Sega PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES SONIC MEGA COLLECTION PLUS User Manual

Thank you for purchasing Sonic Mega Collection™ Plus for PlayStation®2 computer entertain-

ent system. Be sure to read this instruction manual thoroughly before you play.

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CONTENTS

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Starting the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sonic theHedgehog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Sonic theHedgehog 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Sonic theHedgehog 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sonic & Knuckles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Sonic 3D Blast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sonic Spinball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Game Gear Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

While the games in this collection have retained their original Genesis® and Game Gear® form,
minor graphical modifications have been made. Your gameplay maybe interrupted by screen dis­tortions and graphical errors – press the E button and return to the Title Screen to escape
from such interruptions.

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GETTING STARTED

Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its
Instruction Manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back of the console) is
turned ON. Press the RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the OPEN button
and the display will open. Place the SONIC MEGA COLLECTION™ PLUS disc on the disc tray
with the label side facing up. Press the OPEN button again and the disc tray will close. Attach
game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to
this manual for information on using the software.

Memory Card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2)

To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2) into MEM­ORY CARD slot 1 of your PlayStation®2 system. You can load saved game data from the same
memory card or any memory card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2) containing previously saved games.

Progressive Mode

This game can be set to display a higher resolution image on TVs that support progressive scan
display such as HDTVs. To use the progressive mode, you need a TV that accepts this type of
input, and a Component AV Cable (for PlayStation®2).

STARTING UP

Sonic Mega Collection Plus is a collection of games for 1 to 2 players using DUALSHOCK®2
and DUALSHOCK® analog controller. Connect the analog controller(s) to controller port 1 and 2
depending on the number of players participating. Two-player games are played either simulta­neously or alternating (played in turns).

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Controls are all set in ANALOG mode (mode indicator: ON) and cannot be switched to digital
mode by using the ANALOG mode button.

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Please note that Controller Configuration DEFAULT 1 is used in this game manual.

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CONFIRMATION SCREEN

Press and hold both the S and D button once the PlayStation®2 logo
appears during the openning sequence of the game to call out the
confirmation screen and activate the progressive

When the game starts up with no memory card
inserted to Memory Card slot 1, a warning will

be displayed (after the progressive display mode sequence). Select YES to
play without saving or insert your memory card into MEMORY CART slot
1 and select NO and press the S button.

MAIN MENU

- Menu Controls -

START button

directional buttons SELECT / SCROLL

S/A

button ENTER / CONFIRM

D/F

button

GAME START

CANCEL / PREVIOUS MENU

MA NU AL S

GA ME S

EX TR AS

OP TI ON S

The first menu screen you will access is the Main Menu. Use CV to
select the menu item and press the S button to enter.

Check the original game manuals.

See illustrations, comics, and movies.

Change and save various game settings.

GAME MENU

Use CV to select a title from the Game Menu and press the S button to begin
a game. Games listed as ? ? ? are unlocked once you clear certain requirements.

♦ GAME REFERENCE SCREEN:

Game

details are displayed when you select a title
from the Game Menu. Use CV to scroll the
screen, the S button to start the game, and
the D button to return to the Game Menu.

MANUALS / EXTRAS

- Manuals / Extras Controls -

In-game manuals can be viewed from MANU­ALS. Use CV to choose the title from the list

and press the S button to view each manual.
Please note that the manuals are in the origi­nal Genesis or Game Gear format.

View comics, illustrations, and movies of
Sonic from EXTRAS. Use CV to select
the items from each menu and press the
S button to see previously released
works.

right analog stick

directional buttons Select Manual / Move Page

E button

Q button
S / A button
D / F button

Z

Play available games.

: Back Page /X: Next Page

Zoom In

Zoom Out

Open Manual / Illustration

Return to Selection

OPTIONS

n the Options Menu, use CV to select an item and press the S button to enter. To return to

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he Main Menu, select EXIT and press the S button.

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HINTS:List of secret commands based on your progress, plus other useful tips.

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♦ CREDITS:
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CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION: Choose from configuration DEFAULT 1, DEFAULT 2, or DEFAULT 3.

This game was made possible by the staff you find here.

PAUSE MENU

Once you enter a game from the Game Menu, press the E button at any time to display the
Pause Menu. Use CV to select a menu item below and press the S button.

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RESUME: Continue on with your current game.

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GAME TITLE:

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SAVE GAME DATA: Save your current game (up to 20 different saved games).

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LOAD GAME DATA: Load previously saved Game Data.

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CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION: Change the button assignments.

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VIEW HINTS: See secret commands based on your progress, plus other useful tips.

Reset your current game – start over from the Title Screen.

GAME SCORE

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

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TIME BONUS: Bonus based on how much time it took to clear the Act.

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RING BONUS: Bonus determined by the number of Rings you had in the end of an Act.

