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{{Infobox video game
| title = Knuckles' Chaotix
| image = Knuckles' Chaotix Coverart.png
| caption = North American box art
| alt = This artwork shows Knuckles and Vector using the game's signature "rubber band" physics. The game's logo is displayed at the top, and Sega logo and Seal of Quality are on the left-hand side of the box.
| developer = [[Sega]]
| publisher = Sega
| director = Masahide Kobayashi<br />Atsuhiko Nakamura<br />Naohisa Nakazawa
| producer = Hiroshi Aso<br />Makoto Oshitani<br />Mike Larsen
| artist = Takumi Miyake
| composer = Junko Shiratsu<br />Mariko Nanba
| series = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
| platforms = [[32X]]
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|April 1995|JP|April 21, 1995|EU|June 23, 1995}}
| genre = [[Platformer|Platform]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Knuckles' Chaotix'''''{{efn|The game is titled on the title screen and in Japan as {{Nihongo|'''''Chaotix'''''|カオティクス|Kaotikusu|lead=yes}}}} is a 1995 [[platform game]] developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[32X]]. A [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, it features [[Knuckles the Echidna]] and four other characters known as the Chaotix, who must prevent [[Doctor Robotnik]] and [[Metal Sonic]] from obtaining six magic rings and conquering a mysterious island. The gameplay is similar to previous ''Sonic'' games: players complete [[Level (video gaming)|levels]] while collecting rings and defeating enemies. ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' introduces a partner system whereby the player is connected to another character via a tether; the tether behaves like a rubber band and must be used to maneuver the characters.

While [[Sonic Team]] is sometimes credited with creating ''Knuckles' Chaotix'', it was developed by another Sega team. Production began with ''Sonic Crackers'', a 1994 [[prototype]] for the [[Sega Genesis]] which experimented with the tethering system and featured [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]] and [[Tails (character)|Tails]]. ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' was planned as a ''Sonic'' game for the [[Sega Saturn]], but transitioned to the 32X when it could not be completed in time. Sonic and Tails were replaced by Knuckles and a group of mostly pre-existing characters; [[Mighty the Armadillo]] first appeared in the arcade game ''[[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1993).

''Knuckles' Chaotix'' was released in North America and Japan in April 1995, and in Europe in June 1995. It received mixed contemporary reviews and failed commercially. Reviewers found the tethering physics cumbersome, although some appreciated it as an attempt to innovate. The [[level design]] and low [[difficulty level]] were also criticized. Journalists have described ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' as the last of the "classic" 2D ''Sonic'' games before the series moved to [[3D computer graphics|3D]]. Some characters and concepts it introduced feature in later ''Sonic'' games and media, beginning with ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' in 2003. Despite interest from fans, it has not been rereleased beyond a brief period through [[GameTap]] in the mid-2000s.

==Gameplay==
[[File:32X Chaotix.png|thumb|left|alt=Gameplay screenshot of Knuckles and Espio in Isolated Island, the first level of Knuckles' Chaotix. This particular screen shows the game's cooperative "rubber band" physics in action.|The player (left) builds tension in the tether while anchoring the partner (right) to perform a speed boost.]]
''Knuckles' Chaotix'' is a [[Side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling]] [[platform game]] similar to earlier entries in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic'' series]]. Unlike other ''Sonic'' games, players are tethered to a computer or human-controlled partner;<ref name="allgame2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12743|title=Knuckles' Chaotix – Overview|last1=Weiss|first1=Brett|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716215808/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12743|archive-date=July 16, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> the tether behaves like a rubber band and must be properly handled to maneuver through stages.<ref name="allgame2" /><ref name="ign" /> There are five playable characters, each with their own unique abilities. [[Knuckles the Echidna]] can glide and climb walls; [[Mighty the Armadillo]] can perform a [[wall jump]]; [[Espio the Chameleon]] can run along walls and ceilings; [[Vector the Crocodile]] can boost through the air and climb walls; and [[Charmy Bee]] can fly and hover. There are two other partner characters, Heavy the Robot and Bomb, who hinder players' progress due to their slow or destructive nature, respectively.<ref name="manual">{{cite book|title=Knuckles' Chaotix instruction manual|publisher=Sega|date=1995}}</ref>{{rp|7–9}} The story takes place on a mysterious island and follows the group's efforts to stop [[Doctor Robotnik]] and [[Metal Sonic]] from harnessing the power of the island's mythical [[Chaos Emeralds|Chaos Rings]] to satisfy their evil deeds.<ref>{{cite book|title=Knuckles' Chaotix instruction manual|publisher=Sega|date=1995|location=Japan|pages=4–5}}</ref>{{rp|2}}

