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[[File:ManiaSSZ2clean.png|thumb|right|250px|Stardust Speedway as it appears in ''[[Sonic Mania]]''.]]
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[[File:Sspresent.png|thumb|right|200px|Stardust Speedway's first appearance in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''.]]
'''Stardust Speedway''', also known as the '''Stardust Speedway Zone''', is a recurring [[Zone]] in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. It is a region on [[Little Planet]] which is best known for being the site of the first clash between [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Metal Sonic]].
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'''Stardust Speedway''' is a recurring [[Zone]] in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]. It is a region on [[Little Planet]] which is best known for being the site of the first clash between [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Metal Sonic]].
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One of the fastest levels in ''Sonic'' history, Stardust Speedway is a [[Urban theme|highway]] adorned with musical instruments above an enormous city; like its namesake implies, the city glows with many lights.
   
 
==Game appearances==
 
==Game appearances==
 
===''Sonic the Hedgehog CD''===
 
===''Sonic the Hedgehog CD''===
 
{{Main|Stardust Speedway (Sonic the Hedgehog CD)}}
 
{{Main|Stardust Speedway (Sonic the Hedgehog CD)}}
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[[File:SonicCD360.jpg|thumb|left|Sonic racing against Metal Sonic in the Good Future.]]
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Stardust Speedway's first appearance was in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', as the game's sixth Round. Stardust Speedway is the most fast paced Round in the game, and due to its nature, it's also the largest Round of the game.
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At the end of the Round, Metal Sonic appears and challenges Sonic to a [[Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog CD)|race]]; should Sonic win, he will rescue the captive [[Amy Rose]].
   
 
===''Sonic Generations''===
 
===''Sonic Generations''===
 
{{Main|Metal Sonic (Sonic Generations)}}
 
{{Main|Metal Sonic (Sonic Generations)}}
Stardust Speedway appears in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' as the setting of the rival battle between Classic Sonic and Classic Metal Sonic. As opposed to the original race/battle, Dr. Robotnik is absent and instead the path Sonic is on is crumbling behind him, forcing Sonic to move ahead. The battle (as well as the music) is set in the bad future timeline of Stardust Speedway.
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Stardust Speedway appears in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' as the setting of the rival battle between [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Classic Sonic's world)|Classic Sonic]] and [[Metal Sonic (Classic Sonic's world)|Classic Metal Sonic]]. As opposed to the original race/battle, Dr. Robotnik is absent and instead the path Sonic is on is crumbling behind him, forcing Sonic to move ahead. The battle is set in the bad future timeline of Stardust Speedway.
   
===''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal''===
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===''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II''===
 
[[File:Stardust Speedway EPM.png|thumb|right|Stardust Speedway as it appears in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal]]''.]]
 
[[File:Stardust Speedway EPM.png|thumb|right|Stardust Speedway as it appears in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal]]''.]]
The level returns in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal]]'' in a cutscene showing the defeat and revival of Metal Sonic. The level appears exactly as it was in ''Sonic Generations''.
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The level returns in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal|Episode Metal]]'' content of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' in a cutscene showing the defeat and revival of Metal Sonic. The level appears exactly as it was in ''Sonic Generations''.
 
===''Sonic Mania''===
 
{{Main|Stardust Speedway Zone (Sonic Mania)}}
 
[[File:SMTR21.png|thumb|right|Stardust Speedway Zone as it appears in ''Sonic Mania''.]]
 
In ''[[Sonic Mania]]'', Stardust Speedway re-appears as the sixth Zone in the game. The first Act takes place in the past of Stardust Speedway, which has plant life growing everywhere. The second Act takes place in Stardust Speedway Zone's present, which is more urbanized and industrialized. At the end, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles faces [[Metal Sonic (Sonic Mania)|Metal Sonic]] who was awating them for a rematch.
 
   
 
==In other media==
 
==In other media==
 
===Archie Comics===
 
===Archie Comics===
 
{{Main|Stardust Speedway (Archie)|Stardust Speedway Zone}}
 
{{Main|Stardust Speedway (Archie)|Stardust Speedway Zone}}
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[[File:SonicMetalRace.PNG|thumb|left|Sonic racing Metal Sonic in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 290|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #290]].]]
[[File:StardustSpeedwayZoneArchie.png|thumb|right]]
 
 
In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]], Stardust Speedway Zone was an area within [[Collision Chaos Zone]] - a [[Zone (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Zone]] created by [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]] and used as a trap for [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], in which [[Amy Rose (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Amy Rose]] served as bait. In Stardust Speedway, Sonic races and defeat [[Shard the Metal Sonic|Mecha Sonic]] so he could save [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] and Amy.
 
In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]], Stardust Speedway Zone was an area within [[Collision Chaos Zone]] - a [[Zone (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Zone]] created by [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]] and used as a trap for [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], in which [[Amy Rose (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Amy Rose]] served as bait. In Stardust Speedway, Sonic races and defeat [[Shard the Metal Sonic|Mecha Sonic]] so he could save [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Tails]] and Amy.
   
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Stardust Speedway is one of the Zones with most different versions of its music.
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*Stardust Speedway is one of the Zones with the most different versions of its music that are all remixed from the tracks of its debut game, mainly the Bad Future themes of both JP and US soundtracks.
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**In ''Sonic Generations'', there are two versions: the default [[Metal Sonic (Sonic Generations)|Metal Sonic]] boss theme (a remix composed largely of the Bad Future JP theme, and a bit of the Present JP theme), and an unlockable track listed as '''Stardust Speedway Zone''' (a remix is based on the Bad Future US theme in ''Sonic CD'').
**In ''Sonic the Hedgehog CD'', there's 7 versions, including Present, Good Future and Bad Future for both soundtracks, and the Past version.
 
