cheats and help

Codes - Sonic The Hedgehog - Genesis

Bonus Points
from John Isles, IV
For extra points, pass any zone in a certain amount of time. For the best bonus, enter the Debug Mode code. The clock will freeze and you'll always score a
50,000 bonus!

Time Points
0:30 50,000
0:45 10,000
1:00 5,000
1:30 4,000
2:00 3,000
3:00 2,000
4:00 1,000

Confused Demo
from Simon Jackson
While the demo is playing, hold A + B + C. Sonic will get confused, lose his place, and possibly die.

Control Mode
At the title screen, press Up, C, Down, C, Left, C, Right. While playing, you can pause the game and use A to restart, B for slow motion, and C for frame
advance.

Debug Mode
Enable Control Mode. After pressing Start to begin a game, hold A until you see Sonic. If you see a bunch of hex numbers on the top of the screen, you're in
Debug Mode.

To start debugging, press B, then you can select any sprite in that level and put it on the screen. To select a different sprite, press A, and to place it on the
screen, press C. Note that sprite selection is different from Zone to Zone. Also, instead of displaying the time elapsed, it displays the number of sprites
currently on the screen. Control Mode functions work as well.

Note: This only works on the first production releases of Sonic.

Extra Lives
In Green Hill Zone - Act 3, there is a 1-Up at the very bottom of the level. Collect it along with enough rings to make 100 for a second life. Next, grab the
1-Up at the top of the loop-de-loop and die. Repeat until you have enough lives.

Get all Emeralds
This cheat allows you to start at the First Level with all the Emeralds, and with lots of Continues. Use the Level Select cheat (see above) to get to the Special
Zone. When you get the Emerald, and have entered into the First Zone, press Reset.

Use the Level Select cheat to get to the Special Zone again. When you get the next Emerald, and have entered the First Zone, press Reset again.

When you have all the Emeralds, continue on with the first level. You get to keep the Emeralds and the Continues accumulated so far.

Level Select
At the title screen, hold A then press Up, Down, Left, Right. When you hear the chime, press Start.

If that doesn't work, try this: at the title screen, press Up, Down, Left, Right, hold A, and press Start. After doing this once, you only need to hold Start +
A to enter the level select.

Marble Zone Shortcut
from Ken and Renee Clay (kclay@bellsouth.net)
In Marble Zone act 3 you will find three chandeliers with spikes in them. Go to the far wall (on the right) and jump to the right to find some goodies. Now
jump through the wall on the right again, but be careful of the other chandelier.

Scrap Brain Teleport
On the last level (Scrap Brain), find the ledges that move right then left. Go to the left side of the wall and wait for the platform to move. As soon as it starts to
move left, duck. You'll go through the wall. While here, press Left to teleport right and Right to teleport to the left.

Codes - Sonic 2 - Genesis

Game Genie Codes
from Scott Feeney (sfeeney@floodlight-findings.com)

SAST-DA1A Rings count as 2
SAST-D11A Rings count as 22
RE8A-A60W Get a level select menu
2VAT-BCRN Start levels with rings except for Wing Fortress
2VAT-BCRT Start with time on the clock
2VAT-BCRY Title of zone doesn't go off-screen

Bonus Points
from John Isles, IV
For extra points, pass any zone in a certain amount of time. For the best bonus, enter the Debug Mode code. The clock will freeze and you'll always score a
50,000 bonus!

Time Points
0:30 50,000
0:45 10,000
1:00 5,000
1:30 4,000
2:00 3,000
3:00 2,000
4:00 1,000

Debug Mode
To enter Debug Mode, play these sounds from the level select screen: 1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4. Press Start and hold A.

To start debugging, press B, then you can select any sprite in that level and put it on the screen. To select a different sprite, press A, and to place it on the
screen, press C. Note that sprite selection is different from Zone to Zone. Also, instead of displaying the time elapsed, it displays the number of sprites
currently on the screen.

Easy Chaos Emeralds
Start the game as you normally would. Get a Chaos Emerald, reset the game, and start the game from the options menu. You will keep the emeralds you have
gained so far each time you start from the options menu.

Emerald Hill Shortcut
To breeze through Emerald Hill 1 and 2, connect Sonic & Knuckles with Sonic 2 and play as Knuckles. Climb as high as you can and glide to the right. You'll
reach the end of the level in seconds!

Extra Lives in the Chemical Plant
from Reptile Raptor (mturza@ix.netcom.com)
If you have Sonic & Knuckles, hook it onto Sonic 2. Play until Chemical Plant Act 1. When you get to the wall with the Spiny badnik and the warp tube on
the floor. Break open the tube and go through it. When you come out you will see a Ring Box next to a tower. Climb up the tower and on the top you will find
one 1-up. Glide left and you will find another 1-up. Glide to the left one more time and you will find yet one more 1-up. Since you won't want to go through
the level again just glide to the right until you get to the tower you started from. Get on that first tower and glide to the right. The Act will be over and you will
have 3 lives more that how much you started the act with.

Level Select
From the main screen, select Options. Select Sound Select and play sounds 19, 65, 9, 17, then push C. Press Start to return to the main screen, and when
Sonic and Tails appear, hold A and press Start.

More Continues
First enable the level select. Then, at the options screen, play these sounds in this order: 1, 1, 2, 4. Now move the highlight to the "Player Select" field of the
options screen and press Start.

Play at Night
To play at night, enter the Debug code, then hold C and press Start to begin a level.

Slow Motion
First enable Level Select. While playing, you can pause the game and use A to restart, B for slow motion, and C for frame advance.

Super Sonic
To become Super Sonic without getting all the Chaos Emeralds, first enable the level select. At the level select menu, go to the sound test item, and play
sounds in this order: 4, 1, 2, 6. You should hear the music you get when you win a chaos emerald. Now select any level, get 50 rings, and jump.

Super Tails
While in Debug Mode, create and position a "Transfer Box" monitor. When you hit it and you are Super Sonic, you lose all your powers but stay yellow. Tails
looks the same but has invincibility (little stars flashing around him.)

To regain Super Sonic, let yourself get hit, then turn into a ring (press B) and place at least 50 rings on Tails. Exit debug mode (press B) and jump to become
Super Sonic with Super Tails as a follower.

Tails/Miles Mode
from Bo Bayles and sybrgoku@rocketmail.com
At the title screen press Up, Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Up or Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up. A chime will sound and Tails will be called Miles
or vice versa.

Two Tails
from Bo Bayles (bbayles@geocities.com)
Enter the level select and debug codes, then go to the Sky Chase level. Using debug mode, create a transfer box and break it open. When you hear Sonic die
press B to enter debug mode again. Move the cursor up until you see Tails and exit debug mode. To finish, jump and you'll have two Tails.

Wing Fortress Shortcut
In Wing Fortress, go as far as you can to the right without climbing. Make sure you have some rings. When you see blades blocking your way, go ahead and
hit them. As soon as you are invincible, walk through them. Jump on the platforms to the right and half the level will be finished.

Codes - Sonic 3 - Genesis

Change identities
from The Code Wizard
Use the debug mode cheat. Start any level that has a special stage ring. Next turn into your favorite object. As an object go to the center of a ring. Now hit B
twice quickly. When you get out of the special stage you will look like that object for the rest of the level.

Debug Mode
from Tim Barr and Garrett Hogg
Enter the Level Select code, then press A + Start to choose your starting level. Once the action starts, press C to create an item, B to toggle between items,
and A to select items. Alternatively, turn on the Genesis and press Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up Up before Sonic gets fully on screen.

If those methods don't work, try this. First you must have Sonic 2. Hook it up and put in the level select code, then put in the debug code and press START.
When the screen with Sonic & Tails (Miles) pull out the game but DON'T turn it off and plug in Sonic 3. Now hold Up + A and press RESET.

When the main screen comes up press DOWN three times and you should see sound test go there hilight the level you want and hold A and press start. Now
while playing press B turn into a sprite press A to change and C to paste it.

Different Battle Music
from Tony (rzor1@aol.com)
Just before Before you fight Robotnik in the Hydrocity Zone, act 2, the boss music will come. Keep Sonic's head under the shallow water until he is about to
drown, then pop out of the water. You will hear the boss music from Sonic and Knuckles.

Easy Emeralds
from Pingi Guadalupe and LilChango1@aol.com
To gain all the chaos emeralds, enter the Level Select code, then highlight "Special Stage" and press C + Start. After receiving the emerald, press A + Start
and repeat the process until you have them all.

Alternatively, enter the Sound Test code and play sounds 2, 4, 5, 6 in order. If you did it correctly, the Emerald sound will play.

Extra Lives
To do this trick you must get to the first level of the Launch Base Zone. Set off the first alarm, stop Sonic in the middle of it, and do a Spin-Dash attack. The
flybots will continue to attack, and eventually their value will increase to 10,000 points! Every five flybots will gain you a life and, if you're patient enough, you
can earn up to 99 lives!

Extra Rings in Debug Mode
from swalter@silo.com
Enter Debug Mode then select a stage. Next press B, A (you must have Sonic and Tails on-screen.) When your cursor changes into a ring, paste it on Tails.
Repeat this process and you can gain up to 900 rings and several 1-ups.

Level Select
from DeepC3603@aol.com
There are two level select codes for Sonic 3. The second method is easier, but requires a copy of Sonic 2. Here's how to do each of them:

Method 1:
Immediately after the SEGA screen appears, Sonic will charge at you in a ball. While he's doing this, quickly press Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up,
Up. Timing on this trick is crucial.

Method 2:
This code requires a Sonic 2 cartridge. Insert Sonic 2 and enter the Sonic 2 Level Select (play sounds 19, 65, 09, and 17). Return to the title screen,
hold A and press Start. To transfer this to Sonic 3, hold A and carefully remove the cartridge without turning off the Genesis. Insert Sonic 3 and press
Reset. Finally, release A and press Down twice at the main menu.

Note: You'll notice a few levels you haven't seen before, but you can't select them. Since the U.S. version is only 16 megs compared to the Japanese 24-meg
cart, those levels had to go.

Oil Ocean Music
from Roadkill! (roadkill6@hotmail.com)
Here's a way to play the Oil Ocean music through the whole game. Go to the OPTIONS screen and enter sounds 1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4. You should hear the
Oil Ocean music. Next, hold A + Start and you should return to the SEGA screen with the Oil Ocean music still playing.

Play at Night
from Pingi Maida Guadalupe (elyu98a@prodigy.com)
Enter the Level Select code, then press C + Start to choose your starting level.

Random Starting Location
Enter the Level Select code and choose a level. Pause the game and press A to return to the Level Select menu. Select another level and you will start in a
different area. Beware, for you may start out in a wall.

Secret Special Stage
from Sub Zero (sub.zero@mailexcite.com)
For a bonus stage, enable Level Select, then play tune 1F. Finally, highlight stage 2 and hold A while pressing Start.

Slow Motion
First enable Level Select. While playing, you can pause the game and press A to restart, B for slow motion, and C for frame advance.

