Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega Sonic:
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Collect fifty rings and jump after becoming Hyper Sonic for even more speed and
higher jumps.
Continuous music:
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Select "Options" at the title screen. At the sound test screen, select each of
the following sounds in order and press C after each selection: 1, 9, 9, 2, 1,
1, 2, 4. The music from the Oil Ocean zone will play during the entire game.
No music or sound effects:
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Select 7F at the sound test ascreen and you will not hear any music or sound
effects. To return to normal, reset the Genesis.
Faster sound test options:
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Go into the options screen, bring up the sound test, then press A. You will go
up ten at a time, making it much easier when using the level select code.
Unlimited speed shoes:
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Begin game play in two player vs. mode and hit as many item boxes as possible
until you get the speed shoes. Then, intentionally lose your life while you have
them (getting squashed is the easiest way). You will return to the start of the
level or the last Star Post that you hit, but you will now have the speed shoes
in effect for the rest of the stage.
Super Sonic sign:
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Get all of the Chaos Emeralds and transform into Super Sonic. Try to have at
least fifty rings when you finish the level. After completing the level, run off
screen and wait until the end-of-level sign shows Sonic. When it does, transform
into Super Sonic. The sign will show Super Sonic for one second, then show blue
Sonic again.
Death Egg:
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While in the Death Egg, defeat the big robot, and enable the "Super Sonic",
"Debug" and "Level select" codes. Start running out of the Death Egg. While
running out, turn into an object, then back to Sonic. Go back to the robot room,
and another robot will be there. The explosions that follow you out will follow
you while you fight the robot. You can go back a few times using this technique.
Fiery Defeat in Death Egg:
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Enable the "Debug mode" code and make sure you can be Super Sonic. Gain enough
rings so that you will be Super Sonic for quite some time. Defeat Metal Sonic
and chase Robotnik and defeat him. When the Death Egg is exploding, and you are
running down the shaft to exit, enter debug mode. Change back and run back
inside. Robotnik will return and you can defeat him again, however you will be
surrounded by fire. When you defeat him again, you will have twice the amount of
fire behind when you run out. Note: when this is going on the game will be very
slow and you will not actually see Sonic -- make sure you are still Super Sonic
when executing this trick.
Emerald Hill music:
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To hear the Emerald Hill melody at the title screen, go to sound test selection
in the options menu and listen to songs 1, 1, 2 and 4 in order. Then, highlight
"Player Select" and press Start. You will hear the Oil Ocean music at the
beginning of the first level. Reset the game, and you will hear the Emerald Hill
music.
Death Egg Zone: Rings:
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Enable the "Level select" and "Debug" codes. Go to the Death Egg zone, turn your
self into a ring, and press C to multiply yourself. Then, turn back into Sonic
and collect the rings. This should keep you from dying for awhile.
Extra lives:
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Enable the "Debug mode" code and start a game with Sonic and Tails. Press Down +
Jump (Spin Dash) then press B to turn into an object. Turn into an enemy and
place him on Tails. He will still be Spin Dashing. Your points will soon double
and you will get lives every second, or depending how fast, you place the enemy
by pressing C. Once you have enough lives, turn back into Sonic by pressing B
again. This is much faster than setting the alarm off in Launch Base Zone. Note:
This works with any other Sonic game that has debug mode. More compact enemies
work better than the larger ones. For example, in Aquatic Ruin, the Fly is much
more efficient than the Grounders.
Use Tails as a key:
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Use the following trick if you are stuck or just want a huge shortcut. Play an
adventure with Sonic and Tails. Whenever you find a one-way door (a door that
will open from one way but not for the other), walk in the opposite direction of
it so that it is just off-screen. The game will not detect the door because it
is not on-screen. Make Tails go past the door off-screen with controller two.
Then with controller one, move closer to the locked door. It should be open and
you should be able to get past it. This could cut off up to three quarters off a
long level.
