Some might joke that the biggest surprise over sonic mania is that it was good sound Game. However, the game has real secrets, and they’re really fun.
sonic mania looks like it’s straight out of my childhood in that it comes with cheat codes and secrets that only add to the nostalgia factor. For example, if you hold down B and Y on the Switch or X and Square on the Playstation 4 on the title screen, you can access a level selection and debug menu. Once you have access to the debug menu, you can enter levels and change them by placing items such as rings or enemies.
sonic mania also has a cool boss fight in the chemical zone levels. You play at the end Medium bean machinea variant of Puyo Puyoagainst Doctor Robotnik himself. If you want to play this standalone, you can unlock it by getting gold and silver medals in the Blue Sphere extra stages.
When I was younger I always felt there were games target Having cheat codes and secrets. I am glad that sonic mania meets my childhood expectations.
Correction – 4:57 p.m.: This post has been updated to show how to properly unlock Mean Bean mode anytime.
Correction – 09:44 09/01/17: A previous version of this article incorrectly identified Mean Bean Machine as Puyo Puyo Tetris. I regret the mistake.
