Insta-Shield
Usage requirement(s)
Twin Spin Attack
Description
A mid-air rapid spiral technique for protection and offense.
The Insta-Shield , known as the W Spin Attack or W Kaiten Attack (W回転アタック , Daburu Kaiten Atakku ? ) in Japan, also called the Wind Attack and Twin-Spin Attack , is a move used by Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower that first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . When using it, the playable character creates a rapid 360° spiral flashing around them for both offense and defense.
Description
When performing Insta-Shield, the user generates enough energy to create a temporary shield for a split-second that can slash enemies and items within their range without the player having to touch them. It can also be useful for defeating more defensive enemies and even avoiding projectiles. The Insta-Shield is usually performed by tapping one of the jump buttons while the playable character is in mid-air after already performing a Spin Jump .
Game appearances
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Sonic performing Insta-Shield in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 .
The Insta-Shield is first seen as one of the new types of techniques for Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , and is featured in the same way in the add-on continuation Sonic & Knuckles and the lock-on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles . Sonic is able to create an Insta-Shield while Spin Jumping by pressing , or again in mid-air, creating a temporary shield around him. It is useful when the player has to avoid and destroy small projectiles and defeat heavily armed enemies including Star Pointers or Orbinauts without touching them at all, however the player has to do this very close to the enemies or projectiles.
Tails and Knuckles can't use the Insta-Shield due to having their own abilities . The Insta-Shield cannot be used while Sonic is equipped with a shield in both games, while having Invincibility , or while Super Sonic . Instead, he will perform an action depending on the type of shield possessed:
Sonic Advance series
Sonic performing his Insta-Shield.
The Insta-Shield returns in all three Sonic Advance games (though it is called Spin Attack [1] in Sonic Advance , Double Spin Attack [2] in Sonic Advance 2 and Wind Attack [3] in Sonic Advance 3 ) and is performed in the same manner as it is in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles . In first two games, only Sonic is able to perform the Insta-Shield by pressing during a Spin Jump. He is also able to do it in Sonic Advance 2 , but if the player is close to a normal Badnik , Sonic performs a Homing Attack instead but will be able to perform Insta-Shield afterwards.
Tail's Insta-Shield in Sonic Advance 3 .
In Sonic Advance 3 , Sonic can only perform the Insta-Shield while having Knuckles as his partner by pressing while jumping. Tails can also perform a variation of this move called the Tail Spin Attack [4] in the same game while he is partnered with Knuckles.
Sonic Generations
In the console/PC version of Sonic Generations , the Insta-Shield is one of Skills only available for Classic Sonic under the name Twin Spin Attack . The skill is unlocked by collecting all the Red Star Rings in Sky Sanctuary Act 1 and costs 30 points to equip. The Twin Spin Attack functions similarly to how it did the in previous games, but the slash effect is more transparent than white. It is performed by pressing the / while jumping.
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
In the 2013 re-release of the original Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield if the player enables Debug Mode . Once in an act, if the player places two Monitors with the three elemental shields and destroys them both, the player will be able to perform the Insta-Shield (as long as he is not equipped with any Shields). If the player destroys two of the aforementioned Monitors again, Sonic can no longer perform the Insta-Shield until he smashes two of those Monitors again. The Insta-Shield retains the same appearance from Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles .
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
In the 2013 re-release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 , much like 2013 re-release of the original Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield only via Debug Mode. In this game however, only one of the Monitor with the three elemental shields is required to be smashed to alternate whether Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield or not.
Sonic Mania
In Sonic Mania , the Insta-Shield can be unlocked as an option for Sonic after collecting the requisite number of Medallions. The Insta-Shield can only be toggled during a No-Save game, and replaces the Drop Dash as Sonic's unique action. It is functionally identical to its appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , Sonic & Knuckles , and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles .
In other media
Sonic the Comic
Sonic using the Insta-Shield in Sonic the Comic #33 . Art by Richard Elson .
