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| − | [[File:Dusthi1.jpg|thumb|250px|Screenshot of Dust Hill Zone from a magazine article.]] |
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| − | '''Dust Hill Zone''' was the name given to a desert level intended to be featured in [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'']] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. |
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| + | '''Sand Shower 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]]. Prior to the discovery of the [https://tcrf.net/Proto:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(Genesis)/September_14th,_1992 September 14th prototype of Sonic 2], it was commonly known as '''Dust Hill Zone''' - a name that in-fact belonged to [[Mystic Cave Zone]]. |
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| + | ==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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| − | Dust Hill Zone was cut from the game due to time constraints during its development. It was referred to in an early concept sketch as '''Sabaku Zone''' (literally "'''Desert Zone'''"). Based on the mockup image published in magazines, the level would have taken place in a typical southwest American desert and feature cacti and lots of sand. |
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| − | This level is not only absent from the final version of ''Sonic 2'', but it is also absent from the beta. Its name is listed in the level select screen, but selecting it sends the player to [[Mystic Cave Zone]]. |
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| + | Sand Shower was created by Brenda Ross,<ref name="BR Interview"/> one of the final level artists added to the ''Sonic 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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| + | *Through hacking, it is possible to access the slot designated for Sand Shower Zone, but much like [[Genocide City Zone]], the 2nd Act of [[Wood Zone]], and [[Death Egg Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 2)|Death Egg Zone]], all the levels, Sonic is falling to his death, and plays [[Oil Ocean Zone]]'s music as the music for this stage. |
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| − | *The idea of a desert-themed zone was later implemented into both the 2P zone [[Desert Palace Zone]] in ''[[Sonic 3]]'' and the full zone [[Sandopolis Zone]] in ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''. |
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+ | *Brenda Ross called this level's palette swap "Winter Zone".<ref name="BR Interview"/> |
| + | *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 extention, Sand Shower Zone) were eventually used for the ''[[Sonic Mania]]'' Zone, [[Mirage Saloon Zone]]. |
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| − | *While time-travel was planned during early development, this zone was to be the future version of [[Rock Zone]], another scrapped level. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| − | ==Magazine Screenshots== |
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Dusthi1.jpg |
Dusthi1.jpg |
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+ | Desert_preview.jpg|From a November/December 1992 issue of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Magazine |
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+ | DesertlevelCorrectColor.JPG|The correct color scheme. |
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| + | ==References== |
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[[Category:Scrapped Sonic 2 Zones]] |
[[Category:Scrapped Sonic 2 Zones]] |
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A mockup of Sand Shower Zone.
Sand Shower Zone was the name given to a desert level intended to be featured in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive. Prior to the discovery of the September 14th prototype of Sonic 2, it was commonly known as Dust Hill Zone - a name that in-fact belonged to Mystic Cave Zone.
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 was created by Brenda Ross,[1] one of the final level artists added to the Sonic 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
- Through hacking, it is possible to access the slot designated for Sand Shower Zone, but much like Genocide City Zone, the 2nd Act of Wood Zone, and Death Egg Zone, all the levels, Sonic is falling to his death, and plays Oil Ocean Zone's music as the music for this stage.
- Brenda Ross called this level's palette swap "Winter Zone".[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 extention, Sand Shower Zone) were eventually used for the Sonic Mania Zone, Mirage Saloon Zone.
Gallery
| Gallery |
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  From a November/December 1992 issue of Sears, Roebuck and Co. Magazine  The correct color scheme. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brenda Ross Interview. Sonic Research Zone (February 2001). Retrieved on 25 February 2015.
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