Sonic 3 Angel Island Revisited - Angel Island Zone

Part 1 of the Sonic 3 Angel Island Revisited Series


STORY:

Following the West Side Island incident, Sonic the Hedgehog had succeeded in defeating Dr. Robotnik's latest scheme, knocking the Death Egg out of the sky and collecting all seven Chaos Emeralds, keeping them out of the mad genius' hands. As Sonic and Miles "Tails" Prower flew off in their biplane the Tornado, they paid little attention to the broken space station plummeting towards the earth. Fretting about, Dr. Robotnik could not control the direction of the falling sphere as it broke into the atmosphere, but as fate can be a strange mistress, it just so happened that in the pathway of the rapidly descending fortress was a landmass thought only to exist in legend. Hiding under the shadow of clouds and the occasional Flicky laid Angel Island, a floating atoll that moved across the oceans but never touching them. Perhaps the island would have stayed out of the keen sight of the doctor had it not been for this moment, when the Death Egg collided into the surface of the isle, shaking it to its very core. For the first time in eons, the island began to fall, pushed by the force of Eggman's creation. Colliding into the ocean, a massive tidal wave erupted on all sides. Though many were to notice the towering waves from miles away, none knew of the island that now sat idle in the ocean, untouched by the disaster except for the once-proud invention silently waiting to rise up once more
Dr. Robotnik meets Knuckles the Echidna, the warrior guardian of Angel Island. Aware of the echidna's position and duty, the doctor falsely tells him that he is a kind scientist who has come to "investigate" the Death Egg. He also "warns" him about Sonic, whom he says is an evil hedgehog that plans to steal the island's Master Emerald. Believing Robotnik, Knuckles teams up with him to stop Sonic. Meanwhile, the blue hedgehog is relaxing somewhere away from Angel Island until his friend, Tails, detects a Chaos Emerald energy reaction out at sea with his Jewel Radar. As the fox ponders if this reaction has something to do with the tsunami that appeared days ago, Sonic finds a ring with ancient inscriptions on it that gives him a strong sense of nostalgia and prompts him to set out on another adventure. Eventually, the duo heads out to investigate the incident out at sea.
Arriving with Tails on Angel Island in the Tornado, Sonic uses the seven Chaos Emeralds he had acquired in their prior adventure to turn into Super Sonic and begins exploring the island while his friend follows him. Shortly after the hedgehog arrives on the island however, Knuckles pulls off a cheap shot on him from below, causing him to lose his Super State and drop all the Chaos Emeralds. The echidna proceeds to quickly take the Emeralds before running off, but not before taunting Sonic with a laugh before fleeing to hide the Emeralds around the island. Now having to retrieve the Emeralds again and stop Dr. Robotnik, Sonic and Tails make their way across the island, dealing with the doctor's and Knuckles' attacks along the way.

MODS USED:

Better Ring Physics
Misc. Fixes and Tweaks
Wonder Power's Micro-Mods
Sonic 3 Complete - Launch Base Zone Transition
Dedicated Super Sonic Icon
Slightly Better Super Sonic
Minor Sonic 3 Tweaks
Data Select Character Sprite Mod Support
Tornado Shadow
Better DDZ Atmosphere Palette
LBZ1 Consistent BG Palettes
Improved Sandopolis Sunset
Mania Tornado Animation
Unique Tails Fastrun
Blue Sphere Sonic Sprite Fix
AIZ1 Better Water Palette
Super Peel-Out Fix
Refined HUD
Characters Change Palettes in Sandopolis Act 2
No Air Branding
S3 MGZ2 Knuckles Final Section Fixes
Music Cues Customization
Spring Twirl
Blue Glasses Eggman (Also laughs at your pain!)
Origins Parity Galore
Sound Additions Plus
LBZ Eggman Fleeing Recreation
Sonic Origins Hyper Effects
Super Emerald Trade Only At MHZ1
Title Card Elements sprite mod support
Sonic 3 Complete - Unique Title Card Zone Icons
Pink Burner (Custom Boss)
Another S3-style bosses on SSZ
Better Death Egg Act 2
Infernal Pillar over Egg Inferno
Better Sonic Snowboarding
Improved Signpost Base
Seperate Super/Hyper HUD & Monitor Sprites
New Logos For Main Menu
CD-esque Life HUD