Sonic 2 CX Wii: Difference between revisions

Sonic 2 CX
Sonic 2 CX
General
Author	SuperrSonic
Type	Platform
Version	1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2021/07/08
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 13:07, 6 July 2024

This is a port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to the Wii. It is based on Sonic 2 Community's Cut (aka Sonic 2 CX), a combined mod of Sonic 2 and the Genesis Plus GX emulator which adds many features like widescreen support and S2 2013 enhancements.

The package includes an HBC-ready application, and an IPS patch for a clean Sonic 2 ROM. The patch is unique as it removes analog stick support, which allows it to work with digital input again.

It is important to note that the patch does not have to be applied manually, as the emulator will apply it automatically.

Installation

Note: Requires Sonic 2 ROM to run, which can be found in the Steam release, as well as the NTSC-U Virtual Console release.

Rename your Sonic 2 ROM to SONIC2.bin.

Then use 7-Zip to compress it and name that file SONIC2.7z (or change the path specified in the meta.xml) then place it in apps/Sonic_2_CX/.

User guide

About the game

Collaborate with Tails in a new adventure.

Stop Dr. Eggman from completing the ultimate weapon, the "Death Egg!"

Released in 1992, this is still one of the most popular games in the series.

Miles "Tails" Prower, a young fox, was introduced in this game.

Together with Sonic, he fought against Dr. Eggman.

Notes

This is only a part of Sonic 2 CX and not all the features are included:

OGG music, WAV sfx are not included.
No analog stick ("walking") support.
Special Stage background is glitched but playable.

Settings

This seems to provide the highest quality scaling in 480i/p mode by allowing the height to remain unfiltered.

Using the regular normal2x filter would introduce a frame jitter every ~10 seconds.

Note: For the few users who want to run this mod in 240p mode, make sure to disable this filter.

Screenshots

Media

Sonic 2 CX: Widescreen on Wii (SuperrSonic)

Changelog

UPDATE 2021/07/08

Added various CPU filters from latest RA.
Modified the settings file so it loads normal2x_height.filt by default.

Credits

SuperrSonic - Wii version, minor tweaks to the ROM patch.
heyjoeway - Sonic 2 Community's Cut.
EkeEke - Genesis Plus GX.
LibRetro - RetroArch.

External links

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_SXsIfcR00
Open Shop Channel - https://oscwii.org/library/app/Sonic_2_CX

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-This is a port of Sonic 2 to the Wii. It is based on [https://github.com/heyjoeway/s2cx Sonic 2 Community's Cut] (aka Sonic 2 CX), a combined mod of Sonic 2 and the Genesis Plus GX emulator which adds widescreen, S2 2013 enhancements, and a whole lot more.
+This is a port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to the Wii. It is based on [https://github.com/heyjoeway/s2cx Sonic 2 Community's Cut] (aka Sonic 2 CX), a combined mod of Sonic 2 and the Genesis Plus GX emulator which adds many features like widescreen support and S2 2013 enhancements.
 The package includes an HBC-ready application, and an IPS patch for a clean Sonic 2 ROM. The patch is unique as it removes analog stick support, which allows it to work with digital input again.
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 ==Installation==
-Requires Sonic 2 ROM to run and rename it to SONIC2.bin.
+'''Note:''' Requires Sonic 2 ROM to run, which can be found in the Steam release, as well as the NTSC-U Virtual Console release.
-Use 7-Zip to compress it and name that file SONIC2.7z (or change the path specified in the meta.xml) then place it in apps/Sonic_2_CX/.
+Rename your Sonic 2 ROM to SONIC2.bin.
-The required Sonic 2 revision can be found in the Steam release, as well as the NTSC-U Virtual Console release.
+Then use 7-Zip to compress it and name that file SONIC2.7z (or change the path specified in the meta.xml) then place it in apps/Sonic_2_CX/.
 ==User guide==