Most other cartridges will allow the player to access only a single stage of the game, based on the cartridge's ROM header and the stage's code in the full Blue Sphere game. If the cartridge that is locked on to Sonic & Knuckles is the original Sonic the Hedgehog (as well as Sonic Classics, the Nick Arcade and Simon Wai prototype versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 2), then the full game of Blue Sphere is accessed with all stages. When any other Sega Mega Drive cartidge is inserted, background characters with a blue tint aren't shown to have animation on the title screen and the code of single Blue Sphere stage is shown. The scrolling text will be replaced by "Get Blue Spheres!". When the original Sonic the Hedgehog is locked on to the Sonic & Knuckles special cartridge, a screen appears with the Sonic & Knuckles logo, models of the characters Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Robotnik, and a line of scrolling text that says "No Way! No Way! No Way! No Way?" While this screen is visible, pressing, and at the same time changes the screen to the Blue Sphere menu.
The Giant Mech's bombs in the prize machine.The title screen with single Blue Sphere stage code, from Sonic & Knuckles cartidge with Disney's Aladdin inserted on the top. The concept of a pinball table as a Bonus Stage.Ī remix of Trap Tower's BGM as the background music. Once the player falls down the bottom of the table, the Bonus Stage ends.īlue Spheres as the Bonus Stage for Mania Mode. Once the player moves past them, they will pop up and become operable until the player moves down to the lower sections. When the player's character is not within the upper sections on the pinball table, then those sections' Flippers will be retracted into the ground, allowing the player to roll over them. For every 10,000 points scored, the player earns a Continue.īy repeatedly attempting the Combi Catcher, more sections of the pinball table will open up to the player, which makes reaching the top more difficult, but also gives the player more rings and targets to hit and further increase their score. If the player catches an Eggman bomb, the points they have accumulated in the Bonus Stage are reset to zero. Catching a ring capsule will deposit all the rings collected within the Bonus Stage into the player's ring count, and catching a capsule with a small ring surrounded by arrows will restore all the rings and drop targets on the table. When the player reaches the top of the table, they are given the chance to win a prize from the Combi Catcher, which can be a shield, an extra life (Mania Mode only) or a character the player doesn't have (Encore Mode only). The player's character rolls around a giant pinball table, collecting rings and bouncing off bumpers and drop targets to earn points. This Bonus Stage is a pinball mini-game where the player aims to score points and win bonus items. It is generally played in Encore Mode, but it can also be played in Mania Mode when all 32 gold medallions have been earned. This type of Bonus Stage is added to the game if the player has the Encore DLC installed. These work in pairs and can only be used once.
To complete the stage, you must go around the stage and collect all the blue spheres while avoiding the red ones. It is identical to Blue Sphere, the Special Stage of Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and thus the rules are the same. This is the main type of Bonus Stage that is played in Mania Mode.
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