Sonic 2 Heroes

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Sonic 2 Heroes
Version: 0.06b
Last release: 2010/11/16
System: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Original game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)
Credits: flamewing

Sonic 2 Heroes is a hack of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis by flamewing that allows the player to play as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles simultaneously, similar to Sonic Heroes.

Features

• The player can rapidly cycle between playing as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles
• Powerups are shared between players.
• Tails can fly, swim and can carry either or both Sonic and Knuckles.
• Knuckles can glide and climb.
• Sonic can use the Insta-Shield, Super Peel-Out and has a higher top speed.
• When player 1 is controlling Sonic, Tails and Knuckles share his top speed, acceleration, deceleration and jump strength (the last three of which are more meaningful when you consider Super Sonic's enhanced stats).
• Blue Shield gives Sonic the Homing Attack.
• Lightning Shield, Fire Shield and Water Shield have been ported from Sonic 3 & Knuckles and have been sprinkled through the game.
• Physics imported from Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
• Graphics imported from Sonic 3 & Knuckles, particularly when they could be used to reduce the VRAM footprint.
• Projectiles bounce off of Tails' tails and from Knuckles when gliding, as well as from shields, like in Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
• A new HUD frees VRAM for Knuckles.
• Amy Rose makes a cameo appearance flying the Tornado in Sky Chase Zone, Wing Fortress Zone and during the ending sequence.
• Up to 3-Player Special Stages
• 3 Player Co-op via Multi-Tap
• Options screen to change character order/layout

Controls

• or (P1): Cycle through each on-screen playable character: cycles clockwise, cycles counterclockwise.
• or (P2 or P3): Cycle through remaining on-screen characters not being controlled by other players.
• All other controls and player abilities are consistent with their traditional standards in the Sonic series.

Known Bugs

• Shields may sometimes be left behind after returning from special stages.

Future Additions

• Save games S3&K-style, possibly removing the options screen altogether as redundant;
• Knuckles being able to carry Sonic and/or Tails while gliding/climbing;
• Sonic being able to carry Tails and/or Knuckles while running.

Downloads

Download Sonic 2 Heroes File: S2heroes-v0.06c.7z (772 kB) (info) Current version: 0.06c

Prior Versions

• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.06b ^(info) (768 kB) (768kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.06a ^(info) (768 kB) (768kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.06 ^(info) (768 kB) (768kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.05 ^(info) (935 kB) (935kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.04 ^(info) (931 kB) (931kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.03 ^(info) (938 kB) (938kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, version 0.02 ^(info) (937 kB) (937kB)
• Sonic 2 Heroes, first release ^(info) (937 kB) (937kB)

Media

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  • Emerald Hill Zone 1, showing individual abilities
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  • Aquatic Ruin Zone 1, showing bubble shield
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  • Mystic Cave Zone 1, showing lightning shield
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  • Wing Fortress Zone, showing fire shield
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  • Metropolis Zone 2, showing Team Super
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  • Special Stage with all three players
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  • Wing Fortress Zone, showing Tails carrying Sonic and Knuckles

External Links

Release Thread at Sonic Retro