########################################################################### ## ### ### ## # #### ## ### ## ## ### # ## ## ## # ### ## ## ## ## ## # # # # # ## ## # # ### # # #### # # # # # #### # # ### # # # ## # # # ########### # ########## # #### # # # # # ######## # ####### # # # # # # # #### ## ####### ## # ## ## # # ## ### ### ##### ### # #### ### ## # ### ## #### #### #### ########################################## ####### # ## ####### ########################################## # # ## # ########################################## # ## # # ########################################## # ## # # ########################################################################### SONIC 2K2 In Commemoration of the Aluminium (10th) Anniversary of Sonic 2 ########################################################################### Author: Dr. Eggfan (i_am_the_eggfan@hotmail.com) Category: Palette hack, level layout hack and soon to be sprite hack Hacked Game: Sonic 2 Tools Used: SHWP1 and 2, E.L.E., XVI32 (hex editor), Paint Current Version: Phase One Released: 17th September 2002 (Yuji Naka's, creator of Sonic, 37th Birthday) Coming Soon! Phase Two Due Date: 24th November 2002 (expected to slip) (The Legendary Sonic Two-sday, release date of Sonic 2, 1992) ########################################################################### INTRODUCTION ########################################################################### :::::::::::::::::: What is Sonic 2K2? :::::::::::::::::: This is a patch for the classic Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ROM. It is an earnest attempt to try and create a completely new game environment and story. However, I am a complete novice, so don't expect miracles for a long time but I am learning as I go along. :::::::::::::::: What is Sonic 2? :::::::::::::::: It is the second in the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the now ancient Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. This patch will probably only appeal to those who have played the original before - Nostalgia is a powerful thing, but may appeal to some who have been introduced to the Sonic universe only recently. I myself have been a long time Sonic/Sega Fan, who owns just about every Sonic game from the first to Sonic Adventure 2. I remember the first time I played Sonic 2. It was on holidays on a trip to the beach from our inland home. I had convinced mum to hire a Mega Drive with Sonic 2 from the local video store. I then began playing it about 6am the next morning and did not move from in front of TV until about midday when mum came over and pulled the plug, telling me to get out and enjoy the beach. That was what we were there for, but I was so mad, having invested so much time in my battle up to Metropolis Zone with 6 of the 7 Chaos Emeralds. I would have killed for a save game feature or the level select cheat. Oh those were the good old days. ########################################################################### HISTORY ########################################################################### :::::: Phases :::::: Phase One: Collect Underpants No, wait, that's a different project Phase One: Colours, Text and Level Order * See Below * Current version Incomplete - Level Select Text and Order yet to be changed Phase Two: Sprites * Sonic Sprite (15% Complete) * Tails Sprite * Tornado/Typhoon Sprite * Monitors * Miscellaneous Phase Three: Level Layout * New multi-path level designs for every level to suit the new zone themes ::::::::::: What's New? ::::::::::: * Every palette has been changed. And I mean every palette! - All zone palettes changed - Title Screen and Menu palettes changed - Special Stage palette has changed - Super Sonic/Eternal Sonic palette has changed * Zone themes have completely changed, some to the opposite end of the spectrum! See below. * The BGM Playlist has changed to suit the new zone themes * Level Splash up text has changed to the new zone names * Level Order has been rearranged * Death Egg Zone/Omega Egg Zone has a new and very difficult level layout. **** N.B. Please be patient with Metal Sonic. It isn't a glitch.