Sonic Question Chaos Emeralds

I thought the original Sonic special stages were super-easy! Especially with the cheat, but even without it's a fairly simple matter to have all the emeralds by the end of the Spring Yard Zone. I suppose it depends on how intent you are on collecting enough rings for a continue. Though I thought the original Sonic The Hedgehog was a MUCH harder game overall than later installments (particularly for someone who started out playing Sonic 2). That Sonic Spin Dash makes a BIG difference. And the Labyrinth Zone is just plain EVIL!

The special stages in Sonic 2 can be tough if you insist on dragging Tails along. IMO, he's dead weight. It goes much smoother without him, and what with the plentitude of starposts in the Emerald Hill Zone, I've often collected all the emeralds before I've even proceeded to the Chemical Plant!

Now the Sonic 3 special stages are a bit of a challenge. Especially for someone like me, who's anal-retentive about getting ALL the rings and nabbing the perfect score. Actually, most of them aren't that bad, except the fifth (ugh! That bit where you have to jump over the two rows of bumpers almost always trips me up!) and seventh emeralds, which are quite challenging. And some of the S&K special stages are downright difficult. Many instances where it's very easy to trip yourself up! I've often found myself in the Lava Reef zone asking myself, "will I make it?"

My bro finished sonic and knuckles in one entire ride trought with the chaos emeralds included.Ive never finished sonic 1 with all the emralds,BTW dont know aht you get if you do,it would have been cool if you colud turn into super sonic in sonic 3d ;)

Finally I have all the emeralds, on my first REAL attempt. I failed getting the third one on the first try but got it in the Labyrinth Zone. Now I'm in the Star Light Zone, heading for the ending!

I've never finished Sonic 1 with all the emeralds myself. And, actually, I had a harder time with Sonic 3 and S&K than Sonic 2, I'd always enjoyed the special stages in that one best so I tended to get more emeralds quicker in that one.

Now I've seen the good ending. Feels good to have seen all good endings for the 16-bit Sonic games. I do have Sonic 1 for Master System and Chaotix for 32X left, though.

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Originally Posted by Zebbe

Finally I have all the emeralds, on my first REAL attempt. I failed getting the third one on the first try but got it in the Labyrinth Zone. Now I'm in the Star Light Zone, heading for the ending!

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My bro Richard First attempt,I bought the game he Putted the game in the MD and he was going to sit for it he played the thing,all emeralds+super emerals,I still have to finish sonics pocket adventure,man does that hurt the eye for beeing 16bit.

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Originally Posted by Zebbe

Now I've seen the good ending. Feels good to have seen all good endings for the 16-bit Sonic games. I do have Sonic 1 for Master System and Chaotix for 32X left, though.

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Is Chaotix a 16-bit or 32-bit game?

32bit sega 32X:).

Well, Sonic 1 for SMS is 8-bit and Chaotix is 32-bit. After I have seen the good endings in those games, I've seen all good Sonic endings you can see on a Mega Drive. :)

Good luck ary. I haven't played Sonic Pocket Adventure.

I'm not sure why anyone would play Sonic 2 with Tails AI. Maybe if you've got an annoying younger sibling who wants to play along, you can make them feel like they're playing by using Tails. It's not like in Sonic 3 when using Tails as the 2nd player can actually be pretty helpfull. At best he's dead weight in S2. Those special stages are brutal with him.

The only two Sonic games I collected all the choas emeralds on was the first two of the series. I never had much of a problem with either. I enjoyed the special stages in S3 and S&K, but found never really went out of my way to find them and even if I did the latter stages were a little to difficult for me. S&K is too short of a game to get them all but maybe I'll give it a shot in S3.

I always felt the easiest game to get them all was with Sonic 2 and Knuckles. It's easier with Knuckles for some reason. You don't need as many rings to get from stage to stage, and when you exit the special stages you retain all the rings you had prior to entering.

Does anyone get annoyed with not being able to control activating Super Sonic when you have all the emeralds collected? I always thought it should be a double-tad jump to activate it. Instead it becomes almost a bit of an annoyance for me to play through the game carefull of jumping or staying under 50 rings for most of the level.

Another annoying thing with being Super Sonic is the oh so sucky music.

Having a friend use Tails is pretty useful if you want to blast through the game, as he is pretty much invincible. Ideal for bosses and such.

Sonic 1 is still the only game I've never finished with all the Emeralds, oddly enough.

Funny you should say you haven't done the S3&K ones RiseFromYourGrave, I'm the opposite. I've only ever gotten all emeralds in S3 and S&K, and in Sonic 1 though that was using a cheat.

What cheat? I got all through the level select cheat and reset, but Robotnik had 'em all after I defeated him in the Final Zone anyway.

Maybe you mean the Debug mode cheat?

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Originally Posted by Zebbe

Another annoying thing with being Super Sonic is the oh so sucky music.

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Are you kidding? That was my favorite song when I was seven! Then again, when I hear it now, I wince. Hm.

Super Sonic is ridiculously difficult to use, though, unless you know all of the stages like the back of your eyelids.

@RiseFromYourGrave: You just described how I tolerated my younger brother. I just had to make sure to never get into a special stage.