Green Grove Zone

Green Grove Zone is the first zone of Sonic 3D Blast for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn, coming before Rusty Ruin Zone.

Description
As with other stages in this game, Green Grove consists of two standard Acts followed by a third Act containing only the boss fight. In Acts 1 and 2, Sonic must free captured Flickies from inside Badniks, depositing five of the birds into a Goal Ring to progress between sections of the level (usually three per Act).

Green Grove is Sonic 3D's typical Green-Hill-esque opening stage. Checkered brown soil, loop-the-loops, palm trees, and idyllic waterfalls come as standard tropical fare. There are also Spin Dash-able walls and winding underground passageways for the more adventurous hedgehog&mdash;and giant cannons, too, for some reason. In the Saturn version, anthropomorphic moles can be seen burrowing in the soil. Geographically, the zone is located on Flicky Island.

Boss
Dr. Robotnik, understandably displeased that his cobalt nemesis has discovered his dastardly machinations on Flicky Island, takes measures to forcibly remove Sonic by dropping heavy objects on him. The Doc's modified Eggmobile hauls a spiked iron ball around in gripping pincers, periodically throwing it at the hedgehog. The ball seems possesses a tracking mechanism, so keep moving while it's bouncing around the floor. Robotnik can be defeated by spinning onto his pod whens he descends to pick the weapon back up.

Trivia

 * The music used in this zone is reused in for the second half of Windy Valley in Sonic Adventure.