Touching this type of Special Ring takes the player to the Special Stage for a chance to obtain a Chaos Ring. As a celebration of the Mega Drive's 25th anniversary in Japan, Sega released another port for Nintendo 3DS titled 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, which is part of series of Mega Drive games re-released to take advantage of 3D. Super Sonic does not appear in Sonic the Hedgehog because the seventh Chaos Emerald was not yet introduced.
In this game, they only appear at the end of the first two Acts of the first five Zones if the player has at least fifty Rings at that point.

He'll skid for a short distance, based on how fast he was moving. The player earns a Continue if a picture of a Chaos Emerald appears on the end-of-act signpost. The Warp Rings were created by Doctor Finitevus and when charged up with Chaos energy allow instantaneous transport for anyone who uses them. Once all seven Chaos Emeralds have been collected in each of these games, touching a Giant Ring will grant the player fifty Rings instead. As normal, synthesized rings are featured to being powering up Badniks, larger variants of Dark Rings are seen being powering Eggman's vehicles at the end of fifth act for each zone in the game. The manual also states that there has already been some unknown animosity between Sonic and Robotnik in the past (which, on the other hand, is not backed up in later games). If he can avoid the "GOAL" signs along parts of the stage's walls (presumably labeled "GOAL" to entice the player into a failed attempt at getting a Chaos Emerald), he will eventually find the Chaos Emerald encased in colored diamonds; touching the diamonds repeatedly will cause them to change color from blue, to green, to yellow, to pink and ultimately disappear, allowing access to the Emerald.

), Warp Rings, Dimension Rings and Factory Rings, are larger variants of the Rings in the Sonic the Hedgehog series which first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). If the player jumps into the Giant Ring, they will be transported to one of the six Special Stages, where they can collect one of the Chaos Emeralds. If he is hit without holding any rings, then he loses a life. Following his escape, Sonic finally returns to the vast Green Hills where his journey began. Development of Sonic the Hedgehog began in 1990, when Sega ordered its AM8 development team to develop a game featuring a mascot for the company. Such rooms can usually be found behind breakable walls, inside small holes, on hidden routes or other places where only a certain playable character is able to get. This causes instant death (or an endless loop, if on debug mode). It was released on September 20, 2018. Each badnik takes one hit to destroy, but they vary greatly from Zone to Zone; some will walk in a set path, others will try blasting the player, and some cannot be avoided at all. To unlock Super Sonic, the player must defeat the Time Eater. The first of these are named Factory Rings. After a hedgehog was decided on as the main character, the development group was renamed Sonic Team. wait did u really say 171 frames on just one ring? In this game, they have two different functions. Sonic must reach the end of each Act within ten minutes while collecting items and avoiding hazards along the way. It was commercially successful, increasing the popularity of the Mega Drive/Genesis and establishing Sonic the Hedgehog as the company's mascot. vi­deo ga­me con­so­le ma­nu­fac­tu­red Goal Rings do act similarly to normal Giants Rings in Sonic Heroes, where if you were Team Dark or Team Rose and you got to the end of the level on a side mission and you had not completed the required objective you could touch the Goal Ring and it would act like a Warp Ring and send you back to the start of the level to complete the objective.

When Sonic reaches the end of Act 1 or Act 2 of a zone while holding at least 50 rings, a large ring appears through which he can jump to enter a 'Special Stage.' This is one of the games to be represented in, This game's theme music would later be remixed and used as the theme for, Also, the opening and ending of this game's ending theme were remixed and used for the opening and ending theme for. A Signpost and Giant Ring in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II. This Giant Rings transports the player to somewhere unknown, though it will afterwards show the game progress and the end credits, before returning the player to the title screen. Other variants of the Giant Rings would also appear, like the Mobius Ring and the Ring of Eternity.
Note: These codes do not work on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions of the game. In addition, the scrolling clouds return in most appearances of, There was a sound test that was originally supposed to be in this game but was scrapped. Egg Gauntlet Zone - Planned for the 2013 remake, but was dropped and replaced with the simpler Boss Attack Zone. There is also the threat of drowning (in Labyrinth Zone and the third Act of Scrap Brain Zone which contains water), as the player can only survive approximately thirty seconds underwater (locating air bubbles can extend this).

Re-released on the Sega Mega Drive in a new package under a "Sega Classics" logo. The player is given three lives—although powerups and rings give more—which are lost when Sonic collides with hazardous enemies or objects while having no rings, falls off-screen, or exceeds an act's ten-minute time limit. If the player clears a Zone with fifty Rings on hand, the Giant Ring appears, and the player is given choice to enter the Special Stage. Goal ring as it appears in Sonic Unleashed. It also lists the setting as South Island, which is established in later games as well - in the English manual, the setting was originally unnamed. by Se­ga in the years 1988 - 1997. font-family: Arial Black; In Sonic Blast, the Giant Ring is called the Big Ring[12] (スペシャルリング[13], Supesharu ringu?, lit.

Like in previous games, touching a Giant Ring in these games will transport the player to a Special Stage where they get the chance to obtain a Chaos Emerald. Available for Download on Kyocera Echo via G-Gee by Gmo.

Certain blocks can be pushed by running up against them. While standing still, press up on the D-pad to make Sonic gaze to the sky. Chaos Rings are six powerful multi-colored rings that actually are larger variants of normal rings in Knuckles' Chaotix. Joined 6mo ago. Dr. Robotnik discovered a Super Ring, an ancient Special Ring, identical to those on the Floating Island. In the game's Japanese storyline, they were accidentally created when Doctor Robotnik contacted a Special Ring, an artifact once used by the Knuckles Clan which Robotnik and Metal Sonic seemingly use to form a monstrous robot.

— The Japanese manual for Sonic the Hedgehog. There exist larger variants of Dark Rings in Knuckles' Chaotix.

In the game's normal ending, Sonic gives the player an annoyed look before posing for the screen, and Robotnik will be shown after the credits juggling all the Chaos Emeralds the player missed, showing that he had gotten what he had came for in the first place, with a "Try Again" message taunting them. The Xbox 360 version lacks the level select code, but the PlayStation 3 version has it intact. While standing still, press down on the D-pad to make Sonic duck down. Sonic the Hedgehog has seven zones (plus the Special Stages). More details about this game can be found on In the Japanese release, the Giant Rings play a large role in the game's story. Having collected fifty Rings at that point will make the Goal Ring appear, and jumping into it will transport the player to a Special Stage where they can obtain a Time Stone. After a few seconds, he'll break into a run. A hidden Giant Ring leading to the Bonus Stage in Knuckles' Chaotix.