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This article is about Makon Soft's Game Boy title, Sonic 3D Blast 5. For the Somari hack of the same name., see Somari.

Sonic 3D Blast 5 is a platform game developed by Makon Soft for Nintendo's Game Boy. The release date isnt shown on the title screen. However, One of the many reprints of the box art says "1998" so its belived to be realeased around there.

The gameplay is very similar to Makon Soft's other platformers, using an almost identical engine to those games. However, it has since gained notoriety for its poor quality.

The title screen seems to be a sevraly downgraded version of "sonic 3d blast" for the sega saturn. and no, the four flickys from the title screen dont appear in the actual game.

Gameplay[]

Sonic 3D Blast 5 - Gameplay

First level of the game.

Sonic controls similar to Sonic The Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. However, his famous Spin Dash does not work as an attack because enemies do not take damage when Spin Dashed into. They only die from jumps. In turn, this makes the Spin Dash in the game rather useless. Most enemies are ripped from the first Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 on the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive, but reduced to moving back and forth in this game, compared to the unique patterns from the SEGA's official counterparts.

The invincibility powerup does not change the music or kill enemies when you run into them. It only protects Sonic from enemies for a certain amount of time, with the lack of a musical cue making it difficult to tell when the effects wear off. Getting hit leaves you temporarily invulnerable (except against spikes) like other Sonic games, but you can't collect any rings that you lose. Unlike the official Sonic games, there are no boss fights.

Levels[]

The game has a total of 5 levels that appear to be based on both levels of the Mega Drive Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 games. There’s the map from Sonic 3d blast before each level.

The first level is similar in appearance to that of most Sonic games; a tropical setting that seems to be based on Green Hill Zone. The second level is based on Flying Battery Zone from Sonic & Knuckles and includes the robotic mice from that zone. The third level looks somewhat similar to Spring Yard Zone, although as the other levels are based on Sonic 3 & Knuckles, it could be based on Carnival Night Zone. The fourth level takes place in a desert and is likely based on Sandopolis Zone Act 1 or Desert Palace Zone. It's often considered the most difficult level in the game due to the glitches that occur frequently, as well as a gap that is very difficult to cross because it requires the player to jump off of a Buzz Bomber. The fifth level is based on Marble Garden Zone from Sonic The Hedgehog 3.

Music[]

The music in Sonic 3D Blast 5 is from Sonic The Hedgehog 3 for the Mega Drive, while the one from Sonic Adventure 7 is loosely based on the music from the Sonic 3 & Knuckles Collection for PC (albeit the PC version was based on the Prototype). They are extremely loud and distorted compared to the versions in either game. weirdly, the death theme is taken from Super mario world witch is the only non sonic sound in the game.

  • Title Theme: Sonic & Knuckles Title Theme
  • Level 1: Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Angel Island Zone, Act 1
  • Level 2: Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Mini-Boss
  • Level 3: Sonic the Hedgehog 3: File Select
  • Level 4: Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Bonus Stage - Slot Machine
  • Level 5:Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Angel Island Zone, Act 1

Sonic Adventure 7 Tracks:

  • Level 1: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC/Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype: Launch Base Act 1
  • Level 2: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC/Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype: Sky Sanctuary Act 1
  • Level 3: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC/Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype: Launch Base Act 1 (Same track as Level 1)
  • Level 4: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC/Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype: Launch Base Act 1 (Different track than Level 1 & 3)
  • Level 5: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC/Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype: File Select
  • Ending Music: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 PC: Ice Cap/Sonic 3 Title Theme (near the end of the song.)
  • Game Over: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC Game Over (same as S3DB5)
  • Intro Music: Sonic 3 & Knuckles PC/Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Prototype Launch Base Act 1 (Again, different than the rounds 1 and 4!)

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Other Versions[]

Sonic Adventure 7[]

Sonic Adventure 7 - Title screen

Sonic Adventure 7's title screen. Note the poorly done coloring job.

