Sonic the Hedgehog 2
| Sonic the Hedgehog | |
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| Franchise | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Developed by | Sega Technical Institute |
| Published by | Sega |
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| Release date |
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| Genre | Platform |
| First LP | |
| Played by | Rick Desilets |
| Featuring | |
| Original run |
September 5 – September 14, 2011 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Episode length | 9–14 minutes |
| Playlist | link |
| Playlist length | 1:33:56 |
| Sonic Week | |
| Preceded by | Sonic the Hedgehog CD |
| Followed by |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles |
| Second LP | |
| Played by | |
| Intro theme |
"Green Hill Zone" by TOY |
| Outro theme |
"Sonic 3" by Rare Candy |
| Original run |
July 30 – December 9, 2016 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Episode length | 10–21 minutes |
| Playlist | link |
| Playlist length | 2:26:30 |
| The Super Sonic Let's Play | |
| Preceded by | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
| Followed by | SegaSonic the Hedgehog |
| Third LP | |
| Played by | |
| Featuring | |
| Intro theme |
"Mystic Cave Zone" by NoteBlock |
| Original run |
October 26 – November 1, 2018 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Episode length | 13–75 minutes |
| Playlist | link |
| Playlist length | 3:40:41 |
| The Super Sonic Let's Play | |
| Preceded by | Tiny Chao Garden |
| Followed by | Sonic Pinball Party |
| D-Pad Rivals | |
| Preceded by | Mega Man X |
| Followed by |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles |
| Fourth LP | |
| Played by | |
| Original run | November 19, 2019 |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Episode length | 14:14 |
| Video | link |
| Sega Genesis Mini | |
| Preceded by | Streets of Rage 2 |
| Followed by |
Street Fighter II' Special Champion Edition |
| Fifth LP | |
| Played by | Rick Desilets |
| Original run | June 22, 2021 |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Episode length | 1:20:46 |
| Playlist | link |
| Sonic Weekathon | |
| Preceded by | Sonic the Hedgehog CD |
| Followed by |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles |
- This page is about the 1992 Sega Genesis game. For the Master System and Game Gear version, see Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit).
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a 1992 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It is the second main game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The player controls Sonic, now joined by his friend Tails, pursuing Dr. Robotnik on West Side Island as he attempts to take over the world using a space station called the Death Egg. Mechanically, the game expands significantly on its predecessor, with a new "spin dash" technique, the ability to transform into the powerful Super Sonic after collecting all seven Chaos Emeralds, and the option to play as either Sonic, Tails, or both. A second player may control Tails for co-op gameplay, and the game additionally includes a competitive multiplayer mode where two players can race through various levels. The game was played on The D-Pad in 2011, as the third game in Sonic Week. The entire LP was recorded in a single session and uploaded to the now defunct dpadup.com website as one long episode on June 22, 2011. It was later edited into 8 shorter episodes and released on YouTube on weekdays from September 5 to September 14, 2011.
The game was revisited on The D-Pad in 2016, as the sixth game in The Super Sonic Let's Play. The main LP consisted of 8 episodes, released on weekdays from July 30 to August 5, 2016. A bonus episode covering the game's competitive multiplayer mode was released on December 9, 2016.
The game was played on The D-Pad a third time in celebration of the 500th episode of The Super Sonic Let's Play in 2018, as a race between Rick and C/J, a follow-up to their race of the Sonic the Hedgehog in 2014, and the third game in D-Pad Rivals. In this LP, Rick played the 2018 Xbox One port of the game, and C/J played the PlayStation 4 port. The LP consisted of 5 episodes, released daily from October 26 to October 30, 2018. A bonus episode featuring the entirety of the race was released on October 31, 2018, and a further episode featuring a side-by-side comparison of the race with the Sonic the Hedgehog race was released on November 1, 2018.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is one of the forty-two games included in the Sega Genesis Mini dedicated console. This version of the game was played on The D-Pad in a one-off episode in 2019, as the twelfth game in their Sega Genesis Mini series. The episode was released on November 19, 2019.
The game was played on The D-Pad a fifth time in a one-off episode by Rick in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Sonic Week in 2021, as the third game in Sonic Weekathon. The episode was streamed live on the dpadfm Twitch account before being uploaded to YouTube on June 22, 2021.
