Mystic Cave Zone
From Sonic Retro
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Sixth level, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Level cliché: Underground Cavern cliché Boss: Drill Eggman II OSV: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 OSV Maximum Rings, Act 1: 183 + 70 Maximum Rings, Act 2: 220 + 70 Music: 2P Music: |
Mystic Cave Zone is the sixth zone in Sonic 2. This zone was referred to as Dust Hill Zone in the Simon Wai prototype and several gaming magazines. The reason gaming magazines referred to the level as Dust Hill was probably due to the level select labeling the level as such. It is also the first level in a Sonic game to fall under the Underground Cavern cliché.
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Instruction Manual Description
| “ | Robotnik's been digging for Chaos Emeralds in this eerie forest of flickering lights, glow-worms and stinging centipedes. Hang on to the ivy to discover escape routes. | „ |
Sonic Team Commentary (from Sonic Jam Strategy Guide)
| “ | The feel here is a haunted-house (obakeyashiki), isn't it. But we ended up making a cave stage instead. When making this map, first we had drawn the island, there was a cave, there was a lake, a mountain, a construction site, we were thinking of all these areas. Like Sonic would be here at first, and then he'd go someplace else. That was part of the cave. | „ |
Enemies
- Crawlton - Centipede enemy, fixed to the wall and extends to attack Sonic when he approaches.
- Flasher - Firefly enemy, moves around slowly and is invincible when flashing. Referred to as "Frasher" in Sonic Jam, which is Engrish for "Flasher".
Technical Information
| Offset | Description |
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| 0B | Mystic Cave Zone level value |
| $2D42 | MCZ Palette (0F) |
| $CD2C | MCZ layer deformation info |
| $3FD24 | Dynamic pattern reloading for 01, 02, 03, WFZ, 09, MCZ, SCZ (empty) |
| $407BE | 01, 02, 03, WFZ, 09, MCZ, SCZ misc sprite mappings (empty) |
| $421F2 | MCZ object debug list |
| $45200 | MCZ primary 16x16 collision index |
| $452A0 | MCZ secondary 16x16 collision index |
| $47B24 | MCZ act 1 level layout |
| $47D24 | MCZ act 2 level layout |
| $A8D04 | MCZ 16x16 block mappings |
| $A9D74 | MCZ main level patterns |
| $AD454 | MCZ 128x128 block mappings |
| $E5998 | MCZ act 1 ring locations |
| $E570E | MCZ act 2 ring locations |
| $E986E | MCZ act 1 sprite locations |
| $E99A0 | MCZ act 2 sprite 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 |



