<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
:	I-Application
Triple	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Aspect	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
features	O
classic	O
side-scrolling	O
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
or	O
Miles	O
"	O
Tails	O
"	O
Prower	O
as	O
they	O
venture	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
powerful	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
from	O
Doctor	O
Robotnik	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
,	O
and	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Nack	O
the	O
Weasel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tails	I-Application
 '	O
unique	O
abilities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
power-ups	O
,	O
can	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
in	O
challenge	O
and	O
originality	O
to	O
help	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
considered	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
8-bit	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
coming	O
closer	O
than	O
the	O
others	O
to	O
matching	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
16-bit	B-Device
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triple	O
Trouble	O
has	O
been	O
rereleased	O
through	O
various	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
compilations	O
,	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Sonic	I-Device
handheld	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triple	O
Trouble	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Tails	O
in	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
powerful	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
from	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
Doctor	O
Robotnik	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
tricked	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
into	O
aiding	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
control	O
either	O
Sonic	B-Application
or	O
Tails	O
through	O
six	O
differently	O
themed	O
areas	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
can	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
peel-out	O
move	O
,	O
previously	O
introduced	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
CD	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
Tails	O
can	O
fly	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
many	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
one	O
character	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
jet	O
board	O
and	O
Tails	O
 '	O
sea	O
fox	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
differences	O
between	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tails	I-Application
 '	O
power-ups	O
may	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
traversal	O
of	O
levels	O
to	O
slightly	O
diverge	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
destroys	O
a	O
box	O
with	O
a	O
Chaos	O
Emerald	O
icon	O
and	O
has	O
at	O
least	O
50	O
rings	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
will	O
be	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
bonus	O
stage	O
for	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
obtain	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
collectable	O
Emeralds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triple	O
Trouble	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Aspect	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Nack	O
the	O
Weasel	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Jet	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Sonic	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
2	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
with	O
releases	O
planned	O
on	O
both	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
8-bit	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
handheld	O
console	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
platformer	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
specifically	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
titled	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Tails	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
Game	O
Gear	O
games	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	O
DX	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Sonic	I-Device
handheld	O
console	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triple	O
Trouble	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
Game	O
Gear	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
Triple	O
Trouble	O
was	O
fun	O
but	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
beginning	O
to	O
stagnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Merrett	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
"	O
surprises	O
and	O
gameplay	O
innovation	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
were	O
"	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
same	O
mid-life	O
crisis	O
here	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Knuckles	I-Application
represents	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
8-bit	O
counterpart	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
did	O
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
,	O
who	O
noted	O
similar	O
level	O
themes	O
shared	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Bufton	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
character	O
sprites	O
were	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
to	O
grace	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
"	O
and	O
believed	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
previous	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
and	O
Sega	O
Pro	O
thought	O
the	O
visuals	O
approached	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
quality	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Magazine	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
other	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
were	O
cropped	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
versions	O
and	O
thus	O
suffered	O
gameplay-wise	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
problem	O
with	O
Triple	O
Trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
Triple	O
Trouble	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NGC	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
reasonably	O
competent	O
"	O
but	O
no	O
less	O
tedious	O
than	O
other	O
Sonic	B-Application
Game	O
Gear	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
believed	O
it	O
did	O
a	O
better	O
job	O
capturing	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
than	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
later	O
release	O
and	O
thus	O
more	O
technically	O
competent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
agreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Sega	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
strong	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	O
classic	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
Triple	O
Trouble	O
was	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
closest	O
thing	O
gamers	O
could	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
titles	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Madson	O
of	O
Diehard	O
GameFan	O
appreciated	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
release	O
for	O
adding	O
different	O
resolutions	O
,	O
button	O
configurations	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
state	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
remake	O
titled	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
:	I-Application
Triple	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
16-bit	B-Device
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
Noah	O
Copeland	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Game	O
Jolt	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Android	O
release	O
planned	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
engine	O
with	O
a	O
style	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copeland	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
remake	O
Triple	O
Trouble	O
after	O
playing	O
it	O
and	O
thinking	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
buried	O
under	O
8-bit	O
limitations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nack	O
the	O
Weasel	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
some	O
Sonic	B-Application
comics	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