The game takes place over six [[Level (video gaming)|levels]] called attractions. Each attraction is divided into five acts;<ref name="ign" /> the fifth ends in a [[boss fight]] with Robotnik and one of his large robots.<ref name="ign"/> Each act has a different time of day decor, such as morning, noon, evening, and night.<ref name="mean">{{cite journal|title=Knuckles' Chaotix Review|journal=Mean Machines Sega|date=June 1995|issue=32|pages=14–18}}</ref> Like earlier ''Sonic'' games, players collect rings, jump to perform a spin attack to defeat enemies, and can perform a spin dash on the ground to gain speed.<ref name="allgame2" /><ref name="manual" />{{rp|10,15}} [[Power-up]]s include rings, shields, and speed shoes.<ref name="manual" />{{rp|18}} The partner system enables players to perform actions not seen in earlier ''Sonic'' games.<ref name="allgame2" /> Players can call their partner if they are separated, which reunites them with the main character but costs 10 rings, or throw their partner to reach far platforms. If the partner is computer-controlled, the player can stop and anchor the partner to perform special moves such as "snapping" to a higher ledge or thrusting to gain speed.<ref name="manual" />{{rp|10–11}}

Before entering a stage, the player begins in a [[Hub level system|hub world]] where they choose a partner and level.<ref name="egm preview">{{cite magazine|date=April 1995 |title=Knuckles' Chaotix |url=http://info.sonicretro.org/Game_Preview_-_Chaotix_(Electronic_Gaming_Monthly,_April_1995) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |volume=69 |pages=122–125 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912134149/http://info.sonicretro.org/Game_Preview_-_Chaotix_%28Electronic_Gaming_Monthly%2C_April_1995%29 |archive-date=September 12, 2016}}</ref> Bonus stages are hidden throughout attractions, and can also be triggered by obtaining 20 or more rings and finding one of the giant golden rings hidden away in each level.<ref name="egm preview" /><ref name="manual" />{{rp|15}} In the bonus levels, the player is free-falling and picks up power-ups.<ref name="manual" />{{rp|19}} Special stages are reached by finishing a level with 50 or more rings. In these stages, the player collects blue spheres in a forward-scrolling platformer to earn a Chaos Ring.<ref name="manual" />{{rp|22}} Collecting all Chaos Rings unlocks the "good" ending, in which [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]] and [[Tails (character)|Tails]] are seen with the Chaotix, who have freed the island from Robotnik.<ref name="gamesradar">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/22-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-sonic-hedgehog/|title=22 things you didn't know about Sonic the Hedgehog|last1=Towell|first1=Justin|date=May 2, 2014|website=GamesRadar|publisher=Future Publishing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153512/http://www.gamesradar.com/22-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-sonic-hedgehog/|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>

==Development==
{{seealso|Unreleased Sonic the Hedgehog games|l1=Unreleased ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games}}

Although [[Sonic Team]] is sometimes credited for developing ''Knuckles' Chaotix'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parish|first1=Jeremy|date=June 5, 2014|title=Who Makes the Best Sonic the Hedgehog Games?|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/who-makes-the-best-sonic-the-hedgehog-games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153905/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/who-makes-the-best-sonic-the-hedgehog-games|archive-date=August 8, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2017|website=USgamer}}</ref><ref name="fans">{{cite book|last1=Swalwell|first1=Melanie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IctBDgAAQBAJ&q=%22Sonic+Crackers%22&pg=PT134|title=Fans and Videogames: Histories, Fandom, Archives|last2=Ndalianis|first2=Angela|last3=Stuckey|first3=Helen|date=March 16, 2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-19190-2|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312135906/https://books.google.com/books?id=IctBDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT134&dq=%22Sonic+Crackers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiB7-2yp87SAhUl3IMKHTICAhAQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22Sonic%20Crackers%22&f=false|archive-date=March 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> it was developed by another internal Sega team,<ref name="chat">{{cite web|title=Afterthoughts: Sonic Heroes – A candid chat with Sonic Team's lord of the rings.|url=http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1507899,00.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040330042803/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1507899,00.asp|archive-date=March 30, 2004|access-date=November 18, 2017|website=EGM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2005|title=Roger Hector: Director of STI Interviews [Sept/Oct 2005]|url=http://sost.emulationzone.org/sonic_3/interview/rogerhector.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312203235/http://sost.emulationzone.org/sonic_3/interview/rogerhector.htm|archive-date=March 12, 2017|access-date=June 17, 2017|website=sost.emulationzone.org|quote=RH: "I didn't have anything to do with these. I recall they were done somewhere else in Sega."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 15, 2004|title=Yuji Naka – The Next Level Interview|url=http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/interviews/yuji-naka/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115045159/http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/interviews/yuji-naka/|archive-date=November 15, 2016|access-date=June 17, 2017|website=The Next Level|quote=Naka: "Hmmm&nbsp;... I don't know that much about Chaotix, really. I didn't have all that much to do with that game."}}</ref> including staff who had worked on ''[[Sonic CD]]'' (1993).<ref name="works">{{cite book|last1=Stuart|first1=Keith|title=Sega Mega Drive/Collected Works|year=2014|isbn=978-0-9575768-1-0|page=290|publisher=Read-Only Memory }}</ref> Development began around April 1994 for the [[Sega Genesis]] as an [[Game engine|engine]] test, with the working title ''Sonic Crackers''.{{efn|''Sonic Crackers'' is sometimes referred to as ''Sonic Stadium'' because of the ROM header containing the title ''Sonic Studium'' {{sic}}.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Unreleased Sonic the Hedgehog Games |url=http://www.ugo.com/games/lost-levels-sonic |website=UGO |date=February 22, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105222031/http://www.ugo.com/games/lost-levels-sonic |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |quote=Also known as ''Sonic Crackers'', this simple prototype for the Genesis was an early version of what would eventually be released on Sega's 32X as Knuckles' Chaotix. |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="RetroG: Whatever"/> The prototype featured Sonic and Tails joined by an elastic band of energy;<ref name="neverwere">{{cite web|last=Newton|first=James|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/06/feature_the_sonic_games_that_never_were |title=Feature: The Sonic Games That Never Were |date=June 23, 2011 |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615122539/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/06/feature_the_sonic_games_that_never_were |archive-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/877/877660p1.html|title=Sonic X-Treme Revisited|last=Fahs|first=Travis|work=[[IGN]] UK|date=May 29, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228192530/http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/877/877660p1.html|archive-date=February 28, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2010|quote=There was the experimental [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] Sonic Crackers, eventually to become Knuckles Chaotix.}}</ref> the name likely comes from [[clackers]], a toy comprising two balls connected by string.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemps |first=Heidi |date=15 July 2020 |title=7 ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' prototypes you were never meant to play |url=https://kotaku.com/7-sonic-the-hedgehog-prototypes-you-were-never-meant-to-1844382305 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=[[Kotaku]] |language=en-us}}</ref> According to the journalist Ken Horowitz, ''Sonic Crackers'' was most likely a [[ROM image|ROM]] made to demonstrate new concepts to management. Some ideas were used in ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'' (1996), while the [[level design]], tethering, and some music resurfaced in ''Knuckles' Chaotix''.<ref name="Sega16: Crackers"/>

Sega eventually moved development to the Genesis' more powerful [[32X]] add-on. According to Horowitz, this was because the [[Fourth generation of video game consoles|16-bit era]] of consoles was coming to an end.<ref name="Sega16: Crackers">{{cite web |last1=Horowitz |first1=Ken |url=http://www.sega-16.com/2005/06/sonic-crackers-the-lost-sonic-game/ |title=Sonic Crackers: The Lost Sonic Game |website=Sega-16 |access-date=October 26, 2019 |date=June 24, 2005}}</ref> Former [[Sega of America]] CEO [[Tom Kalinske]] recalled that ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' was once intended for the Genesis' successor, the [[Sega Saturn]], as a mainline ''Sonic'' game. According to Kalinske, development moved to the 32X when it became clear that the game would not be ready for the Saturn launch; Kalinske said it was "too big, it was taking too long, it was over budgeted, it was behind schedule".<ref name="DRXinterview"/> Because Sega needed new 32X games, Sega decided to downsize the game and introduce it quickly on 32X.<ref name="DRXinterview">{{cite web|last=Zapart|first=Luke|date=July 2011|title=Interview with Tom Kalinske|url=https://lukezapart.com/tom-kalinske-interview|website=lukezapart.com|access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref>

By December 1994, Sonic and Tails had been removed and the game had been reworked to star Knuckles the Echidna, who had been introduced in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994). The project had the working title ''Knuckles' Ringstar''.<ref name="RetroG: Whatever"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Missing in Action|journal=Sega Power|date=November 1995|quote=Chaotix. Originally due to be called Sonic Stadium, it eventually appeared on the 32X looking like this.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|date=March 1995|title=Preview: Knuckles' Ringstar|journal=Computer and Video Games|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=160|page=32}}</ref> The game also adds the characters Mighty the Armadillo, Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee.<ref name="segaMag">{{cite journal|date=March 1995|title=Preview: Chaotix|journal=Sega Magazine|issue=15|pages=20–21}}</ref> Mighty had appeared in the arcade game ''[[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1993);<ref name="gamesradar" /><ref>{{cite book|url=http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/sega/16019501.jpg|title=SegaSonic the Hedgehog flyer|publisher=Sega|date=1993}}</ref> many of Sonic's animations from ''Crackers'' were repurposed for Mighty.<ref name="Sega16: Crackers"/> Vector the Crocodile was created for the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991) but scrapped before release,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcadesushi.com/things-you-may-not-know-about-sonic-the-hedgehog/|title=25 Things You May Not Know About Sonic the Hedgehog|last1=D'Argenio|first1=Angelo|date=January 6, 2014|website=Arcade Sushi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207200709/http://arcadesushi.com/things-you-may-not-know-about-sonic-the-hedgehog/|archive-date=December 7, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/articles/654/654750p5.html|title=Sega's Yuji Naka Talks!|last=Kemps|first=Heidi|date=September 30, 2005|website=GameSpy|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619194711/http://xbox.gamespy.com/articles/654/654750p5.html|archive-date=June 19, 2006|url-status=live|access-date=September 23, 2004}}</ref> and Charmy Bee originally appeared in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[Sonic the Hedgehog (manga)|manga]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Morimoto|first1=Sango|title=Pops Out of the Time Box Whenever There's a Crisis!|journal=Shogaku Ninensei|date=September 1992|series=''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (manga)|language=ja}}</ref> ''Sonic'' co-creator [[Naoto Ohshima]] said he was responsible for repurposing Vector and Charmy, but otherwise had no involvement with ''Knuckles' Chaotix''.<ref name="untoldvol3">{{cite book|last=Szczepaniak|first=John|title=The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3|date=2018|publisher=S.M.G Szczepaniak|isbn=978-0-9929260-8-3}}</ref>{{rp|302}}

