Sonic 2 Music: Casino Night Zone (2-player)

[@CampingMIG]

This game was so good even the 2 player game had amazing music.

[@ryanleikness3414]

my first and favorite sonic game of all time ^u^

[@EmeraldWolfPack]

This game was so good that they actually used separate themes for the 2 player levels, loved that touch.

[@EWOODJ]

Because the stages made for these songs weren’t finished.

[@SwitchZetto]

They would be unused songs from deleted stages otherwise

[@chilliorganism]

Like Sonic 3, but roughly 2 years prior Sonic 3 does have unique 2-player stages though

[@oAirehko]

Reminds me of being about 6 or 7 years old. Reminds me of living an anxiety free life.

[@ryanpennington817]

Bruhh

[@thechurchofdiscountdan7436]

Must have been playing a different version of Sonic 2 than me. I still wake up in cold sweat with the drowning music quietly fading away in my mind.

[@SRBAnimate]

Oh s**t, that’s deep

[@definitelynotsmart]

Yes.

[@IDECIDETHETRUTH]

You can never go back. All you can do is reminisce, while the future withers you away until you degrade into nothingness.

[@DoubleDJGeek]

I miss having that classic sega genesis, wired pads and a big square tv because it all felt so much more homely with cables everywhere

[@CerealNumberWDW1984]

yeah

[@plumbojumbo2190]

I freakin' love this song. WHY IS IT SO DAMN CATCHY? AND WHY WAS IT DEMOTED TO JUST A 2-PLAYER THEME :(

[@carultch]

***** Because they scrapped the level with the title of Genocide City. Probably for obvious reasons because of the title.

[@plumbojumbo2190]

carultch I know about that. I wrote demoted in my last comment. XD

[@Artemis-ms7wq]

carultch No. Genocide City was simply a translation error. The stage was actually called Cyber City and was one act long. They didn't have enough time to finish the art design so they merged it with Metropolis Zone. That's why Metropolis is three acts.

[@lordkiza8838]

Player 2 is better thats why

[@believer1056]

carultch it was actually recycled for metropolis act 3 and the sonic spin ball machine level was supposed to be the background so take the machine level background and put it on metropolis act 3 and there’s genocide city

[@amtownsyou]

Fellas, this is what you call New Jack Swing, you're welcome :)

[@suddenviolence3760]

its fat

[@sonicandashuro9992]

Sudden Violence it ain't fat

[@TheWatcherBis]

CSR

[@d-rylvicious2125]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZu6m4OApNyeiJY Another Example

[@_PuppetMaster86]

Sudden Violence *phat

[@miles46100]

could easily be an example of early nineties new Jack swing.

[@morbidlust999]

it sound like johnny gill rub you the right way

[@Scarredgraymouse]

I have a hard time listening to this without crying. Damn nostalgia.

[@JiangHongrie]

Hi xDDD

[@lautarosz7679]

Imagine now

[@FungusUnited]

fr@@lautarosz7679

[@tryan0]

I cry because I couldn't get that one part with the bumpers all over the room and I always get beaten to it.

[@Naglfar94]

I remember I used to play 2P for no reason in this game and that is how I first heard this song. Quite catchy and better for Casino Night zone this should be the 1P one

[@Hero_of_Legend]

+Len1million Isn't that how Sonic CD came about? Using the time travel aspect?

[@shaitet]

Len1million Well, they made two great games, one of them being my top favorite (spoiler: Sonic CD)

[@inc2000glw]

Michael jackson done the water world music i bet

[@chopperbrosadvance9760]

I think the 1p version works better, if the zone was actually challenging or had more pinball i think this song would work better

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

@@inc2000glw but only in sonic the Hedgehog 3 game.

[@BortPlate]

Dat base line...

[@cepharelvids]

Maaan this baseline is sooooo slept on!!!

[@totally_not_curtis]

Hearing this takes me back a decade!

[@mikemurphy8714]

3 for me

[@InvisibreadInc]

I love how the 1-player song is swing which is a type of jazz and the 2-player song is funk which is also a type of jazz!

