Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (beta 7)

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team, Sega Technical Institute
Genre: 2D Platform

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Beta 7 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis was released by drx during the February 23rd, 2008 proto release. It is also known as S2BETA7.

Download Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (beta 7) File: Sonic_The_Hedgehog_2_(Beta_7_-_Sep_24,_1992,_09.26)_(hidden-palace.org).zip (730 kB) (info)

Differences

Cheat codes

• Level Select code: , , , , , , highlight 1 player, then press + .
• Debug code: , , , , , , , , highlight 1 player, then press + .

General

• "Sonic and "Tails" in" appears instead of "Miles 'Tails' Prower."
• Sound does not stop when the game is paused.
• Only Up and Down work at the level select.
• Sound test option at level select is glitchy until highlighted.
• "Option" instead of "Options".
• "Sonic only" and "Tails only" instead of xx alone.
• No Hidden palace, no wood zone, similar to the final.
• This is the first Sonic 2 prototype since Beta 4 where Debug works.
• Robotnik's final robot still starts in the center.
• The laser sound effects that hit Tails' plane are slightly different.
• Boss music doesn't play during Wing Fortress Zone boss.
• When Sonic jumps onto the biplane at the end of Wing Fortress Zone, the jump sound plays twice.
• In the Special Stage, the "(x) rings to go!" message is active; it was not in previous betas. However, even if you have 0 rings to go, the message stays on-screen until the "Cool!"/"Not Enough Rings..." message appears instead of disappearing as in the final.
• Still contains the Tails megascore glitch.

Bugs

• When a level is clear with Super Sonic, Sonic doesn't change back to normal Sonic and the ring counter still drains rings until it hits zero.

External Links

Sonic Retro discussion thread

• Hidden Palace Release Page

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