if anyone has play and beat sonic advance 2 you will know what i’m on about 
. i was think about makeing (kinda 3d) a game like way when in sonic advance 2 when u have to get emerald so you run around in a 3d type style getting rings to collect the emerald, but the only trouble is i dont no how that would done please give me advice on how to put it together and how to build it 
use lots and lots of code
Or… use registered GameMaker 6.1 and make something similar to that in about 20 seconds (assuming you know the basics of what to do)