[@js1459]

Invisibread Inc. New Jack Swing

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Wrong

[@TheGoldElite9]

This song always had the swags

[@hoonami139]

My buddy and I went on a cruise in 2022 and the ship we were on was from the early 90s and strong resembled Casino Night Zone. All we could think of the entire time was this song

[@bacontactician3781]

I'm surprised by how much people in the comments actually think this is Genocide City's theme. This was the 2-player theme for Casino Night as the title suggests. A fan hack of Sonic 2 used this theme for their version of Genocide City along with the other 2P themes for the other stages.

[@ClassicSonicFan2012]

Genocide city was where this theme was first used in the early stages of Sonic 2

[@RandomTwat]

This theme was never used for Genocide City because Genocide City wasn't even made, they only made a concept art and they had an idea for the stage name, and even in a prototype it's name appears but the stage was never designed in the game. They scrapped this stage before it was started.

[@whatwhatwhat79]

Genocide City wasn't finished, but the song was. Instead, Sega put it in the Casino Night Zone (2 Player) as shown.

[@RandomTwat]

Dead Account Nope, most songs were made after the stages were designed, in prototypes some stages used Emerald Hill as a place holder background music because the songs weren't made yet.

[@whatwhatwhat79]

+TheSmashbros45 Well, your statement makes more sense than mine. I got told by one of my friends that they first made the song, then the level.

[@AwakenedCloud]

So much better than the single player version, that opening beat is sick!!!

[@angsors_9794]

Why are my eyes teary? This is not even Sky Chase zone theme! Damn it!

[@fruitsnackia2012]

+Alessa B. One of the signs of the nostalgia is sweaty eyes. you will be get used to it lol

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

That music does not give people eyes teary, this is casino night Zone music. If this music is in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 live action movie it will sound like a casino music.

[@parsian32]

I just have pure nostalgia hitting me right now hearing this. Brings me back to the days when I was 7 or 8 years old playing this game with my cousins along with other favorites like Tekken, Spyro, and the Crash PS1 games. Ah....good times, good times.....

[@ColdDraga]

19 here as well. I grew up with this and the original Sonic on my Mega Drive back in '97 =D

[@kyleolejarczyk4584]

damn

[@verbalase]

@jonnyfraleigh I agree

[@superpenguinanimations]

what why are you here who is johnny fraleigh

[@TheTunisianSchtein]

8 years

[@JustAGuyInABlackSuit]

@@TheTunisianSchtein O L D

[@RealCaptainPingu]

Ah yes, the good old days where there was no reply section and you had to reply like this.

[@bullymaguire632]

Lmao

[@max199511]

Used to play Sonic 2 with my cousin all the time on his Genesis, I guess that’s why the two player themes have so much more nostalgia for me

[@sodapone]

I got a Genesis plug-and-play console for my 7th birthday (and did manage to dig it out about a year ago, albeit with the batteries having leaked virtually their entire contents), and of course the headlining game in that little system was Sonic 2. My knowledge is fuzzy on whether I was a Sonic fan before this, or if this game is what initially made me one, but in any case, I fuckin loved the game, even if I only ever beat Chemical Plant Zone Act 2 once or twice. Despite the console having only a single, hardwired controller, I checked out 2-player mode anyway, and eventually treated it as like a bootleg level select, and it was through this where I discovered Casino Night Zone, which rapidly became my favourite stage in the game, thanks to the fun pinball and slot machine gimmicks, and this incredible track. I loved this particular track so much that when I actually finally got to Casino Night Zone in 1-player, I was really disappointed by how much slower-paced the 1-player music was. Anyhow, it's current year, and I recently got an original Model 1 Genesis and Sonic 2. Thanks to the epic gamer skills I've honed over the 12 years since I last played, I was able to make it to Casino Night Zone in 1-player easily, and I still really enjoyed it - up until the boss, who I found annoyingly hard to hit consistently. Despite that, Casino Night Zone is still probably my favourite Sonic 2 stage; the music is absolutely great, the stage gimmicks are still super fun to me today, and there's all that glorious nostalgia from what was basically my first ever game console.

[@hoshinotishoo5925]

was it black with blue buttons? if so that's the one i had too. i played a lot of sonic 2 on mine as well :D

[@Nonis101]

Remember hearing these like 4 years ago and remember making my own level with song called casino city

[@TheTranquilMadness]

God, I wish this was the 1P music for this zone.

