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these things are getting rather ling so from now on im writing them as guids
Table of Contents
1. Version History
2. Introduction
a. Contact Information
b. About this FAQ
c. How to read this FAQ
3. Sonic Mission 2 "A" Rank Walkthroughs
a. City Escape
b. Metal Harbor
c. Green Forest
d. Pyramid Cave
e. Crazy Gadget
f. Final Rush *
4. Tails Mission 2 "A" Rank Walkthroughs
a. Prison Lane
b. Mission Street
c. Route 101
d. Hidden Base
e. Eternal Engine
5. Knuckles Mission 2 "A" Rank Walkthroughs
a. Wild Canyon
b. Pumpkin Hill
c. Aquatic Mine
d. Death Chamber
e. Meteor Herd *
6. Shadow Mission 2 "A" Rank Walkthroughs
a. Radical Highway
b. White Jungle
c. Sky Rail
d. Final Chase
7. Dr. Eggman Mission 2 "A" Rank Walkthroughs
a. Iron Gate
b. Sand Ocean
c. Lost Colony
d. Weapons Bed
e. Cosmic Wall
8. Rouge Mission 2 Rank "A" Walkthroughs
a. Dry Lagoon
b. Egg Quarters
c. Security Hall
d. Route 280
e. Mad Space
9. Cannon's Core Mission 2 Rank "A" Walkthrough *
10 . Contributors/Thanks
11 . Legal Stuff
* = Uncompleted Section as of this update .
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-= 1. Version History -=
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Version 0.1 - 7/23/01 - First Version of the FAQ . A few stages completed .
I have more "A" ranks but I have to go through the levels again and type them
all up! Hope to get the next update out in the next couple of days with alot
more levels added .
Added :
+ Everything here! (61% complete)
Version 0.2 -7/29/01 - 74% Complete . It has been awhile since my last update
because I have been out with my friends alot this week . Hopefully I will have
all the levels done by the end of next week .
Added :
+ Prison Lane
+ Eternal Engine
+ Aquatic Mine
+ Death Chamber
Version 0.3 -7/31/01 - 81% Complete . Godji sent me these two levels and I
thought I would update now since I might not play for another few days .
Added :
+ Crazy Gadget
+ Final Chase
Version 0.4 -11/25/01 -90% Complete . I got some levels submitted to me so
I am updating my FAQ with them. As you can see I havn't updated this FAQ in
a while since I don't play SA2 anymore. This will get finished eventually
but I don't know when (unless people send in the remaining levels).
Added :
+ Hidden Base
+ Security Hall
+ Mad Space
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a. Contact Information
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My username on the message boards at GameFaqs is xxxFTWxxx .
E-Mail : LiLHaaNsKi@aol.com
AIM : LiLHaaNsKi or XXXXXXFTWXXXXXX
MSN : LiLHaaNsKi@hotmail.com
I am on alot so if you have any question you can IM me or just E-Mail me and
you will most likely get a response that day or the next . If you want to add
this FAQ to your site, just ask and I will most likely say yes!
One more thing , since this guide is here to help people , if you see a stage
I havn't covered yet and you want to add it here , contact me and if I am not
working on it , it will probably be ok with me and I will give you proper
credit for your work! I will check to make sure it works too! And you may be
helping me get an "A" for a stage I didn't have one in yet!
If you think you are following my guide exactly and you try for awile and
can't get an A . Maybe I left out an important part or a hint to help . So
feel free to E-Mail me about that .
All the walkthroughs in this FAQ are by me unless differently stating so at
the bottom (and in the credits).
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b. About this FAQ
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This is my first ever FAQ . Its purpose is to help people get an "A" rank on
the second mission to every level , "Collect 100 rings!" . I got the idea to
write the FAQ because there are no other FAQs about getting rings on GameFAQs
and I want to help people out .
A thing you should know about my writing - I ALWAYS give enough detail!
Sometimes too much! Well there isn't such thing as too much detail in these kind
of FAQs .
I don't know the names to alot of the things in this game so I tried to explain
it so YOU , the reader , know what I am talking about . My Goal is to help you
get an "A" rank in each stage . I know there are more than 100 coins in each
level and you don't have to get the same coins I got , but I will try and find
the easiest route to get 100 in the time that you need . I hope this guide helps
you , good luck , and have fun! :P
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c. How to read this FAQ
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No I am not questioning your IQ! I just want to explain how I went about writing
this FAQ . I didn't want to make it so I say go here and get the coins and turn
here and pick up some more coins and then you don't know where you are and how
many coins you are supposed to have . After every sentence I put in ( ) about how
many rings you should have up to that point . And on checkpoints , or some other
spots I will also put about what time you should have , to give you an idea if
you are on pace for the "A" or not . I really hope this helps everyone out .
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a. City Escape
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Character : Sonic
Stage : City Escape
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:20
"Very easy after some practice and knowing where the rings are"
NOTE : This is important for getting an "A" rank ... As you go over a ramp you
need to hit the jump button at the bottom of the ramp so you get alot of height
to reach ring capsules . There are no ring capsules for the first jump but you
may want to hit it anyway to gain some extra speed .
