Sonic 2 Delta

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Sonic 2 Delta
Version: 0.24a
Last release: 2012-05-06
Status: Active
System: Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
Original game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)
Credits: Esrael

Sonic 2 Delta is a groundbreaking hack by Esrael Neto, which restores several deleted levels and restores prototype elements. Although actual features change from game to game, various features include the use of art from the betas and Sonic the Hedgehog and re-implementation of badniks removed from the final game.

The main version of this hack is entitled Sonic 2 Delta and is based on the Simon Wai prototype. There have been several other versions; see the section “Other versions” below.

A hack similar in concept, called Sonic 2 Long Version, has been released by another hacker, Sonic Hachelle-Bee.

Sonic 2 Delta

Sonic 2 Delta is a hack of the the Sonic 2 Simon Wai prototype of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Some levels have been changed according to their designs in said prototype, such as the original graphics and music of the early Casino Night Zone. The level order of Sonic 2 Delta is also similar to the original intended order, rather than that used in the final version.

Levels

The order of levels is directly as shown in the level select menu:

• Emerald Hill Zone
• Winter Hill Zone: The graphics that are used are unlike any descriptions ever given of the winter level, other than the winter setting. There are trees present but not Christmas trees. Also, no graphics from the (also scrapped) desert level, Dust Hill Zone, are reused; this differs from the official team’s plans for it to be largely a palette-swap (similar to what Hill Top Zone is of Emerald Zone). The BGM and boss used are those of Marble Zone from Sonic 1.
• Wood Zone: The graphics are similar to what is seen in the Simon Wai prototype. It uses a different BGM (2 player Emerald Hill Zone, but slower). No boss exists in this level.
• Dust Hill Zone: Uses graphics similar to the mockup screenshot of Dust Hill Zone that was featured in many magazines. It's a desert-only setting. The BGM used is from Oil Ocean Zone but slower. The boss of Emerald Hill Zone is reused for this level, with no alterations.
• Metropolis Zone
• Green Hill Zone: Straight from Sonic 1!
• Sky Fortress Zone
• Hill Top Zone
• Hidden Palace Zone: The graphics and layout are the same as those found in the Nick Arcade prototype. The BGM used is the same that was used in the final version of Sonic 2. A lift can be found on the long ramp; this was unused in the Nick Arcade prototype.
• Sky Chase Zone
• Oil Ocean Zone - 'beta style', with different music and the ride-able balls found in the betas.
• Mystic Cave Zone
• Casino Night Zone
• Chemical Plant Zone
• Genocide City Zone: The background graphics of Oil Ocean Zone are reused but in a night-time setting. The foreground also reuses graphics from Chemical Plant Zone. Water can be found on the bottom portion of the level. The BGM is different from that which existed in the Nick Arcade prototype (the track here is from Knuckles' Chaotix). No boss exists in this level.
• Neo Green Hill Zone
• Death Egg Zone
• Special Stage: Straight from Sonic 1!

Downloads

Download Sonic 2 Delta File: deltav024a.rar (1.18 MB) (info) Current version: 0.24a

Prior versions

• Sonic 2 Delta v0.24 (1.18 MB, released 2012-05-01)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.23 (873 KB, 2008-10-15)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.22 (714 KB, 2008-09-02)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.21 (688 KB, 2006-08-15)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.20 (687 KB, 2006-02-08)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.19 (618 KB, 2003-02-04)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.18 (679 KB, 2002-08-03)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.17 (676 KB, 2002-06-23)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.16a (668 KB, 2002-05-11)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.16 (668 KB, 2002-05-11)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.15 (662 KB, 2002-05-05)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.14 (661 KB, 2002-04-28)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.13 (630 KB, 2002-04-13)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.12 (627 KB, 2002-03-29)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.11 (622 KB, 2002-03-09)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.10 (614 KB, 2002-03-05)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.09 (634 KB, 2002-02-22)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.08 (617 KB, 2002-02-10)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.07 (617 KB, 2002-01-26)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.06a (639 KB, 2002-01-14)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.06 (614 KB, 2002-01-12)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.05 (614 KB, 2001-12-30)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.04 (614 KB, 2001-12-23)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.03 (614 KB, 2001-12-15)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.02a (614 KB, 2001-12-09)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.02 (614 KB, 2001-12-08)
• Sonic 2 Delta v0.01 (614 KB, 2001-12-02)

Other versions

As well as the main branch, titled simply Sonic 2 Delta, Esrael has also created several hacks based upon other versions of Sonic 2.

Sonic 2 Delta II'

A hack of the final version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Download Sonic 2 Delta File: Sonic_2_Delta_2_V0.10a.zip (997 kB) (info) Current version: 0.10a

• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.10 (993 KB, released 2004-05-15)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.09 (946 KB, 2003-11-22)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.08 (945 KB, 2003-08-24)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.07 (854 KB, 2002-12-17)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.06 (832 KB, 2002-10-04)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.05a (976 KB, 2002-08-17)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.05 (976 KB, 2002-08-14)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.04a (808 KB, 2002-06-14)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.04 (808 KB, 2002-06-14)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.03 (818 KB, 2002-05-26)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.02 (798 KB, 2002-05-16)
• Sonic 2 Delta II v0.01 (794 KB, 2002-05-13)

Sonic 2 Delta III

A hack of Revision 02 of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Download Sonic 2 Delta File: Sonic_2_Delta_III_V0.2.zip (845 kB) (info) Current version: 0.2

• Sonic 2 Delta III v0.1 (820 KB, 2003-03-29)

Sonic 2 Delta IV

The newest edition of Sonic 2 Delta, based on Sonic 2 Beta 4.

Download Sonic 2 Delta File: Sonic_2_Delta_4_V0.01.rar (713 kB) (info) Current version: 0.01

Sonic 2 Delta 0

A hack of the Nick Arcade prototype of Sonic 2.

Download Sonic 2 Delta File: Sonic_2_Delta_0_V0.03.rar (564 kB) (info) Current version: 0.03

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See also

• Sonic 3 Delta - a related hack of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, with the levels of Sonic & Knuckles implemented

External links

Esrael Sonic Hacking H.P. – Official Sonic 2 Delta website (in Portuguese).