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− | [[File:DesertlevelCorrectColor.JPG|thumb|200px|A mockup of Dust Hill Zone.]] |
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+ | [[File:Sand Shower Zone VHS Brenda Cook Video Game Art Portfolio.jpg|thumb|200px|A mockup of Sand Shower Zone.]] |
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− | '''Dust Hill Zone''' was the name given to a [[Desert theme|desert level]] intended to be featured in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. |
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+ | '''Sand Shower Zone''' is a scrapped [[Zone]] that was set to appear in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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− | + | Sand Shower Zone is a [[Desert theme|desert]], decorated with cacti and assorted plants. The tiles were designed to at some point be used in a [[Winter theme|winter-themed]] stage, transforming the sand into snow and the cacti into Christmas trees. The player would navigate terrain both aboveground and belowground, where there were snow/sand tunnels.<ref name="BR Interview">{{Cite web|url= http://www.randomsonicnet.org/srz/index.php?page=interviews/br.htm |title= Brenda Ross Interview |publisher= Sonic Research Zone |date= February 2001 |accessdate= 25 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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− | + | Sand Shower Zone was created by Brenda Ross,<ref name="BR Interview"/> one of the final level artists added to the ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' development team. It was referred to in an early concept sketch as '''Sabaku Zone''' (literally "'''Desert Zone'''"). Time constraints kept the [[Zone]] from being added to the final product. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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+ | *The idea of a [[Desert theme|desert-themed]] level was used later in [[Sandopolis Zone (Sonic & Knuckles)|Sandopolis Zone]] in ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. |
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− | *Dust Hill Zone is listed in the [[Level Select]] of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)|Simon Wai]] prototype of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', but selecting it sends the player to an incomplete [[Mystic Cave Zone]]. |
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+ | *Through hacking, it is possible to access the slot designated for Sand Shower Zone. Doing so will bring you to an objectless version of [[Emerald Hill Zone]] Act 1, with the music from [[Oil Ocean Zone]]. |
+ | **Since Oil Ocean Zone used [[Casino Night Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Casino Night Zone]]'s multiplayer theme in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)|Simon Wai prototype]], it's confirmed that the music was originally intended to be used for Sand Shower Zone. |
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− | *Brenda Ross called this level's palette swap "Winter Zone".<ref name="BR Interview"/> |
+ | *Brenda Ross called this level's palette swap "[[Rock World Zone|Winter Zone]]", that was another level for the game.<ref name="BR Interview"/> |
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+ | *Design elements of this Zone were later used for [[Desert Dazzle]], a scrapped stage from the 2011 remaster of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''. Elements of Desert Dazzle (and by extension, Sand Shower Zone) were eventually used for [[Mirage Saloon Zone]] from ''[[Sonic Mania]],'' which is also shown to be on [[West Side Island]]. |
− | *It is possible that this level is not named Dust Hill, considering some recent developments revealing other Scrapped zones from Sonic 2, with the main contender for the desert level being Sand Shower Zone..<ref name="Sonic 2 Developemnt on Sonic Retro">{{Cite web|url= http://info.sonicretro.org/Game_Development:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(16-bit)#Time_travel |title= Game Development:Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (16-bit) |publisher= Sonic Retro |date= |accessdate= 27 May 2017}}</ref> |
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+ | *This Zone is sometimes confused with [[Dust Hill Zone]], another deleted desert zone that probably used [[Aquatic Ruin Zone]]'s music in a [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Simon Wai prototype)|prototype version]] of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Dusthi1.jpg |
Dusthi1.jpg |
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− | + | Desert preview.jpg|''Sears, Roebuck and Co. Magazine'' (November/December 1992) |
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+ | Sonic 2 Sandshower.gif|Animated mockup of Sand Shower Zone (from Brenda Ross's video game art portfolio) |
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+ | Winter Zone mockup.jpg|Winter Zone (from Brenda Ross's video game art portfolio) |
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− | {{Gallery end}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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{{Sonic 2 info}} |
{{Sonic 2 info}} |
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+ | [[fr:Dust Hill Zone]] |
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− | [[Category:Scrapped Sonic 2 Zones]] |
+ | [[Category:Scrapped Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Zones]] |
[[Category:Desert theme]] |
[[Category:Desert theme]] |
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+ | [[Category:Scrapped stages]] |
Latest revision as of 19:23, 21 January 2024
Sand Shower Zone is a scrapped Zone that was set to appear in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Description
Sand Shower Zone is a desert, decorated with cacti and assorted plants. The tiles were designed to at some point be used in a winter-themed stage, transforming the sand into snow and the cacti into Christmas trees. The player would navigate terrain both aboveground and belowground, where there were snow/sand tunnels.[1]
Development
Sand Shower Zone was created by Brenda Ross,[1] one of the final level artists added to the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 development team. It was referred to in an early concept sketch as Sabaku Zone (literally "Desert Zone"). Time constraints kept the Zone from being added to the final product.
Trivia
- The idea of a desert-themed level was used later in Sandopolis Zone in Sonic & Knuckles.
- Through hacking, it is possible to access the slot designated for Sand Shower Zone. Doing so will bring you to an objectless version of Emerald Hill Zone Act 1, with the music from Oil Ocean Zone.
- Since Oil Ocean Zone used Casino Night Zone's multiplayer theme in the Simon Wai prototype, it's confirmed that the music was originally intended to be used for Sand Shower Zone.
- Brenda Ross called this level's palette swap "Winter Zone", that was another level for the game.[1]
- Design elements of this Zone were later used for Desert Dazzle, a scrapped stage from the 2011 remaster of Sonic the Hedgehog CD. Elements of Desert Dazzle (and by extension, Sand Shower Zone) were eventually used for Mirage Saloon Zone from Sonic Mania, which is also shown to be on West Side Island.
- This Zone is sometimes confused with Dust Hill Zone, another deleted desert zone that probably used Aquatic Ruin Zone's music in a prototype version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brenda Ross Interview. Sonic Research Zone (February 2001). Retrieved on 25 February 2015.
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