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 Sonic the Hedgehog is encountered by Shredder in Ryon's version | |
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Special Stages are recurring bonus areas found in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, which are typically accessed by fulfilling a certain condition in the games' main acts. Gaining access to a Special stage usually involves either finding or reaching a particular location after having collection a certain number of rings, though some games necessitate finding a small amount of a certain type of ring or keeping hold of a key until the end of the act.
The special stages themselves usually offer a different type of challenge depending on the game they're featured in, though a common objective is to collect a certain amount of rings within a time limit. Completion of a special stage in the games will reward the player with Chaos Emeralds or other objects, which are required to access the games' respective final bosses and/or get the good endings.
In M.U.G.E.N, Special Stage has been created three times by separate authors. DJ HANNIBALROYCE and MabsKMK's versions are based off the special stages as they appear in Sonic the Hedgehog, while Ryon's version is based off those that appear in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
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