Being the first level, this is the easiest in the game. Watch for walls that can be rolled-through. You must watch out for endless Spikes, rotating-spiked logs, and six different Badniks, Buzz Bombers, Choppers, Moto Bugs, Red Newtrons (that fly at you), Yellow Newtrons (that shoot at you), and Crabmeats. Robotnik is fairly easy (espescally if you get the invincible right before him in the tall tree), as he attacks with a giant ball on a chain, which he swings at you. Jump on one of the two plateforms and nail him eight times to finsh him off. Then run to the prison egg and release the rabbits and flickies (birds).

This level is much harder then the last with lava everywhere. Watch out for spikes that pop out of the ground everywhere. Giant wieghts and "chandeliers" that have spikes on them drop down from the roof. And lakes of lava must be passes by riding a single block across. Watch out for flying fire balls out of the wall. Badniks in this level: Buzzbombers, Caterkiller, and Bat Bots. Robotnik really easy in this level. When he comes over top of you nail him twice and jump to the other platform, and repeat the pattern. Then destroy the prison egg to free the trapped squirrles and seals.

This level starts the long Sonic tradition of a pinball machine. Heres what I'm talking about: Sping Yard Zone (Sonic 1), Casino Night Zone (Sonic 2), Carnival Night Zone (Sonic 3), Slot Machine Stage bonus round (Sonic & Knuckles), and of course all of Sonic Spinball. As in every one of these levels, this Zone can be quite nerve racking. Sometimes you get stuck for what it seems to be an hour in the bouncers. And you also have to look out for some new and old Badniks. Buzz Bombers (again), Crabmeats, Rollers, and these wired purple things with wheels and spikes on their backs that you must roll to kill. Watch out for the Rollers to come up behind you as you run down the tunnels with the big spike balls. This boss is the hardest yet. He will attack with a spike in the bottom of his Egg-O-Matic, and when he hits the ground, he will remove one block, so kill him fast before you run out of ground to stand on! After defeating him, be sure not to fall down the newly formed holes, and help those pigs and chickens out from the prison egg!

This game starts off another Sonic tradition of underwater levels. As in every underwater level in Sonic, you must keep getting air from either the surface, or the little groups of bubbles (that seem to pop up in every game) that somehow produce large bubbles that you can inhale.But I was pleased with the fact that Sonic must keep breathing, compared to the Mario, who can hold his breath for conveniently as long as needed! This level is probably the hardest in the game just because of the fact that you must keep finding air. Watch out for spears that pop out of the walls, spiked balls on chains that swing, wierd animal heads that shoot fire balls, and of course the Badniks. Jaws, Burrobot, and Red Orbinauts (that shoot thier spiked-balls at you) are your only Badniks in this level. Watch for the Burrobots to pop out of the ground (watch for their nose-drills sticking out of the ground). This boss is just Robotnik leading you through a long trail of traps, which can get quite hard. After you get through them, Robotnik will just run away, but eight hits will kill him if you are good enough and fast enough to catch him. I have killed him a few times. Then rush to the prison egg to release those poor pengins, and seals.

This is one of the funnest levels in Sonic history. It also has the return of walls that can be rolled through (like the very first one). I love to play this level! Their are only two Badniks in this level, Bombs (watch out for the fireballs they shoot after they explode), and Green Orbinauts (that don't shoot their spiked-balls at you). The Green Orbinauts can only be killed if yor invincible, or still flashing from being hit. Also, teeter-tottor like springs with spkie balls on one end send you flying when you jump on the other end. Robotnik is easy in this level and you can hit him in two ways. Jump on the teeter-totter springs just after he drops a spike ball to send it flying back at him, or use the springs like normal to send yourself fly ing into the air and nail Robotnik. Watch out for these spike balls, they explode unlike the normal ones. Eight hits (he can be hit nine though if one spike ball is left!) and Robotnik is finished. Free the prisoned Flickies (blue birds) and pigs.