[@dariusbenson6822]

Me too _ _

[@carultch]

TheTranquilMadness There was. It's called the Genocide City Zone.

[@fastgreg-mj2ju]

carultch You mean Cyber City

[@reisen912]

@@carultch genocide city didn't exist ever, even in a beta, sega never used it for the zone

[@juniorchimbo9048]

@@carultch Genocide city never made, Mistranslation Error, its actually cyber city, and they only had concept art.

[@TetsuQuake]

I remember being five years old and my brother getting a Model 3 Sega Genesis with the Sonic Compilation... I will never forget, one day I put this song on the Sound Test and starting dancing by myself in my room, pretending that people were watching... It was then that I realized, I was not a bad dancer...

[@eni9109]

one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite games. my genesis is broken, but thankfully i can play sonic mega collection on ps2 whenever i start to miss my childhood...

[@katakisLives]

What a classic tune! the Sonic games had brilliant soundtracks.

[@TheWatcherBis]

It reminds me very good memories going back to 20 years ago.

[@RoDiggityDangit79]

I like this version better

[@farissan6631]

Never in my life have I played, Sonic 2, 3 or Mania without my younger brother controlling Tails. I bought Origins the other day and I don't regret it at all. It reminded us of the good times we used to have as kids. I loved that we could share an experience togather and he loved being basically immortal and killing enemies and bosses with his tail while flying.

[@DonnaTVgirly]

The 2 player music for this level was soooo much better than the one player music. Ahh happy memories of the early 90s as a kid!

[@mightychild1057]

Always taught me Life is a gamble 🤑 born 👑👑👑1990👑👑👑

[@watergoddess2004]

Sonic made it okay for me to gamble as a kid....I just didn't know it would turn out to be an unhealthy addiction. Thanks Sonic Team for makin my life sweet in the 90s

[@matthunter565]

This song Is Groovy and BEAST

[@callumbrowns]

this is better than 1st one

[@tomhas10]

1996. I was born just as the genesis was dieing, and the 3D era was in. I still played/play my genesis/mega drive like it was the greatist thing invented!

[@opticyoinky]

this 2 player music is from the zones that were removed from sonic 2

[@mengo329]

Optic Oinky 5620 actually, it was originally going to be used for oil ocean zone, but it was changed to the final theme

[@vinessac]

I still listen to this just to listen to it, one of the best video game songs ever.

[@h00.453]

The 1 Player version sounds like you got lucky at the slots and you’re celebrating, while this version sounds like you lost everything and are broke.

[@DJVertigo64]

I used to play multiplayer with my dad all the time when I was young. Oh the memories...

[@kezare569]

Ll Io

[@A_Different_Name]

Note for all of you who think this is Genocide City zone: Genocide City was never supposed to be a city at all (kinda). It was originally going to be a one-act zone (Similar to Wing Fortress), being a mechanical level. It was scrapped in favor of Metropolis act 3. At some point in time, SEGA realized how genocide wouldn't be a very good word to be used in a childrens game, so if it was added, it would've been called Cyber City.

[@renaterrier935]

As I understand it, "Genocide" came from a translation error. The zone never had anything to do with actual genocide. 😅

[@A_Different_Name]

@@renaterrier935 Yeah the only reason they chose the word “Genocide” was because it sounded cool.

[@pappico]

I always liked the aesthetic of casino nights BECAUSE of Sonic 2, this stage in particular. So many memories playing as Miles/Tails with my older brother as a kid.

[@animalover82]

omg i want to play the game so badly now. i miss this game so much it is so awsome.

[@928dlj]

dis one of my favorite songs on sonic 2,brings back soooooo many memories of me being younger and surrounded by my family!!!too bad we age,i wish i can still go back to my childhood and enjoy the 90s again!!!

[@sonicKAI]

You're welcome. I really liked the Michael Jackson one you did.

[@dc4ever967]

I love this since i was a kid but anybody notice it has a new jack sound

[@AsuyaAriyoshi]

my favourite zone :D loved those ring making machines , also fun waiting elevator against your opponent "his catching up, look up, damn.."

[@WhatBadGod]

I do believe I prefer this version over the single player version. I'll be honest; Until you posted these, SonicKai, I had no idea they used different music for 2-Player gameplay.

