Difference between revisions of "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)"
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| − | A | + | A widely distributed beta version of the game, Sonic the Hedgehog [[prototype]] v1.54, better known as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 beta, has arrays of incomplete zones. It was found by [[Simon Wai]] on a Chinese website. |
| + | In the beta copy, only 4 levels can be played in "normal" gameplay (though technically this is a prerelease to test some feature and so there is no real level order). The rest have to be accessed through the level select code. Many are not playable, so the debug code is used to explore the acts. Some of the acts are blank, therefore causing Sonic and Tails to fall to their deaths in the act. The widely distributed beta version may have been altered slightly by pirates to stop the SEGA logo from showing when the ROM boots up. The game was put on pirate cartridges in Asia and Brazil and passed on as the final version. The beta is frequently examined by hackers to determine how Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Megadrive was developed. | ||
=== Levels === | === Levels === | ||
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=== "Lost" Levels === | === "Lost" Levels === | ||
| − | [[Dust Hill Zone]] has always been an enigma | + | [[Dust Hill Zone]] has always been an enigma, as the name does not fit Mystic Cave at all. It is constant source of debate. A mock-up picture exists which proves that at one stage in development, a desert-like zone complete with cacti was planned in a Sonic 2 prototype before the dumped version. Until recently this zone was believed to be named Dust Hill Zone; however, hacking has proven that this is not the case, and we have nothing to suggest that the level has ever existed in a playable format. |
Genocide City is completely empty. It has been widely debated as to what it was to be. | Genocide City is completely empty. It has been widely debated as to what it was to be. | ||
Hidden Palace is probably the most-loved level in the Sonic 2 beta. It got cut very shortly before release, apparantly due to size issues. | Hidden Palace is probably the most-loved level in the Sonic 2 beta. It got cut very shortly before release, apparantly due to size issues. | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 10 November 2004
A widely distributed beta version of the game, Sonic the Hedgehog prototype v1.54, better known as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 beta, has arrays of incomplete zones. It was found by Simon Wai on a Chinese website.
In the beta copy, only 4 levels can be played in "normal" gameplay (though technically this is a prerelease to test some feature and so there is no real level order). The rest have to be accessed through the level select code. Many are not playable, so the debug code is used to explore the acts. Some of the acts are blank, therefore causing Sonic and Tails to fall to their deaths in the act. The widely distributed beta version may have been altered slightly by pirates to stop the SEGA logo from showing when the ROM boots up. The game was put on pirate cartridges in Asia and Brazil and passed on as the final version. The beta is frequently examined by hackers to determine how Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Megadrive was developed.
Levels
- Neo Green Hill Zone (playable) (renamed to Aquatic Ruin Zone)
- Chemical Plant Zone (playable)
- Hill Top Zone (playable)
- Green Hill Zone (playable) (renamed to Emerald Hill Zone)
- Wood Zone (cut)
- Metropolis Zone (incomplete)
- Hidden Palace Zone (cut)
- Oil Ocean Zone (incomplete)
- Dust Hill Zone (incomplete) (renamed to Mystic Cave Zone)
- Casino Night Zone (incomplete)
- Genocide City Zone (empty) (cut)
- Death Egg Zone (empty)
"Lost" Levels
Dust Hill Zone has always been an enigma, as the name does not fit Mystic Cave at all. It is constant source of debate. A mock-up picture exists which proves that at one stage in development, a desert-like zone complete with cacti was planned in a Sonic 2 prototype before the dumped version. Until recently this zone was believed to be named Dust Hill Zone; however, hacking has proven that this is not the case, and we have nothing to suggest that the level has ever existed in a playable format.
Genocide City is completely empty. It has been widely debated as to what it was to be.
Hidden Palace is probably the most-loved level in the Sonic 2 beta. It got cut very shortly before release, apparantly due to size issues.