Skip
credits: While the credits are scrolling, hold L + R + B
+ A + X + Y and press Start.
Faster
Sonic spins: Continuously tap X or B to spin faster.
Play
as Super Sonic: Complete the game using all six starting characters to unlock
Super Sonic. Sonic will transform into Super Sonic after some time into the
next game.
Jump over the train in Station
Square as Sonic or Tails. You will find him on the other side.
Bonus
NiGHTS area: Drop in the top hole while playing in the pinball section of the
casino level to reach another pinball machine. Place the ball into the
middle hole to fly through a warp and reach an area based on NiGHTS.
Play
as Tails: Controller two may be used for Tails after he is obtained during
game play in story mode. Note: Shields, invincibility and extra life boxes
have no effect on Tails if collected. Note: If Tails goes too far away from
Sonic, he will appear next to Sonic.
Play
as E-102 Gamma: Although E-102 Gamma explodes at the end of his adventure, it is
possible to get him back. Complete his adventure, then reset the game and go
back to his adventure after it is saved. You can play as E-102 all you want
. However, it is always night except for on the Egg Carrier and in certain
levels.
Full
pause screen: Pause game play, then press Y + X.
Hidden
Puzzle VMU Game: Connect a controller with a VMU in its first slot to port D
before turning on your Dreamcast with Sonic Adventure in the drive. You will
be able to play a hidden VMU game called Chao Puzzle on that controller when
you start a game.
Alternate
Twinkle Park Race views: Press Up during the Twinkle Park Race level to change
views.
Alternate
snowboards: Press X immediately before entering the snowboarding
portion of the game to get a blue snowboard or B for a yellow
snowboard.
Faster
snowboarding: When snowboarding, press or hold B or X to duck and
go faster.
Hidden
artwork: Put the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find
additional images from the game in the "extras" directory.
Hint:
Clone characters: Play through the game (with all the characters) until Super Sonic
is unlocked. In Super Sonic's Adventure, go to the crashed island. You will
see Knuckles and Eggman (Robotnik). After the FMV sequence, press A +
B + X + Y + Start. Then, choose Knuckles. Return
to the same place to find two Knuckles. Note: This also can be done with
other characters.
Hint:
Defeating the whale: When on the whale stage(s), run over a speed ramp as soon as it
appears. Then, do not press anything on the controller; the CPU will do the
rest.
Hint:
Defeating Chaos 0: Get The Ancient Light. Do the Light Speed Attack on Chaos 0 and
he will be defeated with one hit.
Hint:
Defeating Chaos 6: Wait until Eggman drops his freeze bombs. Then, use the homing
signal to turn his bombs into eggs and throw them into Chaos' mouth. He
should freeze. When he does, attack him. Repeat this as many times as
needed.
When playing as Knuckles, get
the Fighting Gloves then go to the trial (if you have already completed the
game). If you have not completed the game, you can find the Fighting Gloves
behind Big's house -- climb the wall, then go right until you find a ledge.
When you fight Chaos 6, freeze him, power up, then get close to him and
release the button. Repeat this two times.
As Sonic, use the Light Speed
attack on him. His health gauge will go down until only half is remaining.
Do the attack a second time to kill him. As Knuckles, use the Maximum Heat
attack on him.
Hint:
Defeating Perfect Chaos: When starting, get as many rings as possible. Then, go over one
of the speed tracks to gain speed. Once you are glowing blue, speed straight
for Perfect Chaos and you should hit him. Repeat this as many times as
possible.
Hint:
Hurt Perfect Chaos at less than maximum speed: You can hurt Perfect Chaos without going top speed, although you
have to be fast. Go onto the road and speed up. Stop moving during that
until you are not in a Blue Shock ball, then quickly move into Chaos. If
done correctly, you will hurt him without going at maximum speed.
Hint:
Perfect Chaos face smash: As Super Sonic, go to the fight with Perfect Chaos. Instead of
hitting Chaos head on, go to either side of him. Try going into Chaos
through his arm. If done correctly, Super Sonic will fly up and smash Chaos
on his chin. Note: This does not do any more damage than the usual attacks.
Hint:
More than one Gold, Metallic, or Black Chao with one memory card: First, get a Chao that you want more than one of (whether it is
the gold or silver). Then, bring the Chao to a Chao Garden and put it into
your memory card. After it has saved, turn off your Dreamcast, then turn it
back on. Go to the Chao Garden and take it out. Go back to the place where
you got the Chao and repeat this until your Chao Garden is full or you do
not want any more of them.
Hint:
Super Sonic Chao: Raise a Golden Chao and give him all the animals to make the Chao
look like Sonic. The Chao should look like a Golden Sonic, which is Super
Sonic. To make him like a real Super Sonic, raise all of his stats to 999.
