History VideoGame / SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble16Bit

** [[spoiler:Metal Sonic's first form after transforming with the Dark Chaos Emeralds is Rocket Metal from ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters''.]]

*** Fang also calls Sonic "Mr. Needlemouse", which was supposedly a development name for Sonic (it's actually a literal translation of "harinezumi-san", which is Japanese for "Mr. Hedgehog").

* KaizoTrap: When you beat the second phase of Robotnik's boss fight at the start of Atomic Destroyer Act 3, he will drop more flames that will slide along the floor and hit you if you're not careful.

** Metal Sonic, heavily. In the original, he was only seen in Atomic Destroyer Act 3 in a ridiculously easy boss fight. Here, he's used way more, as he [[spoiler:shapeshifts into Knuckles after copying his data]] and [[spoiler:powers up using Dark Emerald power]].

** Eggman dislodging the Emeralds from Super Sonic in the intro with the Final Weapon's arms references the famous bug in standalone ''Sonic 3'' where Big Arms could actually knock Sonic out of his super form with his grab.
** The victory poses for Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all look akin to those used in the Sonic X Leapster game.

** With Sonic in his ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' incarnation, one might be tempted to try using the Insta-Shield attack, only to realize he doesn't have it in this game.

** Once the shortcut allowing to bypass a part of Egg Zeppelin has been discovered (see "Good Bad Bugs" in the YMMV tab), instead of patching it out, the following updates made the transition less jarring instead by removing the falling Zeppelin in the background.

* XanatosSpeedChess: [[spoiler:Metal Sonic takes Knuckles' appearance so he can defeat Sonic and Tails, steal the Emeralds, then copy and absorb them to increase his power. When they manage to defeat him thrice with Knuckles' powers and twice in his normal appearance, he lets them go and defeats Eggman so he can take the Emeralds when they let their guard down.]]

** Oddly enough, the true ending is just a stock artwork of Super Sonic from ''Sonic 2'' flying towards the screen. [[spoiler:The final content update expands on this and provides a more complete ending cutscene.]]

** The ending of Knuckles' story can feel like this as well. After a SequentialBoss with Fang's vehicle modes, [[spoiler:Robotnik shows up and traps Knuckles in the cage he was in at the end of Sonic and Tails' story, then it shows a very abridged version of Knuckles getting freed from the cage, then credits]].

** The same applies to Atomic Destroyer Zone Act 3, which only has the normal final fight against either [[spoiler:Eggman with Sonic and Tails]], or [[spoiler:one final rematch against Fang with Knuckles]].

** Like in ''Sonic & Knuckles'', lamp posts can lead the player to one of two possible Bonus Stages, one of them providing a slot machine to win (or lose) rings, the other giving a chance to refill on rings, lives, and a shield.

** Oddly enough, the true ending is just a stock artwork of Super Sonic from ''Sonic 2'' flying towards the screen.

A FanRemake of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble'' for PC and Android by Noah N. Copeland, who was part of the team that made ''VideoGame/SonicTimeTwisted'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble 16-bit'' redesigns the Game Gear game to resemble the Genesis games, particularly ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', of which the remake is set immediately after.

The game had a few demos at SAGE events before releasing on PC on August 2nd, 2022, with the Android version delayed for optimization. It can be downloaded [[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794 here]]

** How many [[spoiler:Dark Emerald copies does Metal Sonic use to transform]]? Eight. And how many Chaos Emeralds are there for some reason in ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters''?

** It adds more to the original zones (expanding the level design and giving new themes and setpieces to the second acts) and adds four extra one-act zones: Zone Zero or Angel Island (depending on the character), Egg Zeppelin in-between Meta Junglira and Robotnik Winter, [[spoiler:Final Trouble]] and [[spoiler:Purple Palace]].

* AdaptationalExplanation: The original never made it clear what Atomic Destroyer was exactly, only that it was some kind of weapon responsible for creating Robotnik Winter Zone, but whether is was a KillSat or an UnderwaterBase located somewhere near Tidal Plant Zone was never made clear. In this remake, it's explicitly the former.

