A Hidden Palace Zone Theory

Hi guys. This is my first post on the S2B forums, so I certainly hope that this theory is at least a somewhat original one.

I've owned a copy of Sonic 2 for Genesis for years now, yet I somehow failed to learn anything about Hidden Palace Zone unitl a friend of mine mentioned it out of the blue a few weeks ago. I was quite intrigued by the incomplete zone, and was curious as to just where a zone like that would have fit into Sonic 2's gameplay.

After discovering information about the Tails 1UP box found in the level, both in BETA form? and the final cartridge, I came up with a theory as to why that box was there.

Let's suppose that this was indeed meant to be a Tails only level like many have speculated in the past. What better place for the level to have positioned than right after Sky Chase Zone?

At this point, Sonic and Tales are separated. Sonic has just entered the Sky Fortress, while Tails is on his way down in a crashing plane. Well, what if our buddy, the two-tailed fox crashed into the ground and landed upon something "hidden?" Hidden Palace Zone would begin, and we would take control of Tails for the level. Then after the level's completion, off we would go to The Sky Chase Zone, right where we last left Sonic. And from there, everything would go as it went in the final version of the game.

It seems to make the most sense out of any theory I could possibly think of. What do you guys think? Has anyone else ever thought of anything similar? Again, this is of course just a theory. Who knows whether HPZ was intended to be there, or whether I am completely on the wrong track.

In either case, I'm happy to be a part of the boards!

 

Thanks for the heads up Trigahd. I figured that what I was saying probably was said before. I'll shy away from the HPZ theories. This theory was the only one I thought was somewhat possible anyway.

Glad to be welcomed though!

 

Thanks for all the kind welcomes! Hope I live up to the welcoming with fair and balanced posting better than Fox News could ever do.

 

That can certainly be arranged RP.