Hint:
Chao moods:
Heart: Happy
Swirl: Angry
Question Mark: Confused
Exclamation Mark: Surprised
XX over eyes: Angry
-- over eyes: Happy
Half Closed eyes: Tired
Waving Arms: Wants Attention
Flailing Arms: Angry
Hint:
Silver Chao egg: Go to the Mystic Ruins. Go to the water fall located in the
middle of the Adventure Field. Push the stone that is jutting out of the
wall to the right of the water fall. A silver egg will fall from behind the
waterfall and float to shore. When it hatches, a silver Chao will be born.
Hint:
Golden Chao egg: Go to the Station Square area. Then, go to the area when you
fought Chaos for the first time. Look to the side of the City Hall entrance
to find egg shaped rock. Take the rock to the building to the left from City
Hall. Walk to the window to see a golden Chao egg. However, if you try to
take it the front door will lock. Replace the egg with the rock and the door
will unlock, allowing you to leave with the egg. When the egg hatches you
will have a golden Chao.
Hint:
Black and blue Chao egg: Go to the Egg Carrier. Then, go the jail area where Amy was kept.
In the cell next to where she was held is a black and blue egg. Step on the
switch to open the door. Take the egg to the garden. When it hatches, it
will be a dark grey and dark blue Chao.
Hint:
Multiple Chao eggs: Go to the cell next to where Amy was kept. Pick up the Chao egg
and take it to the next room. Drop it down the hole in the middle of the
whack a mole game. Go back to the room with the egg. There should be two of
them. Pick up the one in the original location, take it to the whack a mole
game, and drop it down the same hole. Return to the egg and pick up the one
in the original location and there will be one under it. Continue to drop
this down the hole and you will get multiple eggs.
Get an gold, black or silver
egg and hatch it. Then, quit and go back to where you found the egg. It will
be there again. You can repeat as many times as desired.
Hint:
Iron Chao: Your Chao must first be evolved. Mate a Gold and a Black Chao and
hatch it. Only one out of three eggs will be iron.
Hint:
Bronze Chao: Your Chao must first be evolved. Mate a silver and black Chao and
hatch it. Only one ne out of three eggs will be bronze.
Hint:
Ruby Chao: Mate a Dark and Hero Chao. It might take a while, but it will
eventually appear.
Hint:
Special Chao: Collect at least 100 emblems to get access to a special section
called the Black Market on the Dreamcast Network. A Special Chao can be
downloaded from this area.
Hint:
Get all five Chaos Emeralds with the Chao: To get all five of the Chaos Emeralds that you can get with the
Chao, you need to log on to the Dreamcast Network and go to the Chao Daycare
Section. Download one of the Chaos that are 999 in all four categories.
Return to your Chao Garden and race him in a Chao Race. He will leave easily
defeat all the other Chao. Repeat this on all five races to get the five
possible Chaos Emeralds.
Hint:
Finding Emeralds quickly: Emeralds are always in the same place when you go treasure
hunting. Learn where the emerald shards are and you will find them very
quickly for the third mission.
Hint:
Copy Chao: Place the VMU with the Chao in socket 1 and the destination VMU
in socket 2. Enter the Chao Garden, then leave the Chao Garden. After the
"Now Saving" message, look at the data on the VMU. If done
correctly, it will have Chao data. Note: The VMU will not have the Chao Game
on it. This can be fixed by taking your copied chao out of the VMU, and
putting it in the Chao Garden. Then, put the Chao back in your VMU.
Hint:
Alternate Chao copying: To copy a single Chao, you have to have at least one VMU and one
memory card. You have to chose the memory card to save your game onto and
not the VMU. Go into any of the gardens and pause game play. Then remove the
memory card from the controller. Pick up the Chao you want to clone and put
it into the VMU. After it is in the VMU, do not put the memory card back
into the controller. Instead, just shut off the game so it cannot save it.
When you start the game again, the Chao should be in the garden and in the
VMU.
Hint:
Copy up to 24 Chao at once: Note: A mega memory card is required for this trick. Choose the
game on the MMC with the Chao you want to copy (all twenty four in the three
gardens). Go into any garden and pause game play. Switch the port on the
back of the MMC to the game that you want to put the Chaos in. Caution: The
copied Chaos will remove any of the other Chaos in the game you switched it
to. After switching the ports, resume the game and exit the garden. After it
finishes saving, you should turn off the game. The copying of Chaos does not
affect the game itself, only the Chaos in the gardens.
Hint:
Unlimited Chaos: Get the Silver Egg, the Gold Egg, and the Black Egg. Then, go to
the Chao Garden. It will save while you are going in. After you are in, put
down the Chao then quit. Then go back into the game and go to the same place
that you got that Chao Another egg should be sitting there. Repeat this as
many times as needed.