*********** **** He will eventually come down and fight. And when he *********** **** does, Whoa boy watch out! He is the hardest Sonic boss*********** **** ever, even harder than the giant Eggman robot!! I'd *********** **** recommend using the save state option, but only if *********** **** you're a wimp (like me!) *********** * Wood Zone/Tree Top Zone and Hidden Palace/Magma Cove Zone are now selectable from the level select thanks to Esrael's Level Editor, but not very playable. * Secret codes have been changed, and I'm not telling you to what! * Changes to intro text. ########################################################################### INSTRUCTIONS ########################################################################### :::::::::::::::::::: How to patch the ROM :::::::::::::::::::: Most of you out there will know exactly what to do with this patch. Take 1 Sonic 2 Rom, available from www.sonicroms.co.uk, but legally only to those who own the original cartridge. Use Stealth's excellent Spatch utility, available from sonicology.fateback.com, and apply the S2K2Ph1.ips file to the original ROM, making sure that it is in a binary format. Then run the patched file on your favourite Genesis/Mega Drive Emulator. It's that simple. :::::::: CONTROLS :::::::: Directional buttons = move Any trigger button = jump Start button = Start Down + repeated bashing of any trigger button = spin dash ########################################################################### STORY ########################################################################### Sonic: "Good Bye, Shadow the Hedgehog." Sonic exits the bridge of the Space Colony ARK, to catch up with his friends on their way to the shuttle for their journey home... Well, at least all but one of the party were his friends. Eggman: "Out of my way, Fox Boy!" Tails: "Oooof!" Eggman shoves Tails out of the way as he storms ahead of the others and shuts the blast door behind him. Amy: "Sonic, Eggman's getting away!" However, Tails is first to the door. Tails: "It's locked!" Sonic: "Shoot!" Amy: "I wonder why he was in such a hurry?" After a short silence, realisation dawns. Knuckles: "Oh no! I left the Master Emerald in the Eclipse Cannon Shrine." Rouge: "And my seven Chaos Emeralds are there too." Knuckles gives Rouge a steely glare. Rouge: "Well, at least one of them is mine after all the work I did to save the planet and all." Sonic bangs against the door. Sonic: "Darn it! He can't get away with this." However, the ARK's early warning defence system informs them of another problem. ARK: "Warning. Unidentified ship approaches. Warning..." The heroes return to the bridge. An astronaut with G.U.N. identification appears on the monitor. G.U.N. Agent: "Attention Space Station ARK, All personnel on board are wanted for questioning. Resistance will be met by force. This is your first and final warning. Repeat, All personnel on board are wanted..." Sonic: "Those guys just never give up. Tails, how long will it take for 'our friends' to arrive." Tails: "According to this readout, about 39 minutes." Sonic: "Shoot! That's too long. Eggman will be long gone. Is there any other way off the bridge? An air vent? Anything?" Tails makes the enquiry on the bridges computer. Tails: "No." Suddenly, Eggman's maniacally happy smile greeted them on the monitors. Eggman: "Ahahahahahahahaha! I've finally done it! I can't believe it! I have all of the Chaos Emeralds AND the Master Emerald AND No one, not even you Sonic, can stop me! Ahahahahahaha Woohoohoho hahahahahahaha! Sonic: "Eggman, you creep! It's not over yet. I'll get you." Eggman: "Oh but it is over. I have won!! ahahahahahaha I won! I now possess the world's ultimate power in my hands and you are powerless to stop me. Woahahahahahahhahahaha!" They all look out the window to see their only transport leave the colony and back to the planet below. Tails: "He's getting away!" Knuckles: "And there is nothing we can do to stop him." Sonic: "Tails, where is he heading?" Tails makes some inputs into the computer. Tails: "He's headed for the Great Southern Ocean. He's - What the?!?" Rouge: "The shuttle..." Amy: "It disappeared." Indeed the shuttle slowly disappeared from view. Sonic: "Tails, what happened?" Tails: "I don't know. He must have some sort of cloaking device. I can't determine his flight path." Eggman: "Adieu. Until we meet again my friends ahahaahaha." The transmission ends. Amy: "Now what do we do?" After a short silence, Knuckles lowers himself to the floor. Knuckles: "I guess we just wait until the cavalry arrives." Sonic: "What about your precious Master Emerald. Aren't you supposed to protect it?" Knuckles: "With Patience, success is ensured. When G.U.N. takes us back to Earth, I'll use my ability to sense the Master Emerald to find Eggman before he gets a chance to learn the secrets of Chaos." One by one the party accept defeat and join Knuckles on the floor. Sonic is the last one standing. Sonic: "But we can't let Eggman get away." Amy: "Sonic. We're trapped. We can't do anything." Sonic looks at Amy, then looks at his other friends. She was right, and they all knew it. Sonic "Aw Shoot!