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The story prologue found in the original English manuals:
The Race is On!
While the evil genius Dr. Robotnik is testing the ultimate destructive weapon, one of his assistants makes a big mistake. The resulting explosion scatters five of the Chaos Emeralds across the planet Mobius and sets off a high-speed Emerald hunt!
Otherwise known as Sonic The Hedgehog, the blur of blue with an attitude, and the Hero of Mobius. He's quick of wit and fleet of feet. Whenever the peaceful world of Mobius is threatened, He's the hedgehog to call.
This little fox got his nickname because of his two tails. The other animals used to tease him until he became friends with Sonic and learned to use his tails to fly. He idolizes Sonic, and follows him everywhere.
This bad egg is trouble incarnate, always stirring up problems for the inhabitants of Mobius with his latest twisted schemes. The Doctor has one of the Chaos Emeralds, and he thinks he knows the perfect way to get the five other Emeralds back and keep that meddling hedgehog and his fox friend from interfering.
Knuckles the Echidna was the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds on the Floating Island. He's strong and smart. Like Sonic, he knows how to Spin Dash. He can also Power Glide through the air, and when he uses his knuckles to tunnel and climb, there's no place he can't go. Dr. Robotnik has tricked him into thinking that Sonic and Tails are out to steal the Chaos Emeralds, and Knuckles is determined to stop them.
Nack the Weasel is a treasure hunter who is after the Chaos Emeralds. Though he doesn't know the true power of the Emeralds, he thinks those big pretty jewels will score a handsome price on the market. And the easiest way to get them is to steal them from someone else. He may not be as fast as the others, but he's tricky, and he has a speedy little airbike to help get him around.
Ride the Spin Coasters up and down the steep hills. Spinning turbines make you flip. Bridges explode beneath your feet. Hop onto elevators, but get rid of their robot riders first.
Grab a Jet Board and zip over soft snowdrifts. Or sink through the snow to the level below... if there is one. Gale-force winds blast from deep pits and carry you through underground mazes.
Spring, spin and swim through an underwater maze. Beware - if you go without air for too long, you'll see a countdown above your character's head. When the timer reaches zero, you lose a life. Jump on switches to make air bubbles pop up from the ground. Take a deep breath from smaller bubbles, and use a large bubble to hitch a ride to the surface. Press the D-Pad left or right to guide the bubble as you float up, and press Button 1 or 2 to pop free.
You have to move fast to get safely through the dark corridors of Dr. Robotnik's lair. Grab all the Rings and bonuses you can - you'll need them when you meet with the Bad Egg himself, and see all the nasty surprises he's prepared especially for you....
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A translation of the story prologue found in the original Japanese manuals:
"Waaahh! Oh nooo!!!"
Doctor Eggman made a big mistake that day. While hiding from Sonic, the Chaos Emeralds that he had finally collected were blown away in an accident during the test of the final weapon. He managed to recover one of the six, but he had no idea where the other five had gone.
"It looks like Sonic has found out about this. I have to somehow retrieve the Emeralds before he does!"
Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails, as Eggman had predicted, had already sensed something strange and had begun to take action. As they were running around gathering information on the Emeralds, they were suddenly confronted by a stranger.
"Sonic! You bastard! Your ambitions will be thwarted by me, Knuckle!"
"!?...???"
Knuckle stood in their way with no sense or reason as to why. And there's one more person who's smiling as he watches them bicker...
"Heheheh! Neither Sonic nor Eggman count for squat! While they were at it, the Chaos Emeralds were obtained by me, none other than treasure hunter Fang the Sniper!"
It seems that this case is not as straightforward as usual.
What are you going to do, Sonic!
"Isn't it obvious? With some courage, I can do anything!"