Espio was the only original character, designed by manga artist Takumi Miyake.<ref name="untoldvol3"/>{{rp|303}} A leaked [[prototype]] lists Espio as the featured character on the title screen instead of Knuckles, suggesting he once featured more prominently, possibly in a starring role.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caron |first1=Frank |title=Massive Sega ROM leak reveals secrets of older games |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/02/massive-sega-rom-leak-reveals-secrets-of-older-games/ |website=Ars Technica |access-date=June 15, 2017 |date=February 27, 2008 |quote=Knuckles Chaotix – At one point it starred Espio the Chameleon, not Knuckles. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202013755/http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/02/massive-sega-rom-leak-reveals-secrets-of-older-games/ |archive-date=December 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game |title=Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3 |developer=Sega |publisher=Sega |date=April 1, 2016 |quote='''Shadow the Hedgehog:''' You mean that game that was supposed to star Espio? On a system that no one bought?}}</ref> The 32X's processing power allowed for dynamic [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]]-scaling effects, and [[Polygon mesh|3D polygons]] in the special stages.<ref name="ign" /> A complex [[Palette (computing)|palette]] system allowed each level to load unique colors.<ref name="mean" /> The music was composed by Junko Shiratsu and [[Mariko Nanba]].<ref name="credits">{{cite video game|title=Knuckles' Chaotix|date=April 20, 1995|developer=Sega|publisher=Sega|level=Credits}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Knuckles' Chaotix'' was released in North America in April 1995,<ref name="gfpreview">{{cite journal|title=Knuckles' Chaotix Special Preview|journal=GameFan|publisher= DieHard Gamers Club|date=March 1995|volume=3|issue=3|page=72}}</ref> in Japan on April 21, 1995,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Sega |title=Mega Drive |url=http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/gametitle/MegaDrive.html |website=Sonic Channel |access-date=June 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016210116/http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/gametitle/MegaDrive.html |archive-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> and in Europe on June 23, 1995.<ref name="cvg">{{cite journal|title=Review: Chaotix|journal=Computer and Video Games|date=June 1995|issue=163|page=64}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hancock |first=David |date=June 3, 1995 |title=Sega set for Mega price cut |pages=38 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/790511946/?terms=%22chaotix%22%20%22june%2023%22&match=1 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |quote=And they are also calling on ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' 's sidekick ''Knuckles'' to help by including the game ''Chaotix'', in which he stars, in a special 32X bundle priced £149 which goes on sale on June 23.}}</ref> According to Horowitz, the game was rushed to help boost sluggish 32X sales.<ref name="Sega16: Crackers" /> It quickly faded into obscurity,<ref name="Sega16: Crackers" /> and is now considered a valuable [[Video game collecting|collector's item]] due to the 32X's [[List of commercial failures in video gaming|commercial failure]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/02/19/replay-sega-32x-spectacular.aspx?utm_co_3|title=Replay – Sega 32X Spectacular Starring Knuckles' Chaotix (Tim Turi Farewell Episode)|last1=Shea|first1=Brian|date=February 19, 2016|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207013221/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/02/19/replay-sega-32x-spectacular.aspx?utm_co_3|archive-date=December 7, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> The only rerelease came in 2005, when ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' was briefly made available for [[Mac OS X]] and [[Windows]] computers via the subscription service [[GameTap]].<ref name="gtap">{{cite web|url=http://www.gametap.com/play/gameDetails/120006650|title=Knuckles Chaotix|author1=Sega|website=GameTap|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234930/http://www.gametap.com/play/gameDetails/120006650|archive-date=March 25, 2008|access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/07/10/joystiq-tour-gametap-mac-client/|title=Joystiq tour: GameTap Mac client|last1=Rea|first1=Jared|date=July 10, 2007|website=Engadget|access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/gametap-gets-new-licensees-officially-launches|title=GameTap Gets New Licensees, Officially Launches|last=Carless|first=Simon|date=October 17, 2005|website=Gamasutra|language=en|access-date=June 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628145922/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/97814/GameTap_Gets_New_Licensees_Officially_Launches.php|archive-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref>

The ''Sonic Crackers'' prototype ROM was [[Internet leak|leaked]] online by a Belgian hacking group in June 1995 and can be played with [[List of video game emulators|emulators]].<ref name="fans" /> A [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]] version was auctioned for $146.50 in 2001. While some fans speculated that the ''Sonic Crackers'' ROM was an [[April Fools' Day]] hoax,<ref name="Sega16: Crackers" /> its authenticity has been corroborated by multiple sources, including references in an internal Sega design document and text found in a later ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' prototype.<ref name="RetroG: Whatever">{{cite web |title=Whatever Happened to: Sonic Crackers |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/retro-gamer/20180419/281625305882000 |website=[[Retro Gamer]] |access-date=August 11, 2020 |date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| 1UP = B<ref name="1up">{{cite web |title=Knuckles Chaotix Review |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/knuckles-chaotix-review-egm-70 |website=1UP.com |access-date=June 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722011634/http://www.1up.com/reviews/knuckles-chaotix-review-egm-70 |date=January 1, 2000 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Allgame = 2/5<ref name="allgame2"/>
| EGM = 7.5/10, 7/10, 7.5/10, 7.5/10<ref name="egm"/>
| Fam = 6/10, 6/10, 7/10, 6/10<ref name="famitsu">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Famitsu|Weekly Famicom Tsūshin]]|title=New Games Cross Review|issue=332|p=31|date=April 28, 1995|publisher=[[ASCII Corporation]]}}</ref>
| GameFan = 98/100<ref name="gamefan">{{cite journal|title=Knuckles' Chaotix review|journal=GameFan|publisher= DieHard Gamers Club|date=May 1995|volume=3|issue=5}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Game Players]]''
| rev2Score = 41%<ref name="gameplayers"/>
| GamePro = 2/5<ref name="gamepro"/>
| IGN = 6/10<ref name="ign"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]''
| rev3Score = 84/100<ref name="mean"/>
| NGen = 2/5<ref name="nextgen"/>
}}
''Knuckles' Chaotix'' received mixed reviews,<ref name="ign"/><ref name="egm"/><ref name="gamepro"/><ref name="nextgen"/> and failed commercially, as did the 32X.<ref name="ign"/>

The game's presentation divided critics.<ref name="egm" /><ref name="gamepro" /><ref name="ign" /><ref name="nextgen" /> The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' (''EGM'') praised its graphics and believed the game was one of the best for the 32X,<ref name="egm">{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=70|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=May 1995|page=34|url=https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/079f05e6-b9fc-4dd3-959a-190e23d2eb77|via=[[Video Game History Foundation]]|accessdate=October 28, 2025|first1=Ed|last1=Semrad|first2=Danyon|last2=Carpenter|first3=Al|last3=Manuel|author4=Sushi-X}}</ref> and ''[[GameFan]]'' considered ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' the best entry in the franchise since ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992).<ref name="gamefan" /> On the other hand, a reviewer from ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' found the graphics garish, and felt that the game made "unimpressive attempts to show off".<ref name="nextgen">{{cite journal|title=Knuckles Chaotix |journal=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=6|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=June 1995|page=104}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'', ''[[Game Players]]'', and ''[[IGN]]'' believed the game failed to push the 32X to its limits, citing the lack of graphical effects and Genesis-quality audio,<ref name="gamepro">{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Knuckles Chaotix|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=81|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=June 1995|page=62}}</ref><ref name="gameplayers">{{cite journal|last1=Baggatta|first1=Patrick|title=Knuckles' Chaotix|journal=Game Players|date=June 1995|issue=72|pages=42–43}}</ref> though ''IGN'' felt some elements, such as several musical tracks, were highlights.<ref name="ign" /> In 2008, ''[[GamesRadar]]'' wrote that ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' was the best game for the 32X and was underrated,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-10-worst-consoles-ever/2/|title=The 10 worst consoles ever|last1=Reparaz|first1=Mikel|date=February 23, 2008|website=GamesRadar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211144809/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-10-worst-consoles-ever/2/|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/25-things-we-still-love-about-sega-genesis-25-years-later/|title=25 reasons we love the Sega Genesis, 25 years later|last1=Rudden|first1=Dave|date=August 14, 2014|website=GamesRadar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120164119/http://www.gamesradar.com/25-things-we-still-love-about-sega-genesis-25-years-later/|archive-date=November 20, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref> though it still considered the game a "wasted opportunity".<ref name="11games">{{cite web|last1=Roberts |first1=David |title=11 games that embody the spirit of the '90s |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/12-90s-est-games-ever/ |website=GamesRadar |access-date=June 16, 2017 |date=August 20, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816204848/http://www.gamesradar.com/12-90s-est-games-ever/ |archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref>