[@JoJoMoJo94]

This theme shits on the single player one

[@JrFlip500]

Used to get on 2 play by myself just to listen to this

[@adamsjay212]

Things will never be the same :/

[@AnkleBit]

I'm afraid that I may not have grown up with the Genesis and such, but I used to play Sonic 2 and Sonic Spinball on Sega Smash Pack 1 & 2 on my dad's computer back in the early 2000s. Listening to this brings back memories of the old days.

[@puntiagudos]

for a video game song this has a sick fuckin bassline! loved this since I was a kid.

[@afriquedeluxe]

hey Kai, just wanted to say thanks for sharing these! helped me with making the sonic remix.

[@Checkado]

Guys this isn't genocide city's theme, because if you enter the stage in the prototypes, it just plays chemical plant's music, as far as we know, genocide city never had an official theme Plus this music is oil ocean's theme in said prototypes

[@SA3Future]

I remember struggling with Chemical Plant so much as a kid, I only saw Casino Night and Mystic Cave through multiplayer. Most of the time I played alone.

[@OneGameDown]

Genocide City was a miss translation. We can all rest happily now.

[@danielriosh]

this game has a amazing soundtrack, i love every song!

[@Melody-Man]

I heard spring yard zone last part in 00:28

[@LamentOfInnocence1]

@rockingbutt What cheerful music for a stage with such a name.

[@TomboyGamerGal]

Same here!!! I watched my dad play Resident Evil on the PS1, and that game scared the crap outta me when I was little XD!!! My dad make those scary zombie sounds and I ran and he pretends to eat me. Also I watched my older cousins (and older brother as well) play Twisted Metal and Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy (mostly FF7) just to name a few. Nowadays, I play most games on Nintendo and download/buy retro games on my Wii, so I can feel like Im living in the 80's and 90's.

[@artman40]

That tune was stuck in my head for a few nights after listening that.

[@Oysterblade84]

You got it half right my friend. This song was mean't for Genocide City but was not written by Michael Jackson. This music track along with all the other songs from Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 was composed by Masato Nakamura the bass player from his band DREAMS COME TRUE. It's in the credits of Sonic 2. Michael Jackson only had a minor involvement in the developement of Sonic 3's music which is the music tracks for Carnival Night,Ice Cap,Launch Base and Sonic 3 credits.

[@exposedmod]

Im used to the 2 player one more because I would play it with my brother so much, but man do I love the 1 player music too

[@RiffRock51]

Here are the awesome lyrics that Hyperspine wrote and posted years ago, I'm reposting now for all to enjoy. Thanks again to Hyperspine. Lyrics... LET'S TAKE A RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE... Running through the Casino... .............................. Goin' right wherever you go... ....... Noowww we're stuck together here Buuuut I know you're not to fear Iiii'll just kick it up a gear! Theen we'll see the winner clear! Why don't you stay here gambling life away? And I'll just move on... Not looking back I guess you've just got good spare time to waste So I'll be seein ya... And that's just that!

[@carultch]

John Noonan Now write one themed for Genocide City Zone.

[@NetyashaRoozi]

carultch This zone is really creepy. Why is there dead body's! why is there no escape? what is wrong with this place! Looks like a genocide took place This place must be a burial site. but it looks like an abandon city why dont we take a trip down the road what is with this place its genocide zone

[@carultch]

***** Nice lyrics, thanks.

[@Spike85x]

John Noonan screw the lyrics. I like it without the lyrics osidjfjdosim,gpf

[@sonc07]

what was the osidjfjdosim,gpf for

[@ThePixelMaster98765]

you guys are...really? genocide city was scrapped! this is just for that rom hack. youve probaly never played sonic 2!

[@edenpalmermusic]

so 90's !! love it!

[@kabutops87]

best music in the whole games and thats one hell of an accomplishment

[@tomhas10]

^ your from 1996? me too! *shakes hand* welcome back man.

[@Beavernator]

I always think of the club music from Total Recall... I can't unhear it...

[@phixter]

2 player was so fun, when u were rlly far behind cuz u screwed up,,, but then u get a switch place thing and boom u win,,, epic rage from the other player!

[@Chamillionare64]

True. And Mystic Cave's two player tune was being used in the Hidden Palace.

