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*'''Compose:''' [[Tomozou Endo|Tomozou]], Simachan, Ray
 
*'''Compose:''' [[Tomozou Endo|Tomozou]], Simachan, Ray
*'''Program:''' Ko.Ko, Hiro SSS, Tea Tea, [[Toshiaki Araki|Toshiyan]]
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*'''Program:''' Ko.Ko, [[Hiro. 777|Hiro SSS]], Tea Tea, [[Toshiaki Araki|Toshiyan]]
 
*'''Art:''' [[7LY Big King|Jly King]], [[Noburin]], Tez, [[U.D.K]]
 
*'''Art:''' [[7LY Big King|Jly King]], [[Noburin]], Tez, [[U.D.K]]
 
*'''Edit:''' [[Raizou]], M.Shima, End, Mariyuri
 
*'''Edit:''' [[Raizou]], M.Shima, End, Mariyuri

Revision as of 05:22, 1 August 2023

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Sega Game Gear
Majesco Sales (US; re-release)
Developer:
Genre: Action[3][4][5][6]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
9015
Sega Master System
DE
DM 89.9589.95[10] 9015
Sega Master System
PT
MSJ9015
Sega Master System
UK
£32.9932.99[8] 9015
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
028120
Sega Master System
KR
GB4030JG
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥3,8003,800 G-3321
Sega Game Gear
JP
(Meisaku)
G-3338
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9939.99[11] 2507
Sega Game Gear
US
(Majesco)
2507
Sega Game Gear
EU
2507
Sega Game Gear
DE
DM 89.9589.95[16] 2507
Sega Game Gear
PT
GGJ2507
Sega Game Gear
UK
£27.9927.99[15] 2507
Sega Game Gear
BR
077010
Sega Game Gear
KR
GH4013JG
Wii Virtual Console
JP
500pts500[18]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US
500pts500[19]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU
500pts500[20]
PEGI: 3+
Wii Virtual Console
AU
600pts600[22]
OFLC: General (G)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
JP
¥286 (300)286 (300)[23]
CERO: A
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
US
$4.994.99[24]
ESRB: Everyone
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
EU
€4.994.99[26]
PEGI: 3+
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
DE
€4.994.99[26]
USK: 6
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
UK
£4.494.49[26]
PEGI: 3+
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Production credits

Master System version

Source:
In-game credits

Game Gear version

Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE) PAL
83
[29]
Consoles + (FR)
95
[30]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
93
[31]
Game Mania (UK) PAL
96
[32]
Game Power (IT)
92
[33]
Gamers (DE) PAL
73
[34]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
93
[35]
Joypad (FR)
98
[36]
Joystick (FR) PAL
94
[37]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
95
[38]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
95
[8]
Megazone (AU) PAL
93
[39]
OK Consolas (ES) PAL
92
[40]
Player One (FR) PAL
95
[41]
Sega News (CZ)
93
[42]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
93
[43]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
100
[44]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[45]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
90
[46]
Sega Force (SE)
98
[47]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
92
[48]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
92
[49]
Supersonic (FR)
97
[50]
User (GR) PAL
92
[51]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[52]
Sega Master System
92
Based on
25 reviews

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE) PAL
83
[29]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[53]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[54]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
92
[15]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
92
[55]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[56]
Game Mania (UK) PAL
80
[57]
Game Power (IT)
94
[33]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[58]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
91
[59]
Joypad (FR)
98
[60]
Joystick (FR) PAL
98
[61]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
85
[62]
Megazin (SI)
80
[63]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
80
[64]
Player One (FR)
92
[65]
Play Time (DE)
87
[66]
Power Play (DE)
78
[67]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
97
[68]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
95
[69]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
93
[70]
Sega Force (SE)
93
[71]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
93
[72]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
59
[73]
Video Games (DE) PAL
78
[74]
Sega Game Gear
86
Based on
25 reviews

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
CRC32 5b3b922c
MD5 bf3b7a41e7da9de23416473a33c6ac2b
SHA-1 acdb0b5e8bf9c1e9c9d1a8ac6d282cb8017d091c
512kB 1992-09-05[75] Cartridge (EU/BR) v1.0
Sega Master System
CRC32 d6f2bfca
MD5 0ac157b6b7e839953fc8eba7538fb74a
SHA-1 689339bac11c3565dd774f8cd4d8ea1b27831118
512kB 1992-12-09[75] Cartridge (EU/BR) v2.2
Sega Game Gear
CRC32 95a18ec7
MD5 9c64846563d8b9a24400471322e53fb5
SHA-1 dabb452e416b4fa9cb83d8ddd307c2a32c3a1a7f
512kB 1992-09-12[75] Cartridge (World) v1.1
Sega Game Gear
CRC32 850727a0
MD5 39332eb123aeb1b906c70948641fe889
SHA-1 ba720d925fbed0d68e1d35f61c6f4fec47708718
512kB 3DS Virtual Console (World) VirtualConsole Sonic2 3DS World Icon.png
Sega Game Gear
CRC32 15ad37a5
MD5 ab191d48adc692adb19f429183361ea7
SHA-1 b780c6f059b48d1bb48ee2ad521552dab1487c88
256kB 1991-12-05 EPROM cartridge AutoDemo Page

References

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  2. https://www.mtwo.co.jp/development/retrogame-2/#tab-4
  3. File:S2gg-box-back-eu.jpg
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  5. File:Sonic2ms-box-eu.jpg
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  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-xx), page 64
  9. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-11-23), page 18
  10. Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 70
  11. GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 163
  12. Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-11-23), page 18
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  15. 15.0 15.1 Computer & Video Games, "December 1992 (Go! Issue 14)" (UK; 1992-11-15), page 12
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  17. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/09.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-01-28 13:27)
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  30. Consoles +, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 118
  31. Computer & Video Games, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-15), page 24
  32. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  33. 33.0 33.1 Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  34. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 44
  35. Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 46
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  37. Joystick, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 180
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  39. Megazone, "December/January 1992/1993" (AU; 1992-xx-xx), page 33
  40. OK Consolas, "xxxx 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 8
  41. Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 60
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  47. Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 19
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  49. Sega Master Force, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 13
  50. Supersonic, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
  51. User, "Mártios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 52
  52. Video Games, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-16), page 102
  53. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 32
  54. Consoles +, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 146
  55. Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 71
  56. Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 42
  57. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
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  60. Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 144
  61. Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 233
  62. Mega Force, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  63. Megazin, "Letnik 1, Številka 2, Oktober 1993" (SI; 1993-xx-xx), page 29
  64. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 118
  65. Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 102
  66. Play Time, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-07), page 109
  67. Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 110
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  75. 75.0 75.1 75.2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)/Hidden content#Build date


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Books: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide (1993) | An Official Player's Guide to Sonic the Hedgehog (1994)
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