Sonic the Hedgehog 2 © 1992 Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
North American release. For more information about the game itself, please see the Japanese version's entry; "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [Model G-4088]".
Game ID: 1051
Cartridge ID: 670-2479
Package ID (original release) : 670-2480
Package ID ('Not for Sale' reprint) : 670-2480-01
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released on November 24, 1992 in North America. A reprint later that year was labeled as 'Not for Resale'.
Sonic 2 had a release date in most Western regions which was uncommon at the time. November 24, 1992 was dubbed Sonic 2sday (a pun of the fact that it was a Tuesday), and the game was released throughout North America and the PAL territories. (It was released in Japan three days earlier.) This is referenced in the game by the order in which you need to play the sound effects to activate the debug mode.
CONSOLES:
Sega Genesis (1997) "Sonic Classics"
Sega Saturn (jul.31, 1997) "Sonic Jam [Model 81079]"
Nintendo GameCube (nov.10, 2002) "Sonic Mega Collection [Model DOL-GSOE-USA]"
Microsoft XBOX (nov.2, 2004) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model 64057]"
Sony PS2 (nov.2, 2004) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model SLUS-20917]"
Sony PS2 (nov.7, 2006) "Sega Genesis Collection [Model SLUS-21542]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] (june.11, 2007) [Model MBBE]
Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model 68034]"
Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]"
HANDHELDS:
Sony PSP (nov.16, 2006) "Sega Genesis Collection [Model ULUS-10192]"
Nintendo DS (mar.2, 2010) "Sonic Classic Collection [Model TWL-VSOE-USA]"
COMPUTERS:
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2000) "Sega Smash Pack 2"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (sept.22, 2000) "Sega Archives from USA Vol. 3"
PC [MS Windows, DVD-ROM] (mar.9, 2007) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus"
PC [Steam] (jan.26, 2011) "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [Model 71163]"
PC [MS Windows, DVD-ROM] (mar.15, 2011) "Sega Genesis Classic Collection - Gold Edition"
PC [Steam] (jul.3, 2013) "Sonic Hits Collection"
OTHERS:
Tiger Handheld LCD Game (1992)
See Video section.