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Mystic Monkey wrote: BlueFlametheAman wrote: You do need all red rings. You get one emerald in each world. Gotta admit, Red Rings sounnd like a better, more challenging way to earn Super Sonic than just Special Stages.

Though personally, I miss the Emblems. And believe Sonic Tokens are jut as good as Red Rings. I personally believe that Special Stages are the place to collect Chaos Emeralds and unlock Super Sonic, while Red Star Rings unlock concept artwork, soundtrack music, etc.