This ROM hack combines Yoshi’s Island with Sonic 2, and it’s magical
Earlier this week, a video flew through my Twitter feed of what looks like Sonic 2 with a baby Sonic and Yoshi moving through its opening stage. It is. It’s not faked. It’s a real ROM hack, and you can totally get it online.
Yes, this rom hack is real, and it’s very well done. pic.twitter.com/ikeRKcAPdg
— Petrarca (@Ktr4ks) March 30, 2017
That same user links to this completely legitimate-seeming file, which also had me laughing.
For everyone interested, here is the link for the rom.https://t.co/adfhjJAUr3 pic.twitter.com/xh9l4EcYfy
— Petrarca (@Ktr4ks) March 30, 2017
Matthew Green from Press The Buttons dropped a link to an amazing Youtube video in the chain of tweets that shows 14 minutes of play. That video includes a separate link to the ROM hack. You have it twice now!
@pkollar @Ktr4ks Download link in the description at https://t.co/D1hxXlxPzI
— Matthew Green (@PressTheButtons) March 31, 2017
This ROM hack is not new
The YouTube description from the video above indicates that the original work was done by a user named Xenowhirl. This was part of a Sonic hacking contest back in 2010. The ROM hack is only now catching popularity as its surfaced online thanks to tweets like the one above.
I know it’s what I’m goofing off with this weekend, how about you?
Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/04/02/this-rom-hack-combines-yoshis-island-with-sonic-2-and-its-magical/