Aquatic Ruin Zone
From Sonic Retro
| Aquatic Ruin Zone |
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Third level, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Level cliché: Ancient Ruins cliché Boss: Hammer Eggman OSV: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 OSV Maximum Rings, Act 1: 176 + 70 Maximum Rings, Act 2: 217 + 120 Underwater areas: Yes Music: |
Aquatic Ruin Zone is the third zone in Sonic 2.
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Instruction Manual Description
| “ | Roaming Romans infest a beautiful forest and sunken lake. Explore an intricate maze. If you're underwater, breathe the air bubbles to keep from drowning. A countdown begins when your oxygen's running out. | „ |
Sonic Team Commentary (from Sonic Jam Strategy Guide)
| “ | The top and bottom of this stage are built completely differently. The loops along the top are a bit different from normal. The water, also, had to have the transparency set exactly right. And then, there are so many places where the routes intersect! From Sonic 2 on, we took a patent in America. | „ |
Enemies
- Grounder - Drill enemy, hides behind walls and appears when Sonic approaches.
- Whisp - Fly enemy, attacks in swarms.
- Chop Chop - Piranha enemy, moves around slowly underwater.
Technical Information
| Offset | Description |
|---|---|
| 0F | Aquatic Ruin Zone |
| $2F42 | ARZ Palette |
| $2FA2 | ARZ Underwater Palette |
| $D4AE | ARZ layer deformation info |
| $3FF24 | Dynamic pattern reloading for ARZ |
| $4077A | ARZ misc sprite mappings |
| $42438 | ARZ object debug list |
| $45610 | ARZ primary 16x16 collision index |
| $45760 | ARZ secondary 16x16 collision index |
| $48E94 | ARZ act 1 level layout |
| $49264 | ARZ act 2 level layout |
| $BB944 | ARZ 16x16 block mappings |
| $BCC24 | ARZ main level patterns |
| $C1434 | ARZ 128x128 block mappings |
| $E6294 | ARZ act 1 ring locations |
| $E642E | ARZ act 2 ring locations |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) |
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| Main Article (S2K) | Enemies | Bosses | Magazine Articles | Game Development | Game Secrets | Bugs | SCHG | OSV | Cheat Codes (S2K) |
| Levels in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) |
| Emerald Hill Zone | Chemical Plant Zone | Aquatic Ruin Zone | Casino Night Zone | Hill Top Zone | Mystic Cave Zone | Oil Ocean Zone | Metropolis Zone | Sky Chase Zone | Wing Fortress Zone | Death Egg Zone | Special Stage |
| Scrapped Levels in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) |
| Dust Hill Zone | Genocide City/Cyber City Zone | Hidden Palace Zone | Rock Zone | Wood Zone | Winter level |



