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West Side Island

From Sonic Retro

Not to be confused with Sonic the Hedgehog - Westside Island, a hack of Sonic 1.
West Side Island is presumably the island which is pictured on the Sonic 2 title screen.
Hill Top Zone, one of West Side Island's varied areas.

West Side Island, also known as The Illusionary Island[1], is the setting for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the Mega Drive, as told by the Japanese manual. Miles Prower lived there before his first meeting with Sonic, receiving the nickname "Tails" from the resident animals. The island's peaceful idyll is shattered when, before the start of the game, Doctor Robotnik comes to West Side searching for the Chaos Emeralds.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)

The Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the only game to have unequivocally visited West Side Island; Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) (along with many other early Sonic games) instead took place on South Island.

Sonic Drift 2

Several locations in Sonic Drift 2 are the same as those in Sonic 2 (namely Emerald Hill, Casino Night, Hill Top, and Mystic Cave), so obviously occur on West Side Island too. Many of the other racetracks are Zones with no pre-existing appearances, so it is possible that several of these (like Desert Road or Dark Valley) are also located on West Side.

Sonic Mania

In Sonic Mania, there are two Zones present that were already present in Sonic 2, Chemical Plant Zone and Oil Ocean Zone, but this game presents two more Zones that are evidenced to be on West Side Island by transitions linked to the aforementioned zones.

Locations

Emeraldhill.png Emerald Hill
Emerald Hill is a grassy plains with waterfalls and Mobius strips.
Chemicalplant.png Chemical Plant
Chemical Plant Zone is an industrial factory filled with pink, toxic Mega Mack.
Aquaticruin.png Aquatic Ruin
Aquatic Ruin is a semi-submerged ruins in an overgrown forest.
Casinonight.png Casino Night
Casino Night is a huge, glitzy casino city with slot machines and pinball.
Hilltop.png Hill Top
Hill Top Zone is an earthquake-prone area with blue rocks and lava caves.
Mysticcave.png Mystic Cave
Mystic Cave is a vine-festooned caverns beneath the island's surface.
Hiddenpalaces2.png Hidden Palace
Hidden Palace is a gem-filled cave hidden beneath Mystic Cave.
Oilocean.png Oil Ocean
Oil Ocean is a massive petrochemicals refinery polluting the sea with black sludge.
Metropolis.png Metropolis
Metropolis is Robotnik's great city-factory, with oversized pistons and cogwheels.
ManiaSOZ1clean.png Studiopolis
Studiopolis is an urban area home to Dr. Eggman's TV studio, which is close to Chemical Plant Zone.
ManiaMSZ2clean.png Mirage Saloon
Mirage Saloon is a desert with a Wild West motif, which is located near Oil Ocean Zone.

In other media

Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)

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Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comics)

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Locations in the Sonic the Hedgehog game series
Islands   Christmas Island | South Island | West Side Island | Angel Island | Cocoa Island | Flicky Island | Prison Island | Onyx Island | Southern Island | Starfall Islands | Northstar Islands
Landmarks / Buildings   Never Lake | Mt. Mobius | Emerald Shrine | Super Labyrinth | Tails' Workshop | Babylon Garden | Gaia Gate
Regions / Nations   Eggman Empire | Station Square | Mystic Ruins | United Federation | Central City | Soleanna | Monopole | City | Mystic Jungle
Vessels   Death Egg | Death Egg II | Egg Carrier | Space Colony ARK | Eggman Fleet
Planets / Planetoids   Mobius | Little Planet | Black Comet | Interstellar Amusement Park | Lost Hex
Dimensions   Special Stage | Maginaryworld | Sol Dimension | Arabian Nights | Twilight Cage | World of Camelot | White Space | Dreamscape