A downloadable mod for Windows

Overview

Sonic 3: The Inky Groove is a project which serves to replace all of the soundtrack with fully original compositions in an all new style. Serving as a collaboration between Inkwright and Gemini, they hope to bring out a sense of catchiness, variety, and resonance through each track produced, serving as quality over quantity in order to make each track for each level and scenario more fun than the last. All of the tracks will be put together into a Sonic 3 AIR mod for you all to jam to as you play. Gotta go fast with those tunes, eh??

Current features (as of 0.5)

  • Currently, all 14 main zones have their music tracks replaced with demos of fully original compositions by Inky and Gemini.
  • Currently, the first 6 zones and some jingles have been reworked into YM2612 chiptunes by Zane and Soup.
  • All boss themes and main jingles have also been given original music.
  • Certain events, such as the Angel Island airship bombing and the Big Arm boss fight, have been given unique themes from the rest of the game.
  • Two original vocal tracks sung by Inky are featured in the game!
  • Refined renditions of the Nov. 1993 prototype tracks done by Bouncy Glow's Music Room are featured as alternate options for the soundtrack!

What to expect in the future

  • The 5 competition mode tracks.
  • Genesis transcriptions for all of the tracks.

CREDITSInky and Gemini for doing the original demos, and a huge thanks to Zane and Soup for the reworks into Genesis form. Users imnotmgm64, csean07 and GFX32 on Gamebanana for the scripts to additional music. Shoutout to "The Strange One" for assisting on the final boss track. Cheers.

Download

Download
The Inky Groove - Zany Update.zip 143 MB

Install instructions

Get a copy of Sonic 3 A.I.R. and follow the directions on the Manual PDF to install it.

When you're in the game, right click and press "Open mods folder". Put the ZIP file in there (you shouldn't need to extract it). Go back in the game and go on the Mods menu. Hold Q and toggle it to the active mods. 

DO NOT TAKE ANY FILES OUT OF THE MOD FOLDER!!

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