Editing Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I (section)

==Zones==
#[[Splash Hill Zone]]
#[[Casino Street Zone]]
#[[Lost Labyrinth Zone]]
#[[Mad Gear Zone]]
#[[E.G.G. Station Zone]]

===Special Stages===
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[[File:Untitled 74 (2).jpg|thumb|225px|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] in the first Special Stage.]]
[[Special Stage]]s in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I'' are akin to the [[Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog) (16-bit)|ones]] from the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', where Sonic must navigate a maze to reach the Chaos Emerald, collecting Rings and avoiding the exit blocks. This time, the rotation is controlled by the player instead of automatically. Controllers with motion control support can use either a traditional control method or by tilting the controller to control the rotation.

Two significant differences between these stages and the original ones are the inclusion of ring gates and a time limit. Ring gates are barriers that prevent the player from crossing into the next area of the stage but can be passed once the appropriate number of Rings, shown on the gate, have been collected. A time limit also kicks in at the start of each stage and boots the player out if they haven't collected the Emerald in the time frame. The starting amount varies by level (30 seconds for Stages 3 & 5 and 90 seconds for the others), but can be extended in five, ten or fifteen second increments by collecting orbs around the stage.

Once a Special Stage has been completed, it can be replayed on the level select stage in either Score or [[Time Attack]] modes, with a [[1-Up]] replacing the Emerald. Once the player obtains all seven Chaos Emeralds, Sonic can transform into [[Super Sonic]] during a regular level except for boss fights.