Level select: Press A, Down, B, Down,
C, Down, A, B, Up, A,
C, Up, B, C, Up at the options
screen. Enter one of the following controller actions to start
at the corresponding level.
Level 2 (Lava Powerhouse) Hold A and press Start.
Level 3 (The Machine) Hold B and press Start.
Level 4 (Showdown) Hold C and press Start.
Multi-ball stage: Collect all the rings on a level and use the gate that
appears to be a large shining ring.
Unlimited lives: Locate the barrels in the Toxic Caves stage. Jump in
a barrel and move toward the wall opposite the emerald. Jump out
of the barrel and intentionally lose a life while returning to
that barrel. Sonic will seem to die twice before re-appearing
at the start of the level. The phrase "Launching Extra Ball"
will appear allowing unlimited lives to be accumulated.
Kill yourself until you have one life remaining. Then, locate
the barrels in the Toxic Caves stage. Jump in a barrel and move
toward the wall opposite the emerald. Jump out of the barrel and
intentionally lose a life while returning to that barrel. Sonic
will seem to die twice before re-appearing at the start of the
level. :"Game Over" will appear, but you still will
be able to play. Also, there will be no number of lives displayed
where it normally appears.
Information in this section was contributed by Goober.