ALSO NOTE : It is ok if you miss some of the rings that are in rows going down
the hills . Just try to get most of them . Don't miss the ring capsule though.
Start :
You start out on a street board going down a hill . You will ride into a row of
rings in the middle as you start (5). Go to the middle of the right side of the
road to grab anoter row of rings (13). Go to the left side of the road to pick
up another row of rings and go over a ramp (19). You will go accross an inter-
section and the next row of rings for you to collect is in the middle of the
road (25). Take the turn at the bottom and pick up 3 more rings (28) . Go to
right side of the right side of the road for some more rings (33). pick up 3
more rings going left around the turn (36). Make sure you have some speed
going around this turn because there is a ramp in the middle and if you hit it
at a fast enough speed you will hit a 20 ring capsule in the air (56) . Go
around the turn to the left and pick up some more coins (62) . Then go down the
middle of the road and pick up some rings and hit the ramp(68). You will then
hit some speed boosters and you will be off of your board and will land on the
ground (Around 50 rings and 30 seconds). Run up the stairs and down the left
path up ahead . Pick up some rings and run forward and then up onto the wall on
your left(yes you can do this , just make sure you have some speed) and get a 20
ring capsule that is sitting on the wall(78). Run forward and avoid the robot or
kill it and break the boxes with a somersault . Grind down all the rails in front
of you jumping from one to the other picking up rings along the way (90). Hit the
speed booster in front of you and run up the steep ramp right in front of it to
land on a ledge . Jump to the left and hit the 10 ring capsule with a homing
attack to give you 100 rings . If that didnt give you 100 , do another homing
attack to land on the ledge in front of a checkpoint and run forward through
the next part collecting any rings you need with the time left to get 100 .
You should be able to beat it in under a minute with this method! :P
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b. Metal Harbor
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Character : Sonic
Stage : Metal Harbor
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:10
"Just follow my dirrections closely"
NOTE : This is another level where I ended up hitting a capsule that put me
over . This time it put me 8 over . So if you anywhere within 8 and are still
on track time-wise , stick with it!
Start :
Run forward and hit the ramp to fly across the gap . Run around the loop and
stay to the left to pick up at least 3 rings (3) . Keep going around the turn
and off of another ramp . Run forward and home attack these enemies and keep
going forward and jump to the left to home attack those enemies and use the
light speed dash on the rings in front of you which in turn , bring you to
the left(23). Use the homing attack on the guys ahead until you get to
another path of rings where you use the light speed dash (42) . Hit the speed
boosts to speed ahead and across another path of rings and a checkpoint
less than 35 seconds , 88 rings) . Continue forward and use the light speed
dash on the rings on the left and you will be brought around the turn and
around a loop , bonuced off a spring , and run forward off of a ramp (98).
Run forward here and somersault under the middle of the gate and you will be
automatically pulled up the pulley (less than 45 seconds , 90-98 rings) .
Jump off to the right at the top and roll under the middle of another gate
and you will be pulled up a pulley again . Jump forward a run down the path
ahead . Hit the speed boosters and go around the loop , stay to the left and
hit some more speed boosters , then turn right up ahead and somersault under
the gate then immediatley get up and home attack the enemies ahead to the
right , and home attack the 10 ring capsule that is just to the left on the
next platform just in time!
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c. Green Forest
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Character : Sonic
Stage : Green Forest
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 2:30
"Wow, this is by far the easiest one I have done yet! I got under 2 minutes
on my first try and I was only testing the level for different shortcuts!"
Note : No matter how you do this level you will probably beat it on your
first try . So if you accidently take a route , finish it up the way you
went and you should still be able to win without my help! :P
Start :
Run forward at the beggining and hit the ramp (11) . The only thing you will
have to worry about in the upcoming areas is getting hit by the enemies .
They are not that hard to avoid or kill and you can take your time , so don't
rush and lose all your coins! Anyway , run forward collecting coins and
killing enemies until you reach a tunnel (18). Hit the speed booster in the
tunnel keep turning at all the turns . This upcoming enemy is probably what
catches alot of people unexpected . Just stay to the right and somesault when
you get near him to roll right past him onto some speed boosters . Hit the
ramp on your left and then go through a checkpoint (Anywhere under 30 seconds
with around 15 rings) and light dash the row of rings right after the check
point and follow the path to a spring which swings you around a vine and
places you on a ledge (20) . The camera faces towards a tunnel with some
robots in it but when I was on the vine I saw some other ledges below and I
was curious . I doubt it matters which way you go but anyway... Jump off the
right side and jump platform to platform until you reach a spring and another
vine . This vine puts you in front of another spring so hop right on . You will
swing around a vine and enter a tunnel . Run forward and grab some rings and hit
a speed booster (28). This sends you around a loop and over a ramp into a new area.
