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Sally Acorn in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (aka Sally in Sonic 2) is a fan-made ROM of the game Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive, with Princess Sally Acorn as a playable character in place of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Mega Man X in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is a ROMhack/mod of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 which lets the player control Mega Man X instead of Sonic, with all of his signature attacks, like the charge beam, the wall jump and the dash, and X can also get the weapons from his enemies, like in his own games.

Knuckles' Emerald Hunt is a modification of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 that split off from another hack Sonic 2 Adventure Edition. It's main goal is to mimic the Emerald Hunting Gameplay from Sonic Adventure 2/Battle. Playable characters being Knuckles and Tikal, through each stage you must find and collect 3 Emeralds or Emerald pieces. The Game features the radar from SA2, and a secret Sandwich mode in which all the emeralds are replaced with Sub sandwiches and the Master emerald is replaced with a Subway footlong. It also features the Scrapped Hidden Palace Zone and some Sonic 1 Zones

Sonic the Hedgehog Megamix (commonly shortened to Sonic Megamix) is a work-in-progress multiperson disassembly modification of the original Sonic the Hedgehog videogame for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, developed by Team Megamix and more recently moved to the Sega Mega-CD. The game features the ability to play as one of five different characters: Sonic the Hedgehog, Mighty the Armadillo, Shadow the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and Knuckles the Echidna. It is an extensive reworking of the original game, featuring new art, music, abilities, layouts, and other things.

This is a hack which changes Sonic the Hedgehog for Genesis into a entirely different game with new gameplay. It stars Dr. Robotnik whom must capture creatures with a net and put them in creature capsules. The graphics are the same as previous Sonic games but the rest is mostly changed. Most levels are open by default.

Sonic 2 XL is a hack of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive by Captain Bozo and Ranger. Rings are replaced with onion rings, and Sonic becomes fatter after eating them.

Sonic 2: Pink Edition is a modification of Sonic 2 that replaces Sonic & Tails with Amy and Cream as playable characters, Amy's sprite being based off her modern design. The changes aren't just to the asthetics though, Amy and cream bring their own movesets to the table! Amy bringing her trusty Piko Piko Hammer to swing,jump,whirl and dash through Robotnik's obstacles. Cream bringing the spindash and ability to fly, oh! don't forget about her trusty Chao, Cheese who can attack enemies, even bosses, from a distance!

Metal Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 swaps Sonic out for Metal Sonic from Sonic CD, you can choose between the Original moveset, Sonic CD, or the 2011 remaster moveset from Christian Whitehead's port of Sonic CD Metal will once show Robotnik he's not a bot to be forgotten...