Sound Test
from Tim Barr (tsbarr@hotmail.com)
Enter Debug Mode, then press Up at the main menu to reveal the Sound Test option.

Super Shortcut in Competition
from bbayles@geocities.com
Go to Competition and select Balloon Park. Instead of going forward, fall down backward to land on a yellow balloon. Hold LEFT, You should walk on the
ceiling. You will disappear and keep going until you win!

Super Sonic
To become Super Sonic without getting all the Chaos Emeralds, first enable the level select and debug mode. When the game begins, create a power-up box.
There should be an 'S' on the box. Jump on it to grab 50 rings and become Super Sonic!

Super Tails
from Greg Rozelle (greg@hotmail.com)
Enable Level Select, then press Down to make sure you have the sound test (don't select it yet). Start a one-player game and choose Tails in the Data Select
screen. When the timer appears, press RESET.

Enter the Sound Test menu and choose any zone. Hold A and press Start. You should be Tails and be in debug mode. From here press B, then press A until
you see a box. Press C to select it, then press B to return to Tails.

To enable Super Tails, jump on the box. Tails will look weird and can not be hurt or lose any rings. He can still get squashed and drowned, though, so be
careful in the Ice Cap zone. You will have do this at the beginning of each zone. Robotnik can hurt him at the very end of Launch Base zone-act 2.

View Animations
Enter Debug Mode and press B + C. You'll be treated to a view of Sonic and Tail's moves

Codes - Sonic & Knuckles - PC

Bonus Rounds
from Anthony LaVorgna Jr.
To play the bonus rounds at any time, insert any game into your Sonic & Knuckles cartridge. When the "No Way" message appears, hold A + B + C and
press Start. If you do this with the original Sonic game you can play the levels in order and will be given a password to save your progress.

Note: In case you're wondering, I've left out the passwords deliberately. There are over 32,000 bonus rounds in Sonic & Knuckles. I can't possibly list them
all on the page, nor is there much point to doing so since the levels are nearly identical. Thank you.

Debug Mode when Linked to Sonic 3
from Kyle Wightman
There are two normal ways to get debug mode without a GameShark:

Method 1: Activate level select and hold A and press Start while selecting any stage.

Method 2: Follow the intructions for the easier method in Sonic 3.

Note: This trick doesn't work with Tails.

Extra Points
from Pierre Wiltzius
When the end of act marker comes down, jump and hit it for 100 points. Repeat this to get more points.

Hyper Sonic, Hyper Knuckles or Super Tails
from Kyle Wightman
Connect your Sonic & Knuckles cartridge to Sonic 3. Activate the level select and debug. When you enter debug mode, create a monitor. It will have an "S"
on it. Jump on it to get 50 rings and become Hyper Sonic, Hyper Knuckles, or Super Tails!

Play at Night when Linked to Sonic 3
from Kyle Wightman
For Sonic 2: Activate level select (19, 65, 9, 17) and hold C and press Start.

For Sonic 3: Activate level select (Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up) and hold C and press Start.

Codes - Sonic 3D Blast - Genesis

Bonus Stage
If you have Sonic & Knuckles, you can access a special bonus stage. To activate, insert your Sonic Spinball cartridge into Sonic & Knuckles, then turn on
your Genesis. Wait for a screen with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Robotnic and the words, "No Way". Now hold A + B + C and you're ready to play.

Level Select
From the Options screen, press A, Down, B, Down, C, Down, A, B, Up, A, C, Up, B, C, Up. To activate, hold A and press Start for level 2, hold B and
press Start for level 3, or hold C and press Start for level 4.

Multi-ball Stage
There's a great multi-ball stage in Sonic Spinball. To reach it, get all the rings on a level. Then find the gate -- it looks like a large sparkling ring. Voilà: multiball
play!

Codes - Sonic Spinball - Genesis

Bonus Stage
If you have Sonic & Knuckles, you can access a special bonus stage. To activate, insert your Sonic Spinball cartridge into Sonic & Knuckles, then turn on
your Genesis. Wait for a screen with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Robotnic and the words, "No Way". Now hold A + B + C and you're ready to play.

Level Select
From the Options screen, press A, Down, B, Down, C, Down, A, B, Up, A, C, Up, B, C, Up. To activate, hold A and press Start for level 2, hold B and
press Start for level 3, or hold C and press Start for level 4.

Multi-ball Stage
There's a great multi-ball stage in Sonic Spinball. To reach it, get all the rings on a level. Then find the gate -- it looks like a large sparkling ring. Voilà: multiball
play!

Codes - Sonic Adventure - Dreamcast

Play as Super Sonic
Play through the game with every character and the 7th character "Super Sonic" will be opened. This is the only real way to fight Perfect Chaos, the final boss. Submitted by The Notorious C.A.B (Mesosymon@aol.com)

Sonic Tokens
You can get 5 Sonic Tokens from Chao Race. Just raise a chao then go to the Chao Race chose the first choice and then the place where your chao is. Then chose a crystal and win each one then a 5th one will appear and chose it. If you have trouble finding levels you have beat and want the tokens go to the main options at the chose the second option. You can go to any level you have beaten with out running around for it. This is good if you need to collect more tokens and it tells you which ones you have gotten and where. There are Tokens hidden around the world which shouldn't be to hard to find. I have 114 tokens and missing 6 with Sonic. Submitted by Jimmy Haver

Super Speed with Sonic
If you have trouble beating time trial with Sonic constantly click X or B and you will spin real fast. In some levels you have to do this to beat time trial. Submitted by Jimmy Haver (Chocobo4@juno.com)

[ The following codes were submitted by JagarXK180@aol.com but I believe he/she got them from the Ultimate Sonic Adventure FAQ found here. ]

A Clone of Knuckles
Play through the game (with all the characters) until you get Super Sonic. In Super Sonics Adventure, go to the crashed island. There you see Knuckles and Eggman (Robotnik). After the clip, press A+B+X+Y+Start. Then choose Knuckles. Go to the same place, and there are two Knuckles! This works with other characters, too, but it's not as funny.

Aztec Forest Shortcut
To get to the Frog and the Emerald as Tails in one step do as fallows. After riding the trolly to the Aztec Forest you should be standing up high on a platform overlooking the forest. If you stand on the edge and look down and to the left you will see two trees sticking out of the canopy that are close together. Fly toward the trees and land next to the one that is closest to the ledge you jumped from. You should be standing on top of the canopy. Walk around the first tree until you fall through the canopy and end up right by the emerald and the frog.

Better Chao Parenting
Instead of throwing a Chao against a wall to hatch it, try just rubbing the egg like you were rubbing the Chao. Then set it down and back away. It will start jumping, and then it will hatch. They seem to like you better if you do this.

Black Morphing Chao
First you have to be the robot. To get a black chao go into the egg catcher and go to the bridge. On the bridge you see three doors. Go in the one with the prison. Open the middle cell by jumping on the peg and take the egg back to the bridge. On the bridge go behind the chair Robotnik sits on, behind it is a door with 6 buttons in front of it, stomp on them in an order that spells E-G-G-M-A-N and the door will open. while still holding the egg step into the teleporter in the room, then you'll be in the egg catcher chao garden, now just hatch the egg

Change View in Twinkle Park Race
To change the view in Twinkle Park Race, press UP to toggle between inside, outside, and far out view. This also works when playing the first bumper car portion of the level.

Clean Pause
To remove the pause menu, press X and Y together at the pause menu. This is good if you want to take screenshots.

Drive with anyone in Twinkle Circuit.
After completing the game with all six characters, you will be able to race in Twinkle Circuit with anyone. Just select the character you want, then go to station square. Once your there, go over to the little patch of grass and weeds by speed highway entrance, and pick up the ticket. (It will be rotating, and easy to spot.) Then go into the Twinkle Park building, and instead of entering Twinkle Park, enter Twinkle Circuit. You will hear a special noise that tells you that the secret is unlocked. Now just repeat the process for all the characters. Best racers: Knuckles Sonic Tails E-102 Big Amy

Easy Emblems as Knuckles
If you are having trouble getting the 1 minute emlems as Knuckles, here is a trick that will make it much easier. Find the first emerald shard, but don't touch it! Instead, pause the game and restart the level. Now run to it as fast as you can. Since the shards act as save-points, find the next one and repeat. Do this until you have all three.

Free Rings As Tails
Go to any place with grass and look for a dark green weed. Wack it with your tail. If you are lucky, a ring or extra life will appear.

Free Rings Part 2
While playing with Knuckles and have the Silver knuckle gloves, goto a place where you can dig and in most places (especially places with plants) you can uncover up to 20 rings.

Golden Chao Baby
There are two open shops in the part of Station Square with the open manhole. The golden chao's egg is in one of them. Unfortunately every time you lift the egg from its pressure sensitive platform, the doors are barred shut. Go to the city hall area where you fought Chaos 0 and look near the walls and grass. An egg-shaped rock is here, and you can put it on the platform in the store. You may now leave freely with the golden chao egg.

Metallic Chao Baby
To get the one-of-a-kind metallic chao baby, go to the waterfall near the subway and look to the right of it. You will see a sort of platform. Go to it and push it. A metallic egg will fall down the waterfall and into the pond. When it reaches the land pick t up and bring it to the nearest Chao sanctuary. Throw it and it will hatch.

NiGHTS Chao baby
Give your Chao baby 20 different purple animals and it will start to look a character from the Sega Saturn game NiGHTS

One-and-a-Half Play
When you are playing Sonic's action stages and Tails is on the screen, a second player can control Tails with a second controller. Any rings Tails collects will be added to Sonic's totals. Be careful to not make Tails break open any shields, invincibilities or One Up item boxes as those will not be added to Sonic and will be wasted. This feature may seem trivial to most people, but you'd be surprised how much fun it can be trying to outrun player one (who's playing Sonic) when you're controlling Tails. ;)

PC Wallpaper
If you insert your Sonic Adventure game disc into a PC CDROM drive, you will have access to a directory called "extras". Inside you'll find a number of Sonic Adventure desktop wallpapers you can decorate your PC's desktop with.

Secret Chao Puzzle Game
After you start up the Sonic Adventure game, place a controller into the D port on your Dreamcast and have a VMS in the controller. A hidden Chao Puzzle game will appear on the VMS screen. It is a tile based puzzle game where you have to use the Dreamcast's controller to move the pieces of a moving picture around to win. After every five puzzles you solve, a little animation will play on the VMS screen.

Sonic's Snowboard
Select Just before entering the snowboarding part of the ice stage, press X to get Sonic's blue snowboard (previously seen in Sonic 3 and Sonic Triple Trouble). Press B to get Sonic's yellow board (only seen in Sonic Adventure.)

Sonic's Special Super Speed Shoes In the Station Square
Head towards where you first faught Chaos (0.) Instead of going in the park, go to the hole in the ground. Fall in, then follow the path. You will find a rainbow colored area, step in.To get out, speed until Sonic says "Ready?" and keep holding down the speed button. press the button with the star on it and let go of the speed button.