Sonic used the Insta-Shield (unnamed in this continuity) twice in the Sonic the Comic series. Sonic has explained that he creates it by vibrating the air molecules around him at super speed.[5]
Archie Comics
In Archie 's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics , Sonic the Hedgehog has performed Insta-Shield only once. After crashing down on the Floating Island , one of Robotnik 's Assaulting Batter Blimps starts attacking Sonic and Tails with a flamethrower and bombs. Sonic unknowingly manages to perform the Insta-Shield in time while dodging flames.[6]
Gallery
Sprites
Screenshots
References
Navigation templates to Insta-Shield
Template:Sonic 3 & Knuckles info
Playable characters
Sonic · Tails · Knuckles · Amy
Non-playable characters
Dr. Eggman · Chao (Gold Chao ) · Animals (Deer , Elephant , Flicky , Gorilla , Kangaroo , Koala , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Picky , Pocky , Rabbit , Ricky , Robin , Sea Otter , Seal , Skunk )
Zones
Neo Green Hill Zone · Secret Base Zone · Casino Paradise Zone · Ice Mountain Zone · Angel Island Zone · Egg Rocket Zone · Cosmic Angel Zone · X-Zone · The Moon Zone · Special Stages
Enemies
Buzzer · Drisame · GamiGami · Hanabii · KeroKero · Kiki · Kuraa · Leon · Mirror · Mogu · Oct · Pen · Pierrot · Rhinotank · Senbon · Slot · Tentou · Wamu · Yukimaru
Bosses
Egg Hammer Tank · Egg Press · Egg Ball · Egg Spider · Mecha Knuckles · Egg Snake · Egg Wrecker · Egg Drillster · Egg X · Super Egg Robot
Moves/techniques
Climb · Giant Steps · Glide · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Hammer Jump · Hammer Whirl · Jump Dash · Insta-Shield · Jump Attack · Look down · Propeller Flying · Skid Attack · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Super Sonic Boost · Somersault · Swimming (Tails) · Swimming (Knuckles) · Tail Swipe
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Bumper · Bumper wall · Capsule · Cloud · Conveyor Belt · Dash Panel · Fan · Fireball · Flipper · Goal Plate · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube ·
Items
Continue · Item Box (1-Up , ? Ring , 5 Rings , 10 Rings , Blind *, Brake *, Confusion *, Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Shield , Speed Boots , Transparency *, Warp *) · Ring
Other
Chao Search * · Life · Loop · Moon · Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide · Sonic Advance Victory Perfect Guide · Sound Test * · Time Attack · Tiny Chao Garden * · Time Over · Tornado · Trick Point · Tunnel · Water
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles · Cream and Cheese · Amy
Non-playable characters
Eggman · Vanilla · Guard Robo · Chao · Animals (Deer , Elephant , Flicky , Gorilla , Koala , Kangaroo , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Robin , Sea Otter , Seal , Skunk )
Zones
Leaf Forest · Hot Crater · Music Plant · Ice Paradise · Sky Canyon · Techno Base · Egg Utopia · XX · True Area 53 · Special Stages
Enemies
Balloon · Bell · Buzzer · Circus · Flickey · Geji-Geji · Gohla · Hammerhead · Kiki · Koura · Kubinaga · Kura-Kura · Kyura · Madillo · Mon · Mouse · Pen · Piko-Piko · Spina · Star · Straw · Yado
Bosses
EggHammerTankII · Egg Bomber Tank · Egg Totem · Aero Egg · Egg Saucer · Egg-Go-Round · Egg Frog · Super Eggrobo Z · True Area 53 boss
Moves/ techniques
General
