Sega GAME BOY ADVANCE GAMES SONIC GENESIS User Manual

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Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis

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WARNING - Seizures

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CONTENTS

STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

PLAYING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SURVIVAL TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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+ Control Pad

SELECT

L Button R Button

A Button
B Button
START

STORY

CRUSH DR. ROBOTNIK!

Dr. Ivo Robotnik (AKA Dr. Eggman), the mad scientist, is snatching innocent ani­mals and turning them into evil robots! Only one tough dude can put an end to
the demented scientist’s fiendish scheme. It’s Sonic, the real cool hedgehog with
the spiky hair and power sneakers that give him super speed.

Help Sonic fight hordes of metal maniacs and do the loop with his patented Spin
Attack. Speed down twisting tunnels and swing over dangerous booby traps.
Leap across lava pits and dodge burning rocks. Then splash
through the chilling waters in an underground cavern. And if
you’re lucky, you can warp to the secret zone where you
spin around in a floating maze! Your greatest challenge
lurks in a secret lab where you come face to face with Dr.
Robotnik himself!

Spin through space, loop ‘til you’re dizzy, save the ani­mals and become the super hero. Be Sonic! Be atomic!

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CONTROLS

START Open Title Menu Pause Game
+ Control Pad Choose mode, move cursor

A Button Select item Jump, mid-air Spin Attack, charge Spin Dash
B Button Cancel/Return Jump, mid-air Spin Attack, charge Spin Dash

MENU COMMAND DURING GAMEPLAY

Walk, run

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82 Look up/down

2 Spin Attack

GAMEPLAY COMMANDS

WALKING/RUNNING

Press the + Control Pad 4 or 6 to move Sonic in those directions. Press and
hold in either direction to speed up. Press in the opposite direction to slow down.

LOOKING UP/DOWN

While standing still, press the + Control Pad 8 or 2 to see higher or lower sections
of the field. This won’t work if Sonic is already at the highest or lowest point.

SPIN ATTACK

Press the + Control Pad 2 while running to perform the Spin Attack.
Spin along the ground taking out enemies in your path. Additionally,
press the A or B Button to jump, performing a mid-air Spin Attack.

SPIN DASH

In Anniversary Mode, hold down the + Control Pad 2 while standing still and
press the A or B Button to charge up a spin. Release the + Control Pad to per­form a Spin Dash.

GETTING STARTED

From the Title Screen, press START to bring up the main menu. Use
the + Control Pad

Original Mode The original Sonic The Hedgehog game as

Anniversary Mode An updated game mode utilizing the Spin Dash

Options Make changes to game settings.

The first time you select Original Mode or Anniversary Mode, you will be taken straight to
Zone 1 Act 1, the Green Hill Zone. Once the first Act has been cleared, progress will be saved
and you will be able to select previously entered zones directly from the Title Menu – select
either game mode, and use the + Control Pad and the A Button to select a Zone to play.

OPTIONS

Change game settings as detailed below.

SE Set sound effects during the game ON/OFF.
BGM Set background music during the game ON/OFF.

82and the A Button to select from the following:

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command.

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PLAYING THE GAME

As Sonic, you must evade traps and dodge crazed robots as you dash through six hazardous
zones using your Spin Attack and Spin Dash (Anniversary Mode only). Your goal is to rescue
your friends from the clutches of the demented scientist Dr. Robotnik!

GATHER THE RINGS

Staying alive will be tough, but you can grab Rings along the way. As long as
you have Rings, you won’t be hurt when you get attacked or touch an enemy
or obstacle (but you will lose all your Rings). If an enemy attacks when you
don’t have any Rings and you are not using the Spin Attack, you will lose one
chance to complete the game.

VIEWING THE GAME SCREEN

Keep track of your Rings, remaining chances, and game score by looking at the counters on
the screen.

LAMPPOSTS

You’ll come across Lampposts in every Zone. Touch one of these to record your
present score and time. If you lose a chance, you will continue the game from
the Lamppost you last touched. All of your Rings will be lost, but the game will
restart with the last score and time that was recorded.

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1 Present Score
2 Timer

Time elapsed since starting the Act. You
have ten minutes of game time to clear
each Act. Exceed ten minutes and you
will reach TIME OVER, losing one chance
to complete the game.

3 Rings

The number of Rings in your possession.
This flashes when it reaches zero.

4 Lives

The number of chances you have
remaining to get through the Act.

ITEMS FOR SURVIVAL

Smash open video monitors with the Spin Attack to get special items to help defeat the evil
Dr. Robotnik!

Super Ring

Earns you a ten-Ring bonus.

Shield

Prevents you from losing Rings or taking damage from attacks one time only. This
will not protect you from certain obstacles.

Invincible

Prevents you from losing Rings or taking damage from attacks for a short period of
time. This will not protect you from certain obstacles.

