Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)/Magazine articles
From Sonic Retro
This page covers magazine articles which are short and would not be worthwhile to create a seperate page for.
Contents
Electronic Gaming Monthly
This clip from "Electronic Gaming Monthly" mentions the unused Music Track, number 10 in the Sound Test, and Hidden Palace Zone.
Mega
This is the contents page of the Novemeber 1991 issue of "Mega" magazine and mentions that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will be covered later in the issue.
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Megazone
This small clip from the September 1992 issue of "Megazone" mentions the release of the upcoming Mega Drive, Game Gear, and Mega CD versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Of course, the Mega CD version was never released.
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Megatech
This clip is from an issue of "Megatech" magazine. It covers cheat codes of several Mega Drive Sonic games.
Sega Force
This article is from the 1992 issue of "Sega Force" magazine. It's a small one page preview of the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
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Sega Guide
These clips span different issues of "Sega Guide" magazine. In the letters section before the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 it uses screens from scrapped levels Desert Zone and Hidden Palace Zone. After the release of the game they issue a response about the use of those images in the second clip.
Sega Pro
This clip from the April 1992 issue of Sega Pro Magazine contains info on the cancelled port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 called Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD.
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Sega Zone
The clip from this magazine describes Sonic's popularity which was quite high at the time. It talks about the merchandise being distributed such as Sonic Soda and the new television series. It also mentions the cancelled Mega CD port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
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Unknown Magazine #1
This clip describes on how pre-orders of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 were greater than the pre-orders for Madonnas book, named "Sex". It also beat out the "Terminator 2" video and the CD "Simply Red" in terms of pre-orders.
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Unknown Magazine #2
This article from an unkown German magazine contains concept art for Sonic.
Unknown Magazine #3
This clip mentions a promotion in which Sonic games would be given away if a small 25 word essay were sent to the address provided in the clip.
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