The scoring featured above does not apply to Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Spinball, Dr.
Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, some Game Gear games, and other unlockable games.

COMMON GAME CONTROLS

The following game controls are common to the Sonic the Hedgehog series and
Sonic & Knuckles featured in Sonic Mega Collection Plus. Press the START button
during gameplay to pause your game.

✪

Use ZX to run, and keep holding either direction down to accelerate even

more. Quickly press in the opposite direction to brake your dash.

✪

Press V while in motion to perform a spin (attack move), and press the S, A,

or F button to Spin Attack (jump and attack) the enemies.

✪

Hold down V while standing still, then press the S, A, or F button to spin and

release to perform a Spin Dash. (Not available in Sonic the Hedgehog, P.6)
Additional game/character-based controls will be explained under each game title.
Please note that the above controls do not apply to Sonic 3D Blast (P.12) and
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (P.15).

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Use the R3 button to toggle between the screen modes while playing any of the

Game Gear games. Not available during two-player games (P.17)

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

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GAME OBJECTIVE: Avoid traps and crazed robots as you dash through 6 hazardous Zones,

each with three thrilling Acts. You will face Dr. Robotnik at the end of every Zone (third Act).
You have 10 minutes of Game Time to clear each Act. After 10 minutes, a TIME OVER mes-

age will appear and you will lose a Life.

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EXTRA CONTROLS

The following controls are also used in this game.
Press the START button at the Title Screen to start
your game.

✪

While standing still, press CV to scroll the screen

up and down. The screen will not scroll when Sonic is
already at the highest or lowest point.
* Spin Dash (P.5) cannot be used in this game.

GAME SCREEN

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Original Release . . . . 06/23/1991

Dr. Ivo Robotnik (AKA Dr. Eggman), the mad
scientist, is snatching innocent animals and turn­ing them into evil robots! Help our hero to fight
enemies, rescue the helpless animals, and stop Dr.
Robotnik from succeeding with his evil plot.

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RINGS: Staying alive will be tough, but by grabbing Rings, Sonic won’t get hurt

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ITEMS & OBJECTS

when attacked. If an enemy attacks, you will lose the Rings you have collected. If an
enemy attacks while Sonic has no Rings, you will lose a Life.

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LAMPPOSTS: By crossing through a Lamppost, your present score and time will

be recorded. If you fail to complete the Act, you will return to the last Lamppost
you touched.

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SPECIAL ITEMS: Smash the video monitors with a Spin Attack to get Special Items.

Super Ring: Earns you 10 Rings at once!

Power Sneaker: Makes you run supersonic fast!

1-Ups: Gives you an extra Life.

Shield: Prevents you from losing Rings or being hurt when attacked (but won’t protect

you from all obstacles).

Invincible: Keeps you safe from enemy attack for a short time (but won’t protect you
from all obstacles).

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1 Current score
2 Time elapsed
3 Number of Rings

(*Flashes when zero)

4 Remaining Lives

SECRET ZONE

If you have 50 Rings at the end of any Act, you can
warp to the Secret Zone by jumping into the giant

old Ring.

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Use the Spin Attack by ricocheting off multi-col­ored blocks in a 360° rotating maze. In each Secret

Zone, the aim is to grab the Chaos Emerald and as many Rings as you

Chaos Emeralds: These come in 6 different colors: yellow, pink, blue, green,
red and white. You can find one in every Secret Zone so collect them all!

Goal Block: This is the end of the Zone. Touch this and you will return to the
previous Zone empty handed.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2

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GAME OBJECTIVE: Avoid traps and Badniks as you

guide Sonic and his sidekick Tails through ten different
Zones on the trail of the mad scientist Dr. Robotnik. You
have 10 minutes to clear each Act. After 10 minutes, a
TIME OVER message will appear and you will lose a Life.

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2 PLAYER MODE (SIMULTANEOUS COMPETI-

TION): Sonic (Player 1) and Tails (Player 2) will com-

pete to clear each Act in the fastest time while earning
Points, Rings and Super Items. The game has a total of
3 Regular Zones (2 Acts each), plus a Special Stage.

GETTING STARTED

Use CV in the Title Screen to select either 1 PLAYER, 2 PLAY-
ER VS, or OPTIONS and press the START button to confirm.

PLAYER SELECT

Choose SONIC AND
TAILS, SONIC ALONE,

or TAILS ALONE for 1
Player games.

For PLAYER SELECT and VS MODE ITEMS, press the START button to start your game from
the Options Screen.

A single-player game will begin when

you select 1 PLAYER.
If you select 2 PLAYER VS from
the Title Screen, the Zone
Selection screen will be displayed.
Use the directional buttons to

Original Release . . . . 11/24/1992

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select from three Zones or the Special Stage and press START button to begin
your 2 Player VS Competition.

