Editing Sonic Mania (section)

==Gameplay==
[[File:MirageSaloonPromo1.png|thumb|225px|[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] in the second Act of [[Mirage Saloon Zone]], the seventh [[Zone]] in the game.]]
Emulating the style of the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], ''Sonic Mania'' is a 2D sprite-based side-scrolling platform game with [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna]] as playable characters. The game uses an autosave feature that saves the player's progress at certain points.

The main playthrough of the game takes place in "Mania Mode", upon which a playable character is selected. The goal is to race to the end of each Act of in a series of [[Zone]]s (a level in the game) in [[Time Over|less than ten minutes]]. The game's levels consist of remixed Zones from past games, such as [[Green Hill Zone (Sonic Mania)|Green Hill Zone]] from the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', and new Zones as well.<ref name="IGN"/> The Zones have multiple routes to the goal and secret locations to be discovered by the player. There are also alternate routes that only certain playable characters can reach. Certain characters may also have certain unique aspects about their stories, such as the first Act of Green Hill Zone, which starts on a different path if the player is playing as Knuckles.

In gameplay, the series' collectible [[Ring]]s can be found everywhere. Like in previous games, they act as health for the playable characters: as long as the player holds at least one, they will be protected from damage. Touching [[Badnik]]s or obstacles like [[Spikes (obstacle)|spikes]] inflicts damage. If the playable character gets damaged, they will drop all their Rings, though some can be recollected before they disappear. Taking damage without any Rings will cost the player a try. They will also lose a try if they spend too long underwater without replenishing their [[Air Bubble|air supply]], fail to finish the Act within the time limit, get crushed or fall into a [[bottomless pit]]. Losing a try makes the player start from the last [[Star Post]] they passed in an Act, or from the beginning of the Act if they have not passed any Star Posts. Running out of tries will result in a [[Game Over]], but the player can keep playing if they earn a [[Continue]].

All playable characters have the standard [[Spin Jump]], [[Spin Attack]] and [[Spin Dash]] moveset. There are also unique maneuvers for each character; Sonic is able to use the [[Drop Dash]], a new move introduced in this game, which allows the player to instantly dash into a Spin Dash upon landing from a jump;<ref name="IGN"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Elton|title=Sonic Mania: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|url=http://heavy.com/games/2017/07/sonic-mania-pc-switch-ps4-xbox-one-collectors-edition-gameplay-trailer-soundtrack/|publisher=Heavy|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> Tails can [[Propeller Flying|fly]] and [[swim]];<ref>{{cite web|last=Makedonski|first=Brett|title=Sonic Mania is still great, Tails continues to suck|url=https://www.destructoid.com/sonic-mania-is-still-great-tails-continues-to-suck-423927.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> and Knuckles can [[glide]] and [[Climb|climb walls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonic Mania Footage Shows Knuckles In Flying Battery Zone|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/05/11/sonic-mania-footage-shows-knuckles-flying-battery-zone/|publish=Siliconera|accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> Like in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', there is also a mode where the player can choose a second playable character to follow the lead character.<ref name="MSZ"/> One such mode for example allows Tails to follow Sonic and provide local cooperative play between two players, with Player 1 controlling Sonic and Player 2 controlling Tails. If Tails takes damage, he will not lose Rings. Tails can also fly while holding Sonic. With this, the player can reach areas that are hard for Sonic to reach on his own.<ref name="Tails lift">{{cite web|title=Tails Can Carry You When Playing Alone In Sonic Mania|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/26/tails-can-carry-playing-alone-sonic-mania/|publisher=Siliconera|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=[[Sega]]|publisher=[[Sega]]|url=http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicMania/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416195855/http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicMania/|accessdate=27 April 2018|archivedate=16 April 2017|title=Sonic Mania official website|language=Japanese}}</ref>

The game also features the return of classic [[Item Box]] power-ups like the [[Power Sneakers (power-up)|Power Sneakers]], [[Invincible]], [[Super Ring]] and a modified [[Combine Ring|Hyper Ring]]. The [[Shield]]s also returns, including the [[Aqua Shield|elemental]] [[Thunder Shield|shield]] [[Fire Shield|variants]] from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. In a feature new to ''Sonic Mania'', being equipped with an elemental shield can have effects in the traversal of the level (such as burning away the rotating spiked bridges in Green Hill Zone with the Flame Shield or being attracted to the magnetic ceilings with the Lightning Shield in [[Flying Battery Zone (Sonic Mania)|Flying Battery Zone]]).