** During the BeamOWar segment of [[spoiler:[[TrueFinalBoss Dark Metal Sonic]], there will always be rings in the player's path to prevent them from dying and therefore averting a UnintentionallyUnwinnable situation]].

The game had a few demos at SAGE events before releasing on PC on August 2nd, 2022, with the Android version delayed for optimization and last minute bug-testing. It can be downloaded [[https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794 here]]

* AllThereInTheManual: More like "All There in the Comic", but the three-page comic explains why Fang is working with Robotnik, as a request from him to help look for the scattered Chaos Emeralds, and Robotnik finding out that he can duplicate the Chaos Emeralds' negative energy. {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Knuckles, as the game expands more on him than the page.

** [[spoiler:Metal Sonic's first form after transforming with the Dark Chaos Emeralds is his Rocket Metal from ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters''.]]

** [[spoiler:Metal Sonic]] heavily. In the original, he was only seen in Atomic Destroyer Act 3 in a ridiculously easy boss fight. Here, he's used way more, as he [[spoiler:shapeshifts into Knuckles after copying his data]] and [[spoiler:powers up using Dark Emerald power]].

* ArcWelding: Whereas the Game Gear game was originally a sequel to the 8-bit games, the remake is (accordingly enough) a sequel to the 16-bit games and [[ImmediateSequel picks up right where]] ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''. Because of this, it adds some new plot elements to link it to ''Sonic 3'', such as how Eggman acquires the Chaos Emeralds and why Knuckles is attacking Sonic and Tails again after seemingly pulling a HeelFaceTurn before.
* AscendedExtra: [[spoiler:Metal Sonic]] big time. Getting a much bigger role than his one boss fight in the original.

** During the BeamOWar segment of [[spoiler:[[TrueFinalBoss Dark Metal Sonic]], there will always be rings in the player's path to prevent them from dying and therefore averting a UnwinnableByMistake situation]].

** The game's "cover" (so to speak, pictured at the top of this page) is a perfect copy of the game's original US cover, but with characters drawn in the Japanese Sonic Team style (including using Eggman in place of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''-style Robotnik).

** The first three special stages can be done at first try for a newcomer, as traps are easy to avoid and you have lightning bolts for Fang at perfect time (even if the third starts to spice up, it's still visible enough to be done in one try), but the fourth stage is when things start to get serious: the black background makes dark grey mines harder to see, and the red carpets which slow you down are the same colors as springs, which means that you can be tempted to jump above them and be stuck between mines, stripping you from your rings and/or letting enough time for Fang to catch up and reach the Emerald.

* XanatosSpeedChess: [[spoiler:Metal Sonic takes Knuckles' appearance so he can defeat Sonic and Tails, steal the Emeralds, then copy and absorb them to increase his power. When they manage to defeat him thrice with Knuckles' powers and twice in his normal appearence, he lets them go and defeat Eggman so he can take them the Emeralds when they let their guard down.]]

** A MusicalSpoiler nod: [[spoiler:Metal Sonic's first boss theme features riffs not only from both the Japanese ''and'' US Bad Future Stardust Speedway themes from ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' (the former being his ''de facto'' theme and the latter used for his ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' boss fight), but it begins with an additional riff from "Never Let It Go", the Death Egg's Eye theme from ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters''. In two of the games mentioned, Metal Sonic served as the penultimate boss, and ''Fighters'' was the sole appearance of Rocket Metal, characterized here as Metal Sonic's super mode after absorbing the Dark Emeralds.]]

* ArcWelding: While the Game Gear game was originally a standalone adventure with no ties to the other games, the remake ties the game's plot to ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' and picks up right [[ImmediateSequel where it left off]]. Because of this, it adds some new plot elements to link it to ''Sonic 3'', such as how Eggman acquires the Chaos Emeralds and why Knuckles is attacking Sonic and Tails again after seemingly pulling a HeelFaceTurn before.

** The game's opening sequence (with Sonic and Tails turning on a Genesis) is a homage to the [[UefulNotes/OtherSegaSystems Sega Channel]] startup sequence.

** The only thing you do in [[spoiler:Final Trouble Zone is fight Dark Metal Sonic, much like all of the other {{True Final Level}}s in the series.]]