Magazine Preview Scans
From Sonic Retro
Magazine Previews
Before Sonic 2 went gold, many preview pictures of Sonic 2 appeared in magazines. Here we'll examine some of those pictures and see if there's any discrepancy with the final Sonic 2 or the prototype we have.
Each picture is examined and then declared as mock-up, earlier prototype, or newer prototype. Screenshots that appear to be from the same prototype as the one we have are not listed here because they're not particularly interesting.
Click on a thumbnail for a detail analysis.
# | Screenshot | Description | Conclusion |
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M01 | Magazine Preview #01 |
A Hidden Palace picture that showed up on various magazines. | Mock-up |
M02 | Magazine Preview #02 |
Another Hidden Palace picture, this time showing Sonic zipping through a green tube. | Newer Prototype |
M03 | Magazine Preview #03 |
The only picture featuring a desert level in Sonic 2. | Mock-up |
M04 | Magazine Preview #04 |
An off-centered Sonic in Emerald Hill. | Mock-up |
M05 | Magazine Preview #05 |
Mystic Cave Zone. | Newer Prototype |
M06 | Magazine Preview #06 |
Sonic and Tails Spin Dashing up a slope in Casino Night Zone. | Newer Prototype |
M07 | Magazine Preview #07 |
Sonic and Tails in a later Hidden Palace | Newer Prototype |
M08 | Magazine Preview #08 |
Prototype title screen right in your Sonic 2 manual. | Beta 4 |
M09 | Magazine Preview #09 |
Hill Top Zone featuring green balls on the seesaws. | Nick Arcade Prototype |
M10 | Magazine Preview #10 |
Level select with some zones added and removed. | Beta 4 |
M11 | Magazine Preview #11 |
Sonic lying down in Wood Zone. | Newer Prototype |
M12 | Magazine Preview #12 |
Neo Green H-something Zone. | Newer Prototype |
M13 | Magazine Preview #13 |
A newer Hidden Palace. | Newer Prototype |
M14 | Magazine Preview #14 |
Two-player split-screen in Emerald Hill. Tails has hybrid icon. | Newer Prototype |
M15 | Magazine Preview #15 |
Boss landing straight down as Tails flies. From the same prototype as above. | Newer Prototype |
M16 | Magazine Preview #16 |
Sonic displaying final ledge animation. From the same prototype as above. | Newer Prototype |
M17 | Magazine Preview #17 |
Sonic displaying final running animation. From the same prototype as above. | Newer Prototype |
M18 | Magazine Preview #18 |
Newer Aquatic Ruins Zone. | Newer Prototype |
M19 | Magazine Preview #19 |
Prototype Special Stage. | Newer Prototype |
M20 | Magazine Preview #20 |
Title screen for the GamePro prototype. | Newer Prototype |
M21 | Magazine Preview #21 |
2P mode of the GamePro prototype, showing Tails having Sonic's icon. | Newer Prototype |
M22 | Magazine Preview #22 |
Sonic in a spinning net. | Newer Prototype |
M23 | Magazine Preview #23 |
Exploding prototype EHZ boss. | Newer Prototype |
M24 | Magazine Preview #24 |
Final Sonic sprites in the GamePro prototype. | Newer Prototype |
M25 | Magazine Preview #25 |
Extra score counters and linked ring counts in manual shot. | Newer Prototype |
Putting all the little pieces together, we can construct a timeline showing which prototypes come first.