Hint:
Super Chaos: There are four special evolutions possible for the little Chao
creatures: the Sonic, NiGHTS, Alien, and the Dragon. After giving a normal
Chao so many certain colored animals it will evolve into one of these. After
the first evolution, keep giving it more of the same colored animals. Its
new features will continue to grow. If you give it different colored
animals, they will shrink.
Hint:
Keep Light Speed light on Sonic in Chao Garden: When you are in the Chao Garden, charge up Light Speed until
Sonic says "Ready...!" but do not release the button. Go over to a
Chao or Chao Egg and press Y to pick it up while still holding the
Light Speed button. When you are holding the Chao or Chao Egg, release of
the Light Speed button. You can now walk around with Light Speed without
holding the button.
Hint:
Sonic The Armadillo: Go to the past when the Master Emerald altar is on fire. Move the
camera so Sonic is facing the screen head on. In the red light, he looks
just like Mighty The Armadillo from Knuckles Chaotix game on the Sega
32X.
Hint:
Get Big The Cat early: Play as Sonic in a new game and start the Windy Valley level. Go
to Station Square and go outside to where the boat that leads to Egg Carrier
is located. Big will be next to it. Walk up to him, press Action, and
he will say "Froggy, where are you?". You will then have Big The
Cat as a new character.
Hint:
Sonic Stage 1 shortcut: On Sonic's first stage, when you are propelled upward by a
booster at the base of the level's highest ramp towards the end of the
level, spin dash up to gain extra air. You should see a later part of the
level. While falling, go towards there. If done correctly, you should make
it, cutting ten seconds off your time.
Hint:
Egg Carrier: Emblems:
1. In the pool room on one of
the ledges.
2. Go in the rockets on the
big circular platform. They will launch you into little boxes that will
break. In one of them is an Emblem. You must be Sonic to do this. Note:
You many need to transform the ship.
3. Go into Robotnik's office
and press the switch that opens up his bed. Note: You may need to
transform the ship.
4. On top of the big
satellite dish. You must be Tails. Note: You may need to transform the
ship.
Hint:
Egg Carrier: Change shape: Go to the Egg Carrier crash site. Go to the cockpit where you
will find the switch. Press it and go outside. The shape will look
different. If you want to get to the inside from the front of the ship, use
the monorail or complete the Sky Deck stage. You only need to destroy the
capsule. If you want to change the ship's shape again, do it in the exactly
same way that you did it in adventure mode. The ship should be its normal
shape again.
Hint:
Casinopolis: Unlimited rings: When you get to Casinopolis (level 3), go to the Night Pinball.
Try to get five cards. You have to get one pair, two pair, three of a kind,
full house, four of a kind, or five of a kind to get rings. Note: This is
the best way to complete the level.
Hint:
Casinopolis: Destroy the capsule within five minutes: Go to Casinopolis as Sonic. To destroy the capsule within five
minutes to collect the emblem for level A, when you enter the Casinopolis,
go to either Sonic (blue) pinball or the Nights pinball. Once you go into
one of the pinballs, when you have less than 100 rings (for example, 20 or
30 rings), fall into the hole three times down to the garbage (Dilapidated
Way) and get 200 rings. After you climb up the ladder into the shower room,
exit the room, and go to the vault room to store 200 rings. Repeat the
process again to get the 200 rings. When you have the 200 rings and store it
in the vault, it will equal 400 rings. You will destroy the capsule before
five minutes to collect the emblem for level A. You can do this in adventure
mode or trial mode.
Hint:
Casinopolis: Take a shower: Go to the Casinopolis zone as Sonic and enter the shower area.
Get into one of the stalls and push against the wall to give Sonic a shower.
Hint:
Casinopolis: Ring room: Approach the little computer in front of the blue pinball machine
in the Casino Metropolis. Press the "Talk" button in front of the
computer. It will say "get 100 coins or less" and you will get a
surprise.
Hint:
Emerald Coast: More rings: On Emerald Coast (level 1) go back when you are at the beginning,
and then go to the right. You should find three capsules. Hit all of them
and you will get 30 rings. When you are at the green hill around the middle
of the level, do not go up it. Instead, go around to find three capsules.
Break them all to get 1, 5, 10, 20, or 40 rings.
Hint:
Emerald Coast: Sonic Super jump: As Sonic, go to the Emerald Coast level. Go to where you find the
second extra life capsule. Do a light speed dash into the slope from behind.
Sonic will jump very high and then fall to the ground.
Hint:
Ice Cap: Stand on snowboard: Get to the snowboard section. When you go really fast, press Analog-stick
Down. Sonic or Tails will stand on the snowboard but still keep moving.
Hint:
Ice Cap: Flying snowboard: Jump immediately before the snowboard comes to a stop. If timed
correctly, the snowboard will fly off in the distance.
