Sonic family v0.7.0

Sonic family v0.7.0

Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic 3 & Knuckles for Windows x64 and Linux x86_64.

• Restores corrected Blue Spheres widescreen: checkerboard and sphere positions stay aligned. Enabled automatically with widescreen; native mode retains its original view.
• Adds optional 120/144/display-rate presentation while gameplay and music keep their native speed. Finite views and scripted scenes may repeat full frames.
• Adds optional infinite lives/time, easier native level select/debug controls and shielded Super/Hyper transformation. All are off by default.
• Adds an unfiltered-audio option. The normal filtered sound remains the default.
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles Mods can import owned Sonic 1, Sonic 2 and Megamix cartridges, or Sonic CD ISO, BIN/CUE, raw data BIN/IMG and SGCD images, including ZIPs. The bundled offline importer prepares the content without a separate Python/Pillow installation.
• Keep CUE files with their referenced audio tracks for CD music. Data-only images contain stages, embedded Past music and voices; missing CD audio is reported and previously verified music is retained when available.
• Adds optional Sonic 1 checkpoint bonus stages and companion Tails giant-ring follow.
• Preserves the v0.6.4 gameplay/menu fixes, default-on replayable diagnostics and the newer v0.6.5 engine, video ownership and per-game compilation policies.

Bring your own matching game media. Public packages exclude ROMs, disc images,
converted packs, personal saves and settings. Preserve native saves and campaign
companion files when upgrading. Current-build states work; older save states are
build-specific.