Select OPTIONS from the Title Screen and enter the Option Screen.
Use CV to select PLAYER SELECT, VS MODE ITEMS or SOUND

TEST, and ZX to change the setting or select a sound. See the options

VS MODE ITEMS

Choose ALL KINDS OF
ITEMS Mode or TELE­PORTATION ONLY Mode

for 2 Player VS games.

SOUND TEST

Press the F button and ZX
to change the sound number
and press the S button to
hear the music or sound.

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EXTRA CONTROLS

he following controls are also used in this game.

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n Casino Night Zone, hold

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✪

In Metropolis Zone, use ZX
to turn the metal nut up or
down the screw.

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own the S button on the

d
spring to push down the spring,
and release for a liftoff!

✪

In 1 Player mode, a second player can take control of Tails using controller 2. Rings collected
by Tails are added to Sonic’s total.

GAME SCREEN

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3

4

1 Current score
2 Time elapsed
3 Number of Rings

(*Flashes when zero)

4 Remaining Lives

(*Screen of 1 Player game)

*Split-screen of

2 Player VS game

ITEMS & OBJECTS

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RINGS: By grabbing Rings, Sonic won’t get hurt when attacked by an enemy. If Sonic

is attacked when you don’t have any Rings, you will lose a Life. An extra Life is awarded
when you collect 100 and 200 Rings. Rings collected by Tails are also added to your total.

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STARPOSTS: By touching a Starpost, your present score and time will be recorded.

If you lose a Life, you will return to the last Starpost you touched.
Touch a Starpost while holding 50 Rings or more and you’ll see a Star Circle spinning
above it. Jump in to enter a Special Stage (See below).

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SPECIAL ITEMS: Smash open the video monitors with Spin Attack to get Special Items.

Super Ring: Earns you 10 Rings at once!

Power Sneaker: Makes you run supersonic fast!

1-Ups: Gives you an extra Life.

Invincible: Keeps you safe from enemy attack for a short time (but won’t protect you

from other obstacles).
Shield: Prevents you from losing Rings or being hurt when attacked once only (but

won’t protect you from other obstacles).

SPECIAL STAGE

This is your chance to collect a Chaos Emerald. Speed around the
chute, picking up as many Rings as you can. Sidestep or jump over the
bombs to stay in the race. If you finish the Stage, you will receive a
Chaos Emerald and return to the Star Post of your original Zone.

2 PLAYER COMPETITION

Compete to earn the highest score and to clear the Act in the fastest time.

hen the first player finishes, a timer will count down from 60 seconds

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see right). The other player must finish within 60 seconds or lose a life.

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SPECIAL ITEMS: Break open monitors to receive a mystery

Special Item. The Special Items are revealed when they pop

out.
The face you see on a 1-Ups Item is the character that receives it,

regardless of who uncovers it.

Watch out when you see Robotnik’s face !
You will lose all of the Rings that you have collected.

When Teleportation Only is selected on the Options Screen (of this game),

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3

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GAME OBJECTIVE: Dodge Badniks and traps set

by Knuckles, collect Rings, and uncover Chaos
Emeralds as you guide Sonic and his sidekick Tails
through 6 different Zones on the trail of the deranged
scientist Dr Robotnik.

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2 PLAYER MODE (SIMULTANEOUS COMPE-

TITION): Each player can control Sonic, Tails or

Knuckles and compete in split-screen mode. Characters
are selected at the start of the game. There are 5 two­player Zones, and in each you must complete 5 circuits.

GETTING STARTED

On the Title Screen, use CV to select either
1 PLAYER or COMPETITION and press the START
button to begin the game.
Once you select 1 PLAYER from the Title Screen, you
will enter the DATA SELECT screen.

On the DATA SELECT screen, use ZX to select a
Game Save Window and press the START button to
play. To start a new game, select NEW (initial format) and use CV to select your character(s). If
two controllers are connected, select Sonic and Tails for a two-player game. To return to the Title
Screen, press the S button.
Select NO SAVE (top left box), to play without recording your progress to the DATA SELECT
screen. If you complete a game and collect all the Chaos Emeralds, you are allowed to start a
game from any Zone by using CV from the finished window.

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SAVED GAME: The DATA SELECT screen allows you to store up to six different games. If

you successfully cleared a Zone since your last save, such progress will be automatically loaded
to the DATA SELECT screen the next time you play Sonic 3.
All the games and Competition records for Sonic 3 are automatically saved when you Exit the game
(Sonic 3). To delete one of your games, select Dr. Robotnik on the far right and press the A button.
Move Robotonik on the Game Save Window you wish to delete and press the A button, then confirm.
*Saved games of Sonic 3 are located in the Setting Data

Original Release . . . . . 1/24/1994

Dr. Robotnik’s “Death Egg” has lost its ability to fly after
crash landing on Floating Island, and only the power of
the Chaos Emeralds can repair his ship. To obtain these,
he tricks their guardian Knuckles the Echidna convincing
him that Sonic and Tails are really his enemies…

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EXTRA CONTROLS

The following controls are also used in this game.

