Sonic Mania unlockables give you more incentive to replay than the average Sonic game, from new moves based on classic Sonic games to modes that change the way you play.
We recommend at least playing some of Sonic Mania before reading on for spoiler purposes and to read about how to master Sonic Mania’s special stages to unlock and see everything on offer.
If you purchased the Encore or Sonic Mania Plus upgrades, please note that the following is the same as the base version released in 2017.
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Sonic Mania: Retro vs Modern – The Complete Analysis
How to use level select in Sonic Mania
Activating Level Select differs slightly from platform to platform. First, unlock debug mode and enable it. Then, on the Mania mode save selection screen, highlight the Don’t Save option on the far right, then press the following button combination:
- Sonic Mania PS4 level selection: Options, Triangle and Square. (Thanks to reader lanerobertlane for the advice).
- Sonic Mania Change Level Selection: Options, hold Y and start the game with the A button.
- Sonic Mania Xbox One level selection: Menu button, Y and X together. (Thanks to Viktormoros for the advice).
- Sonic Mania PC level selection: Q and A keys together. (Thanks to Rainbow Seal on YouTube for the tip.)
Note above seems to work in ‘Encore’ mode.
If you were originally using the ‘head to the title screen (exit the main menu to get to it) press the Y + B buttons together’ method on Switch, which has been patched since launch:
It was left accidentally and affects the console user’s login flow. The correct way to access level selection is listed here https://t.co/B5xheLAYIb
—Christian Whitehead (@CFWhitehead) October 4, 2017
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How to Unlock Debug Mode, Super Peel Out, and Activate Other Sonic Mania Cheats
Playing the main Mania mode will unlock a number of new moves and abilities. You unlock the following by collecting Blue Sphere medals:
- Sonic Movement CD Super Peel-Out
- Sonic 3 and K move Insta-Shield
- Debugging mode
- and knuckles
To use cheats like alt modes, Knuckles, and Debug, you must enter Mania mode and hover over the “Don’t Save” icon on the right. Then, press Triangle (or Y on Xbox, or X on Switch) to activate these options. Here’s how to use each mode:
- And Knuckles will add Knuckles as a second character, even Knuckles!
- Debugging is activated by pressing Triangle (or Y on Xbox, or X on Switch), then the jump buttons to place and rotate between options.
- Mania’s move is Drop Dash (hold down mid-air jump), Sonic CD by pressing up then jump, and Sonic 3 and K Insta-Shield by pressing mid-air jump.
Finally, since the release of Sonic Mania Plus, a new set of cheats has been revealed thanks to CodenameGamma on Reddit (via Sonic Stadium). You must use the Level Select trick as described above, which will allow you to reach a screen where you can enter the sound test.
Next, enter the sounds in the following order to unlock the respective cheat. You’ll know you’re successful when you hear a sound effect.
- 4126 – Unlock all emeralds
- 6214 – Disable super music
- 9001: Unlock all of Sonic’s moves (Dropdash, Super Peel Out, Insta-Shield)
- 19790811 – Transform all animals into squirrels.
- 19890501 – Does nothing or unlocks all medals
- 19921124 – Infinity continues
- 20170815 – Egg Reverie flying in any level instead of Super Sonic
- 20180623 – Force encore mode
How to unlock new modes and additional secrets in Sonic Mania
Upon completing the first stage of Sonic Mania, the following two options are unlocked in the main menu, offering more stages as you progress through Mania mode:
- Time Attack (fast race mode in individual zones)
- Competition (local split-screen competition, based on Sonic 2)
Venturing into the Extras menu will reveal three additional unlockables. These, as indicated by the grid of 32 icons in the bottom right corner of the screen, are additional modes unlocked by playing Blue Sphere’s special stages.
The good news is that you don’t need to unlock any gold medals to get them (apparently it’s just to unlock an additional Achievement/Trophy). Get all 32 (at least) silver medals to unlock:
- Mean Bean (Puyo Puyo minigame that can be played against the computer or another player)
- Blue Spheres (minigame in original and Mania mode)
- DA Garden (sound check)
It is not necessary to unlock these medals in a single match; instead, they accumulate across all sessions. That means you can restart the opening level over and over again if you want to unlock it faster.
Our special stages page explains the easiest way to find these special stages, including a trick involving the debug option.
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