Pick up some rings here and beware the three robots that drop down . Take the
speed booster and go around a few loops and hit some springs and end up on another
area . Run over to the right and home attack a 10 ring capsule (45) . Run forward
towards the new checkpoint picking up rings and getting 10 rings from the
checkpoint (1 minute 40 , 60 rings). Run forward down the ramp and pick up some
more rings (light dash if you want) and then stay on the right wall and hit some
springs up ahead which put you on a vine which leads you too.... A new platform!
Home attack a couple enemys then land on the ground next to a spring on your left .
Jump up to it which throws you into a couple other springs than forward into some
rings (light dash of you want to make sure to pick them up) . Run forward into
another checkpoint which gives you 20 rings . This may have given you the 100 you
needed . If not , you should have at least 20 seconds left and should only need a
very small amount of rings so run forward and you will go around a loop and into
a speed booster which throws you into a row of rings which will give you 100 rings
(use light dash on them if you want) . If not , and you have some time left , keep
going through the level until you get 100 .
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d. Pyramid Cave
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Character : Sonic
Stage : Pyramid Cave
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:15
"Nothing much different to say here , you should beat it in one of your first
few tries! :P"
NOTE : In this level if you are following the guide and you are behind a couple
rings , don't give up . Where you pick up the 100th ring there are at least
9 extra . So if you are less than 9 behind and are still making good time ,
stay on track .
Start :
At the start , run forward onto the speed booster to get your momentem going .
After a turn or two you will see a ring capsule in the middle of the course
hanging from the air . Quicky run to the right so you are running on the wall
and jump off and home attack the capsule for an early 20 rings ! Go forward a
little ways and light speed dash on the row of rings and hit the speed booster
at the end (31) . Keep going forward and light speed dash another row if rings
and go forward (ignore the extra life overhead)and hit the ramp to cross the
gap (40) . As you land you will hit a checkpoint worth 10 rings and run across
(or speed dash) 7 more (35 seconds , 57 rings) . Continue forward and and hit
the hourglass to make the door open and in the next room hit the spring to grab
the pulley to go up a floor . Head to the right down a path and instead of
swinging on the overhead bar , run past it and drop down below (you won't die)
and hit two 10 ring capsules (77). Hit the time capsule to climb up the ledges
and at the top , hit another time capsule to open the door ahead of you , not
before light dashing to pick up a row of rings along the way (85). Keep running
forward to go around a loop and over a gap to a new path with two side by side
rows of rings . Run or light dash into them until you collect your 100th (there
is more than enough) .
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e. Crazy Gadget
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Character : Sonic
Stage : Crazy Gadget
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 3:00
Note : The time limit on this level is sooooo loose! My best time is 1:41:06 and
it can be easily beaten . As long as you don't get hit (and that IS the problem)
you should get an A emblem .
Start :
You land on a sort of balcony . Run/Light Dash through the three rings leading
to the door (3) . You enter a corridor with one GUN robot on each side . Just
run between them, but be careful : at the end of the corridor, a third robot
will land . Kill him or jump over him, and get the 5 ring capsule in the
circular room (8) . Grab the orange bar on your left to perform that sort of
reversed grind, it'll take you to the next room and grant you 7 new rings (15) .
Ignore the blob-monster and rush to the gravity switch . It could be wise
however to take the shield hidden in the metallic crate at the right of the blob
. Activate the switch and run on the roof till you see 8 rings in circle and
behind them a blob monster . You should be able to Light Dash the circle of
rings, destabilizing the blob who will miss you (23) . Sneak behind the monster
and activate the gravity switch . You land in front of a door which immediately
opens , revealing a GUN robot . Kill him (no mercy!) and watch in front of you .
You should see two rows of 4 rings and a blob monster waiting for you . This is
the hard part : I usually Light Dash through the rings , and use my speed to
home attack at the blob before it hurts me (31) . This works 7 times over ten ,
the three times I fail are the reason why I take the shield . Grab the pulley
above the blobâs head (you can bounce to it) . Youâre taken to another
pulley ,
which leads you to the savepoint . This savepoint is worth 5 rings , and 6 are
lying on the ground (42) . Break the glass and jump into the tube . You land in
a room with 6 rings and a pit (48) . Use the electrified flying robots and the
bumper to cross .You should have enough height to reach the bomb capsule and get
rid of the three robots in the room (You can also bounce to that capsule.) . You
should see a gravity switch , donât activate it ! Instead , jump behind . In the
metallic crate on the right is a 10 ring capsule (58) . Use the spring and grind
the bar to come back to the gravity switch and activate it .Run to the bumper
ahead , itâll allow you to reach the roof of the inferior part and gives you 4
rings (62) . Rush to the narrow path (sommersault under it) without forgetting
the three rings in the way (65) . On your err⦠« right
» (with Sonic upside-
down, itâs hard to say this but wellâ¦) to reach the second save
point , worth 20
rings (85) . Grind the bar above the pool of that deadly green substance ,
earning another 7 rings (92) . You reach in a gigantic orange room with three
gravity switches in front of you, and 8 rings leading to themâ¦
THATâS IT !
