Rings
These are everywhere in every level. Collect 50 or more to turn into Super Sonic, Hyper Sonic, Super Tails, Super Knuckles and Hyper Knuckles. Collect 100 to get a 1-up.

Posts
Hit these to save your progress during play.

Big Rings
These teleport you into the No Way! Minigame.

Chaos Emeralds
Win the first 7 No Way games to get access to Super Sonic or Super Knuckles.

Super Emeralds
The 7 tougher No Way games hold the Super Emerald. Enter a flashing ring to enter Hidden Palace zone. You can then transform into Hyper Sonic, Super Tails and Hyper Knuckles.