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Walkthrough, Emblem, and Mission Guide
Written By: Jimmy Lynch (My First Faq, I'll be updating it to make
it better.)  Sonic Games can be very addicting.  They have always
been some of my favorite games, mainly because of the replay value
and they are just plain fun.  (Don't forget about the glitches.
Hehe...)
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Contents
1. Versions
2. Basic Moves
a. Sonic
b. Tails
c. Knuckles
d. Amy
e. Big
f. Gamma
3.    Upgrade Items
a.    Sonic
b.    Tails
c.    Knuckles
d.    Amy
e.    Big
f.    Gamma
4.    Walkthrough
a.    Sonic
b.    Tails
c.    Knuckles
d.    Amy
e.    Big
f.    Gamma
g.    Super Sonic
5.    Emblem Guide (Coming Soon)
6.    Mission Mode (Coming Soon)
7.    Game Gear Games  (Coming Soon)
8.    Chao Guide  (Coming Soon)
9.    Conclusion
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Versions
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Version 1.0- Finished Basic Moves, Upgrades and
Walkthrough Sections.
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Basic Moves
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Sonic
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SPIN ATTACK- Just press A to jump and land on an enemy.
The longer you hold A the higher you will jump.
HOMING ATTACK- Have Sonic jump with A and press A again
in mid-air and sonic will charge to the nearest enemy and
destroy it.  This can cover long distances if there is a
long string of enemies.
SPIN DASH- Hold B to charge up and Release it to speed
forward a very high speed.  This is the basis for the
light speed dash and Light Speed Attack.
LIGHT SPEED DASH- Requires Light Speed Shoes. Charge a
spin dash near a line of rings and release B to speed
across the rings.
LIGHT SPEED ATTACK- Requires The Ancient Light. When near
an enemy charge a spin dash and release it to defeat the
enemy with lightening speed.
Tails
-------
PROPELLER FLIGHT- Press A to jump and press it again to
start flying. Steer with the control stick. Press B or
release A to drop.  Note that tails will tire in about 5
seconds and will fall.
TAILS ATTACK- Press the B button to swing your tails
around and attack enemies.
RAPID TAILS ATTACK- Requires Rhythm Badge. Just hold B
and you will continually swing your tails around until
you release B.
Knuckles
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GLIDING JUMP- Press A to jump and hold it to glide until
you release A.
CLIMBING- Just jump at a wall and knuckles will grab on.
Move the control stick to climb around.
PUNCH- Simply press B.  Press B with the right timing 3
times to execute a combo.
DIGGING- Requires Shovel Claw. Press B and A
simultaneously to dig.  This is useful for finding rings
and sometimes emeralds.
MAXIMUM HEAT KNUCKLES ATTACK- Requires Fighting Gloves.
Press and hold B near an enemy to unleash this move.
Amy
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HAMMER- Simply press B to attack with the hammer.
HAMMER JUMP- When running at maximum speed press B to
unleash the highest normal jump in the game.
JUMP ATTACK- Press B in the air to attack with the hammer
in the air.
SPIN HAMMER ATTACK- Requires Warrior Feather.  Hold B and
rotate the control stick to spin the hammer around
attacking nearby enemies.
Big
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LIFTING- Big can lift heavier objects than the other
characters.  Just press B near the object.
CASTING- Press B and hold it while moving the control
stick around to select a place to cast then release B to
cast.
LURE ATTACK- Use the same mechanics described above to
attack enemies from a distance.  To attack at close range
just press B.
FISHING- (After Casting) Move the control stick to move
the lure around and attract a fish. (You can also reel in
to do that.) When a fish bites press down on the control
stick to hook it. From then on press A to reel in fast
and B to reel in slowly.  Make sure the meter on the
bottom right does not hit the top or it's game over. (We
don't know why Big decides to kill himself when his line
breaks).  An effective way to reel in is to rapidly press
A when the color is not dark red near the top of the
meter.  This helped me a lot on many of Big's A and B
missions.
FLOATING- Requires Life Belt.  Just jump in water to
float and press and hold A to dive.  To jump out use a
spring or press A when Big bounces out of the water after
coming up from a Dive.
Gamma
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LOCK-ON BEAM- press and hold B to lock onto an enemy when
facing an enemy.
HOMING MISSLE- Release B when locked on to an enemy to
let loose homing missiles.  Lock on more enemies at once
to get more time in Gamma's missions.
ROLLING MODE- Gamma will automatically change into this
mode when you reach maximum speed.
HOVERING- Requires Jet Booster. Press A to jump and hold
it to hover for as long as you hold A.
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Upgrade Items
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Sonic
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LIGHT SPEED SHOES- You get these automatically in the
course of your adventure but I'll tell you how to get
them anyway.  They are located in the sewer.  Just jump
onto a ledge and you will see them.
THE ANCIENT LIGHT- This is located on Angel Island.
After you beat Speed Highway You should go back to mystic
ruins and go the way you went to Icecap but keep going.
The upgrade is on a rock past the bridge to the Master
Emerald.
