History VideoGame / Sonic3DFlickiesIsland

* CountrySwitch: The Sega Genesis version detects if the console is played with its region set to America or Europe and will change its title screen accordingly.
* ConvectionSchmonvection: On the world map, anyway. Diamond Dust and Volcano Valley Zones are shown right next to each other. Why Diamond Dust Zone doesn't melt into a a fog-shrouded land is a mystery.

* AwardBaitSong: The Saturn version has a vocal song over the staff credits called "You're My Hero", sung by Debbie Moris. It's implicitly sung by the Flickies to Sonic, but in practice it's a slow-placed love ballad that hits most of the award-bait marks. The song's main motif is actually a RecurringRiff through the Saturn version's soundtrack.

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] PlatformGame known in American languages and Japanese[[note]]via re-releases of the Mega Drive version; the Sega Saturn port was released as ''Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island''[[/note]] as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Sonic 3D Blast]]'', starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog three-foot speed demon]], developed by Creator/TravellersTales. The game was released for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn[[note]]to compensate for the cancellation of the game that was supposed to be the Saturn's KillerApp, ''VideoGame/SonicXtreme''[[/note]] in 1996, as well as for the UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1997. It was initially passed up for release in Japan until 1999, where the Saturn version's release coincided with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure [[UpdatedRerelease International]]''. The Genesis version was the last brand new ''Sonic'' release for that system and second-last overall in North America, after the 1997 compilation ''Sonic Classics 3-in-1'', which was previously released in Europe in 1995.

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] PlatformGame known in American languages and Japanese[[note]]via re-releases of the Mega Drive version; the Sega Saturn port was released as ''Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island''[[/note]] as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Sonic 3D Blast]]'', starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog three-foot speed demon]], developed by Creator/TravellersTales. The game was released for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn[[note]]to compensate for the cancellation of the game that was supposed to be the Saturn's KillerApp, ''VideoGame/SonicXtreme''[[/note]] in 1996, as well as for the UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1997. It was initially passed up for release in Japan until 1999, where the Saturn version's release coincided with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure [[UpdatedRerelease International]]''. The Genesis version was the last brand new ''Sonic'' release for that system and second-last overall in North America, after the 1997 compilation ''Sonic Classics 3-in-1'', which was previously released in Europe in 1995.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The ''Director's Cut'' makes the Flickies easier to catch, tightens the feel of the controls, and improves camera behavior when moving fast or fighting Dr. Robotnik.

* UnexpectedArtUpgradeMoment: [[FinaleProductionUpgrade As this was close to the end of the Genesis/Megadrive's lifespan]], naturally this was to occur. However, what's unexpected is that for a 16-bit console, the intro logo is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-aQvP7CUAI smooth-fading low-color 30-FPS full-motion video]], and what comes next is a '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehwV2K60r8 FULL-MOTION CINEMATIC CUTSCENE]]''''', which has been packed onto a cartridge with a full-fledged game!

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] PlatformGame known in North America and Japan[[note]]via re-releases of the Mega Drive version; the Sega Saturn port was released as ''Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island''[[/note]] as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Sonic 3D Blast]]'', starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog three-foot speed demon]], developed by Creator/TravellersTales. The game was released for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn[[note]]to compensate for the cancellation of the game that was supposed to be the Saturn's KillerApp, ''VideoGame/SonicXtreme''[[/note]] in 1996, as well as for the UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1997. It was initially passed up for release in Japan until 1999, where the Saturn version's release coincided with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure [[UpdatedRerelease International]]''. The Genesis version was the last brand new ''Sonic'' release for that system and second-last overall in North America, after the 1997 compilation ''Sonic Classics 3-in-1'', which was previously released in Europe in 1995.

* CountrySwitch: The Sega Genesis version detects if the console is played on NTSC or PAL and will change its title screen accordingly.

Jon Burton, founder of Travelers Tales, announced in 2017 a ''Director's Cut'' GameMod for the original Sega Genesis version. The beta version was released as a patch file during the [[http://sonichacking.org/entry/57 Sonic Hacking Contest]], featuring several quality of life improvements and features such as a level select screen, Super Sonic and a [[DebugRoom Debug Mode]]. The final patch was released on Steam Workshop as a downloadable ROM patch on December 23, 2017.

* PercussiveMaintenance: Can't be bothered to input B, A, Right, A, C, Up, Down, A at the title screen of the Genesis version to unlock the level select? Just wiggle or slap your cart a couple of times. Because of the game's error-handling method (which simply kicks the player to the level select in the event of any unhandled exception) you'll get sent to the level select instead of an error screen. Of course the button input method is less...abusive.

JustForFun/TheOneWith Flickies.

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] PlatformGame known in North America and Japan[[note]]via re-releases of the Mega Drive version; the Sega Saturn port was released as ''Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island''[[/note]] as ''[[MarketBasedTitle Sonic 3D Blast]]'', starring Creator/{{Sega}}'s [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog three-foot speed demon]], developed by Creator/TravellersTales. The game was released for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis and the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn[[note]]to compensate for the cancellation of the game that was supposed to be the Saturn's KillerApp, ''Sonic X-treme''[[/note]] in 1996, as well as for the UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows in 1997. It was initially passed up for release in Japan until 1999, where the Saturn version's release coincided with ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure [[UpdatedRerelease International]]''. The Genesis version was the last brand new ''Sonic'' release for that system and second-last overall in North America, after the 1997 compilation ''Sonic Classics 3-in-1'', which was previously released in Europe in 1995.

TheOneWith Flickies.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This game is the first ''Sonic'' game to have the Homing Attack, referred to in this game as the Blast Attack. In contrast to the later 3D games however, which has it as part of his default moveset, the homing attack in this game is more akin to the elemental shield abilities from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', in that it can only be used if Sonic gets the Gold Shield, which never appears after this game.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This game is the first ''Sonic'' game to have the Homing Attack, referred to in this game as the blast Attack. In contrast to the later 3D games however, which has it as part of his default moveset, the homing attack can only be used if Sonic gets a unique golden shield, which never appears again after this game.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This game is the first Sonic game to have the Homing Attack, referred to as The Dash Attack which is given by collecting a golden shield.