Amy Dash · Boost Mode · Bound · Chao Attack · Chao Rolling Attack · Crouch · Double Spin Attack · Drill Claw · Double Punch · Flying · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Head Slide · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Mid-Air Glide · Mid-Air Hammer Swirl · Propeller Flying · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spiral Attack · Skid Attack · Step Attack · Super Hammer Attack · Super Skid · Super Sonic Boost · Super Tails Swipe · Swim · Tail Swipe · Wall Climb
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step , Spiral Upper ) · Long Wind Jump (Burning Straight , Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) · Stop 'n' Slam (Bound , Drill Claw , Mid-Air Hammer Swirl , Propeller Descent , Soft Bomber ) · Quick Reverse (Back Attack , Back Rotor , Back Star , Milky Turn )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bumper wall · Cannon · Dash Panel · Dropping platform · Fan · Gravity Control Switch · Grind Rail · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Spikes ] · Spin ring · Spring · Spring Pole · Star Post
Items
Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Attack , Brake , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Mosaic , Power Sneakers , Random Ring Bonus , Shield , Warp ) · Ring · Special Ring
Other
Auto Running · Chao Bounce · Chao Search · Corkscrew · Freeze · Life · Loop · Sonic Advance 2 Official Guidebook · Sonic Advance 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide · Time Attack · Time Over · Tiny Chao Garden · Tunnel
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles · Amy · Cream and Cheese · Eggman
Non-playable characters
Vanilla · Gemerl (Ultimate Gemerl ) · Chao · Omochao
Zones
Route 99 · Sunset Hill · Ocean Base · Toy Kingdom · Twinkle Snow · Cyber Track · Chaos Angel · Altar Emerald · Nonaggression · Special Stage · Mini-Games
Enemies
Akatento · Aotento · Ape · Bu-Bu · Buzzer · Clam · Condor · Gaogao · Gekogeko · Ginpe · Guards · Guruguru · Hariisen · Jousun · Juggling · Kamaki · Kyacchaa · Marun · Minimole · Muukaden · Spina · Takkon · Uutsubo · Yadokk · Yukigasen
Bosses
Egg Hammer 3 · Egg Ball No.2 · Egg Foot · Egg Cube · Egg Chaser · Egg Pinball · Egg Gravity · Hyper Eggrobo · Ultimate Gemerl
Moves/ techniques
General
Amy Dash · Big Hammer Attack · Boost Mode · Bound Attack · Breast Stroke · Breathe · Chao Attack · Chao Ball Attack · Chao Spin · Chao Spinning Attack · Dash Climb · Dog Paddle · Double Mid-Air Glide · Double Punch · Drill Claw · Fire Sliding · Flying · Floating Fall · Grinding · Hammer Attack · Hammer Jump · Hammer Propeller Flying · Head Slide · High Propeller Flying · Hip Drop · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Leap · Life Ring · Look down · Mid-Air Dash Glide · Propeller Flying · Mid-Air Chao Attack · Mid-Air Chao Ball Attack · Mid-Air Chao Spinning Attack · Mid-Air Glide · Mid-Air Hammer Attack · Mid-Air Hammer Jump · Skid Attack · Spin · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Super Sonic Boost · Spinning Hammer Attack · Spiral Upper · Tag Action · Tail Spin Attack · Tail Swipe · Tornado Attack · Upper Spin · Wall Climb · Wind Attack
Mid-Air Trick Actions
Big Air (Happy Spring , Hop Jump , Petit Step ) · Long Wind Jump (Humming Top , Sweet Roll , Window Jump ) · Stop 'n' Slam (Bound Attack , Spinning Hammer Attack , Propeller Descent , Hip Drop )
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Bungee Rope · Dash Panel · Flywheel · Gondola · Grind Rail · High-speed warp tube · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Minecart · Platform-raising Wheel · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Seesaw · Snowblower · Spring · Spring Pole · Special Spring · Spin ring · Star Post · Switch
