<H>[CONTROLS]|<L>MOVE: ←, →|JUMP: ↖,↑,↗(3 DIRECTIONS)|SQUAT: ↓|DOUBLE SPIN ATTACK: TAP ↑ WHEN JUMPING|SKID ATTACK: TAP THE SLIDE ICON THREE TIMES WHEN STANDING. ROLL BY TAPPING ONCE AND TUMBLE BY TAPPING TWICE|SPIN DASH: TAP ↙ OR ↘|RUSH: RELEASE ↙ OR ↘ WHILE PERFORMING A SPIN DASH|JUMP DASH: TAP ←, → TWO TIMES IN THE AIR|PAUSE: PAUSE ICON
<H>[ITEMS]|<L>RING: INCREASE NUMBER OF RINGS|GREEN SHIELD: PROTECTS AGAINST ALL DAMAGE ONCE|BLUE SHIELD: PROTECTS AGAINST ALL DAMAGE ONCE AND COLLECTS RINGS WITHIN RANGE|SPEED SHOES: SPEED UP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME|INVINCIBILITY: INVINCIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME|SONIC: EXTRA LIFE||* SHIELD AND INVINCIBILITY DO NOT PROTECT AGAINST SPIKES, QUICKSAND OR PITS.
<H>[GAME MODES]|<L>START GAME: GAME MODE WITH STAGES. STAGES WILL BECOME UNLOCKED AS YOU CLEAR THEM. UNLOCKED STAGES CAN BE SELECTED IN TIME ATTACK MODE. AFTER GETTING A GAME OVER OR CLEARING A STAGE, THE SCORE WILL BE UPLOADED TO THE RANKINGS. IF YOUR SCORE IS IN THE TOP 5, IT'LL BE ADDED IN THE RANKINGS.|TIME ATTACK: GAME MODE THAT RECORDS THE FASTEST TIME YOU CAN CLEAR A STAGE. IN THIS MODE, YOU CAN SELECT ONLY UNLOCKED STAGES TO PLAY. THE FASTEST TIME WILL BE RECORDED IN EVERY STAGE AND DISPLAYED IN THE STAGE SELECTION SCREEN.
<H>[DAMAGE]|<L>SONIC WILL DAMAGE ENEMIES WHILE HE IS IN A BALL, PERFORMING A SLIDING TACKLE OR INVINCIBLE. SONIC WILL TAKE DAMAGE IF HE IS TOUCHED BY ENEMIES, MAGMA OR SPIKES.
<H>[TIME LIMIT]|<L>BEFORE STARTING A NEW GAME, YOU CAN SET A TIME LIMIT IN THE OPTIONS MENU. IF THERE'S A TIME LIMIT, YOU WILL LOSE A LIFE WHEN THE TIMER REACHES 9:59.999. IN TIME ATTACK MODE, THE GAME WILL BE OVER WHEN THE TIMER REACHES 9:59.999 EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T SET A TIME LIMIT BEFOREHAND.
<H>[CHECKPOINT]|<L>IF YOU LOSE A LIFE AND STILL HAVE SOME LIVES REMAINING, THE GAME WILL CONTINUE FROM THE NEAREST CHECKPOINT YOU PASSED.
<H>[RINGS]|<L>AN EXTRA LIFE WILL BE AWARDED IF YOU COLLECT 100 RINGS. IF SONIC TAKES DAMAGE WITHOUT COLLECTING RINGS OR A SHIELD, HE'LL LOSE A LIFE.
<H>[GAME OVER]|<L>IF SONIC TAKES DAMAGE WITHOUT COLLECTING RINGS OR A SHIELD, HE'LL LOSE A LIFE. YOU WILL LOSE A LIFE IF YOU TOUCH SPIKES, GET BURIED IN QUICKSAND OR FALL DOWN PITS WHILE YOUR RING COUNT IS 0. IF THERE'S A TIME LIMIT, THE GAME WILL BE OVER WHEN THE TIMER REACHES 9:59.999.
