Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) scrapped levels
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During the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, a number of Zones were planned but not completed in time for the final release. Some are more well-known than others: Hidden Palace Zone and Wood Zone are both somewhat playable, while Cyber City Zone is referenced in-game by several known Sonic 2 prototype builds. Further, Sand Shower Zone (and its corresponding Christmas Zone) was used for an infamous prerelease image which helped kickstart the investigative nature of the modern Sonic scene.
However, there are many more concepts which did not make it past the design stage, or were radically overhauled by the time the game was released. Some exist only as names in developer notes, while others were partially completed before being axed. The following lists the levels that are known to have existed.
Rock World Zone
Rock World Zone, likely known internally as just Rock Zone, is mentioned multiple times in internal documents and sketches,[1][2] though what the Zone contained is unclear. The scrapped Banper Badniks were also set to appear in the stage,[3] suggesting some thought had been put into its creation before being scrapped.
With a generic working name, it is possible Rock Zone evolved into another Zone entirely, like Mystic Cave Zone or even Hidden Palace Zone, both of which take place in rocky environments.
Yasuhara concept art
Hirokazu Yasuhara created a number of concept artworks for potential Zones during the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. These include the present-time Ocean Wind Zone,[4] and the past-time Blue Lake Zone,[1] Tropical Plant Zone,[1] and Olympus.[1] Ocean Wind also has concept art[5] alongside presumed Zones known as Emerald Isle,[6] Secret Jungle,[7] Madness Mountain,[8] Tropical Sun,[9] and Blue Ocean.[10]
Blue Ocean
Tropical Sun
Ocean Wind
Madness Mountain
Secret Jungle
Emerald Isle
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File:Sonic 2 Level Map Concept 04.png
- ↑ File:Sonic 2 Level Map Concept 02.png
- ↑ File:Sket banper.png
- ↑ File:Sonic 2 Level Map Concept 01.png
- ↑ File:Sonic2 ConceptArt OceanWind.jpg
- ↑ File:Sonic2 ConceptArt EmeraldIsle.png
- ↑ File:Sonic2 ConceptArt SecretJungle.png
- ↑ File:Sonic2 MadnessMountain ConceptArtScrapped.jpg
- ↑ File:Sonic2 ConceptArt TropicalSun.png
- ↑ File:Sonic2 ConceptArt BlueOcean.png
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