How to install Sonic 3 AIR?

[Wolfgabe]

I decided to get S3&K on steam for the Sonic 3 AIR expansion but I am trying to figure out how to install it. Do I just copy and paste the files into Steam folder or do I do something else

[Ikagura]

The thing is that S3AIR is a standalone sourceport that needs the Sonic 3 & Knuckles rom you got on Steam.

You right click on the Sega Classics then property then browse local files.

Then you search for the uncompressed roms (for S3&K it should be called "Sonic_Knuckles_wSonic3.bin" ) then copy and paste it into the same folder as the Sonic 3 AIR exe

[Wolfgabe]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

The thing is that S3AIR is a standalone sourceport that needs the Sonic 3 & Knuckles rom you got on Steam.

You right click on the Sega Classics then property then browse local files.

Then you search for the uncompressed roms (for S3&K it should be called "Sonic_Knuckles_wSonic3.bin" ) then copy and paste it into the same folder as the Sonic 3 AIR exe

So by doing this I can access the AIR version by launching S3&K on Sega Classics through steam correct

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Wolfgabe:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

The thing is that S3AIR is a standalone sourceport that needs the Sonic 3 & Knuckles rom you got on Steam.

You right click on the Sega Classics then property then browse local files.

Then you search for the uncompressed roms (for S3&K it should be called "Sonic_Knuckles_wSonic3.bin" ) then copy and paste it into the same folder as the Sonic 3 AIR exe

So by doing this I can access the AIR version by launching S3&K on Sega Classics through steam correct

No because AIR uses its own executable.

The Sega collection is its own game (for Steam) and the games are their DLCs

PS: nice Crow profile pic

[Wolfgabe]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Wolfgabe:

So by doing this I can access the AIR version by launching S3&K on Sega Classics through steam correct

No because AIR uses its own executable.

The Sega collection is its own game (for Steam) and the games are their DLCs

PS: nice Crow profile pic

I see and thanks for the complement

[jhgaston2003]

I feel really dumb for not being able to understand this, but I can't figure out how to do this?

[Crashed]

You should be able to run Sonic 3 A.I.R. without copying over the ROM; it will attempt to find your Steam installation path on launch and if it can't find it a dialog will appear to select the ROM file.

[pixel]

i tried doing everything tried launching it using the s3ik rom and more but all of the results where like that: i launch the game and all of the graphics are messed up and when i try "playing" the game freezes and then crashes

[Trains]

Originally posted by drachma0608:

i tried doing everything tried launching it using the s3ik rom and more but all of the results where like that: i launch the game and all of the graphics are messed up and when i try "playing" the game freezes and then crashes

same thing happens to me

[Trains]

oh... well it work now. i've put the .bin rom next to the .exe , launched the game and modified some graphics settings... then it worked!

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by prinploufbleu:

oh... well it work now. i've put the .bin rom next to the .exe , launched the game and modified some graphics settings... then it worked!

Yeah, you must put the game file in the main folder.

Enjoy your game

[Trains]

thanks ^^

[Hara]

Originally posted by Wolfgabe:

I decided to get S3&K on steam for the Sonic 3 AIR expansion but I am trying to figure out how to install it. Do I just copy and paste the files into Steam folder or do I do something else

You need to extract the .zip file to do that right click on it and select extract then open the extracted folder and double click sonic 3 air

Enjoy ;)

[tzer]

How do we do it now?

[Nighty]

Originally posted by tzer:

How do we do it now?

You can't legally get a rom for Sonic 3&Knuckles anymore unless you somehow have access to the original catridges and dump their data on your PC, which can be very complicated and I don't recommend newcomers to go all that way just to play Sonic 3 AIR. You can also buy Steam Keys from thirdparty websites but I would be quick, because eventually they will raise in value and be super expensive. If all fails, the last option would be to spend $40 bucks on Sonic Origins but it's not worth it right now, due to bugs, glitches and the pricetag might be pushing it a little.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Nighty:

Originally posted by tzer:

How do we do it now?

You can't legally get a rom for Sonic 3&Knuckles anymore unless you somehow have access to the original catridges and dump their data on your PC, which can be very complicated and I don't recommend newcomers to go all that way just to play Sonic 3 AIR. You can also buy Steam Keys from thirdparty websites but I would be quick, because eventually they will raise in value and be super expensive. If all fails, the last option would be to spend $40 bucks on Sonic Origins but it's not worth it right now, due to bugs, glitches and the pricetag might be pushing it a little.

Sonic Origins does not contain the ROM since the games have been remade from scratch.