Hidden Palace Locations

Here are some interesting locations to try out in the unfinished Hidden Palace level. If anyone can shed some light on what these things are meant to be, e-mail me!

If you want to access this unfinished zone in an emulator, go to the Hidden Palace page. Right at the top, click on the emulator you use to get instructions.

To get to the right location, enter debug as soon as you start to fall. Then, move right until the first four digits of the top number (next to the score) are correct. Then, move down until the other digits of the top number are correct and you should be right on the object. (The bottom number is really just a check)

Now that the Sonic 2 beta ROM has been released, many of the mysteries of the Hidden Palace zone have been solved. Descriptions of what the things in the unfinished HPZ are have been added below the coordinates

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What do you make of this tube-like thing? And what is that strange pulsating object to the left?
The tube-like thing is actually meant to be a waterfall, it just has the wrong patterns loaded! The pulsating object is some kind of circular glowing crystal, you can see it almost as soon as you enter the finished HPZ.

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Here is an object that acts sort-of like a conveyor belt when Sonic stands on it.
This is still a mystery - it doesn't appear anywhere in the complete HPZ!

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Here is a shield powerup. To the left is a row of rings. If you position yourself right above these rings, then turn back into Sonic, he will start spinning like he is entering a tube.
Yep - there is indeed a spin-tube with rings right next to a shield powerup in the complete HPZ!

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There is an actual working bridge here. When Sonic stands on it, the bridge sags in the middle and the square he is standing on changes.
The bridge in the complete HPZ is made up of green circular crystals - and when you step on the bridge, it does sag in the middle. The square changes because in the complete level, the crystals glow when you step on them.

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There is a 'Tails' extra life here. However, when you jump on it, it doesn't add to your life total at all. Another interesting point is that it appears as Tails, even when playing as Sonic!
This is still a mystery - it even appears as Tails in the complete version! However, when you jump on it in the beta, it does add to your life total. Wierd, or what?