Without hurrying , I can be there in 1 :45 so if you need a few more rings,
thatâs really not a problem : use the gravity switch on your riht (yours, not
Sonicâs one !) Run down the wall to reach a grind-able (Iâm also a Tony
Hawk Pro
Skater 2 fan, so thatâs my private vocabulary) bar with 5 extra rings on it .
Itâll take you to a new corridor and you should see 4 more rings when you land
but be careful : a blob is waiting for you . After defeating (or escaping, much
safer) it, you should see 8 more extra rings . This time, itâll be good !
Once again, YOU DONâT NEED TO HURRY ! Just avoid to be hit .
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f. Final Rush
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Character : Sonic
Stage : Final Rush
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:30
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a. Prison Lane
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Character : Tails
Stage : Prison Lane
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 2:30
START :
Blast the enemies in front of you to open the door and go on . Pick up the rings
in here and shoot the robot that flies at you (4). Keep firing missles as you go
straight and go through another door . Turn left and shoot some more robots then
turn left and then right and ride the lift up . Pick up the rings in here, take
the lift, and shoot the robots to open the door(7). Go in the door and go right.
Pick up the rings in here while killing all the robots that are on the outside
to open the next door (13). Kill the robot blocking the door but instead of
going through the door , take the lift(that is to the left of you)up . Walk
to the left and the go towards the camera and jump over the little railing .
The camera will spin around and you will be looking at another ledge across a
gap with robots on it . Blow up those robots and all the other robots that are
flying around to open the door on the ledge in front of you . Hover into it and
pick up the row of rings and hit the ring capsule at the end (22). Walk out onto
the small platform to move the camera . Jump towards the open platform right in
front of you and ride the lift up . Go forward and jump on the boxes and shoot the
robot that falls down . Jump up on that ledge and turn right . Hit the 10 ring
capsule and break the boxes , kill the robot , and take the lift (32). Kill the
robot in front of you and pick up the row if rings while shooting the flying robots
that come in at you (38). Run through the checkpoint and blow up the robots on the
other side of the gate to open it (1 minute 10 seconds,43 rings). Run forward and
blow up the robots to lower the gate . Go to the right and take the lift up . Run
forward picking up the row of rings and drop down to the next room (48). Shoot the
10 ring capsule to your left and then shoot the robots in this room to open the
door(58). Shoot the robots in the next room and continue on and pick up the rings
that are sitting in the middle then jump on the platform ahead to be taken up (64).
At the top run through the checkpoint to get 20 rings (1 minute 55 seconds,84 rings).
In the next room pick up the row of rings and then destroy the boxes ahead (90).Blow
up the robot on the other side of the gate to open it and then destroy some more bots
ahead to open the next gate . Keep going around the turn and run up to the gate and
shoot the robot on the other side to open it . Take the lift on the right to go up and
shoot any robots that might fly out from the room on your left . On top of the tunnel,
shoot the 20 ring capsule that is sitting in front of you to end the level .
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b. Mission Street
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Character : Tails
Stage : Mission Street
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 3:30
"Just follow the guide carefully and you should be able to make it."
NOTE : There are not alot of rings to be found in this level so move quickly
and get the ones that I mention .
ALSO NOTE : You should be around 55 seconds to 1 minute when you hit the first
checkpoint .
START :
Run forward at the start picking up rings as you shoot things and turn to the
right and continue to pick up rings while taking out robots (10). Go into the
tunnel on the left , take out EVERYTHING (robots , boxes , cars) in your way ,
until you come out of the tunnel on the other side . Here is the tricky part ,
you need to avoid the robots (or kill them but you have to keep moving) , and
avoid the bombs that will land in the center of the bridge and keep running
across the falling bridge and jump and hover as it falls to reach the other side.
Aim for the left side because there will be more bombs dropping down in the
middle . Once across , pick up a row of rings and walk forward to the edge of the
platform (16). Hover across (even with the rings so you pick them up) when the
stomping black thing is on its way down so you can land on top of it (20). Ride
it to the top and jump off on the next ledge . Lock on to and blow up everything
on this screen , then run over and grab the pulley on the right . Jump off to the
left side and jump from each of the floating pillars to the next until you reach
the top , picking up a 10 ring capsule along the way (30). Go through the
checkpoint , which gives you 5 rings , and pick up the row of rings behind it (39).
Jump over the crumbling floor and continue down the path taking out the robots on
the side and staying to the right avoiding bombs and jumping another crumbling
floor . Pick up the row of rings ahead , shoot the robot and turn left at the
intersection (43). Step on the green button behind the rocket to make it go off ,
then turn around , and jump over the gap towards where the rocket fired . Shoot the
robot in front of you , and blow up the two black containers as you pick up the
rings in front of them and jumping so you don't fall off the crumbling walkway(49).
