The level's name escapes me at the moment(it's paused in the middle of stage two, I have no idea how many continues I have left) but stage three keeps killing me.
You race Metal Sonic and Dr Robotnik through a series of ramps, hills and spikes in a pseudo-futuristic lasdscape, I keep getting either sapped by metal sonic avoiding robotnik or falling behind and getting zapped by robotnik.
HELP! This game is fun and I'd like to keep playing!
― The GZeus (The GZeus), Sunday, 27 August 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)
Just go right, picking up four SPs (one of which is behind you)
to the boss. There aren't 100 rings here, and the 1-UP and power
sneaker that start above you are very hard to get. go right to a
small incline down. Turn back left, and super peel out up, and as
you race up the small incline jump and you'll jump extra high,
and bag the 1-UP and the speed shoes. These are very important.
The boss, along with the lava submarine in S & K, the giant robot
at the end of Sonic 2, and the water chase in Sonic 1, is one of
the toughest of Sonic history. In fact, it's one of the toughest
period, among any games. Anyway, you'll find Robo-Sonic, a robot
that looks like Sonic. Anyway, stay on the far right, as
Robotnik's ship above fires a death laser on you. Stand on the
far right and it misses. Note the word ''death?'' Yep, you got it
- hitting that laser or Robotnik's ship kills instantly. Once he
flies away the door opens, and the music changes back to the old
Stardust Speedway music.
For the rest of the boss you must escape Robotnik. You'll be
going down a long track, with spikes at regular intervals to slow
you down. The track is craggy and has ramps, pits and other
obstacles. Robo-Sonic will follow you, and he doesn't hurt you
(yet). When he powers up you must be ahead of him, as he'll then
turn yellow and charge at you. In this state he hurts you. Jump
over him. If you're not behind him he turns red, and becomes
dangerous but doesn't speed ahead. You need him to speed ahead to
put space between him and Robotnik, who is following both of you
with his death laser raking the track. The farther you go the
faster he gets. You must stay ahead of him, and avoid the hills,
pits, ramps and spikes. When Robo-Sonic hits spikes they
disappear.
Why is he so tough? Well, if Robo-Sonic hits you you'll be hurt
and knocked back, and unless you recover fast Robotnik will get
you. If you get stuck at a hill or bump into spikes, it could be
your last. You must keep a steady movement forward, looking ahead
and using lightning reflexes to jump over obstacles. There's a
noise before Robo-Sonic powers up, so you'll be ready. Even
worse, you know that Robotnik is following you and it makes you
nervous, scared and tense, which makes you more likely to be
killed. It is ghastly. And that, friends, is why I gave this boss
a much deserved 10 difficulty rating. To beat him, you just have
to outrun him long enough. Eventually you find two spikes next to
each other. Run by Robo-Sonic and into the doorway first. If
Robo-Sonic gets there first it closes, and Robotnik kills you,
and you don't want to die after getting all the way across that
awful track. So, run into the doorway and Robo-Sonic smashes into
the closed door and dies, and Robotnik flies off. Congratulations
- you have just defeated one of the toughest bosses in any
platform game. There's no flower egg, instead jump and hit the
thing holding Amy, and she'll be freed.
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 28 August 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)