This video right here is a better showcase of these special stages: ua-cam.com/video/nQbR2LzbqEg/v-deo.htmlsi=DMmAJNpp-AkkJY66 No, it's not made by me. I don't plan on beating these special stages again. This video was made to showcase all the layouts of these stages on just so people knew what to expect from them going in. I knew the pain of having to restart an entire grand prix just to get one of these, so I had to rush this one out at the time (there weren't any videos at the time that featured all of them to my knowledge). The quality of this video is pretty bad, the strategies done here aren't the most optimal, and this version is pretty outdated. Though if you want to see how nerve-racking and challenging these emeralds were on its original release, this one still holds up in a way lol.
Seeing this makes me think of how difficult this game has become, as a long time srb2k player it's kinda okay but I can't literally introduce any friend to ring racers
That’s the most frustrating part, it’s impossible to convince anyone with conventional racing game backgrounds to try this game. My friends saw me play this and were terrified lol
@@pixelperfectgaming1996 And this is fine, we already have the casual games. Let's have the hard kart racers too. Don't wanna play it? Go play something else.
i'd have to disagree, maybe that belief stems from all the online tryhards out there. the track here isn't that tough and the AI rubberbands like a genuine motherfucker. your friends will probably love this game.
Does anyone know how to unlock the Super cup? I beat flame cup and got the emerald but didn't unlock it? I checked the wiki and it said I had to beat Extra. If anyone knows I'd appreciate the help!
On one hand, these special stages are a spectacle, absolutely gorgeous and amazing music On the other, they are SO FRUSTRATING. 6 especially is my personal hell.
It is so hard. I rather have my expectation on "let's drive around this beautiful stage and enjoy the music and if I manage to snag a Jawz homming missle maaaaybe I get the emerald" 🤣🫠
I mean, these stages are supposed to be for REALLY good players. But the main problem is that you don't get much opportunity to play on the stages and formulate better strategies and routes
@@chaosreaper05 It helps a lot that after you get the first 7 emeralds, you unlock a mode that lets you replay the stages infinitely, even ones you haven’t beaten yet… and with how evil the Super Emeralds are, I got a lot of use out of that mode lmao
While these are a spectacle on a visual level, they suffer from way too many problems. I'd mitigate some by: 1. Prolonging some special stages because in ones like 5/6, you literally break the capsule right at the very end near the dash panels that send you flying 2. Slowing the UFO a bit if the player is WAY too far away (1-2 bumps against a wall/touch the spikes once in Special Stage 6, you might as well start over) 3. Increasing the emerald size and hitbox cuz you have NO idea how many times I broke the capsule but just phased through the emerald trying to grab it 3.5. OR outright give the player the emerald once you break the capsule. If not that, then at the very least remove 1 hit point off the UFOs in normal special stages and 2 off the UFOs in super emerald stages
Or 4: Once you are able to attempt the special stage, allow you to retry as many times as wanted The biggest problem for me is going through all those races again to have a chance
@@SnesySnas I guess they wanted to make these chaos emeralds extremely hard to get. You must be filled with determination to get them. And all of that for what? Hard mode apparently 💀💀💀
@@paulo547 Yeah that's why it should be redo-able, i get this is hard to unlock hard but It's TOO hard, i bet the hard difficulty isn't even as difficult
@@SnesySnas Yeah. By the way, did you know you could get S ranks on grand prix? I just got one by getting the 2nd chaos emerald. They require the same amount of points to get to a special stage, 425. You basically have to get an emerald first try. This game is a shore to 100% complete lol
@@Doctor_Nu use the e-brake to inch your way down the slope. It’s slow, and you might not get it first try, but it’s way easier than doing it the quick way.
This happened to me like... 10 DIFFERENT TIMES... I wouldn't mind it being changed to like a hold check to an uphill u-turn... Ended up using a key for the super emerald achievement because FUCK SUPER STAGE 4
TIP: In a regular race, you can type in the console (be sure to bind a keybind to it to access it) "map sealed star -force" to practice on that map. If there are other players in your server, you can race against them on the maps too! I would recommend AT MOST 4 players for Sealed Star Zone, however.
Late, but the underwater isn’t bad, the only difference is that you have to take turns differently, and you fall slower. You drive at the same speed underwater. Also, you can’t drown. I’ve tried.
Its because what was originally 4 was seen as much easier than 2, which.... Yeah. Imo its probably the easiest of the sealed stars, i did it after only 1 or 2 tries.
got to the final special stage and dude i have no clue how you're supposed to consistently do the part at 21:52. thank god the egg cup is mostly a pushover though because the ai have trouble with the tracks
Before the go onto the slanted area, there’s ring boxes in a line - follow them and then turn to the right as you go near the top spikes and you should arrive the red springs. Alternatively, go immediately left and touch the SPB weapon, then follow along the top most part of the section avoiding the spikes.