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay tuned for the next exciting instalments featuring: - Eggman fulfils his Dreams and his Legacy - The Hierarchy of the Three Elements of Existence - The Legend of the Ultimate Hero ###################################################################################### THE ZONES ###################################################################################### ____________________ | / | Sonic and Tails begin their quest in the marble gardens of this | \ | holiday resort on the beach of South Island. Speed through the | / CORAL COAST | coastal vegetation along the surface, or take a dip in the warm | \ ZONE | waters of the coral reef. Just watch out for Eggman's booby | / | traps! The forest of Tree Top Zone can be seen in the distance. | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | (Zone not yet playable but selectable through the level select) | \ | Sonic and Tails follow Eggman inland, gliding through the hidden | / TREE TOP | village high in the eucalypt and wattle forest of Tree Top Zone. | \ ZONE | The sweet smell is inviting, but our heroes have a job to do. | / | They must stop Eggman! | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Taking a short cut through the harsh and unforgiving plains of | \ | Outback Flat Zone, our heroes hope to overtake Eggman, but he | / OUTBACK FLAT | is always one step ahead of them. The salt lake glistens in the | \ ZONE | arid heat as our heroes race across the dry grass and red earth. | / | Watch out for badniks and deep opal mine shafts (to be included | \______________| later). | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Sonic and Tails must be getting close to Eggman's city | \ | "Robotnikland." He has sent his badnik's out to torch the | / BUSHFIRE | surrounding alpine forest. The resulting bushfire has reduced | \ ZONE | the plants to ashes and the air is thick with smoke. Parts of | / | the forest are still alight so be careful. | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | (Zone not yet playable but selectable through the level select) | \ | To supply enough power to "Robotnikland," the world's ultimate | / MAGMA COVE | city, Eggman used the Chaos Emerald to create this artificial | \ ZONE | volcano as part of a geothermal power plant. It also doubles as | / | the city's preliminary level of defence. If the intense heat | \______________| does not stop our heroes, the traps and badnik's will. Be | / SONIC2K2 | Careful! | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Robotnikland's defences are supposedly impenetrable, but Tails | \ | discovered access to this Abandoned Subway underneath the city. | / LOST SUBWAY | This zone is dark and dank, but allows our heroes to show off | \ ZONE | their amazing speed across rickety railroads and crumbling | / | bridges | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Ascending into the city from the Lost Subway Zone, our heroes | \ | find themselves in the thick of Robotnikland's first primary | / FLIPPER FORT | level of defence, the Flipper Fort Zone. Eggman has learned | \ ZONE | from past experience about the effectiveness of bumpers and | / | flippers against whirling intruders, and this giant pinball | \______________| table is the most devilish ever. You have been warned! The heart | / SONIC2K2 | of the city can be seen in the distance. | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Stage 2 of the city's defence has a misleading presentation. | \ | Carousal Zone is filled with glittering lights and bright | / CAROUSAL | friendly colours, but this clockwork "fun park" is anything | \ ZONE | but fun. Gnashing cogs and dizzying drums and bumpers are some | / | of the dangers that lie within, but beware of the scariest | \______________| hazard of all, pits of molten blue fairy floss!! | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | The heart of the city is an intricate tangle of cables and wires. | \ | Our heroes must find a way through this maze of telecommunications | /FIBREOPTICITY | and pollution quickly, before Eggman finally unleashes the power of | \ ZONE | chaos. | / | | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | (Currently unavailable) | \ | Our Heroes have made it into Eggman's secret stronghold, his Council | /ROYAL CHAMBER | Chambers. This is where Eggman controls the entire mechatronic | \ ZONE | Robotnikland City, and his quantum computer is powered by none other | / | than