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The '''[[Special Stage]]''' in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' is a pseudo-3D stage consisting of a half-pipe the player runs through, collecting [[Rings]] and avoiding bombs (which cause the player to lose 10 rings).
  
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To access this Special Stage, the player must collect at least 50 Rings and locate a [[Checkpoint#Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic Mania Star Posts|Star Post]], which will then cause a Star Circle{{fileref|Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|page=10}} to appear and spin around it. Jumping into the stars will then transport the player to the Special Stage.
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==Instruction Manual Quote==
 
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*If you have 50 [[Rings]] when you touch a [[Star post|Star Post]], you'll see a Star Circle spinning around the Star Post. If you jump into the Star Circle, you'll got to the Special Stage. This is your chance to collect a [[Chaos Emeralds|chaos emerald]]!
 
  
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*Watch the screen to see how many Rings you need to get.
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==Gameplay==
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Each Special Stage consists of three parts. In each, the player has to collect a minimum number of Rings before specified checkpoints. Failing to meet a requirement causes the Special Stage to end. Upon completing all three parts successfully, the player is rewarded with a [[Chaos Emerald]]. Note that Rings are cumulative, i.e. the player keeps rings collected in one part as they continue on to the next. In the single player mode, it is vital that [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] doesn't hit any bombs if he is accompanying [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] as this will cause players to fail.
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The half-pipe Special Stage makes an appearance in the ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' episode "Mobius 5000", where Sonic and his friends find a checkpoint in the [[Casino Night Zone]] (called Casino Zone in this episode) and use the Special Stage as shortcut to get to the finish line.
  
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*Speed around the chute, picking up as many Rings as you can. Also, there a black balls in the stages (bombs). When you touch one of these you will lose 10 rings, and you cannot afford for that to happen in the later stages. Sidestep the bombs or jump over them to stay in the race.
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This specific special stage is one of the most well known special stages of the entire Sonic franchise. It has been mimicked in later Sonic games such as ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]'', both versions of ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', ''[[Sonic Rush]]'', and in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II]]''.
  
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*You have to collect a certain amount of rings to progress through three parts of the stage and to obtain the emerald. If you have enough rings a sign with a thumbs-up saying "COOL!" will appear. If not, a sign with a thumbs-down saying "NOT ENOUGH RINGS..." appears and you return to the game.  
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==Quotes==
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<!-- This is an excerpt from the manual quoted verbatim. Please don't edit it except to correct an error in copying it. -->
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{{quote|1=If you have 50 Rings when you touch a Star Post, you'll see a Star Circle spinning around the Star Post. If you jump into the Star Circle, you'll go to the Special Stage. This is your chance to collect a [[Chaos Emerald]]!
  
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*Watch the screen to see how many Rings you need to get.
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*Speed around the chute, picking up as many Rings as you can. Sidestep the Bombs or jump over them to stay in the race.
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*If you get the required number of Rings at each checkpoint, you can continue. Otherwise, the Stage ends.
 
*If you finish the Stage, you'll be rewarded with a magnificent Chaos Emerald.
 
*If you finish the Stage, you'll be rewarded with a magnificent Chaos Emerald.
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*When the Special Stage ends, you return to the Star Post in your original Zone, and you can resume the game.|2=''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' US manual|ref={{fileref|Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf|page=10}}}}
  
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*When the Special Stage ends, you return to the Star Post in your original Zone, and you can resume the game.
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==Rings goals==
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{| class="prettytable"
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*You can keep rings from previous rounds that you collected if you have more than what you needed. For example, if your target was 100 rings, you collect 115, and the next target is 140, you'll only need to get 25 more rings. If you have Sonic and Tails you have to collect more rings than usual and it's harder if you're playing by yourself, but it's still possible to get all the emeralds.
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! Emerald||Screenshot||Part 1||Part 2||Part 3
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|-
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==Blue Emerald==
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=0|crop_width=22}}
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===Part 1===
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 1Start.png|width=120}}
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*Get 30 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
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|Get 30 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 40 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 30 rings! (Knuckles)
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*Get 40 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
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|Get 70 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 80 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 70 rings! (Knuckles)
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===Part 2===
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|Get 130 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 140 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
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*Get 70 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
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*Get 80 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=22|crop_width=22}}
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===Part 3===
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 2 Start.png|width=120}}
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*Get 130 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
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|Get 50 rings!
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*Get 140 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
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|Get 100 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 90 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 140 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
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==Purple Emerald==
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===Part 1===
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=44|crop_width=22}}
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*Get 50 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 3 Start.png|width=120}}
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===Part 2===
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|Get 50 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 60 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 50 rings! (Knuckles)
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*Get 100 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
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|Get 110 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 100 rings! (Knuckles)
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===Part 3===
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|Get 160 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 140 rings! (Knuckles)
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*Get 140 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
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|-
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=66|crop_width=22}}
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 4 Start.png|width=120}}
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|Get 40 rings!
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|Get 110 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 100 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 90 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 150 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 140 rings! (Knuckles)
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|-
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=88|crop_width=22}}
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 5 Start.png|width=120}}
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|Get 50 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 55 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 40 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 90 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 110 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 80 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 160 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 200 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
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|-
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=110|crop_width=22}}
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 6 Start.png|width=120}}
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|Get 80 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 70 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 140 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 210 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 220 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 170 rings! (Knuckles)
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|{{SpriteImage|Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png|2|crop_x=132|crop_width=22}}
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 7 Start.png|width=120}}
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|Get 100 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)<br/>Get 50 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 150 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 190 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 100 rings! (Knuckles)
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|Get 190 rings! (Sonic or Tails)<br/>Get 210 rings! (Sonic and Tails)<br/>Get 140 rings! (Knuckles)
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|}
  
