Talk:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)/archive 2
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name issue
Posting discussion from previous page: The T, you may wish to check Eloquence's last two edits to this article. You may disagree with them. ;) -- Oliver P. 20:23 May 14, 2003 (UTC)
To clarify: It seems that The T considers "Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2" to be a separate game from "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", while Eloquence considers "Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2" to be the same game as "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", but just involving a different main character. Clearly this is a deep philosophical conundrum, and I think the problem itself merits discussion in the article, with references to the appropriate journals where the issue is discussed. ;) Actually, I've done a Google search for the term, and it does seem to come up as a game in its own right (see e.g. here), so I have identified it as such in the article. And don't ask me why I care about this problem; I don't know the answer any more than you do... -- Oliver P. 17:46 1 Jun 2003 (UTC)
To be honest, I haven't the foggiest idea what a "passthru cartridge" is, and I was hoping that if I made the phrase into a link, someone would end up writing an explanation at that article. But okay, if "Sonic & Knuckles" is the only passthru cartridge ever, hopefully someone will write the explanation there instead... :) By the way, what is the correct way to format computer game titles? Should they be in italics, or quotation marks, or what? I suppose I should check to see if there is a policy on that... -- Oliver P. 22:33 2 Jun 2003 (UTC)
"Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the second game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series." -- Would it be appropriate to specify whether this is a computer game (eg, for MS-Windows, or Macintosh, or whatever), or a nintendo game, or whatever it is? Pagan 09:55, 30 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Hack stuff
I removed all of the hack stuff. I just don't think it's at all relevant. It doesn't offer any insights whatsoever into the Sonic 2 game, it's just information about something others have done. What remains is information about the game, and its beta version, which I think is as it should be--the article is about a Sega game, not a hack of said game. - Vague | Rant 09:12, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)
But okay, if "Sonic & Knuckles" is the only passthru cartridge ever, hopefully someone will write the explanation there instead Well, I guess the Game Genie and Pro Action Replay would fall in the same cathegory, even though the "Lock-On" technology in Sonic & Knuckles involved more things such as checking for specific serial numbers in the header and acting differently depending on which game was connected.
I think Knuckles The Echidna in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 should be considered as a different game since it's not just a new revision of the original game. It also removes some playable characters and game modes, adds or modifies certain in-game objects and even runs under a different engine.
By the way, even though it's not mentioned in the credits, Tim Skelly was also the Art Director of this game. Also, Tom Payne made several enemies as well as the foreground in the Metropolis Zone.
-ICEknight
ICEKnight, I'm suprised you didn't add info about those sketches you found. Don't worry, I already did some preliminary work; I added a link to the page (no, I'm not going to subject people to that insufferable "shoot the wasps" game) and some info on the "Sabaku Zone" thing.
--Aurochs 02:13, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
"Gold" Sonic
This article should discuss the "golden Sonic" you get for collecting all the Chaos emeralds/ entering the cheat code. Also, does anyone know if the look of golden Sonic was influenced by Dragonball Z? It seems to me that it probably was, but I don't have any proof. --Carl 03:05, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
His name is Super Sonic. The article breifly mentions him, but it may be useful for someone to expand on the reference, as you suggest. As for whether he was influenced by DBZ, to quote the Wikipedia article on Super Sonic, "It has yet to be proven that this appearance, as well as Super Sonic's enhanced abilities and the very idea of Super Sonic itself, derives from Super Saiya-jin, the highest form of a Saiya-jin in the television series Dragon Ball Z, as well as its subsidiary, Dragon Ball GT." Although I had heard that as well... - MIT Trekkie 03:47, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
Hidden Palace code
Hmm... I can't seem to remember how one gets to HPZ in the final game after entering the Game Genie code. I'm quite sure you had to go to Death Egg Zone in the level select screen, but it's been a while since I used that code, and I can't remember.
Also, it might be helpful if somebody added the Action Replay code.
--Aurochs 00:46, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
Redirect
Does Marcus mind explaining why he made this page redirect to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) without any discussion on which page should be the main one? Both titles for the console are recognized by English-speaking people, and his "title for the main STH page includes the word Genesis" doesn't cut it. --Aurochs
- See his talk page. --Nick R 12:17, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Why does this redirect to the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 page? Shouldn't it, since it specifies Mega Drive, redirect directly to the 16-bit version, like the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) does? Tom Temprotran 23:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
