Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 2 16-bit)

Sonic and Tails in Sonic 2's Special Stage

Instruction Manual Quote

• 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 got 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. 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Blue Emerald

Part 1

• Get 30 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 40 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 70 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 80 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 130 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 140 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Purple Emerald

Part 1

• Get 50 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 100 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 140 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Red Emerald

Part 1

• Get 50 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 60 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 110 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 160 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Pink Emerald

Part 1

• Get 40 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 110 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 100 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 150 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Yellow Emerald

Part 1

• Get 50 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 55 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 90 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 110 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 160 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 200 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Green Emerald

Part 1

• Get 80 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 140 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 210 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 220 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Grey Emerald

Part 1

• Get 100 rings! (Sonic Alone, Tails Alone or Sonic and Tails)

Part 2

• Get 150 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 190 rings! (Sonic and Tails)

Part 3

• Get 190 rings! (Sonic Alone or Tails Alone)
• Get 210 rings! (Sonic and Tails)