✪

Press either S, A, or F button while Sonic is jumping to generate a temporary shield.

✪

Press either S, A, or F button twice to make Tails fly or swim when he’s in water. Use this

to help Sonic by airlifting him out of danger, or to otherwise unreachable areas.

GAME SCREEN

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2

3

4

1 Current score
2 Time elapsed

Number of Rings

3

(*Flashes when zero)

4 Remaining Lives

(*Screen of 1 Player game)

*Split-screen of

Competition game

ITEMS & OBJECTS

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RINGS: By grabbing Rings, Sonic won’t be hurt when attacked by an enemy. If Sonic

is attacked when you don’t have any Rings, you will lose one life. Rings collected by
Tails are also added to the total, which can later get you extra Lives and bonus points.

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STARPOSTS: By touching a Starpost, your present score and time will be recorded.

If you lose a Life, you will return to the last Starpost you touched. Touch a Starpost
with 50 Rings or more and you’ll see a Star Circle spinning above it. Jump in to enter a
Bonus Stage (See below).

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SPECIAL ITEMS: Smash open the video monitors with Spin Attack to get Special

Super Ring: Earns you 10 Rings at

once!
Power Sneaker: Helps you run
supersonic fast!

1-Ups: Gives you an extra Life.

Robotnik: DANGER! Causes the same

damage as a Badnik attack!
Invincible: Protects against harm from
Badniks for a short period. Some mov­ing objects are still harmful though.

Flame Shield: Protects from fire attacks.
Sonic can perform a Fireball Spin Dash by
using either S, A, or F button while he
is in mid air.
Water Shield: Allows Sonic to breathe
underwater. Sonic can bounce along like
a ball by using either S, A, or F button
while he is in mid air.
Lightning Shield: Turns Sonic into a Ring
magnet, and protects against electric and
energy ball attacks. Use either S, A, or F
button in mid air to perform a double jump.

SPECIAL STAGE

Every Act has a hidden room with a giant Ring. Leap into the Ring to
enter the Special Stage. This is your chance to collect the Chaos
Emerald. Grab the blue spheres and avoid the red. When you collect
all the blue spheres, a Chaos Emerald will appear.

BONUS STAGE

To find the Bonus Stage, collect 50 or more Rings during an Act, touch
a Starpost and then leap into the tiny stars that appear.
In the Bonus Stage, grab extra 1-Ups, Special Items, and Rings by turn­ing the crank of the Gumball Machine.

COMPETITION GAMES

fter selecting COMPETITION on the Title Screen, you will enter the Competition Selection

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screen. Use CV to select the menu items as detailed
below, and use ZX to choose whether or not to
have Special Items in the game.
Press the START button to enter the character /
course selection and the S button to return to the

RAND PRIX MODE

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MATCH RACE

TIME ATTACK

ace through all five Zones.

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ace in any single Zone.

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Single-player practice mode.

SONIC & KNUCKLES

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GAME OBJECTIVE: Help Sonic or Knuckles collect Rings, avoid Badniks and escape traps as Dr.

Robotnik attempts another dastardly plot to take over the world. You have 10 minutes to clear
each Act. If you go over 10 minutes, a TIME OVER message will appear, costing you a Life.

TITLE SCREEN

Use CV on the Title Screen to select either SONIC or KNUCKLES and press the START button to
begin the game.

EXTRA CONTROLS

The following controls are also used in this game.

✪

Press the S, A, or F button while Sonic is jump­ing to generate a temporary shield.

✪

While Knuckles is jumping, hold down the S, A, or
F button to glide through the air and

use ZX to control the direction of the
glide. You can use this move to attack
opponents.

✪

Knuckles can perform a wall climb by
leaping towards a vertical surface and
pressing the S, A, or F button to stick
to the surface. Use CV to climb and then press the

GAME SCREEN

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Original Release . . . . 10/18/1994

Having blasted Robotnik’s “Death Egg” to smithereens,
Sonic is determined to find the Emeralds hidden on
Floating Island, but Knuckles is equally determined to
stop him by all means available. While they’re going
the rounds with each other, who will stop Dr. Robotnik?

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ITEMS & OBJECTS

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RINGS:

attacks when you don’t have any Rings, you will lose a Life. Collect 100 Rings to get an extra
Life, and 50 Rings during a 3D Special Stage or Bonus Stage (See P.12) to earn a Continue.

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If you lose a Life, you will return to the last Starpost you touched.
Touch a Starpost with 50 Rings or more and you’ll see a Star Circle spinning above it.
Jump in to enter a Bonus Stage (See P.12).