Sonic Adventure 7 is a hack of Sonic 3D Blast 5, made in 1999, although this hack is for the Game Boy Color. The game adds color, alters some of the graphics and changes the order of the levels, with the fourth level from S3DB5 becoming the first level. What used to be a remake of the intro from Sonic 3D Blast was replaced with Sonic & Knuckles' intro, and the title screen is a very poor digitization of Sonic Adventure's box art. Strangely, the game includes a manual which is mostly a poorly done edit of Sonic Blast's manual, with most references to Knuckles being replaced with the Sonic Adventure 7 logo, despite Knuckles himself appearing in the intro (in a green hue.) This game was later hacked to make Pokémon Jade and Pokémon Adventure.

Sonic Adventure 8 (also refered to as "sonic 8" on the title screen.)[]

Sonic Adventure 8 - Title screen

Sonic Adventure 8's title screen.

Sonic Adventure 8 was released by Makon Soft Studio in 2000. The intro itself has been completely redone and the game now has the intro music from S3DB5, and the second (S3DB5) / fourth (SA7) level has become the first level. As of September 12th, 2017, Sonic Adventure 8 has been dumped and is currently playable on most emulators.

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Pokémon Jade[]

Pokémon Jade - Title screen

Title screen.

Pokémon Jade is a hack of Sonic Adventure 7 made by the same company in 2001. In this version, the colors are a bit more detailed than Sonic Adventure 7, the music is rearranged, and you control a Pikachu (the same one as in the later-released Pokémon Adventure). The game crashes when you complete the first level due to a programming error, making it impossible to complete the game.

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Pokémon Adventure[]

Pokémon Adventure (not to be confused with the official manga of a similar name) is quite similar to Jade, but was released in 2000 (the same year Pokémon Crystal was released). Moreover, the storyboard at the beginning is different and the graphics for the levels and the enemies are completely new (although some are taken from other games that Makon Soft has ported).

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GameShark Codes[]

Here are some GameShark codes (works for SA7 and S3DB5), from Sonic Retro:

Code Description
012287C2 Infinite Rings.
01093EC2 Infinite Lives.
010085C2 Infinite Time.
010115C2 Invincible against enemies (but not spikes).
01106CC2

Jump as high as you want (turn off before going too high).

Bugs[]

  • This game has a double-spike-hit bug, similar to the bug in early versions of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Mega Drive (The bug involves hitting a set of spikes, bouncing and immediately hitting another set. The bugged versions will kill the player on the second hit despite the post-damage invincibility grace period. Fixed versions will not.) However, you can avoid this by using the Infinite Rings GameShark code.
  • On level 3 in S3DB5 and level 2 in SA7 there is another impossible jump unless you spin off the ledge twice (once for when hit by Crabmeat then another to pass by, but it must be made quickly).
  • In Pokémon Adventure, a glitch in level 2 makes a Mettaur and a Koopa appear as enemies, and that a Mettaur would glitch up and spin around in level 3.

Trivia[]

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  • On the ending screen, there is a bizarre message that says "YONG YONG" right under the graphics. Its purpose is unknown, but it was believed to be Makon Soft Studio's name until their real name was discovered within the ROM.
  • Some sprites are ripped from Sonic Triple Trouble and Sonic Chaos for the Game Gear.
  • All of the levels in Sonic 3D Blast 5 are considered to be acts of Green Hill Zone, even though they all take place in different settings.
  • The cutscene frames at the beginning of Sonic 3D Blast 5 are from the Sega Saturn version of Sonic 3D Blast.
  • The box art for some versions of Sonic Adventure 8 appears to come from the first volume of the Sonic The Hedgehog Adventure Gamebooks.
  • In 2016, Brazilian game developer Gustavo Firmino Cazonato created a PC exclusive fan remake of these hacks (Not including Pokemon Jade or Pokemon adventure), called Sonic the Hedgehog - Blasting Adventure. This remake features three playable characters (Sonic, Tails and Knuckles), better sound, music, and graphics, boss fights, and some new features. It also has a version featuring X and Zero, from the Mega Man X series (by the same developer). You can download the game on Game Jolt. Link: https://gamejolt.com/games/sonic_blasting_adventure/252769
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