The "rubber band" multiplayer system was criticized, despite being acknowledged as an effort to innovate.<ref name="ign" /><ref name="egm" /><ref name="11games" /> Though ''IGN'' admired the attempt to "breathe life into a series that was running out of steam" and fix the lopsided multiplayer of ''Sonic 2'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3|Sonic 3]]'' (1994), whereby Tails would get lost off-screen, they felt the physics were "clunky" and unorthodox.<ref name="ign">{{cite news|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/862/862183p1.html|title=Knuckles Chaotix Review|last=Fahs|first=Travis|work=[[IGN]]|date=March 26, 2008|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706041821/http://retro.ign.com/articles/862/862183p1.html|archive-date=July 6, 2009|access-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref> ''EGM'' felt the system was original, but slowed down the gameplay,<ref name="egm" /> as did ''GamesRadar''.<ref name="11games" /> ''Next Generation'' felt the bond was tiring and not truly innovative,<ref name="nextgen" /> and ''GamePro'' called it ''Knuckles' Chaotix''{{'}}s biggest flaw, finding it frustrating and choppy. The reviewer also found that the bond complicated gameplay and compared it to being handcuffed.<ref name="gamepro" />

The level design and low difficulty were also criticized.<ref name="ign" /><ref name="mean" /><ref name="gamepro" /> ''GamePro'' wrote that the levels, while fairly large, were not populated with enough enemies or secrets, a sentiment echoed by ''IGN'' and ''[[Mean Machines Sega]]''.<ref name="ign" /><ref name="mean" /><ref name="gamepro" /> ''IGN'' considered the boss design simplistic and the level design bland and seemingly unfinished,<ref name="ign" /> and ''Mean Machines Sega'' thought that, without enemies, "this is just not half the game it could have been".<ref name="mean" /> ''Game Players'' criticized the game's lack of [[replay value]], saying the game's simplicity made secrets in levels impossible to miss.<ref name="gameplayers"/> However, ''IGN'', ''GameFan'', and ''EGM'' praised the number of playable characters,<ref name="gamefan" /><ref name="egm" /> and ''IGN'' felt the game's "marvelous" fully 3D special stages were the best of the ''Sonic'' series.<ref name="ign" />

''IGN'' described ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' as "a bad game with a good foundation",<ref name="ign" /> and in another article, concluded that it was interesting, if flawed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/05/die-16-bit-die?page=5|title=Die, 16-bit, Die!|last1=Fahs|first1=Travis|date=December 5, 2008|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704024504/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/05/die-16-bit-die?page=5|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> ''EGM'' felt it was the best for the 32X but failed to live up to previous games in the ''Sonic'' series.<ref name="egm" /> ''Game Players'' found it a major disappointment, saying "other than a few color-enhanced backgrounds, you're gonna wonder why this isn't a Genesis title".<ref name="gameplayers"/> Some journalists have referred to ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' as the series' declining point,<ref name="allgame2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-spin-off-games-youve-never-heard-of/3/|title=The Top 7... Spin-off games you've never heard of|last1=Towell|first1=Justin|date=May 2, 2011|website=GamesRadar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825111202/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-spin-off-games-youve-never-heard-of/3/|archive-date=August 25, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[AllGame]]'' and ''Complex'' both wrote that it was among the worst games in the series.<ref name="allgame2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/every-sonic-hedgehog-platformer-from-worst-best/23|title=Ranking Every "Sonic the Hedgehog" Platformer|last1=Knight|first1=Rich|date=July 16, 2013|website=Complex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821062555/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/07/every-sonic-hedgehog-platformer-from-worst-best/23|archive-date=August 21, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Legacy==
''Knuckles' Chaotix'' is considered the last of the "classic" ''Sonic'' games before the 3D game ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) took the series in new gameplay directions.<ref name="risefall">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-rise-fall-and-deafening-crash-of-sonic-the-hedgehog/2/|title=The rise, fall and deafening crash of Sonic the Hedgehog|last1=Elston|first1=Brett|date=April 9, 2008|website=GamesRadar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018181934/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-rise-fall-and-deafening-crash-of-sonic-the-hedgehog/2/|archive-date=October 18, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ign" /> Several of its concepts were re-used in later ''Sonic'' games. A similar partner system features in the [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sonic-advance-3-review/1900-6101185/|title=Sonic Advance 3 Review|last1=Provo|first1=Frank|date=June 23, 2004|website=GameSpot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114222500/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sonic-advance-3-review/1900-6101185/|archive-date=January 14, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> and ''IGN'' noted similarities between the game's auto-running special stages and ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007).<ref name="ign"/> Two tracks from ''Knuckles' Chaotix'', "Tube Panic" and "Door Into Summer", appear in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|author=Sega|title=Sonic Generations Official Soundtrack, Vol. 2|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sonic-generations-official-soundtrack-vol-2/577745806|website=iTunes|date=January 11, 2012|publisher=Apple Corp.|access-date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> The "Hyper Ring" power-up re-appeared in ''[[Sonic Mania]]'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mania Mode|url=http://www.sonicthehedgehog.com/mania/manual/en/index.html?pid=13|website=Sonic Mania Web Manual|publisher=Sega|access-date=August 28, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829043531/http://www.sonicthehedgehog.com/mania/manual/en/index.html?pid=13|archive-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref> and a recreation of ''Knuckles' Chaotix''{{'}}s final boss fight was added in a 2018 update.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Aimee|title=SEGA Pulls Leaked Sonic Mania Update From PSN|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/383421-sonic-mania-update-leaked-pulled|website=[[Game Revolution]]|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|access-date=April 19, 2018|date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