Hint:
Mystic Ruins: Knuckles' Maximum Fighting Gloves: When you are in the area where Big's home and the Lost Ruins are
located, use Knuckles to fly to the very back end of that location. You will
see a small cliff. When you get off the mine cart, it will be directly ahead
in the distance. Once on the cliff, you will see a glowing light. With the
Gloves, you can do an attack much like Sonic's "Ancient Light",
only with Knuckles.
Hint:
Mystical Ruins: Extra life: Tail's workshop is located all the way at the top of the
mountains in the Mystical Ruins. Go to the very top and look around to find
an extra life. Use the spin attack to zoom over and collect it.
Hint:
Mystic Ruins: Emblems:
1. On a ledge across the way
from Miles' workshop.
2. In mid-air between the
Emerald Shrine and the cliff. You have to be Knuckles to get it.
3. In the tree by the
mentally impaired cat's house.
4. In the jungle -- you will
find it by accident.
Hint:
Station Square: Emblems:
1. Above the train station
entrance.
2. Very high in the air right
above the spot where the Ice Cap key fell.
3. In the burger restaurant.
4. By the Town Hall, you have
to be Tails. Whip your tails around the grassy area to uncover it in the
same way you get the secret rings.
Hint:
Station Square: Opening doors: After you see the ID card for the big shed that you go to Speed
Highway 6, go all the way back to where Knuckles has his first stage (Speed
Highway 1). Go left to find an egg-shaped rock Use that rock in the store in
Station Square with the Gold Chao Egg in the window. Take the gold one off
the platform and put the rock on that same platform and the doors will
unlock and open.
Hint:
Station Square: Big gets hurt in sewer: Once you start Big's level, you will end up in Station Square. Go
towards City Hall and you will have to pick up a car and go into a sewer.
When you get to the elevator, let Big's tail stick out of the door and he
will say "Owch!"
Hint:
Station Square: Poster of Station Square: Play as Tails. The Jet Anklet also helps for the first part, but
is not required. Go into the hotel at Station Square. Go up the stairs and
press the switch that opens the door to the room that Sonic gets his powerup
from. Quickly fly into it. Note: This is the same method used to get Tails
into Sonic's Emerald Coat. Next, press the button inside. While the doors
are open, go to the metal strip in the floor between the doors and jump. Fly
straight up and hold L or R until you land. If you do not hold
one of those buttons, you will not be able to see. If you look left or
right, you should see a road. You can land on it, Once there you can see
posters of Station Square.
Hint:
Twinkle Park: Huge bait: Go to Twinkle Park with Big and start fishing. When the screen
says "Hit!", press L + R.
Hint:
All characters in Twinkle Circuit: Go to Station Square then go to the entrance of Sonic and Tails
Speed Highway. On the side of the building is a patch of grass. In it is a
cart pass. It is easy to see. Pick it up and go to the park entrance. You
can only go to Twinkle Circuit, not Twinkle Park.
Hint:
Easy rings with Sonic: When you are at Casinopolis, go to the slot machines and press Jump
twice. This will make rings appear from the slot machines.
Hint:
Easy rings with Amy: Play through until you defeat Hedgehog Hammer. Go near some grass
and do the Revolving Hammer Attack (X + rotate Analog-stick)
Sometimes rings will appear.
Hint:
Easy coins with E-102 in Adventure Field: Go to Station Square and in the hotel, go up the stairs to the
second floor. Stand at the very top step. Shoot your laser at the second
button on the floor. Keep shooting to get coins.
Hint:
Easy rings with E-102: When you complete the game, go to the Egg Carrier by taking the
boat from Station Square or the lower level of the Mystic Ruins train
station. The boat is available when Egg Carrier crashes. Go to the place
where the pool used to be located, then jump, hover, press X, and
release. If done correctly, you should get some ring capsule shot. There are
some on top of the pool, by the emblem. The pool room is by the Golden
bridge.
Hint:
Easy coins with Tails: Find a patch of dark green grass. Move over and stand on it, then
twirl your tail around. A group of coins will appear out of nowhere.
Hint:
Easy rings for Tails: As Tails, fly up and ring the bell which appears around the
halfway point of Speed Highway. About 40 rings will pour out of the bell.
Hint:
Glide as Tails: Tails' Rhythm Badge is required for this trick. Go to the Egg
Carrier and transform the ship so that the platform where you fought Chaos 6
is there. Note: It could be the other form but it is most likely to be this
one. Go down the hill behind the large wall until Tails rumbles and will not
go any further. Then, face the way you came and hold down a Tail Whip. Go up
the hill at full speed, still attacking, then when you go over the top Tails
will glide using the Tail Whip for a while.
Hint:
Easy coins with Knuckles: When inside the hotel, go upstairs to the switch to make coins
appear. Then, stand on it with Knuckles and repeatedly press X.
Go to almost any spot of dirt
or grass, then press A + B to dig down and come up with many
coins.