CRYSTAL RING- Climb the stairs in the hotel and charge a
light speed dash at the top of the stairs to speed into a
room with the upgrade
Tails
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RHYTHM BADGE- When you get transported to the past go up
a set of stairs to the left.
JET ANKLET- Go into the sewers behind the entrance to
Twinkle Park and jump up and fly into a hole in the
ceiling.
Knuckles
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SHOVEL CLAW- In the mystic Ruins go into the cave that leads to
the Chao Garden and turn left into another tunnel.
FIGHTING GLOVES- On a ledge above and near Big's house in the
Mystic Ruins Jungle. Climb up the hollow tree behind his house
and glide to the ledge.
Amy
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WARRIOR FEATHER- After Gamma frees you from prison play a
whack-a-Sonic game and beat Eggman's score of 2000pts.
LONG HAMMER- After winning the Warrior feather beat
Eggman's score again after the ship crashes into the
water.
Big
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LIFE BELT- When you enter the Ice chamber in Mystic Ruins turn
to the left before entering the small pool.
POWER ROD- Go back to Big's house in the mystic ruins and move
his bed to get the upgrade.
LURE 1- In the sewers behind the entrance to Twinkle Park.
LURE 2- In the Icecap stage go to the highest pool (The one
with the T-Rex skull) and dive to the bottom.
LURE 3- In the cave closest to Big's house in the Mystic Ruins.
(Check your map).
LURE 4- In a jail cell on the Egg carrier.
Gamma
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JET BOOSTER- Eggman will tell you to get this in Gamma's
adventure.
LASER BLASTER- Go into the room opposite the room you
found the Jet Booster after the ship crashes into the
water.
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Walkthrough
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SONIC
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Station Square
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BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 0
This battle is pretty straightforward.  When the battle begins
grab some rings in case you get hit, and try to have at least
one throughout the battle.  First, Chaos will try to hit you
with a long range punch attack.  Just dodge it and homing
attack into his head.  He will then transform into a little
puddle of water.  You can't damage him in this form.  In the
next stage of the battle Chaos will spin both his arms around
and move around.  This can be a little difficult to dodge.
Just let him get close to you and jump to the other side.  When
he's done, attack him.  In the final stage Chaos will jump onto
lampposts and try to hit you from above.  Just run around and
you probably won't get hit.  When he jumps down make sure he
doesn't land on you and attack him.
After the battle, you will be at the pool of the hotel. You can
explore if you want but you can't really do anything since both
doors in the hotel are locked.  What you really want to do is
just walk onto the beach from the pool to enter the first
stage.
Stage 1: Emerald coast
-----------------------
Your goal is to rescue Tails, who is sitting at the end of the
stage.  When you get the part where the Orca Whale is jumping out
of the water after you, pass the checkpoint and hit the dash
panels let go of the control stick, or Sonic may go plunging to
his doom.  You will enter part two after passing the lighthouse.
In this part if you run up the wall, (you have to be going fast)
you will see another cave high on the wall.  This is a shortcut
past the next part, which I recommend you take.  When you get to
the number pads, jump off and hit the spring if you are having
trouble with them.  This will take you past that part.
Station Square
---------------
Leave the pool and head for the train station.  Once there take a
train to the Mystic Ruins.
Mystic Ruins
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Once you arrive jump down and head left up a set of stairs.
BOSS BATTLE: EGG HORNET
This boss does not pose much of a problem.  It only has 2 attacks
and they aren't very dangerous.  First He will shoot missiles at
you.  Just run in a circle to avoid these.  Next he will extend
two drills and try to crush you.  Run slightly away from where you
were standing and prepare to strike.  When Eggman is stuck in the
ground run up and homing attack him from the front.  As the battle
goes on Eggman will shoot more and more missiles.  It's not that
much harder to dodge them, just run around in a circle until he's
done.  It takes 3 hits to defeat him.
After the battle run up the short set of stairs to Tail's workshop
and pick up the green stone there.  Now fall of to the ground
below and run towards the waterfall in the main part of the ruins.
Before you fall into the pit turn right into a cave and place the
stone into its slot, then ride the wind.
Stage 2: Windy Valley
----------------------
After you run down the path after the first checkpoint you will
think you are about to fall off the edge.  Actually if you keep
running the wind will pick you up and you will reach the other
side.  Remember this because you will do it again on this level
later.  On the trampoline you only need two bounces to continue
but 3 will get you 5 rings.  In the tornado just keep hitting
bumpers and number pads to get up and out of it.  3 bounces will
get you onto the bridge from the trampoline.  In the final part
jump to break the stone wall.  When you see a rocket, run up to it
to grab on and blast off!  When you reach the hole wind gusts will
blow you up to the bumper.
Mystic Ruins
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Take the train to Station Square
Station Square
---------------
Leave the train station and go to the business district (The other
big part of the city).  There you will find an open sewer.  Fall
in and go forward.  Jump onto the ledge to find the Light Speed
Shoes.  To escape pres the button, charge up a light speed dash,
and let er' rip!  You will emerge in the antique shop.  Now go
into the hotel and climb the stairs.  Charge a light speed dash at
the top of the stairs and when you are charged let go to speed
into a room with the Crystal Ring (The beams of light that go into
you will push the switch).  Now go through the other double doors
to find the casino area.  Press the switch in front of the casino
and light speed dash across the rings to open the doors.