With the exception of Mighty,<ref name="burn">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/06/10/more-burning-questions-about-the-sonic-the-hedgehog-franchise-answered.aspx|title=More Burning Questions About The Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise Answered|last=Shea|first=Brian|date=June 10, 2017|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808073131/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/06/10/more-burning-questions-about-the-sonic-the-hedgehog-franchise-answered.aspx|archive-date=August 8, 2017|access-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/how-sega-can-fix-sonic-mania-red-bull-games|title=How Sega can save its mascot with Sonic Mania|last1=McFerran|first1=Damien|date=September 14, 2016|website=Red Bull|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729224939/https://www.redbull.com/int-en/how-sega-can-fix-sonic-mania-red-bull-games|archive-date=July 29, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> all Chaotix members have become recurring characters in the ''Sonic'' series.{{efn|Games featuring the Chaotix include ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davis |first1=Ryan |title=Sonic Heroes Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/adventure/sonicheroes/review.html |website=GameSpot |date=January 6, 2004 |access-date=June 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202054856/http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/adventure/sonicheroes/review.html |archive-date=February 2, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/ACF9E983-A37C-48E7-BA3E-EE74B1858338.htm?CS_pid=220511|title=''Shadow the Hedgehog'' for GameCube Review|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|date=January 2006|last=Helgeson|first=Matt|access-date=March 27, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060526221039/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/ACF9E983-A37C-48E7-BA3E-EE74B1858338.htm?CS_pid=220511 |archive-date=May 26, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Lark|url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/driving/sonicrivals2/review.html |title=Sonic Rivals 2 Review |date=January 9, 2008 |access-date=November 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209035623/http://www.gamespot.com/psp/driving/sonicrivals2/review.html |archive-date=February 9, 2009}}</ref> the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010),<ref>{{cite video game|title=Sonic Colors|developer=Dimps|publisher=Sega|date=November 11, 2010|level=Planet Wisp}}</ref> ''Sonic Generations'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Towell|first1=Justin|title=Sonic Generations: Hands on 3DS and PS3 preview plus exclusive gameplay videos|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/sonic-generations-hands-preview-and-exclusive-gameplay-videos/|website=GamesRadar|publisher=Future Publishing|access-date=June 20, 2017|date=October 5, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808154325/http://www.gamesradar.com/sonic-generations-hands-preview-and-exclusive-gameplay-videos/|archive-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Sonic Forces]]'' (2017);<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/sonic_forces/b/playstation4/archive/2017/03/17/sonic-forces-extended-gameplay-reveal-demo.aspx | title=Sonic Forces: A Longer Look at Modern Sonic | magazine=[[Game Informer]] | first=Brian | last=Shea | date=March 17, 2017 | access-date=March 20, 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318192455/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/sonic_forces/b/playstation4/archive/2017/03/17/sonic-forces-extended-gameplay-reveal-demo.aspx | archive-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref> Espio is a playable character in the arcade game ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Castro |first1=Juan |title=Gems Collection: The Fighters |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/06/gems-collection-the-fighters?page=2 |website=IGN |access-date=June 15, 2017 |date=August 5, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225172043/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/06/gems-collection-the-fighters?page=2 |archive-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> and Vector is playable in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) and its sequels.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Lucas|title=Smash It Up! – Sonic Team |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/13/smash-it-up-sonic-team |website=IGN |access-date=June 18, 2017 |date=October 12, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831104114/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/13/smash-it-up-sonic-team |archive-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref>}} The characters initially did not reappear until ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' in 2003. Director Takashi Iizuka said that Sonic Team revived the Chaotix because the studio thought they were unique and had never used them. Iizuka considers the ''Heroes'' version of the characters different from the 32X one, claiming to have created new characters simply using the same designs.