# Sonic 3 AIR

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Game engine to play Sonic 3.

{% embed url="<https://sonic3air.org/>" %}

## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="240"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>sonic3air</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File folder</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> sonic3-air</td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extension</strong></td><td>.bin</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Saves location</strong></td><td><em>emulators\sonic3air\savedata</em><br>Copied to <em>saves\sonic3air</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

No BIOS required.

## Controls

**In menus:**&#x20;

* Up, Down, Left, Right (DPAD) = Selection change
* Start, select= Start the game&#x20;

**In game:**&#x20;

* Up, Down, Left, Right (DPAD) = Movement&#x20;
* A, B, X = Jump and usage of character ability
* Y = Super Transformation and Super Cancel&#x20;
* Y = Restart in Time Attack mode
* Start, select= Pause game

{% hint style="danger" %}
The SONIC 3 AIR engine does not currently allow to play 2-player with the same model of controller.
{% endhint %}

## System Features

### Game files organization

The different methods to get the game rom are described here: [LINK](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oSud8dJHvdfrYbkGCfllAOp3JuTks7z4K5SwtVkXkx0/edit#heading=h.ux87lw254eyd)

Just place the `Sonic_Knuckles_wSonic3.bin` file in the roms\sonic3-air folder.

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