So, does anyone still care about the game?
So, here are a few pics on the Special Stages.
First, to get to one, you need to find the emerald monitor and break it:
Then finish the act without dying:
And you will be teleported to the special stage. In this case, Island Paradise Zone is the special stage for Mobius Island Zone:
(Notice that you don't have a life counter in special stages, although you can still earn lives if you find a life monitor. You won't lose lives however.)
Then you need to get to the end:
Break open the capsule:
And finally:
Special Stages in this game are more like mini-zones rather than the usual stages you see in Sonic games. Also if you die in the special stage, then you will have to try again later.