With seven Chaos Emeralds to collect, all giving you a unique ability to help you tremendously in your endeavors,Sonic Superstarsbrings lots to the table regarding exploration and combat options. Whether it’s to take down a formidable boss or reach a specific area, you can expect these Chaos Emeralds to put in the work, making them worth your time to seek out.

While they aren’t mandatory to obtain to finish your first playthrough, you must collect all seven Chaos Emeralds to unlock the game’s ‘true ending,’ making them extra worth your efforts. Plus, the Powers you obtain from them are tremendously strong, just to further sweeten the deal.

Bridge Island, Act One: Avatar Chaos Emerald

Ourfirst Chaos Emeraldis located inAct Oneof the first Stage,Bridge Island,and is theAvatar Chaos Emerald,granting us the ability to summon a wave of Clones on the screen that damage and collect everything in sight.

This Ring is easy enough to find by simplyheading to the top pathway from the startof the Bridge Island level andfollowing it all the way to the right, just beyond the Crab enemyand below the steep ramp. You candrop off the side of the ramp directly into the Ringto begin the ‘Catch the Chaos Emerald’ mini-game.

The mini-game will have theChaos Emerald moving away from you in the distance and a sea of grapple pointsfor you to utilize to reach it.Grapple from point to point to get closerto the Emerald, using thespeed boosts to help close the gapfaster!

Speed Jungle, Act One: Bullet Chaos Emerald

Next up is theBullet Chaos Emerald,which you will obtain inAct Oneof theSpeed Jungle Stage.Like the previous one, this one is easy to locate. From thestart of the level,head to the vines above you, then follow the pathway to the right.

Here, you will seetwo tunnels you may take. Enter the bottomone, thenfollow the path straight throughuntil you reachanother series of tunnels.Once here,enter the tunnel in the middleand follow that one all the way through, thenhead right to find the Ring.

Touching the Ring will toss you into another ‘Catch the Chaos Emerald’ mini-game, which will behandled the same as before:Use the grappling points to propel yourself closer to the Emerald, using the speed boosts to close the gap and grapple into the Emerald to collect it!

Sky Temple, Act One: Vision Chaos Emerald

Following that, your nextChaos Emeraldwill be theVisionone, obtained inAct Oneof theSky Templedungeon. This is another simple one to find and gather, which is relieving.

To reach this Chaos Emerald,head right from the entranceandkeep following the lower pathway,heading past the fans and large spiked wheels.After passing over the two spiked wheels,stay on the ground and follow through a large openingleading to a vertical wind tunnel.

Jump into the wind tunnelto be flung into a horizontal pole, with the Ring on the right.Inch your way across the pole to the right, then jump off the pole while still holding rightto get launched directly into the Ring.

Another ‘Catch the Chaos Emerald’ mini-game will ensue,following the same rules and strategies as the previous two:Utilize the grapple points to fling yourself toward the Emerald until you’re close enough to pull yourself into it. Use the speed boosts to quickly and efficiently close the gap!

Pinball Carnival, Act One: Water Chaos Emerald

It’s time for our first tricky one, theWater Chaos Emerald,located withinAct Oneof thePinball Carnival Stage.Several routes can lead you here, but this is the one we stumbled on, so keep in mind that there is likely a more optimal route than this one. Nonetheless, this will get you there regardless of speed.

From thestart of the Stage, head right and take the ramp downwardfrom the two flippers, following that pathwayall the way to the right,where you will encounter aBumper Crabenemy and abouncy platform that will take you to an elevated areaon your right.

Once up there,take the series of wheels and launchers to the top,thenhop off to the left,where the arrows point, andfollow the tracks to the left,leading you to a pipe.Jump into the pipe,then headnortheast,using the wheel to launch yourself over a small thing of spikes on the ground.

After that, there will beanother ramp that leads downward.Take that pathway andhead all the way to the rightto find theRing in the cornerof the area. Jump into it to begin yet another ‘Catch the Chaos Emerald’ mini-game, which will behandled the sameas the others!

Lagoon City, Act One: Ivy Chaos Emerald

Speaking of tricky Chaos Emeralds, theIvy Chaos EmeraldwithinAct Oneof theLagoon City Stageis easily one of the more challenging ones to obtain.

From thestart of the level, head right and take the first waterslide,thenuse the waterspouts to reach the upper area on the rightand follow that pathway intoanother waterslide,leading you to awater launcherthat will launch you toward yetanother waterslide.