Stage 3: Casnopolis
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To get the chaos emerald you need to save up 400 rings in the
bank.  The bank is the room with the two gold coins spinning at
its entrance.  It's not that hard to get rings.  You can search
the level (In the bathroom, attack slot machines, etc).  There are
two pinball games you can play to get tons of rings but this
usually takes a long time.  The fastest way to get rings is to
lose the pinball game before getting 100 rings and go into the
garbage.  In the garbage light speed dash up the rings and in the
fan rooms go forward in the first and left in the second to get
the most rings.  Try not to get hit because you will lose all your
rings.  There is invincibility in the last stretch but it is kind
of risky to get.  Now put your rings in the bank and go through
the garbage again.  This should get you enough rings, but if not,
homing attack some slot machines for some more.
Station Square
---------------
When you leave the casino you may see Cream from Sonic Advance 2.
As you head back into the hotel turn right into an alleyway and
pick up the Ice Stone.  Now go up the stairs and take a train to
the Mystic Ruins.
Mystic Ruins
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Take that stone into the cave that just appeared.  When you reach
an ice wall put the stone in its slot and continue on in, over the
water and up the ladder.
Stage 4: Icecap
----------------
When you get on the slope run up and hit a bumper to get into
another cave.  Now hit another bumper to grab onto some icicles.
Quickly jump from icicle to icicle or you will slip off.  In the
next part fall down, then take the bumpers and continue going up,
past icicles, until you reach a switch.  Push the switch and
quickly run across the collapsing bridge and continue.  After the
number pads a large icicle will fall and let you continue.  On the
snowboarding part avoid the walls so you don't slow down and take
it easy, you aren't racing for time yet.  There are two shortcuts
you can take that involve turning left at two forks.  Push A at
the end of ramps to get a boost of speed.
Mystic Ruins
-------------
Leave the tunnel the way you came in and head into the green field
in the main part of the ruins.
BOSS BATTLE: KNUCKLES
Knuckles will mostly use his triple punch combo to attack you.
All you have to do is jump and homing attack into him.  Simple!
After two hits Knuckles will start gliding.  Run around and when
he is about to make contact jump to bounce off of him, and then
hit him one final time.
BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 4
Try to stay on lily pads at all times unless you are attacking
him.  If you are in the water too long it will hurt you.  Chaos
will mainly try to knock you off the lily pads.  He will swim
underneath it and sink it, or he will splash water at it from far
away.  Chaos also has 3 attacks that can hurt you.  He sends out
red shockwaves, He may punch you at close range and he may split
into 4 balls of water that bounce around.  The only time Chaos is
vulnerable is when he pokes his head out of the water without
attacking and looks at you.  Homing attack him at this point.  5
hits will do him in.
Run up to Tail's workshop
Sky Chase Act 1
----------------
Don't worry about score your first time through just try to stay
alive.  You lock on to multiple enemies by holding B and dragging
the laser across enemies.  Your main worry here are the missiles
that are launched from the launchers.  Destroy the red missile
launchers to stop the flow of missiles.  Also watch where you are
going so you don't crash into any other ships.
Station Square
---------------
Leave the pool and go to the Casino area.  After the cinema scene
head on over to Twinkle Park, ride the elevator up and go on in.
Stage 5: Twinkle Park
----------------------
In the first room take out all the drivers of the bumper cars then
pick your favorite color and zoom on down the track.  You will
land on a roller coaster which you have to ride to the end.  At
both bowling parts try to get strikes so you get more rings, and
therefore more lives.  At the part with the purple spinning roofs,
try and stay on so you don't have to take the long way.  On the
rim of the red roof you can hit the switches to make strings of
rings appear that you can light dash across.  At the end hit the
bumper and jump on the capsule to free the animals and win.
Station Square
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Leave Twinkle Park and you'll see a card fall from the sky.  Take
that to the building to the left of Twinkle Park to open the gray
door.  Then get in an elevator.
Stage 6: Speed Highway
-----------------------
When you land on the glass get off quickly so you don't fall, then
take the yellow and red lift to the end of its track.  Run
sideways along the building until the end, and then jump off.  Run
under the bell and continue on though the tunnel.  Take one of the
lifts that are rotating in a square, and then grab on to the
helicopter to reach the other side.  Fall to the bottom of the
large hole to have the least chance of dying.  When you are
running down the building try to get as many rings as possible
without hitting obstacles (though they wont hurt you).  In the
city take the dash panels up the building.  On the next street run
up the left walk and hit the spring, and then hit the dash panels,
hit the spring on the right walk, and finally jump into the
fountain and break the capsule.
Station Square
---------------
Leave the business district and head to the casino area.  Then
take a train to the Mystic Ruins.
Mystic Ruins
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Head into the cave you start out facing and keep going until you
get outside on Angel Island.  Run all the way past the bridge and
you will find the Ancient Light on top of a large rock.  Use that
to destroy the monkey in the cage and open the gate.