Items
Act Ring · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Factory Ring · Goal Medal · Item Box (1-Up , 5 Ring Bonus , 10 Ring Bonus , Confusion , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Minus Ring , Mosaic , Power Sneakers , Random Ring Bonus , Shield , Slow , Swap , Transparency ) · Ring · Special Key
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · William Corkery (Tails ) · Scott Dreier (Knuckles ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · Sarah Wulfeck (Cream ) · Jon St. John (announcer)
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Sayaka Aoki (Cream )
Other
Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Chao Playground · Corkscrew · Fly Type · Freeze · Life · Loop · Power Type · Sonic Factory · Speed Type · Time Attack · Tornado 2 · Water
Playable characters
Modern and Classic Sonic (Modern and Classic Super Sonic ) · Shadow *
Non-playable characters
Amy · Animals (Flicky , Picky , Pecky , Cucky ) · Babylon Rogues (Jet , Storm , Wave ) Bark · Bean · Big · Biolizard * · Black Doom * · Blaze · Chao (Cheese ) · Chip · Cream · Cubot · Dark Gaia · Doom's Eye * · Modern and Classic Eggman · Emerl · Fang · Knuckles · Mighty · Mephiles · Metal Sonic · Omega · Omochao · Orbot · Perfect Chaos · Ray · Rouge · Silver · Modern and Classic Tails · Team Chaotix (Charmy , Espio , Vector ) · Tikal · Time Eater · Wisp (Yacker )
Wisps
Orange · Pink
Stages
Green Hill · Chemical Plant · Sky Sanctuary · Speed Highway · City Escape · Seaside Hill · Crisis City · Rooftop Run · Planet Wisp · Casino Night
Challenge Acts
Doppelganger Race! · The Buzz Bombers' Revenge! · Knuckles: Horde of Enemies · Swingset Circus · High Speed Challenge · Look Out Below! · Tails: Way Past Fast · Jump Rush · 300% Boost Gauge Challenge · Tails: Toxic Skies · Which Switch is Which? · Aqua Shield Challenge · Invincibility Challenge · One Ring Challenge · Amy: Taking the Leap Together! · Grappling with Grabbers · Underwater Ring Machine · Eggrobo Rush · Aerial Paradise · Ring Time Challenge · Amy: Topsy Turvy · Knuckles: Buried Treasure · 200% Boost Gauge Challenge · Balloon Bonanza · High-Speed Hijinks (Modern) · Cream: Chao Hunt · Hot Pursuit (Classic) · High Speed Challenge 2 · Resisting Arrest · Overdrift · Hot Pursuit (Modern) · Drill Baby Drill · Espio: Master of Camouflage · Lord of the Board · Thunder Shield Challenge · Rouge: The Bombardier · Rite of Spring · Cream: Helping Hand · Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Modern) · Topsy-Turvy · High-Speed Hijinks 2 · Rescue the Animals! · Espio: Way of the Ninja · High-Speed Hijinks (Classic) · Underwater Challenge · Rouge: The Temptress · Trick Island · Surf, Sea, and Sand · Terror From the Deep · Goal Post Juggle · Vector: Through the Storm · Flame Shield Challenge · Ring Time Challenge 2 · Power Stomp Challenge · Switcheroo · Blaze: Piercing the Flames · Four-way Cannon Cavalcade · High-Rise Balloon Climb · Dash Ring 1-2-3 (Classic) · Charmy: Don't Bug Me! · One Ring Challenge 2 · Barrel Ring Bonus · Rooftop Rail Grind · Endless Boost · Vector: Pick Up the Beat · With Your Powers Combined · Goal Post Juggle 2 · Chase After Blaze · Rescue the Animals 2! · Cart Challenge · Charmy: High in the Sky · Action Master · Orange Rocket, Blast Off!
