sonic and tals in paynt is a parody hack of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (and sequel to Sonic in Paynt) for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis by sebmal (credited as "thehulk" in the hack.) In this sequel that is most likely wanted by nobody, you can expect even worse palettes, a soundtrack consisting entirely of the Hidden Palace Zone music, and poorly edited level layouts.This hack is similar to the tongue-in-cheek hack Sonic 1337 by Ultima.

Sonic And The Mystic Gems (previously known as Sonic 1 Harder Levels) is a hack made by Eduardo Knuckles and his team Harder Project of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Mega Drive. It began in 2005 with the simple purpose of being a generic Sonic 1 for Sega Genesis with increase difficulty and revamped versions of the original levels. But now, it's going to present a completely new gaming experience with a new style of level layouts full of paths everywhere among new enemies, new objects, new character abilities, new menus, completely different styles of the Sonic 1 special stages and much more!Credits and Special ThanksMistergambit for his Spring Yard Zone and Labyrinth Zone level art used in the game.Tweaker for his information regarding music importing, bug fixes and the speedcap removal.HPZMan for the new sound driver instruments and the dynamic tile-set system.Selbi for some new exclusive ASM things and improvements.Master3k for sending and fixing some music.nineko for creating the xm3smps tool which was essential for the creation of some songs. Special credits to him for the different songs per act system used.SCAA for their art.Puto for his tutorial to add Spin Dash.FraGag for his tutorial to fix the spike bug.SonicVaan for beta testing.HCKTROX for the lead programming and bug fixing.GenesisFan64 for the save screen menu, for some fixes related to the fade-out and others.MarkeyJester for lots of important code and a whole load of others.Irixion for beta testing.PsychoSk8r for his the dynamic palettes tutorial.Esrael for fixing essential things in the new sound driver.Prilix Bõkun for bug searching and beta-testingEstlib for various art stuff related to levels and for additional help with creation of gimmicks and objectsDJ. Joker27 for his very big importance in specific level and misc musicMighty Arnold for additional support with beta-testing and level layout designKenny0989 for additional support in the music department Special credits to Harder Project's Team by all the useful exclusively things used in the project.

Sonic CaDa is a hack of Sonic the Hedgehog by CamManS5.This hack features, new music, new art, secret paths, and multiple end points in each level that offer different rewards. The Special Stages have been changed into Bonus Stages. There will be new Special Stages based on the 2D Special Stages found in Sonic Triple Trouble. Since the new Special Stages are not implemented yet, the Chaos Emeralds cannot be collected at this time without cheating.

Sonic Double Dash is a hack based on sonic 1 that greatly revamps the first zone into something that you'll hopefully consider fresh and fun. Technical changes are relativly minimal as the hack has a greater focus on creating new layouts and artwork. The levels are built with the new double dash in mind, a redesigned drop dash that's power can change the flow of how you play, epscially useful for speedrunners or those who just want to have a good time. Forget that last part as it makes this sound like a dating profile.

Sonic Gaiden is a 2003 fan-made hack of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.The hack is a co-operative effort between two noteworthy hackers in the community, Yuski the Dog and Esrael Neto. Esrael is most famous for his work on Sonic 2 Delta, a hack of the Sonic 2 Beta ROM which re-coded all the incomplete elements and restored deleted levels. Yuski had created a previous hack in 2000 called Mighty the Armadillo which was a sprite and palette hack of the U.S. Sonic 1 ROM. Sonic Gaiden was born when Esrael e-mailed Yuski a Sonic 1 ROM-hack with both Sonic and Mighty playable.