Hill Top Zone

Hill Top Zone, Act 1

Hill Top Zone is the fifth zone in Sonic 2. It uses the same graphics from Emerald Hill Zone. No one knows for sure why they had this zone clone.

Hill Top Zone has extended level blocks such as Star Light Zone start loops, and Green Hill Zone spin tubes.

The zone also contains lava, and has caverns where you can be trapped during earthquakes (due to a layer of ground moving up and down).

Instruction Manual Description

Lava boils from volcanoes and earthquakes shake the ground. Spring for the rings on teeter-totters and blast through underground tunnels and caverns.

Villains

Enemies

• Rexon - Plesiosaur enemy, sits in lava and throws fireballs at you. Once destroyed, its body can be used as a platform to stand on.
• Spiker - Cone enemy, launches its cone at you when you jump over it.
• Sol / Ghora - Spherical enemy, surrounded by 4 fireballs which it throws at you. Referred to as "Sol" in the instruction manual, and "Ghora" in Sonic Jam.

Boss

• Boss: Dr. Robotnik's Lava Tank
• Hits: 8

Differences between Beta and Final

• Sonic doesn't spin when going through tunnels.
• There is no earthquake sound effect.

Technical Information

07 Level Value

2BA2 HTZ Palette (0B)

C7F2, C964 HTZ layer deformation info

3FD26 Dynamic pattern reloading for HTZ

40038 HTZ animated pattern load cue

40372 EHZ, HTZ misc sprite mappings

41FFE HTZ object debug list

44E50 EHZ and HTZ primary 16x16 collision index

44F40 EHZ and HTZ secondary 16x16 collision index

46DD4 HTZ act 1 level layout

47044 HTZ act 2 level layout

95C24 EHZ/HTZ main level patterns

985A4 HTZ 16x16 block mappings

98AB4 HTZ pattern suppliment to EHZ level patterns

99D34 EHZ/HTZ 128x128 block mappings

E4D74 HTZ act 1 ring locations

E4EAA HTZ act 2 ring locations

E8302 HTZ act 1 sprite locations

E8668 HTZ act 2 sprite locations