Codes - Sonic R - Saturn

Bonus Characters
Collect all 5 Sonic Tokens in a race and finish in the top three and you will then face off against the hidden character for that track.

Resort Island - Mecha Sonic
Radical City - Mecha Tails
Regal Ruin - Egg Robo
Reactive Factory - Mecha Knuckles

Bonus Course
from Matt "Jimmy Shavadoo" Gross
Get 1st place in the first four courses and the Radiant Emerald course will become playable.

Clean Pause
While playing, pause the game and press X + Y + Z at the same time.

Duplicate Characters
Player 2 can play as the same character as player 1 . The first player picks a character then the second player high lights the same character. Hold X + Y + Z.
This also works for super sonic and all hidden characters.

Easy Emeralds
As soon as the race begins, hold LEFT until another racer completes two laps.

Head Start
To get a head start in a race, hold down and keep pressing B as fast as you can. When the race starts, let go of the D-pad.

Manipulate the Title Screen
To have a little fun with the title screen, wait a moment, then fiddle with the D-pad. the "R" will rotate to your will. If you press the B button, the color of the R
will change to a metallic outlook. Pressing the A Button restores the R to its former color. Pressing Y and X will darken or lighten the R.

Mecha Sonic Tip
An easier way to beat Mecha Sonic after collecting the 5 tokens is to first capture Mecha Tails who is easier to get than the Sonic and then use Mecha Tails
against Mecha Sonic, cutting across the water to get a lead. Always make sure you run through the ruins or the open 20 ring door.

Play as Dr. Robotnik
Get 1st place in the Radiant Emerald course and Dr. Robotnik becomes playable.

Play as Super Sonic
To become Super Sonic, simply find all Chaos Emeralds. Here's how to find them:

1. Emerald: Island course
(behind the door which opens with 50 rings)

2. Emerald: City course
(behind a door which opens with 20 rings, bottom of the course after falling down the hole in the street short after the tunnel)

3. Emerald: City course
(behind the door which opens with 50 rings)

4. Emerald: Ruins course
(behind the door which opens with 50 rings, location left side of the course on some arcades right after the start)

5. Emerald: Ruins course
(behind the door which opens with 20 rings, location is right in front of you after racing up the ramp)

6. Emerald: Factory course
(behind the door which opens with 50 rings, location is just after the looping the emerald will jump out of the machine in front of you)

7. Emerald: Factory course
(behind the door which opens with 50 rings, location short after the looping left of the ramp where a excelerator is located. The emerald will pop out of the
submarine which waits for you right ahead)

Ring Station
from Mecha Knuckles (MechaKnuckles@usa.net)
After the accelerator in Reactive Factory continue to go straight forward. When you come to split in the road take the left road. If you continue up this road
you will end up passing by a sign on the side of the road that says RING. Stop at that sign, and if you wait rings will come to you, giving you up to 999 rings.

Zoom In
from Jarvsi Chen
On the main screen, the character screen and most screens, push the L button to zoom in and the R button to zoom out.

Codes - Sonic Jam - Saturn

Access Credits

Enter the Sonic World and complete all of the world missions. After successfully doing this, a gigantic golden ring will appear in the waterfall. Jump into it to view the credits.

Bonus Images

This isn't really a code. Just insert your Sonic Jam CD into your PC. There will be a "extras" folder, just open the Extras folder and you'll find some wallpapers and screenshots and other things.

Codes - Sonic 3D Blast - Saturn

Change Views in Special Stage
from Mark Mealiffe and John Saxton
When you're about to get a Chaos Emarald, press X to "freeze" the view. For example, if you freeze the view while the view is above Sonic, you'll see Sonic
grab the Chaos Emerald from that viewpoint.

To view the emerald from below, hold Z as you approach it.

Cheat Mode
from KiNGRob97@aol.com and Chris Granade
At the title screen hold C and press Start. To use the codes, pause the game while playing and press any of the following keys:

A Skip to next Act
B Skip to next Stage
C Skip to the final boss
X Gain 1 life
Y Gain 1 medal (10 medals = 1 continue)
Z Gain all Chaos Emeralds

Note: You must earn every 10th medal. That is, you can gain 9 medals with the cheat code, earn 1, gain 9 more, etc.

Codes - NiGHTS - Saturn

Cheat

There is a shortcut to beating wizeman. When he starts launching tornadoes try to get to him and hit him before he launches the second tornado it is easy if you hold the "c" button and while you go through a tornado aim for the middle of it.

To change time, to get the Alarmeggs out of the level, play all levels and all bosses.

When the Sonic Team screen appears, press the following codes quickly: A, B, Right, A, C, A, Down, A, B, Right, A (ABRACADABRA). You will hear "Aptiva!" when you have correctly applied this code. Go to the title screen and press this code: Up, Down, Left, Right, A + START. You will hear a Sonic sound when you have done this OK. Now, go to one of Elliot's dreams and enter the third code: X, Y, Z, Y, X and press START. Play with Elliot and press PAUSE and enter the fourth code: Right, A, Left, Left, Y (RALLY) and press START. Collect 50 balls and press PAUSE. At last, there appears a menu with which you can change everything.

Codes - Christmas NiGHTS - Saturn

Acid Snow

Set the date to December 12, 2099 to view some seriously whacked graphics.

Play as Reala

Set the date to April 1, 1997 to play as Reala.

Sega Smashpack Volume 1

Hidden artwork:
Place the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find Sega Swirl images.

Hidden audio:
Place the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find audio files of the title music.

Sega Swirl:
Place the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive and click on "swirl.exe" to extract and install the PC version of Sega Swirl.
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Altered Beast

Continue game play:
After losing a life, hold X and tap Start until restarting at the last game location played..

Options menu:
Hold A and press Start at the title screen. An options menu will appear.

Level select:
Enable the "Options menu" code. Select a level from the options menu and hold X + Start at the title screen to begin game play at that location.

Beast select:
Hold X + A + B + Down/Left and press Start at the title screen. A menu that allows selection of the beast for each round will appear. Use the D-pad to change beasts and Start to exit the menu.

Sound test:
Hold X + B + Up/Right and press Start at the title screen.

Interactive credits:
The credits will appear after Athena is rescued. Punch or kick the credits to force them to scroll downward.

Two-player mode:
Press Start on controller two to begin game play.

Higher jumps:
Hold Up while jumping.

Hint: Defeating the second Boss:
When Nelf turns into the big eye, get close to the middle of the eye when he is still in smoke form. Then use the electricity attack and he will die instantly. Note: You may still get hit while attacking. This trick works best with a controller with a turbo feature.

Hint: Defeating the final Boss:
When you get to the Boss, duck and shoot your fireball. This works quickly and is effective. This is easy, because he uses his arms more than his legs -- he will only kicks with about one in every ten punches. Note: You will still get hit -- jump back and forth if needed.

Columns

Second magic jewel:
Create one row of normal jewels stacked almost to the top of the playfield. Allow a vertical space for only two of the three jewels in the next block to fit.. Watch the preview window for the next magic jewel block. When it appears, quickly move it to the top of the prepared stack. The magic jewel will eliminate the "touching" color jewels, and all of the remaining jewels will drop down, as will the single magic jewel that was off the playfield. This single magic jewel will drop down and eliminate another group of colored jewels.

10,000 bonus points:
Create one vertical column that is empty all the way to the bottom of the playfield. Watch the preview window for the next magic jewel block. Position it in a way so it falls down this column to the bottom.

Create magic jewel:
Begin game play in easy arcade mode. Fill the two columns on the far left or far right as high as possible with jewels to create a magic jewel.

Golden Axe

Level select:
Select arcade mode. Hold Down/Left + A and press Start at the character selection screen. A number that corresponds to the starting level will appear in the upper left corner of the screen. Use the D-pad to change this value.

Nine continues:
Select arcade mode. Hold Down/Left + X + B. Release the buttons and press Start.

Two player mode:
Press Start on controller two in arcade, beginner , or duel mode.

Phantasy Star 2

Slow motion:
Pause game play while in the countryside by holding Start + A. Keep A pressed to move in slow motion.

No opponents in dungeons:
Continuously press B to display the control menu and A to close it while holding the D-pad in any direction.

Hint: Shortcut:
After leaving the second town (the one the bandits destroyed), go west along the bottom of the isle to the side of the tunnel. The side of the tunnel is a secret entrance and saves either a long trip back, or 60M for the teleporter.

Hint: Zema slowdown:
In the town of Zema (a resort town), after the biolab, the people are all tourists or elderly, and will habitually block the bridges and paths in town. Patience is a plus.

Hint: Visit Zema and Kueri at the same time:
Due to the fact that the monsters in and around Zema and Kueri are very similar, the game allows for both cities to be visited at the same time. Use this to get better armor and weapons, get and level up Kain the wrecker, and level up your party twice as much, making the dump tower (Roron ) much easier to defeat.

Hint: Easy Ceramic Knives:
When Rolf is at level 5, he needs to level up to go to the abandoned building where the "scoundrels" are hiding. The knives he is using are almost useless. The Ceramic Knives in the second town have a hit value of about 25 points for most enemies, but cost 2800M. To buy these knives, build your characters EXP and M around the abandoned building. The monsters here have a value of about 80 to over 100 M most of the time, allowing the knives to be bought just about the time the characters are ready for the abandoned building. This also allows you to buy Rudo's Sonic Guns and Shotgun.
Hint: Amy with knives:
Contrary to other sources, Amy can use knives. To best suit her abilities, pair the best knives in the Aria with her best shot weapon. Also use knives until a decent shot weapon becomes available.

Hint: Saving money:
When the doctor charges large fees to heal, go to Paseo (the first town), where the doctor only charges a small fee. You will also be in Paseo if you are using the Visiphone and the Ryuka Technique, or retrieving Shir the thief when she steals something.

Hint: Stealing items:
When you get Shir the thief and she is leveled up properly (about level 10) take her to shops. When the text finishes appearing on the screen, press B(2) to leave. Repeat this until Rolf says that Shir is gone. Go back to Rolf's house and she will be there, and the item she stole will be in her inventory. Use this trick in the Central Tower in the first city for the Visiphone, and in the second city (the burnt out one) for the Fire Staff. Shir often finds rare items, but you must have patience. She only steals at random, and has a knack for grabbing daggers and other cheap items first.

Glitch: Catman:
Look closely at the Catman on Uzo Island. It is actually a shapely Catwoman.

Revenge Of Shinobi

Unlimited shurikens:
Select the "Shurikens" choice on the options screen and set it to 00. After approximately ten seconds this value will change to an infinity symbol.

End bonus:
Complete any level with a number of shurikens equal to 11 times the number of remaining lives. 30,000 bonus points will be added to your score.

Sega Swirl

Higher score:
Execute a big move then pause game play during the animation. Choose to restart, and the move you just did will register on your new game.

