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Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit

2022 video game developed by Noah Copeland

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ125756266 ↗
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Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit is a 2022 platform game created by American indie developer and music composer Noah Copeland. It is an unofficial remake of the 1994 Game Gear game Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble in the style of the Sonic the Hedgehog games released for the Sega Genesis. The game retains the broad story of the original but is set after the events of Sonic 3 & Knuckles. The player controls Sonic and Tails simultaneously, unlike in the original game, and must guide them through a series of levels. Abilities and power-ups from both the original and other Sonic games are included.

Copeland conceived Triple Trouble 16-Bit in 2017. Having little prior game development experience, Copeland taught himself various skills to create the remake. He drew inspiration from entries across the entire Sonic series, as well as fan games and other Genesis titles. The presentation was designed to be faithful to the Genesis hardware and its limitations. Although a significant amount of the remake was done by Copeland, he received help from numerous collaborators with different aspects of the game.

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