Thank you for playing!
Don't give up with the spcial stages, they are not as hard as they seem:
* Most of the ring patterns are immediately close to the previous line or on the opposite side. You'll be able to identify them and react accordingly. It's meant to be fast, it's meant to have you miss a lot of rings. The amount of ring is very high, every section has more than 3x the requested amount.
* Don't rely on standing on the ground to quickly move on the other side of the screen, jump instead.
* If you need to grab the spiral of rings, tap your controller instead of keeping the button pressed.
* If you light tap, Sonic stays in place for a few moments in its wall run
Do not worry too much about them in your first game, you'll be able to repeatedly play Green Grove Zone and try the special stages as many times as you need, just like S3K or Mania.