What could this be? You can't wear it...but it did contain Sonic shoes! This is just the box. Being so old, the box itself is difficult to get. The shoes themselves are missing, but they were velcro top black sneaker types, and called interestingly enough, "Doomsday Zone". Photo & Info credit to Metal Mandible.

The shoe box itself just used screen caps directly from Sonic 2, to decorate the whole exterior of the box. Different shots from your favorite zones are all around, along with the "HWA" abbriviation and some logos. Since it used Sonic 2 shots, you can guess when these came out...or can you? As the 'cheats' section on the bottom is for Sonic 3!
The bottom of the box (above) was actually meant to be cut up and used. The "Keep Out" is a room/door warning thing, the spotted item is a book mark, and the little print is useless hints for Sonic 3. (they are quite obvious!)
"SPECIAL STAGE: The thing to avoid at all cost is boxing yourself into a corner. The most effective way of doing this is to collect the Blue Spheres in parallel lines even if it means going out of your way."
ICECAP: The mid-point boss will attack Sonic with a barrage of ice rocks. Wait for him to use up his supply before attacking him.
SPECIAL STAGE: If the 3-D maze begins moving too fast for your liking, there's a simple way of slowing it down. Pause the game, plan your route, unpause and carry on."

When these were new, they were UK Pound 30--which works out to about $60 USD...this is a high price for a small pair of kids shoes! The shoes had Knuckles gliding on one side & Sonic running on the other. Detail by JenHedgehog