This article contains a list of glitches from Sonic Advance 3. Unless otherwise noted, all glitch names are conjectural. Many of them have not been confirmed by Sega.

List of glitches[]

Ghost leader[]

As displayed on the right, it's possible for the leader to "sink" into the floor while using Tails' Tag Action. It is unknown what the exact conditions for this to happen are, but it is speculated by the user who recorded the glitch that it happens during specific frames of animation. This glitch can cause the player to fall off a ledge as shown close to the end of the video. This glitch is potentially lethal, particularly when trying to avoid death pits.

Speedtrap[]

A normal reaction to most systems when handling too many objects is to drop the framerate without skipping. This slowdown, while mostly absent in this game, can be a useful exploit in most cases, although there are exceptions where it can hinder the player's progress and cost a few lives. A prime example is Chaos Angel Zone Act 3, where a badnik comes right before sideways spikes. If the player's partner and the badnik are on the same screen, the slowdown will prevent the player from avoiding the spikes ahead.

Instant Acceleration[]

When playing as Tails with Sonic as the player's partner, if they charge their Tag Action, they must press jump, release jump, pause, release , and un-pause. Upon re-entry, the player will be fired much farther than normal.

Flying Sound Glitch[]

Chiefly an audio glitch, this will happen whenever you attempt to fly into the trampoline-type things in Twinkle Snow Zone from the wrong side as Tails. What happens is that the flying Tails noise will continue playing indefinitely until you partner, hit a spring, or really do anything that will stop flight completely. Movement and those slope things will not affect it. (Sorry, I don't know what anything is called.)

Rocket Damage Glitch[]

In the Toy Kingdom bossfight, when Gemerl pops out in a rocket, if you jump over Gemerl as the rocket lands it will cause you to take damage.