


It also includes sound effect tracks from Sonic 1, which some of them were not used in Sonic 2 as well as Sound Test functions.

In the original Mega Drive version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, there are two versions of Sound Test in the game: one in the Options menu and one which is integrated with the act select menu like in Sonic 1. The track list and order has also been altered compared to the original Mega Drive version. In the 2013 remaster, the Sound Test can be accessed through the Level Select just like the original Mega Drive version. In Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis, a similar feature known as the Juke Box is added, which is unlocked after beating the game with all six Chaos Emeralds collected. The player can press left or right to change the track and press to play that track. Once in Level Select, the player can navigate up/down to move down the menu until Sound Select is highlighted. It is a hidden feature that is integrated with Level Select. The Sound Test first appears in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game under the name " Sound Select". Level Select with Sound Select highlighted in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. Game appearances Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) In the earlier main games, this comes in the form of playing certain tracks in a specific order most of such sequences tend to reference various subjects such as dates. The Sound Test can also be used to activate other hidden features in actual gameplay akin to cheat codes or reveal hidden content. In modern Sonic games, the player usually needs to fulfil certain in-game requirements for the Sound Test and its tracks to be unlocked though they can be available from the beginning of some games as well. Like Level Select or Debug Mode, it is accessed by inputting certain actions, which has to be done on a certain part of the game to do so. In earlier games for the Sega Mega Drive, the Sound Test is a hidden feature and is often integrated with the Level Select. It can also feature music that is not heard anywhere else in the game. The Sound Test is an in-game jukebox that contains various audio tracks ranging from background music, sound effects and voice tracks of that game.