Shining Force

Battle test:
Hold Start on controller two and reset the Genesis. Release the button when the Sega logo appears and hold X + B on controller two. Select the continue option and wait until girl begins to say "Good Luck". Hold X on controller one while still holding the buttons on controller two. Any of the game's 30 battles may be selected for practice.

Dialogue test:
Hold A at when the girl begins to say "Good Luck". Any section of the game's dialogue can be viewed.

Rename characters:
Start a new game, enter anything as the starting character's name, but do not accept the name. Highlight "Enter", then hold Start + X + A + B on controller B while holding Start + X + B on controller A. You will now be allowed to name any character that joins your party.

Saving the game:
Use the following steps to save your Shining Force game. You wukk get to a point where you talk to a old man in a chapel-like building. This man helps you with your quests. You have four options. The one at the top is "SAVE". There are also "REVISE", "PROMOTE", and "CURE" options. Do not quit the game until you get to this point, or you will lose your game data. After you choose to have the old man save your progress (the game will tell you that it is saving, but it actually does not unless you use the in-game "Save Game" option). To open up the in-game option screen, hold Start and press A + B + X + Y. The in-game option screen will appear. Go to "Save Game" and press A. Do not quit without using the in-game "Save Game" option. To restore your game at a later time, start the game and you will go to thescreen where the girl talks to you. Hold B to advance past all of the text. She will give you the option to continue, start a new quest, and other choices.

Sonic The Hedgehog

Level select:
Press Up, Down, Left, Right at the title screen. A chime will confirm correct code entry. Hold X + Start to begin game play.

All Chaos Emeralds:
Enable the "Level select" code. Select the "Bonus level" option on the level selection screen. Obtain the Chaos Emerald, reset the game, and repeat the process until all of them are in your possession. Allow the game to continue after obtaining the last Chaos Emerald to start in the Green Hill Zone.

Debug mode:
Press Up, C, Down, C, Left, C, Right, C, Start, then hold X at the title screen. Continue to hold X until game play begins. Screen coordinates will appear instead of a score and the number of objects displayed will appear instead of the time remaining. Use one of the following controller actions to enable the corresponding debug code. Note: This code may only be enabled on the first version of the game.

Object transformation
Press A during game play to change Sonic into a game object. Press X to change into a new object. Press B to place an object on the screen. Press A again to revert back to Sonic. Note: The type of object that may be selectable will vary from level to level.

Invincibility
Sonic is, by default, invincible in debug mode.

Slow motion
Pause game play and hold A.

Restart
Pause game play and press X.

Frame advance
Pause game play and press B.

Crazy Sonic:
Hold X + A + B during demonstration mode for force Sonic to run into objects and act strangely. Note: This may also be done during the ending sequence after completing the Final Zone.

Bonus points:
Complete Green Hill Zone 1-1 or 1-2 in 29 seconds or less to receive 50,000 bonus points.

Unlimited lives:
Collect the extra life at the very bottom of Green Hill Zone - Act 3. Accumulate 100 rings to obtain another extra life. Collect a third extra life located at the top of the loop-the-loop. Intentionally lose a life and repeat the process.

Control ending sequence:
Enable the "Debug mode" code. Press A when Sonic is running with the animals at the end, then turn back into Sonic. You can now control yourself.

Streets Of Rage 2

Cheat mode:
Highlight the "Options" selection at the main menu, then hold X + A on controller two, then press and hold B on controller one. Keep all buttons held until additional options that allow level selection, new difficulty levels (Mania and Very Easy), and increasing number of lives up to nine appear.

Two players as same character:
Hold Down/Right + A on controller one and Left + X on controller two at the title screen. Press B on controller two while all buttons are held. Select two player mode and choose the same character. Note: Both characters will appear identical.

Two players as same character (European version):
Hold Right + A on controller one and Left + X on controller two at the title screen. Press B on controller two while all buttons are held. Select two player mode and choose the same character. Note: Both characters will appear identical.

Bonus life locations:

At the very start of stage 1, move to the bottom left of the screen and press A.

In the first scene of stage 1, if a player defeats Altet (the second opponent that appears from a manhole), he/she will get extra points and may earn an extra life.

In stage 2, after leaving the supply truck, go back in, move to the top, and press A.

In the alien house, stage 3, defeat Dehelits then search in the bushes at the bottom of the screen for an extra life.

Reveal cheat menu code:
Successfully complete the game under the hardest difficulty. The game will reveal the cheat code during the last picture of the ending credits.

Kill one Boss only (stage 6):
In stage 6, with the 2 bosses, defeat Souther (the Boss with claws) and Stealth (the other Boss) will die as well.

Vectorman

Debug mode:
Press X, A(2), X, Down, X, A(2), X at the options screen. A debug menu, including level select, will be displayed.

Full health:
Pause game play and press X, A, Right, X, B, X, Down, X, A, Right, X.

Level bonuses:
Complete a level without shooting any targets for a point bonus. Complete a level without using photons for a photon bonus.

Collision detection dots visible:
Pause game play and press X, A, X, B, X, A. Four dots will appear around Vectorman. If any projectile or enemy touches or passes through the area that these dots surround, Vectorman will be hit and usually take damage. There is also a fifth dot that represents Vectorman's boot blast. When you use the boot blast, the dot will move downward. If it touches an enemy, the enemy will be hit by the boot blast and take damage.

Slow motion:
Pause game play and press Down, Right, X, B, Up, Left, X. The game will slow down when Vectorman is hit. Repeat the code to revert back to normal speed.

Free movement:
Pause game play and press B, X, Left(2), X, B, X, A. Vectorman will transform into a cursor that can be moved to any location in the level. Opponents, except for Bosses, are eliminated if they are touched by the cursor. Repeat the code to revert back to normal mode. Note: Enable this code when Vectorman is a bomb for invisibility and invincibility for the remainder of the level.

Level warp:
Move Vectorman below the Sega logo screen and shoot it 24 times. Jump and hit the logo with Vectorman's head 12 times. The phrase "Get Ready" will appear, then each letter in "Sega" will begin to fall. Collect 90 to 109 letters to warp to level 5. Catch 110 or more to warp to level 10.

View map coordinates:
Pause game play and press A, X, Left(2), or A, X, Left, Down.

Invincibility:
Note: This trick only works in a level that contains a morph icon. Get any morph icon, then before you completely change, pause game play and enable the "Free movement" code. Resume game play, then pause game play again and repeat the "Free movement" code. If done correctly, all enemies can be killed by simply walking into them.

Destroy the Sega logo:
Position Vectorman on the ground just to the right of the Sega logo at the opening screen. Shoot directly up into the air to hit a hidden TV. Jump up from the logo towards that hidden location to collect the Orb power-up that was in the TV. Use the Orb to destroy the Sega logo.

Hint: Hover:
To hover in mid-air, aim down from where Vectorman is falling, then keep shooting. To go higher while hovering, use your jet pack feet. Note: A controller with a turbo feature will make this trick easier.

Hint: Invisible and invincible:
Collect the power-up to turn into a grenade. Pause game play when it explodes. Enable the "Free movement" code. This should allow you to move anywhere in the level as an exploding bomb. Locate the Boss, if available, at the end of the level. Enable the "Free movement" code again to face the Boss invisible and invincible.

Hint: Item preview:
To view the various items and power-ups in the game, simply point the option menu cursor to "Information" and press Start.

Virtua Cop 2

Big head mode:
Successfully complete the game under the easy difficulty setting. Press X, A, Y, B(3), Up(5) on controller D when the game returns to "Press Start Button" screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Mirror mode:
Successfully complete the game under the normal difficulty setting. Press L, Left, L, Right, L, Down, L, Up, R, Left, R, Right, R, Down, R, Up on controller D when the game returns to "Press Start Button" screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Random mode:
Successfully complete the game under the hard difficulty setting. Press B, Left, X, Y, X, Y, B, A, B, A, Right, Left, Right, Left on controller D when the game returns to "Press Start Button" screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Play as Janet:
Start a new game, select a level, then hold Start at the file selection screen.
Sonic Adventure

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.

Glass Sonic:
Get the shoe and the ring power-ups, then find a location where you can see Sonic up close, without using the D-pad. Hold B or X to start spinning, and Sonic should look like glass.

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.

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 unlock. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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: 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.
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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 gi 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: 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.
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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.
Information in this section was contributed by gatodj.

Go to almost any spot of dirt or grass, then press A + B to dig down and come up with many coins.
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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.
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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.
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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: 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: 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.
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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.

Hint: Train Station Sonic Emblem:
There is a Sonic Emblem in the S.S. 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.
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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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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.
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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.

Sonic Adventure 2

Hidden artwork:
Put the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find additional images from the game.

Full pause screen:
Pause game play then press X + Y.

Hint: Alternate costume:
Finish all of one character's (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, etc.) missions to get an alternate costume in two player mode.

Hint: Hero Garden for Chao:
Take a Chao and raise it with a Hero so that it will resemble a Hero. Win a Hero Fruit in the VMU game, then feed it to the Chao. Wait until it cocoons into an angel-like Chao (it will have a halo). Then, take the stairs going up at the Chao Lobby to reach the Hero Garden.

Hint: Dark Garden for Chao:
Take a Chao and raise it with a Dark character. Feed and train it until it cocoons. After it evolves, stairs will appear at the Chao Lobby. Follow them to reach the Dark Garden.

Hint: Dark and Hero Gardens:
Get both sides to the Space Colony Ark. Raise each separate Chao with either a good or dark character. Pet them until they turn close to black or almost white and wait for twenty or thirty minutes. Then, take your Chao to its appropriate garden. It needs an animal to evolve.

Hint: Die in the Chao Garden:
Enter the Hero Garden as Tails (Miles), and go to where the water is the deepest (near the fountain). Stand there for a while and soon the music that indicates that you are about to drown will play.

Hint: Hero or Dark Chao:
To make a Chao a Hero, simply use a Hero character and keep pressing B or X to pet them. If done long enough, it will go white and be a Hero. To make it Dark, just use a Dark character and do the same thing.

Use only Sonic or Shadow to get the specific Chao. Give the Chao a lot of green animals and after it evolves give it a lot of green Chaos drives.

Hint: Devil Chao:
Reincarnate a Chao twice. After its second reincarnation, give it every type of animal, including Imaginary and Ghost. Then, get a Dark Fruit and wait until evolution occurs.

Hint: Angel Chao:
Reincarnate a Chao twice. After its second reincarnation, give it every type of animal, including Imaginary and Ghost. Then, get a Hero Fruit and wait until evolution occurs.
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Hint: Night Chao:
Note: For best results, have a Dark and Hero character take care of the Chao evenly to make it a Normal chao for the evolutionary paths. Have a Dark and Hero character give the Chao lots of Purple animals until it becomes a Normal Chao. Now you can pick one character to take care of the Chao. After it first evolves, give it many Purple Chao drives.

Hint: Ghost Chao:
Give your Chao lots of bats using a dark character until it transforms. The best place for bats using a Dark character is the Sand Ocean level as Eggman.

