Marble Garden Zone
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| Marble Garden Zone | |
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| Description |
A marble ruin on a steep hill |
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| Level number |
Third |
| Number of acts |
2 |
Marble Garden Zone is the third zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (or Sonic 3 & Knuckles). The first act contains the most rings out of all the Acts in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 with 636 in total, therefore, a lightning shield will prove useful if you want to get the most out of the rings in the level. In this level, the "sinking pools" (from Oil Ocean Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2) returns. The mini-boss in the end of act 1 uses a pair of drills to attack the character, both directly and by drilling into the rock above and raining debris on their heads (reminiscent of Dr. Robotnik's own vehicle in the Mystic Cave Zone of Sonic 2).
[edit] Boss
The boss of this level is called Tunnelbot, also known as Gakin, who you confront at the end of Act 1. It is one of the easiest sub-bosses in the game. Just like Drill Eggman II (Sonic 2), this boss burrows through the ceiling and back. Hit it whenever you can. With Knuckles, there is a rotating spiked platform that you can stand on to compensate for Knuckles' lower jump height.
[edit] Trivia
- When playing as Sonic & Tails, Sonic can stay at the very left of the boss arena while the second player defeats the boss using Tails. When this is done in Sonic 3 alone, it hangs up the game, but it had been fixed in Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
