[SHC 2021] Sonic 2 Tag Team

by: Jdpense

Publication date: 2021

Topics: Sonic Hacking Contest, SHC 2021, Sonic 2, sonic 2, sonic advance 3, Sonic Advance 3, SEGA, Genesis/Mega-Drive, Genesis

This hack aims to be Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with new tag team mechinaces from Sonic Advance 3. The only playable characters are Sonic, Tails, and Amy. This will be the finale update to this project, and the last time I ever make a "simple" hack like this ever again. From now on, I seek to develop something and place more effort into something original, since that's what this community looks for in projects.

Note: Just to claritfy, I created the Advance 3 Tag Team mechanics and moves from scratch, they were not ported over. I feel like I need to address this, because I always see people make assumptions about my projects that features were "just ported over", but this is not that case.

Features

- "New" abilities added based off partner selected (Like in Sonic Advance 3)

- Tag Team mechanics from Sonic Advance 3

- Menus and Pause menu added

- Option to change controls for A, B, C buttons

Non-Changes

- All Level Layouts

- Special Stage functionality and layout is not touched

- Music and Sfx are the same

- Art and mappings left the same aside from players

Credits

Tools and Assets Used

- SonLvl by MainMemory

- xm3smps by Nineko

- Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2 by Clownacy

- Sonic 2 2007 disassembly and SonMapED by Xenowhirl

- S3K custom item box sprite sheet by Doc Melonhead and Techokami

- PlaneED by Qiuu

- Sonic Advance 3 Factory sprite sheet by Geo Prower

- Tails Sonic 1 Sprite Sheet Rips by Parky33

- Sonic CD Sonic Sprite Sheet rips by Victor T (Zenor)

- Amy Rose custom Sonic 1 and 2 Sprites by Psi

- Sonic Advance 3 Sonic Sprite Sheet rips by Ren "Foxx" Ramos

- Extend the Sonic 1 sprite mappings and art limit guide by Markey Jester

Assets from other games

- Insta Shield, Amy's Ballons, and Pause menu icon art from Sonic Advance 3

- Some Tails sprites from Sonic 3 and Sonic Crackers (Victory pose, throwing)

- Sonic sprites from Sonic 1 and Sonic CD

- Base Amy art from Sonic CD

- Drums from Chaotix

- Tails' extra sprites from Sonic 1 Remastered

Notes

Sega Genesis/Megadrive Controls:

Press the 1 key to start games. Use Arrow Keys to move up, left, right and down. There are three buttons, A, B and C, which are CONTROL, ALT/OPTION and SPACE.