Episodes
2011 LP
This LP was re-released on The D-Pad Unpaused on August 28, 2022.
| SW# | Episode | Title | Length | Player(s) | Commentator(s) | Original release date | YouTube release date |
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| 14 | 1 | "The C-Pad" | 9:54 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
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| 15 | 2 | "One Ring" | 13:27 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 6, 2011 |
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| 16 | 3 | "I Am Filled with Boners Right Now" | 11:01 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 7, 2011 |
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| 17 | 4 | "BEN" | 14:21 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 9, 2011 |
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| 18 | 5 | "Now It's Time to Kick Some Ass" | 12:51 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 10, 2011 |
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| 19 | 6 | "Ciao, Chao" | 12:10 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 12, 2011 |
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| 20 | 7 | "If I Cry, I Get My Way" | 9:19 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 13, 2011 |
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| 21 | 8 | "Even These Baby Eagles" | 10:52 | Rick | John, C/J | June 22, 2011 | September 14, 2011 |
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2016 LP
This LP was re-released on The D-Pad Unpaused on March 19, 2023.
| TSSLP# | Episode | Title | Length | Player(s) | Commentator(s) | Release date | ||||||
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| 26 | 1 | "I Would Like to Make a Toast" | 21:15 | C/J, Dustin | Rick, John, Ben | July 30, 2016 | ||||||
| 27 | 2 | "Lots of Things Are Colder Than Ice" | 15:01 | C/J, Dustin, Rick, John | Ben | July 31, 2016 | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | "Fortune Punishes the Bold" | 10:11 | C/J, Dustin, Rick, John | Ben | July 31, 2016 | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | "A GPS in My Asshole" | 19:30 | John, Lindsay, Rick | C/J, Ben | August 1, 2016 | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | "Fucking Seawhores" | 14:25 | Rick, John, Ben, C/J | Lindsay | August 2, 2016 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | "I Need a Lamppost" | 21:04 | Rick, C/J | John, Ben, Lindsay | August 3, 2016 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | "Scyther, No Scything!" | 12:48 | Rick, C/J | John, Ben, Lindsay | August 4, 2016 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | "The Perfectly Round Egg Body" | 12:46 | Rick, C/J | John, Ben, Lindsay | August 5, 2016 | ||||||
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| 144 | * | "How Did I Get Here?" | 19:29 | C/J, Rick | John, Ben | December 9, 2016 | ||||||
2018 LP
This LP was re-released on The D-Pad Unpaused on March 5, 2024.
| TSSLP# | DPR# | Episode | Title | Length | Player(s) | Commentator(s) | Release date |
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| 500 | 9 | 1 | "What's at Stake Here" | 14:59 | C/J, Rick | John | October 26, 2018 |
| 501 | 10 | 2 | "The Oil Ocean of Sonic 2" | 16:06 | C/J, Rick | John | October 27, 2018 |
| 503 | 11 | 3 | "Let Me Refrain" | 14:06 | C/J, Rick | John | October 28, 2018 |
| 504 | 12 | 4 | "You've Been Cluckolded" | 13:40 | C/J, Rick | John | October 29, 2018 |
| 505 | 13 | 5 | "Achievement Unlocked: Win" | 15:54 | C/J, Rick | John | October 30, 2018 |
| 506 | 14 | * | "Chef's Kiss Amazing" | 1:10:24 | C/J, Rick | John | October 31, 2018 |
| 507 | 15 | * | "Sonic the Hedgehog VS vs. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 VS" | 1:15:32 | C/J, Rick | John, Felice | November 1, 2018 |
2019 LP
| SGM# | Title | Length | Player(s) | Commentator(s) | Release date |
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| 13 | "Haunted Week" | 14:14 | Rick, Geoff | November 19, 2019 |
2021 LP
| SWT# | Title | Length | Player(s) | Commentator(s) | Release date |
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| 4 | "Time to Rip Dick Through This Casino" | 1:20:46 | Rick | June 22, 2021 | |
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Gallery
Trivia
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is one of only two games to be played in five entirely separate LPs on the channel, along with the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
- The Sonic Week LP of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 marks the first time that Rick played a game on the channel.
- The first episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 VS was broadcast live using YouTube Premiere.