


It was the final Sonic the Hedgehog game for the system, and has been rereleased on the Master System (1997), through two Sonic-themed compilations (20), and the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console (2012). In separate bonus stages, the player must run forward and collect rings to earn one of the Chaos Emerald shards. As a Sonic the Hedgehog series platformer, the characters run and jump to reach the end of a level while defeating enemy robots and collecting rings. To stop Doctor Robotnik from using Chaos Emerald shards to fortify his base, the player controls Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna through 15 levels. Sonic Blast is a 1996 side-scrolling platform video game known for its use of pre-rendered visuals.
