Difference between revisions of "Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor"

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File:Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor by flamewing.png

flamewing's Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor in action

The Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor is a cross-platform program, designed by flamewing, which can edit the special stages from the Genesis version of Sonic 2. It is the first known program able to do so in over a decade (unlike editors for Sonic 1 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles special stages, which are quite common), and it has been received very well because of this.

“	I have been bitching about this for a DECADE. You have made my dreams.	„
— Scarred Sun

It doesn't edit the Sonic 2 ROM in itself, as it is meant to be used with a split disassembly.

Features

This Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor allows the user to edit:

the object placement (rings, bombs)
how the special stage twists and turns (within Sonic 2 engine constraints)
how long each special stage is
how many special stages there are in the files

It does not allow to edit:

background
palette
ring requirements

Which should still be edited by hand in a disassembly. Likewise, if the user wants to have more than 7 special stages, modifications of the disassembly are required in order to get the new stages from the eighth onwards to work.

Download

Download Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor
Multiple downloads available

Windows 32-bit binary (version 0.1.1) (4.16 MB) (info)

Source code (version 0.1.1) (400 kB) (info)

Old version

Download Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor
Multiple downloads available

Windows 32-bit binary (version 0.1) (4.14 MB) (info)

Source code (version 0.1) (400 kB) (info)

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-[[Category:Programs]][[File:Sonic_2_Special_Stage_Editor_by_flamewing.png|thumb|right|360px|flamewing's '''Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor''' in action]]The '''Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor''' is a [[wikipedia:Cross-platform|cross-platform]] program, designed by [[flamewing]], which can edit the [[Special_Stage_(Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_16-bit)|special stages]] from the [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Genesis]] version of ''[[Sonic 2]]''. It is the first known program able to do so in over a decade (unlike editors for ''[[Sonic 1]]'' and ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' special stages, which are quite common), and it has been welcomed very well because of this.{{quote|1= I have been bitching about this for a DECADE.<br>You have made my dreams. |2=[[Scarred Sun]]}}It doesn't edit the ''Sonic 2'' [[sega:ROM|ROM]] in itself, as it is meant to be used with a [[Disassemblies#Sonic_2_final|split disassembly]].
+[[Category:Programs]][[File:Sonic_2_Special_Stage_Editor_by_flamewing.png|thumb|right|360px|flamewing's '''Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor''' in action]]The '''Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor''' is a [[wikipedia:Cross-platform|cross-platform]] program, designed by [[flamewing]], which can edit the [[Special_Stage_(Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_16-bit)|special stages]] from the [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Genesis]] version of ''[[Sonic 2]]''. It is the first known program able to do so in over a decade (unlike editors for ''[[Sonic 1]]'' and ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' special stages, which are quite common), and it has been received very well because of this.{{quote|1= I have been bitching about this for a DECADE.<br>You have made my dreams. |2=[[Scarred Sun]]}}It doesn't edit the ''Sonic 2'' [[sega:ROM|ROM]] in itself, as it is meant to be used with a [[Disassemblies#Sonic_2_final|split disassembly]].
 ==Features==
 This Sonic 2 Special Stage Editor allows the user to edit: