That’s what Triple Trouble 16-bit is about – a fan-made game that reimagines the entirety of Triple Trouble as if it were made for Mega Drive/Genesis, in the wake of Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 nailed sprite energy, animation, and environmental detail, ... and explosions feel way more explosive than they had any right to be on a 16-bit screen.

However, Sonic 3 was initially not going to be a 2D game. With the dawn of 3D gaming, including Sega’s own Virtua Racing in the arcade, Doom on PC, and Star Fox on the rival SNES, there had been a ...