Commercials:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)

The following is a list of television commercials used to advertise Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in various countries around the world.

U.S. Advertisements

"Blast Processing" Commercial

A commercial for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 not only triumphing the introduction of Miles "Tails" Prower and the spin dash, but also uses the three main catchphrases of 90's Sega advertising - the Sega scream, "Welcome To The Next Level," and the first use of the infamous buzzwords "blast processing."

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Mock Infomercial

A commercial using the familiar tropes of late night infomercials to advertise an offer where, if you purchase a Sega Mega Drive that comes bundled with Sonic the Hedgehog, you can get a free copy of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

File:Sonic 2 US Mock Informercial.flv

Japanese Advertisements

"Welcome To Sonic Land!"

A full thirty-second spot utilizing traditional hand-drawn animation placed over sets of the Emerald Hill Zone and the Chemical Plant Zone created specifically for the commercial.

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Who Is Tails?

A fifteen-second spot quizzing viewers on the identity of Sonic the Hedgehog's new friend in the game.

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Sonic Panic!

A ten minute video looking at the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 featuring interviews with those involved with the game, including Yuji Naka. The feature was a bonus for those who had preordered the game in Japan.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)

Sonic 2 Main Article (KiS2) Levels Enemies Bosses Bug List Prereleases Music: OSV / OST Level Maps Cheat Codes (KiS2) Commercials Print Advertisements Magazine Articles Game Development Game Secrets SCHG

Regular Levels: Emerald Hill Chemical Plant Aquatic Ruin Casino Night Hill Top Mystic Cave Oil Ocean Metropolis Sky Chase Wing Fortress Death Egg Special Stage Scrapped Levels: Dust Hill Zone | Genocide City/Cyber City Zone | Hidden Palace Zone | Rock Zone | Winter Zone | Wood Zone Advertisements: Sonic Mall Hot Hot Hot Welcome to the Next Level To see all print and TV advertisements, visit the Advertisements page. Enemies and Obstacles: Aquis Asteron Balkiry Buzzer Chop Chop Clucker Coconuts Crawl Crawlton Flasher Grabber Grounder Masher Nebula Octus Rexon Shellcracker Slicer Sol Spiker Spiny Turtloid Whisp Scrapped Enemies and Obstacles: Banper BBat Bee BFish Bubbler Bubbler's Mother Frog Gator Redz Snail Stego Others Bosses: Drill Eggman (EHZ) Water Eggman (CPZ) Hammer Eggman (ARZ) Catcher Eggman (CNZ) Submarine Eggman (HTZ) Drill Eggman II (MCZ) Submarine Eggman II (OOZ) Flying Eggman (MZ) Barrier Eggman (WFZ) Mecha Sonic (DEZ) Giant Mech (DEZ) Cheat Codes: These are cheat codes which can be accessed by inputting button sequences or by various other methods. Note: in cheat codes, + signifies that the buttons must be held simultaneously. Zone Select: Play tunes 19, 65, 09, 17 on the options screen, + on title screen. 14 Continues: Play tunes 01, 01, 02, 04 on the options screen. An incorrect sound command is issued, causing OOZ music to continue playing until a reset. Super Sonic: Play tunes 04, 01, 02, 06 on the zone select sound test, an emerald sound triggers, select zone, hold until Sonic appears. Debug mode + Slow-motion/Restart: Play tunes 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 04 on the zone select sound test, a ring sound triggers, select zone, hold until Sonic appears. Super Sonic + Debug: Play tunes 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 04, 01, 02, 06 on the zone select sound test, a ring sound triggers after 04 and an emerald sound triggers after 06, select zone, hold until Sonic appears. For a list of all codes, see Cheat Codes:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit).