     SONIC ADVENTURE 2
for Sega Dreamcast Console
       HUNTING FAQ

Version: 1.7
by brak2000 <brak2000@hotmail.com>
Last Update: July 7, 2001
Status: Incomplete
Emerald Count: 83 and counting!

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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Version
3. Controls
    A. Knuckles
    B. Rouge
4. Character Upgrades
    A. Knuckles
    B. Rouge
5. Tips
6. Locations (Normal Mode)
    A. Knuckles
        - Wild Canyon *56 LOCATIONS**
        - Pumpkin Hill **COMING SOON**
        - Aquatic Mine **COMING SOON**
        - Death Chamber **COMING SOON**
        - Meteor Herd **COMING SOON**
    B. Rouge
        - Dry Lagoon **COMING SOON**
        - Egg Quarters **COMING SOON**
        - Security Hall **COMING SOON**
        - Mad Space **COMING SOON**
7. Locations (Hard Mode)
    A. Knuckles
        - Wild Canyon **COMPLETE**
        - Pumpkin Hill **COMPLETE**
        - Aquatic Mine **COMING SOON**
        - Death Chamber **COMING SOON**
        - Meteor Herd **1 LOCATION**
    B. Rouge
        - Dry Lagoon **COMPLETE**
        - Egg Quarters **COMING SOON**
        - Security Hall **COMPLETE**
        - Mad Space **COMING SOON**
8. Emerald Location Math
9. Frequently Asked Questions
10. Contributors/Thanks
11. Contact Me
12. Legal Stuff

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1. INTRODUCTION
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This is my second mini FAQ for Sonic Adventure 2.  Overall, it's my fourth
ever.  If you cant tell, I am utterly and completely copying the format for
my Upgrade FAQ.  You can find the Upgrade FAQ at www.gamefaqs.com so go check
it out now!  I'm making this FAQ for the SA2 board once again in hopes of
less of the everything topics.  I think my upgrade FAQ hit a lot of people
considering I got 30 emails about it in the first day. Let me remind you all
that an FAQ of this proportion will take a long time to complete.  I hope to
add a little bit day by day and maybe I can complete it within the month.
Hopefully this FAQ will have the same impact.  If your looking for a review or
something, I can give you my 2 cents.  Sonic Adventure 2 is a wonderful game
which is plagued by some camera issues.  I'd give it an 8.5/10 but it's worth
the cash to buy. Yes.  I do realize hunting sucks.  That's why I'm making this
FAQ so I can do the hunting for you! Alright, we'll go for the hunting now!

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2. VERSION
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Here is a list of versions.  Enjoy!

7/07/01 V1.7 - 2 more Wild Canyon locations. It seems to be winding down.
               Security Hall on hard completed as well as a few more hints
               in hard mode.  Finally, more hints.
7/06/01 V1.6 - More locations as well as quite a few hard mode locations.
7/02/01 V1.5 - More locations..I think Wild Canyon may be close to complete.
               Also added a little info on attacking. Updated Intro
7/02/01 V1.4 - More locations, Dry Lagoon hard mode added.
7/01/01 V1.3 - More locations, emerald math section started, Knuckles Hard Mode
               info.
6/29/01 V1.2 - More locations, hard mode locations started.
6/29/01 V1.1 - Quick add of controls for Rouge and Knuckles.  More coming soon
               **V1.1 WAS NOT RELEASED TO PUBLIC**
6/29/01 V1.0 - FAQ is released.  More format, less info.  It is fairly
               primitive but will give you all an idea and help some with
               Wild Canyon.

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3. CONTROLS
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A. Knuckles
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Jumping:   A basic skill done by pressing the A button.  It seems that the
           longer you hold the A button, the higher Knuckles actually jumps.
Digging:   There are 2 different ways to go at digging.  First, you can climb
           on walls and press B to dig into the wall.  If you are looking at
           digging into the ground, you'll need to jump above the spot you
	   would like to dig and press B mid-air to dig into the ground.
	   Digging requires Knuckles Shovel Claw which can be found in Pumpkin
	   Hill.
Attacking: Attacking doesn't come easy when controlling Knuckles, but it is
           simple enough to defeat even the toughest of enemies. X or B will
           do a single attack.  Tapping these twice will do a double punch
           type attack, and hitting it a third time will add an uppercut to the
           mix.  Of course, running attacks also work with the third hit
           turning into a dive at your enemy.  One of the most useful attacks
           would be gliding into enemies.  This usually makes taking out the
           enemies much more effective as long as you dont get caught in any
           line of fire.
Flying:    Flying is the most basic skill in the game.  While in air, hit and
           hold A while controlling your character to fly around.  Flying is
           the most efficient way of traveling for Knuckles.
Climbing:  Simply jump or fly into a wall and Knuckles will automatically begin
           climbing up the wall.  Knuckles can climb in any direction which
           allows him to reach higher leveled items.

B. Rouge
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Jumping:   A basic skill done by pressing the A button.  It seems that the
           longer you hold the A button, the higher Rouge actually jumps.
Digging:   There are 2 different ways to go at digging.  First, you can climb
           on walls and press B to dig into the wall.  If you are looking at
           digging into the ground, you'll need to jump above the spot you
	   would like to dig and press B mid-air to dig into the ground.
	   Digging requires Rouges Pick Nails which can be found in Egg
	   Quarters.
Attacking: Attacking doesn't come easy when controlling Rouge, but it is
           simple enough to defeat even the toughest of enemies. X or B will
           do a single attack.  Tapping these twice will do a double punch
           type attack, and hitting it a third time will add a high kick to the
           mix.  Of course, running attacks also work with the third hit
           turning into a dive at your enemy. One of the most useful attacks
           would be gliding into enemies.  This usually makes taking out the
           enemies much more effective as long as you dont get caught in any
           line of fire.
Flying:    Flying is the most basic skill in the game.  While in air, hit and
           hold A while controlling your character to fly around.  Flying is
           the most efficient way of traveling for Rouge.
Climbing:  Simply jump or fly into a wall and Rouge will automatically begin
           climbing up the wall.  Rouge can climb in any direction which
           allows her to reach higher leveled items.


