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=>Stage Select: In Mushroom Hill Zone, jump and hang from a dangling vine
platform. While hanging, press Lx3 Rx3 Ux3 and a tone will sound. Press
<START> <A> and you'll be back on the title screen. Select a character and
press <A>+<START>.
Please note that this code only works for Sonic & Knuckles, and NOT for
Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
=>Sonic 2 & Knuckles Codes
* Stage Select: On the title screen, press Ux3 Dx3 L R L R and a tone
will sound. Press <A>+<START> to enter the stage select screen.
* All Chaos Emeralds: On the stage select screen, play songs 01, 06,
07, 07, 07, 02, 01, 06. A tone will sound. Start the game and you'll have
all the Chaos Emeralds.
* Debug Mode: In the stage select screen, play songs 01, 09, 09, 04, 01, 00,
01, 08. A tone will sound. Highlight a level and press <A>+<START> to
play the stage in debug mode.
=>Sonic 3 & Knuckles Codes
* Stage Select: In the Angel Island Zone, jump and hang from a dangling vine
platform. While hanging, press Lx3 Rx3 Ux3 and a tone will sound. Press
<START> <A> to return to the title screen. Choose the new Sound Test
option to enter the stage select screen.
* Debug Mode: Use the stage select code to enter the Mushroom Hill Zone.
There, grab a dangling platform and press Lx3 Rx3 Ux3 and a tone will
sound. Press <A>+<START> to return to the title screen, enter the stage
select menu, choose a level and press <A>+<START> to begin that level in
the debug mode.
=>Debug Mode Controls: When in the debug mode for either Sonic 2 or Sonic 3,
the following controls are available:
* Press <A> to reverse gravity or <B>+<C> to flip through the character
frames.
* Pause the game and press <A> to fade out and reset the game, hold <B>
to play with slow motion as long as the button is held, or <C> to move
forward one frame at a time.
* Press <B> to toggle between normal gameplay and the item placement mode.
In item placement mode, items can be placed throughout the level with
the <C> button. Move forward through the list of items with <A> or
backwards with <A>+<C>.