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This page pertains to the beta elements of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit).

Prototype images

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Unused graphics

Character sprites

Animation/Image	Name	Description
	Crying Tails animation	An animation of Tails crying.
	Bored Sonic animation	While majority of the game's graphics and animations for Sonic were copied from previous game on the Master System/Game Gear, the waiting animation was changed, rendering these three frames unused. They were used in the AutoDemo prototype.
	Death sprite	Sonic's death sprite from the Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit). The final version uses an updated sprite.
	Pit Master's lower body	The entire body of the Pit Master, whereas in the final game, only its head is visible.
	Hiyoko Master's lower body	The entire body of the Hiyoko Master, whereas in the final game, only its head and neck are visible. The legs are even animated.

Monitors

Image	Name	Description
	Sonic Monitor	While this can be found inside a wall in Crystal Egg Zone, the graphics are obscured. When collected, it grants the player a Continue.
	Question mark Monitor
	Grey sneaker Monitor
	Arrow Monitor

Level geometry art

Image	Zone	Description
	Underground Zone	Several unused bricks, which were seen in the Autodemo prototype.
	Underground Zone	Leftover curved tunnels, which were seen in the Autodemo prototype.
	Underground Zone	A 32×32 rock, which was used in the AutoDemo prototype.
	Underground Zone	Unused miscellaneous pieces.
	Underground Zone	An unused floating platform.
	Sky High Zone	A rolling boulder.
	Sky High Zone	An unused floating platform.
	Sky High Zone	A random block.
	Sky High Zone	Water tiles that were meant to appear in Act 2. They look similar to the tiles in the AutoDemo prototype.
	Sky High Zone	These trees from Act 1 were apparently supposed to appear in Act 2. However, they never do.
	Sky High Zone	A 32×32 background tile that was supposed to appear in Act 2.
	Aqua Lake Zone	A small additional piece of land. If placed in Act 2, they become fully functional and cause Sonic to slide down it.
	Aqua Lake Zone	A waterfall tile.
	Aqua Lake Zone	Unused spikes that were supposed to appear in Acts 1 and 3. The only spikes found in this Zone are underwater, as none of them are submerged above ground.
	Green Hills Zone	While the miscolored grass tile on the left is used in-game, an unused properly-colored grass tile exists.
	Green Hills Zone	Unused graphics for the background scenery that replicates to a flower stem.
	Green Hills Zone	A diagonal spring in front of the scenery, which is not used anywhere throughout the Zone.
	Gimmick Mountain Zone	A breakable 32×32 purple block tile, which is never used anywhere throughout the Zone.
	Scramble Egg Zone	A breakable 32×32 block tile.
	Crystal Egg Zone	Mountain background tiles that are not used anywhere.
	Crystal Egg Zone	Scenery tiles that are not used anywhere.
	Crystal Egg Zone	An unused flower.

Unused title card

Image	Description
	Originally, the level card for Gimmick Mountain Zone used its full name (shown at the time of the image). Due to a lack of space on the screen, however, "Mountain" was shortened to "Mt."

Unused audio content

Music

Clip	Description
	A peaceful, ethereal-sounding tune. This song was removed from the Game Gear version and replaced by the sound effect that plays when Sonic (and Tails) where the camera pans up to the sky of the stars at the end of the credits. Both of them use the same value ID ($92).

Sound Effects

These sound effects were removed from the Game Gear Version, but can still be found in the files for the Master System Version.

Clip	ID	Description
	A7	Similar to the Spring/ramp sound that used in the Autodemo Prototype.
	AC	Likely a fire sound.
	AD	An alternate splash sound.
	B2	Similar to Sound A2 from the Autodemo Prototype.

External links

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) on The Cutting Room Floor.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)

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