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SPECIAL ITEMS:

the Special Items for this game, please refer to the Special Items section in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (See P.10).

By grabbing Rings you won’t be hurt when attacked by an enemy. If an enemy

STARPOSTS: By touching a Starpost, your present score and time will be recorded.

Smash open the video monitors with Spin Attack to get Power-Ups. For details of

1 Current score
2 Time elapsed
3 Number of Rings

(*Flashes when zero)

4 Remaining Lives

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3D SPECIAL STAGE

Every Act has a hidden room with a giant gold Ring. Leap into the Ring to

eleport to the 3D Special Stage. This is your chance to obtain a Chaos

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merald. Collect the blue spheres and avoid the red ones. Look for square

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ormations among the blue spheres, and by grabbing the spheres around

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the edge, all inner spheres will turn to Rings. When you collect all the blue spheres, a Chaos Emerald

BONUS STAGE

Collect 50 Rings, activate a Starpost, and leap into the tiny stars that
appear above to enter a Bonus Stage. The amount of Rings you are
holding determines which Stage you will enter.

SONIC 3D BLAST

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GAME OBJECTIVE: Help Sonic or Knuckles collect Rings, avoid Badniks and escape traps as

Dr. Robotnik attempts another dastardly plot to take over the world. You have 10 minutes to
clear each Act. If you go over 10 minutes, a TIME OVER message will appear, costing you a

GETTING STARTED

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OPTIONS MENU: Press the START button on the

Title Screen to enter the Options Menu for this title.
Use CV to select either START, CONTROL, or

SOUND TEST and press the START button to confirm.

CONTROL: Set the game controls in CONTROL.

Press the START button to toggle between the two set­tings. Press the START button to confirm the setting.
Note that the keys “A (F button),” “B (S button),”
and “C (A button)” represent the Genesis® keys, and
not the DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller’s buttons.

SOUND TEST: Select SOUND TEST and listen to
the BGM (music) and SFX (sound) from this title. Use
CV to select BGM or SFX and use ZX to change

Original Release . . . . 10/07/1996

Sonic travels to Flicky Island only to find that Dr.
Robotnik has turned the mysterious birds known
as Flickies into vicious robots! Help Sonic rescue
his friends and foil the deranged scientist’s
fiendish plot.

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PROLOGUE SCENE: The prologue scene will play when you start your game. Press the S

button to move on to the next scene. To skip the prologue sequence, press the START button
and begin Zone 1.

the track number, then press the A button to play. To
stop the BGM, press the S button.

START: Select START and press the START button to
begin the game.

GAME CONTROLS

he following are the default controls for this game.

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✪

Use the A or F button to jump and Spin Attack.

✪

Hold down any direction to run and press the opposite direction to quickly brake.

✪

Hold down the S button while standing still to spin, and release the button to execute the Spin Dash.

✪

Roll freely while Sonic is in motion by holding down the S button.

GAME SCREEN

ROBOTS & FLICKIES

Spin Attack or Spin Dash into a robot (top) to break it open and release the Flicky that
is trapped inside. Once the Flicky is free, run past it to attract its attention. The Flicky
will then follow Sonic obediently (bottom). When Flickies are following, they can help
you get items in places that are tough to reach.If Sonic gets hurt by a robot, the Flickies
following will scatter, so try to pick them up again.

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2

1 Number of Rings

(*Flashes when zero)

2 Remaining Lives
3 Flicky Counter

(*Lights on when found.)

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ITEMS & OBJECTS

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RINGS: Collect Rings to protect Sonic from enemy attack and increase your score.

Grab 50 Rings or more to gain access to Knuckles and Tails Bonus Stages.

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SPECIAL ITEMS: Smash open the video monitors with Spin Attack to get Special

Items.

Shields: Blue Shields protect against normal damage and electricity, Red Shields against
normal damage and flame, and Gold Shields against enemy attacks and enable Sonic to
perform Blast Attacks - press the jump button twice to home in on the enemy!

Sonic Icons/Extra Life: Collect 10 Icons to earn a Continue. Extra Life can be found
inside the video monitors or the Bonus Stage if you collect all 7 Chaos Emeralds.

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SPRINGS: Use Springs to jump

from one place to another. You can
also collect the Rings and Sonic Icons

above the Springs.

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TRANSPORTS: Transports

move Sonic up and down levels.
Use the Spin Dash to activate
some Transports.

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DIMENSION RINGS: Jump and

grab the red part of the Dimension
Ring whenever Sonic has Flickies fol­lowing him. This will transport them

back to the safety of their own

dimension.

