Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)


 * For Special Stages in general, see here.

Special Stages are a series of special levels that appear in the Sega Genesis video-game, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The Special Stage is accessible to Sonic the Hedgehog and/or Miles "Tails" Prower, after Sonic/Tails has collected fifty rings and have reached a Star Post. Upon this, a circle of stars will spin above the Star Post, the entrance to the Special Stage. Sonic/Tails has to jump above the Star Post to enter the Special Stage.

Description
There are a total of seven Special Stages, each containing a Chaos Emerald at the end of the stage. The Special Stages have Sonic and/or Tails running through a half-pipe collecting a certain amount of rings in order to move on through the Special Stage. As Sonic/Tails progress onward to the Special Stage levels, spiked-balls will be an object to make Sonic/Tails lose their some rings. The more Special Stages you go through, the difficulty and ring-count will increase.

At the end of each Special Stage, a Chaos Emerald will be given to Sonic/Tails for completing the Special Stage. Depending the Special Stage you go to depends on the color of the Chaos Emerald. Once all seven Chaos Emeralds are collected, Sonic can transform into Super Sonic via fifty rings in his possession.

Trivia

 * Many fans find it hard to play this Special Stage with both Sonic and Tails, as the reason for this is when Sonic moves across the half-pipe when a series of spike-balls are about to hit him, Tails hits the spiked-balls and loses the rings Sonic/Tails have collected.