Hint:
Easy rings for Knuckles: Go into to the entrance for Red Mountain, but do not go in all
the way inside. Dig at the entrance and many rings will almost always
appear.
Hint:
Extra lives for Knuckles: With Knuckles in Station Square, dig repeatedly on any patch of
grass (the best being the triangle in front of the hotel) until you find an
electric shield. With the shield, go upstairs in the hotel and stand on the
button that creates rings for Sonic to get his power-up. The rings will
continue to replenish after being drawn into the electric shield. The rings
will keep appearing until you have 999. Note: Getting the shield may take
some time.
Hint:
Knuckles in Sonic's Lost World: Do your part of the stage by taking Sonic's route through this
place. When you find the room with a hole going down and some rings, climb
down until you find the bomb's capsule. Activate the bomb, then in that same
place keep jumping until Knuckles goes through the ceiling. Note: This may
take some time. When you finally go through it, you will notice that there
is no ground, so glide instead. When you get to the building, try finding
parts of it that you can go through. It does not matter which one. When you
do find one, it should look familiar. You are in Sonic's Lost World.
Hint:
Easy coins and lives for Big: Go to one of the Chao gardens as Big. You can fish out coins or
even lives from the water areas. Keep trying if you did not get anything the
first time.
Hint:
Fishing with Big: In any level, when you catch a fish, pull Back on the Analog-stick
when the screen says "HIT!". You will catch the fish or frog.
Hint:
Two employee cards: As Sonic after beating Twinkle Park for the first time, an
employee card to get into the Speed Highway will appear in Station Square.
Carry it into the hotel. Put it down. Go back to where you first found the
card. The card will be there and a copy of the card will fall from the sky.
The copy will also open Speed Highway, but if you do not touch it for a
while it will disappear. However, you can recreate it.
Hint:
See Metal Sonic and Shadow: When you are playing as E-102, look in the two glass containers
in his starting room to see Metal Sonic and Shadow.
Hint:
See Dreamcasts: Notice on E-102 that there are white Sega Dreamcast systems.
Hint:
Get to Sky Deck in adventure mode: Choose either Sonic or Tails, then go to the Egg Carrier. Go to
the top to get to the control room outside. Then, switch the ship to first
mode. After that, go down to the bottom of the Egg Carrier and catch a train
ride back up. The ship should change modes. From there, head up. You should
see a door that leads into Sky Deck.
Hint:
Get Crystal Ring: As Sonic, after you have the Light Speed Shoes, stand in front of
the door on the left side where the Crystal Ring is located. Charge up your
Light Speed Dash and it should hit the button on the other side of the door.
Then, go in and get the Crystal Ring.
Hint:
Big air: Note: This can only be done with Sonic. First, collect the Speed
Shoes and Crystal Ring. Next, go to where the boat to the Egg Carrier is
located. Do not go in the boat, but turn so that your back is facing the
boat. Hold Speed Dash, then walk to the first step. Release the
button and you will be shot into the air. Note: The boat can be found in the
Station Square Adventure Zone.
Hint:
Pick up person: Stand on front of a person and press X.
Hint:
Power-up locations:
Sonic Light Speed Shoes: Sewer in Station Square.
Crystal Ring: Elevator on second floor of hotel.
Ancient Light: On rock near bridge to Angel Island.
Tails Rhythm Badge: Follow Tikal to past (it is on a pyramid)
Jet Anklet:In the sewer behind Twinkle Park.
Knuckles Fighting Glove: In the cave near Angel Island.
Shovel Claw: On a cliff behind Big The Cat's house. Go to the Mystic Ruins
and go to the ledge where you entered the level. Turn to your right. The
Shovel Claw can be found right above Big The Cat's house. They allow
Knucles to do an attack similar to Sonic's Homing attack.
Amy Warrior Feather: Defeat Hedgehog Hammer for the first time.
Long Hammer: Defeat First Place score again.
Big The Cat Life Belt: In the lake in the cave leading to Angel Island.
Power Rod: In Forest under Big's bed.
Lure 1: In Sewer Behind Twinkle Park.
Lure 2: In a cave in the Forest.
Lure 3: In the Icecap level.
Lure 4: In a prison cell on the Egg Carrier.
E-102 Gamma Jet Booster: In the Ammunition Room of the Egg Carrier.
Gun Upgrade: In the room opposite the Ammunition Room.
Hint:
Getting every Emblem:
Sonic: 30 emblems to collect
in Sonic's Action Stages.
Tails: 15 emblems to collect in Tail's Action Stages.
Knuckles: 15 emblems to collect in Knuckles Action Stages.
Amy: 9 emblems to collect in Amy's Action Stages.
Big the Cat: 12 emblems to collect in Big's Action Stages.
E-102 Gamma: 15 emblems to collect in E-102's Action Stages.
Adventure Field: 12 emblems to find in Adventure Field.
Mini Games: 10 emblems to collect in Mini Games.