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4. CHARACTER UPGRADES
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Considering I already have written these in my Upgrades FAQ, I'll simply
copy and paste.

A. Knuckles
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Item: Mystic Melody
Location: Wild Canyon
Requirements: Shovel Claw
What It Does: Allows you to play a melody in front of certain ancient shrines
              that unveils new paths that usually lead to the lost Chao.
	      These also allow shortcuts occasionally.
Difficulty: Easy - REQUIRED to get 3rd level emblems

How To Get:  Make your way up the Thermal Lift type thing (thats just what
             I call it) and head to the left (or right, depending which way
             you are facing).  Fly over to the lonely statue and way above his
             head is a picture.  Dig through the Oval type shape in the center
             to find a secret room with Knuckles Mystic Melody.  Use it on the
             shrine to create a warp that leads you back to the starting room.

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Item: Shovel Claw
Location: Pumpkin Hill
Requirements: None
What It Does: Without a doubt the most useful upgrade for Knuckles, this
              allows you to dig through walls and floors to find some of the
              pieces of the emerald (or keys depending on which level).
              Without this, you won't make it past Pumpkin Hill.
Difficulty: Extremely Easy - REQUIRED to finish level

How To Get:  Look straight ahead from you and you will see the Shovel Claw.
             All you need to do is fly or walk across the ledge to get over
             to the "island" and pick up this simple upgrade.

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Item: Air Necklace
Location: Aquatic Mine
Requirements: None
What It Does: Another useful upgrade for our little red echidna is the air
              necklace.  The air necklace allows infinite air while swimming
              underwater.  You'll have a VERY tough time beating the final
              level without this item, so I suggest you pick it up on your
              first time through this level.
Difficulty: Medium-Hard - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for final stage

How To Get:  The first thing you need to do for this upgrade is getting the
             water level lowered.  Walk straight forward at the beginning of
             the level, crawl up that central structure (water powered lift),
             and grab the crane lift to get up to the highest floor.  Find the
             level 3 water switch and hit it to make life a little easier.  Go
             down into the level again and look for a long pipe type
             structure with 2 caution signs plastered near the top of it.  Go
             down the pipe and if you see a spring at the bottom, continue on.
             If theres only an opening and no spring, go to the other side of
             the level (should be kitty cornered) and drop down that one.  Hop
             into a water and now is when the fun begins.  As fast as you can,
             swim through the path.  Soon you'll come to a small room with
             some wooden planks at the bottom.  Quickly and carefully swim
             through them and swim through another pipe.  Now quickly swim
             straight up and hope you dont run out of air.  At the top is a
             small room with the air necklace.

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Item: Hammer Gloves
Location: Death Chamber
Requirements: None
What It Does: Allows you to destroy metal boxes.  Destroying the boxes can
              help you find extra rings, animals, shortcuts, and even upgrades
              for some characters.  These are required to complete the level.
Difficulty: Easy - REQUIRED to finish level

How To Get:  At the beginning of the level, use the hourglass to go through
             the door.  Turn to your right in the hallway to see some crates.
             Break through them and located behind are the Hammer Gloves.
             You can now get through the 2 paths with metal crates in the main
             room and continue on with your hunting quest.

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Item: Sunglasses
Location: Meteor Herd
Requirements: Hammer Gloves
What It Does: Allows you to see hidden pictures and hidden items.  Required to
              get most Hard Mode emblems (5th emblem for each Knuckles level)
              I recommened you pick up this upgrade right away considering it
              is fairly easy to get and comes very useful. Out of all of
              Knuckles upgrades, this one is the coolest.
Difficulty: Medium - REQUIRED for most Hard Mode emblems

How To Get:  There are actually 2 ways to get this upgrade.  I would suggest
             using the way that seems easier for you.  Straight in front of
             you is a circular type platform (located directly under where
             you fight Rouge in the next level) with 6 doors with red slashes
             on them.  Use the nearby meteors by smashing them into the doors
             to find a metal box with a switch.  The door you need has the
             meteor a fairly large distance away.  You can either:
	     A) Get a good start and smash that meteor as hard as you can into
	        the door
             OR you can
             B) Softly tap one of the other meteors around and place it as
                well as you can in front of the door.  Then you can smash it
                into the door.
             Either way, once you open the door, break the box and hit the
             switch.  This will remove the floor from the force-fielded walls
             in front of you.  Fly up and over the force field walls and fall
             down into the newly opened area.  On the bottom platform should
             be located the upgrade.  Pop on the sunglasses by using the Y
	     button to shuffle through your B list.  Then hit B to put them
	     on to see some hidden surprises nearby.

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B. Rouge
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Item: Mystic Melody
Location: Dry Lagoon
Requirements: Pick Nails
What It Does: Allows you to play a melody in front of certain ancient shrines
              that unveils new paths that usually lead to the lost Chao.
	      These also allow shortcuts occasionally.
Difficulty: Easy-Medium - REQUIRED to get 3rd level emblems

How To Get: In the starting room, look around for a picture to crawl through.
            It should look like the ones you ran across in Egg Quarters and
            Knuckles' Death Chamber levels.  Anyways, there should be 2
            pictures in the room you start in.  One is uncovered while the
            other is hidden behind some boxes way up on the top.  Find the
            uncovered one which is a little bit lower than the covered one.
            Once you find it, crawl in and grab the Mystic Melody.  Play it
            on the shrine to create a warp and continue on through the level.

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Item: Pick Nails
Location: Egg Quarters
Requirements: None
What It Does: Without a doubt the most useful upgrade for Rouge, this allows
              you to dig through walls and floors to find some of the pieces
	      of the emerald (or keys depending on which level). Without this,
	      you won't make it past Egg Quarters.
Difficulty: Easy-Medium - REQUIRED to finish level

How To Get:  At the start of the level, go forward through the hallway while
             watching out for the beetle robot.  When safe, continue through
             the next room with 2 robot enemies and through another hallway.
             When you get to the room with the rocket, set the rocket off and
             go through the wall it opens up.  Located at the far end of the
             room is the upgrade.  Please be careful as there is a trap in the
             center of the room waiting to crush you if you dont go around it.

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Item: Treasure Scope
Location: Security Hall
Requirements: Iron Boots, Mystic Melody
What It Does: Allows you to see hidden pictures and hidden items.  Required to
              get most Hard Mode emblems (5th emblem for each Knuckles level)
              I recommened you pick up this upgrade as soon as you get the
              Boots and the Melody, because it comes in handy.
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

How To Get: The first thing you'll need to do is get on the Yellow floor which
            I believe is floor B and the center floor.  Anyways, run to the
            end nearest the beginning and you should see a Shrine.  Obviously,
            play the Mystic Melody and a line of platforms will appear walk or
            jump across these into the door and continue to find the Treasure
            Scope.  Put it on by cycling through your B list with the Y button
            and you will see a free life in the corner of the room you found
            it.

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Item: Iron Boots
Location: Mad Space
Requirements: None
What It Does: Allows you to destroy metal boxes.  Destroying the boxes can
              help you find extra rings, animals, shortcuts, and even upgrades
              for some characters.  These are required to complete the level.
Difficulty: Medium-Hard - REQUIRED to finish level

How To Get:  This one is tough to explain, but I'll do the best I can.  Here
             is a short walkthrough on getting it from beginning to end.  At
             the beginning, go to one of the 3 connected platforms with the
             switch.  The switch puts a rocket on a platform above.  Climb up
             and use the rocket to get on a big green asteroid.  Look around
             for a smaller asteroid (still rather large) that looks sort of
             like the moon.  Fly down to it and look in the enclosement in the
             center of the asteroid to find the upgrade.

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5. TIPS
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When looking for emeralds, following some easy tips will make it much easier
for you. Submit any helpful tips you have to <brak2000@hotmail.com>

- Make sure to get full usage out of your radar.  The radar is one of the
  useful tools in finding the different pieces of emerald/keys.

- Collect upgrades as soon as you can because they allow you to find hidden
  items and dig for what you need.

- When in Dry Lagoon/Wild Canyon on easy remember you won't have to dig on
  normal mode.

- When you hunt, remember to dig for useful underground pieces and possible
  powerups or rings.

- Use hints at the hint monitors!  They help an awful lot.

- Can't find an emerald? If you have the extra lives, die and the emerald will
  move to a new place for your finding.

- Going for an A rank? Look at no more than 1 hint for each emerald or your
  score will suffer.  If in hard mode, use no hints and speed through the
  emeralds if you want to get the A.

- When going for A ranks, don't worry too much about rings but instead go for
  speed and dont use many hints.

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6. LOCATIONS (NORMAL MODE)
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Locations are in no apparent order. I will remind you right now that emerald
locations are random so this FAQ will explain how to get to them from the
beginning of each level.  Use hints around you to find the location on this
FAQ. Send all submissions to <brak2000@hotmail.com>


A. KNUCKLES
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LEVEL: Wild Canyon
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 54 **INCOMPLETE**
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REQUIREMENTS: None

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Emerald Reference Number: 1
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A golden circle on a red circle.
Hint 2: A bright place.
Hint 3: On the square building in the upper valley.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head on the left path that leads
             to the lonely statue.  There should be 3 structures on the way
             to the lonely statue.  It'll be located on the roof of the middle
             structure for easy grabbing.

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Emerald Reference Number: 2
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A treasure of four stone statues.
Hint 2: Dancing rocks.
Hint 3: In a treasure ches up where the wind blows.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head just to the right and land on
             the low center part of the upper level.  Head to the right until
             you see a hole and Omochao.  The chest is located just behind
             Omochao.  Smash it open to get the emerald piece.

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Emerald Reference Number: 3
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Between the twin stars.
Hint 2: Rolling rocks.
Hint 3: Between two red springs.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and turn around to see 2 ledges in
             front of you.  Land on the second one with the springs and pick
             up the emerald between the two springs.

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Emerald Reference Number: 4
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A suspended ceiling.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Can you get it if you defeat the GUN's military weapons?
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head to the path on the left that
             leads to the lonely statue.  Head towards the lonely statue until
             you see an X type elevated platform far above the ground.  In the
             center is an enemy.  Attack it to get the emerald from the GUN
             enemy and find this simple enough emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 5
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: In front of the double containers.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: On the cliff sticking out of the middle.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and turn around while in mid-air.
             You should see 2 platforms.  Head for the top one with the double
             wooden containers.  Sitting in front of them should be the easy
             to get emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 6
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A parakeet on the left shoulder.
Hint 2: In the valley.
Hint 3: On the left shoulder of a lonely stone statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head towards the path on the left
             side with the lonely statue.  Head to the end where the lonely
             statue is and the emerald will be sitting on his left, your
             right, shoulder.  Fly into it to grab it.

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Emerald Reference Number: 7
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: At the bottom of a pillar.
Hint 2: In the valley.
Hint 3: At the bottom of a tilted pillar near the weight that's moving up and
        down.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head towards the path on the right
             that leads to the giant head statue.  In the middle of the path
             should be a crushing weight moving up and down.  In front of it
             is a crooked pillar.  Look in the shadow of the crooked pillar
             to find the emerald sitting there.

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Emerald Reference Number: 8
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On the top of ten fingers.
Hint 2: Down below.
Hint 3: On the lap of a sitting statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Extremely Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, hop of the ledge you are on and
             turn right.  Look at the statue in the corner to see the emerald
             sitting on its feet in an easy-to-grab place.

