Sonic Advance 3 (GameBoy Advance)

Secret Stage modeAfter complete all seven special stages, return to the main menu and press Up, L, Down, R, Right, Left.

Play as AmyStart a new game and successfully complete all three Acts of Toy Kingdom Zone to unlock Amy.

Play as CreamStart a new game and successfully complete all three Acts of Cyber Track Zone to unlock Cream.

Play as KnucklesStart a new game and successfully complete all three Acts of Sunset Hill Zone to unlock Knuckles.

Sound testSuccessfully complete the game. You do not need all the Chaos Emeralds. The “Sound Test” option will appear just above “Delete Game Data” in the options menu.

Boss time attackSuccessfully completed the game. Do not have all Emeralds but have a Golden Ring in all stages (Act 1, 2, 3 and vs. Boss).

Change color settingsAt the “Press Start” screen, press R. In the upper right corner, the game will display the color setting that you are currently on. Press R again to change the color settings. There are three color setting: “Game Boy Advance“, “Game Boy Advance SP”, and “Game Boy Player”. The color settings optimize the color for the system that you are using.

Easy heightHave Tails as your partner. If you missed an elevated platform or area during a level, use Tails’ Tag action on the ground. About 95% of the time you will be able to reach what you fell off from. Note: This can also be done to access certain areas of the Act faster.

Eggman as partnerAfter collecting all the Emeralds, play the “Final Boss level” with Sonic as the leader and anyone else as your partner. Once you change to Super Sonic, Dr. Eggman will become your partner in order to help you defeat the final Boss.

Defeating EggmanPlay as Knuckles and Tails. Have Knuckles as your lead and when you face Eggman, use Knuckles’ glide. Having Tails as your partner will give Knuckles more elevation on his glide, allowing you to hit Eggman’s weak spot without any elevation help from the hands or the balls that fly around.

Sonic The Hedgehog referenceIn Zone 2, Sunset Hill, the music that plays is a remix of Green Hill Zone from Sonic The Hedgehog.