Tag Team Quest 32X

By Jdpense
 

Description

Tag Team Quest 32X is a ROM hack of Knuckles in Sonic 2 ported over to the Sega 32X made by Jdpense, which aims to eventually be a redesign of the game with new bosses and a rebuilt tag team gimmick from Sonic Advance 3. The playable characters currently are Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. In addition to the tag team gimmick, there are seven new bosses for each first act of the zones for more depth and to show off the Sega 32X's sprite rendering abilities. Quality of life improvements are included as well, such as act transitions, bug fixes, and much more!

Note: I need to clarify, I created the Advance 3 Tag Team mechanics and new moves from scratch, they were not ported over. There is also no AI assistance whatsoever, everything in this entry is human made.

Controls for General Moveset

  • Dpad - Move
  • A/B/C - Jump
  • X - Tag Action
  • Y/Z - Attack while flying as Tails (when Knuckles is your sidekick)

Instructions for the Tag Team Gimmick

Press and hold the X button until your sidekick lands into your hands. Then when you release the button, you can perform combo moves depending on your sidekick. There is a video below that demostrates on preforming this move.

Note: You will need a six button controller to perform the tag action and new character moves.

Controls in the Menus

  • Left/Right - Change option
  • Start - Confirm selection

Features and Changes

  • Recreated tag team gimmick that's suppose to replicate Sonic Advance 3's
  • New moves and ablilites based on character combinations
  • Seven new bosses for each first act of each zone
  • My customly made 32X sprite rendering engine
  • Character selection menu
  • Minor layout changes for the boss arenas and act transitions
  • Quality of life improvements, such as bug fixes and act transitions
  • Various misc art changes that show off the 32X's power

Non-Changes

  • Most of the layout, aside from the minor changes for the boss arenas and act transitions
  • Palettes
  • Music and sound
  • There's no new boss for Aquatic Ruin and Metropolis Act 2
  • Special Stage (in fact, that part of the game is removed entirely)

Misc

  • A six button controller is recommended to access important features, like the tag action abilities. You can easily set this up on most emulators. Make sure the controller type is set to 6 buttons and not 3.
  • Tested on Fusion, RetroArch, Ares, BizHawk, BlastEmu, jgenesis, and MegaDrive Ever Pro. Be sure to have your emulators updated for all features to function properly!
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File Type: rom/sega-32x

File Size: 4 MB

Mildanner @ 2026-10-22 19:04:06

After seeing this ROM hack, this one is the first ROM hack I see with MS-DOS graphics format i guess? Or SVP/Bitmap.

I remember playing your ROM hacks in mid 2010s

Last modified by Mildanner @ 2026-10-22 19:06:13

JasonBlueX @ 2026-10-23 19:37:05

I tested it on an actual 32X; playing Sonic 2 on it is an appealing experience, though this hack doesn't offer much incentive—still, I found it fun.