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Emerald Reference Number: 9
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: The head of the 4th stone statue.
Hint 2: Dancing rocks.
Hint 3: On a statue that holds four swirl tiles.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and stay in the center room with the
             four statues.  Each one has a numerical value written on top of
             it in tiles (EX. 1 tile, 2 tiles 3 tiles, 4 tiles).  Find the one
             with 4 tiles and that one has the emerald sitting on its head.

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Emerald Reference Number: 10
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On a sandy path to a stone statue head.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Can you get it if you defeat the GUN's weapons?
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and float to the path on the right
             side.  Keep gliding until you get to the very end of the path
             beyond the Sphinx Head.  Just behind it should be a platform.
             Land on the platform and a GUN enemy should float down and start
             attacking you.  Hit the enemy to get the emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 11
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: At the bottom of a huge wall painting
Hint 2: Near a windy place.
Hint 3: On the green and red striped stand.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, you should see a platform ledge on
             the left side of the room.  Climb up the wall onto the ledge to
             find the emerald in the center of the ledge.  The ledge has a nice
             wall mural on it so you should know which ledge it is.  The edge
             of the ledge is also striped in Christmas colors, green and red.

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Emerald Reference Number: 12
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Between four birds.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: At the bottom of a huge swirl arrow.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the small enclosement you
             start in and climb up the wall on the left side of it.  Continue
             up onto the ledge right above the starting point to find the
             emerald between two boxes and under an "up" arrow.

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Emerald Reference Number: 13
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Four whirling eyes.
Hint 2: A head of a huge statue.
Hint 3: Inside of a wooden container under the eye windmill.
Requirements: None
Diffiuclty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and take the path on the right
             side that leads to the Sphinx Head.  Head over to the Sphinx Head
             and look for the windmill on the right side.  On a platform
             underneath that should be 2 wooden boxes between 2 unbreakable
             metal boxes.  Break the left wooden box to get the emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 14
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A terrace with two legs.
Hint 2: Rolling rocks.
Hint 3: Between the two pillars near an area where wind blows.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.   Float to the top and fall forward on to the
             ground.  There should be two pillars holding up the platform.
             Between these two pillars will be an emerald floating.  Hop
             from one to the other at the right height to snag the floating
             emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 15
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On the pillar.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: On the red pillar by the weight that's moving up and down.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and head over to the path on the
             right side.  Between the Sphinx Head and the thermal lift should
             be a weight moving up and down that almost looks like a crusher
             of some sort.  Right before that should be a pillar.  Sitting on
             top of the pillar is the emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 16
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: He's holding a box.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: On the lap of the lonely stone statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and head over to the path on the
             left side.  Continue going down the path until you get to the
             lonely statue at the end.  Located on the box the statue has on
             its lap is the emerald you are looking for.

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Emerald Reference Number: 17
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Double containers.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Two wooden containers next to each other.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and turn around.  Head forward
             and float on to the top platform or ledge with 2 boxes on it.
             Crack open the wooden boxes to find this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 18
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On the side of a bird chest under four feathers.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: A cliff with two item boxes.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and float over to the top
             platform.  On the left side of the box and in front of the ring
             container should be this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 19
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Inside a statue storage area.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Inside of a statue sealed with a container.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and float over to the left path.
             There should be three structures with boxes blocking the
	     enterances. Break the boxes to the farthest of the three
	     structures to find the emerald hidden inside.

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Emerald Reference Number: 20
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Stone statue quartet.
Hint 2: A stone landing.
Hint 3: Try breaking the floating rocks with a Glide attack.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and look for two rock pieces
             floating around with you in the lift.  Glide into the rock
             piece located on the left side to break it and find this
             emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 21
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A bird box.
Hint 2: Dancing rocks.
Hint 3: The left treasure chest of three next to each other.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Extremely easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, turn around inside the enclosement
             you start in and you should see 3 treasure boxes behind the 2
             pillars.  Break the far left one to get this easy emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 22
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Near the six pillars.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: Try breaking the floating rocks with a Glide attack.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Take it up high enough, but don't leave the room
             you start in.  You should see 4 pieces of rock floating in the
             inside room.  Break them open to find this emerald which should
             be in one of the ones on the left side.

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Emerald Reference Number: 23
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: "Wild Canyon Track"
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: In front of a twin's head.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, jump out of the small enclosement
             you start in.  Turn around when you are out and climb the wall
             on the left side between the statue and the enclosement.  Climb
             up to the top floor and you should see 2 heads you can push.  The
             emerald should be sitting in front of the closest head.

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Emerald Reference Number: 24
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: The altar with six pillars.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: The shorter one among the six pillars.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, you should see 6 pillars located
             directly in front of you.  There should be 3 on the right and
             3 on the left as they form a circle.  Look for the center pillar
             on the left which should be shorter than the others.  Fly towards
             it, quickly climb up it, and grab your emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 25
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: The place pointed out by two priests.
Hint 2: Dancing rocks.
Hint 3: In front of a wall painting near an opening that you can go down.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  When you get to the top, fall down on to the
             ground in the center part of the outside.  On the ground, you
             should see 2 holes that lead back to the first room.  The one
             on the right side should have the emerald just beyond it between
             the 2 statues.  Go up there and watch out for the hole to get
             this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 26
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: "Wild Canyon Track"
Hint 2: A small place.
Hint 3: In a square statue on a passageway by a wall downstairs.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the enclosement you start in
             and climb up the wall on the left side of the enclosement you just
             came out of.  In the corner near that when you get to the top of
             the wall, you should see a small enclosement blocked by 4 wooden
             boxes.  Crack open the wooden boxes to find the emerald behind.

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Emerald Reference Number: 27
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: The beginning room.
Hint 2: The windy hall.
Hint 3: Between the two pillars where tehre are three treaure chests.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, turn around and you should see 2
             pillars behind you.  Climb one of the two pillars and jump to the
             other at the highest point to grab this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 28
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On a sandy path to a stone statue head.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Do the GUN weapons have...?
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float up and head toward the right path and there
             should be an enemy near the beginning located after a "downed" red
             pillar.  Destroy the enemy to get the emerald piece he leaves
             behind.

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Emerald Reference Number: 29
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Between the red pillars.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Under the weight that is moving up and down by the wall.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Float up and head toward the right path.  You
             should see a weight moving up and down in a crushing motion stuck
             between 2 red pillars.  Walk up to it and immediately after it
             slams down and begins to raise, run in and grab the emerald then
             run out before you are crushed.

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Emerald Reference Number: 30
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: The arrow pointing to the right.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: The arrow pointing to the right made of swirling panels.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning, hop out of the beginning enclosement and climb
             up the wall on the left wall.  Climb up near the top and you
             should see some arrows made of swirling panels.  Look for the one
             pointing to the right and grab the emerald located directly on it.

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Emerald Reference Number: 31
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On a rail way.
Hint 2: A windy hall.
Hint 3: Move a rock with a square face.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the enclosement you begin in
             and climb up the wall on the right side.  Fall on the first ledge
             and you should see two square faces.  Pull the one nearest you
             by holding A and moving backwards to pull the face away and
             reveal this easy emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 32
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A bird box.
Hint 2: Down below.
Hint 3: The middle on among three treasure chests next to each other.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Extremely Easy

Where it is:  At the beginning of the level, simply turn around and you should
              see three boxes behind you.  Break open the middle one to find
              this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 33
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Four whirling eyes.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Under the eye windmill.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop into the
             thermal lift.  In the above center room there should be 4 statues
             with tiles over each of them in numerical order.  Find the statue
             with 3 tiles over its head and climb above it until you get to
             a windmill.  Under the blades of the windmill should be this
             emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 34
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On the spiral tile.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Under three swirl tiles near the huge statue head.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop into the
             thermal lift.  Float up to the top and take the path to the
             right.  Keep heading down the path until you get near the sphinx
             head.  Right before that should be a vertical path of 3 spiral
             tiles and one horizontal as well.  On the bottom tile should be
             the emerald sitting there.

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Emerald Reference Number: 35
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Over the head.
Hint 2: In the valley.
Hint 3: On the top of the statue's head.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop into the
             thermal lift.  Float up to the top and take the path to the
             right.  Keep heading down the path until you get to the Sphinx
             head.  On top of the Sphinx head should be the emerald you are
             looking for.

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Emerald Reference Number: 36
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: At the foot of a pillar.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: A hiding place in front of a lonely statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop into the
             thermal lift.  Float to the top and take the path to the left.
             Follow the path until you get to the lonely statue.  Go by his
             feet and turn around to see this emerald hiding under the ledge.

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Emerald Reference Number: 37
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: The altar with six pillars.
Hint 2: Near a windy place.
Hint 3: Go in between six pillars.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: This emerald piece isnt really that hard, but it takes quite a
             while to get.  At the beginning of the level, look forward and you
             should see six pillars forming a circle in front of you, three on
             the right and three on the left.  Head to either the center left
             and the center right which should be the shortest of pillars.  The
             emerald will eventually come around through the center of each.

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Emerald Reference Number: 38
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Between two stone statues.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: Are the stone statues facing each other playing catch?
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: Without a doubt the funniest looking emerald to get, it's not
             very hard to achieve at all.  At the beginning of the level,
             simply exit the small enclosement you start in and head over to
             see the 2 statues on the left throwing an emerald back and forth
             (well...sort of).  Climb up on one of their laps and eventually
             the emerald will come right to you.  Can you say a little game of
             Hedgehog in the Middle? (Oy..what a bad joke)

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Emerald Reference Number: 39
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Armored carpool.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: A square sandpit, which is blocked by a red pillar.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop in to the
             thermal lift and take the path to your left when you get to the
             top.  Follow down the path until you fall down one level on to
             a sand filled platform with 2 enemies.  Look in the far right
             corner to see the emerald.  Run and pick it up, but beware of the
             enemies.

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Emerald Reference Number: 40
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: By a tall pillar.
Hint 2: The windy hall.
Hint 3: By the tallest one pillar among six.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, you should see six pillars sitting
             in front of you.  Three are on the left while three are on the
             right.  Go to the furthest one on the left side which should be a
             tall pillar.  Climb it and when you get towards the top you should
             see an emerald floating off to the side.  Jump at it to pick it up
             and continue through the game.

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Emerald Reference Number: 41
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A red gate.
Hint 2: By a ring.
Hint 3: In a wooden container by a stone container.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Head to the top and then take the path on the right
             side.  Head down the path until you get to the sphinx head near
             the end.  On the left hand side of the path you should see a
             ledge.  Climb up on to the ledge and break the wooden box above
             the weight to get the emerald piece.

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Emerald Reference Number: 42
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: In front of a mountain with red and green stripes.
Hint 2: Near the strong wind.
Hint 3: A cliff sticking out under a windmill in the middle of the upper area.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Head to the top and head forward on to the top
             platform.  On the slope DIRECTLY below that heads up to the
             platform should be the emerald.  Climb up (or down) to get it.

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Emerald Reference Number: 43
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Behind a face.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: A treasure chest behind a rock that you can push.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the enclosement you begin in
             and turn around.  Climb up on either the right or left side up to
             the top of the wall.  Once on the top, look for two heads that
             look like cubes.  Climb over them and break the treasure chest
             DIRECTLY behind them to find the emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 44
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A storm zone.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: The lower area where the wind is generated.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, you should see this emerald
             directly in front of you.  The problem is that it is in the
             thermal lift.  The key to getting it is running into it instead
             of gliding into it.  Running will make it much easier than
             gliding.

