Sonic 2 (and early 90's 2D Sonic) was an emerald for it's time!

This animation is a callback to Sonic 2's gameplay and various zones. While Sonic 1 was the game that started it all, Sonic 2 built upon the universe bringing us Tails, the introduction of Super Sonic, and moves such as the classic spin dash! Personally, I also adored how expressive the sprites were in this game. In this animation, I tried to bring out that expressive nature found in the game, an animation style similar to CD Sonic and Mania, as well as give my own personal touch.

I thought it would be good timing to release this animation around the time of the Sonic 2 movie, which came out a couple months ago, and the day of Sonic Origins' release and Sonic's 31st anniversary! Also, the 30th anniversary of Sonic 2 is later this year (November 21st, 2022).

Is it just me, or is Emerald Hill Zone's theme (single player) super underrated in comparison to Green Hill Zone’s theme? Green has been redone by Sega many times, yet Emerald has never got quite the treatment.

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Music: Emerald Hill Zone from the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 soundtrack is composed by Masato Nakamura. (Outro) Studiopolis Zone Act 1 “Lights, Camera, Action” is composed by Tiago "Tee" Lopes.