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Quick question: Sonic & Knuckles (False memories?! INSANITY?! Conspiracy?!)

KarnKarn Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
Ok, so I am sitting here with the very distinct memory of being able to play Sonic 1 with S/K attached. Granted, Knuckles did not appear, but I was sure that doing this would bring up the No Way screen, in which you pressed all three buttons to bring up the passcode screen, where you would enter a special code to unlock the game with nothing more than the Spin Dash added. Maybe this part is wrong, but I DO remember S/K having the ability to play Sonic 1 with the Spin Dash but the internet has NOTHING on this.

What the hell is going on?!

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  • The Muffin ManThe Muffin Man Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I was under the impression all you got was the ball minigame. Maybe it was the Sonic collection on the consoles that allowed it?

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  • TimestonesTimestones Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The closest I can think of is Sonic Jam, which contained all four Genesis/Mega Drive Sonic games and allowed you to Spin Dash in Sonic 1. I don't know anything about being able to do that by locking Sonic & Knuckles onto Sonic 1 though.

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    edited July 2007
    TSR will answer this soon enough.

    TheSonicRetard, I choose YOU!

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  • KarnKarn Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Timestones wrote: »
    The closest I can think of is Sonic Jam, which contained all four Genesis/Mega Drive Sonic games and allowed you to Spin Dash in Sonic 1. I don't know anything about being able to do that by locking Sonic & Knuckles onto Sonic 1 though.

    I've never played Sonic Jam though. Maybe I was creating false memories by reading about it as a kid though. :(

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  • KimFidlerKimFidler Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Oh man, that expansion pack was sooooo mindblowing when it first came out.

    It was like the Internet... before the Internet.

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    You were wrong on this. When you hook up Sonic 1 you can't play the game with spin dash or play the game at all. You are, however, able to play through thousands of the Sonic 3 & Knuckles bonus 3-D game by pressing all action buttons. It was called Blue Sphere. Fun thing to do is put in all sorts of other Sega games and you get a special bonus level from the bonus game. I know Sonic Spinball gave you a special one.

    I think the only time you were able to spindash in Sonic 1 is if you bought Sega Smash Pack on the Dreamcast.

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