Jump into the third waterslide, thenremain right until you encounter another series of water launchers.Use them to reach thearea aboveyou, thentake yet another rightand useanother water launcherto propel yourself over a Cloud enemy and into aCheckpoint.

After you reach this Checkpoint,walk to the right to find a waterspout.However, instead of jumping into the waterspout,drop off the ledge and onto the ground beneath the Checkpointand waterspout, revealing a pathway to the left.

Follow the pathway to the leftpast the Cloud enemy anddownwardto another waterspout next to a tube entrance.Don’t jump into the tube.Instead,continue leftwardto find a series of platforms and Cloud enemies.

Drop down from the first platform to the one belowit, then jump from that one to the otherplatform to the rightof it. Here, you will see theRing to the right, just beyond a Cloudenemy and a sizable hole in the wall.

Wait for theCloud to be non-electrically chargedandjump into it, causing you to bounceinto the air. Once in the air,hold right to enter the hole in the wall,enabling you to successfullygrab the Ring.

While we’d love to say the ‘Chase the Chaos Emerald’ bit is the same as the others, that would be a lie. Instead,this one has a series of bounce pads that launch you high intothe air while theEmerald moves around the area in a circular motion.

Do not chase the Emeraldhere. Instead,head left and bounce around in the same areauntil theEmerald circles around to your location.Once it’s in the distance,drop ontoit to grab and obtain it!

Sand Sanctuary, Act One: Slow Chaos Emerald

From one tricky Emerald to another, we have theSlow Chaos Emerald,which can be yours viaAct Oneof theSand Sanctuary Stage.From thestart of the level, head right until you reach your first sandfallandjump up through itand into the area above.

Once here,head to the right and take another sandfall upward, jumping off to the leftonce you reach the top.Continue left,beyond the Spider and Drill enemies to findanother sandfall,take that one up as well to findyet another one to the right,and use that one to reach the two Bird enemies in the area above it.

Next,head right and keep in that direction until you reach a Speed Railthat will launch you even further to the right. From there,stay right until you reach an area with three Speed Railsstacked on top of one another. Use them toreach the uppermost one,launching you to another area.

Once here,keep heading right until you encounter a large Countdown Loop.Before running into the Loop,equip the Bullet Chaos Emerald Ability.After that, run into the Loop, having it explode and launch you away from the Ring directly beside it.

Using your Bullet Power, launch yourself back toward the Ring, ultimately catapulting yourself through it,beginning the ‘Chase the Chaos Emerald’ mini-game, which ishandled the same way as the others(minus the annoying Lagoon City one).

Press Factory, Act One: Extra Chaos Emerald

Lastly, we have ourseventh and final Chaos Emerald,theExtra Chaos Emerald,which is found inAct Oneof thePress Factory.From thebeginning of the level, head rightuntil you reach an area withbranching paths,then take theuppermost pathwayandfollow it to the right.

Keep heading in this direction until you areforced to go upward,having to use theStage’s gimmickofperiodically launching you into the airto reach the area above you. Once here, you will see anarrow opening just underneath the area above you.Jump through that opening andcontinue heading to the right.

However,be mindful of getting launched, as you can get launched up through the floor with no means to get back down.To avoid this from happening,perform a light hop just before the Stage launches you,which can betelegraphed by the lightson the platforms and background.

Continue heading rightuntil you’reforced to move upward again,using the platforms to navigate to the next area. Once here,walk to the right until you’re grabbed by a lift,which takes you to thesection above you.

Next,head right until you encounter a Green Launcherthat will fling you either straight up or at an angle to the right.Have it launch you straight upward,then move slightly to the right to avoid falling back into it.

From there,continue right, heading underneath the ‘main path’and over the elevated part of the floor. Again,be mindful not to get launched by the stage here,and maintain going to the right until you areforced to move upwardonce more.

Once you’re here,navigate to the right again until you see the Ring beneath you.Before moving any further,equip the Bullet Chaos Emerald Powerfirst, then run to the platform’s edge.Drop off the platform and activate the Bullet Power,using it tofling yourself through the Ring.

The final ‘Catch the Chaos Emerald’ mini-game will ensue, which islike all the othersexcept the Ivy one in the Lagoon City Stage, so you should have no trouble getting it!