Chao Races: 5 emblems to collect in Chao Races.
Complete the game with all six characters to get 6 emblems.
This brings the total number of emblems that are collectible in the game
to 130, including the final one awarded for collecting all of the others.
Hint:
Train Station Sonic Emblem: There is a Sonic Emblem in the Station Square Train Station that
you can get with Tails. But there is also a way to get it with other
characters (except perhaps Big). As you walk in, the Sonic Emblem is right
above you. Walk to the train but do not go in. Instead, head right or left.
There should be a small ledge, or railing there. Use the ledge to walk to a
loft type object. That is where the emblem is located.
Play as Knuckles and go to the
other side of Station Square. Go to the hamburger place where the women
wanted to make out with the man. There are four trees on each side. Go the
right and dig in the middle of the tree to find an Emblem.
Hint:
Change Station Square appearance: Connect to the Dreamcast Network through the Sonic Adventure disc
and download the new file.
Hint:
Go up the mountain as Tails: It is possible to go up the mountain as Tails in level 3. Aim
Tails up and keep pressing Up while jumping. It is difficult to tell
what Tails is doing, but this is a good way to pick up arches that were
missed.
Hint:
Hitching a ride: To get a ride, stand in front of the car, then jump on top of the
car. You can go anywhere in Station Square except for the hotel parking lot.
Hint:
Super Speed: As Sonic, pick up one of the Speed Shoes and then pick up another
one. For example, in the Speed Highway level, when you run on the side of
the building, pick up the Speed Shoes. Then, drop and run behind the
building to get the second pair. When the music runs out you will have
unlimited super speed until you die or complete the level. Pick up another
one and you will go even faster.
Hint:
Continuing with a bad disc: If you have a scratched disc, the game may freeze at certain
points when a character speaks, and they must finish for you to continue. If
this happens, simply switch the voices to another language and you should
get past that point.
Glitch:
Accidental game deletion: Warning: Do not turn off the game at the following places or your
entire game will be erased.
Chao Garden (While saving)
In an Action Stage
Glitch:
Sonic in the sand hill: Get on top of the ledge and pushing the button to drain the sand.
Locate the sand hill cave, but do not enter. Move a short distance back out
of the cave entrance. Charge up your speed of light dash, but not to the
point where he says "Ready". Release, then jump immediately before
you go over the little bump or lip. If done correctly, Sonic will end up in
the sand hill. Note: It is just like the sand hill in trial mode.
Glitch:
Giant characters: Go to the Mystic Ruins as any character. Walk on to the platform
by the train. Jump on the train and have your character face the sea. Rotate
the view so that the character is facing you. It now should appear as if the
character has grown to immense size on the platform.
Glitch:
Skip Egg Carrier loading time: There is a way to skip the loading time on the stairs on the
docks at the Egg Carrier. First, go to the dock. Angle Sonic so that he is
on the opposite side from the boat. Then, jump diagonally on to the stairs
and keep jumping up to get to the top. For fun, jump off the stairs to see
Sonic float for a bit. You still cannot get to top because of loading time,
so jump diagonally onto the Egg Carrier.
Glitch:
Big falls through the floor: When you get out of the elevator in Twinkle Park, walk off the
stairs, lean towards the wall, and start jumping rapidly. You will fall
through the floor.
Glitch:
Sonic falls forever: In the Mystic Ruins, go to the part with the Master Emerald
altar. To the right (where Knuckles met Robotnik on the floor when you are
Super Sonic) is a ledge. Go to the end of the ledge and go back slightly.
Face the end of the ledge again and do the spin attack. During the spin
attack, press A at the edge and hold Analog-stick Forward. Do
the homing attack and Sonic will fall forever. Unlike Tails, you can still
see Sonic but every thing else will turn black.
Glitch:
Zipping Sonic: Get the Ancient Light and go to the monkey near the Mystic Ruins
Chao Garden. Charge up the Light Speed Dash and release it near the monkey.
Sonic will start spinning around it in every direction and will not stop
until you press B.
Glitch:
Sonic runs on cliffs: Sonic can run on the cliffs where the forest is located in Mystic
Ruins. Find a slope to Spin Dash on, then you will be on the cliffs. You can
go up and down, but do not go too high or you will fall down (there is an
invisible wall).
Glitch:
Sonic gets killed by the sidewalk: Walk along the sidewalk in the Casino area until you see Sonic
trip. Try to pinpoint where exactly he tripped by walking over that spot
again. Slowly move around the area until sonic Falls through the sidewalk
into total blackness.
Glitch:
Slow motion Sonic: In the Station Square Chao Garden, you can make Sonic appear as
if he is running, but in slow motion. Go to the pavilion on the far right.
Go to the far edge of the pavilion, do a Spin Dash, then jump. When you are
on top of the structure, go to the top point. Zoom in your view and Sonic
will be running in slow motion, but not gaining ground.
