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Sonic: The Second Round (Formerly Round2.exe)

5 days ago

Absolute Cinema.

(Trivia in Article)


During the development, when the project changed its name from Round2.exe to Sonic: The Second Round, Super Sonic wasn't planned yet. It was a secret in previous releases but eventually the monitors in Last Chance were replaced with the Chaos Emeralds to add more background to the Fake Sonic (at least in this game). This incarnation is neither an entity nor a demon, but rather an organic clone created by the use of the negative energies of the Chaos Emeralds and Sonic's DNA. Unlike others like Zalgo, X, Exetior or any others, this one doesn't have a name. Since the positive energies were still intact, Sonic is still able to become Super (Inspired by Sonic Adventure).

With Super Sonic confirmed, we decided to include the game's name in his pre-battle cutscene, since he fights against his doppelganger for a second time.

Since the pink-eyed* clone was created with the negative energies, I decided to give him a second form as well. No exaggerated stuff with lots of teeth, monstruous faces or tentacle-like quills. Simplicity is better sometimes.

Another fun fact: The death scene of Sonic's doppelganger already existed in much older versions of the project, where he is petrified and explodes shortly afterwards. I didn't want to make another bloody mess, so I reused this concept.

*pink-eyed - reference to an eye inflammation called "Conjunctivitis", also known as pink-eye.

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I finally found a way to fix the slowdowns in Last Chance Act 0.

Also, here are the full pics of Sonic and his doppelganger from the intro scene (the I AM GOD part), including their super forms and one from bloopers.

A new update has been released. I've improved some of the dialogues, included changing "I was able to escape" with "I managed to escape". The alignment has also been improved.

Aside from that, not many major changes were made.

Some unused stuff...

For those who didn't know yet, the original Round2.exe is back, fully updated and much better than before.

https://gamejolt.com/games/sonic-second-round/836192

Available in two versions, complete and legacy.

#round2exe

Have you been getting these copyright claims over these two tracks on YT? Seems like I'll have to replace them.

Opening with bloopers, just for fun.

The Legacy Version is here, for those who asked me to reupload the older releases.

Of course I won't keep the old stuff, like those old embarrassing dialogue arts and that poorly programmed boss fight, equally embarrassing.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

The two copyrighted tracks has been replaced now, along with a few tweaks in animations and gameplay. Now you can jump higher while running up a slope.

Small changes were made in opening scene, including an emphasis in the "not a remake" part.

A long time ago I updated the game, but I finally uploaded it. Added more stages, new tracks and palette improvement.

I fixed an issue with Last Chance, which happened when you lose all lives and play again.

Also, here's some of the dialogue mugshots of Sonic and his doppelganger, if you wish to use them in articles of video thumbnails. (Some are unused in-game).