Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - Final boss + ending GENESIS

[@RookStep]

The little ending cutscene and music brought me so much joy about 27 years ago when I first beat it.

[@PKGangsta18]

Me too. It was the first video game I have ever beaten back in 94. I was 10 yrs old.

[@Buttsophagus]

It's funny that you should mention "Beat It", because it's actually Stranger in Moscow!

[@Sanicfan9192]

@@Buttsophaguslmao

[@philmoufarrege]

when the sky turns dark and that music kicks in and you see robotnik drop past quick and you get a glimpse of what you're about to face OMG so good!!!

[@Joseph-s]

The song is the only thing keeping sonic 3 with a climatic ending.

[@Zangy_boy491]

I think the boss song was good

[@Zixe123]

Actually one of the few bosses that CAN hit you through super sonic's invincibility. Took me quite a few lives to finally beat this boss as a kid. Most memorable game of the Genesis for me.

[@isadorasv5]

yeah, and even thought this is usually reserved for the most badass bosses, Knuckles randomly jumping from a hole in the opening cutscene can do the exact same thing. So it makes you think: Either Super Sonic's invincibility is kinda shitty in the most convinient moments or Knuckles is the extreme badass

[@yarknark]

@@isadorasv5 either that or for some reason Eggman managed to crack the weak point of super forms and just decided *fuck it whatever* and forgot about it dumb fuckin move eggman lol

[@Zixe123]

@@isadorasv5 My guess is that since this takes place on Angel Island, the Master Emerald's resting place, and that Knuckles is the Emerald's guardian, he probably learned a thing or two about those gemstones throughout the years like maybe, tap into the Master Emerald just enough to disrupt any pesky intruders that uses the inferior chaos emeralds to barge in?

[@famaki8072]

it's actually that they forgot to program super sonic to be immune to that attack. it's fixed in sonic 3 & knuckles when you fight big arms on the knuckles story, it makes a spring sound effect but at least with how long the attack is it at least makes you lose time

[@retrofan4963]

It's a glitch. Big Arm is not meant to hurt Super Sonic. When Big Arm hurts Super Sonic, the programming acts like it's hurting regular Sonic, even though that's not supposed to happen. Sonic 3 alone is released where some things still need to be patched. Sonic 3 & Knuckles patched all the glitches that needed fixing. That's why Super Knuckles fighting Big Arm patched correctly where Big Arm does not hurt Super Knuckles. Sonic Origins made that more clear that same happens with Sonic in Super form.

[@mrcopyclown]

2:53 Ending starts I don’t know why people prefer S&K music over Michael Jackson music in S3

[@gfyGoogle]

Because they have bad taste

[@codmott286]

@@gfyGoogle because it's a GREAT genesis song but a very AVERAGE MJ song.

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

Stranger in Moscow is the greatest song full of truth and emotion

[@princeofpop8]

@@gfyGoogleThey’re obviously haters.

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

Because of copyrights from the Jackson family.

[@FeelingShred]

Rings as a Health Mechanic is a WORK OF GENIUS And it rewards skill to get the rings back too TIMELESS CLASSIC

[@lencijescobar]

Michael Jackson "Stranger in Moscow" in sonic 3 is amazing

[@madisonwolfe777]

Lenci Escobar I

[@addi543]

Sonic 3 is a top 5 Michael Jackson album

[@AaronGeo]

I just beat this game today on one sitting and with no game overs

[@tokenblack7983]

Damn son well done

[@jakezom2389]

But all emeralds?

[@AaronGeo]

​@@jakezom2389 Nope, blue sphere levels are hard af

[@Darkmage1293]

My childhood. Perks of being a Genesis kid.

[@whact]

sega really made a machine with big arms become one of the most menacing bosses in a sonic game, the mood is so well set for this boss fight

[@nohface7565]

This song is how I'm studying FM synthesis lol

[@Moonwalker86]

01:00 That was a moment of death for me scared me to death

[@FrankyThaiHouse]

That isn't even scary...

[@Birdhouseart]

I can relate to this. Your a kid, you just beat the laser egg fight with ease and you think the games over and Eggman's retreating, only for the sky to blacken as he descends from the heavens to slam you into next week.

[@TheManWithSomeTypeOfPlan]

@@FrankyThaiHouse playing it when one was super young, between the ages of 5-7. Yeah this is shit pants scary.

[@DatPomniFan]

@@FrankyThaiHouseokay but ur scary 😭😭

[@FrankyThaiHouse]

@@DatPomniFan boo.

[@soundspark]

In Sonic 3&K after defeating the first boss wave it goes straight to Mushroom Hill Zone, except in Origins where this fight is added.

[@Sicxej88]

The music is wonderful!

[@watertakken]

+Jexcis V. “Papillon” Castrillon B. Micheal Jackson Stranger From Moscow for the ending part.

