STORY
Our hedgehog's tale begins as Sonic's animal friends start disappearing from South Island. Soon after, Sonic discovers that the evil scientist Dr. Eggman has been kidnapping them and turning them into robots - all as part of a plot to collect a legendary treasure known the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic decides it's up to him to save them, and embarks on a quest to free his friends. As Sonic and Eggman clash throughout many different zones, Sonic eventually pursues Eggman to the Final Zone, where the first in many epic battles between them begins. In the end, Sonic is victorious, and Eggman's mecha flies away badly damaged. A happy ending secured, Sonic returns to Green Hill Zone and reunites with his friends.
Their reunion is short lived, however, as Eggman resurfaces and begins kidnapping Sonic's friends again, now in an effort to create more workers to finish the new plans for his ultimate weapon - the Death Egg! This time, Sonic has help in the form of a two-tailed fox named Miles 'Tails' Prower, who dreams of one day going as fast as Sonic. Together, the two embark on a new mission through West Side Island in an effort to free their friends and ensure Eggman does not obtain the seven Chaos emeralds to fuel the Death Egg.
Once the West Side Island is freed, Sonic and Tails board the Tornado, take to the skies, and assault the Death Egg itself. After destroying Mecha Sonic, Eggman flees and enters his final trump card - a huge robot modeled after Eggman himself! After a heated battle, Sonic defeats Eggman one-on-one, and the Death Egg begins to explode.
Saved from his fall down to the planet by Tails, the two fly down and come across a mysterious island called Angel Island. Originally, the island was floating through the power of very precious stone called the Master Emerald, but the Death Egg's impact with the island itself sent it plummeting into the water. Sonic transforms into Super Sonic and begins to explore, but is suddenly attacked by a red Echidna named Knuckles - the guardian of the island, and of the Master Emerald itself.
Knuckles, tricked by Eggman into thinking that Sonic and Tails are the evil-doers out to steal the Master Emerald, pulls a cheap shot and steals the Chaos emeralds from Sonic. While Sonic and Tails are entangled by Knuckles, Eggman repairs the Death Egg and preps it for launch.
Sonic manages to jump on Death Egg just as it starts taking off. Here, Eggman returns to defeat Sonic through excessive force - but that force proves to be his own undoing. As Sonic defeats Eggman once more, the battle has already taken its toll on the Death Egg during a critical point of its launch, and the Death Egg plummets back to Angel Island.
Back on the ground, Dr. Eggman has not given up yet, and begins to proceed with rebuilding the Death Egg. Feeling Knuckles has served his purpose, he sends EggRobo to eliminate this potential threat. EggRobo finds Knuckles relaxing in Mushroom Hill Zone - and attempts to eliminate him with a bomb - but Knuckles, whether through luck or toughness, survives the attack. Enraged, the wild Echidna sets off to defeat EggRobo. Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails explore the island to find traces of the Death Egg and discover Eggman's fate. After an epic showdown between Sonic and Knuckles, Eggman uses the opportunity to finally steal the Master Emerald and re-launch the Death Egg. With the power of the emeralds, Sonic goes after Eggman, who has now taken the Master Emerald into space.
As Knuckles finishes his showdown with Mecha Sonic, the real hedgehog chases Eggman through space, ultimately destroying his doomsday plans - with it, the Death Egg saga comes to a close.
As Knuckles finishes his showdown with Mecha Sonic, the real hedgehog chases Eggman through space, ultimately destroying his doomsday plans - with it, the Death Egg saga comes to a close.
But this humiliating defeat only serves to further Eggman's rage, and he has determined once and for all to rid himself of Sonic. Eggman revisits - and improves - the very best of his creations to defeat our spiked hero. But is there something more to his plan?
And so a new adventure begins...
Their reunion is short lived, however, as Eggman resurfaces and begins kidnapping Sonic's friends again, now in an effort to create more workers to finish the new plans for his ultimate weapon - the Death Egg! This time, Sonic has help in the form of a two-tailed fox named Miles 'Tails' Prower, who dreams of one day going as fast as Sonic. Together, the two embark on a new mission through West Side Island in an effort to free their friends and ensure Eggman does not obtain the seven Chaos emeralds to fuel the Death Egg.
Once the West Side Island is freed, Sonic and Tails board the Tornado, take to the skies, and assault the Death Egg itself. After destroying Mecha Sonic, Eggman flees and enters his final trump card - a huge robot modeled after Eggman himself! After a heated battle, Sonic defeats Eggman one-on-one, and the Death Egg begins to explode.
Saved from his fall down to the planet by Tails, the two fly down and come across a mysterious island called Angel Island. Originally, the island was floating through the power of very precious stone called the Master Emerald, but the Death Egg's impact with the island itself sent it plummeting into the water. Sonic transforms into Super Sonic and begins to explore, but is suddenly attacked by a red Echidna named Knuckles - the guardian of the island, and of the Master Emerald itself.
Knuckles, tricked by Eggman into thinking that Sonic and Tails are the evil-doers out to steal the Master Emerald, pulls a cheap shot and steals the Chaos emeralds from Sonic. While Sonic and Tails are entangled by Knuckles, Eggman repairs the Death Egg and preps it for launch.
Sonic manages to jump on Death Egg just as it starts taking off. Here, Eggman returns to defeat Sonic through excessive force - but that force proves to be his own undoing. As Sonic defeats Eggman once more, the battle has already taken its toll on the Death Egg during a critical point of its launch, and the Death Egg plummets back to Angel Island.
Back on the ground, Dr. Eggman has not given up yet, and begins to proceed with rebuilding the Death Egg. Feeling Knuckles has served his purpose, he sends EggRobo to eliminate this potential threat. EggRobo finds Knuckles relaxing in Mushroom Hill Zone - and attempts to eliminate him with a bomb - but Knuckles, whether through luck or toughness, survives the attack. Enraged, the wild Echidna sets off to defeat EggRobo. Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails explore the island to find traces of the Death Egg and discover Eggman's fate. After an epic showdown between Sonic and Knuckles, Eggman uses the opportunity to finally steal the Master Emerald and re-launch the Death Egg. With the power of the emeralds, Sonic goes after Eggman, who has now taken the Master Emerald into space.
As Knuckles finishes his showdown with Mecha Sonic, the real hedgehog chases Eggman through space, ultimately destroying his doomsday plans - with it, the Death Egg saga comes to a close.
As Knuckles finishes his showdown with Mecha Sonic, the real hedgehog chases Eggman through space, ultimately destroying his doomsday plans - with it, the Death Egg saga comes to a close.
But this humiliating defeat only serves to further Eggman's rage, and he has determined once and for all to rid himself of Sonic. Eggman revisits - and improves - the very best of his creations to defeat our spiked hero. But is there something more to his plan?
And so a new adventure begins...