Sonic Mania

Sonic Mania

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Unlocks Guide
By Carlmundo
All the features that you can unlock in Sonic Mania.
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Time Attack and Competition modes
Beat Green Hill Zone.

Super Sonic
Get all 7 emeralds. Then have 50 rings, jump and press Y (Xbox controller) or W ( Keyboard).

Medal Unlocks
Everything else is unlocked by beating the Blue Spheres bonus stages (accessed from checkpoints). Completing these stages will grant you a silver medal if you get all the blue spheres or a gold medal if you get all the rings as well.

What kind of medal you get is not important for unlocking.

Medals
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Info
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Secrets -> Sonic Ability -> Super Peel-Out
From Sonic CD - hold Up + Jump
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Secrets -> Sonic Ability -> Insta-Shield
From Sonic 3 & Knuckles -Press jump button after jumping
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Secrets -> & Knuckles
Player 2 will be Knuckles, even if Player 1 is already Knuckles
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Secrets -> Debug Mode
Similar to the mode used in previous games
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Extras -> Mean Bean
Play Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine against AI or a friend
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Extras -> D.A. Garden
Listen to the game's soundtrack
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Extras -> Blue Spheres
Play the Blue Spheres mini game in "Original" or "Mania" mode

Note: Secrets (or Game Options) can be found under Mania Mode. press Y (Xbox controller) or W (Keyboard).

Level Select
Requires Debug Mode unlocked
  • In Mania Mode, select the NO SAVE file and open Secrets (see note above)
  • Enable Debug Mode and select OK.
  • Press A or Start, then quickly hold X on an Xbox controller (or Enter, then hold Q on Keyboard)
Press X/Q to change character and if Sonic is selected, press Y/W to add Tails.
86 Comments
Unseen 13 Jun @ 11:24pm 
Btw is mean beam machine even worth it, like is it different levels or just that same chemical plant boss?
Unseen 13 Jun @ 11:23pm 
They locked content behind blue sphere... Pretty scummy.
aaron.s.low 30 Mar @ 3:39am 
it works!
Ferdry 30 Nov, 2024 @ 8:54pm 
thx
mania sbb 3 Mar, 2024 @ 10:32am 
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mania sbb 3 Mar, 2024 @ 8:54am 
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Space Mage Potatoe 12 Jul, 2023 @ 6:48pm 
without save states there's no way i'll ever be able to do this!
dawg 11 Jul, 2023 @ 10:37am 
Ragingrush, you have to do the code while sonic is coming up until he starts waging his finger.
Ragingrush 25 Dec, 2022 @ 6:25am 
is there a way to unlock debug mode without blue spheres? Im using the title screen code no ring sound at all
Ragingrush 25 Dec, 2022 @ 6:22am 
Im on computer and no controller,still have no idea how to unlock