Power Sneakers

These sneakers make Sonic run even faster!

One-Up

Gives you one extra chance to complete the game. Note: Picking up 100 Rings also
earns you an extra chance.

ZIP THROUGH THE ZONES

There are six action-packed Zones, each with three exciting Acts. You’ll square off against Dr.
Robotnik at the end of the third Act.

GREEN HILL ZONE

Run around the giant loops, tumble down tunnels, and jump over
crumbling cliffs before you even get a chance to blink. Bounce on
Springboards, but not on spikes. Ouch!

MARBLE ZONE

Leap across pools of red-hot lava and shifting islands. Then find the
way to the underground palace where massive weights and flying balls
of fire block your path.

SPRING YARD ZONE

Jump from springs and bounce off bumpers as if you’re in a real pinball
machine.

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LABYRINTH ZONE

Explore an intricate maze filled with water. A countdown begins to let
you know when you are running out of oxygen. Breathing inside larger
air bubbles keeps you from drowning.

STAR LIGHT ZONE

Speed through the stars like a roller coaster in a world that twists and
turns like a corkscrew.

SECRET ZONE

If you have 50 Rings at the end of an Act, jump through the giant Ring to warp to the Secret
Zone where you’ll ricochet off multi-colored blocks in a 360° rotating maze. In each of the six
Secret Zones, your aim is to collect the Chaos Emerald without touching the Goal.

Bumper

Bounce off these.

Up

Touch these to make the maze
rotate faster.

Down

Touch these to make the maze
rotate slower.

Jump Stand

Jump off these.

SCRAP BRAIN ZONE

Slippery metal floors, razor-sharp saws and grinding wheels – you’re
now one step away from Dr. Robotnik’s hideout!

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Reverse

Touch these to make the maze
rotate the opposite way.

Chaos Emeralds

These come in six different
colors – one for each Secret
Zone. Try to collect all six!

Breakable Block

Hit three times to break
through.

Goal

Avoid touching the Goal or you
will exit the Secret Zone empty
handed!

GAME OVER

You have three chances to complete the game. If you lose all three chances, the game ends.

CONTINUE

By collecting Rings and improving your score, you may be lucky enough to obtain a Continue
worth three more lives after GAME OVER. The Continue screen will appear after Sonic loses
his last life. At this screen, press START before the timer expires to continue where Sonic lost
his last life.

SCORING

All enemies are worth 100 points. Defeating Dr. Robotnik at the end of
each Zone earns you 1,000 points. Both the Time Bonus and the Ring
Bonus will be added to your final score.

z Time Bonus

This bonus is based on how much time you took to clear one Act.

z Ring Bonus

This bonus is determined by the number of Rings you have left at the end of an Act.

SURVIVAL TIPS

J Grab all the Rings you can. Collect 100 or more to obtain an extra

chance to win!

J Watch the traps to see how they move. You’ll have

a better chance of dodging or escaping them. You
might even try to burrow through them.

J Look for ways to get to places that seem impossible to

reach.

J Use the Spin Attack and Spin Dash (Anniversary Mode

only) to find hidden items.

J Look for secret rooms.
J Remember, there’s a Time Bonus, so race through the

Acts as quickly as you can.

J Destroy enemies in succession for extra bonus points!

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CREDITS

The following credits list the staff responsible for the localization, marketing, and manual production for SONIC
THE HEDGEHOG GENESIS™. See the in-game credits for the complete list of the original development staff.

SEGA OF AMERICA, INC.

CEO

Naoya Tsurumi

President/COO

Simon Jeffery

VP of Product Development

Dave Cobb

VP of Sales

Sue Hughes-Taigen

Producer

Justin Lambros

Assistant Producer

Kevin Frane

VP of Marketing

Scott Steinberg

SEGA is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SEGA, the SEGA logo, Genesis, and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG GENESIS
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. © SEGA. This game is licensed for use
with The Nintendo Game Boy Advance System only.Copying and/or transmission of this game is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized
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Entertainment Software Association. Sega of America, Inc., 650 Townsend Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94103. All rights
reserved. Programmed in Japan. Made and printed in Japan.

Senior Publishing Manager

Klayton Vorlick

Director of Marketing

Don Mesa

Product Marketing Manager

Yosuke Moriya

Public Relations Manager

Jennie Sue

Creative Services Manager

Jen Groeling

Production Specialist

Heather Lucchetti

QA Manager

Deni Skeens

QA Supervisor

Josh Morton

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Senior QA Lead

Shawn Dobbins

QA Lead Tester

Marta Khosraw

QA Compliancy Test Lead

Stephen Akana

SEGA OF JAPAN

Manual Production

Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu
Nakagawa, Colin Restall

Special Thanks

Aya Takeuchi, Rhianna Kellom

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