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CHAOS EMERALDS: When you

have 50 Rings or more, find Tails or
Knuckles and they will transport you to a
Bonus Stage where the Chaos Emeralds can

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SONIC SPINBALL

♦

GAME OBJECTIVE: Using Sonic as a pinball, work

your way up through the Veg-O-Fortress uncovering
concealed passageways, collecting Emeralds and

voiding deadly traps. Up to 4 people can take turns

a
to play this game.

GETTING STARTED

♦

TITLE SCREEN: Use CV on the Title Screen to

select either START or OPTIONS and press the
START button to confirm. For multiplayer game (alter­nating play), change the number of players in
OPTIONS.

♦

OPTIONS MENU: Use CV during the OPTIONS

to select different menu items. Use ZX to change
settings and press the START button to return to the

Original Release . . . . 11/15/1993

The deranged scientist Dr. Robotnik is once again turn-

ng the animals of Mobius into robots using his mon-

i
strous contraption the Veg-O-Fortress. Only Sonic can
penetrate the pinball defense system, free the animals,
collect the Emeralds and put a stop to his fiendish plan.

START button PAUSE GAME

dir ect ional b utt ons

A

/ S/ Fbutton JUMP (ON GROUND)

V

then A/ S/ Fbutton SPIN DASH

A

button BOTH FLIPPER

S

button RIGHT FLIPPER

F

button LEFT FLIPPER

S+ A+ F

buttons

TILT SHAKE (BONUS ROUND)

The Status Display at the top of the screen shows the following informa­tion at various stages of the game.
Player Numbers and Lives: Shows current level, who is playing and
the number of lives remaining. Sonic starts with 3 lives. Earn 20,000,000

points and gain an extra Life!
Emeralds: Shows the number of Emeralds remaining in each level, and how many times an
obstacle needs to be hit before opening a path to the Emerald.

Urgent Orders: These messages need a quick reaction!
Loop Successes: Shows how many loops you’ve completed.
Score Update: Shows your currents score.
End totals and Bonuses: Shows the total score for loops, Rings and time at the end of a level.
Sonic Status: “Too Baaad,” when you get another shot at the level.

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Game Menu to start your game. Note that the keys
“A (F button),” “B (S button),” and “C (A but­ton)” represent the Genesis® keys, and not the
DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller’s butttons.

GAME CONTROLS

The following are the default controls for this game.

When Sonic is in flight, use ZX to

MOVE SONIC

position Sonic based on the sur­rounding objects such as bumpers,
targets, lanes and flippers.

GAME SCREEN

GAME STRATEGY

Each level has a number of Chaos Emeralds you must collect before confronting the boss robot and
completing the level. A variety of hatchways and other obstacles stand between you and the

Emeralds. These can only be passed by flicking hid-

den switches, and by repeated Sonic attack force.

Follow the directions marked in the background
to make sure you hit the right spots.

With the blockages

cleared, follow the path

BONUS ROUNDS

At the end of each level, there is a Bonus Round.
This is a game of regular pinball and you have 3
balls to play.

DR.ROBOTNIK’S MEAN BEAN MACHINE

♦

GAME OBJECTIVE: Remove the beans by stacking 4 of the same colored beans together.

Attack your opponent by creating chain reactions, but watch out for counter-attacks! Beans drop
from the top of the dungeon in pairs. When 2 beans of the same color touch, they will link.
When 4 or more beans are linked together, they disappear from the dungeon. Try to arrange the

GETTING STARTED

♦

DEMO SCREEN: Wait a few seconds on the Title

Screen to see Dr. Robotnik’s explanation of his goals fol­lowed by a demonstration of the game. Press the START
button to bring up the Title Screen.

♦

GAME MENU: Press the START button on the

Title Screen to enter the Game Menu. Use CV to
highlight a menu item and press S button to enter.

Play against Robotnik’s henchbots!

Head-to-head match against a friend!

A practice mode against the timer.

Change various game settings.

Original Release . . . . 11/29/1993

Dr. Robotnik is changing the jolly folk of Beanville
into devious little robots that will help rid Planet
Mobius of music and fun forever. Group the beans
together to help them escape while working your
way up to the wilier henchbots.

SCENARIO MODE

1P VS. 2P MODE

EXERCISE MODE

OP TI ONS

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OPTIONS

In the Options Menu, use CV to select different menu items and ZX to change settings. Press
the START button to return to the Game Menu to start your game.

♦

KEY ASSIGNMENT: Customize the button assignments for this game.

Note that the keys “A (F button),” “B (S button),” and “C (A button)” represents the
Genesis® keys, and not the DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller’s butttons.

♦

VS. COM LEVEL: Set the difficulty level for Scenario Mode.

♦

SAMPLING: Turn on / off the voice.

♦

1P VS 2P MODE: Choose the number of games to include when playing a friend.

♦

INPUT TEST: Test to make sure your controller’s buttons are set-up correctly.

