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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Act 2 walkthrough: navigate hills, break walls, use mushroom lifts, and find Giant Rings. Includes strategy for EggRobo's Speed Booster Machine.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Act 2 walkthrough: navigate hills, break walls, use mushroom lifts, and find Giant Rings. Includes strategy for EggRobo's Speed Booster Machine.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head right and down the hill. Break through the wall to continue.
  2. 2
    When you see a Dragonfly, climb the cliff beneath it, defeat the Dragonfly, and grab an Invincibility power-up.
  3. 3
    Drop down and run through the passageway to enter an Autumn/Fall version of the level.
  4. 4
    Glide back and forth to safely descend. Break through walls and bounce on the hidden spring.
  5. 5
    Glide across spikes and grab onto the blue mushroom lift. Press Left/Right to control its movement.
  6. 6
    Earlier in the Act, when you see a pulley lift and a Madmole, drop down. Run through the loop de loop and bounce on the hidden spring.
  7. 7
    Grab onto the blue mushroom lift, press Left/Right to move it, use the pulley to the left, and go past the Starpost.
  8. 8
    Bounce on another spring and use the nearby spring to send Knuckles to the right, landing near a hidden passageway containing a Giant Ring.
  9. 9
    Use the mushroom seesaws and run through the loop de loops. Drop through the nearby gap and use the pole to hoist Knuckles upwards.
  10. 10
    Use the spring to go up the loop de loop and find a passageway containing a Giant Ring.
  11. 11
    Go back up and use the pulley lift nearby. Go right and use the mushrooms to reach a Super Ring and an Invincibility power-up.
  12. 12
    Use the spring to go over to the right. Go up the loop de loop and use another spring.
  13. 13
    When you land near a spring and a mushroom, drop down to the left and head right to find a hidden passageway containing a Giant Ring. Exit this passageway and use the seesaw to land on a spring above.
  14. 14
    Head across the vine-shaped bridge and go past the Starpost. Use the pulley lift and bounce on the red spring to catapult Knuckles over to the swing lift.
  15. 15
    If you can use the springs to bounce Knuckles over to the right, you will land near a loop de loop.
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    When you encounter a Cluckoid, go past it to find a hidden passageway containing a Giant Ring.
  17. 17
    Run through the loop de loops and use the pulley lift to go upwards. Before doing so, go past the Cluckoid and enter the hidden passageway to find another Giant Ring.
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    When you reach the surface, go right and use the mushroom seesaws. Go past the Starpost to see a satellite dish emitting signals.

Boss Battle: EggRobo's Speed Booster Machine - 8 Hits

The machine will throw logs at you vertically. If you have the Fire Shield, hit it from below to destroy it. Alternatively, wait for it to come down before jumping on top of it to attack it. Watch out for the logs it throws at you.

Tips
  • Controlling a mushroom lift is similar to gliding. Press Left/Right to move it.
  • Look for hidden passageways containing Giant Rings throughout the Act.
  • Utilize springs and pulley lifts to navigate the vertical sections of the level.

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