Enemies
Aero-Cannon · Buzz Bomber · Buzzer · Chopper · Cop Speeder · Crabmeat · Egg Chaser · Egg Fighter · Egg Fighter: Sword · Egg Launcher (H) · Egg Launcher (H+V) · Egg Launcher (V) · Egg Pawn · Eggrobo (Unnamed Eggrobo variant ) · Giant Chopper · Grabber · Gun Beetle · Gun Hunter · Iblis's Minions (Iblis Biter , Iblis Taker , Iblis Worm ) · Mono Beetle · Moto Bug · Sandworm · Spinner · Spiny · Sprinkler · Thunder Spinner
Bosses
Rival bosses
Metal Sonic · Shadow · Silver
Era bosses
Biolizard * · Death Egg Robot · Perfect Chaos · Egg Dragoon · Time Eater
Moves/ techniques
Playable characters
Air Boost · Atomic Spin · Boost · Bound Jump · Cartwheel · Chaos Control * · Chaos Snap * · Chaos Spear * · Crouch · Double Jump · Drift · Freestyle Tricks · Grind Step · Grinding · Homing Attack · Hop · Insta-Shield · Jump Dash · Kick boost · Lightspeed Dash · Mid-Air Dash · Quick Step · Slide · Skydiving · Spin · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Stomp · Super Sonic Boost · Super Sonic Missile · Wall Jump ·
Non-playable characters
Dig · Drill Attack · Fire Beam · Flying · Heart Effect · Ice Wave · Meteor Smash · Ninja Arts: Camouflage · Propeller Flying · Psychic Knife · Psychokinesis · Restraint Trap · Ring Spark Field · Sun Burst · Teleport Dash · V. Maximum Overdrive Attack · Warping arm attack · Whirlwind
Color Powers
Orange Rocket · Pink Spikes
Skills
Aqua Shield · Flame Shield · Thunder Shield · Twin Spin Attack · Invincible Start · Shield · Power Sneakers · Long Spin Dash · Treasure Scanner · Homing Attack · Hercules Muscles · Breath Holder · Boardmaster · Ring Time · Blast Off · Speed Up · Direct Jump · Power Stomp · Quick Slide · Acceleration · Smasher Bonus · Ring Energy Bonus · Boost Gauge Up · Serial Homing · Auto-Gauge · Gauge Rebooter · Trick Mastery · Endless Boost · Power Brake · Sure-Footed · Safety Net · Last Chance · 10-Second Rings · Athleticism · Time Break · Super Sonic · Sega Genesis Controller
Gimmicks and obstacles
Balloon · Barrel · Big Balloon · Blue blob · Bomb · Bonus Bell · Bottomless pit · Bumper · Cannon · Capsule · Car · Cart · Cloud · Crusher · Dash Panel · Dash Rail · Dash Ring · Dimensional Bomb · Egg Spring · Explosion Trap · Fan · Flipper · Four-way Cannon · Gear Platform · Goal Plate · Gondola · GUN Military Truck · Hanging Bell · Heart bomb · Helicopter · High-speed warp tube · Horizontal Bar · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Kao · Laser field · Meteorite · Movable box · Pole Elevator · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Rainbow Ring · Rocket · Route Signal · Saw · Seesaw · Sling Shot · Slot machine · Spike Trap · Spikes · Spinning Top · Spinning Platform · Spotlight · Spring · Spring Catapult · Spring Pole · Star Post · Switch · Trick Jump Panel · Wall Jump Block · Warp Point · Wide spring · Zip Line
Items
Air bubble · Boss Gate · Boss Gate Key · Buoy · Chaos Emerald · Container (Case , Spike Block , Steel Container , Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Energy Core · Goal Ring · Information Pod · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield , Flame Shield , Invincible , Power Sneakers , Skateboard , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Medal · Mega Mack · Musical note · Red Star Ring · Ring · Snowboard · Time Bonus · Wisp Capsule
Voice actors
English