Stage 7: Red Mountain
----------------------
Take the rocket, avoid the spiked balls, and climb across the
monkey bars.  When you pass the first checkpoint run around behind
the spiked ball to find a switch that makes the rocket appear.
After you hit the bumper past the extra life grab onto the zip
line to be whisked away.  Hit the switch behind the rocket to make
it appear, take it, and hit the next bumper.  Climb along the
monkey bars but when the flames shoot out jump to the ledge.
Homing attack across the string off enemies and climb the tilting
platforms.  Hit the switch the hammer is pounding to form a rocket
that you should take.  Jump from monkey bars to monkey bars, take
the zip line and fall into the hole to get to the next part.  Once
inside run through as fast as you want but be aware that the lava
will be rising at certain points.  Always be as high as you can.
Avoid the flames and hammers and finish the level.
Sky Chase Act 2
----------------
This is made quite a bit harder by the addition of more missiles,
mines, and a battle with the large laser at the end.  Use the same
tactics as last time to get through alive.  The hardest part is
when you fly under the ship.  Other ships, missiles, and mines
will be attacking you from all vectors.  Your evasive skills will
have to be top notch to get through unscathed.  At the laser
battle whenever the laser opens, fly to the top left or right
corner to avoid it.  As it closes attack it with laser fire and
you will eventually be victorious!
Egg Carrier
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Run forward and hit a spring.  After the ship transforms go
through the door at the top of the steep incline.
Stage 8: Sky Deck
------------------
After you climb the ladder jump from spinning pillar to spinning
pillar until you reach the end.  Avoid spiked balls while climbing
the ladder and jump to the monkey bars.  These bars will break you
right when you hear Sonic yell "Whoa!" jump.  Try to stay on the
top level of the catwalks and move around them counterclockwise.
If you fall go all the way to pillar 4 and jump up the pillar to
the top level and launch the missile into the cannon.  In this
next part the ship will adjust speeds.  If you see clouds the ship
is speeding up so grab onto a red object to hold on.  If you are
far away from the edge you may not need to hold onto anything.
Run through this part avoiding cannons, race across the falling
runways, and launch a missile into the huge cannon when it is
facing you to get inside.  Once in dodge the rolling barrels and
ride the lift on the right.  Once you get to a tan circle wait in
the middle and jump when a hook approaches you to grab on.  Drop
off on the other side.  Jump across the sliding boxes and try to
reach the next spring behind the last pillar quickly before the
ship turns sideways.  If you don't reach it climb monkey bars to
the top.  Once to the top run down the walkways and hit the switch
on the bottom to bring the ship back to horizontal and go in the
tunnel to the end.
Egg Carrier
------------
Jump of the ledge and take the yellow lift to the exterior of the
ship.
BOSS BATTLE: GAMMA
Gamma will lock onto you and fire missiles.  Keep moving or you'll
get blasted.  When he starts hovering be careful because he has an
easier time hitting you.  When there are no missiles between you
and him just homing attack into him to hurt him.  3 hits are all
it takes.
Now head to the right of Amy and into the door there.  Hit the
switch and light dash up the rings.  Hop onto the chair to move it
forward then hit the switch to change the ship back to its
original shape and exit the room.  Now head down one of the
walkways to the green structure.
BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 6
This boss is not that hard unless you take too long.  Eggman will
fly around dropping little critters that can freeze you with icy
mist.  To hurt Chaos you must attack these to stun them then throw
them at Chaos.  That will freeze him, and then you can homing
attack him to hurt him.  Chaos will mainly just walk around trying
to bite you but has three other more dangerous attacks.  An attack
he uses more often is when he jumps and creates a very high
shockwave.  Jump over this by holding A to get the highest jump
possible.  This can often take you by surprise.  He will also try
to suck you in and eat you, but if you run against the flow you
should get out of this one with no problem.  A very dangerous
attack he uses is when he shoots tentacles out in all directions
and slams his tail down on you hard.  To avoid this you must run
and jump through the tentacles until his tail strike.  Your
jumping skills must be perfected to avoid getting tangled up in
the tentacles and slammed.  This can kill you easily since it is
hard to get your rings back after the attack.  Luckily he only
uses this attack if the battle takes too long.  4 hits and chaos
is gone for good.  Or is it?
Mystic Ruins
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Follow the light into the temple.
Stage 9: Lost World
--------------------
When you get to the spinning tunnel full of flaming pillars,
carefully walk through and avoid all the pillars that are on fire.
When you reach the end of the tunnel only move Sonic forward
enough so that he will land on the platform, not spikes.  In the
snake room run to the left and hit the water switch and jump onto
the snake when he swims by.  Jump to the platform with the first
door switch as the snake passes it and jump up to the platform
where the next water switch is.  Wait for the snake, jump on him,
and then jump to the platform with the next door switch.  Run to
the right of where you see the spikes to avoid them, and then jump
up and over the spikes to hit the final water switch.  When the
snake comes around run and jump backwards on it to reach the last
door switch.  Finally when he comes around again jump to the
platform with the door.  When you reach the dark room use the
lights to light up the mirrors and bring light to the room.  Light
dash at the end and ride the water slide.  Hit the spring then
avoid the fire pillars.  Past the next checkpoint run as fast as
you can from the boulder.  Try not to hit walls so you don't slow
down.  Just run straight down the middle and don't spin dash.  In
the final room turn right and hit the switch there twice then walk
up the panels.  At the top turn left and fall off at the end.  Hit
the next switch and walk across those panels.  Run up and when you
get to the next platform fall to the lower platform to the right,
run under the bridge, hit the next switch and walk the panels.
