Spring
From Sonic Retro
Springs are items that give the player a sudden boost in a certain direction when he gets in contact with them.
16-bit games
In the 2D Sonic games of the 16-bit era, springs can face any of the 8 main directions, and they come in two colors: yellow and red. Red springs are usually more powerful than yellow ones. They have been throughoutly present in almost all the zones from Sonic 1's Green Hill Zone to Sonic & Knuckles' Death Egg Zone.
| Game | Red Spring, Closed | Red Spring, Open | Yellow Spring, Closed | Yellow Spring, Open |
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| Sonic 3 |  |
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In Sonic 3D there is only one kind of spring instead.
| Game | Red Spring, Closed | Red Spring, Open |
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