Roger Craig Smith (Modern Sonic , Wisp announcer) · Mike Pollock (Modern and Classic Eggman ) · Kate Higgins (Modern and Classic Tails ) · Travis Willingham (Knuckles ) · Cindy Robinson (Amy ) · Kirk Thornton (Shadow ) · Quinton Flynn (Silver ) · Laura Bailey (Blaze , Omochao ) · Karen Strassman (Rouge ) · Michelle Ruff (Cream ) · Keith Silverstein (Vector ) · Troy Baker (Espio ) · Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Charmy )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Modern Sonic ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Modern and Classic Eggman ) · Ryō Hirohashi (Modern Tails ) · Takuto Yoshinaga (Classic Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Daisuke Ono (Silver ) · Nao Takamori (Blaze ) · Sayaka Aoki (Cream ) · Kenta Miyake (Vector ) · Yūki Masuda (Espio ) · Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy ) · Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) · Fumihiko Tachiki (Wisp announcer)
Music
Songs
"Sonic Boom " · "You're My Hero " · "Super Sonic Racing " · "Open Your Heart " · "It Doesn't Matter " · "Escape from the City " · "For True Story " · "E.G.G.M.A.N. " · "Sonic Heroes " · "What I'm Made of... " · "Right There, Ride On " · "Vela Nova " · "I Am... All of Me " · "All Hail Shadow " · "His World " · "Dreams of an Absolution " · "Seven Rings In Hand " · "Let the Speed Mend It " · "A New Venture " · "Race to Win " · "Un-Gravitify " · "Endless Possibility " · "Knight of the Wind " · "Free " · "Reach for the Stars " ·
Albums
20 Years of Sonic Music · Blue Blur: Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack · History of the 1st Stage Original Soundtrack White Edition
Other
Boost Gauge · Chao in Space · Collection Room · Combo · Corkscrew · Death Egg · Death Egg Robot · Egg Dragoon · Egg Gun · Egg Mobile · Egg Spear · Lair of the Time Eater · Life · Loop · Miles Electric · Orca · Perfect Bonus · Rank · Sonic's birthday · Sonic Generations: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide · Sonic Generations (manga) · Sonic Generations of Skate · Statue Room · Time Hole · Tornado-1 · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water · White Space
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic *) · Tails (Super Tails *) · Knuckles * (Super Knuckles *) · Amy * (Super Amy *)
Non-playable characters
Dr. Robotnik · Animals (Flicky , Pocky , Pecky , Cucky , Ricky , Picky , Rocky )
Zones
Green Hill Zone · Marble Zone · Spring Yard Zone · Labyrinth Zone · Star Light Zone · Scrap Brain Zone · Final Zone · Special Stages
Enemies
Ball Hog · Batbrain · Bomb · Burrobot · Buzz Bomber · Caterkiller · Chopper · Crabmeat · Jaws · Moto Bug · Newtron · Orbinaut (Uni Uni , Unidasu ) · Roller · Spikes · Splats
Bosses
Egg Wrecker · Egg Scorcher · Egg Stinger · Egg Mobile · Egg Spiker · Egg Crusher
Moves/techniques
Climb * · Crouch · Drop Dash * · Glide * · Hammer Attack * · Hammer Jump * · Insta-Shield * · Propeller Flying */Swim * · Spin Attack · Spin Dash * · Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bomb · Bumper · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Color Block · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dropping platform · Electrical emitter · Elevator · Fan · Fireball · Floating stone · Flywheel · Giant spear · Goal · Goal Plate · Giant Ring · Iron ball · Jump Stand · Reverse · Saw · Seesaw · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Up and Down · Water
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield *, Chaos Emerald *, Eggman Mark *, Elemental Shields *, Flame Shield *, Goggles *, Invincible , Power Sneakers , S *, Shield , Spikes *, Super Ring , Thunder Shield *) · Ring
Music
Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack · Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute
Other
