Transports[1] are elevator-type gimmicks that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a type of platform that the player manually controls and has made several appearances in the series since then..
Description
The Transports are platforms, usually colored blue and red. They have a pair of wheels set on them that the player can move up and down by performing the Spin Dash on them, causing the wheels to rotate and moving the platform up and down like an elevator. Transports are set either against the wall or between the walls.
Game appearances
Sonic & Knuckles
The Transports made their first appearance in Sonic & Knuckles, where they are only seen in Lava Reef Zone Act 1. In this game, they are grey motors with a pair of metallic wheels on each side. These platforms can be found above or on the bottom of deep holes, while the wheels are set on roller chains between the walls. These platforms are the only way to reach the top or bottom of the deep holes.
When the player jumps on a Transport, he/she can face either the left or right direction. The player then has to perform the Spin Dash on the Transport, which will make the metallic wheels on the platform spin, to make it move. Which direction the Transport moves depends on the direction the playable character is facing when starting to Spin Dash; facing the left direction will make the Transport move down, while facing the right direction makes the platform move up. The direction the Transport moves is a very decisive, usually depending on whether the player finds the Transport above the deep hole from the right direction or on the bottom of a hole from the left direction.
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic performing Spin Dash on the Transport in Sonic 3D Blast.
In Sonic 3D Blast, Transports are blue colored platforms with wheels, which are only featured in Volcano Valley Zone. It is only used in the game to reach to the top of some taller rock tabs. When the player jumps on the Transport, the player has to perform the Spin Dash normally on it to make it move up. However, if the player stops using Spin Dash, the Transport starts falling down to the ground. If the player slips below the falling Transport, the playable character will be crushed, causing him/her to lose a life.
Sonic Blast
Transports in Sonic Blast are loosely similar to ones in Sonic 3D Blast, except that they are smaller and have red wheels on the platform. They are only featured in Red Volcano Zone Act 2, where they are set against the wall. The player has to use them to reach the top of the walls or slowly descend into the bottom of holes. While Sonic has to use them, Knuckles can ignore them and climb along the walls.
Sonic Mania
In Sonic Mania, the Transports are based on those that appeared in Sonic & Knuckles. They also work in the exact same way. In this game, they only appear in Lava Reef Zone.
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References
- ↑ "Transports move Sonic up and down levels. Try the Spin Dash to activate transports." - Sonic 3D Blast instruction manual, page 8.
Template:Sonic 3 & Knuckles info
| Playable characters | Sonic · Knuckles | |
| Non-playable characters | Eggman | |
| Zones | Green Hill Zone · Yellow Desert Zone · Red Volcano Zone · Blue Marine Zone · Silver Castle Zone · Special Stages | |
| Enemies | Aquis · Batbot · Buzzer · Coconuts · Crabmeat · Egg Pogo · Egg Saucer · Egg Sentry · Gohla · Masher · Octopus · Rexon · Sandoom | |
| Bosses | Green Hill Zone boss · Yellow Desert Zone boss · Red Volcano Zone boss · Blue Marine Zone boss · Silver Castle Zone boss · Final boss | |
| Moves/techniques | Climb · Crouch · Glide · Double Jump · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Jump | |
| Gimmicks and obstacles | Bumper · Dash Panel · Goal Plate · High-speed warp tube · Quicksand · Spikes · Spring · Switch · Transport · Sewer Warp | |
| Items | Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Emerald Shard · Giant Ring · Ring · Item Box (1-Up, Eggman Mark, Invincible, Marker, Power Sneakers, Random, Shield, Super Ring) | |
| Other | Continue · Life · Loop · Round Select · South Island · Water | |