Jump the spinning block go past the flaming enemy into the tunnel,
past the flaming pillars, and then hit the next switch and walk
the panels.  Fall off at the end, jump the flaming pillars and
fall in the hole.  At then end of the tunnel hit the switch, light
dash across, and finally finish this stage.  Remember that if you
fall during any of this you have to do the whole sequence again.
Wouldn't that be fun?
Temple
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Run across the bridge to the flaming shrine.
Mystic Ruins
-------------
Run behind the temple and into Eggman's base that has recently
appeared.  Once inside run to the back right where all the
switches are on the ground.  Your goal is to get them all lit up.
By stepping on switches you turn others on but others off as well.
Try to understand the patterns by what happens when you step on a
certain switch.  Once all the switches are on the door opens.
Stage 10: Final Egg
--------------------
Avoid the lasers and spiked balls by running along the walls.  You
can get under lasers by spin dashing.  In the room with the
spinners homing attack up the two below the springs.  Jump from
conveyor belt to conveyor belt dodging the spinning spiked things.
In the spinning tunnels you have to use the dash panels to have
any chance of making it out.  In the room that you get to by
bumper jump from platform to platform to make it out.  In the next
large circular room hit the switch, homing attack the enemies and
jump to the platforms while avoiding the hammers.  Ride the lift
down, then jump from platform to platform going down.  Only jump
to the next platform when you see it.  On the metal grating get in
the elevator and go down.  Ignore the little pink creatures and
climb the ladder on the back right.  Then use the fans to give you
lift through the next couple of areas.  Jump above a fan and float
over each fan to avoid falling to reach the end of each room.
Avoid the little pink creatures again and go up the ramp in the
back.  You will now be in free fall try and land on the platform
slightly left of the middle.  If you miss it use the bumpers to
get back up, and use the fans to get out of the room.  Avoid the
pink creatures for the last time and go up the ramp on the right
side of the next room.  Past the dolls, up the stairs and into the
next room.  Defeat all the enemies and light dash across the rings
to finish.
BOSS BATTLE: EGG VIPER
This is the hardest final boss in the game.  There are several
stages, each stage starting after each hit.  Quickly get some
rings because it will start shooting lasers at you.  If you run
they will barely miss you.  Hit Eggman when he comes out of the
cockpit.  In the next stage He will shoot lasers and then a
charged laser that will explode.  Now in this stage and the next
couple of stages Eggman will come out of the cockpit but will
extend the vipers tail.  You must homing attack each green light
to finally hit him.  The next stage is exactly the same as the
last one.  In the next stage he will shoot lasers and then at the
end he will charge across the platform shooting lasers every which
way.  Run to a side and hope for the best.  Stage 5 begins with
lasers and ends with Eggman shooting one of his spiked platforms
at you.  Time it right to jump on top of the platform or you will
get hit.  When the platform retracts jump and hit Eggman while you
are on it.  Stage 6 will start with Eggman totally destroying the
other side of the arena.  Then he will shoot the spiked platforms
at you again.  Do the exact same thing as last time.  In stage 7
Eggman does the same thing but now all your backup rings are gone
and the platform is a measly two parts now.  Jump on the platform
and hit him one last time.  After you hit him the last time it's
not really over!  He will go crazy around the room and smash down
on one of the two parts of the platform.  If you are on the one he
crashes on you die if you have no rings and have to start again.
So make sure you run to the right one or have some rings.  Great
Job at beating this hard boss.
Sonics long story complete!  Applaud yourself!
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TAILS
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Station Square
---------------
You start in the pool area.  If you go into the drainage behind
Twinkle Park and fly into the hole in the ceiling, you can get the
Jet Anklet.  Now go into the train station and take a train to
Mystic Ruins.
Mystic Ruins
-------------
After you're through exploring go up the stairs to the left of the
train station to find Sonic and fight a boss.
BOSS BATTLE: EGG HORNET
This boss is pretty easy.  First Eggman will launch missiles which
can be dodged easily if you fly.  Next he will try to land on you
with drills sticking out of the front of his vehicle.  Run away
and he will miss and get stuck in the ground.  Now you can hit him
from the front with your tail attack.  After each hit, he will
launch more and more groups of missiles.  Just use the same
strategy and you'll do fine.  Hit him 3 times to win.
Now go up to Tails' workshop and pick up the green stone there.
Now head towards the waterfall and turn right into a cave right
before the small falling into the pit.  Put the stone down in its
slot.
Stage 1: Windy Valley
----------------------
Your goal in Tails' action stages is to beat Sonic to the goal.
