Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Controls

Genesis/Mega Drive Gamepad/Saturn GamepadGamecube ControllerDualshock 2/3/SixaxisXbox DukeNintendo DSJoy-Con (2) Pair/Switch (2) Pro ControllerLeft Joy-Con (2)Right Joy-Con (2)Dualshock 4/DualsenseXbox One/Series X/S ControllerSprite (Sonic)Sprite (Tails)NameDescriptionD-Pad Left/RightD-Pad/Control Stick Left/RightD-Pad/Left Control Stick Left/RightD-Pad Left/RightD-Pad/Left Control Stick Left/RightLeft Control Stick Left/RightRight Control Stick Left/RightD-Pad/Left Control Stick Left/Rightcenter|Sprite of Sonic walking.center|Sprite of Tails walking.WalkPress left or right to make your character walk in that direction.center|Sprite of Sonic running.center|Sprite of Tails running.RunKeep walking in a direction and your character will start to run.D-Pad UpD-Pad/Control Stick UpD-Pad/Left Control Stick UpD-Pad UpD-Pad/Left Control Stick UpLeft Control Stick UpRight Control Stick UpD-Pad/Left Control Stick Upcenter|Sprite of Sonic looking up.center|Sprite of Tails looking up.Look upPress up while standing still to look up. After a few seconds the camera will pan upwards.D-Pad DownD-Pad/Control Stick DownD-Pad/Left Control Stick DownD-Pad DownD-Pad/Left Control Stick DownLeft Control Stick DownRight Control Stick DownD-Pad/Left Control Stick Downcenter|Sprite of Sonic crouching.center|Sprite of Tails crouching.CrouchPress down while standing still to crouch. After a few seconds the camera will pan downwards.D-Pad Left/RightD-Pad/Control Stick Left/RightD-Pad/Left Control Stick Left/RightD-Pad Left/RightD-Pad/Left Control Stick Left/RightLeft Control Stick Left/RightRight Control Stick Left/RightD-Pad/Left Control Stick Left/Rightcenter|Sprite of Sonic pushing to the right.center|Sprite of Tails pushing to the right.PushSome objects in the game can be moved by pushing them. Walk in to an object and keep walking to push the object.A/B/CA/B/XCircle/Cross/TriangleB/A/YA/B/XD-Pad Down/D-Pad Left/D-Pad RightB/Y/ACircle/Cross/TriangleB/A/YJumpPress the jump button to curl into a ball and jump up.center|Sprite of Sonic performing a spin dash move.center|Sprite of Tails performing a spin dash move.Spin DashWhile crouching press the jump button repeatedly to do the spin dash.center|Sprite of Sonic performing an Instant Shield move.Insta-ShieldJump and when in the air jump again, and sonic will gain a shield for a split second.center|Sprite of Sonic performing a bounce move.BounceWith the water shield, jump and when in the air jump again, and Sonic will bounce.center|Sprite of Sonic jumping high.Double jumpWith the lightning shield, jump and when in the air jump again, and Sonic will do a double jump.center|Sprite of a fireball.Fireball Spin DashWith the flame shield, jump and when in the air jump again, and Sonic will do a fireball spin dash.center|Sprite of Tails flying.FlyOnly Tails can fly. To do so, jump and when in the air jump again. Keep pressing the jump button to go up and stop pressing it to go down. Tails can only fly for a short time before getting tired and falling back to the ground.center|Sprite of Tails swimming.SwimAgain, only Tails can swim, similarly to flight. This is done the same way as flying, except you need to be underwater. While underwater jump and when off the ground jump again. Tails can only swim for a short time before getting tired and falling back to the ground. 100%