Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog CD)

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The special stages in Sonic CD are slightly different from the usual Sonic special stages. They use a pseudo Mode-7 effect, and parallax backgrounds. Rather than collect a certain amount of rings or items, you have to destroy all of the UFOs flying around in the sky. When there is 20 seconds remaining, a blue UFO will appear. If destroyed, 30 seconds is added to the timer. Touching the water increases the speed of the timer.

Once all the UFOs are destroyed in the given time limit Sonic will receive a Time Stone (instead of a Chaos Emerald). If all of the Time Stones are acquired by the end of the game, all Futures automatically become Good and the good ending will be played when the game is completed. The good ending can be reached also if a player manages to complete the good future levels in every zone.

There is also a Time Attack mode for special stages. To unlock it, simply get a low enough total time in the normal Time Attack, then hit left on the Time Attack screen. In Time Attack mode, the timer counts up, there is no time limit, and touching the water has no effect. Complete each stage fast enough to get the top spot!