Carnival Night Zone, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) - Although Carnival Night did not include gambling games, it incorporated the other elements of the theme and brought them into an actual amusement park setting for the first time.

Stardust Speedway, Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) - Good future only, while bad future incorporates elements of the Industrial theme, present contains elements of the Urban theme, and past contains elements of the Ancient ruins theme.

Collision Chaos, Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) - Bad future incorporates elements of the industrial theme.

Casino Night Zone, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) - The Casino Night Zone is the most famous example of the theme and introduced most of the elements that came to define it, including flippers, pinball-style gameplay, nighttime setting, and gambling games in the style of slot machines.

Spring Yard Zone, Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) - The earliest stage with springs and bumpers, the Spring Yard Zone is the prototype of amusement park stages, although its background and setting is more similar to the urban theme.

The game Sonic Colors is entirely set in an orbital amusement park and most levels share some elements with this theme. Eggman's bases, most obviously Eggmanland from Sonic Unleashed. Many of the elements of the amusement theme appear in Dr. Most of these stages may contain elements of the Urban theme. The two main versions of the amusement theme are Casino themed stages or Park themed stages.

The theme is highly varied and levels may include balloons, theme park rides, pinball-style flippers or casino-style gambling games. Stages with an amusement theme typically have bright lights, bouncy obstacles (mostly springs and bumpers), and colorful backgrounds. A slot machine, a staple of the amusement theme, from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

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