BALL REMOVAL?

don't forget that unused Rolling ball sprite on the beta! *Shoot me if it's part of Chiki Chiki Boys* :lol:

 

maybe the ball was a way of testing a level before they put sonic in it. notice how all the balls look the same?

 

The ball in the middle looks like a chaos emerald if you recolour it. For example red:

 

Mabye the ball T.Q. mentioned was a placeholder for the 7th Emerald before it was put into the game?

 

BTW, if special stage is enabled in the beta, what happens if you finish the special stage a seventh time?

 

Good question. I wonder if anyone tried to do that.... My guess is that the game would freeze.

 

Wait, Black Squirrel, were you referencing the the oil ocean ball or this ball here?

As for the subject matter, I believe that Sonic Team liked the idea of Sonic standing on a ball or pushing it to solve a puzzle (or having it act as an obstacle). However, due to lack or real use, it was dropped from Sonic 1 and was pushed back to S2. They tried again here, but once again, there was no real functionality for it. The same goes for S2 (SMS version). So basically I believe it was a idea they wanted to work, so it was revamped a few times, but due to a lack of use, it was finally dropped.

 

stupid theory no proof ahead!

Maybe those giant rolling things in carnival night zone came from the wheel idea.

End Dumb Theory.

 

Get your mind out of the gutter