Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Showing how to get the emerald fast in Special Stage 3 of the 2013 remaster of "Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)" for the Android/iOS.
Apparently, some people do not have the patience for this Special Stage. It seems some people would rather get the emerald fast than worry about getting a continue or an extra life. So here is how to do it.
How to get the emerald fast:
Just as the Special Stage starts, immediately hold Right on the D-Pad. You should land on the Up blocks. Wait about 0.5 seconds, then hold Left on the D-Pad until you land on the Jump Stand blocks. Touch the Color blocks with caution. If you are lucky enough, you can get the emerald in around 12-14 seconds on average. Otherwise, hope that you land on the Down blocks and make it back to the Color blocks as best as you can. This can take around 25-50 seconds on average (sometimes longer) to collect the emerald, so keep trying.
This is the fastest route I can come up with. I am not a speedrunner.
You can call this a tutorial on speedrunning if you want, but I only uploaded it for people who want to get the emerald without 'problems'.
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NOTE: This is actually "Sonic Forever", a fan-made improvement of the 2013 remaster. Unfortunately, unlike in the 16-bit original, this strategy is not consistent. This is because the Special Stage physics are different in the 2013 remaster.
To see the strategy in the 16-bit original, click on this link:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZgiHAYlVjWg
Showing how to get the emerald fast in Special Stage 3 of the 2013 remaster of "Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)" for the Android/iOS.
Apparently, some people do not have the patience for this Special Stage. It seems some people would rather get the emerald fast than worry about getting a continue or an extra life. So here is how to do it.
How to get the emerald fast:
Just as the Special Stage starts, immediately hold Right on the D-Pad. You should land on the Up blocks. Wait about 0.5 seconds, then hold Left on the D-Pad until you land on the Jump Stand blocks. Touch the Color blocks with caution. If you are lucky enough, you can get the emerald in around 12-14 seconds on average. Otherwise, hope that you land on the Down blocks and make it back to the Color blocks as best as you can. This can take around 25-50 seconds on average (sometimes longer) to collect the emerald, so keep trying.
This is the fastest route I can come up with. I am not a speedrunner.
You can call this a tutorial on speedrunning if you want, but I only uploaded it for people who want to get the emerald without 'problems'.
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NOTE: This is actually "Sonic Forever", a fan-made improvement of the 2013 remaster. Unfortunately, unlike in the 16-bit original, this strategy is not consistent. This is because the Special Stage physics are different in the 2013 remaster.
To see the strategy in the 16-bit original, click on this link:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZgiHAYlVjWg
![Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Rope Bridge Rumble [101%]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LalEpdWZr9k/mqdefault.jpg "Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Rope Bridge Rumble [101%]
My 101% speedrun tutorial of Rope Bridge Rumble in Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance.
Full 101% speedrun tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8H4noaCcU1jt8qUOmntIhw7aTkle8zE_
NOTE: This tutorial is not meant to be friendly. There might be a bit of safeness. But to get the fastest possible time, these tricks must be performed.
Bonus Room #1:
Skipping Winky is faster.
After letter N:
The screen-scrolling trick is done to delay the spawning of the moving tire platform. Otherwise, it would be impossible to make that long jump onto the next platform. This is the only moving tire platform that can be one-cycled. The rest cant be sped up, even with the scrolling trick. And the reason for that is because cartwheeling off of moving tire platforms works differently from the SFC version. In other words, making long jumps with that is impossible. In the SFC version, cartwheeling off of moving tire platforms would be faster.
In order to get 101% in the Game Boy Advance version, every Bonus Room has to be found. Not only that, but every picture (as well as the K-O-N-G letters) has to be collected.")
![Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Mine Cart Carnage [101%]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MGTW9YxXw4g/mqdefault.jpg "Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Mine Cart Carnage [101%]
My 101% speedrun tutorial of Mine Cart Carnage in Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance.
Full 101% speedrun tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8H4noaCcU1jt8qUOmntIhw7aTkle8zE_
NOTE: This tutorial is not meant to be friendly. There might be a bit of safeness. But to get the fastest possible time, these tricks must be performed.
Picture over edge of 1st cliff:
Getting the picture along with taking the Warp Barrel is faster.
