Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)

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{{Prototype
|titlescreen=S2NA_Title.png
|builddate=1992
|status=Released
|dumper=drx
|origin_type=Encased Megadrive EPROM cartridge ([[171-5694-01]])
|origin_labels=Holographic case label, EPROMs labeled Sonic 0, 1, 2 and 3
|origin_eproms=4x 27c020 (1MB)
|origin_ownership=Unknown (1992-2006), [[drx]] (2006-present)
|game=Sonic the Hedgehog 2
|system=Sega Mega Drive
|genre=Platform
|final_builddate=Sep 29, 1992 10:33:00
|release_date={{RegionDate|JP|Nov 21, 1992}} {{RegionDate|US|Nov 24, 1992}} {{RegionDate|EU|Nov 24, 1992}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Sonic_The_Hedgehog_2_(Early_prototype).rar
|title={{PAGENAME}}
}}
An early prototype of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Megadrive, also known as the "Nick Arcade" prototype.
==Notes==
{{Tcrf link| Proto:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)/Nick Arcade Prototype}}
* Was also possibly used at SCES 1992 (which was opened to the public near the end of May). The booth was not allowed to be photographed or filmed, but was reported to share the same properties as this prototype.
* A similar prototype was also featured on the Nickelodeon show "Nick Arcade", which began filming its second season in June 1992 and began airing in September of that year.
* Contains remnants of ToeJam & Earl REV00 near the end of the ROM, suggesting that the EPROMs originally carried the game before being written over.
* It was released by [[drx]] on Nov 7, 2006.

==Screenshots==
<gallery mode=nolines heights=168 widths=240>
S2NA_Title.png|Title screen
S2proto_1.png|Level select
S2proto_2.png|Leftover Green Hill Zone from Sonic 1
S2proto_3.png|Chemical Plant Zone
S2proto_4.png|Hidden Palace Zone
S2proto_5.png|Emerald Hill Zone
S2proto_6.png|Hill Top Zone
</gallery>

==Files==
{{filelist|

{{filelistentry | 1 |filename= Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Early prototype) (dumped by hidden-palace.org).bin |type= Megadrive ROM Image |size= 1048576
|crc32= 39faaa70|md5= a460bf633579a80eebbc09d6809e1b09|sha1= 5b51b4d98cb4a7a38157dc4ab9462164dd224bfd }}
}}

==Header==
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00000110 28 43 29 53 45 47 41 20 31 39 39 31 2e 41 50 52 (C)SEGA 1991.APR
00000120 53 4f 4e 49 43 20 54 48 45 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SONIC THE 
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00000140 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
00000150 53 4f 4e 49 43 20 54 48 45 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SONIC THE 
00000160 20 20 20 20 20 20 48 45 44 47 45 48 4f 47 20 32 HEDGEHOG 2
00000170 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
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00000190 4a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 J 
000001a0 00 00 00 00 00 07 ff ff 00 ff 00 00 00 ff ff ff ................
000001b0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
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000001d0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
000001e0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
000001f0 4a 55 45 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 JUE 


==Origin==
<gallery mode=packed>
S2b_cart_case.jpg|Cartridge case with holographic label
S2b_cart_front.jpg|Cartridge front
S2b_cart_back.jpg|Cartridge back
</gallery>

==Acknowledgments==
Thanks to Execbyte, Kat, Aurochs, LocalH, Orangefox, Erik JS, CheeseBacon, ScarredSun and Cyberdude for helping with the release.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)