Go to Pumpkin Hill as knuckles. Gather up the extra life in the Shovel Claw area. Take the jet up to Church Mountain. Go down a level and you will see a rocket. Press it. That is one bat. Glide over to the turntable. There are double boxes. One holds either a bat or a skeleton dog. Restart and repeat as many times as needed.

Hint: Sonic Chao:
Note: For best results, have a Dark and Hero character take care of the Chao evenly to make it a Normal chao for the evolutionary paths. Have a Dark and Hero character give the Chao lots of Green animals until it becomes a Normal Chao. Now you can pick one character to take care of the Chao. After it first evolves, give it many Green Chao drives.

Hint: Dragon Chao:
Note: For best results, have a Dark and Hero character take care of the Chao evenly to make it a Normal chao for the evolutionary paths. Have a Dark and Hero character give the Chao lots of Red animals until it evolves. Now you can pick one character to take care of the Chao. After it first evolves, give it many Red Chao drives.

Hint: Alien Chao:
Note: For best results, have a Dark and Hero character take care of the Chao evenly to make it a Normal chao for the evolutionary paths. Have a Dark and Hero character give the Chao lots of Yellow animals until it becomes a Normal Chao. Now you can pick one character to take care of the Chao. After it first evolves give it many Yellow Chao drives.

Hint: Light Chaos Chao:
Reincarnate a Chao twice. After its second reincarnation, give it every type of animal, including Imaginary and Ghost. Then, get a Chao Fruit and wait until evolution occurs.

Hint: Pumpkin head for Chao:
Find one of the Skeleton Dogs; the easiest place to do so is Pumpkin Hill as Knuckles, and combine it with your Chao. As either Knuckles or Rouge, start digging around in the Chao Garden. Eventually a pumpkin will appear. If you give it to the Chao mixed with the Skeleton Dog it will put it on its head. If you want to take it off, either throw or hit your Chao.
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You can find pumpkins in the regular and Hero Gardens, and skulls in the dark Garden. Get them by digging as Knuckles or Rouge.

Hint: Skull head for Chao:
Find one of the Skeleton Dogs; the easiest place to do so is Pumpkin Hill as Knuckles, and combine it with your Chao. As either Knuckles or Rouge, start digging around in the Dark Chao Garden. Eventually a skull will appear. If you give it to the Chao mixed with the Skeleton Dog it will put it on its head. If you want to take it off, either throw or hit your Chao.

Hint: Chao Egg head for Chao:
As with the skull and pumpkin heads, give a Chao a skeleton dog. Then breed or get an egg for Sonic Adventure/other garden. Hatch the egg and give the collectible part of the egg to the Chao.
Information in this section was contributed by Panzer.

Get a skeleton cat and give it to your Chao. Get an egg peach (the thing it hatched from) and give it to your Chao and he will put it on his head.

Hint: Wake a sleeping Chao:
Sleeping Chao are annoying because you cannot feed them. To wake them up, stand next to it and whistle. You do not have to anger them by picking them up during a little nap.

Hint: Resurrect dead Chao:
Have your Chao mate until they create an egg. Set any color of Chao drives around the egg to form a circle. When the egg starts to turn white with yellow on top of it, bring one of your Chao and set it nearby. Your Chao will start to dance around the egg. When it is done, the Chao that died first will be resurrected with every part of small animals you gave it. If you are lucky, two can be resurrected.

Hint: Make Chao come to you:
Enter the Chao Garden. Press Y until the whistle appears. Whistle and your Chao will get a question mark, look for you, and come running.

Hint: Chao raising:
First, get all the animals you want for your Chao. Make sure that you get the Chao you want it to look like. Then, stop and collect Chaos drives only. Chaos drives are the same as animals, but they do not change your Chao's appearance. Chaos drives are the thin pieces of machinery that fall off of the G.U.N. machines when you destroy them. This way, you can get your Chao to have good stats without having to worry about a good feature being bumped off. Note: Yellow is swimming, green is running, red is strength and purple is flying.
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Hint: Quick Chao transformation:
Keep petting your Chao and eventually it will transform.

Hint: Chao pillow:
Go to a Chao Garden and get a coconut. Then, with a sleeping Chao, pick up the coconut and put it by the its head. The coconut will act as a pillow.
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Hint: Chao Ball:
To win the Chao Ball for the Dark Garden, finish in first place in the second Dark Race. You will find a new Chao Ball in the Dark Garden.

Hint: Change Chao Ball color:
The little ball above a Chao's head can change color in two ways. The first to make the Chao evolve. The second is to give it different Chao drives. It may take some time, but it can change to green.

Hint: Chao Badge:
Your Chao gets a Badge for winning all the beginner Chao races.
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Hint: Make Chao learn faster in school:
When you put your Chao in school and you want to make it come out soon, do about four stages, Then, go back to Chao World and you will be able to pick your Chao up. Note: If this does not work, stay in Chao World for a long time.

Hint: Omochao loses his propeller:
This trick cannot be done with Tails or Eggman because their walkers have no hands. Using any other character, pick up Omochao and throw him off a cliff. It may take a few seconds, but Omochao should reappear without a propeller on his head.
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Hint: Omochao hurts himself:
Use the following trick to get Omochao to hurt himself in the Pyramid Cave, Death Chamber, Egg Quarters, or Sand Ocean level. Activate an Omochao and go under one of the flames. Since Omochao flies above you, he should hit the fire and take a hit. He will get mad at you afterwards.
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Hint: VMU attributes:
To get intelligence, get a smart fruit. To get luck choose the correct treasure chest . To lose luck, choose an empty treasure chest. To get stamina, win a seed at the end of Chao Adventure 2 in the VMU. Give it to your Chao to plant the seed, and feed him a fruit from it to gain stamina.

Hint: Get the Gold, Silver and Black Chaos from Sonic Adventure:
Load Sonic Adventure, then go to the Chao Garden where the Chao you want in Sonic Adventure 2 is located. Put it into Chao Adventure. Load Sonic Adventure 2 and go to a Chao Garden. Go to the transporter. On the VMU with Chao Adventure, there should be an egg. It is the egg for your Chao from Sonic Adventure. When it hatches, it will be back to its first form. The only thing transferred is the name, but the Gold Chao will be gold, the Silver Chao will be silver, and the Black Chao will be black. Note: If you pet or try to influence the Chao you imported, it will lose it original colors.

Hint: Black Chao:
To make a black Chao, grab it and keep throwing it to the ground or the walls.

Hint: Black Bull Chao:
Hit your newborn Chao twice, then give it two sheep until it gets the horns. Next, pet it with a dark character until it becomes a dark Chao. Then, give it about ten Green Chaos Drives and wait for it to evolve. Keep petting it to make this go faster. If you Chao still crawls, give it two animals that walk on two legs, if it loses its horns, give it a sheep. Once it evolves, hit it three times with a hero character. Then, using a dark character, ignore it and do not feed it for thirty minutes (you must be in the Chao Garden). Then, hit it again until it starts to have a angry face and makes angry noises. It will start to charge around like a bull and chase the other Chaos around the Garden . If you want to stop you Chao from doing this, keep petting it with a hero character. If you want it to go back to bull mode, wake it up when it is asleep by picking it up.
Information in this section was contributed by Kash.

Hint: Chao cloning:
Two memory cards are required for this trick; one with the game file, and one with 128 blocks free space. Start the game and enter Chao World, with both memory cards inserted. While in Chao World, pull out the memory card with the game file on it. You will get a message stating that the memory card is not plugged in. Press a button to continue. Pick up the Chao to be cloned and go to the Transporter to put it on the memory card with 128 blocks free. Save it, then restart the game. Put the removed card back into its controller and start the game again. Go to Chao World and you will notice that the chao You cloned seems to have gone nowhere, but remove it from the memory card on the Transporter and one identical to it will appear.

Hint: Unlimited Chao:
Note: A GameShark and the original Sonic Adventure are required for this trick. In Sonic Adventure, put a Chao into the GameShark. Then, go to Sonic Adventure 2 and an egg will be in the GameShark. If you take the egg out, another egg will appear. Repeat as many times as desired.

Hint: Good and Evil Chao races:
Get a good Chao and a bad Chao to unlock the good and evil Chao races.

Hint: Boss time attack mode:
Successfully complete either side story to see all the scenes from the side of the story that you chose or you can play the Bosses that you fought in a time attack mode. To get both the Hero and the Dark modes you have to complete both sides of the game.

Hint: Last stage:
Successfully complete both Hero and Dark side story modes. Enter story mode to access the "Last Stage?" option.

Hint: Extra Island level:
To get an extra Island level, you must get all the Emblems, including Kart, Timed Boss, and the emblems for all A rating. Once you have them all, which should total 180, the island next to the Green Forest level will have the face of Sonic on it. The new level is a 3D version of the Green Hills Zone, from Sonic The Hedgehog.

Hint: Super speed:
In two player mode, use a speed up then wait for the little blue light to disappear. Then, get the Super Shoes. The easiest way to do this is to play Shadow's Bridge level. After you fly up the first speed ramp, kill the robot guard then use your speed up. Then, go around the side where the Super Shoes are located.
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Hint: Kart Racing mini-game:
Catch the President with Tails, or catch Tails with Rouge. If you do both, you will unlock versus in two-player mode. Either way will work -- it does not matter which you do first.

Hint: Alternate theme song for Kart Racing:
Collect 69 emblems during the gmae. Instead of hearing the normal chime, you will hear someone whistle. A new theme song for Kart Racing has now been unlocked. The notes are the same, but instruments are different.

Hint: Drive backwards in Kart Racing:
Get a lot of speed and take a sharp turn. Release the gas and rotate the Analog-stick to turn your car around. You should now be driving backwards -- the front of the should be facing you. It only lasts a limited time and is harder to drive this way. If you hit a wall while backwards you will return to normal.

Hint: Play as Amy Rose in Kart Racing:
Finish all of Sonic's missions with an "A" ranking.

Hint: Play as Tikal the Echidna in Kart Racing:
Finish all of Knuckles' missions with an "A" ranking.

Hint: Play as Mecha (Metal) Sonic in Kart Racing:
Finish all of Shadow's missions with an "A" ranking.

Hint: Catch up to opponent in two player race:
Wait for your opponent to get to a check point, then intentionally die. After you die, you will appear at the check point your opponent went through. This is an easy way to catch up to your opponent when you are losing.

Hint: Alternate jump:
While running, do a somersault, then jump anytime during the somersault.

Hint: Better sharp turns:
Use the following trick to make sharp turns when playing Tails or Rouge or when trying to get Emblems in the Kart Racing mini-game. When you are about to make the turn, release A for about a second and a half. Move in the direction the turn is going in, and then press A again. This should make the tires skid. If you do not turn for awhile however, this effect will wear off and you will need to do it again. This is almost required when going for Rouge and Tail's fourth mission in Kart Racing, "Do not touch the walls." Note: When you do this, you car loses a bit of its top speed. Release A and then press it again to reach your maximum speed once again.