[@lencijescobar]

+watertakken yeah it Michael Jackson

[@alpacalemons3123]

yea

[@Du-yw1pz]

Yup

[@matthewgregory8218]

New it had some kind of meaning the final boss music for part 3

[@zachzi2368]

I feel like a stranger in moscow

[@jakezom2389]

Sonic 3 is such a classic

[@ericfisher9513]

Grabs sonic Sonic:it’s cool I’m super sonic Robotnik: fool did you not know that this is just sonic 3 Sonic: I regret everything

[@Blueboy7017]

Who else beat Eggman in Sonic 3 when all of a sudden super sonic lost all rings and face off against big arms without rings

[@jirachido3997]

I am so used to the Sonic 3 & Knuckles version where the second bossfight is exclusive to the Knuckles story that seeing Eggman on that machine feels wrong

[@carlitosway2487]

What a masterpiece Sonic 3 and Knuckles!

[@dugluvsechidna6468]

this was the music i heard once i completed my life in Michigan

[@andymate2006]

I always feel after you see Sonic turn super then it goes to black. Before the end credits roll and the music starts it should’ve said To Be Continued. Then right at the end when you see Sonic and Tails at the logo, when you see it flash it should’ve said Part 2. Coming Soon. Imagine the excitement that would’ve caused at the time.

[@MrHeightz-qe6sp]

I fuckin love this boss fight 🤧

[@AboAbdulable]

@Kazuma1929 actually there are 3 Sonic 3: begins from angel island and ends with launch base. Sonic & knuckles: begins from mushroom hill and ends with the death egg. sonic 3 & knuckles: sonic 3 and sonic & knuckles combined in which begins from angel island and ends with the death egg...

[@ivankemerovo12]

Doomsday zone.

[@user-yo6dt6vw2l]

2:53 Music name? I love this part so much.

[@anarchytheangel346]

Came for Stranger In Moscow.

[@ImmortalfireTheMod]

I always found the proper way to fight this boss was to have Sonic 3 cart plugged into Sonic & Knuckles, so when this level ends you go immediately to the Mushroom Hill zone.

[@isadorasv5]

Was this possible? As I remember, SnK removed this boss so you can only fight him in Sonic 3.

[@Sanicfan9192]

⁠​⁠@@isadorasv5 you can’t in the original, but you fight it as the boss on the knuckles path and it was restored in origins.

[@LilianNeves7]

Michael Jackson - Stranger In Moscow ;-)

[@JBJones66]

Great video! It's been so long since I've played JUST sonic 3 without the "& knuckles". I had forgotten how 3 ends and where &knuckles begins.

[@travelsonic]

... how the hell did Robotnik's exploding cause the WHOLE Death Egg to explode? 0_o

[@FrankyThaiHouse]

I think it's the death egg from the ending sonic 2 where the death egg explodes, there isn't any gravity in space so maybe a meteor hit the top and the death egg entered the atmosphere and crashed into hidden palace

[@ZillaSupreme]

Or the DE could’ve run out of fuel midtakeoff and crash on Angel Island

[@Joseph-s]

To be fair eggman exploded about 15 times

[@ruler_of_everything]

A screw fell out.

[@codyterpstra]

This music was always a favorite for me

[@bendito247]

Sometimes I wonder if the ending where sonic is just wagging his finger after destroying the death egg is supposed to be a cliffhanger. I can just imagine someone screaming “SONIC WHY TF ARE YOU CELEBRATING?!?! YOU’RE FALLING DOWN ON A PLATFORM THATLL LAND WHO KNOWS WHERE!!”

[@isadorasv5]

well, he jumps as super sonic (apparently flying?). if he didint Tails would probably save him in the Tornado anyway.

[@uniquemeek4532]

This final fight gave me much anxiety. I remember pausing the game to take a break and get my mind right.

[@watertakken]

I love Micheal Jackson's ending theme.

[@iquityoutube8497]

For the credits,i thinked the music will transition between zones

[@robert_douglas]

2:51 my headcannon is the death egg exploding in sonic 3 is what leads to the game gear games

[@knuckt.k.9456]

But... Sonic & Knuckles comes right after Sonic 3.

[@robert_douglas]

@@knuckt.k.9456 yeah, like I see that where the game gear games diverge from the genesis games Like I said, Just my headcannon

[@knuckt.k.9456]

@@robert_douglas oh, ok.

[@matthewgregory8218]

Still remember the ending

[@Mrd122]

With the Sonic & Knuckles add-on, you only fight the first boss in this video with Sonic or Tails, whereas Knuckles fights the second one instead of the first. And the Death Egg falls back down on Angel Island, which sets it up directly to S&K and the full Sonic 3 story

[@dhertsens5617]

0:55 - Hey, why is he leaving? Think he's pissed? 1:01: - HOLY SHIT YES HE'S VERY PISSED!!!