This isn't too hard if you know the shortcuts.  When you hit the
first spring you should see some green rings.  These will give you
boosts.  Fly into them and watch Sonic fall behind.  Right before
the first loop fly into some more.  After the series of springs
land and jump into even more rings.  You should beat Sonic easily.
Mystic Ruins
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Hop the train to Station Square.
Station Square
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When you reach the station go down the stairs to the casino area.
Fly into the big button above the word "Casino" to open the door.
Stage 2: Casinopolis
---------------------
Pretty straightforward path.  The fastest way through is to just
go straight through.  When you enter the wind tubes just float to
the far wall and float up to the first door you come to in both
tubes.
Station Square
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When you enter station square you may see Cream from Sonic Advance
2. Anyway go into the back alley to your right as you head to the
hotel and pick up the Ice Stone.  Bring that to the Mystic Ruins.
Mystic Ruins
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You will see a wall explode and produce an entrance into the
mountain (Angel Island).  As you go down the tunnel place the
stone in its spot and enter the Ice cave and climb the ladder.
Stage 3: Icecap
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This will probably be the closest race between you and Sonic in
all Tails' levels.  In the first part try not to hit any walls.
They will slow you down and you may get enveloped in the
avalanche.  There are a few shortcuts.  Press A on the end of
ramps to do stylish tricks and get a boost of speed.  When you see
icicles hanging from ledges quickly turn left to use the first
shortcut.  After you are bombed take the left fork for the last
shortcut.
Mystic Ruins
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Leave Angel Island and go to the main field of Mystic Ruins.
BOSS BATTLE: KNUCKLES
Watch out for his triple punch; it can take you by surprise.  Jump
over it and hit him.  After you hit him twice, Knuckles will try
to glide into you.  This can be difficult to dodge, so just when
he's about to hit you jump and he will bounce off of you.  Now get
in that third and final hit.
BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 4
This battle can be annoying.  Chaos will try to knock you off lily
pads in many ways.  Mainly he'll just swim under it and knock you
off.  He can also do this from far away so be careful.  He can
also send a red shockwave that can damage you.  He will sometimes
surface, punch you, and then retreat under the water.  Always be
watching him.  One of his deadliest attacks is when he changes
into four balls that bounce around.  Just fly and hope for the
best.  Remember, if you're in the water too long you will get
hurt.  Attack Chaos when he surfaces and looks at you.  It takes 4
hits to defeat him.
Now head up to Tail's Workshop
Sky Chase Act 1
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Don't worry about score yet, just worry about surviving.  The main
things to worry about are colliding with enemy ships and missiles.
Lock on to multiple enemies by holding B and aiming at them.
Always look where you are going, and shoot the red launchers the
missiles come from to stop missiles coming at you.
Mystic Ruins
-------------
From where you start go to the left of the waterfall pit and take
the mine cart into the jungle.  Now fall off the platform and take
the left most fork.  Now go into the cave and push the switch
above the the sand clump to suck it away.
Sand Hill
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Not much I can say here just slide to the goal and try and go
through as many gates in succession as you can (Practice for the
second emblem).
Temple
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From where you start head up the staircase to your left and turn
right to find the Rhythm Badge.  Now go to the front of the
temple.
Mystic Ruins
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Head up to Tail's workshop.
Sky Chase Act 2
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This is a little tougher than Act 1, mainly because there are tons
more missiles and you have to fight the large cannon that ended
your flight last time.  Just use the same strategy as before, but
you will have to dodge a lot more missiles while shooting at the
same time.  Also watch out for mines; just blow them up from afar
and you'll do fine.  When you battle the cannon, shoot the missile
launchers to take that threat off.  When the cannon opens, fly to
the upper right or left corner and it will miss you (missiles
won't though so make sure none are coming at you).  Keep shooting
the cannon and you're home free!
Egg Carrier
------------
Just run forward until you reach a door that is on top of an
incline.
Stage 4: Sky Deck
------------------
When you climb up the ladder jump to the right through a green
ring for a shortcut.  Just don't fall.  When you get to the next
point marker fly to the left to a platform and fly through a ring.
Fall and fly to a platform with a rocket.  Take it and you will
land on a life.  Now go around the next part in a counterclockwise
direction taking boosts as necessary.  Stay on the bottom level,
and on one of the paths you'll see a boost off to the left.  Jump
through it and you're done.
Egg Carrier
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Jump off the ledge and to the left and you'll see a shiny yellow
thing.  This is a lift that will take you out of the interior.
BOSS BATTLE: GAMMA
This fight isn't too hard.  Just keep moving and take advantage of
your flying.  Try not to let Gamma get a lock on you because he'll
send missiles your way.  When he hovers wait for him to land then
attack.  Hit him 3 times and he's done.
Stage 5: Speed Highway
-----------------------
When you start going down for the first time, look to your right
and jump through the rings.  Land then jump through the next set.
When you land run forward to where some cop enemies are and jump
and fly to your right to land on a shortcut path.  After that jump
through the next 3 rings, land on the helipad and go through the
next ring.  Go through the next ring and when you fall try and go
through the opening near the top of the hole, from there jump
through the next ring.  Take the 2 rockets then alternate flying
and going through rings and you'll win easily.