Shoot the robot that is in front of you ,run forward and blow up all the black
containers but watch out for the one in the middle that falls backwars towards you
because if it hits you , you will lose your coins . Run forward and when you get to
a wall , turn to the right and jump up on the boxes , and then up onto the ledge to
your left . Kill the robot in front of you and pick up the rings (57). Blow up
another robot and jump forward and hover over the cliff and land on a platform .
Shoot the robots in front of you and continue forward . Be careful not to walk over
under the shadow or a black crusher will fall down on you! Instead , jump over to
the right where there are 3 columns . Blow up the wooden box and hit the switch that
was under it . This stops the trap from falling . Go back on the path and go forward
to pick up a row of rings (62). Keep going while blowing up all the robots that get
in your way , and pick up some more rings sitting in the path (65). You will now
walk onto the top of the trap , but it won't fall down because you hit the switch .
Pick up all the rings on top if it and hover across the gap and continue on (71).
Blow up the robot on this ledge and jump forward on the moving columns . Jump from
one to the next until you get to the top . Run forward and hit the checkpoint which
gives you 5 rings , and pick up the row of rings behind it (79). Stay on the side to
avoid the bombs and hover over the floating platforms until you land on a stable
surface . Turn to the left and blow up the pillars . Some of the roadway will fall
down so jump on the pillar on the right which just happened to form a bridge for
you to cross (you still have to jump at the end of the pillar though). Run forward
while picking up a row of rings and stay to the left to avoid the incoming bombs
(84). Pick up another row of rings and kill a robot then continue on (88). You will
now cross and section of the road that will shake back and forth but it won't fall
down . Hop from each segment to the next to avoid falling , but while jumping shoot
the robots in front of you so you have somewhere to land . Continue into the tunnel
ahead blowing up whatever gets in your way . When you come out of the tunnel , blow
up some robots and watch that the ceiling above doesn't fall on you (run quickly past
it or stay on the side and go around it) . Kill another robot and turn left picking up
a row of rings (92). Avoid falling robots and pick up another row of rings as you turn
right (95). More robots will fall down so kill or avoid them and head forward but stay
to the side so the falling celing won't hit you . Kill whatever robots are left and
jump in the big ring ahead that sais BACK . Surprise! You are at the start of the level!
But you keep the rings , and time that you had and the whole level , including rings ,
are reset . So quickly run forward to pick up some rings , and while avoiding the robots
and the bombs , run forward some more and pick up the last rings you need to reach 100!
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c. Route 101
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Character : Tails
Stage : Route 101
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:30
"No need for walkthrough to this level . All you really need to do is know the
level . And make sure you don't miss the balloons . They are 20 rings each . Do
this and you should be able to win within your first few tries ."
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d. Hidden Base
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Character : Tails
Stage : Hidden Base
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 3:15
NOTE : You should practice at jumping and firing the vulcan at the
same time, as you need to blast some doors and blocks which are
slightly higher than you.
ALSO NOTE : Make sure that you get _all_ of the rings mentioned, as you
won't get that 20 ring bonus otherwise.
START :
Run forward shooting the ring container and the robot that appears out
of the sand. Then hop onto the platform with the wooden crates and
pick up the ring that is there. Quickly shoot the rightmost of the
crates and jump past the raised step. Shoot the robot that appears to
the right, then hover over to the next platform collecting the rings
in the air (17). Shoot the dynamite packs and jump onto the platform
that falls down. Continue up the steps into the walled room. Shoot
the door and the dynamite packs on the other side. If you move
forward a bit you can get all 9 dynamite packs in one go. Jump up on
the first platform and start running forward firing to get rid of
those pesky doors. Ignore the robots and keep running. After a
corridor and a fourth door, you will be attacked by three robots.
Shoot the center one but ignore the others and keep on moving. When
you reach a dead end, turn left and shoot the door. Run through it
shooing to get the airplane that attacks you. Now, you should see
first checkpoint right ahead. But *don't* bother going through it.
Instead, jump over the left side of the walkway and hover down to a
long platform with 4 rings on it (21). Ignore the first pulley and
grab the second one over the small platform. When you get to the top,
shoot the door and hop in. Turn left and shoot another door. Hover
over to the first platform, and wait there for the robot to appear.
Shoot the robot, and hover over to the platform to the far left.
Shoot the dynamite packs and continue over the platform that falls
down, and onto the next one. Turn right and hover over to the pulley.
From the top of the pulley, shoot the dynamite packs and jump onto the
platform. Turn left and follow the platform, picking up the rings
(27). While hovering over to the gray playform, lock on to the
dynamite packs and the two robots that appears. When you have
disposed of them, use the pulley to get onto the platform. Take the
open door to the left, and grab another pulley. Ignore all the
monkeys, and jump of the pulley to the right, sticking right next to
the wall. You should reach a small passageway from which you can see
a large quantity of dynamite packs. Blast them, and hop onto the
platform. Hover along the wall to reach the door right ahead (land on
the red pillar to gain more altitude). Blast through the door and
continue forward. Hover over to the checkpoint, where you will be
awarded a 5 ring bonus (32). Your time here should be around 1:45.
