How to Unlock Debug Mode Unfortunately, the first time you play Sonic Mania, Debug Mode will not be unlocked. Doing so requires that you play the game and complete Blue Sphere stages.

Sonic Mania, in old-school Genesis fashion, features a secret Debug Mode and Level Select that players can enter into whenever they want from the title screen. If you’re not familiar, Debug ...

Basically what I'm saying is - Debug mode is in, you filthy cheats. There's also a bunch of other Sonic Mania cheats and unlockables for Mania Mode in both the original release and Plus.

Accessing Sonic Mania’s debug mode is simple as well. Once in a stage you’ve selected from the level select, simple hit X on the Switch (other platforms to be confirmed) and you’ll enter the ...

If you’ve followed our Sonic Mania level select guide, then you already know how to access this mode. If not, here’s what you need to do to get into debug mode: From the mode select menu, exit ...