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**In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'', another remix of the JP Bad Future theme appears in the [[Metal Sonic (Death Egg mk.II Zone)|Metal Sonic race]] in the [[Death Egg mk.II Zone]], which also incorporates the new arrangements brought in from the track used in the Metal Sonic boss fight in ''Sonic Generations''.
**In ''Sonic Generations'', there's two versions, including the Metal Sonic boss fight remix (which is composed of Present and Bad Future JP themes), and a unlockeable remix of the Bad Future version (US version)
 
**In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'', the JP Bad Future theme appears in the [[Metal Sonic (race)#Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II|Metal Sonic race]] in the [[Death Egg mk.II Zone]].
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**In ''Sonic Mania'', there are three versions; the theme in Act 1 is based on the Past version, Act 2 is based on the Present and Good Future versions, and the [[Metal Sonic (Sonic Mania)|Metal Sonic]] boss theme is based on the Bad Future version, all of them based on the Japanese soundtrack.
**In ''Sonic Mania'', there's three versions, Act 1 based on the Past version, Act 2 based on the Present version, and the [[Metal Sonic]] boss theme based on the Bad Future version, all of them based on the Japanese soundtrack.
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**In ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', the [[Metal Sonic (Sonic Forces)|Metal Sonic]] boss fight features a remix of the Bad Future version from the US soundtrack.
**In ''[[Sonic Forces]]'', the [[Metal Sonic (Sonic Forces)|Metal Sonic]] boss fight features a remix of the Bad Future version, this time from the US soundtrack.
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**In ''[[Team Sonic Racing]]'', a slightly sped up remix of the theme used for the Metal Sonic boss fight in ''Sonic Forces'' is used for Metal Sonic's [[Team Ultimate]] theme.
*Stardust Speedway in ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' is the same in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal]]''. Interestingly, the same music has been remixed in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' for the exact same circumstance: an obstacle course race against Metal Sonic.
 
 
*In the opening cutscene of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal'', after "A long time has passed...", Stardust Speedway is shown in the bad future.
 
*In the opening cutscene of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal'', after "A long time has passed...", Stardust Speedway is shown in the bad future.
*In ''Sonic Generations'', the unlockable remix of the North American/PC theme is listed as '''Stardust Speedway Zone'''.
 
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 13:13, 25 November 2019

Sspresent

Stardust Speedway's first appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

Stardust Speedway is a recurring Zone in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a region on Little Planet which is best known for being the site of the first clash between Sonic the Hedgehog and Metal Sonic.

One of the fastest levels in Sonic history, Stardust Speedway is a highway adorned with musical instruments above an enormous city; like its namesake implies, the city glows with many lights.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

SonicCD360

Sonic racing against Metal Sonic in the Good Future.

Stardust Speedway's first appearance was in Sonic the Hedgehog CD, as the game's sixth Round. Stardust Speedway is the most fast paced Round in the game, and due to its nature, it's also the largest Round of the game.

At the end of the Round, Metal Sonic appears and challenges Sonic to a race; should Sonic win, he will rescue the captive Amy Rose.

Sonic Generations

Stardust Speedway appears in Sonic Generations as the setting of the rival battle between Classic Sonic and Classic Metal Sonic. As opposed to the original race/battle, Dr. Robotnik is absent and instead the path Sonic is on is crumbling behind him, forcing Sonic to move ahead. The battle is set in the bad future timeline of Stardust Speedway.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II

Stardust Speedway EPM

Stardust Speedway as it appears in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal.

The level returns in the Episode Metal content of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II in a cutscene showing the defeat and revival of Metal Sonic. The level appears exactly as it was in Sonic Generations.

In other media

Archie Comics

SonicMetalRace

Sonic racing Metal Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog #290.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, Stardust Speedway Zone was an area within Collision Chaos Zone - a Zone created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik and used as a trap for Sonic the Hedgehog, in which Amy Rose served as bait. In Stardust Speedway, Sonic races and defeat Mecha Sonic so he could save Tails and Amy.

After the Super Genesis Wave, Stardust Speedway became much more similar to its game counterpart, being a Zone under Dr. Eggman's influence on Little Planet and having the same role it had on the games.

Trivia

  • Stardust Speedway is one of the Zones with the most different versions of its music that are all remixed from the tracks of its debut game, mainly the Bad Future themes of both JP and US soundtracks.
    • In Sonic Generations, there are two versions: the default Metal Sonic boss theme (a remix composed largely of the Bad Future JP theme, and a bit of the Present JP theme), and an unlockable track listed as Stardust Speedway Zone (a remix is based on the Bad Future US theme in Sonic CD).
    • In Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, another remix of the JP Bad Future theme appears in the Metal Sonic race in the Death Egg mk.II Zone, which also incorporates the new arrangements brought in from the track used in the Metal Sonic boss fight in Sonic Generations.
    • In Sonic Mania, there are three versions; the theme in Act 1 is based on the Past version, Act 2 is based on the Present and Good Future versions, and the Metal Sonic boss theme is based on the Bad Future version, all of them based on the Japanese soundtrack.
    • In Sonic Forces, the Metal Sonic boss fight features a remix of the Bad Future version from the US soundtrack.
    • In Team Sonic Racing, a slightly sped up remix of the theme used for the Metal Sonic boss fight in Sonic Forces is used for Metal Sonic's Team Ultimate theme.
  • In the opening cutscene of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode Metal, after "A long time has passed...", Stardust Speedway is shown in the bad future.