Wild 9 (Jan 16, 1998 prototype)

Wild 9 (Jan 16, 1998 prototype)
Build date Jan 16, 1998 16:22:00 Build name Preview Dump status Released, redump needed Released by Hidden Palace File release date April 17, 2021 Origin CD-R Lot Project Deluge Labels Wild 9 6-29-98 Preview Dump method PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716UF 1.11 03/23/07 15:10 (CloneCD) Game Wild 9 System PlayStation Genre Platformer Final build JP Nov 8, 1998 EU Aug 25, 1998 US Aug 25, 1998 Release date JP Feb 10, 2000 EU Aug 25, 1998 US Sep 30, 1998

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A prototype of Wild 9 for the PlayStation.

Notes

• Surprisingly early; to the point that there are no intro logos, disclaimers, intro sequences, etc.
  • It goes straight to the title/main menu which is a simple level select list.
  • The screen even shows the dev stage of this build (65%, as it claims)
  • A music plays on the menu that isn't in the final
• When a level is chosen, a controls instructions screen appears, which also serves as the loading screen
• Different theme plays on the first level (Bombopolis). Layout differences to the final
• Very different status bar during gameplay
• Different hint object, as well as the hint text.
• Grunt enemies appear different. They also take more damage.
• Colorful "Energy" message displays when the energy orbs are picked up from destroyed enemies.
• Fewer voice clips from Wex
• Miscellaneous Notes:
  • Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
  • Game contains dongle protection: No.
  • Game contains debugging symbols: N/A
  • Dump was originally scrambled: No

Screenshots

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Origin

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  Disc front.

Files

File	Type	Date	Size	SHA-1
PSX - Wild 9 6-29-98 Preview.img	File	2020-12-15 21:37:49	257.01 MB	aadb68110903ff3df7a09f989c57a9faa8b5a426
PSX - Wild 9 6-29-98 Preview.cue	File	2020-12-15 21:14:34	392 bytes	67b19116458ec641e17621ec6498ca26fe7ab10f
PSX - Wild 9 6-29-98 Preview.ccd	File	2020-12-15 21:14:33	1.7 KB	06c136a115b943587d947fd112b709a270daf56f
PSX - Wild 9 6-29-98 Preview.sub	File	2020-12-15 21:38:19	10.49 MB	33deb2ab42d5075088f410dd27e06597b04d40b5
PSX - Wild 9 6-29-98 Preview.jpeg	File	2021-03-14 12:13:08	1.39 MB	2a2fdc4db46db5f6462803fdda3634abe0b26303

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to Iniche for doing the initial research on this prototype!

See also

• Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-i (April 17, 2021)
• Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)
• Internet Archive (IA)