The Sonic 2 Hybridization project by Doc Eggfan took the Sonic 2 ROM for the Genesis, lowered the color palette, and inserted 8-bit sprites in an attempt to make a version of Sonic 2 for the Master System with the Genesis engine.  Now, Eggfan has introduced a new project that aims to take the completely opposite direction by incorporating the Genesis zones in the Master System game with Project H’ (pronounced “Aitch Prime”).

How is this achieved?  Well, Eggfan has included a downloadable package with instructions for making the Sonic 2 Genesis conversion as easy as possible.  By editing the existing tiles from the the standard mappings and collision set, posted by Ambil back in May, Eggfan will integrate the graphics back into the ROM as best he can.  If you would like to contribute graphics, visit the project’s thread.

Let’s face it - there are a lot of bad Sonic fan games out there. Some of them are bad on purpose, but sadly many of them are not. Every so often though, someone will make a fan game or a hack that plays good, has a fun environment, uses good programming skills, and has nice graphics. I think I maybe have stumbled upon such a thing in the 3D Fangames department (for once).

Check past the break for more info and my thoughts.

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