This video is a TAS (Tool-Assisted Speedrun) of a Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Hack Rom. For more information on TAS, visit
https://tasvideos.org
ABOUT THE HACK:
Sonic Classic Heroes is a ROM hack for Sega Mega Drive that is the result of a collaboration between flamewing and ColinC10, combining their respective hacks Sonic 2 Heroes and Sonic 1 and 2. It is therefore a single ROM that offers all the Sonic the Hedgehog campaigns. and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, either alone or together; and allows the player to play as many characters as Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. The hack gets its name because of the ability to control a team of characters, which is reminiscent of the 3D game, Sonic Heroes.
The hack is based on the Sonic 2 engine, which has been enhanced by both Flamewing and ColinC10 to have new features. These include: multiple gameplay elements from Sonic 3 & Knuckles, such as element shields and character-specific abilities; the ability to save progress, scores, etc. in SRAM (something rarely implemented in Sonic 2, the other notable example being Esrael's Sonic 2 Delta); various bug fixes and mechanic improvements from the original games; and many more features, both implemented and planned.
The truth is, it was fun as well as challenging for me to complete this TAS, since I have little experience with TASes (Those who saw my other videos will already know), but it occurred to me after finishing the
SCH TAS in Any%. The first areas were easy for me, due to the familiarization with the speed, but there are those that took me more than 10 attempts to beat Zekann's record, such as Labyrinth, Aquatic Ruin, Metropolis and more. Although after almost half a month, I managed to finish the TAS with record time (World Record... I think), putting an end to the greatest effort I have given in my life. Another fact, those on the "Sonic TASers" server will already know about the problem that my laptop had where I uploaded videos (It crashed) so I was forced to complete it from my old PC (A very slow one). It didn't stop me though, and I was able to create this Speedrun.
| Zone | Zekann Time | My time |
| Green Hill | 0:19.28 - 0:17.02 - 0:35.45 | 0:19.25 - 0:15.65 - 0:34.53 |
| Marble | 0:20.12 - 0:33.93 - 0:19.30 | 0:19.70 - 0:32.75 - 0:19.20 |
| Spring Yard | 0:20.20 - 0:23.80 - 0:34.97 | 0:20.02 - 0:23.17 - 0:34.93 |
| Labyrinth | 0:25.68 - 0:43.38 - 0:53.28 | 0:24.28 - 0:35.62 - 0:52.10 |
| Star Light | 0:20.22 - 0:15.80 - 0:27.63 | 0:18.07 - 0:15.28 - 0:27.03 |
| Scrap Brain | 0:24.22 - 0:38.37 - 0:16.67 | 0:22.55 - 0:31.53 - 0:15.27 |
| Final | 1:00.47 | 1:00.45 |
| Emerald Hill | 0:18.95 - 0:27.15 | 0:18.23 - 0:26.77 |
| Chemical Plant | 0:17.83 - 0:31.17 | 0:17.22 - 0:25.18 |
| Aquatic Ruin | 0:18.83 - 0:32.47 | 0:18.37 - 0:31.58 |
| Casino Night | 0:21.63 - 0:46.22 | 0:21.58 - 0:44.33 |
| Hill Top | 0:38.42 - 0:42.53 | 0:37.05 - 0:38.30 |
| Mystic Cave | 0:24.87 - 0:32.55 | 0:24.30 - 0:31.08 |
| Oil Ocean | 0:30.78 - 0:38.82 | 0:21.43 - 0:36.10 |
| Metropolis | 0:39.28 - 0:55.63 - 1:09.65 | 0:36.03 - 0:40.87 - 1:09.17 |
| Sky Chase | 2:05.93 | 2:05.92 |
| Wing Fortress | 0:35.83 | 0:34.38 |
| Death Egg | 0:36.10 | 0:35.90 |
| Total | 50:19.21 | 48:11.69 |
SPECIAL THANKS:
Zekann: He was the one who gave me the challenge of beating
his TAS. Basically, he gave me the foundation and the challenge, which helped me get a better time.
rodonic01: It was the TAS encoder, which makes it enjoyable. Thanks for helping me in this part.
Enjoy TAS and Happy New Year
feos: Claiming for judging.
feos: Trimmed empty input at the end.
feos: Some improvements were suggested in the thread, but the run still looks good. Accepting as a full completion branch.