Glitch:
Upside-down Knuckles: When playing as Knuckles, fly in a circle by rotating the Analog-stick
counter-clockwise. Do this as many times as possible, until Knuckles turns
upside-down.
Glitch:
Knuckles drowned by a tree: Go to that fat purple cat's shack. Climb up his tree until you
see and hear a splash of water. Now go back down until Knuckles goes through
the splash again. You will see bubbles coming from his mouth. Wait there
until he chokes. Note: He is outside the tree the entire time. He will start
floating in midair. If you keep climbing up though, you can fall through the
top of the tree to an emblem.
Glitch:
Knuckles falls through wall: Go to the Chao Garden in the Mystic Ruins with Knuckles. Go the
VMU area, and look at the VMU model. There is a wall behind it. Jump off and
glide to that side of the wall to go through it.
Glitch:
Tails falls forever: In the Mystic Ruins Chao Garden, go to the far right of the
garden(so that your left is towards the fence and a stone wall is to your
right). Make Tails fly off the fence to the right as far as possible. The
screen will turn black and you will see a blue ring trail behind him after
awhile.
Glitch:
Tails flies forever: Go into the hotel. Go up the stairs that lead to the two buttons
(one opens the doors, the other produces rings for Sonic's Light Speed
Dash). Open the doors. Quickly fly into the room behind the door (where
Sonic gets the Crystal Ring). When inside, open the doors again, stand on
the strip of metal between the doors and fly up. If done correctly, when you
get exhausted, you will land on top of the doors. Then, fly up again and
press the Analog-stick diagonally. If done correctly, you will not be
able to move and cannot see Tails The screen will be moving. After a few
minutes, you will see Blue. Press R and you will see Tails. If you
continue waiting, you will see water and asphalt merged together.
Glitch:
Tails flies sideways: You need the Rhythm Badge for this trick. At Speed Highway with
Tails, go to the middle slanted roof of the first building that you go
under. Do a spin and hold it. Get some speed and go straight into the wall.
You should float backwards off the wall and be able to control Tails as if
you were spinning on a wall. You can go as far right, left, or up as
desired, but you must hold the spin. To stop, jump and you can fly to a safe
landing.
Glitch:
Tails falls through wall: In Speed Highway as Tails, fall off the path. You can fall
through the walls of a building. Note: This will not keep him from falling.
Glitch:
Tails falls through space: Retrieve Tails' membership card to Twinkle Circuit and his item
that allows him to fly higher and faster. Then, go to Twinkle Circuit and
open the door with the card. Step between the doors and face the one on your
left. Notice that your standing on a yellow line. Still facing the left
door, step between the yellow line and the left door. Then, jump in the air
and fly. The doors should close and shove you behind a wall. You may have to
repeat this until it happens. Once behind the wall, fly towards Twinkle
Park. Fly over the doors and try to land in the hallway that Amy uses to get
to her stage of Twinkle Park. You may have to run back and forward a bit
until the screen turns black. Once the black fades you will be fall through
space (stars and all). If you want to exit, simply press Start and
choose "Quit".
Glitch:
Play Sonic and Knuckles' Speed Highway as Tails: As Tails, go to Speed Highway. At the beginning are two buildings
that have angled edges with the road running between them. Go on to the
middle section of the building on the right. Now hold a continuous tail
attack and get some speed on the edge of the building. Push up against the
side so that Tails flies even further to the right and up. The controls are
slightly confusing, but when you figure them out, keep going right and up.
When you think you have gone far enough press A so that Tails appears
to be flying, but is not using any energy. While in this state, go behind
the building that Sonic uses to enter the second part of Speed Highway.
There will be a hall there. Go into the hall through the top and run to the
end. Sometimes either end will work. Tails will be falling down the side of
the building. Press Start and choose restart. This section will
restart and you will not be racing Dr. Robotnik any more. When you get to
the end of Sonic's section, fly as high as Tails will go through the hallway
to Knuckles' section of speed highway. Otherwise Tails, will just fall
through a bottomless pit until you run out of lives. And If you die in
Knuckles' section the same thing will happen. Even though you are not racing
Dr. Robotnik, when you step on the capsule he will say "I win" and
"You Lose" will appear on the screen. Then Tails will just fall
through a bottomless pit until you run out of lives.
Glitch:
Extended Speed Highway for Tails: At the start of the level are two buildings. Fly to the middle
section of the building on the right and start a tail attack. Go in circles
to get speed, then go up the building and slightly to the right. Learn the
controls to go up and down and forwards and backwards to not let off the
tail attack. Then, keep going to the right and as far up as you can. When
you cannot see anything, tap A and go to the left. When you see a
building, go to the back and you will find an object sticking out of the
back. Go into the top and you will be in a hall. Go to one end. If that does
not work, go to the other end. You will now be in another hallway. Press
"Restart" and the race bar will be gone. Run down the building.
