Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles)

Special Stages in the following Sonic games: Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic and Knuckles and the lock-on game Sonic 3 and Knuckles are a series of special levels. As different to the previous Sonic games; for one character to enter a special stage, the character must find a 'Warp Ring' hidden throughout several stages.
 * For Special Stages in general, see here.