This last level can be tricky, but is no sweat after you get the hang of it. Act 1 and 2 are full of tredmills, giant saws, fire that comes out of broken pipes, giant pistans that will crush you, giant spike balls on chains that swing, fountain looking things that shoot electricity, and floors that give away under you. Watch out for the Badniks in this level. Caterkillers, Ball Hogs, and Bombs, which release rabbits and chickens. Just when you think your done at the end of Act 2, Robotnik foils you again and sends you falling to a completely different Act 3. This level is under water, so keep finding air. To beat this level quickly, at the very start, when the platform starts moving, run in front of it and drop down, then keep going right with out falling down. You can beat this Act going the short way without even taking a breath from the bubbles. This Act is full of spears that come out of the walls, spiked balls on chains, and those animal heads that shoot fire balls at you. Badniks in this level are Jaws, Red Orbinauts, and Burrobots, which release pengins and seals. The last red spring will take you to the Final Zone.

This is the final fight with Robotnik (in this game anyway, their are many more battles to come in future games).When you get to the final room, stay in the left or right corners and attack Robotnik when the pistons comes down (you may not be able to hit him every time). After the pistons go back up, the red lights at the sides will produce four white fire balls. Stay at one side, and just before they fire, run to the other to make them easier to dodge. Repeat this pattern until you hit him eight times to finsh Robotnik off. Robotnik will try to escape in his Egg-O-Matic, but are we going to let him get away that easily?? I don't think so! Nail him once more to send him crashing to the floor below! Sit back and enjoy one of the two endings (one good and one bad, depending on if you got all of the emeralds).

This 3D maze is the only way to collect the Chaos Emeralds. You can enter this maze by finishing the Acts with 50 rings or more and jumping into the giant rings behind the goal signs. Jump through the maze until you find the emerald, surrounded by diffent coloured gems. Jump into the gems to destroy them and carve away a path to the emeralds. There are only two ways out of this zone, by finding the emerald, or touching the flashing red goal balls. The six emeralds come in different colours, yellow, pink, blue, green, red, and white. Since their are only six emeralds, and seven are needed for Super Sonic, you cannot become Super Sonic. You just get to see the good ending, which isn't that good anyway!

Not much is known about this Zone because it use taken out of the final version in the U.S. version.

Sonic the Hedgehog Codes!

Level Select

On the Title Screen press Up, Down, Left, Right, until you hear a ring, then press button A and start at the same time.

On the Title Screen press Up, C, Down, C, Left, C, Right, C, until you hear the ring. Then hold down button A and Start together until the game begins. Press button B to turn into an item. Press A change shape and button C to make it. Button B turns you back to Sonic.

Perform the Level Select code and in the level select menu, go to Special Stage. Win the stage and collect the emerald. It will then start the game. Push reset, do not turn of the power, and perform the Level Select again. Go to special stage and win the next emerald. And push reset. Keep doing this until you have all six emeralds, and on the sixth emerald do not reset it again, but let it keep going and start the game from the beginning.

Enter the Level Select and Debug Mode and kill yourself until you only have one life left. Kill yourself again, but turn into an object as Sonic is falling off the screen. Next, "fly" through the level as an object an go by the sign. Now you must make it so, the "GAME OVER" comes up on the screen as you are entering the next level. You will have 0 lives. Next time you die you should see some messed up text at the bottom where you lives are, that is 999 lives!

Game Genie Codes

ATBT-AA32: Master Code
AY3T-AACL: Begin with 5 Lives
GJ6A-CA7A: Infinte Lives, Player 1
JXGA-CA7G: Infinte Lives, Player 2
AJ3A-AA4G: Level Select
AY3T-BA4R: Start with 5 Chaos Emeralds
SCRA-BAXO: Each Ring counts as 8, Player 1
SATA-DAVW: Each Ring counts as 8, Player 2
AEOT-CABE: Once Sonic Is Invincible, He'll Stay That Way
AE0T-CABY: Keep The Super Shoes
BDLT-AAGL: Super Jump
KDLT-AAGL: Low Jump
EBVT-CAE2 or DDLT-AAGL: High Jump
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