In multiplayer mode, the second and third player can 'kill' their character by pressing while the game is paused. The ability to have players attatched via magical bond is present, similar to the gameplay of Knuckles Chaotix. New features such as Knuckles Chaotix characters and physics were included in the August 8th 2013 release. to SRAM (something rarely implemented in Sonic 2, with the other notable example being Esrael’s Sonic 2 Delta) various bug-fixes and improvements to the mechanics of the original games and many more features, both implemented and planned.

These include: multiple gameplay elements from Sonic 3 & Knuckles, such as element shields and character-specific abilities the ability to save progress, scores, etc. The hack is built on Sonic 2’s engine, which has been enhanced by both flamewing and ColinC10 to have new features. The hack is named due to the ability to control a team of characters, which is reminiscent of the more recent 3D game Sonic Heroes. It therefore is a single ROM that offers the entire campaigns of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, either alone or together and enables the player to play as many characters such as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. Sonic Classic Heroes is a ROM hack for the Sega Mega Drive that is the result of a collaboration between flamewing and ColinC10, combining their respective hacks Sonic 2 Heroes and Sonic 1 and 2.

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