[@chrispalacios6374]

I like the sonic 3 credits theme

[@FairPlay137]

If the last screen has "try again" on it, you have not collected all 7 emeralds.

[@cripplehawk]

Michael Jackson was involved in the Sonic 3 music department but sadly the serious allegation of child molestation in 1993 ended his involvement in Sonic 3 so there was some music rewrites but this one stayed.....only for Michael Jackson to use it for his Stranger in Moscow song years later...He wanted his limited involvement uncredited.

[@princeofpop8]

In actuality as per the anonymous person who stated discussing with PopFiction, that Michael stepped down from Sonic 3 before the allegations happened due to his dissatisfaction with how his songs in the game sounded. In short Brad Buxer was telling the truth which contradicted Roger Hector’s claims in a 2005 interview.

[@JacksonTheSkylanderDude67]

Fun Fact: Sonic 3 is the First half of the Game, and Sonic & Knuckles is the Second half of the Game, So If you Use the Lock on Technology from the Sonic & Knuckles Cartridge & Put on Sonic 3 then you will get the full half of the game

[@emilkata]

It's quite known (I hope)

[@DatPomniFan]

wow give us something we dont know

[@JacksonTheSkylanderDude67]

@@DatPomniFan the sun is a planet/j

[@MrJaymac22]

3.04 for sonic in moscow epic tune ftw

[@fabianooliveira2122]

Jogo muito bom , zerei incontestáveis vezes ,loves sonic

[@ChrisIsWashed]

1:00 sonic:OH SHIT

[@kirbytsukinoXD]

Esto no ha acabado.

[@Cola_Kalashni774]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Staff Roll Composed by: Michael Jackson and SEGA Sound Team

[@vmystikilv]

@PS3pRoGaMeRs True, but the music in 3 kills 2

[@gjtrue]

Sounds VERY similar to MJ's Stranger in Moscow... ;)

[@coolsammy9876]

I always feel like big arm has been forgotten people always talk about sonic 2's final boss,sonic and knuckles/sonic 3 and knuckles,or the modern era final bosses and completely forget big arm luckily perfect chaos is more talked about.

[@jirachido3997]

Mainly because Big Arm is lame

[@evrness]

Good job, but why were you spin dashing into eggman? I may not have this game but I know its better to try and spin dash eggman unless you're super sonic by the way, the music for the final boss is awesome!!!

[@travelsonic]

@piledriver45 Not to mention as well that the spot where you hit the final boss in Sonic 2 is such where you can, even after hitting him in the right spot, STILL fall through and die. >_

[@jmsonicfan20]

awesome final boss music

[@billymccarthy3782]

The big arm took me ages

[@octavionknox8882]

Ages is sega backwards

[@Kazuma1929]

wait they are 2 versions of Sonic 3? i played sonic 3 and knuckles only

[@MoGoBo97MovieMaker]

what zone is it

[@alpacalemons3123]

go! go! go! go, go! go! go!

[@tylarjones9281]

Best Sonic boss battle ever.

[@bruhyougottachill6665]

Wait so all this time sonic knew how to fly eggmans egg pod if sonic did that before he would of beaten him faster

[@Misunderstoodsoul247]

i beat this game and the ending icon was different..it said try again wit eggman and knuckles picture on it why is dat??

[@cooladien6157]

OriginalTKP because you didn't collect the 7 chaos emeralds.

[@Jevil-vf3hy]

2:53 has to be my favorite short jingle of all time

[@JayBeatz973]

bro when you lose that last ring you already know wassup,

[@joewest1674]

Can we just take a minute to try and process the fact that there are people out there who genuinely think that Mario is better than Sonic. Bless their lost souls

[@codmott286]

im sorry which hero is still featured in AAA titles on their own console?

[@michaelwallace9461]

Ummmmm... hate to break it to you, but since sonic cd there has been no contest

[@theofficialliedetector1545]

I mean, Mario doesn't release his games as buggy messes

[@piledriver45]

@masteruv not the mention that the final boss needs 12 hits! And it's not easy to hit him. Sorry for spoilers

[@Subzwari1987]

At 4:45, gotta add one more name: Michael Jackson

[@DatPomniFan]

Micheal jackson never worker on the sonic 3 songs it was his team, mostly brad buxer

[@gladiator_jayy]

Am I the only one who noticed the game time at Te beginning?

[@megadrive99swell83]

No, you're seeing things.

[@zwataketa]

2:12 epic standing jump by sonic!

[@atn_antho]

Sonic:Where is my friend?! Eggman:PINGAS!!!

[@KrazyScruffy9001]

@sonicdude624 The one with the big arms is in Generations, he looks a lot easier since he's not the Final Boss and for some reason they play Doomsday during the fight?

