Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Cheats & Tips

Game Genie, Sega Genesis

Here are some cheats and tips for the game Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

THERE ARE 2 VERSIONS OF THIS GAME. IF ONE CODE DOESN’T WORK ON YOUR GAME, THEN TRY THE OTHER
1 SAST-DJ1A / SATA-DJTJ Rings worth 2–player 1
2 SAST-DN1A / SATA-DNTJ Rings worth 3–player 1
3 SAST-DT1A / SATA-DTTJ Rings worth 4–player 1
4 SAST-DY1A / SATA-DYTJ Rings worth 5–player 1
5 SAST-D21A / SATA-D2TJ Rings worth 6–player 1
6 SAST-D61A / SATA-D6TJ Rings worth 7–player 1
7 SAST-DA1A / SATA-DATJ Rings worth 8–player 1
8 AE8A-AAD2 / AE8A-AADN Start with 1 life instead of 3–player 1
9 AY8A-AAD2 / AY8A-AADN Start with 5 lives–player 1
10 A68A-AAD2 / A68A-AADN Start with 7 lives–player 1
11 BE8A-AAD2 / BE8A-AADN Start with 9 lives–player 1
12 DE8A-AAD2 / DE8A-AADN Start with 25 lives–player 1
13 GJ8A-AAD2 / GJ8A-AADN Start with 50 lives–player 1
14 KN8A-AAD2 / KN8A-AADN Start with 75 lives–player 1
15 NN8A-AAD2 / NN8A-AADN Start with 99 lives–player 1
16 JW3A-CA4J / JW3A-CA4Y Infinite lives–player 1
17 SATA-DJVW / SATA-DJW8 Rings worth 2–player 2
18 SATA-DNVW / SATA-DNW8 Rings worth 3–player 2
19 SATA-DTVW / SATA-DTW8 Rings worth 4–player 2
20 SATA-DYVW / SATA-DYW8 Rings worth 5–player 2
21 SATA-D2VW / SATA-D2W8 Rings worth 6–player 2
22 SATA-D6VW / SATA-D6W8 Rings worth 7–player 2
23 SATA-DAVW / SATA-DAW8 Rings worth 8–player 2
24 AE8A-AAD8 / AE8A-AADW Start with 1 life instead of 3–player 2
25 AY8A-AAD8 / AY8A-AADW Start with 5 lives–player 2
26 A68A-AAD8 / A68A-AADW Start with 7 lives–player 2
27 BE8A-AAD8 / BE8A-AADW Start with 9 lives–player 2
28 DE8A-AAD8 / DE8A-AADW Start with 25 lives–player 2
29 GJ8A-AAD8 / GJ8A-AADW Start with 50 lives–player 2
30 KN8A-AAD8 / KN8A-AADW Start with 75 lives–player 2
31 NN8A-AAD8 / NN8A-AADW Start with 99 lives–player 2
32 JXGA-CA7G / JXGA-CA7W Infinite lives–player 2
33 KBVT-CAE2 / KBVT-CAE2 Jump lower
34 FVVT-CAE2 / FVVT-CAE2 Jump a little higher
FOR CODES 35 AND 36, SWITCH OFF IF YOU GET STUCK SOMEWHERE OR WANT TO SINK IN WATER
35 EBVT-CAE2 / EBVT-CAE2 Jump a lot higher
36 CBVT-CAE2 / CBVT-CAE2 Jump really high
37 A02T-CAF8 / A02T-CAGL Sonic stays invincible for a shorter time after getting hit
38 982T-CAF8 / 982T-CAGL Sonic stays invincible for a longer time after getting hit
39 ALTA-CA8N / ALTA-CA82 Sonic becomes invisible and invincible for the rest of the level after getting hit–must have at least one ring (switch off and then on to make Sonic visible)
40 ALTA-CA9J / ALTA-CA9Y Once invincible (stars), Sonic stays Invincible for the rest of the level
41 ATTT-CA4W / ATTT-CA58 Sonic doesn’t lose rings when hit
42 ATTT-CA5G / ATTT-CA6W Tails doesn’t lose rings when hit
43 AH2T-CAH6/AH2T-CAHN Sonic needs only 1 ring instead of 50 to enter special stage after touching a star post
WITH CODES 44 THRU 57, THE COUNTER DOESN’T SHOW THE EXTRA RINGS, BUT YOU DO GET THEM
44 SBJA-HJWJ/SBJA-HJV2 Rings worth 2 in special stages–Sonic
45 SBJA-HNWJ/SBJA-HNV2 Rings worth 3 in special stages–Sonic
46 SBJA-HTWJ/SBJA-HTV2 Rings worth 4 in special stages–Sonic
47 SBJA-HYWJ/SBJA-HYV2 Rings worth 5 in special stages–Sonic
48 SBJA-H2WJ/SBJA-H2V2 Rings worth 6 in special stages–Sonic
49 SBJA-H6WJ/SBJA-H6V2 Rings worth 7 in special stages–Sonic
50 SBJA-HAWJ/SBJA-HAV2 Rings worth 8 in special stages–Sonic
51 SBJA-HJWR/SBJA-HJV8 Rings worth 2 in special stages–Tails
52 SBJA-HNWR/SBJA-HNV8 Rings worth 3 in special stages–Tails
53 SBJA-HTWR/SBJA-HTV8 Rings worth 4 in special stages–Tails
54 SBJA-HYWR/SBJA-HYV8 Rings worth 5 in special stages–Tails
55 SBJA-H2WR/SBJA-H2V8 Rings worth 6 in special stages–Tails
56 SBJA-H6WR/SBJA-H6V8 Rings worth 7 in special stages–Tails
57 SBJA-HAWR/SBJA-HAV8 Rings worth 8 in special stages–Tails