Underplayed Gems

Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Archives

Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Archives cover
Developer
Team Conquest, Team Technical
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Platform
Main story
about 2.0 hours
Where to get it
Website
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A Sonic 2 hack restoring cut prototype content, lost levels, and the original time-travel concept with new polish.

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About

“Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Archives” is ‘another beta hack’ that seeks to bring back cut content from the game's Prototypes, revitalize the game's concept and release levels and badniks, and fully recreate the early concept of the time-travel story. Along with this hack improves both the prototype content and the final content by adding new animations, badnik and character shots, level art and backgrounds, new music, and more.

Screenshots

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