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Emerald Reference Number: 45
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A statue with scary eyes.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Inside of a statue sealed with a container.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop in to the
             thermal lift.  Take it up to the top and then follow the path on
             your left.  You should see three enclosements blocked off by
             wooden boxes.  Glide over to the CLOSEST one and break the wooden
             boxes in front of it to get this simple enough emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 46
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Where wind is generated.
Hint 2: Rolling rocks.
Hint 3: Near an area where the wind is generated upwards.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and hop in to the
             thermal lift.  Take it up to the top and in the center room, fall
             down.  On the ground of the upper area, you should see 2 holes,
             one on each side.  Go to the one on the left side and the emerald
             should be located in the air between the hole and the thermal
             lift.

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Emerald Reference Number: 47
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On the lap of a wall painting.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: Follow the arrow between two treasure chests.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the enclosement you start in
             and walk over to the left wall.  Climb up it and land on the
             ledge between the bottom and top of the wall.  Walk to the
             right side of the ledge and climb up the wall until you see a down
             arrow.  The emerald should be located directly under the down
             arrow.

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Emerald Reference Number: 48
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A terrace with two legs.
Hint 2: Rolling rocks.
Hint 3: Under the weight that is moving up and down by a wall.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Ride it up to the top and fall on the middle
             platform with the weight that appears to be crushing the ground.
             Get in front of the weight and after it falls and begins to rise
             again, quickly run in, get the emerald, and get out before you are
             crushed.

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Emerald Reference Number: 49
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Where the wind blows.
Hint 2: Down below.
Hint 3: In a treasure chest at the bottom of a pillar.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, look forward and you should see
             six pillars.  Head to the center one on the right side and you
             should see a treasure chest at the base of it on the left side.
             Break the chest to find this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 50
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Where the wind blows.
Hint 2: Dancing rocks.
Hint 3: Circle around a windy area.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Ride it up to the top and fall in to the center
             portion of the upper level.  You should see 4 statues, one in
             each corner with an emerald floating around.  Stand on the feet
             of one of the statues and this emerald will eventually come to
             you.  If it doesn't come to you, try a different statue.

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Emerald Reference Number: 51
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A swirling arrow.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: In a treasure chest under an arrow in a windy hall.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the enclosement you begin in
             and turn around.  Climb up the left wall between the enclosement
             and the statue until you see a ledge.  Fall on to the ledge and
             break the treasure box on the opposite side of the arrow to find
             this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 52
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A pillar without a treasure.
Hint 2: Near a windy place.
Hint 3: The tallest one among the six pillars underground.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, look forward and you should see
             six pillars.  Look for the one with the Chao Box sitting on it.
             Glide to it and the emerald will be sitting in front of the Chao
             Box.

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Emerald Reference Number: 53
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: At the bottom of a swirl tiled pyramid.
Hint 2: In a bright valley.
Hint 3: A valley with a lot of square buildings, near the swirl tiles.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and jump in to the
             thermal lift.  Take it up to the top and follow the path on the
             left side.  You should see 3 enclosements or statues.  Glide
             over between the 2nd and 3rd ones to see a pyramid made of
             swirl tiles on the right side.  Under the pyramid on another swirl
             tile is the emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: 54
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: On the scary eyes in the "Wild Canyon Track".
Hint 2: A windy hall.
Hint 3: On the square building.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, exit the enclosement you begin in
             and turn around.  Climb up the wall on the left between the
             enclosement and the statue up to the top of the wall.  In the
             corner you should see a building blocked by 4 wooden boxes.  Climb
             up to the top of the building to find the emerald sitting on top.

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Emerald Reference Number: 55
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: At the bottom of a pillar.
Hint 2: A dark place.
Hint 3: A hidden place in front of a lonely statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and go in to the
             thermal lift.  Take it up to the top and follow the path on your
             left side.  Go down until you get to the lonely statue and fall
             down to his feet.  Look under the ledge in front of him and the
             emerald should be elevated right under the ledge.  Climb up and
             grab it.

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Emerald Reference Number: 56
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Under the wings of two birds.
Hint 2: A high place.
Hint 3: Behind the head of a stone statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk forward and go in to the
             thermal lift.  Take it up to the top and follow the path on your
             right side.  Go down until you get to the sphinx head.  Glide over
             behind the head and you should see a treasure chest.  Crack it
             open to find this emerald.

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7. LOCATIONS (HARD MODE)
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Hard mode is required for each character to get 5th level emblems.  To unlock
5th level emblems you'll first need to complete the normal, rings, lost chao,
and time attack emblems for each level.  If these are not completed you will
not be able to attempt Hard Mode.  The emeralds are always the same and not
random in hard mode, so follow them in the order I have to make use of your
radar.

A. KNUCKLES
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LEVEL: Wild Canyon
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: Medium-Hard
REQUIREMENTS: Shovel Claw, Sunglasses

HOW TO GET TO HARD MODE
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Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Wild Canyon.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - To find the chao, hop into the thermal lift at the beginning of the
        level and go straight forward.  Under the lowest platform should be a
        hidden picture.  Climb the wall and dig into the picture.  Put on your
        sunglasses, find the picture with rings in front of it, go in and get
        the chao to complete this mission.
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 2 minutes 0 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: "X" marks the spot.
Hint 2: Behind something.
Hint 3: Right below the suspended ceiling in front of a lonely statue.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head on the left path that leads
             to the lonely statue.  Look ahead at the high up platform that
             closely resembles an X.  This was also found for emerald
             reference number 4 (normal mode) if you have trouble finding it.
             This time instead of the emerald being in the enemies grasp, it
             will be located directly UNDER the X.  The reason this is hard to
             get is because you will frequently bump your head on the bottom
             of the X and fall while trying to get it.  The camera doesn't
             help on this either.  The easiest way to grab it is when you are
             flying at it from a distance.  Fly towards it and grab it to get
             the first emerald in hard mode.