Beside the main storyline, the player can also collect the [[Chaos Emerald]]s: by entering one of the [[Giant Ring]]s hidden throughout the Acts, the player can enter a [[Special Stage (Sonic Mania)|Special Stage]] and obtain a Chaos Emerald by completing it. Collecting all seven Emeralds and completing the final Zone with Sonic will trigger the game's good cinematic ending. Also, after a character gets all seven Emeralds, he can enter a [[Super transformation|Super State]] in Mania Mode which grants him greater speed, higher jumps, and invulnerability. Using Super States however, burns through the player's Rings; once the Rings run out, the Super State ends. [[Bonus Stage (Sonic Mania)|Bonus Stages]] from early games also return, which are accessed by entering a [[Star Circle]] that appears when the player passes a Star Post while carrying a minimum of twenty-five Rings; completing Bonus Stages will award the player with [[Medal]]lions that unlock new features in [[#No Save|No Save]] mode and [[#Extras|Extras]].<ref name="Bonus stage/time attack">{{cite web|last=Gibson|first=Alex|title=Sonic Mania Special Stages, Bonus Stages, and Time Attack Gameplay Revealed|url=http://twinfinite.net/2017/08/sega-reveals-new-sonic-mania-special-stages-gameplay/|publisher=Twinfinite|date=3 August 2017|accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref>

===Scoring system===
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===Controls===
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Console = 
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!colspan="5"|Button formation
!colspan="3"|Movement
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[PlayStation 4]]
!rowspan="2"|[[Xbox One]]
!colspan="3"|[[Nintendo Switch]]
!rowspan="2"|[[File:Sonic-Mania-Life-Hud-Icon-Sonic.png]]&nbsp;[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]
!rowspan="2"|[[File:Sonic-Mania-Life-Hud-Icon-Tails.png]]&nbsp;[[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]
!rowspan="2"|[[File:Sonic-Mania-Life-Hud-Icon-KTE.png]]&nbsp;[[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]
|-
!Pro Controller/<br>Joy-Con (Pair)
!Joy-Con (Single)
!GameCube controller
|-
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (PS)}} left/right
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} left/right
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right
|{{Analog Stick}} left/right
|{{Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} left/right
|colspan="3"|Move
|-
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (PS)}} up
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} up
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} up
|{{Analog Stick}} up
|{{Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} up
|colspan="3"|Look up
|-
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (PS)}} down
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} down
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} down
|{{Analog Stick}} down
|{{Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} down
|colspan="3"|Look down/[[Crouch]]
|-
|{{Square Button (PS)}}/{{Cross Button (PS)}}/{{Circle Button (PS)}}
|{{X Button (Xbox One)}}/{{A Button (Xbox One)}}/{{B Button (Xbox One)}}
|{{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{B Button (Switch)}}
|{{B Button (Switch)}}/{{X Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right/down
|{{A Button (GameCube)}}/{{B Button (GameCube)}}/{{Y Button (GameCube)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Spin Jump]]
|-
|Move + {{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (PS)}} down
|Move + {{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} down
|Move + {{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} down
|Move + {{Analog Stick}} down
|Move + {{Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} down
|colspan="3"|[[Spin Attack]]
|-
|[[Crouch]] + {{Square Button (PS)}}/{{Cross Button (PS)}}/{{Circle Button (PS)}}
|[[Crouch]] + {{X Button (Xbox One)}}/{{A Button (Xbox One)}}/{{B Button (Xbox One)}}
|[[Crouch]] + {{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{B Button (Switch)}}
|[[Crouch]] + {{B Button (Switch)}}/{{X Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right/down
|[[Crouch]] + {{A Button (GameCube)}}/{{B Button (GameCube)}}/{{Y Button (GameCube)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Spin Dash]]
|-
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold {{Square Button (PS)}}/{{Cross Button (PS)}}/{{Circle Button (PS)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold {{X Button (Xbox One)}}/{{A Button (Xbox One)}}/{{B Button (Xbox One)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold {{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{B Button (Switch)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold {{B Button (Switch)}}/{{X Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right/down
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold {{A Button (GameCube)}}/{{B Button (GameCube)}}/{{Y Button (GameCube)}}
|[[Drop Dash]]<br/>{{C|Mania settings}}
|N/A
|[[Glide]]
|-
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping {{Square Button (PS)}}/{{Cross Button (PS)}}/{{Circle Button (PS)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping {{X Button (Xbox One)}}/{{A Button (Xbox One)}}/{{B Button (Xbox One)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping {{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{B Button (Switch)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping {{B Button (Switch)}}/{{X Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right/down
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping {{A Button (GameCube)}}/{{B Button (GameCube)}}/{{Y Button (GameCube)}}
|N/A
|[[Propeller Flying|Fly]]/[[Swim]]
|N/A
|-
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (PS)}} up/down (on wall)
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} up/down (on wall)
|{{Left Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} up/down (on wall)
|{{Analog Stick}} up/down (on wall)
|{{Analog Stick}}/{{Directional Pad}} up/down (on wall)
|colspan="2"|N/A
|[[Climb|Wall Climb]]
|-
|{{Square Button (PS)}}/{{Cross Button (PS)}}/{{Circle Button (PS)}} x2
|{{X Button (Xbox One)}}/{{A Button (Xbox One)}}/{{B Button (Xbox One)}} x2
|{{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{B Button (Switch)}} x2
|{{B Button (Switch)}}/{{X Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right/down x2
|{{A Button (GameCube)}}/{{B Button (GameCube)}}/{{Y Button (GameCube)}} x2
|[[Insta-Shield]]<br/>{{C|3&K settings}}
|rowspan="2" colspan="2"|N/A
|-
|Look up + {{Square Button (PS)}}/{{Cross Button (PS)}}/{{Circle Button (PS)}}
|Look up + {{X Button (Xbox One)}}/{{A Button (Xbox One)}}/{{B Button (Xbox One)}}
|Look up + {{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{B Button (Switch)}}
|Look up + {{B Button (Switch)}}/{{X Button (Switch)}}/{{A Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} left/right/down
|Look up + {{A Button (GameCube)}}/{{B Button (GameCube)}}/{{Y Button (GameCube)}}
|[[Super Peel Out|Super Peel-Out]]<br/>{{C|CD settings}}
|-
|[[Spin Jump]] + {{Triangle Button (PS)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] + {{Y Button (Xbox One)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] + {{X Button (Switch)}}
|[[Spin Jump]] + {{Y Button (Switch)}}/{{Directional Buttons (Switch)}} up
|[[Spin Jump]] + {{X Button (GameCube)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Super transformation]] (if 50 Rings + all Emeralds collected)
|-
|'''OPTIONS'''
|{{Menu Button (Xbox One)}}
|{{Plus Button (Switch)}}
|{{Plus Button (Switch)}}/{{Minus Button (Switch)}}
|'''START'''
|colspan="3"|Pause
|}
|-|
PC = 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Button formation
!colspan="3"|Movement
|-
!Player 1
!Player 2
![[File:Sonic-Mania-Life-Hud-Icon-Sonic.png]]&nbsp;[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]
![[File:Sonic-Mania-Life-Hud-Icon-Tails.png]]&nbsp;[[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]
![[File:Sonic-Mania-Life-Hud-Icon-KTE.png]]&nbsp;[[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]]
|-
|[←]/[→]
|['''6''']/['''4'''] on numpad
|colspan="3"|Move
|-
|[↑]
|['''8'''] on numpad
|colspan="3"|Look up
|-
|[↓]
|['''6'''] on numpad
|colspan="3"|Look down/[[Crouch]]
|-
|['''A''']/['''Q''']/['''S''']
|['''J''']/['''U''']/['''K''']
|colspan="3"|[[Spin Jump]]
|-
|Move + [↓]
|Move + ['''6'''] on numpad
|colspan="3"|[[Spin Attack]]
|-
|[[Crouch]] + ['''A''']/['''Q''']/['''S''']
|[[Crouch]] + ['''J''']/['''U''']/['''K''']
|colspan="3"|[[Spin Dash]]
|-
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold ['''A''']/['''Q''']/['''S''']
|[[Spin Jump]] > hold ['''J''']/['''U''']/['''K''']
|[[Drop Dash]]<br/>{{C|Mania settings}}
|N/A
|[[Glide]]
|-
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping ['''A''']/['''Q''']/['''S''']
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping ['''J''']/['''U''']/['''K''']
|[[Insta-Shield]]<br/>{{C|3&K settings}}
|[[Propeller Flying|Fly]]/[[Swim]]
|N/A
|-
|[[Spin Jump]] > tapping ['''W''']
|N/A<sup>?</sup>
|colspan="3"|[[Super Transformation]] (if 50 Rings + all Emeralds collected)
|-
|[↑]/[↓] (on wall)
|['''8''']/['''6'''] on numpad (on wall)
|colspan="2"|N/A
|[[Climb|Wall Climb]]
|-
|Look up + ['''A''']/['''Q''']/['''S''']
|Look up + ['''J''']/['''U''']/['''K''']
|[[Super Peel Out|Super Peel-Out]]<br/>{{C|CD settings}}
|colspan="2"|N/A
|-
|['''ENTER''']
|[&nbsp;'''['''&nbsp;]
|colspan="3"|Pause
|}
</tabber>

===Objects===
====Items====
{{Div col |colwidth=20em |content=
*[[Air Bubble]]
*[[Chaos Emerald]]
*[[Giant Ring]]
*[[Item Box]]
**[[1-Up]]
**[[Aqua Shield|Bubble Shield]]
**[[Eggman Mark]]
**[[Flame Shield|Fire Shield]]
**[[Combine Ring|Hyper Ring]]
**[[Invincible]]
**[[Thunder Shield|Lightning Shield]]
**[[Player Swap]] {{C|Competition}}
**[[Power Sneakers (power-up)|Power Sneakers]]
**[[Random]] {{C|Competition}}
**[[Shield]]
**[[Super Ring]]
*[[Little Planet flowers]]
*[[Metal Sonic hologram]]
*[[Ring]]
*[[Robot transporter]]
*[[Sphere]]
*[[Star Circle]]
*[[UFO]]
}}

====Gimmicks and obstacles====
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*[[Arrow column]]
*[[Beanstalk]] {{1st}}
*[[Blue blob]]
*[[Bouncy Checkpoint]] {{1st}}
*[[Bumper]]
*[[Bungee Rope]]
*[[Bumper wall]]
*[[Capsule]]
*[[Conveyor Belt]]
*[[Dash Panel]]
*[[Dropping platform]]
*[[Fan]]
*[[Fireball (obstacle)|Fireball]]
*[[Flipper]]
*[[Flywheel]]
*[[Goal Plate]]
*[[Giant spear]]
*[[High-speed spiral tube]]
*[[High-speed warp tube]]
*[[Ice Spring]] {{1st}}
*[[Iron ball]]
*[[Jump Panel (ramp)|Jump Panel]]
*[[Lighting switch]]
*[[Magnetic sphere]]
*[[Platform-raising Wheel]]
*[[Pulley]]
*[[Ruby Mist]] {{1st}}
*[[Saw]]
*[[Seesaw]]
*[[Shrink ray]]
*[[Snowblower]]
*[[Spring]]
*[[Sphere (obstacle)|Sphere]]
*[[Spikes (obstacle)|Spikes]]
*[[Star Post]]
*[[Transport]]
*[[Zip Line]]
}}