GAME CONTROLS

START button PAUSE GAME

X

Z

V

S

button ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE

A/F

button ROTATE CLOCKWISE

MOVE BEANS

SPEED UP DESCENT

The following controls are common to all

GAME SCREEN

♦

SCENARIO MODE:

During Scenario Mode,
your dungeon will appear
on the left side of the
screen while your oppo­nent’s (CPU) dungeon
appears on the right.

1

2

4

1 Next Pair of Beans
2 Current Stage
3 Opponent (Henchbot)

3

4 Scores

Check your progress form the robot’s expression

Top: yours Bottom: opponent’s

*Note that your dungeon will appear on the right side of the screen if you play Scenario Mode

using the controller connected to controller port 2.

♦

1P VS 2P MODE: During the 1P VS

2P Mode, Player 1’s dungeon is on the
left side of the screen and Player 2’s
dungeon is on the right.

♦

EXERCISE MODE:

During the Exercise Mode,
Player 1’s dungeon is on

2

the left side of the screen
and Player 2’s dungeon is
on the right.

4

1

3

1

2

1 Next Pair of Beans
2 Games Won

Left: Player 1 Right: Player 2

3 Scores

3

Top: Player 1 Bottom: Player 2

1 Next Pair of Beans
2 Current Levels

Left: Player 1 Right: Player 2

3 Has Bean

Ocaasionally drops into your dungeon
to help save beans.

4 Scores

Top: Player 1 Bottom: Player 2

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BEANS

ink 4 or more Beans of the same color to make them disappear from your dungeon. Link them

L

ertically, horizontally, or in clumps. If you drop a pair of beans horizontally on an uneven sur-

v
face, any Bean left hanging will drop to the lowest point of the column.

The descent rate of the Beans can suddenly speed up, even in the early
levels – Don’t panic, this is only temporary.

♦

REFUGEE BEANS: Refugee Beans will drop into the opponent’s

dungeon whenever a player successfully releases a group of Beans.
Refugee Beans cannot be linked to any color, and can only leave when
neighboring beans disappear.
Check the top of your dungeon for advance warning of how many
Refugee Beans are about to drop (see below).

One Small Clear Bean: Single Refugee Bean.

One Big Clear Bean: 6 Refugee Beans.

One Big Red Bean: 30 Refugee Beans and big trouble!

The Greater the number of Beans that
vanish (especially in a chain reaction),
the greater the number of Refugee Beans
will drop into your opponent’s dungeon!

SCORES

♦

Earn points when your Beans vanish. The bigger the chain reaction, the more bonus you can earn!

♦

Earn points by speeding up the descent rate of the Beans falling into your dungeon.

♦

If you win a game within a certain amount of time in Scenario Mode (110 seconds for a nor­mal game), you receive a special Time Bonus for each second remaining.

If you’ve achieved a high score (ranked within the top 5) by the time you end the game, a High
Score screen will be displayed. Use CV to select the letters and press S button to fill in the
next letter of your initials (up to three letters). Use Z to return and correct any mistakes.

PASSWORD

A password appears when you win a Stage in Scenario Mode. Use this password (Beans) to start future games
from the next Stage up. Select CONTINUE from the Scenario Mode and select with the A or F buttons the
type of Beans to fill in your password. Use the S button or select the backward arrow to return one space to
correct any mistakes. When you are finished entering your password, press the START button or select END.

GAME GEAR SERIES

Back in 1991, Sega successfully launched a color portable video game system named the Game Gear.
Six of the classic Sonic games from the legendary Game Gear system are also included in this collection.
The following are introductions provide basic game controls. For details on each game, refer to the
Game Reference Screen which will appear once the game is selected from the Game Menu (P.4).

The controller settings setup in CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION from OPTIONS (P.5) does
not apply to the Game Gear games – the configuration is fixed and cannot be rearranged.

2 PLAYER VERSUS MODE

Split-screen competition games are available for Sonic Drift and Dr.
Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine. Once the Title Screen is displayed, Player 2

must press the START button to reset the game in two-player split-screen mode.

✪

Two-player Game Gear games can only be played in split-screen mode.

✪

The screen cannot be resized using the R3 button during the split-screen mode.

✪

Game Data cannot be saved or loaded while playing two-player Game
Gear games.

✪

Player 1 or 2 must select the versus (two-player) mode from the in­game menu to start their competition.

LEFT : PLAYER 1

RIGHT : PLAYER 2

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SONIC LABYRINTH

Based on the original
Genesis version, Sonic

he Hedgehog was

t

ecreated as the first

r
Sonic game for the

Dash through 6 Zones, and face Dr. Robotnik
at the end of every Zone.

ZX

CV

V

while running

A/ S/ D/ F

ZX

C

A/ D

button

S/ F

button

ZX

, Brake, then Accelerate

*Special Power is available when you collect 2
or more Rings during a race.

the Chaos Emeralds hidden in Dr. Robotnik’s

ZX

CV

V

while running

A/ S/ D/ F

V

then A/ S/ D/ Fbutton SPIN DASH

A/ S/ D/ F

button (midair) DOUBLE JUMP OR GLIDE

*Sonic and Knuckles will perform a different action
when you press the jump button again while the
respective character is in midair. Sonic performs a
Double Jump and Knuckles will Glide.

Game Gear system.

SCROLL SCREEN UP / DOWN

button

JUMP & ATTACK (SPIN ATTACK)

SONIC DRIFT

Sonic and his friends seek
even greater speed on the
race circuit. Aim to become
the winner of the Chaos
Grand Prix with your high

SPECIAL POWER

SONIC BLAST

Knuckles made his
appearance with Sonic
on the Game Gear in
Sonic Blast. Glide and
climb walls using
Knuckles and recover

MOVE SONIC / KNUCKLES

SCROLL SCREEN UP / DOWN

ROLL SONIC / KNUCKLES

button

JUMP & ATTACK (SPIN ATTACK)

OVE SONIC

M

ROLL SONIC

STEER

ACCELERATE

BRAKE

DRIFT TURNS

the Chaos Emeralds hidden in Dr. Robotnik’s
labyrinth. Find all 3 keys to clear each Zone
and advance your game.

irectional buttons

d

A/ S/ D/ F

button

start button

*Scroll and examine the area you are playing by
using your directional buttons while the game is
paused, especially when you are running out of time.

SONIC CHAOS

ZX

CV

V

while running

A/ S/ D/ F

V

then A/ S/ D/ Fbutton SPIN DASH

C

then A/ S/ D/ Fbutton FLY TAILS

button

DR. ROBOTNIK’S MEAN BEAN MACHINE

directional buttons

A/ D

button

S/ F

button

Sonic is unable to run
or jump due to Dr.

obotnik’s evil power.

R

sing Sonic’s remaining

U
ability – the Rolling
Dash, you must recover

OVE SONIC

M

ROLLING DASH / STOP DASH

PAUSE GAME

Sonic’s sidekick Tails made
his first appearance on the
Game Gear in Sonic Chaos.
Choose Sonic or Tails – two
playable characters means,

MOVE SONIC / TAILS

SCROLL SCREEN UP / DOWN

ROLL SONIC

JUMP & ATTACK (SPIN ATTACK)

Play the Game Gear
version of Mean Bean
Machine – more recent­ly released as Puyo
Puyo. Help the Beans
before they all become

MOVE BEANS

ROTATE CLOCKWISE

ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE

SONICTEAM

roducer

P

Yuji Naka

irector

D

Yojiro Ogawa

ame Designer

G

izuki Hosoyamada

M

rogrammer

P

Makoto Suzuki

Interface Designer

Takashi Ishihara

Graphic Designers

ideaki Moriya

H
Keisuke Zama

Illustrator

Yuji Uekawa

Sound Creators

Masaru Setsumaru
Hideaki Kobayashi

Special Thanks

Takashi Iizuka
Shiro Maekawa
Akari Uchida
Emiko Fujii
Shinobu Yokota

CREDITS

SEGA (JAPAN)

xecutive Producer

E

Hisao Oguchi

xecutive Management

E

Hideki Okamura
Masanao Maeda

International Business

roduct Development

&

P

Tatsuyuki Miyazaki

atsuya Shikata

T
Shinobu Shindo
Shiko Sakai

uri Maita

Y

SEGA LOGISTICS
SERVICE LTD.

Creative Design Team

Yoshihiro Sakuta
Hisakazu Nakagawa
Satoru Ishigami
Tetsuya Honda

Product Test Team

Junichi Shimizu
Akira Nishikawa
Kazuhiko Morii
Akira Terasawa
Kenji Takano
Yuji Nakamura
Toru Kasai
Manabu Sato
Hidaka Ogasawara

COMOLINK INC.

irector

D

Hisatoku Yamada

echnical Programmer

T

Junji Takahashi

WAVEMASTER

usic License

M
Management

umitaka Shibata

F

SEGA OF
AMERICA

President & COO

Hide Irie

Director of
Product Development

Osamu Shibamiya

Localization Producer

Jason Kuo

A Project Lead

Q

Shawn Dobbins

P of Entertainment

V
Marketing

Scott A. Steinberg

Product Marketing

anager

M

Heather Guzenda

Public Relations

ret Blount

B
Ethan Einhorn

Senior Media
Specialist

Teri Higgins

Special Thanks

Chris Olson
Bridget Oates
Robert Leffler

Comics provided by:

Archie Comic
Publications, Inc.

1918

NOTES

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SONIC

MEGA COLLECTION PLUS

PS2 (BACK COVER)