Station Square
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BOSS BATTLE: EGG WALKER
This fight can get pretty hard.  Fly to the walker as soon as
possible to avoid the explosions.  Go under the walker and dodge
shockwaves created by the legs.  Hit a green light on the leg that
launched the shockwave, and the walker will collapse.  Hit the pod
Eggman is in to score some damage.  He will jump to the other side
of the arena.  As the battle goes on, Eggman will launch more and
more missiles and bombs at you.  You will also have to jump more
shockwaves and hit more lights to get it to collapse.  Just keep
at it and make sure you have at least one ring at all times.  Hit
it 5 times and you win.
You are now done with Tail's story! Congrats!
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KNUCKLES
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Station Square
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Go to the business district (2nd part of the main city) and
punch the yellow gate into the door of City Hall and enter.
Stage 1: Speed Highway
-----------------------
The goal of Knuckles' stages is to find 3 randomly placed
Emeralds.  Therefore I can't give an exact walkthrough.  I'll just
give you tips to quickly finding them.  You can also use the
Hintballs to lead you in the right direction.  There are 4 main
parts to this level (Fountain, road around building, Clock, and
branch off from clock area.)  What you want to do is search each
one, and if the radar goes off search that area more thoroughly.
Station Square
---------------
Go to the casino area through the hotel (you can't go through the
train station because it is closed).  Glide into the button to
open the doors by climbing up where the rings are.
Stage 2: Casinopolis
---------------------
What you want to do here is explore the ground floor and if you're
not getting any blinks or faint blue and green blinks take the
bumper (the flat one) on the ground to get to the top.  Then glide
around in a circle until you get some blips.  Note that if it is
in the sonic statue hit the red crack on his shoe.
Temple
-------
Go to the main entrance of the area (Straight across from where
you start).
Station Square
---------------
You will be back in the Casino Area, and you may see Cream from
Sonic Advance 2.  Enter the hotel and go into the right elevator.
BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 2
Chaos has a number of attacks that aren't too difficult to dodge.
His most dangerous is when he turns into a ball and bounces
around.  Just run away.  He also has a left-hand uppercut and a
right-hand slash.  If you make sure you are never too near him,
you will never get hit by these.  He will also extend his arm and
try to grab you.  This can actually hit you in the air, so be sure
you are moving when he twirls around.  You have to attack him
while he's attacking or just finished attacking, or he will form a
shield to ward you off.  It takes 4 hits to beat him.
Mystic Ruins
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Run to the left side of the cliff where Tail's workshop sits and
go into the cave.  Take a left into another passage to find the
Shovel Claw.  The gate locked behind you so you need to find a way
out.  Go deeper in and you'll see an Eggman head bouncing up and
down.  Dig there to find the Monkey Destruction Switch and throw
it at the monkey to open the gate.  Now take that switch to Angel
Island (area past the Icecap Stage) and throw it at the monkey
there to open another gate.
Stage 3: Red Mountain
----------------------
This level can be tricky.  It's easy to get lost.  First you want
to climb to the top of the largest mountain (Straight ahead as you
start).  Then glide around it in a circle until you are about to
the death point (When you fly to low and die).  Do that on every
mountain starting with the tallest and then the shorter ones until
you find all 3 emeralds.
Mystic Ruins
-------------
Now go back to the main area of Mystic Ruins and go to the green
field.
BOSS BATTLE: SONIC
The way to beat Sonic is to wait for him to be out of ball mode
and then just glide into him or punch him.  It's safer to glide
since he doesn't jump yet.  If you hit him in ball mode you will
just bounce off of him with no ring loss.  After 2 hits he'll get
harder, he'll start to homing attack you.  Just always be gliding
and he can't hurt you, pick a time to strike when he's on the
ground and strike.  After the third hit you've won.
BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 4
Chaos has 5 attacks, most of which are not too hard to dodge.  2
of them just knock you off the lily pads.  He will swim under you
and knock you off or splash water at you from far away.  If you
fall into the water quickly get out or you'll take damage.  Chaos
will also send red shockwaves at you that you need to jump over.
If you are near him he will sometimes punch you and retreat.  His
most dangerous attack is when he changes into four balls that
bounce at you.  If you are gliding most of the time and glide into
him when he surfaces and looks at you without attacking, you'll be
fine.  After 5 hits the battle will end.
Hop on the trolley car to the left of the waterfall pit to go to
the Jungle.  What you need to do here is find a silver and gold
statue and place them in the slots on the back of the temple.  The
gold statue is on the ledge where you start, the silver is in the
cave nearest the temple (The circle on the map near the temple).
Dig where the circle is coming in and out of the ground.  You also
may want to get Knuckle's Fighting Gloves while you're here.
Climb op the hollow tree behind Big's house and fly to the ledge
to find them.  When you place the two statues fall into the hole.
Stage 4: Lost World
--------------------
First search the main area you start in.  Search the ground then
start climbing the walls.  Don't be afraid to climb the walls if
an emerald is close but you are not done exploring the floor.
