Sonic Origins Trophy Guide & Roadmap

Sonic Origins Trophy Roadmap

• Estimated trophy difficulty: 3/10 (even easier if using debug mode)
• Approximate amount of time to platinum: 10 hours (even faster if using debug mode)
• Offline Trophies: 36 (1, 5, 10, 20)
• Online Trophies: 0
• Number of missable trophies: None due to level select cheat code
• Glitched trophies: 0
• Does difficulty affect trophies?: Can complete each game on either classic or anniversary. The anniversary mode is easier due to having infinite lives and is recommended.
• Minimum Playthroughs: At least 1 playthrough of each game and a small amount of cleanup
• PS4/PS5 Autopop & Save Transfer: Full autopop and save transfer from PS4 > PS5 only
• PS4/PS5 Crossbuy: Yes
• Free-Roam / Level Select after Story?: Yes, via the level select cheat code, but not for Sonic CD
• Release Date: June 23, 2022

Introduction

Welcome to the Sonic Origins Trophy Guide! This game features 4 classic sonic games from Sega consoles from the 1990s: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD. Each with a selection of trophies specific to each game. The trophy list is very easy and quick and you can tackle them in any order you want. It can be made even easier with the use of level select and debug mode on all games apart from Sonic CD. Below the Roadmap is a list of how to activate these modes if you wish to use them, which is recommended for some trophies.

Step 1 – Complete all games on anniversary mode

Play through all games on anniversary mode, this will give you infinite lives and award you coins that you can spend in the museum for the respective trophies. You can use debug mode and super transformations (see note below Roadmap) if you want to beat each game extremely quickly.

Step 2 – Mission mode

Mission mode is very easy, for each game just simply complete the first mission 10 times, which takes any challenge out of this mode.

Step 3 – Museum and cleanup

After mission mode games there will only be some miscellaneous and maybe some enemy-related trophies remaining for you, use level select and debug mode to quickly clean these up, then buy everything that’s required from the museum, you will have enough coins by now.

Activating Level Select and Debug Mode

In Sonic 1-3 on the title screen for each game you can enter a level select code, different for each game. From here you can enter another code on the sound test to unlock the super transformations for each character, and another code that will unlock debug mode, these codes will trivialize every game apart from Sonic CD, which doesn’t have any cheat codes.

Level Select Codes: 

Sonic 1 – Up, Down, Left, Right

Sonic 2 – Up, Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right

Sonic 3 – Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up

Once this code is entered you’ll hear a chime, then pressing  will bring you to the level select screen, apart from Sonic 3 where sound test is hidden below the competition option on the title screen. From here you can play sound tests in specific orders to unlock the super transformations and debug mode.

Super Transformation Unlock Code – Play sound tests 04, 01, 02, 06 in order and you will hear a chime, this code is the same across all 3 games, you can enter it twice on Sonic 3 only to unlock Hyper Sonic. In Sonic 1 you have to set Max Emeralds to 7 in the level selection screen in order to use Super Sonic.

Debug Mode Codes:

Sonic 1 – Play sound tests in this order 01, 09, 09, 01, 00, 06, 02, 03

Sonic 2 – Play sound tests in this order 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 04

Sonic 3 – Play sound tests in this order 01, 09, 09, 04, 01, 00, 01, 08

Once entered correctly you will hear a chime, select any level and you can now use debug mode. To do so press  and Sonic will turn in to a ring, pressing  will cycle through items that can be spawned by using , press to come out of the debug mode. On Sonic 3 you enter and exit debug mode using ! You can spawn in any item, coins, powerup, enemy, even checkpoints and level end goals to completely trivialize the game and many of its trophies, use this as you wish to get the platinum very quickly.