When you reach the bottom, fly against the ceiling of the hall to get to the
next part, otherwise you will just fall over and over again. The same thing
will happen if you die. When you hit the capsule, you will lose.
Glitch:
Wrong character voice: After unlocking Knuckles, go close to Tails' Workshop under the
bridge and talk to Knuckles with everybody except Sonic and Knuckles.
Whoever you chose will say, "What's the matter. What are you waiting
for?" in Sonic's voice instead of the correct character.
Glitch:
Open and close train doors: When you arrive at the train station, go to the train and stand
in the center of the doors. The doors will close halfway and open up again.
Glitch:
Look inside the train: To look inside the train, enter it and press the D-pad for
any of the views. You will see what is inside, although you will not be able
to move.
Glitch:
Stuck camera: Play the Twinkle Park level as Sonic. Go to the door at the start
that is shut (until you get into a bumper car). Spin through it at the sides
of the door. If done correctly, you will go through the door onto the track.
The camera will fix onto something else, not Sonic (where you start, the
bumper car door, somewhere in space, or a piece of the track on the bumper
car track). If you want to see Sonic again, keep pressing Up. The
only way to get the camera back to normal is to either jump off and kill
yourself or restart the level.
Glitch:
Black screen in Speed Highway: In the Speed Highway level, get to at the part where you hit a
bumper and launch by a helicopter. Instead of avoiding the blades, get hit.
When you land, all of your rings should be in one small spot. Quickly charge
up the Light Speed Dash and dash at the rings. The screen will turn black
and you will die. When you return to the last point marker, the screen will
still be black, but your rings and timer bar will still be there. Pause the
game and exit the level and the screen will turn blue. The only way for the
screen to turn back to normal is to restart the Dreamcast. This does not
seem affect the game in any way
Glitch:
Play as Tails in Emerald Coast: Go into the hotel. Go up the stairs that lead to the two buttons
(one opens the doors, the other produces rings for Sonic's Light Speed
Dash). Open the doors. Quickly fly into the room behind the door (where
Sonic gets the Crystal Ring). When inside, open the doors again, stand on
the strip of metal between the doors and fly up. If done correctly, when you
get exhausted, you will land on top of the doors. Next, fly straight up for
about a second, then fly in the direction of Emerald Coast. When you are
above the level's entrance, stop flying and you should now be in the level.
Note: You can only go as far as the tunnel after the lighthouse.
Glitch:
Fish for coins in altar as Big: After you catch Froggy in the hot shelter, Big will go to the
past. Walk across the bridge, then around to the side of the stairs. Fish
where the stairs meet the water in the outermost pool of water. Keep fishing
and you should get rings there. This works on both sides of the stairway.
However, it may not work more than once unless you reset the system and do
it again.
Glitch:
See around corners in Station Square: Play as Big The Cat and go to Station Square. Go to where you
change parts of the city (when the screen turns black). Do not go into it.
Instead, do your fishing aim towards it. You can clearly see bricked walls
and cars go through them. On the other side, it is just blue.
Glitch:
Fall through floor in Hot Shelter: As soon as you start Gamma's Hot Shelter stage, there are
bathrooms on each side. Walk around constantly inside of one of the bathroom
stall doors. You will fall through the floor. If you start gliding and did
it fast enough, you will have found a shortcut with some item boxes.
Glitch:
Stuck in lift: The lift that you use for Knuckles that lead to a Chaos Boss
normally cannot be used by the other characters. Play as Sonic and do the
trick for getting Tails to get through the roof (landing above the doors
where you got the Crystal Ring). Get on the door then move Sonic to the
right and jump. If you are in the correct location, you should be able to
stand. Try to drop (jump slightly) Sonic into the lift that Knuckles uses to
go up to the Boss. If you landed in it, you will be inside the lift and
cannot get out. When you try to spin towards the doors, you will go through
them but get pushed back into the lift. It may be possible to do this glitch
with Tails. The only way out of this glitch is to quit and return to the
main menu.
Glitch:
Strange deaths: Go to the Mystic Ruins and get to the forest area where you get
to Final Egg level with Sonic. Use a Spin Dash at the side walls of the
entrance to Dr. Robotnik's tunnel entrance. You will go through them. Go to
the left slightly and hit the water while falling. If done correctly, you
will hear your character die, then you should be in Dr. Robotnik's area. You
cannot move much, but can see your character just lose a life after a few
seconds. If you did not hit the water and end up in Dr. Robotnik's area, you
will fall through the floor, see the top of your character's head, but lose
a life.
Glitch:
Win and lose at the same time: When playing as Tails, defeat Eggman. Try to fly up to him and
you can lose all your rings. Then, fly up to him again. You will win and
lose a life at the same time.
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