the Master Emerald. Could this be Sonic's final fight? | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Sonic and Tails narrowly escape death after Eggman tried to rid | \ | himself of the blue one forever by self-destructing his beloved | / HARBOUR | city. The Duo pursue Eggman into the Harbour Zone on the former | \ ZONE | city's outskirts. The large scale of the scaffolding in the area | / | suggest that Eggman has been engaged in a some sort of grand | \______________| project. Just what has he been building? | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | Following Eggman below the surface of the Harbour Zone, Sonic and | \ | Tails chase him to the depths of the Great Southern Ocean in | / DEEP SEA | Tails' latest creation, the Typhoon submarine. Don't worry, Sonic | \ ZONE | has been fitted with a replica of the air necklace Knuckles has | / | in Sonic Adventure 2, so there is no risk of drowning, but there | \______________| are numerous other perilous traps to survive, so watch out! | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | So this is what Eggman was building in Harbour Zone, a massive | \ | nuclear submarine. Sonic must go it alone on board and disable | / ATOMIC SUB | the vessels' immense destructive power - the power of Chaos. | \ ZONE | | / | | \______________| | / SONIC2K2 | | \ | |_____/______________| ____________________ | / | It looks as if the Atomic Sub was not the only project Eggman was | \ | creating at Harbour Zone. He has also built a giant secret laboratory, | / OMEGA EGG | hidden on the bottom of the ocean, the Omega Egg. So this is where he | \ ZONE | has been hiding for the last six months, studying the powers of the | / | Chaos and Master Emeralds. The bottom of the sea is dark and dreary, | \______________| the only light is given off by the luminous plankton swarming around | / SONIC2K2 | the hidden lair. Prepare for a battle of epic proportions against | \ | Eggman's most heinous inventions yet, the Metal Sonic Mk II, and |_____/______________| the Golden Egg. ____________________ | / | When Sonic collects 50 rings and enters the Star warp, he must | \ | travel through the Eternal Space zone in search of the | /ETERNAL SPACE | seven Space Crystals. When he has all seven, he can change into | \ ZONE | Eternal Sonic, infused with the infinite and vast power of | / | space. He radiates with the deadly glow of a black hole and | \______________| just may have enough power to defeat Eggman and the Chaos | / SONIC2K2 | Emeralds. | \ | |_____/______________| ###################################################################################### SPECIAL THANKS ###################################################################################### - Sonic Team/Sega for the original game, concept and characters - Please note, all of you litigious people out there, the original game, concept, characters, symbols and whatever else are copyrighted, trademarked and owned by Sega Enterprises Ltd. and/or Sonic Team and not by me, lowly hacker Dr. Eggfan. I am in no way pretending that this material is my own, and I fully credit Sega and Sonic Team for the use of their intellectual property. In fact, any ideas that may be argued as my own would not exist without the universe that Sonic Team/Sega created in the first place. The material is used without express permission but with no intention of harming Sega/Sonic Team nor in any attempt to make money. It is merely a fan made game generated in honour and admiration of Sega/Sonic Team's work, and is distributed freely without diverting any funds away from Sega that is rightfully theirs. Also Any similarity between the stories created for this game and any future Sonic game is purely coincidental. - Gerbil, for the excellent Sonic HackingWiz Pro 1 and 2 - Christian Maas, for the superb, and free, Hex Editor XVI32 - Esrael, for the brilliant Esrael Level Editor E.L.E. - Mystic and Ultima, for technical support and encouragement. ###################################################################################### CONTACT ME ###################################################################################### Please feel free to send comments, suggestions, corrections and whatever else to my email and I'll do my best to get back to you. i_am_the_eggfan@hotmail.com ###################################################################################### _____ / o o \ "Adieu. Until we meet again my friends. Muahahahaha!" >>> O <<< \_____/ Dr. Eggfan ######################################################################################