
The boss also had a different attack pattern for Knuckles versus Sonic and/or Tails. Knuckles has a somewhat more difficult version of this section his path contains crushing traps, walls that must be opened by Spin Dashing against blue Platform-raising Wheels, and Strange Reliefs, all of which are found throughout other parts of the Zone when playing as Sonic or Tails. II: the first encounter causes a ramp leading up to a shortcut through a breakable pillar to collapse, while the second encounter causes the ground to rise, forcing the player to race through to avoid getting crushed against the ceiling. This boss fight is actually the last of a trio of encounters with the Egg Drillster Mk. The boss of this level is the Egg Drillster Mark II, which is fought in an aerial battle over the grassy plains of the Zone, or in a tunnel when playing as Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles. Throughout the Zone, the terrain will shift and provide access to further locations (in the late part of the Zone, this feature eventually becomes a death trap if player is not careful).

Here, the Zone makes greater use of its obstacles and features, from trackball switches to using Pulley Rifts to climb up steep slopes. The Spinning Tops on top of small pedastals are already charged up however, so when the playable character gets on them, the Spinning Top is released and shoots off in the direction the playable character was facing when it was released.Īct 2 has the playable characters travel deeper into the ruins and groves of Marble Garden Zone. The top is also sometimes the only way to smash through some walls, floors, and columns that cannot be broken by the Spin Dash. In terms of gimmicks, the Zone includes the exclusive Spinning Top, which the player can ride through mid-air or on by running on it. Other hazards include large iron balls that swing around in circles and stone walls that smash into the ground. Instead, there are mud/tar pits that are far more lethal sinking all the way to the bottom causes the player to instantly lose a life. This is the only Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 that does not feature water. After their victory, the heroes make their way to Carnival Night Zone.Īct 1 of Marble Garden has the playable character traversing the hilltops and zeniths of the Zone, with many tracks and sloping hills throughout. Later though, when Robotnik is about to escape from Marble Garden Zone with his Egg Drillster Mk. II, though he never actually fights them. Later, on several occasions, the heroes meet the doctor in his Egg Drillster Mk. Eventually, they find and defeat a Tunnelbot, one of Robotnik's Badniks. Robotnik from re-activating his Death Egg, the heroes make their way through the Zone. Sonic and Tails eventually arrive in Marble Garden Zone after being shot there by a geyser in Hydrocity Zone. Some ruins covered in large amounts of vegetation also appear. The background features orange mountains under a blue, clean sky. This Zone in particular is notable for housing the ruins of an ancient civiization spoken of in legends. Marble Garden Zone is an area located somewhere on the Floating Island.
