History VideoGame / SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble

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In addition to the Pogo Spring and Rocket Shoes from ''Sonic Chaos'', ''Triple Trouble'' also gives both playable characters (Sonic and Tails) their own special modes of travel. In Robotnik Winter Zone, Sonic can shred on a snowboard (far more flexible than in [=IceCap=] Zone in ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''), and in Tidal Plant Zone, he can equip himself with scuba jets, which actually allow the blue hedgehog, well known for his {{super drowning skills}}, to ''[[SuperNotDrowningSkills swim]]'', though for a limited time. Meanwhile, Tails – in Tidal Plant Zone – can pilot the Sea Fox submarine, which comes equipped with a torpedo launcher and easy up-and-down movement while underwater. Tails would use the Sea Fox again in ''VideoGame/TailsAdventure''.

* EvilOverlooker: Eggman appears as one in the North Western box art.

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* OffModel: As for the time, the Western box art uses a ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''-like design for Eggman, even though that design is not used in-game.

** Fang the Sniper is known as Nack the Weasel in the North American and European instruction manual. This was also a case of a dub ''species'' change, as he's a jerboa/wolf hybrid in Japan, explaining why his design doesn't display any weasel features (though his designer intended him as just a jerboa, and Sega of America once called him a "wolf weasel"). More recent materials stick with jerboa/wolf, making Nack the Weasel an ArtifactName.

* EvilOverlooker: Eggman appears as one in the North American and European box art.
* FanRemake: A [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble16Bit remake for PC and Android in the style of ''Sonic 3'']] by Noah N. Copeland [[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794 has been released]] in August 2022.

* GrandFinale: The game was designed as the finale of the main Game Gear Sonic series, featuring a conclusive ending by contrast with the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog28Bit previous]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogChaos installments']] [[VillainExitStageLeft cliffhangers.]]

* OffModel: As for the time, the overseas box art uses a ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''-like design for Eggman, even though that design is not used in-game.

Like the rest of the ''Sonic'' games at the time, the American and European boxarts base Robotnik's design on the cartoons, specifically a slightly modified version of his ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' incarnation.

* TurtlePower:
** In Great Turquoise Zone, Springshells can be destroyed with roll attacks, but jumping on their springs will send you to higher places.
** The first boss of the game is Tart Turtle, a metallic flying turtle. In the first phase, you have to hit its underside four times. When it flies away, you must bounce on the springs of the Springshells to propel yourself up to it and hit it four more times in the second phase.

* DoomsdayDevice: While doubling as Eggman's base of operations, the Atomic Destroyer Zone is what he refers to as his ultimate weapon. While what it could ultimately do is unknown, testing it ended up creating the Robotnik Winter Zone.

* SoundTest: Unlike in ''Chaos'', the Sound Test in ''Triple Trouble'' does not require a cheat code to access it. Just press Up/Down until it appears.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The western cover depicts Robotnik in his design from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', despite the game using his classic game design.

** Eggman tries to escape after Sonic get past his laser trap in Atomic Destroyer Zone Act 3. Unlike ''Sonic 2'' and ''Sonic Chaos'', his attempt [[SubvertedTrope is foiled by Sonic,]] who manages to destroy his escape platform and dump him into a bottomless pit.

** Eggman attempts to escape after Sonic get past his laser trap in Atomic Destroyer Zone Act 3. Unlike ''Sonic 2'' and ''Sonic Chaos'', his attempt [[SubvertedTrope is foiled by Sonic,]] who manages to destroy his escape pod and dumps him into a bottomless pit.

* GrandFinale: The game was designed as the finale of the main Game Gear Sonic series, featuring a conclusive ending by contrast with the [[SonicTheHedgehog28Bit previous]] [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogChaos installments']] [[VillainExitStageLeft cliffhangers.]]

** Eggman attempts to escape after Sonic get past his laser trap in Atomic Destroyer Zone Act 3. Unlike ''Sonic 2'' and ''Sonic Chaos'', he doesn't escape before Sonic dumps him into a bottomless pit.

In August 2022, ''Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit'', a FanRemake using the 16-bit style, has been released. It has [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble16Bit its own page]].

* FanRemake: [[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794 The game has been remade for the PC]] in the style of ''Sonic 3'' by the developers of the original fan game ''VideoGame/SonicTimeTwisted''.

* FanRemake: [[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794 The game is being remade for the PC]] in the style of ''Sonic 3'' by the developers of the original fan game ''VideoGame/SonicTimeTwisted''.

* AlternateContinuity: This is Sonic's and Tails's first encounter with Knuckles in the 8-bit continuity; their meeting in the 16-bit continuity was presented in ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The [[ContemptibleCover Western box art]] has Robotnik in his design from ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog''. His in-game sprite, however, uses his game design.

** In Great Turquoise Zone, the Springshells can be destroyed with roll attacks, but jumping on their springs will send you to higher places.

* AllThereInTheManual: The Japanese manual reveals various lore pertaining the game's zones, such as Sunset Park being an abandoned amusement park, Meta Junglira being an ancient jungle dating back 1 billion years, and the icy conditions in Robotnik Winter being a result of Eggman testing his atomic weapon. It also names all of the game's bosses, but [[NoNameGiven not]] all of the game's enemies, which is where 2021's ''Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia'' picked up the slack.