Climb to the very top of the room and glide around the whole area.
There are two smaller rooms off of the main room.  Explore these
when you reach them on your descent and follow the passages
leading from those rooms until you reach the main room again.
When you are done searching that area explore the passages.  There
is a passage very high in the room that you want to go through
that will lead you to a room with a large hole.  If the radar is
blinking red don't fall, dig behind the hole.  Then fall through
to the last room of this area.  This stage can take awhile if you
are not lucky with emerald locations.
Temple
-------
Simply run to the Shrine of the Master Emerald.
Mystic Ruins
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Take the trolley to the Jungle and go to the entrance of Eggman's
base in the very back behind the temple.
Egg Carrier
------------
You start in the back of the ship.  Start running to the front.
The ship will change shape.  Now turn around and head back again.
Go through the door near where you started.  Go through the door
at the bottom of the empty pool and then through the next door.
Stage 5: Sky Deck
------------------
This stage is very confusing when it comes to finding emeralds.
There are 4 different ways you can tilt the ship and some emeralds
are only available during a certain tilt.  Use the switch you
start by to tilt the ship.  Emeralds are often in the double doors
you see around.  If you tilt the ship debris will come out of
these and the doors will open so you can get inside them.  They
may also be under the large platforms on the far side of the ship.
Tilt the ship and they will slide and reveal a hole under them.
Explore the entire ship getting the emeralds you can (You CAN
destroy the cannons/guns) than tilt the ship the way it needs to
go to gain access to the emeralds you could not get.  Example:  If
you think the emerald is through doors on the right side of the
ship push the switch right to cause that side to tilt up.  If you
think it is under a platform tilt the ship the way you want the
platform to slide.  Keep trying and you'll eventually finish but
it may take awhile.
Temple
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Knuckles sure comes here a lot.  Once again run to the shrine.
Egg Carrier
------------
Leave the pool area.  Run and glide to the top of the green
structure where Eggman is hovering.
BOSS BATTLE: CHAOS 6
This actually isn't as hard as it looks but if you take too long
it can get wild.  There will be little hovering things that you
see occasionally.  What you want to do is attack them, pick them
up, and hurl them at chaos to freeze him.  Then it's just a simple
glide into him to hurt him.  Chaos will mostly walk around and try
to bite you so keep moving.  Watch out for the missing green
panels because if you fall in those you will get electrocuted.
Chaos will also try to suck you in occasionally.  Run against the
current until he stops.  He will also make shockwaves that you
need to react to quickly and jump over, they are pretty high!
Also watch out for the little streams of ice the little spinning
things release.  If the battle takes too long Chaos will send out
tentacles in every direction and swing his tail above you then
slam it down on you like a guillotine.  Run and jump through the
forest of tentacles to dodge this attack.  This attack is
extremely difficult to dodge unless your jumping skills are
superb.  Although it is easier to dodge with Knuckles than with
Sonic since you can glide.  You shouldn't have to worry about it
though if you finish the battle quickly.  4 hits is all it takes
to end Knuckles' story.
Knuckle's story complete!  Great Job!
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AMY
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Station Square
---------------
Head to the Casino area through the Hotel.  After the cinema scene
head to the entrance of twinkle park.
Stage 1: Twinkle Park
----------------------
In Amy's stages you have to keep moving or Zero will capture you
and it will be all over.  You can hit him with your hammer to stun
him for a bit but only hit him when you really need to because if
you hit him too much he will become invulnerable to it.  In the
first part run around the pool clockwise hitting all 3 switches
(At the bottom of the stairs, after the first line of dynamite
crates, and after the second).  This opens the door out of here.
In the first two mirror rooms run along a wall to avoid the spiked
balls.  In the third mirror room watch out for the panels that
have a line across them, they are trapdoors.  Keep going and jump
onto the balloon to win.
Station Square
---------------
Leave the Twinkle Park area.
Egg Carrier
------------
Leave the Jail area.  Now you must beat Eggman's score of 2000 to
leave this room and win the Warrior Feather.  Jump in the middle
of the holes to start the game.  You must be able to react quickly
or get lucky to clear this whack-a-Sonic game.  It is not that
hard, you only need 4 golden Sonics and 1 blue to win and plenty
of both colors appear.  Just don't panic if you're missing a lot,
you have lots of time.  After you beat the score don't be afraid
to stop should you hit an Eggman and drop below 2000.
Blue Sonic- 100pts
Gold Sonic-500pts
Eggman-minus 200 points
Now leave the room and hit the switch to enter the room next to
the one you came out of.
Stage 2: Hot Shelter
---------------------
This stage is very long and can be difficult.  In the first room
after the elevator turn the switch on the right side of the door
to open it.  Turn a switch to open the next door (Zero should be
stuck in the pool).  In the next room hit the switch in the middle
to raise the water.  Then turn the next switch one line left and 3
lines right. (Look at the meter above the door).  In the bathroom
area run into one of the bathrooms and let Zero follow you in.
Run to a far wall and then quickly run out.  Zero will be stuck in
the bathroom and you can turn the switch in peace.  In the gear