Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mania

This is the official twitter account for the upcoming Sonic Mania mod, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mania! This is a mod that plans to remake Sonic 2 in Sonic Mania the best we can, along with remaking cut levels from the original game! #SonicTheHedgehog #SonicMania

Remade the 06 intro from scratch! Pretty dang proud with how it turned out #SonicTheHedgehog

Soooo... one little thing I've found interesting between the 2 versions of Sonic Unleashed (Wii/XB360) are the cutscene differences, as there are actually more than you would think for them being recordings from the HD version! Left: Wii Right: XB360 (1/?)

New art for Aquatic Ruin was being redone near the end of development. Done by @/louplayer54

However, this area from IDW was kind of a source of inspiration and probably gives a good enough idea of how the zone would've looked.

Ocean Wind is the zone with the least done for it. Only having one piece of concept art and a small ground pattern. Concept art by @milesun_ and ground pattern by @troopsushi

Yes, actually! The idea for the plane and level segments came from Mirage Saloon and (sorta) Sonic 4! The level taking place during sunrise/sunset was also an idea that came from Sonic 4.

Hidden Palace was gonna be something that functioned more like how it was originally planned to before the mobile remake, a small playable area you get teleported to after collecting all 7 emeralds. However, no real assets were ever really created besides this mockup chunk.

Due to the level now taking place after Cyber City (which takes place at night), the level was redesigned to be during sunrise! Newer art was also in the process of getting redone, done by @/louplayer54

LOTS of changes were planned for Sky Chase/Wing Fortress. These were widely regarded as pretty boring levels in the original, so hopes were that overhauling the end of the game would make it more exciting and enjoyable to replay!

There was a brief point in time where the idea of super emeralds were considered, due to the game length planning to span around 15 zones. This idea never went anywhere, but regardless Hyper Sonic was fully implemented due to the new codebase being largely based on S3K Origins.

The final version of Casino Night, for reference.

Concept art for a redone Casino Night BG, which never ended up fully happening. New art assets for one were being worked on however. Done by @Shayzis_Ozaki

A video showcasing the first idea for the zone transition from Cyber City to Sky Chase/Wing Fortress. Going forward you'd essentially be "chasing" the Death Egg.

Cyber City sprite assets! A good amount were made through tests and whatnot, but never made it into an actual build in any way. Done by @Shayzis_Ozaki

also a bonus test render i ended up being very happy with #SonicTheHedgehog

I have made a TON of changes to this guy since then, and I did a little expression test with him to mess with it #SonicTheHedgehog

Concept art for both Act 1 and Act 2 of Cyber City! The only zone planned to have major act differences, as it was the final "main" zone. Act 1 was planned to be featured in a computer somewhat, while act 2 was in the actual city itself.

A lot of the earliest videos from the project's life are now gone due to being hosted on a platform that deletes videos, but fortunately I still have the earliest one! Dated June 14th, 2020, only a few days after the project started, it showcases a VERY early title and menu.

A very early mockup was also created using these early assets. Done by Emma (no twitter account)

Scratchpad of a ton of early assets for Sand Shower, along with an early BG attempt. Also worth noting that the sand design in the scratchpad is outdated, with a newer one done later. Done by @McNuggieee and @Shayzis_Ozaki