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==Red Emerald==
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===2P stages===
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===Part 1===
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Three extra Special Stages exist for the 2 Player VS mode - two rounds plus a tiebreaker. Here there are no Chaos Emeralds; the objective is simply to collect more Rings than the opposing player.
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*Get 50 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 60 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 2===
 
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*Get 110 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 3===
 
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*Get 160 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
 
  
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==Pink Emerald==
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As with all two-player levels in ''Sonic 2'', the Special Stages are biased towards Sonic, as he is always positioned ahead of Tails when gameplay starts. However, it is possible for Tails to get in front of Sonic by jumping.
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===Part 1===
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{| class="prettytable"
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*Get 40 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
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! Round||Screenshot||Maximum rings
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===Part 2===
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*Get 110 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
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*Get 100 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 2P1.png|width=120}}
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===Part 3===
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*Get 150 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 2P2.png|width=120}}
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|Tiebreak
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|{{Bobscreen|Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 2P3.png|width=120}}
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==Yellow Emerald==
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==External links==
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===Part 1===
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*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=JgbFHHHE4Vk ''Sonic 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Special Stages on YouTube]
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*Get 50 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 55 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 2===
 
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*Get 90 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 110 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 3===
 
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*Get 160 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 200 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
  
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==Green Emerald==
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==References==
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===Part 1===
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<references/>
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*Get 80 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 2===
 
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*Get 140 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 3===
 
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*Get 210 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 220 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
  
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==Grey Emerald==
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{{S2MDOmni}}
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===Part 1===
 
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*Get 100 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 2===
 
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*Get 150 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 190 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
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===Part 3===
 
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*Get 190 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
 
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*Get 210 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
 
  
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[[Category:Special Stages]]

Latest revision as of 02:11, 8 January 2024

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Special Stage
Special Zone, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)
Number of Acts: 7

The Special Stage in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a pseudo-3D stage consisting of a half-pipe the player runs through, collecting Rings and avoiding bombs (which cause the player to lose 10 rings).

To access this Special Stage, the player must collect at least 50 Rings and locate a Star Post, which will then cause a Star CircleMedia:Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf[1] to appear and spin around it. Jumping into the stars will then transport the player to the Special Stage.

Gameplay

Each Special Stage consists of three parts. In each, the player has to collect a minimum number of Rings before specified checkpoints. Failing to meet a requirement causes the Special Stage to end. Upon completing all three parts successfully, the player is rewarded with a Chaos Emerald. Note that Rings are cumulative, i.e. the player keeps rings collected in one part as they continue on to the next. In the single player mode, it is vital that Tails doesn't hit any bombs if he is accompanying Sonic as this will cause players to fail.

The half-pipe Special Stage makes an appearance in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episode "Mobius 5000", where Sonic and his friends find a checkpoint in the Casino Night Zone (called Casino Zone in this episode) and use the Special Stage as shortcut to get to the finish line.

This specific special stage is one of the most well known special stages of the entire Sonic franchise. It has been mimicked in later Sonic games such as Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure, both versions of Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, Sonic Rush, and in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II.

Quotes

“ If you have 50 Rings when you touch a Star Post, you'll see a Star Circle spinning around the Star Post. If you jump into the Star Circle, you'll go to the Special Stage. This is your chance to collect a Chaos Emerald!
  • Watch the screen to see how many Rings you need to get.
  • Speed around the chute, picking up as many Rings as you can. Sidestep the Bombs or jump over them to stay in the race.
  • If you get the required number of Rings at each checkpoint, you can continue. Otherwise, the Stage ends.
  • If you finish the Stage, you'll be rewarded with a magnificent Chaos Emerald.
  • When the Special Stage ends, you return to the Star Post in your original Zone, and you can resume the game.
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— Sonic the Hedgehog 2 US manualMedia:Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf[1]

Rings goals

Emerald Screenshot Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 1Start.png
 Get 30 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 40 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 30 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 70 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 80 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 70 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 130 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 140 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 2 Start.png
 Get 50 rings! Get 100 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 90 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 140 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 3 Start.png
 Get 50 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 60 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 50 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 110 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 100 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 160 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 140 rings! (Knuckles)
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 4 Start.png
 Get 40 rings! Get 110 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 100 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 90 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 150 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 140 rings! (Knuckles)
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 5 Start.png
 Get 50 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 55 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 40 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 90 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 110 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 80 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 160 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 200 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 130 rings! (Knuckles)
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 6 Start.png
 Get 80 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 70 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 140 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 130 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 210 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 220 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 170 rings! (Knuckles)
Sonic2 MD Sprite Emeralds.png
Sonic2 MD SpecialStage 7 Start.png
 Get 100 rings! (Sonic and/or Tails)
Get 50 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 150 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 190 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 100 rings! (Knuckles) 		Get 190 rings! (Sonic or Tails)
Get 210 rings! (Sonic and Tails)
Get 140 rings! (Knuckles)

2P stages

Three extra Special Stages exist for the 2 Player VS mode - two rounds plus a tiebreaker. Here there are no Chaos Emeralds; the objective is simply to collect more Rings than the opposing player.

As with all two-player levels in Sonic 2, the Special Stages are biased towards Sonic, as he is always positioned ahead of Tails when gameplay starts. However, it is possible for Tails to get in front of Sonic by jumping.

Round Screenshot Maximum rings
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Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 2P1.png
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Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 2P2.png
Tiebreak
Sonic2 MD Comparison SS 2P3.png

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Sonic2 MD US SonicJam manual.pdf, page 10


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