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Special Stage (Sonic Advance 3)

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Special Stage
Special Zone, Sonic Advance 3
Number of Acts: 7

The Special Stage in Sonic Advance 3 is an enclosed area resembling an upside-down half-pipe and a large checkered field. To get to the Special Stage, you'll have to collect all the Chao scattered across each zone, and then find a Special Key in any of the zone's acts that will grant you access to it. Once collected, you must finish the Act to keep the key, then you can bring it to the Special Spring somewhere in the corresponding Zone Map.

In the Special Stage, the player will be flying overhead on the wings of the Tornado 2, and they will have to collect enough Rings in order to get the Chaos Emerald, similar to the flying Special Stages of Sonic Triple Trouble. Each Special Stage has two segments for the player to go through, and failing to collect enough rings before the end of a segment will expel the player empty-handed.

Win or lose, the Special Key is gone once the player returns from the Special Stage, meaning they will need to find another key if they wish to attempt the Special Stage again.

Objects

  • Rings - You need to grab enough rings to collect a Chaos Emerald.
  • Ring boosters - Flying through them will make the Tornado 2 transform, increasing its speed and doubling the amount of rings you collect for a few seconds.
  • Bombs - Hitting these will make you lose 5 rings from your total amount.
  • Missile Badniks - These missile-like Badniks will try to hit the player or shoot balls. They can be destroyed with a Spin jump for bonus rings.
  • Chaos Emerald - If enough rings are collected, a Chaos Emerald will be earned. Collect all 7 to unlock the extra zone: Nonaggression.

Special Stage Mode

The Special Stage Mode option on the main menu.

When all 7 Chaos Emeralds have been collected, the player can then press Up R Down L Right Left on the main menu to unlock "Special Stage Mode". In this mode, the player plays through all 7 Special Stages consecutively as Sonic. If the player fails a Special Stage, the game is over, and the player can retry from the first Special Stage or return to the main menu.

If the player needs to see the button code again, they can press Left while highlighting "Options" on the main menu.


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