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Off-Model: Eggman's mustache on the password screen is black instead of the usual reddish brown.

In Sonic & Knuckles Collection, it was simply called "Special Stage Mode".

Sonic Mega Collection was what gave it the title that it is known as today. No Title: The original minigame was never given a title.

No Plot? No Problem!: Just press the buttons and go right in.

Nintendo Hard: Some of the combinations are devilish, especially when running for perfects.

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While it clearly states that you're only supposed to use Sonic 2 or 3 with it, the manual doesn't rule out using Sonic 1 or Sonic Classics 3 in 1 as well.

Exact Words: The Sonic & Knuckles manual states that the game's lock-on technology won't work with non- Sonic games.

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Only if you put in the specific cartridge needed to play the full game, though.

Endless Game: After Level 128016000, certain levels repeat themselves and eventually just carries on from Level 1 again.

The game's existence and the button combination required to play it weren't mentioned in the manual, which in fact said not to put in any other game. Technical difficulties with the palette prevented Sonic Team from doing Knuckles in Sonic 1, so they put this game in.

Easter Egg: The game's entire existence.

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Dungeon Bypass: Getting every ring in a stage in the full version of the game to get a "Perfect" skips you 10 stages ahead.Difficulty by Acceleration: You move faster the longer you take to complete the stage.All you can do is run and jump, and the speed you move at and your jump height is out of your control. You can play as Sonic or Knuckles (or even Tails in the Origins remaster), but there's no difference. If the difficulty rating is high enough, sprites of Mecha Sonic, EggRobo, and the animal buddies can appear. The Cameo: After completing a stage, the difficulty of that stage is displayed.Anti-Frustration Features: Rings are counted downwards rather than upwards like the Sonic 3 & Knuckles Special Stages, which makes getting a Perfect easier since you'll always know how many Rings are left on the stage.Not to be confused with Star Ocean: Blue Sphere. Additionally, the standalone unlockable version of Blue Sphere, taking cues from a "Blue Spheres 2" proof-of-concept created by Mania co-developer Simon "Stealth" Thomley, adds Green Spheres and Pink Spheres: touching a Green Sphere turns it into Blue Sphere, and touching a Pink Sphere teleports you to a corresponding Pink Sphere elsewhere on the grid.įinally, included alongside the Retro Engine rebuild of Sonic 3 & Knuckles created for Sonic Origins are two different versions of Blue Sphere: the original version returns with Tails being Promoted to Playable and some of Mania's improvements (albeit still stuck in 4:3), and new to this release is New Blue Spheres, a realization of Stealth's "Blue Spheres 2" concept, complete with Green Spheres, Pink Spheres, and thousands upon thousands more stages to test your skills at. This version is designed to look like its 16-bit counterpart, though with a few liberties taken to make it look a bit more modernized such as smoother sprite animations and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Since the "Catch the UFO!" stages are already used for Chaos Emeralds, Blue Sphere is instead used for collecting Medallions, which are required for unlocks.

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It also appears as its own game option in Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic Mega Collection Plus (which gave the minigame an official name for the first time), Sonic & Knuckles Collection for the PC, and Sonic Origins (another Compilation Rerelease for The Ninth Generation of Console Video Games).īlue Sphere makes a return in Sonic Mania as the Special Stage format for Star Posts. It is playable in Sonic Jam by simulating the lock-on procedure with the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge in the menu. Upon completion of the stage, you'll be given a twelve-digit password for use when you play the game with the original Sonic the Hedgehog or the aforementioned Compilation Rerelease locked into the top slot of S3&K. Grids of Blue Spheres larger than 3 by 3 cells can be turned into Rings by collecting the Blue Spheres that make up the perimeter of the grid, and only those spheres.

Rings can be found on the stage as well collecting all Rings in a stage is required alongside getting all the Blue Spheres for a "PERFECT". Yellow Spheres jump you five spaces forward. Star Spheres are bumpers that will send you moving in reverse in the direction you came from until you move forward or make a turn. Red Spheres are to be avoided touching one results in a Game Over. The object is to collect the Blue Spheres scattered throughout the wrap-around stage.