[@sonicdude624]

I've heard this boss is going to be in sonic generations

[@sonicgamer420]

3ds

[@briyante5006]

Creidt ending epic hermoso final la verdad

[@radplayz7877]

Do you have the most rarest copy of Sonic Sonic 3 pretty much doesn't exist anymore the only way to play it is to get like Sonic Origins

[@rodrigofontes7787]

infancia 3:00 :')

[@madisonwolfe777]

Rodrigo Fontes I

[@Xludo73GoEco]

@masteruv Actually the Sonic 2 boss i found to be very simple but at the same time very very epic!!! :D All I had to do was keep out of his way while his walking about, wait for him to go in the air, make sure he lands on the far left side but quickly run back a bit, jump on his Mecha's head when it drops down a bit, run all the way to the other side to avoid him hitting me by shooting his spike arms and repeat the same process over again until he is down. Simple but very epic...! :D

[@isadorasv5]

No rings and having to beat silver sonic (aka first metal sonic) all over again if you lose makes it even more epic.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Robotniks beard poofs crack me up lol

[@_TheJp_]

@piledriver45 technically this is not a "final boss" cause they splitted sonic 3 in sonic 3 and sonic& knuckles... after this as you well know will come mushroom hill

[@EpicTails]

2:13 how did u do that???

[@Narasku]

What was the sonic that had the ending when he chased dr. Robotnic in space in hyper mode

[@andrewplaza5306]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

[@dugluvsechidna6468]

17 lives the game is easy but fun

[@Shiroyasham]

you used fraps to record it was not?

[@vvampvious]

How did you get the game HD

[@billy123212]

I think people will agree with me when I say sonic 2 has the best ending

[@Catmeowfs]

Yes

[@christianrodriguez7503]

1:00-1:17-1:23-1:40-2:23-2:28-2:54-3:02-3:34

[@VforVicarious]

am i the only one who likes this beter than the doom day zone?

[@jirachido3997]

Just how

[@burp3267]

remember when this thing was able to straight up knock us out of super sonic?

[@watertakken]

Stranger From Moscow ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ Just Love it.

[@MikeSchmidtgamerandnightguard]

That song was from this, since Michael jackson was involved in sonic 3s music

[@Каменьсговномкита]

+Doomsday zone final zone ending sonic and knuckles

[@Novakdjokovic517]

Stranger in Moscow

[@piledriver45]

sonic 2's final boss is way harder. Why? because you have NO RINGS

[@isadorasv5]

worse: two bosses in a row with no rings.

[@Azabien]

Insta shield was actually useful for once.

[@isadorasv5]

I thought it was useless too, until the first time I had to defeat the Great Egg Robo, it was essential to use the insta shield to break his fingers. After this, I started to use the insta shield in every playthrough every time I can, and is pretty useful now for things that I never thought it could be before, like those blue flying ills from Angel Island when they are eletrifying themselves. As far as i remember, defeating Great Egg Robos's fingers with tails was pretty much hell without the insta shield after I learned its value.

[@nicolasjunio993]

I just finished the game now after more 10 years since the first time that i had played, i expected to fight against Knuckles

[@CalvinA87]

You fight knuckles on sonic & knuckles

[@Jurihan4life]

Or sonic 3 and knuckles. Sonic 3 and knuckles is sonic 3, and sonic and knuckles in the same game.

[@user-tx8hd9uo6l]

cara me responde uma pergunta? ontem eu fechei o sonic the headhock 3 no meu xbox e nos creditos quando parou de subir as letras apareceu knuckles com as chaos esmerald e escreveu try again vc sabe me dizer pq?

[@negonozes]

Rodrigo Cuba Pegou todas as Chaos Emeralds?

[@oldschoolgameshacksenterta3185]

Favorite boss big arm

[@princeofpop8]

2:13 “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO‼️ I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG‼️”

[@thesamuraihobbit]

Disappointing final boss after the one in 2.

[@klein2042]

Indeed

[@coolman5242]

+thesamuraihobbit It's nowhere near as dissapointing as the Sonc 1 boss.

[@dewdropp8587]

coolman5242 well, it was their first game so sonic 1 shouldn't be involved in any of this

[@octavionknox8882]

How about Sonic CD? that's the most disappointing final boss to my opinion

[@infinitemillennium3821]

Sonic 2 final boss wasn't better at all.

[@it4040]

6:09 looks like the 3 from toy story 3 lol

[@roundertoasterreturns9372]

6:09

[@bendito247]

The death egg didn’t explode. It got flashed out just to tell the player NOPE! NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DEATHE EGG AND SONIC TILL THE NEXT GAME

[@ger_weet]

You shouldn’t have any rings, not saying they aren’t supposed to have any, I’m saying the developers made the final boss too easy

[@Erophia]

Never ending this game