Sonic Origins Trophy Guide

	Complete Clear! Get all the trophies
Earn all other trophies to unlock Platinum in Sonic Origins (DLC from Digital Deluxe Edition not required).
	Welcome to Sonic the Hedgehog Watch the opening for Sonic the Hedgehog
Story related, cannot be missed. You’ll unlock this trophy by selecting Sonic 1 from the main menu and watching or skipping the opening cinematic.
	Welcome to Sonic CD Watch the opening for Sonic CD
Story related, cannot be missed. You’ll unlock this trophy by selecting Sonic CD from the main menu and watching or skipping the opening cinematic.
	Welcome to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Watch the opening for Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Story related, cannot be missed. You’ll unlock this trophy by selecting Sonic 2 from the main menu and watching or skipping the opening cinematic.
	Welcome to Sonic 3 & Knuckles Watch the opening for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Story related, cannot be missed. You’ll unlock this trophy by selecting Sonic 3 from the main menu and watching or skipping the opening cinematic.
	Beware Moto Bugs! Defeat 10 Moto Bugs in Sonic the Hedgehog
Moto Bugs are found in the Green Hill Zone stages. It’s unlikely you’ll kill enough of these on your first playthrough, so you can either start a new game, kill some and finish the zone and repeat, or you can spawn them in using debug mode until you’ve killed 10, then finish the zone. Like all enemy-related trophies, the trophy will only pop at the end of the current zone, not as soon as you’ve defeated the final required enemy.
	Bubbly Breath Use Air Bubbles in Sonic the Hedgehog
Story related, cannot be missed Air Bubbles are first found in Labyrinth Zone underwater, they will be in your direct path and are impossible to miss, simply collect an air bubble to unlock the trophy.
	Time Traveler Travel to the past or future in Sonic CD
Story related, cannot be missed You’ll unlock this early without even trying, to change the timeline in the game you need to run past a signpost that says Future or Past and keep your momentum going for a few seconds, the level will then change and you’ll unlock the trophy.
	Shut Down Metal Sonic Win a race against Metal Sonic in Sonic CD
Story related, cannot be missed You will unlock this after defeating Metal Sonic during Stardust Speedway Act 3.
	Beware Stingers! Defeat 10 Stingers in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Stingers are found in Emerald Hill Zone, they are mechanical flying wasps and are found in abundance. You should be easily able to kill enough by the end of Act 2 of Emerald Zone, if not you can replay it, or spawn some in using debug mode and kill them. Like all enemy-related trophies, the trophy will only pop at the end of the current zone, not as soon as you’ve defeated the final required enemy.
	Lucky Hedgehog Get the jackpot in Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s Casino Night Zone
Throughout both casino night zone stages there are pinball machines with slots, you need to keep landing in these until the slots give you 3 jackpot symbols, there are several of these located in both zones and are very hard to miss. If you don’t get this on your first playthrough use the level select code to try again.
	Beware Rhinobots! Defeat 10 Rhinobots in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Rhinobots are found in Angel Island Zone, they are very obvious in appearance, they can be killed by letting them charge past you and then spin dashing quickly at their backs, or you can kill them using super sonic easily. It’s not likely you’ll kill 10 by the time you finish act 2, so use debug mode to spawn some in and kill them as super sonic. Like all enemy-related trophies, the trophy will only pop at the end of the current zone, not as soon as you’ve defeated the final required enemy.
	Easy Peasy with Shields Collect 3 types of Shields in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
In Sonic 3 there are 3 different types of shield power-ups that can be found throughout all levels: Flame Shield, Water Shield and Lightning shield. Collect all 3 of them at any point for the trophy.
	Ring Collector Collect a total of 1000 Rings
This will come naturally during your first or second game, all rings collected in main zones, bonus stages and missions count but the trophy won’t unlock until you’ve collected 1000 coins cumulatively and finished the current zone, bonus stage or mission.
	Gallant Spin Dash Defeat 30 enemies with the Spin Dash
The spin dash is performed by holding down and pressing  or a few times to rev up, once you release it your character will dash forwards and kill any enemy in your way. Like all enemy-related trophies, the trophy will only pop at the end of the current zone, not as soon as you’ve defeated the final required enemy.
	Newbie Hero Defeat a total of 50 enemies
See Everyone’s Hero.
	Museum Time View a Premium Collection item from the Museum
The Museum can be accessed from the main menu by pressing  to open the map and navigating to it. From here go to the Museum menu, go to any of the 3 options for Sounds, Illustrations or Movies, press  to view Premium items, they each cost 5 coins, purchase any one of these and then press  to view it tor the trophy.
	Very First Mission Clear! Clear 1 Mission
Mission mode is accessed from the main menu, here you can undertake various different missions that act as goals from within the games zones, upon completing your first one with any rank you will unlock this trophy.
	Knuckles the Echidna Glide as Knuckles
Knuckles is selectable as a playable character in Sonic 1-3, but not in CD. To glide you need to jump and hold  which will unlock the trophy.
