Sonic The Hedgehog Cheats, Cheat Codes and Hints for Genesis

Sonic The Hedgehog Cheats

Platform: Genesis

Debug mode

Press Up, C, Down, C, Left, C, Right, C, Start, then hold A at the title screen. Continue to hold A until game play begins. Screen coordinates will appear instead of a score and the number of objects displayed will appear instead of the time remaining. Use one of the following controller actions to enable the corresponding debug code. Note: This code may only be enabled on the first version of the game.

Object transformation
Press B during game play to change Sonic into a game object. Press A to change into a new object. Press C to place an object on the screen. Press B again to revert back to Sonic. Note: The type of object that may be selectable will vary from level to level.

Invincibility
Sonic is, by default, invincible in debug mode. Note: Sonic can still drown, be crushed, fall and die, etc. He is only invincible to enemy attacks.

Slow motion
Pause game play and hold B.

Restart
Pause game play and press A.

Frame advance
Pause game play and press C.

Level select

Press Up, Down, Left, Right at the title screen. A chime will confirm correct code entry. Hold A + Start to begin game play. In the Japanese version, press Up, Down(3), Left, Right at the title screen. Hold A + Start to begin game play.

All Chaos Emeralds

Enable the "Level select" code. Select the "Bonus level" option on the level selection screen. Obtain the Chaos Emerald, reset the game, and repeat the process until all of them are in your possession. Allow the game to continue after obtaining the last Chaos Emerald to start in the Green Hill Zone.

Crazy Sonic

Hold A + B + C during demonstration mode for force Sonic to run into objects and act strangely. Note: This may also be done during the ending sequence after completing the Final Zone.

Bonus points

Complete Green Hill Zone 1-1 or 1-2 in 29 seconds or less to receive 50,000 bonus points.

Unlimited lives

Collect the extra life at the very bottom of Green Hill Zone - Act 3. Accumulate 100 rings to obtain another extra life. Collect a third extra life located at the top of the loop-the-loop. Intentionally lose a life and repeat the process.

Control ending sequence

Enable the "Debug mode" code. Press B when Sonic is running with the animals at the end, then turn back into Sonic. You can nowcontrol yourself.

Special Zone entrance

You can almost always have the Special Zone entrance open (the giant ring next to the sign at the end of level Acts 1 and 2) by not losing your rings. If you do lose your rings, when you pass a checkpoint, intentionally die, then continue through the level without losing any rings. This works about 80% of the time.

Get all the same color Emeralds

Enable the "Debug mode" code. While in Special Zone, transform into something then go as far left and down as possible until Sonic stops shaking. Turn back into Sonic. You will fall to a place which is spinning. Look around to find every different Emerald. Note: If you fall off this place, you will fall back to your original location. To prevent this, transform and repeat the process. This works in every Special Zone.

Star Light Zone Act 1: Secret stash

Enable the "Debug mode" code. If necessary, use the level selection menu to go to the level. Run to the first wall you find, which should have a bomb enemy. Press B button and go through the wall so that you are between two green walls. Either press B again or just fly down to find three ring boxes and an invincibility box. Note: If you use the invincibility and press B, all the sparkles will stay where they last appeared. If you press B again, you will continue the time from last time you pressed B. This lets you use invincibility whenever desired. Note: The time with invincibility will eventually run out.

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