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Notes and Strategy (4)
Sonic & Knuckles

Notes and Strategy (4)

Learn how to defeat Dr. Robotnik's Spiked Swinging Machine in Sonic & Knuckles, a boss requiring 8 hits to self-destruct.

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Learn how to defeat Dr. Robotnik's Spiked Swinging Machine in Sonic & Knuckles, a boss requiring 8 hits to self-destruct.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Follow the path until a platform begins ascending.
  2. 2
    Keep running until you reach the final spikes; the platform will eventually stop rising.
  3. 3
    When the platform stops, Dr. Robotnik will swoop down and appear in the center of the screen.
  4. 4
    Dr. Robotnik unleashes a laser machine, similar to the Wing Fortress Zone Boss in Sonic 2. You cannot destroy this machine directly.
  5. 5
    Each time the machine fires a laser, it damages itself and causes the room to cave in.
  6. 6
    If you have a Lightning Shield or Water Shield, hitting the machine will have no effect.
  7. 7
    Eventually, the machine will explode and Dr. Robotnik will run off.
Tips
  • The machine must destroy itself; direct attacks are ineffective.
  • The machine requires 8 hits to explode.

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