Hint: Easy Emblems:
Start a new file on a VMU that already has Chao Garden data with all races completed. When entering the Chao Garden go to the race entrance. Select the Crab Pool Beginner Race at level 3. If you win, you will receive five emblems. Then, enter the Diamond Jewel Race at level five. If you win, you will receive five more Emblems.

Hint: Super Sonic and Hyper Shadow:
Successfully complete the Last Stage? Level in story mode to unlock Super Sonic and Hyper Shadow.

Hint: Dr. Robotnik: Mystic Melody:
At the very beginning of the Sand Ocean level, stay on the turnstile until it rotates the entire way around. At that point you will see a glow, which is the Mystic Melody. You must fly over to a new platform to get it.
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Hint: Eggman: Mystic Melody:
In Eggman's Sand Ocean level, go onto one end of the turning platform and stay there until view changes. You will see the Mystic Melody.

Hint: Knuckles or Rouge: Finding goals:
At any point if you cannot seem to find what they are supposed to look for, intentionally die. You will lose all your rings, but in big stages you will find that it is to the most benefit. Note: Make sure that you have plenty of lives.

Hint: Knuckles or Rogue: Extra lives:
Enter two player mode and choose Knuckles or Rouge. Keep digging in the stage. After you dig you might get a lot of coins or lives. Keep digging for lives -- you can use them when you try an adventure (Dark or Hero story line).

Hint: Knuckles: Mystic Melody:
Go to Wild Canyon as Knuckles. Go straight into the windy gust throwing you upward. Look to the left and you should see three small buildings containing four boxes in each one. Ignore them. Go straight past them to find the Lonely Statue. Climb above the statue's head straight up and you should see a strange painting. Dig through it to find the Mystic Melody.
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Hint: Knuckles: Sunglasses:
To get the sunglasses for Knuckles, play through story mode until you get to the Meteor Herd level. This occurs immediately after fighting the "Egg Golem". Look around for a big meteor on a separate floating rock island. Get on it, then get in back of the huge meteor, as far as you can go. Punch twice and then move forward for the Mini-Spiral Upper. If this does not work, try running at full speed and slam into the door in front of you. If it opens, break the metal box located there, then hit the button. Find a spring that takes you up to the top (or climb up), then fall down the newly opened area. You should see a rainbow-colored area with the Sunglasses power-up. When you want to use it, press Y(4), B. This is required for most of the fifth mission emblems for Knuckles.

Hint: Knuckles: Spiral Upper:
Rotate the Analog-stick in a full circle. Once the option appears, press X or B to spin upwards, using an attack.

Hint: Rouge: Screw Kick:
Rotate the Analog-stick in a full circle. Once the option appears, press X or B to spin upwards, using an attack.

Hint: Rogue: Treasure Scope:
Successfully complete the Dark story line or get the Iron Boots in the Space level. Then, return to the first level and look for the Egyptian sign that was in Egg-Quaters. You will find Mystic Melody here. Then, go to the Security Hall and find the point of usage for Mystic Melody (there may be two). Follow the bridge that appears and use the Iron Boots on the crates to break them to find the Treasure Scope. Press Y to equip it and press B to use it. It will shut off automatically when you jump.

Hint: Sonic: Extra points:
When playing as Sonic, use the special punch attack after hitting and destroying an enemy to hit another and collect more points.

Hint: Sonic or Shadow: Mystic Melody:
The Mystic Melody for Sonic and Shadow is in their final stages. For Sonic, keep playing through the level until you see a rocket on a platform while grinding on a rail. Jump to it, and use it to go to a different route. Keep playing through this route until you get to the Mystic Melody. For Shadow, there is one part of the level where you can keep spiraling up on magnetic tubes. Eventually you will get to the Mystic Melody. The Mystic Melody is a tool every character can get. To use it, you must find those strange boxes that are in each level. Play the Mystic Melody to unlock a secret passage. The secret passage will usually lead you to the lost Chao you need to find to complete mission 3.

Hint: Sonic or Shadow: Flip attack:
To do a flip attack, do a somersault (press X or B), then in the middle of it, jump (press A). When flipping in the air, press the Analog-stick in the direction you want Sonic or Shadow to flip. While in the air, you can land on top of an enemy or do a homing attack (press A in the air) to attack an enemy.

Hint: Shadow vs. Sonic finale: Extra lives:
Get 100 Rings by using Light Dashes.

Hint: Tails: Homing Laser upgrade:
A weapon not mentioned in the manual is the upgrade for Tails' Homing Laser. After completing the stage in which Tails earns the Volcan Upgrade, go back to Prison Lane via the level selection screen. At the end of the level, before touching the goal, look for the cameras. Shoot them down and break the iron boxes in front of the gate (if there are any). The Laser upgrade will be behind two barred doors afterwards.

Hint: Tails: Mystic Melody:
Get the Vulcan Cannon upgrade (which is a mandatory item that you will eventually get). Then, go to the Egyptian level and play through it until you see a door blocked by iron boxes. Shoot the boxes, go through the door, and collect the Mystic Melody.

Hint: Tails or Eggman: Extra health:
To gain a little health for Eggman or Tails, hit an enemy. When you see a Chaos Driver, get it. Your power bar will rise slightly higher.

Hint: Homing Laser upgrade:
To get the Homing Laser upgrade for the Eggwalker, on the first stage of the Dark story line, find a hall blocked by iron containers. Shoot them with your Vulcan cannon (needs to be upgraded first). You will find the homing laser upgrade at the end of the hall.

Hint: Play as any hidden character in multi-player mode:
Go to the characters and press Right or Left on any character. Then, go to "Random Select" and press Left or Right. Press Start after you hear the sound. Note: You must bring out one of the character's hidden costume to do this trick.

Hint: Multi-player characters:
Get "A" ranks for a character to unlock the following multi-player characters.

Racing: Dark
Shadow
Space Shadow
Mecha Sonic

Racing: Hero
Sonic
Space Sonic
Amy

Shooting: Dark
Eggman
Space Eggman
Big

Shooting: Hero
Tails
Space Tails
Chao

Hunting: Dark
Rouge
Space Rouge
Chaos

Hunting: Hero
Knuckles
Space Knuckles
Tikal

Hint: Aquatic Mines: Air Necklace:
Go to the Aquatic Mines level as Knuckles. Find the switch that changes the water level to its third setting. (o do this, make sure it is on the first setting and climb the pole in the center of the room. Then, jump to the pulley taking you above. Go to level 2 of the stage and find the a caution sign. Jump in the pit and keep following the path to the item. The Air Necklace allows you to breathe under water for an infinite amount of time. This is especially helpful in the very last level, where you spend virtually the entire time underwater.

Hint: City Escape: Magic Gloves:
Once you get the Fire Somersault Bracelet, return to the first level of Sonic's adventure (City Escape). Go towards the end of the level and look for a spot on the ground composed of four steel crates. Perform the bounce attack on top of them and you will fall into a secret room. Once there, you can bounce and destroy more crates to find the Magic Gloves. They will allow you to turn an enemy into a miniature throwable version. However, you have to get very close, making it not all that useful.
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Hint: City Escape: Unicorn animal for Chao:
Play the level as Sonic (the first level of the Hero story) and get the three Chao boxes. The first Chao box should have a Chao key in it. It is at the part (to the right) where you go upstairs. The second one should have four animals in it. It is located down a rail where there is a thing that boosts you down the rail and up a ramp at the end of the rail. The third Chao box should have the unicorn in it. It is at the place where you run down the top of a building and bounce. When you bounce, hold Up until you land on a bar and start swinging. While you swing, you will see a red slash of Sonic's Shoes every once in a while. Try to press A when the shoes slash. If done correctly, you will swing off onto another bar and start swinging again. Repeat and you should swing off onto a platform. On the platform is the last Chao box. Repeat to get as many Unicorns as needed. With Unicorns, your Chao will grow a horn in the middle of its forehead, a pony tail, little hooves, pony ears, and some of its body will change colors.

Hint: City Escape: Run on foot:
At the start of the City Escape level, instead of landing on the ground with the board, scrape the roads on the board. When on foot run full speed at a wall and get knocked down. Pause game play if you fall after hitting the wall. Choose to restart the level to run on foot and not on the board.

Hint: City Escape: Stay on snowboard:
When playing as Sonic in City Escape, immediately when you get to the trolley, jump over the speed ramp instead of hitting it. You will still be on the snowboard.

Hint: City Escape: Extra points:
Near the end of the level, before the truck, you can get an Extreme Trick (1500 points). To do this, grind on all three rails without falling off, then

Hint: Cosmic Wall: Extra life:
As Dr. Robotnik. While trying to get up one of the giant holes by jumping from platform to platform, you will see two platforms extremely close together. Shoot all the boxes there to reveal a 1-up item which increases your life bar, so you can sustain more attacks before dying.
Hint: Crazy Gadget: End of level:
As Sonic, reach the last sequence when you hit the switch before you get the goal to launch the missile. Use the first switch then instead of using the second switch. Use the bounce attack to go higher to the red platform and move to your left. Hit the switch to go down. Step off the purple platform to find the switch. Use the bounce attack to get high enough to reach the gravity switch. Once you do, just jump to hit the switch. The next part is tricky. Use the homing attack to hit the spring near the goal and do not press anything. You should end up back where you started use the first switch to go up. Repeat the procedure, except use the switch that is straight ahead. When you get down, fire the missile to get the goal.
Hint: Egg Quarters: A rank:
To get an A rank for Rouge in Egg Quarters, get the three keys in 4:30. Usually you have to get it in 1:30.

Hint: Final Rush: Extra lives:
As Sonic, after the first grinding rail, land on the first platform. Take the lower of the two rails. At the end of the rail, jump to the platform and use the only rail, on the ground. At the end of that rail, there is a platform with speed panels. At the end of the platform there is a bomb robot over another platform. Destroy it and use the rail off of the platform it was over. At the end of that rail is a check point with a small gap afterward. Jump the gap and go all the way down the big drop. At the bottom is a rail on the left side. It will take you to a platform with a ring box and a life box. Get the life and then choose "Exit" from the "Start" menu. Re-enter the level and you should have the same number of lives you had when you exited the level. Repeat this as many times as needed.

Hint: Hidden Base: Interesting statue:
In the Hidden Base level as Tails, go to the pulley where, at the top, there are five to six Kiki's throwing bombs at you. In that area is a headless statue of a nude woman, holding her cleavage.

Hint: Hidden Base: Green sea monster Chao:
When playing as Tails, there is a hidden green sea monster Chao in the small maze. It makes your Chao's color turn green.

