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The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has shared some previously unseen content from zones that were cut to ensure the game would be completed in time.
The first of these stages, Cyber City Zone (also known at one point as Genocide City Zone), has been partially reconstructed after the VGHF scanned a number of design documents from the collection of Sonic 2 artist Tom Payne, including sprite art and colour palette information.
The VGHF also had access to Sonic 2 game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara’s map for the stage, as well as sketches of his individually designed ‘chunks’ for the stage (the idea is that the chunks would be arranged on the map, like a jigsaw, to form the basic level structure).
The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has shared some previously unseen content from zones that were cut to ensure the game would be completed in time.
The first of these stages, Cyber City Zone (also known at one point as Genocide City Zone), has been partially reconstructed after the VGHF scanned a number of design documents from the collection of Sonic 2 artist Tom Payne, including sprite art and colour palette information.
The VGHF also had access to Sonic 2 game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara’s map for the stage, as well as sketches of his individually designed ‘chunks’ for the stage (the idea is that the chunks would be arranged on the map, like a jigsaw, to form the basic level structure).
