The big problem with these stages is that, even when you know the layout, you will often find yourself careening into places you don’t want to be. Sure, the rotation aspect is novel, and the background is wonderfully trippy, but these stages just aren’t very fun. I don’t think anyone’s going to argue with me when I say “Sonic 1 special stages aren’t very good and feel like an extended programming demo.” A lot of Sonic 1 feels rough and experimental, and these stages definitely fit that description. We’re going to be looking at all of the classic Sonic series special stages 1 and evaluating each type… and maybe tell a fun story or two of youthful obsession. This time, we’re not reviewing games, but games within games. So, readers, I would like to once again present you with a painstakingly compiled list of mini-reviews. And, my friends, Sonic Mania’s special stages are absolutely not fun, especially in comparison to some of the other great special stages Sonic has offered us. I think I have a pretty damn good idea of what makes for a fun Sonic special stage. I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time in these games’ special stages. They’re absolutely the weak link in an otherwise spectacular game, and having to play more of them was not a fun prospect, made worse by the fact that the special stage rings are still a royal pain in the ass to find (and farm in postgame). I don’t know why this point in particular seemed to get folks all in a huff, because… well, yeah, Sonic Mania special stages are pretty miserable. (It’s a joke, people.)īut some folks seemed unusually incensed that I said the special stages were bad. I had to dock a point immediately right there. I mean, the team had the opportunity to put the Love Tester back into Studiopolis and they didn’t. When the level is loaded and you have confirmed that Debug Mode is enabled (press Q to toggle it), use the developer menu to load back into the level proper (Stage Select -> Mania Mode -> a level of your choice).Īs I mentioned, I haven't had the change to fully test it out yet.Hey, I reviewed Sonic Mania Plus recently! Some people seemed to take issue with the fact that I said the new content was a bit of a letdown - which I think more people might be inclined to agree with now that the game’s out. Use developer menu to access the Level Select (Stage Select -> Presentation -> Level Select) and load another level. ![]() I haven't tried it fully, yet, but it could possibly be worked around by doing something like this:Ģ. Nice throwback to the original debug mode in sonic 1, though, debug mode is kinda pointless, it deactivates any progress, achievements, and you can only use it on nosave mode. ![]() So far, not being able to get past stage 2 is frustrating since I cannot enjoy the game's contents beyond that part. Is there a way, like downloading a save file from someone else, with everything unlocked, that can get debug mode and cheats unlocked? Looking for online guides to unlock cheats didn't help either, since it seems that there is no way to my knowledge, to unlock the debug mode without farming for the 16 blue sphere medals - a very daunting task, since the difficulty of the special stages get increased every time you unlock an additional one. ![]() ![]() After frustrating myself with dying 10 times in a row by getting squashed by the stairs, I got fed up with the game. Originally posted by Mr Squeak:I am currently stuck with playing Knuckles, and for some reason, cannot get past stage 2: level 1 - where he gets to the part with the 'moving stairs' (the cubes thingy).
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