About
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit is a 2022 free fan remake of the 1994 Sega Game Gear title Sonic Triple Trouble, rebuilt from scratch as a full 16-bit Mega Drive/Genesis-style game by solo developer Noah Copeland over several years. The remake expands and reimagines the original game with overhauled level design, new zones, updated visuals, and a full soundtrack while preserving the spirit of the source material. It is widely considered one of the highest-quality Sonic fan games ever made and is completely free. Released for Windows in August 2022, with macOS and Android builds following in May 2023.
Identity
Launch
- Binary
- SonicTripleTrouble16Bit.exe
- Needs files
- none beyond the binary
Proton
- Version
- GE-Proton
- Winetricks
- —
⚙ Setup notes
Run with GE-Proton (standard Proton also works per community reports). Free standalone GameMaker game — no base game required. Built-in gamepad support: Xbox/XInput controllers work out of the box (controls are remappable in Settings). Download the Windows 64-bit build from the official Game Jolt page (https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794), unzip it, and add the .exe as a non-Steam game, then force a Proton version. The default Windows-64 executable folder name varies by version; confirm the .exe name after unzipping and update [launch].binary if it differs.
The one thing to know
Completely free — download the Windows build from the official Game Jolt page (https://gamejolt.com/games/sonictripletrouble16bit/322794). No base game required. Not on Steam, so there is no ProtonDB rating; runs as a non-Steam game under GE-Proton (standard Proton also reported working). Built-in gamepad support — Xbox/XInput controllers work out of the box and are remappable in Settings. Binary name is unconfirmed; verify the .exe inside the unzipped Win-64 build and update [launch].binary if needed.
Community guides
Write-ups and threads from people who got this (or a similar) game running. deckport links to them — it doesn't reproduce them.
Get the artwork
deckport never hosts game images. Open this game on SteamGridDB, pick
the cover / hero / logo / icon you like, and drop them into the
game folder under .deckport-art/ before you push it to the
Deck. The importer files them under the right names automatically.
Run it on your Deck
Two files: the one-time importer (deckport.py) in your
Deck's home folder, and this game's install helper. Copy the game
into ~/Games and run the helper with Steam closed — it
writes the recipe (binary, launch options, Proton version)
and registers the shortcut with artwork.