Continue · Death Egg saga · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Level Select · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Madonna · Secret Bonus · Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 U.S Gold) · Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) · Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max , Mach , Sharps , Vector ) · Sonic the Hedgehog Official Guide Book · Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic · Sound Test · South Island · Twin Stars (Thirteen ) · Time Attack * · Time Over · Totem pole · Tunnel
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails (Super Tails **) · Knuckles ** (Super Knuckles **) · Amy ** (Super Amy **)
Non-playable characters
Robotnik · Animals (Becky , Cucky , Flicky , Locky , Micky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky , Tocky , Wocky )
Zones
Main
Emerald Hill Zone · Chemical Plant Zone · Aquatic Ruin Zone · Casino Night Zone · Hill Top Zone · Mystic Cave Zone · Hidden Palace Zone ** · Oil Ocean Zone · Metropolis Zone · Sky Chase Zone · Wing Fortress Zone · Death Egg Zone · Special Stage
Other
Boss Attack Zone ** · Cyber City Zone * · Egg Gauntlet Zone ** · Proto Palace Zone ** · Rock World Zone * · Sand Shower Zone * · Wood Zone *
Enemies
Aquis · Asteron · Balkiry · Banper * · Batbot ** · BFish * · Bubbler * · Bubbler's Mother * · Buzzer · Cactus * · Chop Chop · Clucker · Coconuts · Crawl · Crawlton · Flasher · Frog * · Gator * · Gohla · Grabber · Grounder · Jellygnite ** · Lobster * · Masher · Nebula · Octus · Redz ** · Rexon · Shellcracker · Slicer · Snail * · Spiker · Spiny · Stegway ** · Turtloids · Whisp
Bosses
Egg Drillster · Egg Poison · Egg Hammer · Egg Claw · Egg Scorcher Mk. II · Egg Digger · Brass Eggman ** · Eggmarine · Egg Bouncer · Laser Prison · Mecha Sonic · Death Egg Robot
Moves/techniques
Climb ** · Crouch · Drop Dash ** · Glide ** · Hammer Attack ** · Hammer Jump ** · Insta-Shield ** · Propeller Flying /Swim ** · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles
Arrow column · Blue blob · Bomb · Breakaway column · Booster · Bumper · Bumper wall · Cannon · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Drop Target · Elevator · Fan · Flipper · Giant spear · Goal Plate · Gondola · High-speed warp tube · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Mega Mack · Metal nut · Prison Egg · Seesaw · Sinking pool · Slot machine · Spikes · Spring · Spring Catapult · Star Post · Triangle Bumper · Switch
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield **, Eggman Mark , Flame Shield **, Invincible , Player Swap , Power Sneakers , Random , S **, Shield , Super Rings , Thunder Shield **) · Ring · Star Circle
Music
Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack · Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute
Other
Death Egg saga · Continue · Corkscrew · Death Egg · Death Egg Robot · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Perfect Bonus · Sonic 2sday · Sonic Panic · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD · Space rocket · Time Attack · Tornado · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water · West Side Island
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails (Super Tails ) · Knuckles (Super Knuckles ) · Mighty ^ (Super Mighty ^) · Ray ^ (Super Ray ^)
Non-playable characters
Eggman · Eggrobo (Hard Boiled Heavies (Heavy Gunner , Heavy King , Heavy Magician , Heavy Rider , Heavy Shinobi ), Phantom Heavies (Phantom Gunner , Phantom King , Phantom Magician , Phantom Rider , Phantom Shinobi )) · Jimmy · Metal Sonic (Giga Metal ) · Rock Drill · Animals (Becky , Cucky , Flicky , Locky , Micky , Pecky , Picky , Pocky , Ricky , Rocky , Tocky , Wocky )
