The Saturn version was eventually released in Japan on October 14, 1999, the same date as Sonic Adventure International.

In September 1997 a port of the Saturn version was released for PC in Europe and North America, with the videos and soundtrack intact, as well as the notable addition of a save game system, but lacking some of the Saturn's effects (such as the fog in Rusty Ruins) and with a less impressive special stage that mixed the 2D sprites from the Mega Drive version with the basic 3D gameplay of the Saturn version. A European release followed in February 1997. FMVs, higher quality graphics (including a true 3D Special Stage, considered by many fans to be the best Special Stage in the series) and an entirely new, CD audio soundtrack composed by Richard Jacques (who later produced the Sonic R soundtrack). In addition to the original Mega Drive version, Sonic 3D was also available for the Sega Saturn to make up for the cancellation of Sonic X-treme, which was intended to be Saturn's killer game for the 1996 holiday season the game was ported in seven weeks, during development of the Mega Drive version. The North American title Sonic 3D Blast should not be confused with the game Sonic Blast for the Sega Game Gear. A loose adaptation of the game also appeared in issues #104-106 of Sonic the Comic. The Genesis/Mega Drive version has been released on the Wii's Virtual Console service in late 2007 on the European and Japanese markets, and in Novemfor North America.ДЄrchie Comics published a comic adaptation of the game for a 48-page special, published in January 1997.

The Japanese version was a Sega Saturn exclusive.

It was developed in the United Kingdom by Traveller's Tales and published by Sega. Sonic 3D Blast: Flickies' Island (titled Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and called Sonic 3D Blast in North America, both names used in Japan) is an isometric platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn, Windows, Virtual Console

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