Blast throgh the door and get the two rings on the other side (34).
Ride the pulley upwards getting all the rings on the way (40). Leave
the pulley at the top and hover over to the next pulley, slightly to
the left. Use it to get up to the door, and blast through. Shoot the
spiked thing on top of the pillar, and use the spring to get up on
that same pillar. Shoot the monkey on the right, then the ring
containers on the ground right ahead (60), and finally blast through
the door. Hover over to the opening, then take a right on the other
side. After you blast through the door you'll find there, keep going
straight forward blasting through another door and a red block. Then
keep left of the pillars and take the door right ahead, not the one to
the right. Go through the checkpoint for a 20 ring bonus (80). When
you get down on the first platform immediately after the checkpoint,
stop right away. Hold down the B button and turn right, and you'll
find that hidden behind a pillar in the corner are two ring containers
(and an extra life)! You should now have exactly 100 rings, and a
nice time of about 2:30.
-Submitted by marcus@mc.pp.se
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e. Eternal Engine
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Character : Tails
Stage : Eternal Engine
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 3:30
NOTE : Be careful not to blow up the green bombs with your missles because it will
put holes in the spacecraft and you can be sucked out to your death .
START :
Shoot the robots in front of you to open the door . Run forward picking up rings
and shooting down robots that get in your way avoiding any bombs they might drop(6).
Turn right , go through a door , kill a robot , and turn left . Kill the robots and
pick up the rings then continue on through the door(10). Take the spring on the right
to hit a pulley . It will bring you in front of some rings , hover through them and
grab another pulley (13). Hover forward and kill the robot that is there . Run forward
picking up rings and killing another robot (21). Go through the checkpoint in the next
room (35 seconds,26 rings). Get the 5 ring capsule ahead of you and go through the door
on your left (31).Shoot the robots in here and when you get to the red barrier , jump to
the side of it and walk forward on the small ledge there then jump back onto the main
ledge, pick up the rings, and go through the door(37). Shoot the robot in this room and
go straight into the next room . Just walk around the boxes to hit the switch and the go
back into the intersection and turn left and go through the open door . Shoot the robot
in front of you and go through the door . In here , just walk through the middle and
avoid the thing in the middle and grab the ring capsule all without shooting anything and
go through the door (42). Shoot the robots out here and walk forward to the edge. Jump off
and hover onto the blue platform with the rocket . Hit the green button to fire the rocket
and then jump on one of the side moving platforms to get to the middle moving platform to
take you to where the rocket shot off to . Jump over the cages and go through the door .
Watch out for the falling platform in the middle,shoot the thing inbetween the two springs
to unveil a switch go AROUND the black shadow and hit the switch . Jump on the right
spring
to hit a ring capsule and hover to the left spring to bounce above the black thing (47).
Hover on top of the black thing and jump up to grab the pulley . Jump forward to the next
pulley and jump forward to hit a checkpoint (2 minutes 20 seconds,57 rings). Pick up the
rings in front of you an go through the door (65). Watch out for the blue enemy with long
arms in this room , then go left after killing him . Kill another blue enemy and then two
enemys that are hanging from the ceiling (jump and lock on to kill them).At the red
barrier,
jump to the ledge on the side and then jump back to the main ledge and go through the
door.
Kill the robots in here and jump up onto the next ledge . Jump from platform to platform
but
stay between the red beams so if it goes under you won't hit a red beam . Go forward and
hit
the checkpoint (to be cont...)
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a. Wild Canyon
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Character: Knuckles
Stage: Wild Canyon
Mission 2: Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria: Score - N/A , Time - 1:30
START :
Pick up the rings that are around you when you start (8). Glide forward and to the
right and climb the column right in front of you . Glide from column to column
picking up all the rings and ring containers (52). There are two lower columns
that each have a circle of rings on them (64). Jump in the wind to get taken to
the upper area . Land on one of the upper ledges in this area with two ring
containers (94) . Fly towards the crate things with wooden boxes in them . On
top of one of them there is a circle of rings , pick up these for 100 .
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b. Pumpkin Hill
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Character: Knuckles
Stage: Pumpkin Hill
Mission 2: Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria: Score - N/A , Time - 3:00
"I usually get under 2 minutes when I take this route , so you should have no
problem getting an "A" within your first few tries ."
START :
Glide forward from the beggining through the balloon and land on the ledge in front
of you(10).Grab the rings on the small walkway to the right of you and then turn
around and grab the rings on the small ledge to the left and then take the rocket
to the top (20). Glide forward and land on the orange ledge . Pick up the rings on
here and the ones around all the gravestones (32). Glide back down to the beggining
of the level and this time go backwards and glide through a balloon here and land on
a ledge(52). Go to the right and take the rocket . Glide forward so you are on the
second level from the top . Run around a circle collecting all the rings(58).Then drop
down a level and do the same thing(68). Drop down off of this and glide around until
you find a walkway that connects to a ledge with a ring capsule on it (73). Glide
forward on here and a little to the left and land on a ledge that is straight ahead of
you . When you land you will see a balloon sitting there . Glide into it and another
balloon will appear . Keep gliding forward through the balloons until you land on top of
a little pumpkin (93). Glide forward towards the middle of church mountain (the one with
the church on the top) and you will see a balloon that is above some wooden boxes .
