Editing Sonic Labyrinth (section)

==Development and release==
''Sonic Labyrinth'' was developed by Minato Giken,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/sonic_labyrinth_gamegear|title=Review: Sonic Labyrinth (3DS eShop / GG)|last=Newton|first=James|date=15 May 2012|work=Nintendo Life|access-date=10 August 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160920174215/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/sonic_labyrinth_gamegear|archive-date=20 September 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The History of Sonic the Hedgehog|last1=Pétronille|first1=Marc|last2=Audureau|first2=William|publisher=Pix'n Love|year=2014|isbn=978-1-926778-96-9|page=193}}</ref> and published by [[Sega]].<ref name=":1" /> It was released in Japan on November 17, 1995,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vc.sega.jp/3ds/labyrinth/|title=ソニックラビリンスのご紹介｜ＳＥＧＡ バーチャルコンソール公式|website=Sega|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029050733/http://vc.sega.jp/3ds/labyrinth/|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=live|access-date=9 August 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in North America that November,<ref name=":8">{{Cite magazine|date=December 1995|title=Next Wave: Sonic Labyrinth|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/80/EGM_US_077.pdf#page=182|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=77|pages=182|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810110740/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/80/EGM_US_077.pdf#page=182|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and in Europe around October<ref name=":2" /> or November.<ref name=":1" /> The game was included in ''[[Sonic Adventure DX]]'' (2003) as an unlockable bonus,<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/34741/grinding-game-gears-an-overview-of-sonics-portable-origins|title=Grinding Game Gears: An Overview of Sonic's Portable Origins|last=Ronaghan|first=Neal|date=21 June 2013|website=Nintendo World Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313153721/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/34741/grinding-game-gears-an-overview-of-sonics-portable-origins|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=10 August 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and in the compilation ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/11/04/sonic-mega-collection-plus|title=Sonic Mega Collection Plus|last=Goldstein|first=Hilary|date=3 November 2004|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522020337/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/563/563266p1.html|archive-date=22 May 2012|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was rereleased for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] on the Japanese [[Nintendo eShop|eShop]] digital distribution platform on May 16, 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000009968|title=ソニックラビリンス {{!}} ニンテンドー3DS {{!}} 任天堂|work=Nintendo|access-date=9 August 2018|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204532/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000009968|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was later released in Europe on May 10, 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Sonic-Labyrinth--275858.html|title=Sonic Labyrinth|website=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-GB|access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> and in North America on June 17, 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/eKX2obOabUS4BkI1h_IIeW8mmBdgVxCk|title=Sonic Labyrinth|website=Nintendo|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072609/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/eKX2obOabUS4BkI1h_IIeW8mmBdgVxCk|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=9 August 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The North American release came as part of a campaign by Nintendo to release [[8-bit]] games on the 3DS eShop following a drought of releases on the distribution service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/22/nintendos-8-bit-summer-announced-for-the-3ds-eshop|title=Nintendo's "8-Bit Summer" Announced for the 3DS eShop|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|date=21 June 2012|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072912/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/22/nintendos-8-bit-summer-announced-for-the-3ds-eshop|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The game does not take advantage of the system's 3D [[Stereoscopic video game|stereoscopic functionality]].<ref name=":0" /> It was also included alongside the other Game Gear games in the series in ''[[Sonic Origins Plus]]'', released on June 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Brian |date=2023-03-23 |title=Sonic Origins Plus Adds Amy As Playable Character, Game Gear Games, And More This June |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/03/23/sonic-origins-plus-adds-amy-as-playable-character-game-gear-games-and-more-this-june |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323162108/https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/03/23/sonic-origins-plus-adds-amy-as-playable-character-game-gear-games-and-more-this-june |archive-date=2023-03-23 |access-date=2023-07-09 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}</ref>