(RELEASE) Sonic 3D Blast PC: Better Intro

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Published 2020-10-28
Better Intro is a mod for the 1996/1997 PC version of Sonic 3D Blast (which is a port of the Sega Saturn's version) that replaces the eye-hurting 15fps intro CGI with the smoother 30fps video found in the Sega Dreamcast Generator Vol 1 Demo disc. The formats are different between two files (AVI for the PC ver and SFD in the demo disc), so I had to re-encode using VirtualDub with Xvid codec to make the file size reasonable without losing a lot of quality, as old codecs made it incredibly large. I also included the audio from the Saturn version because it has higher quality than the PC one.

Unfortunately the SFD video is the same resolution as the original, so there's no hi-def here. At least your eyes won't be tortured anymore with better fps.

So before downloading and using this intro, MAKE SURE Xvid codec is installed. It can be found here:
www.xvid.com/download/

After then you can download the mod here. Extract to your Sonic 3D Blast installation folder:
www.dropbox.com/s/u5ubd22drwzqolj/s3dpc%20-%20bett…

The game itself will not work with Windows 10, use Sega PC Reloaded to make it work with modern OS:
forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sega-pc-re…
All Comments (21)
  • @its.4LeX
    This cutscene always brings me joy and I come back every once in a while
  • @96blocks
    Holy crap, it’s so buttery smooth compared to the original, crusty saturn version!
  • @Julayla
    Amazing. Wish the other cutscenes got this treatment.
  • @jonstepofficial5298
    Back in 2015 when I was 12 I was like this intro touched my heart and this version is most beautiful and even better than it is 😅😅😅 I wish I had a P.C. so I could start a gaming channel 💜
  • @Fuyu-Kobayashii
    Okay. I'm 14, I've played the game only once emulated but this somehow gives me some nostalgia vibes idk why
  • @silverXI22
    It looks soo much better due to the fact the sega Saturn version was compressing the video quality soo badly.
  • @jord093m4
    I wish graphics like these were still around
  • @emookral
    I don't know why but I got goosebumps...
  • @90sNath
    I thought the intro was fine..... then I saw this..... now I can't go back
  • @fireblasthyper
    I loved this intro, I even am working on a remix of this intro (if the phone can handle the amount of graphics lol).
  • @weeuuuweeuuu
    I was trying to find this forever I didn’t know what this weird memory was, guess it’s just sonic and some birds
  • @sonicgalaxy27
    Man I really miss playing this game on my old PC. SEGA really needs to make a Sonic 3D collection and add this as part of the collection pack. I want to play this game again so badly. Second Sonic game I ever played. I want new Sonic fans to experience this.😞