Your Most Wanted Prototypes?

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Originally Posted by 5233

I've enjoyed researching the prototype scene and supporting those who've sought to preserve this part of history in video games.

Now as far as unreleased games go, or even stuff that does not resemble its commercial counterpart, my list goes like this:

Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast)
Like the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, the earliest betas which show the most significant changes have yet to be found, though some unused data has been salvaged from within the released version.

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Check out this thread on Sonic Retro: (DC) Sonic Adventure Prototype (1998-10-16)

Beta Windy Valley was found by digging through the ISO amongst other things.

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Originally Posted by Cornholio857

Check out this thread on Sonic Retro: (DC) Sonic Adventure Prototype (1998-10-16)

Beta Windy Valley was found by digging through the ISO amongst other things.

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Thanks for informing me of that! The only one I was aware of was the E3 demo.

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Originally Posted by Cornholio857

Check out this

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That is very cool the info was kept on ISO and could be extract to play on DC. Why do you think it was left on ISO ?

Also what Sonic Adv is better 1 or 2 ? I'm thinking about buying one but not sure which to get.

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Originally Posted by Vector

That is very cool the info was kept on ISO and could be extract to play on DC. Why do you think it was left on ISO ?

Also what Sonic Adv is better 1 or 2 ? I'm thinking about buying one but not sure which to get.

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I personally prefer SA1 over SA2. But that's just me. As for the data left on the ISO, I assume that the Auto-Demo was rushed to get it to retailers and whatever Sonic Team had at that moment was included(The two test levels, Beta Windy Valley, Beta "At Dawn" and the lost Chao Garden.).

Ah, thanks.

My most wanted prototype is the Sonic 1 Beta.

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/2/2e/GHZ-DarkBG.jpg

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/7/...elcomeSign.png


These next two images were discovered within the last year IIRC:

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/0/...sonic_GHZ1.jpg
What's neat about that image is that we now know that there were enemies in the Beta. Also, the enemy shown looks just like the purple Badnik shown here:

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/9/...c_Gems_300.jpg


http://info.sonicretro.org/images/3/...sonic_GHZ2.jpg
The Japanese text translates to "Debut Approaching".

Discusses many Sonic prototypes and Sega in general around those times. It's a good read, from no Sonic on Saturn not being nail in coffin to Sonic Xtreme 32 X not really having any effort in it besides plans and the cartoon based MD Sonic and more. http://info.sonicretro.org/Mike_Wall...June_19,_2007)

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Originally Posted by GriskaGyoran

In terms of prototype hardware. I really want the 3DO M2.

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As for prototype games. The only proto-games I had any real interest in were Castlevania Dreamcast, and Streets of Rage 4.

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Now that is sexy. There's some great looking prototype hardware out there. Of course playing one of these sexy machines would rule:

http://www.enigmav.net/umsg/76dc611d...9c71b5db5c.jpg

How about that cancelled castlevania 32x game? It would have been like...the last classic style castlevania....Drakon want!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...NewScreens.png

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Originally Posted by Cornholio857

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/0/...sonic_GHZ1.jpg
What's neat about that image is that we now know that there were enemies in the Beta. Also, the enemy shown looks just like the purple Badnik shown here:

http://info.sonicretro.org/images/9/...c_Gems_300.jpg

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That's pretty damn cool. It looks like Eggman was possibly just a minor enemy or at least stage boss in that concept art with a darker threat looming in the background. Also neat to see they weren't having Sonic battle robots at first.

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Originally Posted by Drakon

Now that is sexy. There's some great looking prototype hardware out there. Of course playing one of these sexy machines would rule:

http://www.enigmav.net/umsg/76dc611d...9c71b5db5c.jpg

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I think most of us would drown a sack full of kittens for a Neptune.

Dando MD
Ys IV MD

PC Cocoron PCE
Snow Bros PCE
Tengai Makyou III Namida PCE
Tengai Makyou Ziria PCE

Super Mario IV SFC
FFIV, FFVI SFC

Legacy of Kain Blood Omen Saturn
Shenmue Saturn
Virtua Fighter 3 Saturn
Street Fighter III Saturn

Soul Reaver 2 DC

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Originally Posted by Vector

That is very cool the info was kept on ISO and could be extract to play on DC. Why do you think it was left on ISO ?

Also what Sonic Adv is better 1 or 2 ? I'm thinking about buying one but not sure which to get.

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They are essentially different games, one does not outdo the other. Adventure 1 is 15-30FPS but has a lot more going on, Adventure 2 is 60FPS but spends a lot of time in narrow on rails sections. I like them both quite a bit and wish more Adventure Platformers took their approach.

There wasn't a Samsung beat'em up developed for the MD, with some nice looking screenshots in some very old magazine???

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Originally Posted by Obviously

I think most of us would drown a sack full of kittens for a Neptune.

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I'd save the kittens, I'm nice like that.

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Originally Posted by Barone

There wasn't a Samsung beat'em up developed for the MD, with some nice looking screenshots in some very old magazine???

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You mean City Heroes?

http://www.unseen64.net/2011/06/30/c...es-mega-drive/

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Originally Posted by 5233

You mean City Heroes?

http://www.unseen64.net/2011/06/30/c...es-mega-drive/

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City Heroes is the definition of Double Dragon meets Streets of Rage (backgrounds). Nice list of unreleased md games on bottom of that page too, thanks.