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Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade
FAQ/Walkthrough by DJosef
Copyright 2001
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Contents
I.Version History
1.Story
2.Characters
3.FAQ
4.Walkthrough
5.Contact Info
6.Disclaimer
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Version History
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Version 1.0-First Version
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Story
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Sonic and his buddies Ray the Squirrel and Mighty the Armadillo
discover that their buddy Dr. Robotnik has created a new evil fortress
known as Eggman Island and they decide to try and find some info about
it. However when they drop in Robotnik comes up in a giant vehicle and
captures them all. Now they must escape from Eggman Island before and
by making it through 6 zones.
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Characters
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Note: All characters have the same abilities, no one has a specific
advantage.
Sonic the Hedgehog-Sega's beloved mascot and the hero of the series of
the same name. Sonic is known for his quick wit and super speed.
Mighty the Armadillo-Mighty looks strangely like Sonic if you ask me.
He also appears in Knuckles' Chaotix.
Ray the Squirrel-A new face to the Sonic series, Ray is a yellow
squirrel who somewhat reminds me of Tails, except he can not fly.
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FAQ
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? Question: Why haven't I seen this game before? ?
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! Answer: It was released in Japan only. I played it on ROM !
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? Question: What emulator(s) can you use to play it? ?
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! Answer: Modeler !
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? Question: Why are these controls so hard to use ?
? with a keyboard? ?
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! Answer: The game uses a ball similar to that used in arcade!
! bowling games. Therefore you have to use 2 d-pad keys at !
! once to go in a straight line. !
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? Question: What is Robotnik saying at the beginning of ?
? the various levels? ?
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! Answer: Not sure yet. I'm working on getting it translated. !
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? Question: How long did it take you to beat this game? ?
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! Answer: Roughly half an hour. !
! Or an average of 5 minutes per level. !
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Walkthrough
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Volcanic Vault
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Right off the bat you have to hurry, because a spiked wall is coming
slowly towards you. Run towards the wall and jump into a bar to bend
one of the bars of your cell, and repeat to break it. Quickly turn and
run into the door at the top of the screen.
Screen Two:
Robotnik will appear above you, say something in Japanese and blast you
up using a huge blast of water.
Screen Three:
Robotnik will appear again and say something else, and then disappear
once more. Get read to run, as you will now be being chased by a giant
avalanche-like flow of snow. Watch for sections of the ground you are
running on that are shaking, because they will shoot snow up and damage
you.
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Trap Tower
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Robotnik does the usual, says something and sends a trap after you.
This time it will be a giant gear. Run as quickly as you can fast the
first one, and after you jump head down the next platform as quickly as
you can. After that you'll make your way to yet another straight away
and at the end you will see 3 ladders. Climb up the first one and
switch from ladder to ladder making sure to avoid the mines. After that
you'll have another quick straight away to get by. Then you'll be going
up an elevator, which is the end of the level.
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Landslide Zone
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Once again you're going to be running like a mad man to escape one of
Robotnik's traps. This time when you start off the land behind you will
be falling off and shortly after that you will have to cross a
horizontal strip that looks like a ramp. After you get off that a giant
boulder will be chasing after you, so get running as quickly as
possible. After a while you will come to a hill, right above it is a
mini-boss.
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Mini-Boss: Mecha Shocker
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This guy will be a challenge to hit. Aim for the center bulb and be
careful to watch out for the giant mechanical arm with the saws at the
end. He'll go down in four or five hits.
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Ice World Zone
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Yet another Robotnik trap. This time he will be dropping giant rocks
from the air and he'll have giant blocks shooting at you from the
walls. After from getting past that area you will be again running on
an ice bridge that will be falling as you run on it. A few screens
later you should be climbing on some handles and they will fall,
dropping you to the ground below. You'll land on some slippery ice,
slide get bounced back and have to make your way all the way back to
where you landed. Along the way you'll have to dodge some arrows and
make your way to the end of the level.
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Avalanche Zone
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Another fast paced level full of difficult jumps. When you start the
level off the ground behind you will begin to fall down below you and
you should go as quickly as possible. There are lost of holes in the
ground to dodge along the way. After you hit the last big ramp in the
beginning of the level there will be a large straight away, keep to the
right or left seeing how if you run up the middle the ground will fall
out from under you. There are lots of ramps in this level to use to get
rings, and if you're low on health do so. About halfway through this
level there is a large rounded ramp like structure you'll have to run
across; make sure to take your time there so you don't slip. Other than
that you should just use the basic strategy of the game, going as
quickly yet carefully as possible, as best you can.
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Desert Dodge Zone
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The name of this level is very fitting, as you'll be dodging ice,
tornadoes, and pits of quick sand. Make sure to keep out of the way of
the giant cacti that may block your path and if you're low on health
jump attack the pits of sand for rings. After you make it through the
sand part of the level you'll be running across a rocky surface and
you'll have to stay away from the end of the cube shaped land as it
will slowly move in and disappear. After that you'll have to dodge some
giant animals made out of stone and then you'll have to run through a
big stretch of quicksand. Don't worry; although you've slowed down so
did the tornadoes that are after you. Make it to the end of this level
and it's game over.
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Contact Info
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My e-mail is skapunk_14@hotmail.com. Don't e-mail me asking anything that
doesn't pertain to this game and don't e-mail me asking for help in X
section, and don't e-mail asking a question answered in the FAQ
section.
I will gladly accept any feed back or applications to use this FAQ.
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Disclaimer
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permission. If you are interested in posting this FAQ e-mail me and ask
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