Zones
Angel Island Zone ^ · Green Hill Zone · Chemical Plant Zone · Studiopolis Zone · Flying Battery Zone · Press Garden Zone · Stardust Speedway Zone · Hydrocity Zone · Mirage Saloon Zone · Oil Ocean Zone · Lava Reef Zone · Metallic Madness Zone · Titanic Monarch Zone · Egg Reverie Zone * · Special Stage · Bonus Stage * · Pinball Stage ^
Enemies
Amy Doll · Aquis · Armadiloid · Asteron · Ball Hog · Batbrain · Blaster · Blastoid · Bloominator ^ · Bugernaut · Bumpalo · Buzz Bomber · Cactula · Canister · Caterkiller Jr. · Chopper · Clucker · Crabmeat · Dango · Dragonfly · Fireworm · Flasher Mk. II · Gohla · Grabber · Hotaru · IceBomba · Iwamodoki · Jawz · Jellygnite · Juggle Saw · Kabasira · Kanabun · Madmole · Matryoshka-Bom · Mecha-Bu · Mega Chopper · Mic Drop · Monkey Dude ^ · Moto Bug · Newtron · Octus · Poh-Bee · Pointdexter · Rattlekiller · Rexon · RhinoBot ^ · Roller Mk. II · Scarab · Sentry Bug · Shutterbug · Silver Sonic · Spiny · Splats · Sweep · Technosqueek · Toxomister · Tubinaut · Turbo Spiker · Turbo Turtle · Vultron · Woodrow · Zombie Orbinaut
Bosses
Mini-bosses
DD Wrecker · Amoeba Droid · Heavy Gunner · Big Squeeze · Shiversaw · Hotaru Hi-Watt · Dive Eggman · Uber Caterkiller · Meter Droid · Drillerdroid · Egg Pistons mk.II · Crimson Eye
Zone bosses
Death Egg Robot · Mean Bean Machine · Weather Globe · Spider Mobile · Heavy Shinobi · Metal Sonic · Laundro-Mobile · Heavy Magician · Mega Octus · Heavy Rider · Heavy King · Gachapandora · Phantom Egg · Phantom King and Klepto Mobile *
Moves/techniques
Air Glide ^ · Bounce Jump · Climb · Crouch · Double Jump · Drop Dash · Fireball Spin Dash · Glide · Hammer Drop ^ · Insta-Shield · Propeller Flying · Ring Spark Field · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump · Super Peel Out · Swim · V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles
Arrow column · Beanstalk · Blue blob · Bomb · Bouncy Checkpoint · Bumper · Bungee Rope · Bumper wall · Cannon · Capsule · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dash Panel · Dropping platform · Electrical conduit · Fan · Fireball · Flipper · Flywheel · Goal Plate · Hand Launcher · Hang Glider · High-speed spiral tube · High-speed warp tube · Ice Spring · Iron ball · Jump Panel · Lighting switch · Magnetic sphere · Platform-raising Wheel · Pulley · Ruby Mist · Saw · Seesaw · Sinking pool · Shrink ray · Snowblower · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Transport · Vine · Zip Line
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Giant Ring · Giant spear · Item Box (1-Up *, Aqua Shield , Character ^, Hyper Ring , Eggman Mark , Flame Shield , Invincible , Player Swap , Power Sneakers , Random , S , Shield , Super Ring , Thunder Shield ) · Little Planet flowers · Master Emerald · Metal Sonic hologram · Medallion · Ring · Robot transporter · Schrodinger's Capsule ^ · Sphere · Star Circle · Time Warp sign · UFO · Warp Point
Music
Sonic Mania (vinyl album) · Sonic Mania Original Soundtrack (Selected Edition) · Sonic Mania Plus Original Soundtrack
Other
Angel Island · The Art of Sonic Mania · Auto Running · Continue · Corkscrew · Death Egg Robot · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Freeze · Game Over · Klepto Mobile · Level Select · Life · Little Planet · Loop · Mega Mack · Phantom Ruby · Perfect Bonus · Popgun · Sonic Mania Adventures ("Sonic Returns ", "Sonic and Tails ", "& Knuckles ", "Mighty and Ray ", "Metal Mayhem ", "From: A. Rose ", "The Complete Mini-Series ") · Time Attack · Time Over * · Time Warp · Tunnel · Tornado * · Water