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[[Image:Ss.s2bls.png|frame|right|The level select screen from the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)|Simon Wai prototype]] of Sonic 2.]]
 
[[Image:Ss.s2bls.png|frame|right|The level select screen from the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)|Simon Wai prototype]] of Sonic 2.]]
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'''Level select''', also known as "Zone Select" for Sonic games since the levels aren't called levels, but [[Zone]]s, is a menu from which you are able to access any level in the game, as well as:
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The '''Level select''', also known as "Zone Select" for ''Sonic'' games since the levels aren't called levels, but [[Zone]]s, is a menu from which the user is able to access any level in the game, as well as other features.
  
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*[[Special stage]]s
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==Purpose==
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*[[Bonus stage]] (in ''[[Sonic 3]]''/''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' only)
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The level select allows the user to search through (usually) a menu with a listing of different levels in a game then lets them choose whichever level they wish to play. Not only does this allow the common end user to start the game from any level they like, but is another very useful feature for [[Edit mode|debugging]]/development - prototype builds of ''Sonic'' games generally have the level select enabled by default for quick and easy access by the development team, while the level select screen in final builds require the user to [[:Category:Hidden content|unlock it via cheat code]].
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*2-player levels (in ''[[Sonic 3]]'' only)
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In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', enabling the level select cheat will also enable the reset/slow-motion/frame advance cheats while paused. It will not, however, enable object placement or (in ''Sonic & Knuckles''<nowiki>'</nowiki> case) gravity reversal, which require [[edit mode]] to be activated. Some level select screens may offer access to the following:
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*[[Special Stage]]s
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*[[Bonus Stage]]s
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*2-player levels (in ''Sonic 3'' only)
 
*[[Sound test]]
 
*[[Sound test]]
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*Various miscellaneous options, such as the player's character.
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From the 2000s onwards, some games such as ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' feature a level select screen that is normally accessible to the end user without any cheat code required, though levels must be unlocked by progressing through the game.
  
 
==Games which feature a Level Select menu==
 
==Games which feature a Level Select menu==
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*''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
 
*''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
 
*''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]
 
*''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)]]''
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (8-bit)]]
 
*''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
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*''[[Sonic Triple Trouble]]''
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Blast]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Blast]]''
 
*''[[Tails' Skypatrol]]''
 
*''[[Tails' Skypatrol]]''
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*''[[Sonic Mania]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Mania]]''
  
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This option allows you to search through (usually) a menu with a listing of different levels in a game then lets you choose whichever level you wish to play. Another very useful feature for [[Debug mode|debugging]]/development.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths="160" heights="144">
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Sonic1 level select.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
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Sonic1Proto MD LevelSelect.png|{{MD}} ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' ([[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) (prototype)|prototype]])
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S2 level select.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
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Ss.nas2bls.png|{{MD}} ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' ([[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)|Nick Arcade prototype]])
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Ss.s2bls.png|{{MD}} ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' ([[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)|Simon Wai prototype]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (alpha)|1992-08-21 alpha]])
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S2b4 level select.png|{{MD}} ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' ([[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (pre-beta)|pre-beta]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (beta 4)|beta 4]])
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Sonic2SMSLevelSelect.png|{{SMS}} ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
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Sonic2GGLevelSelect.png|{{GG}} ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''
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StageSelectSonicCDFinal.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''
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SonicCD002 MCD LevelSelect.png|''Sonic the Hedgehog CD'' ([[Sonic the Hedgehog CD (prototype; 1992-12-04)|v0.02]])
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Scd510 level select.png|''Sonic the Hedgehog CD'' ([[Sonic the Hedgehog CD (prototype; 1993-05-10)|"510"]] - [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD (prototype; 1993-07-12)|v0.70]])
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SonicChaos SMS LevelSelect.png|{{SMS}} ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
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SonicChaos GG LevelSelect.png|{{GG}} ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
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Sonic3LevelSelect.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
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SK level select.png|''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' / ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]''
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SonicTripleTrouble GG ZoneSelect.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
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Crackers Menu.png|''[[Sonic Crackers]]''
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Tenstar1.png|''[[Chaotix]]''
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TailsSkypatrol GG Options.png|''[[Tails' Skypatrol]]''
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S3D level select.png|{{MD}} ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''
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SonicBlast GG RoundSelect.png|''[[Sonic Blast]]''
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SB73 1.png|''Sonic Blast'' ([[Sonic Blast (Game Gear prototype 611)|"611"]] - [[Sonic Blast (Game Gear prototype 827)|"827"]])
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SPA BeginMenu.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]''
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Sonic1iOS-levelselect.png|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2013 game)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2013)]]
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Sonic2 iOS LevelSelect.png|[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2013)|''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (2013)]]
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SonicMania PC LevelSelect.png|''[[Sonic Mania]]''
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Notavailable.svg|''Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles'' (''[[Sonic Origins]]'')
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</gallery>
  
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In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Sonic 2]]'', ''[[Sonic 3]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'', enabling the level select cheat will also enable the reset/slow-motion/frame advance cheat. It will not, however, enable object placement or (in ''Sonic & Knuckles''<nowiki>'</nowiki> case) gravity reversal, which require [[debug mode]] to be activated.
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==References==
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[[Category:Game information]]
 
[[Category:Game information]]

Revision as of 15:53, 11 September 2022

The level select screen from the Simon Wai prototype of Sonic 2.

The Level select, also known as "Zone Select" for Sonic games since the levels aren't called levels, but Zones, is a menu from which the user is able to access any level in the game, as well as other features.

Purpose

The level select allows the user to search through (usually) a menu with a listing of different levels in a game then lets them choose whichever level they wish to play. Not only does this allow the common end user to start the game from any level they like, but is another very useful feature for debugging/development - prototype builds of Sonic games generally have the level select enabled by default for quick and easy access by the development team, while the level select screen in final builds require the user to unlock it via cheat code.

In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, enabling the level select cheat will also enable the reset/slow-motion/frame advance cheats while paused. It will not, however, enable object placement or (in Sonic & Knuckles' case) gravity reversal, which require edit mode to be activated. Some level select screens may offer access to the following:

From the 2000s onwards, some games such as Sonic Advance feature a level select screen that is normally accessible to the end user without any cheat code required, though levels must be unlocked by progressing through the game.

Games which feature a Level Select menu

Gallery

References

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