Now Would Be The Perfect Time to Remake Sonic 3 & Knuckles

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With the second Sonic the Hedgehog movie on its way, people are going to get excited about the blue blur once again. Some peoples' favorite things about the character are his powers, attitude, and — as the secondSonic movie trailer highlights — his friends and rivals. Those who aren't familiar with Sonic and his friends are going to have a lot of questions, and if there's one game in the franchise that could provide those answers, it's Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

A combination of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, these titles are typically seen as a part one and two since they were developed at about the same time, released in the same year, and they tell one overarching story. The story they tell also outlines the presumed plot and character dynamics of the upcoming movie well. Because of that, it would be a perfect time to remake Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles for modern audiences.

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Story-wise, Sonic 3 & Knuckles resembles the upcoming movie's premise. Sonic 3 & Knuckles sees Sonic and Tails fly to the floating Angel Island to stop Dr. Robotnik from rebuilding his Death Egg base, meanwhile Knuckles tries to stop them under the false pretense that Sonic is trying to steal the island's power source: the Master Emerald. The movie hasn't been released, so its full plot details aren't known, but from the trailers released so far fans know the Death Egg, the Master Emerald, and Knuckles as an antagonist are all in the movie.

Since the original game was the introduction of Knuckles to the series, it is a perfect introduction to the dynamic of Sonic and Knuckles' relationship. Sonic 3 & Knuckles is the first game in the franchise with in-game storytelling