Level Select
Use the sound test selection on the options menu. Choose sounds 19, 65, 9, and 17 (in that order) and press C after each selection. A chime will confirm correct code entry. Press Start. Hold A and press Start at the title screen.

Toggle Tails or Miles
Press Up(3), Down(3), Up at the title screen. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Extra Continues
Enable the “Level select” code. Use the sound test selection on the options screen. Choose sounds 1, 1, 2, and 4 (In that order) and press C after each selection. Highlight the “Player Select” option and press Start.

Super Sonic and Tails
Enable the “Level select” code. Use the sound test selection on the options screen. Choose sounds 4, 1, 2 and 6 (in that order) and press C after each selection. Music will confirm correct code entry. Select any starting level and collect 50 rings. Sonic or Tails will turn yellow and can run at super speed, jump twice as far, and become invincible to enemies and spikes. The total number of rings will decrease during super mode. Your character will revert to normal when the ring total reaches zero. Note: Super Sonic or Tails can still drown, be crushed, and fall into bottomless pits.

Alternatively, enable the “Level select” code. Then, press Start and hold A. Press Start when the title screen appears. Then, play songs 1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4 to activate debug mode. Then play 3, 4, 1, 2, 6. Create 50 rings in debug mode. Jump, make a item box as Super Sonic, and jump on it. Get hit and change back into Super Sonic.

Hyper SonicMega Sonic
Collect fifty rings and jump after becoming Hyper Sonic for even more speed and higher jumps.

Debug Mode
Enable the “Level select” code. Use the sound test selection on the options screen. Choose sounds 1, 9, 9, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4 (in that order) and press C after each selection. A chime will confirm correct code entry. Select any starting level, then hold A + Start 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 when playing as Tails alone.

• 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.
• Slow-Motion
  Pause game play and hold B.
• Restart
  Pause game play and press A.
• Frame Advance
  Pause game play and press C.
• Night Mode
  Hold C and press Start when selecting a level.
• Super Tails
  Place a transfer box monitor on the screen. Hit the monitor as Super Sonic.

Easy Chaos Emeralds
Begin normal game play and collect a Chaos Emerald. Reset and begin game play again from the options menu.

All Chaos Emeralds
Enable the “Level select” code. Play songs 4, 1, 2, 6, get 50 rings, and jump.

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