God, me too. There's no clear path, there's so many spots to fall off at, and those spikes at the end are just an outright "fuck you". I get that this is supposed to be hard, but that is absolute bullshit.
@@fawkesthefox912in the game, you technically play as Metal Sonic, as the beginning sequence with Robotnik and Tails talk about rebooting Metal Sonic to be made for racing. So you the player are technically playing as Metal Sonic. Of course this is until before you get to the real game where every other character comes in.
I love that the game doesn't tell you whatever technique y'all are doing to keep speed up the first slope in Super Emerald 6, because I sure don't know what the fuck that is.
Tip for Venice (Invincible Cup's Sealed Star): If you use the Ballhog in just the right way, you can shotgun all 5 shots directly into the UFO and instantly break it open, although this does send the Emerald flying afterwards. You can also do a similar thing of shoveling a bunch of damage into the UFO on Gallery (S.P.B. Cup's Sealed Star) by throwing all your Gachaboms at once. Also a tip for Rooftops (Lightning Cup's Sealed Star -- AKA the infamously difficult one): The ending section is actually very easy with the right technique. I already replied to a comment on this same video about this same strat, but here it is again (copy-pasted cause I'm lazy): Just before the gap, if you keep going down the slope right next to the edge of the platform (at least a little bit of your kart should be sticking out over the edge) and go IN A STRAIGHT LINE, when you get to the gap, you'll perfectly stay on solid ground all the way to the end. I tried this in practice and it has literally worked perfectly every single time.
To be precise, you must at least get 425 points on a grand prix. You don't have to get all A ranks or to be first every time. But you must build your point with laps bonus (by being in a good place in each lap : 2 points for being first place, 1 point for being 2nd), and ring bonus. The bonus stages where you must destroy all capsules must be beaten perfectly if you want to have more chances to get to a special stage. Also, restating a race makes lose points. If you didn't restart a single time on a grand prix, you get 50 points. If you did 1 time, 25. Twice, 0 points. You start to lose points if you restarted at least 3 times, and the more you restart, the more points you lose. Being first on a grand prix gives you 150 points. It's pretty much required to finish first place most of the time
Yeah. You need to have enough points for an A rank in order to get the entry ticket - except on Master, where just for fishing first is enough, and Easy, where the tickets can't be given out.
@@ohmygodmateitbearinnitkid9251I mean, you can always use passwords and keys to unlock them, so yeah, there isn't. Unless you're a giga tryhard completionist
This video right here is a better showcase of these special stages: ua-cam.com/video/nQbR2LzbqEg/v-deo.htmlsi=DMmAJNpp-AkkJY66
No, it's not made by me. I don't plan on beating these special stages again. This video was made to showcase all the layouts of these stages on just so people knew what to expect from them going in. I knew the pain of having to restart an entire grand prix just to get one of these, so I had to rush this one out at the time (there weren't any videos at the time that featured all of them to my knowledge).
The quality of this video is pretty bad, the strategies done here aren't the most optimal, and this version is pretty outdated. Though if you want to see how nerve-racking and challenging these emeralds were on its original release, this one still holds up in a way lol.
Seeing this makes me think of how difficult this game has become, as a long time srb2k player it's kinda okay but I can't literally introduce any friend to ring racers
That’s the most frustrating part, it’s impossible to convince anyone with conventional racing game backgrounds to try this game. My friends saw me play this and were terrified lol
LMAO I couldn't even get my friends into SRB2 Kart 1.6 either.
imagine taking one of the most casual genres and making it non accessible for casuals and you have ring racers
@@pixelperfectgaming1996 And this is fine, we already have the casual games. Let's have the hard kart racers too. Don't wanna play it? Go play something else.
i'd have to disagree, maybe that belief stems from all the online tryhards out there. the track here isn't that tough and the AI rubberbands like a genuine motherfucker.
your friends will probably love this game.
SEALED STAR 12 MAKES ME WANNA KRILL MYSELF!!!
Does anyone know how to unlock the Super cup? I beat flame cup and got the emerald but didn't unlock it? I checked the wiki and it said I had to beat Extra. If anyone knows I'd appreciate the help!
On one hand, these special stages are a spectacle, absolutely gorgeous and amazing music
On the other, they are SO FRUSTRATING. 6 especially is my personal hell.
I couldn't even get anywhere close to getting the second emerald.
It is so hard. I rather have my expectation on "let's drive around this beautiful stage and enjoy the music and if I manage to snag a Jawz homming missle maaaaybe I get the emerald" 🤣🫠
I'm currently on 6 and lord give me hope for I can't beat this stage for the life of me!