<ref name="chat"/> The group had storylines in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series produced by [[Archie Comics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sonic-universe-comic-features-the-return-of-the-ch/1100-6444689/|title=Sonic Universe Comic Features the Return of the Chaotix|last1=Guerrero|first1=Tony|date=October 21, 2016|website=GameSpot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308141912/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sonic-universe-comic-features-the-return-of-the-ch/1100-6444689/|archive-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' by [[Fleetway Publications]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kitching|first1=Nigel|last2=Dobbyn|first2=Nigel|title=The Fundamental Four, Part 1|journal=Sonic the Comic|date=June 21, 1996|issue=80|publisher=Fleetway Publications}}</ref> as well as in the [[anime]] series ''[[Sonic X]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=355 |publisher=THEM Anime |last=Jones |first=Tim |title=Sonic X |access-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915060412/http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=355 |archive-date=September 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> While ''Game Informer'' considered the Chaotix to be among the best characters of the franchise and are underutilized,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/05/16/10-worst-sonic-the-hedgehog-characters.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517235903/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/05/16/10-worst-sonic-the-hedgehog-characters.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=May 17, 2015|title=The 10 Worst Characters In Sonic History|last=Shea|first=Brian|date=May 16, 2015|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> ''GamesRadar'' considered the introduction of the Chaotix a negative turning point for the series as it "diluted the ''Sonic''-verse by introducing tons of shitty characters".<ref name="risefall"/> [[James Stephanie Sterling]] felt that all the Chaotix lacked redeeming qualities, calling Vector "Idiot the Crocodile" and Espio "Generic Brooder the Chameleon". They singled out Charmy for particular ridicule, feeling he was annoying and noting his high-pitched voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-10-worst-sonic-friends/|title=The 10 worst Sonic friends|last=Sterling|first=Jim|website=GamesRadar|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> Mighty would eventually return as a playable character in ''Sonic Mania Plus'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/04/26/takashi-iizuka-explains-additions-mighty-ray-sonic-mania-plus-interview-famitsu|title=Sonic Mania Plus Famitsu Interview With Takashi Iizuka|date=April 26, 2018|last=Stenbuck|first=Kite|work=PlayStation LifeStyle|access-date=April 27, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2011, Sega noted fans frequently requested ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' as a game desired to be rereleased.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-live-developer-interview-sega-makers-sonic-cd |title=Xbox Live Developer Interview: SEGA, makers of Sonic CD |last=Acevedo |first=Paul |date=December 3, 2011 |work=Windows Central |access-date=June 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513061515/http://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-live-developer-interview-sega-makers-sonic-cd |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[1UP.com]]'' and ''[[GameSpy]]'' expressed disappointment the 2005 compilation ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' did not include the game.<ref name="gspyrev">{{cite web|url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/sonic-gems-collection/641969p1.html|title=Sonic Gems Collection|last1=Theobald|first1=Phil|date=August 15, 2005|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=February 24, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202214803/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/sonic-gems-collection/641969p1.html|archive-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Parish |first1=Jeremy |title=Sonic Gems Review for GC |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/sonic-gems_4 |website=1UP.com |access-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219213254/http://www.1up.com/reviews/sonic-gems_4 |archive-date=February 19, 2013 |date=August 16, 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Sonic Team head Iizuka expressed interest in developing a sequel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka wants to make NiGHTS 3, Knuckles Chaotix 2 |url=https://www.gamestm.co.uk/discuss/sonic-teams-takashi-iizuka-wants-to-make-nights-3-knuckles-chaotix-2/ |website=GamesTM |access-date=June 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527021512/https://www.gamestm.co.uk/discuss/sonic-teams-takashi-iizuka-wants-to-make-nights-3-knuckles-chaotix-2/ |archive-date=May 27, 2017}}</ref> Also expressing interest was [[Christian Whitehead]], the developer of the mobile versions of ''Sonic CD'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', and ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', saying in 2014 that he would be open to [[Video game remake|remaking]] ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' using the [[Retro Engine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powerupgaming.co.uk/2015/04/02/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-remastered-interview/|title=Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Remastered Interview With Christian 'The Taxman' Whitehead|last1=Mawson|first1=Chris|date=April 2, 2015|website=Power Up Gaming|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110085120/http://powerupgaming.co.uk/2015/04/02/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-remastered-interview/|archive-date=November 10, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234930/http://www.gametap.com/play/gameDetails/120006650 ''Knuckles' Chaotix'' on GameTap] (Archived at the [[Wayback Machine]])
* [http://info.sonicretro.org/Chaotix ''Chaotix''] on Sonic Retro
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-32x/knuckles-chaotix ''Knuckles' Chaotix''] on [[MobyGames]]

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