Sonic the Hedgehog 3

1994 video game
VideoGame video_game Q856562
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was directed by Hirokazu Yasuhara[4].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's composer is recorded as Jun Senoue[5].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's composer is recorded as Tatsuyuki Maeda[6].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's composer is recorded as Brad Buxer[7].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's composer is recorded as Q2831[8].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was published by Q122741[9].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's genre is platform game[10].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 followed Sonic the Hedgehog 2[11].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was followed by Sonic & Knuckles[12].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was produced by Yuji Naka[13].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's developer is recorded as Sonic Team[14].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[15].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's designed by is recorded as Takashi Iizuka[16].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is part of Sonic 3 & Knuckles[17].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Commons category is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog 3[18].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[19].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's platform is recorded as Nintendo 3DS[21].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's platform is recorded as Q48263[22].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[23].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[24].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[25].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3's language of work or name is recorded as English[26].
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was distributed by digital download[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e7a31c00-5fe2-4094-ab5e-7ddff43b68be[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was published by Q122741[9]. It was produced by Yuji Naka[13]. It was directed by Hirokazu Yasuhara[4].

Publication

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was released on February 2, 1994[30]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[26]. Its genre is platform game[10]. It is part of Sonic 3 & Knuckles[17]. Its part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[15]. It was distributed by digital download[27].

Subject and Themes

Sonic the Hedgehog 3's part of the series is recorded as Sonic the Hedgehog[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 followed Sonic the Hedgehog 2[11]. It was followed by Sonic & Knuckles[12].

Why It Matters

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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