Im stuck at the second one and seeing all of these comments about the later emeralds being "too hard" just makes me want to quit trying lmao
@@Freakydogsummadat Don't quit, you'll do it eventually.
Kart Krew or whatever they're called have mastered the game design philosophy of 'We fucking hate you'
I mean, these stages are supposed to be for REALLY good players. But the main problem is that you don't get much opportunity to play on the stages and formulate better strategies and routes
@@chaosreaper05 I must be better than I thought then, because I've gotten four so far, and it's getting a little easier each time.
@@chaosreaper05 It helps a lot that after you get the first 7 emeralds, you unlock a mode that lets you replay the stages infinitely, even ones you haven’t beaten yet… and with how evil the Super Emeralds are, I got a lot of use out of that mode lmao
nah theyve mastered game design period
While these are a spectacle on a visual level, they suffer from way too many problems. I'd mitigate some by:
1. Prolonging some special stages because in ones like 5/6, you literally break the capsule right at the very end near the dash panels that send you flying
2. Slowing the UFO a bit if the player is WAY too far away (1-2 bumps against a wall/touch the spikes once in Special Stage 6, you might as well start over)
3. Increasing the emerald size and hitbox cuz you have NO idea how many times I broke the capsule but just phased through the emerald trying to grab it
3.5. OR outright give the player the emerald once you break the capsule. If not that, then at the very least remove 1 hit point off the UFOs in normal special stages and 2 off the UFOs in super emerald stages
Or 4: Once you are able to attempt the special stage, allow you to retry as many times as wanted
The biggest problem for me is going through all those races again to have a chance
@@SnesySnas I guess they wanted to make these chaos emeralds extremely hard to get. You must be filled with determination to get them. And all of that for what? Hard mode apparently 💀💀💀
@@paulo547 Yeah that's why it should be redo-able, i get this is hard to unlock hard but
It's TOO hard, i bet the hard difficulty isn't even as difficult
@@SnesySnas Yeah. By the way, did you know you could get S ranks on grand prix? I just got one by getting the 2nd chaos emerald. They require the same amount of points to get to a special stage, 425. You basically have to get an emerald first try. This game is a shore to 100% complete lol
@@paulo547 Yeah I managed to get a S rank once lol
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Imagine getting the Emerald and then you unexpectedly have to do this right at the end or you fail.
_What the actual fuck_
It's been four hours. I still can't do it.
HOW ARE YOU EXPECTED TO DO THIS?
@@Doctor_Nu use the e-brake to inch your way down the slope.
It’s slow, and you might not get it first try, but it’s way easier than doing it the quick way.
@@thepyrosharktf2 Thanks for the advice, I just got it.
I did. TWICE. Then I wised up and just e-broke my way down
This happened to me like... 10 DIFFERENT TIMES... I wouldn't mind it being changed to like a hold check to an uphill u-turn...
Ended up using a key for the super emerald achievement because FUCK SUPER STAGE 4
I’m so fascinated with Gallery’s “target practice” approach, it’s so fun to try and get trickshots on that map.
16:34 the amount of times i've died here............
TIP: In a regular race, you can type in the console (be sure to bind a keybind to it to access it) "map sealed star -force" to practice on that map.
If there are other players in your server, you can race against them on the maps too! I would recommend AT MOST 4 players for Sealed Star Zone, however.
How do I bind the keybind?
@@chaosreaper05 in player settings, where you customize your default character/color/nickname
@@pelmen8078 Thanks
@@chaosreaper05 you're welcome!
And why 4 at most? Do things get…unstable?
Oh HELL no, there's an UNDERWATER stage for these? nuh-uh, i ain't gonna drown in my sorrows for that emerald
Late, but the underwater isn’t bad, the only difference is that you have to take turns differently, and you fall slower. You drive at the same speed underwater. Also, you can’t drown. I’ve tried.
god these are gonna be hell to do
Better get to it if you know what’s good for you
depends on the stage
I fucking love the music track so much. A feeling of ascension, and one more challenge.
Funnily enough, as of patch 2.2, Sealed Star 4 swapped places with Sealed Star 2.
I was confused, because i did sealed star 2 on 2.1, then sealed star 4 on 2.2 and wondered why i did sealed star 2 twice
Its because what was originally 4 was seen as much easier than 2, which.... Yeah. Imo its probably the easiest of the sealed stars, i did it after only 1 or 2 tries.
these special stages are so funny like someone actually thought this was okay
I LOVE these stages! I just hate how long you have to grind for to get enough tries to beat it...
The only thing keeping me in these stages is the music because otherwise these can go dust away never to be seen again
got to the final special stage and dude i have no clue how you're supposed to consistently do the part at 21:52. thank god the egg cup is mostly a pushover though because the ai have trouble with the tracks
Before the go onto the slanted area, there’s ring boxes in a line - follow them and then turn to the right as you go near the top spikes and you should arrive the red springs.
