Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

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Super Sonic Genesis

Super Sonic Genesis

Acquire all seven Chaos Emeralds.

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How to unlock the Super Sonic Genesis achievement in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I - Definitive Guide

There are seven Chaos Emeralds to collect. In order to access a special stage, you must complete a level with more than 50 rings, and once you complete the level jump into the giant ring at the end of the stage. (But be quick, as you only have a few seconds to do this.)

After this you will find yourself in a special stage. These are in order, and can be unlocked on any level. The video's below show what you can expect in all seven stages.

Additional note: you can retry at any point in the special stage, but you must do it before: you run out of time, or hit one of the red 'fail' orbs.

Credit to UltimateX34 for the video guides.
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16 Oct 2010 08:06

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Quality post. And the knowledge of being able to retry at the last second is a life saver. Thanks for this.
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By OMGOCTOPI on 16 Oct 2010 10:09
No worries. I was sick of doing the harder missions and getting into these special stages not knowing what to expect. Finding these video's was quite hard, so I thought I would share this information with everyone.
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By Ben Legend on 16 Oct 2010 10:25
wow nice videos, god tired of doing the last one but hopefully the last video will help but darn i'm clumsy with the death area ;)
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By ronnie42 on 18 Oct 2010 00:15
I have to co-sign the previous 2 people in this post above me. Great solution and thanks for providing all the videos for each Chaos Emeralds. So many games, so little time these days. I have two of them as of this post and will definitely use these videos for the ones I may have problems with.
Thumbs Up!
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By Ninja Scroll on 18 Oct 2010 01:50
oh my god i wish i would have known about that retry thing before i replayed the level every time
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By nrlulz on 15 Nov 2010 00:14
thanks
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By NateEasy on 25 Apr 2011 03:15
Wooow, so glad to know about the retry option. These special stages are the absolute worst.
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By Buff Beefbroth on 06 Jul 2011 23:51
Videos have been removed by user.
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By Jiterbug on 04 Nov 2011 00:54
Thanks for letting me know. I'm looking for alternatives now.
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By Ben Legend on 04 Nov 2011 07:18
Videos are up and running again. Thanks for waiting.
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By Ben Legend on 04 Nov 2011 07:28
Videos not video's :) thanks!
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By Big Ell on 29 Dec 2011 19:07
Great solution--noteworthy addition: the 7 easiest levels to complete with 50 rings consistently: Splash Hill Acts 1-3, Casino Street Acts 1-3, Mad Gear Zone Act 1.
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By BenJScar on 21 Sep 2012 02:40
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As with "The First Chaos Emerald," you must go through Special Stages to collect the legendary Chaos Emeralds. You have to do it seven times over, with each Special Stage harder than the last. As a reminder, getting to the Special Stage requires beating a level with 50 rings and jumping into the giant ring just past the goal post. You can only get one Chaos Emerald per level, so if you grab a Chaos Emerald on the first level, you have to complete the second level with 50 rings to get the next Chaos Emerald.

Once in the Special Stage, move quickly but carefully, grab rings, and avoid "!" blocks at all costs. If you're almost out of time, or if you screw up badly, you can hit Start to pause, then select Retry to restart the Special Stage with no penalties. This will make it easier to practice, and you won't have to complete levels to get back to the Special Stage.

Since you can only get one Chaos Emerald per stage, and later stages can be hard, you should consider getting Chaos Emeralds in later levels and saving Splash Hill for the last few, to cut down on the amount of time you'll take to get back to the Special Stage, should you fail. (Thanks Mecha Richter!)

Once you have your seventh Chaos Emerald, achievement unlocked! And, as any Sonic fan will know, this means you get to use Super Sonic in every level. Huzzah!
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13 Oct 2010 20:36

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not very helpful since each special stage can be confusing and needs to be done slowly or fast
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By ronnie42 on 14 Oct 2010 21:37
Yea but didn't you say in the 1st chaos emerald review that "you can pause and go to Retry, and it will start the Special Stage over with no penalty." If this is true, why would it matter what levels you do or the difficulty of them as you would always be able to restart?

Is it because you can't restart once you hit an exit sphere?

I think I've answered my own question, lol.
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By Catstrut on 15 Oct 2010 09:39
That is quite correct, haha. If you hit the exit block, you have to run through a level again, which can be irritating.
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By Cobalt Robot on 16 Oct 2010 23:50
yep i agree the exit sphere is what is annoying me since i can do a speed-run and make the odd mistake then the flipping 7th chaos emerald is frustrating
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By ronnie42 on 22 Oct 2010 19:43
Does only work in Score Attack. A perfect Xbox Achievement Solution - very detailed. The only problem for me was to get a huge Ring to jump into, since I replayed the game only in Time Attack, until an Xbox LIVE Friend of mine, gave me the required vital part of information! Thanks everyone!
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By CyberneticHFX on 26 Feb 2013 07:45
A little word of advice when going for this achievement. Try to finish harder levels first, because once you get a chaos emerald from that level, you can't replay that level to get another chaos emerald. What I would do is save Splash Hill for the harder special stages so you don't have to go through a lot of trouble to play that special stage again if you mess up.
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By Mecha Richter on 13 Oct 2010 22:47
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To get to the special level, you need to collect 50 rings in the second act or the first. Passersby all the special levels and the achievement is yours
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09 Sep 2012 16:29