Glide into it if you can but if you miss , just drill claw into the boxes to hit a
hidden spring which bounces you into the balloon to give you 100 rings .
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c. Aquatic Mine
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Character: Knuckles
Stage: Aquatic Mine
Mission 2: Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria: Score - N/A , Time - 1:50
"You know the passageway to get the air necklace upgrade ?There are 71 rings in it .
That
means you need at least 29 before you go in there so you can get 100 without having to
come
back out of the tunnel wasting valueable time."
NOTE : Get familiar with the level before you try to beat it . There are two of those
caution
signs with the ghosts on them where you drop down . The first time you drop down on the
upper
one and the second time you drop down the lower one with a spring at the bottom (where the
air necklace upgrade used to be).
START :
Pick up the rings in the circle at the beggining (8). Glide into the post in front of you
and
climb up it and jump on the pulley hit the level "3" water switch and the 10
ring capsule and
fall back out (19). Stay on the upper level when you fall out and jump in the hole with
the
caution sign with the ghosts on it . Walk through the little tunnel and drop down . Walk
forward
and you will be in a room . Run around until you see a 20 ring capsule in the air . Jump
up to
hit it and then go back the way you came to get to the main room of this level (where you
start)
(39). Now go down to a lower level and jump in the other hole with the caution sign with
ghosts
on it . Avoid hitting the spring and jump through the little tunnel in the wall and you
will land
in some water . Dive down and keep going down until you hit the ground . Swim through the
little
tunnel here and hit some speed boosters and pick up some rings (50). Hit the 5 ring
capsule and
dive down to hit a 5 ring capsule and a 20 ring capsule (80). Keep swimming down and go
through
another tunnel with rings (90). Swim around here until you see a 20 ring capsule . Break
it and
you have 100.
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d. Death Chamber
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Character: Knuckles
Stage: Death Chamber
Mission 2: Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria: Score - N/A , Time - 2:30
START :
Jump up on the ledge in front of you and pick up the rings and hit the hourglass (6). Run
through
the door , pick up the rings and go through the next door before it closes (12). Watch out
for the
robot that shoots beams at you in here and jump up a couple ledges and hit the
hourglass,break the
boxes and jump up through the door before it closes. Jump down in front of you but don't
land on
the ledge in front of you, fall down into the gap and land next to the blue chao box. If
you are
facing away from the box, turn to the left and grab the rings then go around the big
circle until
you are back to the blue chao box(behind the statue after the mytic melody statue, there
is a 10
ring capsule for you to grab)(when you get to the black squisher thing, climb up the wall
on
the side and go over it to get to the other side)(46). (to be cont...)(go through blue
section at
top with metal crates).
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e. Meteor Herd
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Character: Knuckles
Stage: Meteor Herd
Mission 2: Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria: Score - N/A , Time - 2:00
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a. Radical Highway
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Character : Shadow
Stage : Radical Highway
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:20
"Not a tough level as long as you follow the exact dirrections I give"
NOTE : If you are at the spot in the guide and are even 10 rins short , don't
give up . There is a 20 ring capsule at the end that usally puts me well over
110 rings so if you have a little less you should hit 100 fine .
Start :
Grind down the rail (while crouching for extra speed) , then run over to the
middle and grab the spring and bounce to the next level (6). Run in the middle
and use the light speed dash on the row of rings and run straight forward and
grab the next set of rings on the way down the hill and take the left path (26).
Keep going and light speed dash on the next set of rings and grab as many as you
can in the next group (36) and hit the speed booster to get over the gap . Run
past the enemy and jump up and grab the pully . Jump off here and run up to the
rings and light speed dash collecting the rings , which kills the enemy , and
then run forward and hit the springs to go up (42). Instead of going forward where
the arrow is pointing , turn around and the camera will turn to reveal a pipe
that you need to somersault under (35-40 seconds , 42 rings). Use the light speed
dash to get across the row of rings and hit the springs on the other side to
bring you to a new platform (56) . Run to the left and somersault (you must have
the flame ring upgrade) into the steel containers on the left revealing a switch .
Hit the switch to make a rocket appear . Take the rocket to a new area and run
forward and take another rocket to a platform with a checkpoint , which gives you
an additional 10 rings (55 seconds , 66 rings) . Somersault forward under the pipe
and run forward down a hill staying in the middle to collect rings . You will go
around a loop and forward into some springs . After spiraling downward hitting a
series of springs , you will hit a 20 ring capsule which gives you more than what
you need to finish this level !
