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Marble Zone

Marble Zone
Second level, Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) Number of Acts: 3 Level theme: lava/volcano Secondary level theme: underground/cave Tertiary level theme: ancient ruins Boss: Robotnik (Marble Zone Boss) Maximum Rings, Act 1: 62 + 70 Maximum Rings, Act 2: 55 + 60 Maximum Rings, Act 3: 72 + 30 Music:

Marble Zone is the second zone in Sonic 1, after Green Hill Zone. It is a cave/ruin area containing large amounts of lava. A number of bat enemies fly around, and spikes attached to chains fall from the ceiling some of which Sonic must jump on.

Instruction Manual Description

“	Leap across pools of red-hot lava and shifting islands. Then find the way to the underground palace where massive weights and flying balls of fire block your path.	„

Sonic Team Commentary (from Sonic Jam Strategy Guide)

“	Early in production, Labyrinth Zone was going to be the second stage. But Labyrinth is much harder than the early stages, and it would have been a sudden spike in the difficulty. Sonic is really a different sort of action game compared to anything that had been made at that time, so we really wondered if it was OK to have him running through every stage so quickly, so we wanted there to be a moment for the player to catch his breath.	„
—Yuji Naka

Enemies

• Caterkiller - Their body is protected by spikes. Jump on its head to avoid taking damage.
• Buzz Bomber - Insect bot that shoots stinging fireballs
• Batbrain - They usually hang on ceilings. They will swoop down at you as you approach them.

Trivia

• Various "arches" throughout the Zone (such as the one at the beginning of Act 1) are adorned with a possibly familiar graphic. Even though the graphic is supposed to represent lions drinking at a fountain, the pattern of pixels resembles Mario from the Mario series of games.
  

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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

Sonic 1 Main Article (Gen) Levels Enemies Bosses Bug List (Gen) Music: OSV / OST Level Maps Cheat Codes (Gen) Commercials Print Advertisements Magazine Articles Game Development Game Secrets SCHG

Levels: Green Hill Marble Spring Yard Labyrinth Star Light Scrap Brain Final Special Stage Advertisements: Think Fast Sega Hotline The Best Game Ever To see all print and TV advertisements, visit the Advertisements page. Enemies and Obstacles: Ball Hog Batbrain Bomb Burrobot Buzz Bomber Caterkiller Chopper Crabmeat Fire Statue Jaws Moto Bug Newtron Orbinaut Roller Spikes Scrapped Enemies and Obstacles: Splats Bosses: Green Hill Marble Spring Yard Labyrinth Star Light Final Cheat Codes: From title screen Zone Select: +, select zone. Debug mode: +, hold until Sonic appears. Zone Select + Debug Mode: +, select zone, hold until Sonic appears (the extra is to force the cheat detection code to reset itself). Messed up Demo: While a demo is playing, hold ++. Sonic will be unable to jump, making him seem confused, lose his place, and possibly die. On all codes containing Cs, the Cs can be input anywhere during the sequence. For a list of all codes, see Cheat Codes:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit).