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The game served as the first appearance of Knuckles the Echidna, who would be featured prominently in future Sonic games. Issues 33 and 34 of Sonic the Comic and issue 13 of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic consisted of their own comic adaptations of the game.[82] For Sonic's twentieth anniversary, Sega released Sonic Generations, a game that remade aspects of various past games from the franchise.[83] The Nintendo 3DS version of the game features a remake of the game's final boss, "Big Arms". Additionally, a re-arranged version of the "Game Over" theme appeared in the game.[84] A re-imagined version of the Hydrocity stage, along with the Blue Sphere bonus stage, and a glimpse of Angel Island (just before Green Hill begins) appears in the 2017 game Sonic Mania.

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^ Not officially credited. See the relevant section below for more details. ^ Japanese: ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ 3 ( スリー ) , Hepburn: Sonikku za Hejjihoggu Surī ?