Sonic Adventure Faster Sonic spins: Continuously tap X or B to spin faster. Play as Super Sonic: Complete the game using all six starting characters to unlock Super Sonic. Sonic will transform into Super Sonic after some time into the next game. Bonus NiGHTS area: Drop in the top hole while playing in the pinball section of the casino level to reach another pinball machine. Place the ball into the middle hole to fly through a warp and reach an area based on NiGHTS. Play as Tails: Controller two may be used for Tails after he is obtained during game play. Note: Shields, invincibility and extra life boxes have no effect on Tails if collected. Full pause screen: Pause game play, then press Y + X. Alternate Twinkle Park Race views: Press Up during the Twinkle Park Race level to change views. Alternate snowboards: Press X immediately before entering the snowboarding portion of the game to get a blue snowboard or B for a yellow snowboard. Hidden artwork: Put the game disc in a PC compatible CD-ROM drive to find additional images from the game in the "extras" directory. Hint: Defeating the whale: When on the whale stage(s), run over a speed ramp as soon as it appears. Then, do not press anything on the controller; the CPU will do the rest. Hint: Hurt Perfect Chaos at less than maximum speed: You can hurt Perfect Chaos without going top speed, although you have to be fast. Go onto the road and speed up. Stop moving during that until you are not in a Blue Shock ball, then quickly move into Chaos. If done correctly, you will hurt him without going at maximum speed. Hint: Chao moods: Heart: Happy Swirl: Angry Question Mark: Confused Exclamation Mark: Surprised XX over eyes: Angry -- over eyes: Happy Half Closed eyes: Tired Waving Arms: Wants Attention Flailing Arms: Angry Hint: Silver Chao egg: Go to the Mystic Ruins. Go to the water fall located in the middle of the Adventure Field. Push the stone that is jutting out of the wall to the right of the water fall. A silver egg will fall from behind the waterfall and float to shore. When it hatches, a silver Chao will be born. Hint: Golden Chao egg: Go to the Station Square area. Then, go to the area when you fought Chaos for the first time. Look to the side of the City Hall entrance to find egg shaped rock. Take the rock to the building to the left from City Hall. Walk to the window to see a golden Chao egg. However, if you try to take it the front door will lock. Replace the egg with the rock and the door will unlock, allowing you to leave with the egg. When the egg hatches you will have a golden Chao. Hint: Black and blue Chao egg: Go to the egg carrier. Then, go the jail area where Amy was kept. In the cell next to where she was held is a black and blue egg. Step on the switch to open the door. Take the egg to the garden. When it hatches, it will be a dark grey and dark blue Chao. Hint: Special Chao: Collect at least 100 emblems to get access to a special section called the Black Market on the Dreamcast Network. A Special Chao can be downloaded from this area. Hint: Get all five Chaos Emeralds with the Chao: To get all five of the Chaos Emeralds that you can get with the Chao, you need to log on to the Dreamcast Network and go to the Chao Daycare Section. Download one of the Chaos that are 999 in all four categories. Return to your Chao Garden and race him in a Chao Race. He will leave easily defeat all the other Chao. Repeat this on all five races to get the five possible Chaos Emeralds. Hint: Sonic The Armadillo: Go to the past when the Master Emerald altar is on fire. Move the camera so Sonic is facing the screen head on. In the red light, he looks just like Mighty The Armadillo from Knuckles Chaotix game on the Sega 32X. Hint: Mystical Ruins extra life: Tail's workshop is located all the way at the top of the mountains in the Mystical Ruins. Go to the very top and look around to find an extra life. Use the spin attack to zoom over and collect it. Hint: Easy coins with E102 Gamma in Adventure field: Go to station square and in the hotel, go up the stairs to the second floor. Stand at the very top step. Shoot your laser at the second button on the floor. Keep shooting to get coins. Hint: Easy coins with Tails: Find a patch of dark green grass. Move over and stand on it, then twirl your tail around. A group of coins will appear out of nowhere. Hint: Easy coins with Knuckles: Go to almost any spot of dirt or grass, then press A + B to dig down and come up with many coins. Hint: Take a shower: Go to the Casinopolis zone as Sonic and enter the shower area. Get into one of the stalls and push against the wall to give Sonic a shower. Hint: Power-up locations: Sonic Light Speed Shoes: Sewer in Station Square. Crystal Ring: Elevator on second floor of hotel. Ancient Light: On rock near bridge to Angel Island. Tails Rhythm Badge: Follow Tikal to past (it is on a pyramid) Jet Anklet:In the sewer behind Twinkle Park. Knuckles Fighting Glove: In the cave near Angel Island. Shovel Claw: On a cliff behind Big The Cat's house. Amy Warrior Feather: Defeat Hedgehog Hammer for the first time. Long Hammer: Defeat First Place score again. Big The Cat Life Belt: In the lake in the cave leading to Angel Island. Power Rod: In Forest under Big's bed. Lure 1: In Sewer Behind Twinkle Park. Lure 2: In a cave in the Forest. Lure 3: In the Icecap level. Lure 4: In a prison cell on the Egg Carrier. E-102 Gamma Jet Booster: In the Ammunition Room of the Egg Carrier. Gun Upgrade: In the room opposite the Ammunition Room. Hint: Getting every Emblem: Sonic: 30 emblems to collect in Sonic's Action Stages. Tails: 15 emblems to collect in Tail's Action Stages. Knuckles: 15 emblems to collect in Knuckles Action Stages. Amy: 9 emblems to collect in Amy's Action Stages. Big the Cat: 12 emblems to collect in Big's Action Stages. E-102 Gamma: 15 emblems to collect in E-102's Action Stages. Adventure Field: 12 emblems to find in Adventure Field. Mini Games: 10 emblems to collect in Mini Games. Chao Races: 5 emblems to collect in Chao Races. Complete the game with all six characters to get 6 emblems. This brings the total number of emblems that are collectible in the game to 130. Hint: Change Station Square appearance: Connect to the Dreamcast Network through the Sonic Adventure disc and download the new file. Hint: Go up the mountain as Tails: It is possible to go up the mountain as Tails in level 3. Aim Tails up and keep pressing Up while jumping. It is difficult to tell what Tails is doing, but this is a good way to pick up arches that were missed. Glitch: Sonic in the sand hill: Get on top of the ledge and pushing the button to drain the sand. Locate the sand hill cave, but do not enter. Move a short distance back out of the cave entrance. Charge up your speed of light dash, but not to the point where he says "Ready". Release, then jump immediately before you go over the little bump or lip. If done correctly, Sonic will end up in the sand hill. Note: It is just like the sand hill in trial mode. Glitch: Skip Egg Carrier loading time: There is a way to skip the loading time on the stairs on the docks at the Egg Carrier. First, go to the dock. Angle Sonic so that he is on the opposite side from the boat. Then, jump diagonally on to the stairs and keep jumping up to get to the top. For fun, jump off the stairs to see Sonic float for a bit. You still cannot get to top because of loading time, so jump diagonally onto the Egg Carrier. Glitch: Upside-down Knuckles: When playing as Knuckles, fly in a circle by rotating the Analog-stick counter-clockwise. Do this as many times as possible, until Knuckles turns upside-down. Thanks to Tommy_09!