Springs

These springs will bounce you in the direction they are pointing. There are two varieties, yellow and red. The red spring is much stronger than the yellow spring. Beware though, as some springs may throw you headlong into trouble!

Floating Platforms

These platforms may move up and down, allowing you to hitch a ride. Careful timing may be needed to leap from one platform to the next.

Fans

Powerful fans swirl around at a high speed and produces a power blast of wind. It is advised to be careful on these, as it is easy to go flying off the fans and into danger!

Conveyor Belts

Found in most of Eggman's factories, these conveyor belts are used to quickly transport robotic components and robots. While you can also make use of them, be alert! Eggman has changed the movements of them to lead an unwary player into a trap!

Water

All three characters can go underwater, but movement is greatly slowed down, and only Tails can swim. Bear in mind that you cannot breathe while you are underwater and must make use of the air pockets that are found bubbling out of cracks in the floor. A countdown will appear if you are dangerously close to running out of air. If time runs out, you will drown and lose a life.

Slime

This is largely predominant in zones where Eggman has been at work, such as the Techno Hill Zone. You can walk on it, and use the slime to bounce around. The higher you jump into the slime, the deeper you can go and you could find an item or two!

Crushers

These traps are lethal and will immediately kill anyone trapped under one - even invincibility will not protect you here.

Deep Pits

Like crushers, these traps immediately take one life and invincibility is useless.