The Window Jump (ウィンドウジャンプ , U~indō Janpu ? ) is a recurring move in the Sonic the Hedgehog series . It is the Long Wind Jump technique used by Miles "Tails" Prower .
Description
When performing the Window Jump, Tails thrusts himself forward while tucking in his arms and legs and twirling his twin-tails, thereby increasing his horizontal speed to gain distance.
In gameplay, the Window Jump is useful for crossing larger areas when sent flying into the air or preserving Tails' momentum when falling to the ground. Additionally, the move will not cancel the momentum Tails receives from Boost Mode . By comparison to other Long Wind Jumps , the Window Jump's movements have a slight upwards inclination, but it does not last very long or lets Tails damage foes in his flight path, meaning it leaves him vulnerable to enemy collision. Also, the Window Jump can only be pulled off after Tails has been launched into midair by gimmicks like the Spring or Ramp .
Game appearances
Sonic Advance 2
The Window Jump first appeared alongside the other Long Wind Jump maneuvers in Sonic Advance 2 . To perform the Window Jump in gameplay, the player must press right/left on and the R Button at the same time after being launched into midair by gimmicks. The direction Tails heads in is determined by the direction pressed on .
Sonic Advance 3
In Sonic Advance 3 , the Window Jump returned as Tails' Long Wind Jump maneuver, and one of his Special Actions.[1] In this game, Tails can only use the move when having Sonic as his partner. To perform the Window Jump in gameplay, the player must press the R Button after being launched into midair by gimmicks. To launch the Window Jump in a certain horizontal direction, press left/right on when pressing the R Button. Pressing the R Button without selecting a direction launches the Window Jump in the direction Tails faces.
References
Main article | Staff | Glitches | Beta elements | Gallery
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Tails | Knuckles | Cream | Cheese | Amy
Non-playable characters
Dr. Eggman | Vanilla | Guard Robo | Chao | Animals (Deer , Elephant , Flicky , Gorilla , Koala , Kangaroo , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Sea Otter , Seal , Skunk , Swallow )
Zones
Leaf Forest | Hot Crater | Music Plant | Ice Paradise | Sky Canyon | Techno Base | Egg Utopia | XX | True Area 53 | Special Stages
Enemies
Balloon | Bell | Buzzer | Circus | Flickey | Geji-Geji | Gohla | Hammerhead | Kiki | Koura | Kubinaga | Kura-Kura | Kyura | Madillo | Mon | Mouse | Pen | Piko Piko | Spina | Star | Straw | Yado
Bosses
EggHammerTankII | Egg Bomber Tank | Egg Totem | Aero Egg | Egg Saucer | Egg-Go-Round | Egg Frog | Super Eggrobo Z | True Area 53 boss
Moves/ Techniques
General
Amy Dash | Boost Mode | Bound | Chao Attack | Chao Rolling Attack | Crouch | Double Spin Attack | Drill Claw | Double Punch | Flying | Grinding | Hammer Attack | Head Slide | Homing Attack | Jump Dash | Mid-Air Glide | Mid-Air Hammer Swirl | Propeller Flying | Spin Attack | Spin Dash | Spiral Attack | Skid Attack | Step Attack | Super Hammer Attack | Super Skid | Super Sonic Boost | Super Tails Swipe | Tail Swipe | Wall Climb
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step , Spiral Upper ) | Long Wind Jump (Burning Straight , Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) | Stop 'n' Slam (Bound , Drill Claw , Mid-Air Hammer Swirl , Propeller Descent , Soft Bomber ) | Quick Reverse (Back Attack , Back Rotor , Back Star , Milky Turn )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bumper wall | Cannon | Checkpoint | Dash Panel | Fan | Gravity Control Switch | Grind Rail | Gymnastic Bar | Iron ball | Jump Panel | Pole | Rotating platform | Spikes | Spring
Items
Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Attack , Brake , Confusion , Invincibility , Maximum Speed , Mosaic , Random Ring Bonus , Ring Magnet , Shield , Warp ) | Chaos Emerald | Ring | Special Ring
Other
Auto Running | Chao Bounce | Chao Search | Corkscrew loop | Freeze | Time Attack | Time Over | Tiny Chao Garden | Shuttle loop | Winding Tunnel
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Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) | Tails | Knuckles | Amy | Cream | Cheese
Non-playable characters
Eggman | Vanilla | G-merl (Ultimate G-merl ) | Chao | Omochao
Zones
Route 99 | Sunset Hill | Ocean Base | Toy Kingdom | Twinkle Snow | Cyber Track | Chaos Angel | Altar Emerald | Nonaggression | Special Stage
Enemies
Akatento | Aotento | Ape | Bu-bu | Buzzer | Clam | Condor | Gaogao | Gekogeko | Ginpe | Guards | Guruguru | Hariisen | Jousun | Juggling | Kamaki | Kyacchaa | Marrun | Minimole | Muugaden | Spina | Takkon | Uutsubo | Yadokka | Yukigasen
Bosses
Egg Hammer 3 | Egg Ball No.2 | Egg Foot | Egg Cube | Egg Chaser | Egg Pinball | Egg Gravity | Hyper Eggrobo | Ultimate G-merl
Moves/ Techniques
General
Amy Dash | Big Hammer Attack | Boost Mode | Bound Attack | Chao Attack | Chao Ball Attack | Chao Spinning Attack | Dash Climb | Double Mid-Air Glide | Double Punch | Drill Claw | Fire Sliding | Flying | Floating Fall | Grinding | Hammer Attack | Hammer Jump | Hammer Propeller Flying | Head Slide | High Propeller Flying | Hip Drop | Homing Attack | Jump Dash | Leap | Look down | Mid-Air Dash Glide | Propeller Flying | Mid-Air Chao Attack | Mid-Air Chao Ball Attack | Mid-Air Chao Spinning Attack | Mid-Air Glide | Mid-Air Hammer Attack | Mid-Air Hammer Jump | Skid Attack | Spin | Spin Dash | Spin Jump | Super Sonic Boost | Spinning Hammer Attack | Spiral Upper | Tag Action | Tail Spin Attack | Tail Swipe | Tornado Attack | Upper Spin | Wall Climb | Wind Attack
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step ) | Long Wind Jump (Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) | Stop 'n' Slam (Bound Attack , Spinning Hammer Attack , Propeller Descent , Hip Drop )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon | Bungee Rope | Checkpoint | Dash Panel | Flywheel | Grind Rail | Gymnastic Bar | High-speed warp tube | Iron ball | Jump Panel | Minecart | Platform-raising Wheel | Pole | Pulley | Propeller Spring | Seesaw | Snowblower | Special Spring | Switch
Items
Act Ring | Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Confusion , Invincibility , Minus Ring , Maximum Speed , Mosaic , Random Ring Bonus , Ring Magnet , Shield , Slow , Swap , Transparency ) | Capsule | Chaos Emerald ' | Factory Ring | Goal Medal | Ring | Special Key
English voice actors
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) | Deem Bristow (Eggman ) | William Corkery (Tails ) | Scott Dreier (Knuckles ) | Jon St. John (Announcer) | Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) | Sarah Wulfeck (Cream )
Japanese voice actors
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic the Hedgehog ) | Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) | Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) | Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) | Taeko Kawata (Amy ) | Sayaka Aoki (Cream )
Other
Angel Island | Chao Playground | Corkscrew loop | Fly Type | Freeze | Mini-Games | Power Type | Shuttle loop | Sonic Factory | Speed Type | Time Attack | Tornado 2