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Saturn Special Stage

The Special Stage, in Sonic 3D Blast for the Saturn is more strictly tied to the Sonic 2 half-pipe special stage format than the Mega Drive special stages. This version uses true 3D effects, as well as tunnels, springs, and dash zones, though with what is often considered a lower difficulty than the originals. As usual, rings are collected and collecting a minimum amount rewards the player with an Emerald.

The PC special stage also takes place in a half pipe, but only has a single stage and abundant rings, with no additional gimmicks to be found. This leads to a lack of difficulty in the PC special stages. Also, unlike in the Saturn version, special stages and objects are entirely sprite-based, including Sonic.

To access special stages, the player has to find either Tails or Knuckles in the regular levels and touch them while carrying at least 50 rings. Note that the ring count is set back to zero when entering a special stage. A ring bonus is still awarded for those rings at the end of the act. Tails' and Knuckles' special stages only differ in their appearance. Between the two special stage settings, there are fourteen special stages, but only seven emeralds to collect: the player is given the choice to collect each emerald in the kind of stage they prefer. Collecting all seven emeralds will not unlock Super Sonic, and is not required to complete the game. It is required, however, in order to access the Final Fight and see the good ending.

*Even lighter than the first light blue on the result menu.

External links

• Emerald #1-#4
• Emerald #5-#7

Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island

Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island Main Article Levels Advertisements Enemies Bosses Bug List Cheat Codes Prereleases: MD / Saturn Game Development Game Secrets Magazine Articles Music (Saturn/PC) SCHG

Levels: Green Grove Rusty Ruin Spring Stadium Diamond Dust Volcano Valley Gene Gadget Panic Puppet Final Fight Special Stage (MD) Special Stage (SS/PC) Advertisements: Blue is Back Mootown Promo Make Haste To see all print and TV advertisements, visit the Advertisements page. Enemies and Obstacles: GG Badnik 1 GG Badnik 2 GG Badnik 3 RR Badnik 1 RR Badnik 2 SS Badnik 1 SS Badnik 2 SS Badnik 3 SS Badnik 4 DD Badnik 1 DD Badnik 2 DD Badnik 3 VV Badnik 1 VV Badnik 2 VV Badnik 3 VV Badnik 4 GG Badnik 1 GG Badnik 2 PP Badnik 1 PP Badnik 2 Bosses: Green Grove Boss Rusty Ruin Boss Spring Stadium Boss Diamond Dust Boss Volcano Valley Boss Gene Gadget Boss Panic Puppet Boss Final Fight Cheat Codes: Sega Genesis version Level select: To access level select, press and (Baracuda) on the title screen. After entering this cheat, you may skip levels by pressing + during gameplay. Skipping a level while in a special stage will reward you the emerald without even having to play the level. Alternately, level select can be unlocked by beating the game once or tapping the side of the cartridge. For a list of all codes, see Cheat Codes:Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island.