Sonic Left Bonus: 5,000 points for each life remaining at the end of the game.

Because the Ring counter resets past 99, the maximum possible bonus is 9,900.Ĭhaos Emerald Bonus: 20,000 points for each Chaos Emerald collected, awarded at the end of the game. Additionally, Rings dropped after taking a hit cannot be re-collected.Īt the end of Acts 1 and 2 of each Zone, the player has to spin a Bonus Panel to clear the Act, with a reward given based on what it lands on:Įnd Level Ring Bonus: 100 points for each Ring held at the end of an Act. Like in the Mega Drive version, the player can collect 100 Rings to earn an extra life but in the 8-bit version, the Ring counter resets to 00 rather than increasing past 99. The three Zones titled after their Mega Drive counterparts feature 8-bit renditions of the scenery, but have unique level layouts. Each Zone has three Acts the first two Acts are standard levels, but the third Act is merely a short run up to the boss and contains no Rings. However, this was Sonic's second game, so such norms hadn't been established yet. Bridge Zone and Jungle Zone are considered unusual today for Sonic the Hedgehog Zones. Three of the Zones come from the Mega Drive version of the game. The Special Stages exist merely as a bonus stage where players can collect Continues and Extra Lives, and no additional reward is given for collecting all items. Chaos Emeralds aren't found in Special Stages rather, one is hidden in each of the six regular Zones. There are some differences however: Checkpoints take the form of point arrow monitors rather than posts. Although the gameplay is similar, it is slower than its 16-bit counterpart.

The gameplay is similar to that of the Mega Drive version Sonic's abilities and the items available are the same. If the 6 Chaos Emeralds have been collected, the gems then spiral up into the air and cleanse the black smog and pollution off the island. Eggman escapes by teleporter Sonic jumps in after him and is transported back to Green Hill Zone. After Sonic fights his way to Scrap Brain Zone, Eggman's factory-city on South Island's summit, the Doctor escapes to an airship ( Sky Base Zone), where Sonic finally defeats him in the last boss fight. Eggman is menacing South Island and imprisoning animals in Badniks the heroic hedgehog sets out to defeat him, potentially collecting 6 Chaos Emeralds along the way.

4 Differences between the Master System and Game Gear versionsĪs was the norm with the early Sonic games, the plot is simple.

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