Alternatively, go immediately left and touch the SPB weapon, then follow along the top most part of the section avoiding the spikes.
God, me too. There's no clear path, there's so many spots to fall off at, and those spikes at the end are just an outright "fuck you". I get that this is supposed to be hard, but that is absolute bullshit.
What happens once you collect all of the 7 normal/super emeralds?
It unlocks master mode
A.k.a this games hard mode
@@beta9640 Dang. No Super/Hyper Sonic?
@@fawkesthefox912 i mena the player in story should be mental sonic for the seeting up scree has to say.
@@erugurara8235 ...I have no idea what you just said-
@@fawkesthefox912in the game, you technically play as Metal Sonic, as the beginning sequence with Robotnik and Tails talk about rebooting Metal Sonic to be made for racing. So you the player are technically playing as Metal Sonic.
Of course this is until before you get to the real game where every other character comes in.
OH FUCK THAT
I love that the game doesn't tell you whatever technique y'all are doing to keep speed up the first slope in Super Emerald 6, because I sure don't know what the fuck that is.
Tip for Venice (Invincible Cup's Sealed Star): If you use the Ballhog in just the right way, you can shotgun all 5 shots directly into the UFO and instantly break it open, although this does send the Emerald flying afterwards. You can also do a similar thing of shoveling a bunch of damage into the UFO on Gallery (S.P.B. Cup's Sealed Star) by throwing all your Gachaboms at once.
Also a tip for Rooftops (Lightning Cup's Sealed Star -- AKA the infamously difficult one): The ending section is actually very easy with the right technique. I already replied to a comment on this same video about this same strat, but here it is again (copy-pasted cause I'm lazy): Just before the gap, if you keep going down the slope right next to the edge of the platform (at least a little bit of your kart should be sticking out over the edge) and go IN A STRAIGHT LINE, when you get to the gap, you'll perfectly stay on solid ground all the way to the end. I tried this in practice and it has literally worked perfectly every single time.
Ok i gotta ask: how in the hell does anyone do spikes? I'm trying my best but i can barely even make it to the end, let alone break the catcher
after getting 1st in every single maps in cups. the sealed stars has come.
Or getting enough points combined between the tracks, at least (likely needing 50 rings or more).
@@picoultimate7707youre right about the points part, i believe you need to get about 425 out of 550 points to get access to the special stages
Good lord, there's more...?
I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who thinks the red emerald was hell trying to catch, I don't even know how I managed to catch it :T
I still dont understand if item boxes in these stages are random or based on how far you are from the claw
It's definitely based on distance. If you're up close you get items like 1 sneaker/jawz
If you are far away enough you can get spb's
some are also pre-arranged with Jawz
This may seem hard to believe, but I somehow beat Sealed Star 6 in one go.
I know, I can’t believe it either.
Super Emeralds 10:14
Do you get anything when you get them all?
How i can enter to the special stages??
You must perform well enough on a grand prix
Another thing is that you can't enter special stages on gear 1 (easy difficulty).
To be precise, you must at least get 425 points on a grand prix.
You don't have to get all A ranks or to be first every time. But you must build your point with laps bonus (by being in a good place in each lap : 2 points for being first place, 1 point for being 2nd), and ring bonus.
The bonus stages where you must destroy all capsules must be beaten perfectly if you want to have more chances to get to a special stage.
Also, restating a race makes lose points. If you didn't restart a single time on a grand prix, you get 50 points. If you did 1 time, 25. Twice, 0 points. You start to lose points if you restarted at least 3 times, and the more you restart, the more points you lose.
Being first on a grand prix gives you 150 points. It's pretty much required to finish first place most of the time
@@paulo547actually? I think it’s just 400 or enough to have an A Rank overall. I’ve managed to get an emerald with a score of 418 once
@@102Mod Maybe you had more than 425 when entering a special stage. Your points are still depleted if you restart them with a life.
Yeah. You need to have enough points for an A rank in order to get the entry ticket - except on Master, where just for fishing first is enough, and Easy, where the tickets can't be given out.
How many damn hits does it take to break open the capsule the UFO Catcher holds?
I believe it's usually six on the first try
I think the only exception to this is special stage 8 (S.P.B Cup)
is there a point in doing them or naah
Unlocking things
@@derpaboopderp1286 what things
@@ohmygodmateitbearinnitkid9251An dev track, Master difficulty and Encore mode
@@agabrield ehh dunno if it's worth it
@@ohmygodmateitbearinnitkid9251I mean, you can always use passwords and keys to unlock them, so yeah, there isn't.
Unless you're a giga tryhard completionist
_This was DOOM at one point._
What happens when you get all the emeralds?
It's been already asked.