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'''''Sonic 2 CD''''' is a unreleased game for the [[Sega CD]]. Originally it was planned to be released simultaneously with the Genesis and the 8-bit ports but instead it was cancelled all together. Unlike ''[[Sonic CD]]'', which was a whole new game rather than a port of the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', this game was to be an enhanced port of the genesis version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. The game was to have CD quality music and also cartoon like cutscenes that display during the load screens.
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'''Sonic 2 CD''' was either a development name for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' or an enhanced port of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)]]''. Many video game magazines referred to the upcoming Sonic game for Sega CD as an enhanced ''Sonic 2'' port. When it was thought to be a port of ''Sonic 2'' it was said to have CD quality music and additional levels that the Mega Drive counterpart did not.
  
==EGM Article==
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There is also evidence of the port never existing as some people involved in ''Sonic 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s development have been contacted by Sonic fans and could not remember a CD port.  
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Here are a few of the fantastic intermissions for the ''Sonic 2 CD'' that Sega showed at the Summer CES in Chicago. The Sega CD version is said to be almost identical to the cart, but features CD quality music tracks, sound effects, and excellent ... like intermissions. These screens are from a demo and may ... appear in the final Sega CD version of ''Sonic 2''.}}
 
  
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An [[Sonic the Hedgehog 1 CD|enhanced port]] of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' was announced also but this was also canned.
Image:Sonic 2 CD.jpg|EGM scan
 
Image:(segapro-april1992)sonic2cd.jpg|Sega Pro scan
 
Image:Sonic2DLoading1.jpg|CD Load screen 1
 
Image:Sonic2DLoading2.jpg|CD Load screen 2
 
Image:Sonic2DLoading3.jpg|CD Load screen 3
 
Image:Sonic2DLoading4.jpg|CD Load screen 4
 
Image:Sonic2DLoading5.jpg|CD Load screen 5
 
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==Magazine References==
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These are magazines which referred to ''Sonic CD'' as a port of ''Sonic 2''.
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===Dated Issues===
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*[[Game Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Supergame, February 1992)|Supergame (February 1992)]] - Name mentioned as ''Super Sonic 2: Escape From Ring Zone''.
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*[[:Image:(segapro-april1992)sonic2cd.jpg|SegaPro (April 1992)]] - Confirmation of ''Sonic 2'' port.
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*[[:Image:EGMAugust1992Page 04.jpg|EGM (August 1992)]] - ''Sonic 2 CD'' shown at Summer CES in Chicago.
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*[[:Image:MeanMachinesSegaSeptember1992Sonic2.jpg|Mean Machines Sega (September 1992)]] - Mega CD port mentioned by logo.
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*[[:Image:Segavisionssep1992naka2.jpg|Sega Visions (September 1992)]] - Additional zones mentioned.
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*[[:Image:MegazoneSeptember92-1.jpg|MegaZone (September 1992)]] - ''Sonic 2'' will be released on MegaCD.
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*[[:Image:S2 vgce 01.jpg|Video Games & Computer Entertainment (October 1992)]] - Mega CD port confirmed.
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*[[:Image:MeanMachinesIssue1-2.jpg|Mean Machines (October 1992)]] - Game will be known as ''Super Sonic'' and feature deleted levels.
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*[[:Image:S1-2 MEGA 01 - Oct 1992 - Page76.jpg|Mean Machines (October 1992)]] - Game is once again announced as ''Super Sonic'' and also it is mentioned to be near completion. In the end the game wasn't released until September of the following year.
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*[[:Image:Sonic2PrevUKMagazine.jpg|Mega (October 1992)]] - ''Sonic 2'' will be released on Mega CD.
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*[[:Image:MegatechS2-4.jpg|Mean Machines (November 1992)]] - ''Super Sonic'' will have CD soundtrack and extra levels.
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*[[:Image:S2 ElectronicGamingMonthly Issue40 November1992 Page167.jpg|Electronic Gaming Monthly (November 1992)]] - ''Sonic 2'' description with unused ''Sonic CD'' cutscene.
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*[[:Image:S2 ElectronicGamingMonthly Issue41 December1992 Page183.jpg|Electronic Gaming Monthly (December 1992)]] - ''Sonic 2 CD'' is mentioned while showing images from the unused cutscene.
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*[[:Image:S2 Mega Issue4 - January1993 Page22.JPG|Mega (January 1993)]] - The title of the game is still mentioned as ''Super Sonic''. Super Sonic seems to be a pretty popular title in UK magazines.
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===Undated Issues===
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*[[:Image:Sgmakingof1.jpg|GamePlayers Sega Guide]] - Sega CD port confirmed.
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*[[:Image:SegaZoneIssue61.jpg|SegaZone]] - Mega CD port of ''Sonic 2'' with time travel mentioned.
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*[[:Image:Sonic2CDMEGATECHarticle4GB.jpg|MegaTech]] - This article confirms that the Sega CD Sonic game isn't a port of ''Sonic 2''.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Sega
Genre: 2D Platform

Sonic 2 CD was either a development name for Sonic the Hedgehog CD or an enhanced port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit). Many video game magazines referred to the upcoming Sonic game for Sega CD as an enhanced Sonic 2 port. When it was thought to be a port of Sonic 2 it was said to have CD quality music and additional levels that the Mega Drive counterpart did not.

There is also evidence of the port never existing as some people involved in Sonic 2's development have been contacted by Sonic fans and could not remember a CD port.

An enhanced port of Sonic the Hedgehog was announced also but this was also canned.

Magazine References

These are magazines which referred to Sonic CD as a port of Sonic 2.

Dated Issues

Undated Issues

  • GamePlayers Sega Guide - Sega CD port confirmed.
  • SegaZone - Mega CD port of Sonic 2 with time travel mentioned.
  • MegaTech - This article confirms that the Sega CD Sonic game isn't a port of Sonic 2.


Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Sega Mega Drive

Sega Mega-CD
Sega 32X
 1991  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Eraser     1992  Sonic the Hedgehog 2     1993  Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic Spinball     1994  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles     1995  Chaotix | Sonic Classics     1996  Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island    
Unreleased Sonic the Hedgehog games
Sega Master System
Sonic's Edusoft | Sonic the Hedgehog (home computers) |
Sega Mega-CD
Sonic the Hedgehog |
Sega Mega-CD
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD |
Arcade
SegaSonic Bros. |
Sega Mega-CD
Sister Sonic |
Sega Mega Drive
Treasure Tails |
Arcade
Pre-May 1993 Sonic arcade games |
Sega Mega Drive
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition |
Sega 32X
Sonic Sports |
Arcade
Sonic Ride |
Sega Saturn
Sonic Saturn |
Game Boy Advance
Sonic X: Chaos Emerald Chaos |
Nintendo DS
Sonic DS |
Xbox
Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme |
Game Boy Advance
Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog: Awakening |
Google Android OS
iOS
Sonic Central |
Google Android OS
iOS
Sonic Demo
Sonic X-treme incarnations
Sega 32X
Sonic Mars |
Sega Saturn
Sonic X-treme (Point Of View | Project Condor | SonicPC)