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For a deep dive into these technical leftovers, you can check community-driven archives like The Cutting Room Floor or Sonic Retro .

: Unused text for "Hyper" and sprites for Super Emeralds indicate that Hyper Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles transformations were at one point considered, possibly tied to collecting emeralds in bonus stages. Cut Gameplay & Zones Unused Bosses : sonic-mania-game

contains several unused assets, including bouncing newspaper stacks and printing machines labeled "Sega SP500" as a potential nod to the SG-1000. For a deep dive into these technical leftovers,

: An early draft suggested a different start for Dr. Eggman. Instead of his active pursuit of the Phantom Ruby, he would have begun the game depressed in his bedroom until the Hard Boiled Heavies went rogue, angering him enough to return to villainy. : An early draft suggested a different start for Dr

: The game files contain sprite sets from mobile ports of Sonic 1 , 2 , and a failed Sonic 3 port, which were used as testing tools during development.

: A scrapped boss for Studiopolis Zone that used a rock-paper-scissors mechanic.