
In these games, they appear in Metallic Madness Zone In Sonic Mania, and its expansion Sonic Mania Plus, dropping platforms are orange-colored. In this game, they are featured in the game's fifth Zone, Scrap Brain Zone Sonic Mania In Sonic the Hedgehog for LeapFrog Didj, dropping platforms appear as both regular dropping platforms and platforms on chains.

In battle, whenever the Egg-Go-Round is about to make a dropping platform spin for a couple of seconds, the orb in the middle of the dropping platforms will turn red. In Sonic Advance 2, dropping platforms are featured as attachments to the Egg-Go-Round, where they are two gray-colored platforms.

In gameplay, the two types of rotating platforms function just like they did in the original Sonic the Hedgehog. In this game, they are found in Metallic Madness. In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, dropping platforms are colored dark blue, and appear as both regular dropping platforms and platforms on chains. In this game, they are featured in Scrap Brain Zone Act 1 and 2.īesides the standard floating Rotating Platforms, Scrap Brain Zone Act 1 also features Rotating Platforms attached to moving chain loops, which stand still when moving torward the top of the chain loop, but will start spinning constantly once they move back towards the bottom of the chain loop.ĭropping platforms in Metallic Madness Zone 1, from Sonic the Hedgehog CD. In the original Sonic the Hedgehog, Rotating Platforms are designed as yellow, blue, and silver rectangular platforms. Rotating Platforms in Scrap Brain Zone Act 2, from Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit).

Game appearances Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) Because of this, jumping on dropping platforms can be very tricky, as some of them can spin at the same time while others can be spinning at a different time. Unlike regular platforms, the player is unable to jump below dropping platforms when they stop spinning in mid-air, meaning that they have to jump at the right time when these platforms are rotate around once. When the playable character is standing on a dropping platform, they will be dropped from the it once it starts to spin. They are usually featured in industrial-themed Zones. The dropping platforms are rather small floating platforms that start spinning around clockwise in certain intervals after having spun around for a few seconds, they will stop moving and lie horizontally for few seconds, allowing the playable character to stand on them, before starting to spin again, repeating the pattern.