[@TakashiSuzui]

this totally brings back memories

[@amtownsyou]

New Jack Swing!

[@Ponjos]

Another great song.

[@playstationninja]

I like the real New Jack swing feel to the music. I just makes me feel like goin out on a night in the town...lol

[@NotTheNexus1991]

Way better than 1 player ngl

[@ycdtosa]

me and my bother played this game so much together i know the 2 player tracks better than the single player ones XD

[@littleconch]

Omg I miss this game so much even though I only played it twice.

[@deathscythe2843]

The music alone made sonic so good!

[@InterrobangPie]

Love that little chord in the background at 0:29. I always hum that bit.

[@kurojin97]

natsukashii!!!!straight old school, man! i used to hate the warp monitors like crazy

[@kinghotcoc0]

When the credits rolled and this song played boy was it amazing, and as number 08 in sound tests

[@deanky]

let's go to casino night zone, i wonder what we might see there, i bet it's another plan, really hope that it's not that, i really hope that we don't die, let's jump into the sky-y-y, if we fail--- what 'cha gonna do, it's okay we'll try again, and if we it to, we'll try again and again, and then we'll finally reach the end okay i know this sucks but there wasn't much to think with

[@themangoman9315]

You know, it's a party when the homies put this on

[@LostChildOfTime]

Agreed. I wish that they had switched the 2-player and the 1-player music around. I especially like how this one starts from the beginning and how it changes at 0:29. Could very well have been my favorite theme in Sonic 2. I see myself in the past enjoying the level more with this music playing.

[@TheGamedawg]

My favorite song from this game.

[@kaped7681]

This theme is just somethin cant describe it

[@dc4ever967]

casino was always my fav level when i was a kid the music made it alot better i just want to ride down a strip and blast this song

[@josuesalada214]

i super-love this theme... thank you very much...

[@RobotwarsKing]

A solid boot to Pit's face always sorts that out ^_^

[@sockglue]

@Katonachan You literally just described my life :O first game i ever played, haha and i'm the youngest siter (2 older brothers). it was hard growing up when you were stuck as tails!

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

the Single Player Casino Night Zone sounds like a big grand Casino in Vegas, this sounds like a small time casino trying to be fancy.

[@Chamillionare64]

You are right about the Genocide City thing but Dust Hill Zone was going to have Oil Ocean 1-Player theme. Only in Sonic 2 Long Version did they use the Mystic Cave song.

[@supersaiyantravis6962]

I have such a love hate relationship with the vs stage themes. On the one hand, they're utterly amazing and surpass the normal versions in every way. On the other hand, why on earth did sega wanna punish gamers so hard for either being friendly or just playing alone? Especially when memory capacity in cartridges was such a big deal at the time, why go out of your way to include worse versions of songs and then push them into the more common way to play?

[@HruMan360]

Actually this was the theme for Oil Ocean, but when the music was finalized they decided to still include the music in 2p levels. Some songs are even from cut levels!

[@FirePhoenix862]

@@HruMan360 I've heard a few theories as to where this song was originally meant to be used. Some speculate it was originally meant to be used in a cut zone called Cyber City. Idk which is true, but it has an interesting backstory either way.

[@HruMan360]

@@FirePhoenix862 Cyber City is not a cutscene, but a scrapped 1-act zone It was removed and replaced by Metropolis Zone act 3

[@FirePhoenix862]

@@HruMan360 I didn't say cutscene. I said cut zone. Which it is.

[@HruMan360]

@@FirePhoenix862 Whoops, I misread that

[@MRJayeye]

Me & my brother raced for ultimate glory to this track back in the day.

[@RedStormPro]

Wow, you are so right, with those screens in the background...lol.

[@SamuraiClinton]

I just started a new KZbin playlist titled "Upbeat lounge music", and this song happens to be an example. I think all celebrity VIP lounges should idolize me for my wizardry on dance music recognition, along with other atmospherical criteria.for music.

[@BenJabituya]

Definitely sounds like "Spring Yard Zone"!

[@albatross990]

Yep those were the good days, I had an NES, my cousins had an SNES (so I had access to that) and the Tae Kwon Do place my brother went to had a Genesis (and this game too) so I had access to both!! (Now I own both, but can't find this game to but :( )