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*Location: star [[teleporter]]
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*Location: Star Teleporter
 
*Gains: lives
 
*Gains: lives
 
*Layout: Large capsule with 5 [[button]]s on it. Press the buttons while they are red to score 3 points, blue for 2 points and yellow for 1 point. Get a certain number of points in 30 seconds to clear the stage.
 
*Layout: Large capsule with 5 [[button]]s on it. Press the buttons while they are red to score 3 points, blue for 2 points and yellow for 1 point. Get a certain number of points in 30 seconds to clear the stage.

Revision as of 03:46, 19 January 2007

Bonus stages, which only appear in Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic Spinball and Sonic Advance 3, are used to gain extra points, rings, shields and/or lives.

Sonic 3 bonus stage

Gumball Machine

Located at any checkpoint with 50 rings, This bonus stage consists of a large vertical space with a gumball machine at the top with Metropolis Zone-style bumpers on the sides and springs on the bottom. Spheres come out of the gumball machine, each effecting Sonic:

  • Clear Balls - Nothing
  • Black Balls - Bounces Sonic off of ball
  • Pink '1-Up' Balls - Gives an extra live
  • Green 'REP' Balls - Replaces the springs at the bottom
  • Blue 'B' Balls - Gives a water shield
  • Red 'B' Balls - Gives a fire shield
  • Yellow 'B' Balls - Gives a lightning shield
  • Grey Ball with Ring - Gives 10 rings

Sonic & Knuckles bonus stage

Glowing Spheres

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Entered through a starpost with 20 rings, the Glowing Spheres special stage features bumpers and flippers on the sides, magnetic balls, star bumpers, rings with grey orbs in the middle, and a rising laser that will knock you out of the stage when you touch it. Touching one of the grey orbs will change it into one of the following spheres:

  • Clear Balls - Nothing
  • Black Balls - Bounces Sonic off of ball
  • Pink '1-Up' Balls - Gives an extra live
  • Green 'REP' Balls - Replaces the springs at the bottom
  • Blue 'B' Balls - Gives a water shield
  • Red 'B' Balls - Gives a fire shield
  • Yellow 'B' Balls - Gives a lightning shield
  • Grey Ball with Ring - Gives 10 rings

Rotating Maze

Entered by going through a starpost with 20 rings, the Rotating Maze is like a Sonic 1 special stage, but minus the up/down circles and plus a ring gambling machine like the ones in Sonic 2's Casino Night Zone. Ring combinations are:

  • 1 Bar: Win 2 Rings
  • 2 Bars: Win 4 Rings
  • 3 Bars: Win 8 Rings
  • 3 Tails: Win 20 Rings
  • 3 Knuckles: Win 25 Rings
  • 3 Sonics: Win 30 Rings
  • 3 Jackpots: Win 100 Rings
  • 3 Robotniks: Lose 100 Rings

Sonic Spinball bonus stage

  • Name: ????????
  • Location: end of level
  • Gains: points
  • Layout: A mini-pinball machine where you hit targets to score points.

Sonic Advance 3 bonus stage

Capsule

  • Name:
  • Location: Star Teleporter
  • Gains: lives
  • Layout: Large capsule with 5 buttons on it. Press the buttons while they are red to score 3 points, blue for 2 points and yellow for 1 point. Get a certain number of points in 30 seconds to clear the stage.

Clear All Enemies

  • Name:
  • Location: star teleporter
  • Gains: lives
  • Layout: Area with 8 or 9 enemies which you must destroy in 60 seconds to clear the stage.