Level ending:
Finishing a level as Diddy is important. In fact, finishing a world as Diddy is important. In order to get a picture, a world (Monkey Mines) has to be finished by Diddy. Afterwards, that world has to be revisited to add 1% more to 101%.
K-O-N-G letters:
If it wasnt already obvious, the K-O-N-G letters are required to get 101%. So this level is revisited for the K-O-N-G letters.
Jumping rapidly on steep tracks:
Accelerating with the Mine Cart by going down on steep tracks is the objective here. While that normally makes sections fast, jumping rapidly on steep tracks with the Mine Cart is actually faster. Keeping the top speed is very hard, so mashing the jump button while going up on steep tracks is required. Even if the top speed isnt as great as it seems, its still faster. After getting the K-O-N-G letters, the Start+Select trick is done afterwards.
In order to get 101% in the Game Boy Advance version, every Bonus Room has to be found. Not only that, but every picture (as well as the K-O-N-G letters) has to be collected.")
![Mega Man 2 [FC] - Flash Man Stage Boss](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MVnV3PB8Z84/mqdefault.jpg "Mega Man 2 [FC] - Flash Man Stage Boss
A guide/walkthrough of the battle against Flash Man in Mega Man 2 for the Famicom.
No damage taken.
This battle can prove to be a problem, mainly due to Flash Mans seemingly random Time Stopper. However, there is a way around it.
Flash Man jumps every time hes hit, and that can throw off the timing of his Time Stopper. The best strategy is to always have his Time Stopper activate when hes standing on the lower grounds at the left and Mega Man on the highest ground at the middle. After that, its just the matter of when to fire at Flash Man and getting the timing down on his Time Stopper.
Ice physics are present, so be mindful of that.")
![Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Torchlight Trouble [101%]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NosWmziDndk/mqdefault.jpg "Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Torchlight Trouble [101%]
My 101% speedrun tutorial of Torchlight Trouble in Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance.
Full 101% speedrun tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8H4noaCcU1jt8qUOmntIhw7aTkle8zE_
NOTE: This tutorial is not meant to be friendly. There might be a bit of safeness. But to get the fastest possible time, these tricks must be performed.
Letter O approaching:
The screen-scrolling trick is done to delay the spawning of the moving platform. This is to get the letter O and get on the moving platform safely. To follow it up, cartwheel off of that same moving platform and jump over the flaming Oil Drum.
After letter O:
The screen-scrolling trick is done to delay the spawning of the moving platform. After that, be sure to cartwheel first before jumping. Otherwise, touching the flaming Oil Drum is very likely.
After Bonus Room #1:
The screen-scrolling trick is done to delay the spawning of that Krusha. Otherwise, jumping over Krusha without stopping is pretty much pixel perfect.
Letter N approaching:
Running off of the moving platform and air-jumping after getting the letter N is actually faster.
Bonus Room #2 approaching:
If done fast enough, its actually possible to go under that Mincer.
In order to get 101% in the Game Boy Advance version, every Bonus Room has to be found. Not only that, but every picture (as well as the K-O-N-G letters) has to be collected.")
![Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Reptile Rumble [101%]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NyAlkn4KqV4/mqdefault.jpg "Donkey Kong Country [GBA] SR - Reptile Rumble [101%]
My 101% speedrun tutorial of Reptile Rumble in Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance.
Full 101% speedrun tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8H4noaCcU1jt8qUOmntIhw7aTkle8zE_
NOTE: This tutorial is not meant to be friendly. There might be a bit of safeness. But to get the fastest possible time, these tricks must be performed.
After Bonus Room #1:
In the GBA version, after coming out of a certain Bonus Room, there is a way to move even faster for a second or two. Just hold Right on the D-Pad without holding the B button. With this trick, it can make that section faster.
Last section:
The last section can be tricky. But with practice, its possible to go without slowing down.
Level ending:
Finishing a level as Donkey is important. In fact, finishing a world as Donkey is important. In order to get a picture, a world (Kongo Jungle) has to be finished by Donkey. Afterwards, that world has to be revisited to add 1% more to 101%.
In order to get 101% in the Game Boy Advance version, every Bonus Room has to be found. Not only that, but every picture (as well as the K-O-N-G letters) has to be collected.")
