Game:

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)

Duration: 22:09

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This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see https://tasvideos.org/3483M
TAS originally published on 2017-07-29

The Sonic games for the Sega Master System and the Game Gear are much less well known than their Genesis/Mega Drive counterparts and have a reputation for being quite challenging, especially in handheld form. You'd never know this from the speed Sonic blazes through the game here.

Unlike later 8-bit Sonic games, there are significant differences in levels between the SMS version and the Game Gear version; here the latter is used primarily for faster boss fights.

This run improves the predecessor movie (https://tasvideos.org/1423M) by 00:02.30 real-time seconds, and by 01:22.41 minutes of total in-level time. What makes the real-time difference so small is the larger time bonuses. To compensate for that, the author has made an encode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbseNBqorfs) that cuts out the bonus screen and the level title cards.

If you like this run, also check out the run for SMS Sonic 2 (https://tasvideos.org/1019M).

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