I just tested the following scenario: I entered the Mushroom Hill Zone, got a new Hyper Emerald, turned off and on the console, and my save file had added the Hyper Emerald I just got. Instead, they give you 50 rings.įinally, the game saves automatically after you get a new Hyper Emerald. If you want to get Hyper Emeralds you must play the Sonic & Knuckles' zones (any zone from Mushroom Hill Zone onwards), because if you play a Sonic 3 zone (from Angel Island to Lauch Base) all giant rings there are regular ones and do not lead you to the room where the Hyper Emerald Stages are, as seen on the image below. This way you can choose a Sonic & Knuckles' zone to retrive the missing emeralds, because the giant rings respawn when o pick a zone on your 'Clear Data', as seen on the image below:īe aware. You may cycle through the zones using this very save file (by pressing up and down). Notice the missing Hyper Emeralds on the image. When you clear the game, the save data you used turns into a 'Clear Data', as shown in the image below: I knew the answer by experience (I cleared the game like 15 times), but I just cleared the game today to be able to give you a more detailed answer.