Hint: Iron Gate: Special Dragon Animal for your Chao:
To get A Special Dragon for the Dark story line, get all three Chao boxes in Iron Gate as Dr. Eggman. Be careful 00 one of the boxes is near the goal,
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Hint: Iron Gate: Laser Blast:
First, find the Cannon in the Weapons Bed level, then play the Iron Gate level again. Go to the location where you find the most coins and two gas pipes. Blast those gas pipes. You will now see a way leading to a hall. The Laser Blast is inside, glowing green light. Take it. It makes it easier to lock-on to more opponents.

Hint: Mad Space: Phantasy Star Online items:
In the Mad Space level as Rouge, you can find items from Phantasy Star Online lying around -- the boxes rather not items themselves. For example, you can find green and blue boxes from the game.

Hint: Metal Harbor: Shortcut:
Near the beginning as Sonic, after doing the loop-de-loop there is a robot you can home-attack, which will take you to a faster route. After completing this much faster route, simply finish the rest of the level as fast as you can without taking detours. Also try to go straight all the way on the street board at the end-- do not zig-zag.

Hint: Pumpkin Hill: Ghosts:
As Knuckles, from Pumpkin Hill to the rest of the game you can find ghosts in certain places. Note: They just pop out and knock you down.

Hint: Pumpkin Hill: Extra Skeleton Dogs:
As Knuckles, go to Pumpkin Hill and get the extra life that is buried where the Shovel Claw was located. Then, go to Church Mountain and look around one of the graves closest to the wall. You should find a Skeleton Dog there. Restart the Level and do the same thing over again until you have as many as needed. The last time you do that, find a Chao Key and finish the level. It is easier to do this if you are on the 100 Ring mission or the Find The Chao mission.

Hint: Pumpkin Hill: Safe from fall:
When you fall for a while, glide then do the Spinning Dig move and hold it down. You will bounce back up and be able to glide to safety. If you do not make it, repeat until you do.

Hint: Pumpkin Hill: Early lives:
When starting Pumpkin Hill as Knuckles, go to the left rocket that takes you to Church Mountain. Then, take the rocket that leads to Pumpkin Mountain, which is somewhere in the graveyard area. While falling down from that rocket, quickly glide forward to the flying "island" in front of you. If done correctly, you should grip to the floating chunk of land and be able to go forward to get the extra life. This can be useful for people who are collecting Skel-dogs, because you can get it in the graveyard place before you take the rocket. There is also an extra life buried where the digging claw things used to be -- so this can double as an unlimited lives trick. Note: Skel-dogs are useful for people who are raising running Chao because they remove the boar's ugly features, and provide a running improvement of up to 16, without subtracting from other stats.

Hint: Radical Highway: Fire Ring:
As Shadow, after the second highway you spring to, go backwards instead of forwards. You will see a rollie object that you need to somersault through to a new route. The new route leads to the Fire Ring that allows you to break steel crates. Note: You need the Light Shoes or you will not be able to get it.

Use the following trick to get the Fire Ring without using the Light Dash. When you get to the row of rings in mid-air on the path to the ring, simply somersault at Super Sonic speed. Press A while holding the D-pad in the direction of the rings. You should be in mid-air. Press A again to use the Homing attack. You will hit the spring and get the ring.

Hint: Radical Highway: Got Ring? Blimp:
There is a blimp with the message "Got Ring?" in the level.

Hint: Radical Highway: Lost Chao location:
Note: You must have the Mystic Melody to find this Chao. Go to the part where there are two loops. At the end of the loops (next to the speed ramps), jump to the left ready to attack and hit the spring that is down there. You cannot see it at first, so be careful.

Hint: Security Hall: Fast completion:
In this stage you play as Rouge the Bat and are given 5 minutes to complete it. This can prove to be quite difficult. If you have enough lives you can do this trick. If you cannot seem to find the Emeralds, you should die. You will keep the existing Emeralds that you have collected. You will begin at the start of the level and the Emeralds will move to different places. This is the fastest method for completing the level if you are having trouble.

Hint: Security Hall: Cut through lasers without losing rings:
As Rogue, get a running start and glide as fast as you can. If you are quick enough, when you touch a laser you will hear a spark but will not get hurt. You can only do this on lasers that are high. This is best done in the higher room with the switches.

Hint: Security Hall: Alternate shield color:
Play as Rouge in the Security Hall under the hard difficulty setting. The shield robots will be holding black shields instead of red ones.

Hint: Sky Rail: Shortcut:
There are places in the level where you can jump as Shadow from the rail you are on to a rail you are going past that you normally would not get to until later in the level. This method saves time, and it is fairly easy. Be careful -- do not jump to a rail that will take you back, adding time. Additionally, on the last rail, take the rail on the right versus the left. The one on the right slopes straight down to the goal. Also, crouch at the very beginning to go much faster.

Hint: Sky Rail: Find the lost Chao:
The Mystic Melody and Light Speed Dash are required. At the second checkpoint there will be rail. Do not go on it. Instead, turn to the left and you should see the Mystic Block. Play the Mystic Melody and rings will appear. Do the Light Speed Dash and there will be a lot of bouncy things. Bounce up a few and at the top you will see the lost Chao. Go up a few more bouncy things to reach it.

Hint: Sky Rail: Ancient Light:
As Shadow, skip the rocket and use the spring. Hit the bouncy propeller object until you get to the limit. You will see an enemy robot that you need to kill. Following him is a string of robots that you attack until you get to the Ancient Light for Shadow. It does the same thing as the Ancient Light for Sonic.

Hint: White Jungle: Ancient Light:
To get the Ancient Light from the original Sonic Adventure, go to the White Jungle level as Sonic and keep playing until you reach the part where you are in a tree with many enemy robots. Jump up to the area with the box of rings. From there, walk to the edge of the platform until you see an enemy robot. Home attack it and keep going, attacking item boxes until you get to an extra life at the end of the line. There is also a 1-Up item which is the Ancient Light.

Hint: White Jungle: Fourth mission Emblem:
There are no shortcuts in this level. To get the Emblem as Shadow, keep running and do not get hurt.

Hint: White Jungle: Easy points:
When playing as Shadow there are two places where you get points for easy things. At the very start of the level, after swinging on your first vine, somersault under a fence for 500 free points. Then, when you are in a grassy area much like the area where Sonic gets his Ancient Light, instead of going the short way which leads to invincibility, somersault under a gate behind two robots. Dodge the sparking robot and when you reach two robots, one flying around one just standing, hit the flying one. Stay in the air as long as you can and bash the second one to get the usual 100 points, but you will also get 400 bonus points.

Hint: Wild Canyon: Special Dragon Animal for your Chao:
Play as Knuckles in the Wild Canyon level. Get all three Chao Boxes. The first Chao Box will be the Chao key. When you get the second Chao Box you can get 2, 3 or 4 animals. With the third Chao Box, you can get the Dragon.

For an easier way to get a Dragon, start the Wild Canyon level and go to the place where you get the power-up on the wall you came out of. Look to where it and the left wall intersects. Climb up to find a Dragon. Go over there and play the Mystic Melody. Go forward and get the extra life. Restart and do it again.

As Knuckles go to where you find the Mystic Melody. The little Dragon should be in the rear left-hand corner.

Hint: Wild Canyon: Extra dragons and lives:
Use the following trick to get a lot of dragons in about ten minutes. At the start of the Wild Canyon level, climb the tall pillar to your right. When you reach the top, get the extra life and glide to the pillar on the other side of the room. Then, glide onto the pillar closest to it and get the Chao box. Enter the "wind tunnel" and when you get to the top, go to your left. Go to one of the first cubes blocked by boxes. Punch the boxes for another extra life, then go to the end of the path. Once there, hit the Chao box, but avoid the animals. Once you get that, go to the path across from the one you that are in. Go all the way down and either kill or ignore the rhinos. Then, drop down into the statue area. Get the Chao box and the dragon, then exit and repeat this as many times as needed.

Hint: Defeating Big Foot:
In the Hero storyline, you can defeat Big Foot faster by jumping on the wooden boxes. From here, you can attack him without having to wait until he lands. After he shoots out all the boxes, defeat him the standard way.
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As Sonic, if you have the bounce attack, just bounce around Big Foot.

Hint: Defeating Eggman:
In the Hero storyline, during both battles with Eggman forget about the lock-on missile -- it is too slow. Instead, rapidly attack him with your Vulcan cannon.
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Hint: Defeating Egg Golem:
Beside climbing the stairs on Golem's back, you can hit him another way. You can only do this when he has two or less hits remaining. When he uses his head butt of death, stay to the side of his fists so the head misses. Then, get directly under the head. He takes a few seconds to pick it up again -- use a bounce attack to hit the "battery".

When fighting Egg Golem, fall down to the sand pit area and land on the platforms. Then, hang on to the rope that pulls you up. When you are up do not get off the rope. Remain there and shoot Egg Golem. When he does his head butt, quickly jump back down on the platform then repeat until he is defeated.

Hint: Defeating King Boom Boo:
In the Hero storyline, only run fast enough so you can see his face. When he starts breathing blue fire, you will have more than enough time to punch the ghost holding the hour glass while he is preoccupied making is wall.
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King Boom Boo as one attack called the Chomp Attack. Be careful, because he also speeds up when he does it. If you slow down, quickly speed back up or he will speed up and attack.

Hint: Defeating Shadow:
In the Hero storyline, during both Shadow battles you can use the same strategies. Shadow cannot defend against the bounce attack.
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Instead of trying to catch him off-guard, keep somersaulting at him. This makes the battle easy.

Hint: Defeating Sonic:
In the Dark storyline, instead of trying to catch him off-guard, keep somersaulting at him. This makes the battle easy.

Hint: Defeating Sonic or Shadow:
This trick works for either character during the final battle. When fighting, fall behind of your opponent. When you are far enough, he will do his special attack. Quickly do the homing attack to avoid it. If you are fast enough, quickly do the homing attack at your opponent and you will hurt him. You need to do the homing attack very quickly, or he will start running again and you will not hurt him.

After you complete the last level on the Hero storyline , you will have to battle Shadow. The first three hits are easy. Just to get up close to him and use your Homing Attack. The last two hits are fairly difficult. If you use the Homing Attack, he will also do it. so it wont hurt him. Press the Analog-stick slightly so you are walking, not running. You will get left behind. After about two seconds, start charging up your Spin Attack with B. When they use their attack on you, release and aim for Shadow while spinning. This trick can also be used when facing Sonic as Shadow.

Hint: Make Omochao angry:
Pick him up and throw him around. If you throw him at an enemy, he will explode. You can even shoot him with Eggman or Tails while he is flying around your head.

Hint: Big the Cat appearances:

Aquatic Mines level: You can also find Big the Cat when the water is all the way up and you look through the cage with the caution side.