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b.White Jungle
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Character : Shadow
Stage : White Jungle
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:30
"As always , once you get to know the level you should be able to beat it with
plenty of time to spare!"
Start :
Right when you start the stage , Light Dash to pick up the 7 rings in front of
you and continue running and Light Dash for another 7 and continue until you
hit the spring (14) . Swing around on the vine and you will land on some
springs where you use the homing attack on him and land on a platform and pick
up 3 rings here (17) . Run past some enemys and instead of grabbing onto the
pully thing , somesault under the wodden fence on right , run under some enemys
and quicky run by the bomb that is throw at you (before it blows up) at you and
pick up 3 more rings a grab onto the pully (20) . Push your body to the platform
on the right and run through the 1st check point where you get an automatic 5
rings for walking through ( 35 seconds , 25 rings) . This next section you want
to concentrate on getting as many rings as possible but don't worry if you miss
a few , you can make up for that later . Anyway , run forward through the middle
of the rings and go down the incline and pick up some more rings at the bottom
and hit the speed booster (39). You will go around a loop and pick up 7 rings
46) and then go around the corner at the bottom and try to stay in the middle to
pick up as many as you can as you hit the ramp and fly over a gap (45 seconds
with at least 62 rings ; You can do it with at least 57 if you are making good
time ). You will hit some springs and be hit backwards into some springs and then
hit some more that send you into the air . Aim for the 20 ring capsule and don't
land on the spiky guys at the bottom (82) . Run forward and somersault under the
right side of the fence where you will hit a speed booster . As you run forward
you will see a bomb capsule on your left , jump up and homing attack it to kill
the enemies in front of you (1 minute , 82 rings). Run forward and grab onto the
pulley on your right which leads you to another platform . Run forward and grab
the group of rings (90) and wait until the the squisher trap is in the air and
quickly role under the left side of it and hit the spring on the other side
which propels you into the air . Aim towards the tree on the right as you come
down to hit a 10 ring capsule in a tree ( don't overshoot it!) to get 100 rings
with at least 15 seconds to spare . If you are a few rings short like I said you
would be before and you have at least 15 seconds left , go forward and grab the
pully thing , land on the ground next to the enemy and then jump up and home
attack him . Somersault under the fence and light dash to what should be the
last rings you need on your right . If you have more time and need more rings
keep going through the tunnel and light dash for another row of rings. If you
don't have 100 by now you probably won't have much time left so start the level
over and keep trying !
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c. Sky Rail
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Character : Shadow
Stage : Sky Rail
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:15
"It is a little tight but with practice you should be able to beat it with just
seconds to spare!"
Start :
You start out the level grinding down on a rail with another rail parallel to the
left of you . Go forward while and collect 6 rings , then quickly jump over to
the left rail and collect 6 more rings while crouching(12) . Let yourself fall
forward and hit the speed booster to the left of the spring which bounces you
higher on the spring so you can home attack towards the ring (13) on top of the
pillar in front of you and then fall forward and use the homing attack on the top
of the hour glass with a propellar attached (Hourglass from now on!) and keep
using the homing attack on it (leave some space inbetween jumps to give it time
to fly up) until you get to the ring at the top which means to can't go up anymore.
While still airborne , homing attack forward and you should hit a 10 ring capsule
23) and then fall to the ground . Run forward and jump up on the ledge in front of
you . Jump over to the left but instead of using the rocket , homing attack the
floating enemy on the left and land on the platform with a spring . Jump on the
spring and grind down the left rail and pick up some rings (26) . Ignore the Hour
Glass and run up the path to the left and jump on the sping which propells you
into a trail of rings and a 5 ring capsule (38) . Land on the right rail and keep
going forward until you hit the 10 ring capsule (48) , then jump to the left rail
and pick up another 10 ring capsule (58) and stay to the left (there is an extra
life on the right but why risk it) until you pick up a row of rings (64) . Ride
forward and then jump on the right of the new set of rails and pick up another
trail of rings and then jump to the spring which bounces you up to a new platform
while collecting more rings) (76) . KIll the enemy here (55 seconds , 76 rings) .
Dodge the bullets of other enemies while you rides some hourglasses up until you
reach a checkpoint which gives you 20 rings when you walkthrough!
1 minute 5 seconds , 96 rings) . You have about 10 seconds left so hurry up and
jump on the right rail and crouch down and ride it until you get to a 5 ring
capsule which gets you to 100 rings a few seconds before the timer hits a 1:15 !
If you miss it keep practicing and you will eventually get to know the level better
and you should be able to get the "A" easy! :P
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d. Final Chase
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Character : Shadow
Stage : Final Chase
Mission 2 : Collect 100 rings!
"A" Rank criteria : Score - N/A , Time - 1:30
Note : This one requires some practice and knowledge . You can't miss many
rings if you want to succeed .
The times I give are from one of my best runs (1:14:52) . So as long as you
aren't more than ten seconds late at the last checkpoint , you can do it.
Start :
Crouch till the end of the rail . Do a long jump at the end, and home attack
