Was Mushroom Hill a Knuckles exclusive?

I've been wondering this since the day I played Sonic 3 and Knuckles, and saw the lack of cutscene.

In Sonic the Hedgehog 3, if you start off as Sonic/ and Tails, you get a cutscene of Sonic's arrival on the island.

In Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic doesn't get a cutscene of his arrival in Mushroom Hill. Instead, it's Knuckles who gets one, and shows him chasing the EggRobo after being bombed.

Those sparked my curiousity, as when you play Sonic 3 and Knuckles, said cutscene is removed, and is instead replaced by Sonic 3's levels, without any reason as to WHY he was there. This made me wonder if Mushroom Hill, before the games became seperate, was instead assigned to be Knuckles' starting stage, as an answer to Sonic's Angel Island.

Your thoughts?

I don't really know why, I don't even have them bundled together. I don't think it really matters so much though.

I've never played a Mushroom Hill stage.

Crystal Chaotix 3 wrote:I've never played a Mushroom Hill stage.

You never played Sonic and Knuckles before?! How dare you!!!

sykog77 wrote:I don't think it really matters so much though.

That ticks me off, majorly. You can say that about anything. Besides, at least read my post.

Zezima wrote:

sykog77 wrote:I don't think it really matters so much though.

That ticks me off, majorly. You can say that about anything. Besides, at least read my post.

I did, and you're reasoning confused me.

sykog77 wrote:

Crystal Chaotix 3 wrote:I've never played a Mushroom Hill stage.

You never played Sonic and Knuckles before?! How dare you!!!

I bet I'll dislike it too. Even more so now that you've said that.

Crystal Chaotix 3 wrote:

sykog77 wrote:

Crystal Chaotix 3 wrote:I've never played a Mushroom Hill stage.

You never played Sonic and Knuckles before?! How dare you!!!

I bet I'll dislike it too. Even more so now that you've said that.

Hmm, alright then.
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sykog77 wrote:

Crystal Chaotix 3 wrote:

sykog77 wrote:

Crystal Chaotix 3 wrote:I've never played a Mushroom Hill stage.

You never played Sonic and Knuckles before?! How dare you!!!

I bet I'll dislike it too. Even more so now that you've said that.

Hmm, alright then.
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Oh yeah. Aren't I cool?

Play Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you'll find out how he got there if you finish Launch Base Zone, you'll see how. If that was your question. Wasn't too clear.

Well, it's hard to say why they did that. Perhaps they just didn't think of putting it into the combined version. I wish I did know.

Light Dash wrote:Play Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you'll find out how he got there if you finish Launch Base Zone, you'll see how. If that was your question. Wasn't too clear.

How about you explaining how?