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Emerald Reference Number: H2
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A secret room.
Hint 2: The other side of a wall painting.
Hint 3: If you dig into a wall painting, there is a new path to...
Requirements: Sunglasses, Shovel Claw
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: Head forward at the beginning of the level and jump into the
             thermal lift.  Take it up and head forward under the lowest
             platform ahead of you.  Look for a picture located DIRECTLY UNDER
             the lowest platform.  If it isnt there, check the other side.
             Dig into the picture and put on your sunglasses when you get
             inside.  Dig into the picture with the 3 rings under it or if you
             are lazy, it's the middle picture on the left side.  Quickly dig
             through the picture to find the emerald and a free life.  Dig
             back through the picture after getting the emerald to be
             transported back to the starting room.

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Emerald Reference Number: H3
Level: Wild Canyon
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: A very windy area.
Hint 2: You can't use your technique to get it!
Hint 3: Try wearing your sunglasses on a pillar somewhere.
Requirements: Sunglasses
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the stage you probably saw this emerald stuck
             at the bottom of the thermal lift but could never get it.  Look
             around to see 4 pillars surrounding the lift.  Fly on top of one
             of them and pop on your sunglasses.  Look for a hidden spring
             sitting on the edge of one of these 4 pillars.  Find the right
             one, hit the spring, and complete the level!

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LEVEL: Pumpkin Hill
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REQUIREMENTS: Shovel Claw, Sunglasses

HOW TO GET TO HARD MODE
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Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Pumpkin Hill.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - To find the chao, fly over to pumpkin mountain and climb up to the top.
        There should be a shrine there and simply play the simple melody at
        the shrine to make some platforms.  Jump across to find the lost chao
        and the fourth mission of Pumpkin Hill.
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 3 minutes 0 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Pumpkin Hill
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Under the mountain?
Hint 2: A rusty steel platform above.
Hint 3: Under the mountain with round tracks.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk or glide to the platform
             in front of you and then take the path to the platform on the
             right.  Take the rocket up and fall to the bottom.  At the bottom
             you should see a spinning rod with spikes on the end moving up
             and down slowly.  Right above it is the emerald.  Either glide
             into it from where you are or climb on to the wall nearby to get
             this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: H2
Level: Pumpkin Hill
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Lively cheer from the skulls.
Hint 2: In the rocky wall.
Hint 3: A place where the flame crosses.
Requirements: Shovel Claw
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, turn around and glide to the
             line of platforms in front of you.  Follow them to the right and
             you should come to a rocket.  DO NOT take the rocket but glide on
             to the mountain instead.  Climb it and fall on the lowest ledge.
             There should be an enemy and 2 fire breathing skulls here.  Watch
             the flames of the fire breathing skulls and dig directly above
             where they meet to find this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: H3
Level: Pumpkin Hill
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: There is a secret in that church!
Hint 2: Do you have your sunglasses?
Hint 3: Try wearing your sunglasses at the top of the Church...
Requirements: Sunglasses
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, walk or glide to the platform in
             front of you and follow the path leading to the left from there.
             Take the rocket up to the top of Church Mountain and get those
             annoying ghosts all around.  Climb up to the very top of the
             Church and try your best to stand on the small point at the top.
             Put on your sunglasses and you'll be sprung up by the spring
             below.  Glide forward when you are at your peak height to get
             this emerald.

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LEVEL: Aquatic Mine
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: COMING SOON
REQUIREMENTS: Mystic Melody

HOW TO GET TO HARD MODE
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Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Aquatic Mine.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 3 minutes 30 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Aquatic Mine
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Skull dead end.
Hint 2: Behind the mysterious door.
Hint 3: Open the door with that melody.
Requirements: Mystic Melody
Difficulty: COMING SOON

Where it is: COMING SOON

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LEVEL: Death Chamber
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: COMING SOON
REQUIREMENTS: Shovel Claw

HOW TO GET TO HARD MODE
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Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Death Chamber.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the keys in 5 minutes 0 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.
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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Death Chamber
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Invisible ground.
Hint 2: The room with no enterance.
Hint 3: Dig in the center of the room using the hourglass.
Requirements: Shovel Claw
Difficulty: COMING SOON

Where it is: COMING SOON

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LEVEL: Meteor Herd
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: COMING SOON
REQUIREMENTS: Sunglasses

HOW TO GET TO HARD MODE
------------------------
Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Meteor Herd.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 4 minutes 30 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.
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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Meteor Herd
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Use a meteorite that flies when you hit it!
Hint 2: Pyramid-shaped base.
Hint 3: Try throwing a meteorite at the blinking door near the moon symbol.
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, glide forward on to the circular
             platform in front.  Look to the right and you should see a
             meteorite sitting there.  Gently hit it forwards and you should
             see 2 doors ahead of you.  Slam the meteorite in to the first
             door and the emerald will be sitting inside.

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Emerald Reference Number: H2
Level: Meteor Herd
Character: Knuckles
Hint 1: Sunglasses.
Hint 2: The top of the steel beam.
Hint 3: Try getting to the suspended spring!
Difficulty: COMING SOON

Where it is: COMING SOON

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B. ROUGE
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LEVEL: Dry Lagoon
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REQUIREMENTS: Pick Nails, Treasure Scope

HOW TO GET HARD MODE
--------------------
Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Dry Lagoon.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 3 minutes 30 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Dry Lagoon
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: The highest Emerald.
Hint 2: Above the small oasis.
Hint 3: Try breaking the wooden container on the ledge in front of GUN's
        storage.
Requirements: Pick Nails
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: Probably the hardest emerald in hard mode for Dry Lagoon, this
             piece requires some luck and some skill.  At the beginning of the
             level, crawl out of the enclosement you start in and climb up the
             wall to the immediate left between the statue and the enclosement
             you just came out of.  Crawl up past the first ledge and up to the
             middle ledge near the top of the wall.  You should see 4
	     unbreakable metal containers with a wooden one in the middle.
             Break open the container to uncover a hidden spring.  Hit the
             spring and you should see the emerald nearby above.  Glide at the
             VERY TOP of your spring jump to get this emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: H2
Level: Dry Lagoon
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: Dig for the Emerald to get it.
Hint 2: In the sky above the small oasis.
Hint 3: Dig a hole in front of the Emerald by the huge wall painting.
Requirements: Pick Nails
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, look to your right and you should
             see a large wall painting or wall mural that pictures an echidna.
             Glide over and climb up the wall to the ledge with the painting.
             Crawl up the painting over the echidna and look for a small
             hidden emerald picture near the top right corner.  Once you find
             it, dig in and you'll hit a hidden spring that'll shoot you right
             over to the emerald floating in the air.

