It was a level coined by "Taxman", who posted the information about Desert Dazzle. According to him, this level was cut so the game didn't stray too far from its original form. However, an image of it is still featured in-game. It was revealed that the Sonic CD levels were sorted in a folder and went through R1 (Palmtree Panic) to R8 (Metallic Madness). However, R2 was scrapped and R1 went straight to R3. Desert Dazzle was confirmed to be the replacement for R2.