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The 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has two endings:
• A good ending, played if the player collects all the emeralds, where Sonic and Tails run off together at night, and see a constellation in the shape of their heads in the sky.
• A bad ending, where Sonic runs alone in the night, and sees a constellation in the shape of Tails' head in the sky
Although it has never been confirmed, many fans have speculated that the bad ending is supposed to involve Tails dying at the hands of Dr. Eggman, with some even going as far as to suggest that a large star on the right of Tails' forehead is supposed to represent a gun wound. The @sonic_hedgehog Twitter account has jokingly acknowledged this theory without confirming one way or another if it is true - once in a cross-promotion for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and the 8-bit game's addition to Sonic Origins Plus, where it compares both games' inclusion of "a beloved character's possible demise", and in a piece of promotional artwork taking place at a carnival, where Tails gets nausea on an intense ride and his constellation can be seen above him, with the "gun wound" star being placed on his muzzle.
• A good ending, played if the player collects all the emeralds, where Sonic and Tails run off together at night, and see a constellation in the shape of their heads in the sky.
• A bad ending, where Sonic runs alone in the night, and sees a constellation in the shape of Tails' head in the sky
Although it has never been confirmed, many fans have speculated that the bad ending is supposed to involve Tails dying at the hands of Dr. Eggman, with some even going as far as to suggest that a large star on the right of Tails' forehead is supposed to represent a gun wound. The @sonic_hedgehog Twitter account has jokingly acknowledged this theory without confirming one way or another if it is true - once in a cross-promotion for The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and the 8-bit game's addition to Sonic Origins Plus, where it compares both games' inclusion of "a beloved character's possible demise", and in a piece of promotional artwork taking place at a carnival, where Tails gets nausea on an intense ride and his constellation can be seen above him, with the "gun wound" star being placed on his muzzle.
Good ending:
https://youtu.be/8gl54WKbFGc?si=pY9mU5FMYtppM9Xk&t=810
Bad ending:
https://youtu.be/IZ19n421nBc?si=M1u0aG7EtgIScyR3
The Gamer article about Sonic 2 being added to Sonic Origins Plus:
https://www.thegamer.com/sega-reminds-sonic-fans-tails-technically-died-30-years-ago/
Bleeding Cool article about holiday artwork reference to the bad ending:
https://bleedingcool.com/games/sega-adds-dark-easter-egg-to-holiday-sonic-the-hedgehog-art/
https://youtu.be/8gl54WKbFGc?si=pY9mU5FMYtppM9Xk&t=810
Bad ending:
https://youtu.be/IZ19n421nBc?si=M1u0aG7EtgIScyR3
The Gamer article about Sonic 2 being added to Sonic Origins Plus:
https://www.thegamer.com/sega-reminds-sonic-fans-tails-technically-died-30-years-ago/
Bleeding Cool article about holiday artwork reference to the bad ending:
https://bleedingcool.com/games/sega-adds-dark-easter-egg-to-holiday-sonic-the-hedgehog-art/
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