Sonic & Knuckles (prototype; 1994-05-25)/Comparisons/Special Stages

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General Comparisons

0525 prototype

Final game

Like in Sonic 3C 0517, if the player has all the Chaos Emeralds, they will not warp to Hidden Palace and instead receive 50 rings.

0525 prototype

Final game

The Super Emerald Special Stages are now closer to the Sonic & Knuckles final, but their order is shuffled around a bit, and they still use the Sonic 3 Special Stage palettes:

• Super Emerald stage #1 in this build is the same as Super Emerald stage #2 in Sonic & Knuckles final.
• Super Emerald stage #2 in this build is an earlier version of Super Emerald stage #1 in Sonic & Knuckles final. Some of the blue spheres would be replaced with bumpers later on.
• Super Emerald stage #3 in this build is an earlier version of Super Emerald stage #3 in Sonic & Knuckles final.
• Super Emerald stage #4 in this build is Super Emerald stage #6 in Sonic & Knuckles final.
• Super Emerald stage #5 in this build is Super Emerald stage #4 in Sonic & Knuckles final.
• Super Emerald stage #6 in this build is Super Emerald stage #5 in Sonic & Knuckles final, though two blue spheres are yellow spheres in this version.
• Super Emerald stage #7 in this build is an earlier version of Super Emerald stage #7 in Sonic & Knuckles final, with differences noticeable around the beginning.
• Super Emerald stage #8 is the same as in Sonic & Knuckles final.