718]

I love the music so much it would be stuck in head allllllllllll day

[@bluescreen_]

On the XBOX 360 ver. you can save in the middle of a special stage and retry the stage over and over again. (I just tried it)

[@arthurbeltran7777]

Thank you! ❤️

[@JoeyMetalman]

@Primape92 No, you absolutely need to grab all blue orbs in order to get the Chaos Emerald.

[@lukidon8715]

I've lost the damn 4th chaos emerald like 5 times now and now I'm just admitting defeat and watching this, and im only just now remembering you can jump in the special stages, fml.

[@JoeyMetalman]

Don't give up! 💪🏼

[@lkz1373]

That's awesome, dude

[@ivesn1493]

Excellent video friend!! Thks

[@JoeyMetalman]

Thanks for watching!

[@Go_Bonobo]

Ives N You are handsome. 👌😆

[@nguyentrunghieu5940]

thank you very much!

[@juanmanuelgarciapadilla5835]

Gracias bro con eso podre tener las 7 eres el mejor sige asi 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