Cannon's Core level (as Tails): When you take the first elevator down, you will see Big below hanging on to the wall to the right (or left)
Cannon's Core level (as Knuckles): Big can been found inside of the wall near where you find a lot of lasers close to the ending (next to the ground that is green on the right side). He is waving to you.
City Escape level: Big the Cat appears after the last corner in the G.U.N. truck vs. Sonic scene. look For him at the right of the screen, running downhill on the sidewalk away from the truck.
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Colony's Core (as Sonic): Note: this is the last part. When you are going down the slides, jump on the pillar to your left (the one with the timestop switch). Look across from you on the other pillar to see Big.
Crazy Gadget level: Reach the room with all the color boxes. When you first get to the yellow one, jump down to land on another yellow piece. Big will be jumping up and down on it -- you can reach him.

Crazy Gadgets (hard difficulty): Big will be hanging on to the blue block instead of on the yellow block.

Cosmic Wall level (as Dr. Eggman): When you are on the second train-like rail car immediately after you reach the top of the first hill, spin the camera angle around to see behind Dr. Eggman. Big will be sitting on the corner of the platform behind you.

Death Chamber level (as Knuckles): Go in the middle, where the big engine is located. Climb around it in one location and you can see Big the Cat inside of it.

Dry Lagoon level (as Rouge): Go to the turtle and rescue him. Then, go to the other place with the underwater swimming turtle. Grab hold of him and on the way to the under prison, look on the bottom right of the screen to see the lower half of Big sticking out of the sand. Look carefully and make sure you are entering the tunnel, and not the exit.

Egg Quarters level: Go to the green room with the eight pillars. In the middle of the room is a Mystic Melody ruin. Stand on top of it and jump up. On the wall to the left (or right), Big is holding on under a flower.

Final Chase: At the last continue, Big will be directly in front of you, inside the green gravity cylinder.

Final Rush: Look for a line that you can grind on. It is a straight line that has a spring attached to it. Hit the spring and jump up to see Big on platform, dancing just like in Sonic Adventure when he catches the frog. You can also touch him.

Green Forest level (as Sonic): Big can be seen (barely) on a platform against a tree, immediately after the part when you home attack two enemies that are floating above platforms. Look to the left to see the large platform against a tree. Big is a little difficult to see.

Hidden Base level (as Tails): When you reach the entrance to the first pyramid, look to the right. Big will be sitting on a metal girder that is around a large statue against the wall.

Iron Gate level (as Dr. Eggman): When you reach the first elevator, jump off and hover (or fall towards the wall with the exit on it.). Keep falling to see Big hanging onto the wall.

Last episode level (as Rogue): Go to the top, and when you press the button, fly the same way that you got there. Climb up on the wood thing and you should see Big the Cat. You cannot go there -- he is just turning his back at you.

Last? story level (as Dr. Eggman): As you fall down a ravine with lasers, Big is sitting on the far left ledge near the three water enemies.

Last? story level (as Shadow): Before the biolizard fight (called the Ultimate Battle in scene select), repeatedly press A through the beginning of the sequence to see Big the Cat walk by you twice.

Lost Colony level: When you reach the part with a high platform that has a lot beetles, about three quarters of the way on the platform, Big is on the wall to the left. Try shooting a lot of beetles to get light to see him.

Mad Space level. Go to one of the very high ledges on the Ark. Jump off and glide to one of the poles that support the force field around the stage. If you glided to the correct one, you can barely see big Sitting on top of one of the poles.
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Metal Harbor level (as Sonic): Big can be seen when you reach the rocket that takes you to the big rocket. Look around to see him sitting on a platform off to the side

Meteor Herd level: Big can been seen below the light screen window that is close to the lava. He is hanging on the middle of the ledge. Note: It is located close to the huge platform that has a sign that reads "0-2 0-3". He is difficult to spot.
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Prison Lane level (as Tails): Go to the room with the "elevator". In one of the cells you will see something sticking out on the left side. Move the camera so its pointing to that cell to see Big the Cat.

Pumpkin Hill level (as Knuckles): Go to the one of the train gates. You can see Big the Cat hiding behind the gate, waving to you.

Pumpkin Hill/Mountain level (as Knuckles): Go to the Ghost Train Turntable and drop down to the tracks. In one of the barred tunnels, Big the Cat will be waving at you.

Pyramid Cave level (as Sonic): You can see Big the Cat on the far left side of the screen, behind the fence on the first rail you grind on.

Radical Highway level (as Shadow): Go to the rocket that takes you over the "Got Ring?" blimp. Big the Cat will be looking down. When playing under the hard difficulty setting, you will see him hanging from the blimp instead of looking down.

Sand Ocean level (as Eggman): Big can be seen immediately near the end ring. Turn the camera to see Big sleeping on a platform off to the side.
Security Hall level (as Rouge): Immediately when you start the level, go to your right or left and reach the ledge directly next to the hole with the A/C tubes in it. Move the camera so you can see under Rouge, and you should see Big hanging onto a wall. Note: You can use Drill Drive to attack him and pass through him like a ghost.

Sky Rail level (as Shadow): Immediately at the start of the level, when Shadow is grinding down a pole, look at the girder behind him. You will see Big sitting on a girder in the background. Note: You will only see his head unless you jump.
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Weapons Bed level (as Eggman): Big is sitting on top of the first garage with TNT packs on it.

White Jungle level (as Shadow): You can see Big at a platform on the right of the screen when swinging on the last vine with the waterfall. After seeing him, look up to the top right-hand side to see Big sleeping on a giant heavy looking leaf on a tree just before you reach the goal ring.

White Jungle level: Big can be seen again at the end of the level. Before you hit the ring, turn the camera to the right to see Big sitting on a tree to the left.

Wild Canyon level (as Knuckles): Go forward and up the wind. Go over to the wall in between the two paths you can go, and climb up. Big the Cat will be hanging on for life.
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You can also see him in the battle against Sonic while playing as Shadow.

In the Tails level where you are running from the police and you first get your hover ability, Big the Cat can be seen again. There is a part in the level where you need to knock a column over in order to use it as a step to reach a higher level, from which you hover over to a platform with a police barricade and two robots. If you miss the platform and fall in the hole, you will see Big the Cat sitting on the girders underneath the platform.
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In the intermission when Sonic beats up the Egg Golem (Dark storyline) look against the wall to see Big behind one of the doors, jumping up and down,

After you complete Final Hazard, and Shadow and Sonic get ready to use the Chaos Control, Big will sometimes be seen floating around in the background.
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Play as Rouge and do the battle against Knuckles. At the end when you and Knuckles are saying "Whew", Big will walk across the beam behind you.

Hint: Big the Cat appearance in intermission sequences:
Some intermission sequences also have Big the Cat appearances. To find them, rapidly press A. If done at the correct time, Big will appear. Fir example, at the beginning, Big's head peeks out from the helicopter. In the shuttle blastoff, Big will scratches his butt at the very beginning.
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When playing the Hero storyline as Sonic, when he jumps out of the plane in the first intermission, repeatedly press A + B. Big will get out of the plane and look at you. For better results, keep pressing A + B at the start until Big appears.

Hint: E102 appearance:
In Rouge's Inside the Pyramid level, one of the robots you blow up is E-102.

Hint: Character comments:
While playing as any character, stand in a place for a while and your character will comment about the stage. Some examples are:
Sonic in Crazy Gadget: "This place is a real pain in the butt!"
Knuckles in Pumpkin Hill: " This place sure feels haunted."
Shadow in Radical Highway: "I sense danger all around me."
Sonic in City Escape: "This city sure has some steep hills."

Glitch: Stuck in wall:
As Sonic or Shadow, enter the regular Chao Garden. From the entrance walk right against the wall while pushing against it with your side. If done correctly you will walk into a little groove in the wall. You will do the spin attack even though B was not pressed. Note: Be careful because you may hit your Chao.

Glitch: See through walls:
Press L or R in certain places and you can see through the wall. Try this as Knuckles at Pumpkin Hill at the train area.

Glitch: Fall endlessly in Final Rush:
While as Sonic running away from the burning rocks in the last part of Final Rush, run at full speed and make sure you do not get hit by the rocks. Then, jump to your left or your right, whichever you are closer to. Hold A to make a full jump and then press the direction that you want to jump off of. You will notice that you just jumped over the barrier. You will now fall endlessly to your death. However, if you got hit by one of the rocks on the way out, there will be a strange aura attacking you as you fall. You may die before you reach the atmosphere.

Glitch: Invisible snowboard:
In the Metal Harbor hero level, press Y on controller B. Sonic will be snowboarding, yet will have no snowboard under his feet.

Glitch: Invisible ledge:
go to the default Chao garden. Next to the exit is a ledge that you can stand on, but is invisible.

Glitch: Get the Air Board at the start:
To get the board early, press Y on controller B.

Glitch: Wrong camera angle:
In the City Escape level as Sonic, find the part near the end with an under-pass that you need to somersault under. When you do that, quickly jump. If you are lucky, the camera will be in the other direction, showing you where the ramp's and speed things are located. This may require multiple tries.

Glitch: Frozen Shadow:
Shadow's Ancient Light is required for this trick. Once you have it, go to the Final Chase level. When you meet your first shielded robot outside a tunnel, stand as far from it as possible and use Light Attack. Shadow will go to the top of the roof and freeze in the Spin Dash position. Unless you press B, he will continue to be that way.

Glitch: Frozen Sonic:
Sonic's Ancient Light is required for this trick. Once you have it, go to Pyramid Cave level. Use the Light Attack on the fourth gamma robot from the Bounce Bracelet. Sonic should destroy the robot and stay in one of the corners, frozen in the Spin Dash position and flicke. Press B to revert back to normal.

When you get Sonic's Ancient Light, go to the Crazy Gadget level. Proceed until you get to the last checkpoint near the door to the boxes room. When you get in the boxes room, intentionally die. You will appear to be back at the last checkpoint. The door behind you will be shut. Stand directly next to it and use the Ancient Light. You will be frozen unless you press B.

Hint: Keep special colored Chao:
To keep the special colored Chao from Sonic Adventure, hatch it first, then take one of those and put them into Sonic Adventure 2. It will turn back to normal during re-entry to the Chao Garden. Once it breeds, the baby will be the original color of the special colored parent.

Sonic Shuffle

Hidden artwork:
Place the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find artwork from the game in the "sonic shuffle" folder.

Bonus characters:
Successfully complete story mode to unlock more playable characters.

E-102 Gamma:
Purchase the last picture of Amy in Sonic's room to unlock E-102 Gamma in versus mode.

Chao:
Purchase all pictures of Knuckles in Sonic's room to unlock Chao in versus mode.

Super Sonic:
Purchase all pictures of Sonic in Sonic's room to unlock Super Sonic in versus mode.

Big:
Purchase all pictures of Tails in Sonic's room to unlock Big in versus mode.

NiGHTS:
Set the Dreamcast system date to December 24 to replace Lumina with NiGHTS. Note: All characters may need to be unlocked first.

Notebook:
Successfully complete the game and enter Sonic's room to find the Notebook on the table.

Hint: Get two Force Jewels:
When you are in battle, their will be a HP card with a number over the enemy's head. If you get the same number card as the enemy, it will say "Critical". After the battle is over, it will show you two Force Jewels. Note: This does not work with Preioustones Battles.