Action Replay Codes [US]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Action Replay Codes [US]

The following are known Action Replay Codes for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive (Genesis).

The codes should work with the region specified but may work for other regions as well.

Device Compatibility: Action Replay

  1. Enable Stage Select 1
    FFFFD0:0100
  2. Enable Debug Mode
    FFFFFA:0100
  3. Enable Debug Mode (On An Actual System)
    00362A:0001
  4. Infinite Rings 2
    FFFE20:00C8
  5. Infinite Lives
    FFFE12:0009
  6. Only Need 1 Blue Sphere For Chaos Emerald
    FFE438:0001
  7. Only Need 1 Blue Sphere For Chaos Emerald (On An Actual System)
    FFE439:0001
  8. Stage/Act Modifier 3
    FFFE10:XXYY
  9. All Emeralds Collected
    FFFFB0:0007
  10. Stop Timer
    FFFE24:000F
  11. Ultimate Invincibility! 4
    FFB029:6600
  12. Ultimate Invincibility! (On An Actual System)
    FFB02B:0066
  13. Super Speed! [Sonic]
    FFF761:6419
  14. Super Speed! [Tails]
    FFFEC1:6419
  15. Flashing As If Super
    FFF65D:FF00
  16. Super Fast
    FFF760:1600
    FFF762:0046
  17. All Powerful! [Invincible, Aqua Breathe, Magnetism]
    FFB02A:006E
  18. Yellow & Flashes, As If Super Sonic
    FFF65E:04FF
  19. Switch F/X On For Levitate Jump For Sonic
    FFB01A:FE
  20. Switch F/X On For Levitate Jump For Tails
    FFB05A:FE
  21. Level Select Automatically Highlighted On Start Menu
    FFFF86:02
  22. Hyper Mode P1
    FFB024:00
  23. Hyper Mode P2
    FFB06E:00
  24. Special Ring Always Available
    FFFF95:00
  25. HUD Display Modifier 5
    FFF711:??
  26. Hacc’s Difficulty Mode 6
    FFF730:00
  27. Rings Multiplier 7
    FFF710:00

Footnotes

  1. At the title screen, hold the A button and push Start to enter the stage select menu.
  2. This code also allows you to pass the special stages with ease, and always get the Chaos Emerald at the end.
  3. Quantity Digits for “yy”(Stage):

    00 – Angel Island
    01 – Hydrocity
    02 – Marble Garden
    03 – Canival Night
    04 – Flying Battery (?)
    05 – Icecap
    06 – Launch Base
    07 – Mushroom Valley (?)
    08 – Sandopolis (?)
    0E – ???? (2p game?)
    0F – ???? (2p game?)
    10 – ???? (2p game?)
    11 – ???? (2p game?)
    12 – ???? (2p game?)
    13 – Bonus Stage (?)
    16 – ???? (!)
    17 – ???? (!)

    Quantity Digits for “yy”(Act):

    00 – Act 1
    01 – Act 2
    02 – Act 3

    Not all stages have acts 2 or 3.

  4. Invincible, bullet shield, underwater breathing, and magnetism.
  5. Also affects the rings. You can still collect them.

    00 – Off
    01 – On

  6. Hahaha! Try and beat the game now without using any codes.
  7. Cheesy, yet satisfying.
These codes have been collected from around the web and all credit goes to the original poster of the code. Notes associated with any code may be written by the original code creator. Some notes have been added or modified from their original source.

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