	Miles “Tails” Prower Fly as Tails
Tails is selectable as a playable character in all 4 games. To fly you need to jump and hold  which will unlock the trophy.
	Boss Rush Attempt Try the Boss Rush from any of the titles
You can get this immediately by selecting the boss rush mode for any game on the main menu, just entering the mode will unlock the trophy, you do not have to finish it.
	Sonic the Hedgehog Mission Master Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog Missions with an S rank
This trophy is very easy, you do not have to complete 10 different missions with an S rank, you can simply complete the first mission with an S rank 10 times to unlock the trophy.
	Sonic CD Mission Master Clear 10 Sonic CD Missions with an S rank
This trophy is very easy, you do not have to complete 10 different missions with an S rank, you can simply complete the first mission with an S rank 10 times to unlock the trophy.
	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mission Master Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Missions with an S rank
This trophy is very easy, you do not have to complete 10 different missions with an S rank, you can simply complete the first mission with an S rank 10 times to unlock the trophy.
	S3 & K Mission Master Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Missions with an S rank
This trophy is very easy, you do not have to complete 10 different missions with an S rank, you can simply complete the first mission with an S rank 10 times to unlock the trophy.
	To the Mirror World Play Mirror Mode
For this trophy you first need to complete any of the games, once you have done so there will be an option for Mirror Mode in the title screen, select this mode and complete the first level to unlock it.
	Movie Maniac Unlock 6 movie collection items with Coins
These can be purchased in the museum under Movies. Select the premium collection, you need to buy 6 of these for 5 coins each, 30 coins in total for the trophy. You get coins for completing zones in anniversary mode with high scores, completing missions, collecting 100 rings, or you can spawn and collect as many as you want using debug mode.
	Sound Savant Unlock 10 sound collection items with Coins
These can be purchased in the museum under Movies. Select the premium collection, you need to buy 10 of these for 5 coins each, 50 coins in total for the trophy. You get coins for completing zones in anniversary mode with high scores, completing missions, collecting 100 rings, or you can spawn and collect as many as you want using debug mode.
	Art Appreciator Unlock 30 art collection items with Coins
These can be purchased in the museum under Movies. Select the premium collection, you need to buy 6 of these for 5 coins each, 40 coins in total for the trophy. You get coins for completing zones in anniversary mode with high scores, completing missions, collecting 100 rings, or you can spawn and collect as many as you want using debug mode.
	Everyone’s Hero Defeat a total of 200 enemies
You will easily unlock this naturally playing through any of the games, depending on how many enemies you kill on your path through each zone. Like all enemy related trophies, the trophy will only pop at the end of the current level, not as soon as you’ve defeated the final required enemy.
	Super Sonic Turn into Super Sonic
Super Sonic is an invincible state that Sonic can enter once you have collected all 7 chaos emeralds in Sonic 1-3 (not in CD). Normally you would need to collect them from the bonus stages, but this is much more difficult, alternatively you can easily unlock it by using a using a specific sound test code from the level select menu of Sonic 1-3. To enter the level select menu, from the “Press Start Screen” enter Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up to hear a chime, press X to continue then scroll down to Sound Test which is hidden off screen, go to sound test then play 04, 01, 02, 06 to unlock Super Sonic. Once Super Sonic is unlocked go in to any zone then collect or spawn in 50 coins (using debug mode), jump then press triangle to activate the transformation.
	Cleared Sonic the Hedgehog Clear Sonic the Hedgehog in either Anniversary or Classic Mode
Story related, cannot be missed You will unlock this upon completing Sonic the Hedgehog in either mode. You can play through normally or use Debug Mode to select the final stage, then defeat the boss to beat the game.
	Cleared Sonic CD Clear Sonic CD in either Anniversary or Classic Mode
Story related, cannot be missed You will unlock this upon completing Sonic CD in either mode. There is no level select or debug mode in Sonic CD, you have to play it normally.
	Cleared Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Clear Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in either Anniversary or Classic Mode
Story related, cannot be missed You will unlock this upon completing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in either mode. You can play through normally or use Debug Mode to select the final stage, then defeat the boss to beat the game.
	Cleared Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Clear Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles in either Anniversary or Classic Mode
Story related, cannot be missed You will unlock this upon completing Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles in either mode. You can play through normally or use Debug Mode to select the final stage, then defeat the boss to beat the game.
	All Clear! Clear all 4 titles
Story related, cannot be missed You will unlock this upon completing all Sonic titles in the game.