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Emerald Reference Number: H3
Level: Dry Lagoon
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: Bottomless pit.
Hint 2: Big oasis.
Hint 3: Put it on underwater.
Requirements: Treasure Scope
Difficulty: Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, look to the right and you should
             see two enemies on each side of a turtle shell.  Defeat the two
             enemies and the turtle will slowly crawl into the water.  Once it
             is in the water, hop on and press the A button to go to the other
             oasis.  At this oasis, hop onto land nearby and put on your
             treasure scope.  Fall into the water and sink to the bottom while
             making sure you dont jump.  You should see a bottomless pit at the
             bottom with the emerald floating in the middle.  Without jumping,
             float up to the ground above and there should be a hidden spring
             aiming downwards.  Hit it and it should propell you straight into
             the emerald and complete hard mode with Rouge in Dry Lagoon.

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LEVEL: Egg Quarters
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: COMING SOON
REQUIREMENTS: COMING SOON

HOW TO GET HARD MODE
--------------------
Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Egg Quarters.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the keys in 3 minutes 0 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Egg Quarters
Hint 1: A cage you can't open.
Hint 2: Machine's path.
Hint 3: Try breaking the cage with something...
Requirements: COMING SOON
Difficulty: COMING SOON

Where it is: COMING SOON
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LEVEL: Security Hall
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REQUIREMENTS: Treasure Scope

HOW TO GET HARD MODE
--------------------
Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Security Hall.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 3 minutes 30 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Security Hall
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: Dancing wind.
Hint 2: "C" block.
Hint 3: Drive into the wind.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Easy-Medium

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, turn to the right and fly over to
             the wall.  Destroy all nearby enemies and go to the wind shafts
             that make you float.  Look in the corner and you should see the
             emerald.  Do a drill drive down in to the corner to get this
             rather easy emerald.

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Emerald Reference Number: H2
Level: Security Hall
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: A place which is prtected by lasers.
Hint 2: Protect "Yellow".
Hint 3: Screw Kick the middle of the four tiles.
Requirements: None
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: At the beginning of the level, climb on to the left wall straight
             in front of you and head up.  You should see an opening guarded
             by lasers with a ledge right over it.  Hop on to the ledge and
             take the crane up in to the room.  You should see straight in
             front of you a room WELL PROTECTED by lasers with the emerald in
             the center.  Being careful, make your way through the lasers and
             fly in to the emerald without dying.  Use your rings wisely!

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Emerald Reference Number: H3
Level: Security Hall
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: No one can open that safe!
Hint 2: "B" block.
Hint 3: There should be a way to disarm the trap...
Requirements: Treasure Scope
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

Where it is: First, you'll need to switch off the lock for the red safes.
             Climb on the wall in front of you on the left side up to a ledge
             with a crane lift near the top.  Take it up to the top and follow
             the path to the left.  Avoid the lasers and hit the switch on the
             FAR left on the floor.  Go back in to the main room with the safes
             and fly around the ceiling to find a switch high up.  Stand on the
             platform directly under the switch and put on your Treasure Scope
             to find a spring.  Take the spring up and hit the switch.  Fall
             down to the bottom floor and find the safe in the red section of
             "B" block with a trap floating above it.  Dig in the center of the
             safe to find this emerald.

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LEVEL: Mad Space
NUMBER OF EMERALD LOCATIONS: 3
DIFFICULTY: COMING SOON
REQUIREMENTS: COMING SOON

HOW TO GET HARD MODE
--------------------
Complete the following to get to Hard mode for Mad Space.

First Mission: Find 3 pieces of the Master Emerald
      - To do this, simply complete the level.
Second Mission: Collect 100 rings!
      - I suggest going more for ring containers instead of rings laying
        around.
Third Mission: Find the lost Chao!
      - COMING SOON
Fourth Mission: Collect the Emerald pieces in 4 minutes 30 seconds!
      - Just do this as fast as you can.  It isn't as hard as it may seem if
        you practice.

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Emerald Reference Number: H1
Level: Mad Space
Character: Rouge
Hint 1: The bottom of the meteorite.
Hint 2: On the ground.
Hint 3: It's not right below the round meteorite.
Requirements: COMING SOON
Difficulty: COMING SOON

Where it is: COMING SOON

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8. EMERALD LOCATION MATH
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Here I'll keep a current total of emerald locations through the game.  This
may never be complete, but I'll get it as good as I can.

Wild Canyon      56      Dry Lagoon        0       Knuckles Total      69
Pumpkin Hill      0      Egg Quarters      0       Rouge Total         12
Aquatic Mine      0      Security Hall     0                          ----
Death Chamber     0      Mad Space         0       Game Total          83
Meteor Herd       0      Hard Mode        12
Hard Mode        15
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Knuckles Total:  71      Rouge Total:     12


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9. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: In Security Hall with Rouge, why can't I get into any of the safes?
A: You need to switch off the locks first.  You can only have one section
   unlocked at a time.  If the safe is unlocked, make sure you dig where the
   flashing section is to get in.

Submit your questions to <brak2000@hotmail.com>

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10. CONTRIBUTORS/THANKS
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Once again, thanks to Sega and Sonic Team for such a great game!

Thanks to Serg D. a bunch for helping me with the Dry Lagoon hard mode emerald
locations!

Also, thanks to isv666 who has already helped me before this FAQ was posted.


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