Decomp: https://github.com/Rubberduckycooly/Sonic-CD-11-Decompilation
Mods used:
Sonic CD Separated Past Themes - SoN1c2001, US Past Themes by KingMeteorStudios
Higher Quality JP/US Music Mod - Darkskull Dawn Zenith
Restart Special Stages/Time Attack - MegAmi
1996 PC Title Screen - RetroForever
Sonic CD's Special Stages take place on a Mode 7 style 3D floor. You'll need to destroy a few UFO's floating around before time runs out. Be careful not to touch the water, because your time will start ticking down super fast!
Luckily blue UFO's have powerups in them. Some have speed shoes and rings in them. A special blue UFO will spawn in the middle every time you run down to 20 seconds, and if you hit this, you'll gain an extra 30 seconds which can be very handy.
These special stages can be very difficult, but the first few are thankfully pretty easy. This one in particular has a lot of ground and easy to hit UFO's. It also has an absolutely wicked background, something future Special Stages will also have.
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