User manual SEGA PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES SONIC MEGA COLLECTION PLUS

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing Sonic Mega CollectionTM Plus for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Be sure to read this instruction manual thoroughly before you play. CONTENTS Getting Started . . 2 . 3 . 4 . 6 . 7 . 9 11 12 14 15 17 19 While the games in this collection have retained their original Genesis® and Game Gear® form, minor graphical modifications have been made. Your gameplay maybe interrupted by screen distortions and graphical errors ­ press the E button and return to the Title Screen to escape from such interruptions. 1 GETTING STARTED STARTING UP Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. [. . . ] o STARPOSTS: By touching a Starpost, your present score and time will be recorded. Touch a Starpost with 50 Rings or more and you'll see a Star Circle spinning above it. o SPECIAL ITEMS: Smash open the video monitors with Spin Attack to get Special Super Ring: Earns you 10 Rings at once!Sonic can perform a Fireball Spin Dash by using either S, A, or F button while he is in mid air. Sonic can bounce along like a ball by using either S, A, or F button while he is in mid air. Lightning Shield: Turns Sonic into a Ring magnet, and protects against electric and energy ball attacks. Use either S, A, or F button in mid air to perform a double jump. TITLE SCREEN Use CV on the Title Screen to select either SONIC or KNUCKLES and press the START button to begin the game. EXTRA CONTROLS The following controls are also used in this game. % Press the S, A, or F button while Sonic is jumping to generate a temporary shield. % While Knuckles is jumping, hold down the S, A, or F button to glide through the air and use ZX to control the direction of the glide. % Knuckles can perform a wall climb by leaping towards a vertical surface and pressing the S, A, or F button to stick to the surface. Use CV to climb and then press the GAME SCREEN 1 Original Release . 10/18/1994 Having blasted Robotnik's "Death Egg" to smithereens, Sonic is determined to find the Emeralds hidden on Floating Island, but Knuckles is equally determined to stop him by all means available. While they're going the rounds with each other, who will stop Dr. Robotnik? 3 2 SPECIAL STAGE Every Act has a hidden room with a giant Ring. When you collect all the blue spheres, a Chaos Emerald will appear. 4 1 Current score 2 Time elapsed 3 Number of Rings (*Flashes when zero) 4 Remaining Lives ITEMS & OBJECTS o RINGS: By grabbing Rings you won't be hurt when attacked by an enemy. If an enemy attacks when you don't have any Rings, you will lose a Life. Collect 100 Rings to get an extra Life, and 50 Rings during a 3D Special Stage or Bonus Stage (See P. 12) to earn a Continue. o STARPOSTS: By touching a Starpost, your present score and time will be recorded. Touch a Starpost with 50 Rings or more and you'll see a Star Circle spinning above it. o SPECIAL ITEMS: Smash open the video monitors with Spin Attack to get Power-Ups. For details of the Special Items for this game, please refer to the Special Items section in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (See P. 10). BONUS STAGE To find the Bonus Stage, collect 50 or more Rings during an Act, touch a Starpost and then leap into the tiny stars that appear. In the Bonus Stage, grab extra 1-Ups, Special Items, and Rings by turning the crank of the Gumball Machine. 10 11 3D SPECIAL STAGE Every Act has a hidden room with a giant gold Ring. [. . . ] Use this password (Beans) to start future games from the next Stage up. Select CONTINUE from the Scenario Mode and select with the A or F buttons the type of Beans to fill in your password. Use the S button or select the backward arrow to return one space to correct any mistakes. When you are finished entering your password, press the START button or select END. *Note that your dungeon will appear on the right side of the screen if you play Scenario Mode using the controller connected to controller port 2. [. . . ]