XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association (Jun 17, 2003 prototype)

XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association (Jun 17, 2003 prototype)
Build date Jun 17, 2003 16:36:44 Build name 17-6-2003 Dump status Released, redump needed Released by Hidden Palace File release date March 20, 2021 Origin DVD-R Lot Project Deluge Labels XGRA 17-6-2003 Dump method Memorex MRX-650LE v6 AM61 (PowerISO) Game XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association System PlayStation 2 Genre Racing Final build JP Unreleased EU Aug 27, 2003 US Aug 20, 2003 Release date JP Unreleased EU Aug 27, 2003 US Sep 11, 2003

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A prototype of XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association for the PlayStation 2.

Notes

• An NTSC build dated just over 2 months before the final game.
• There is no intro sequence, nor opening logos. There's a title screen in this build, but it doesn't match the one used in the final.
• The player is greeted to a choice of either a "Dance" or "Rock" soundtrack when starting up the game, like some of the much earlier builds. It's not clear if this has any affect on the music that's played.
• Some of the menus are a bit incomplete and may contain typos.
• Only the English language is present, and selecting any other language will replace all text with variants of "Text n Not Found".
• There's early loading screens.
• There's a debugging display containing camera coordinates near the bottom of the screen in-game at all times.
• Tracks are generally quite incomplete and have some glitchy collision, allowing you to drive through walls.
• Powerups and weapons are seemingly absent from this version, or at least inaccessible from the beginning, unlike previous builds.
• The countdown at the beginning of the race sounds different.
  • Additionally, there's no sign showing this countdown.
• There's a new save format, meaning this build will not be able to use the same save format as earlier ones.
• For some reason there's a black bar along the top of the screen in menus.
• A character select resembling the final one is finally present, but it's clearly quite incomplete still.
• Despite the tracks now having their final names, their earlier placeholder names also appear on-screen when selecting a track.
• Miscellaneous Notes:
  • Game is emulatable (in PCSX2): Yes (as of March 17, 2021).
  • Game contains dongle protection: No.

Screenshots

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  Disc front.

Files

File	Type	Date	Size	SHA-1
PS2 - XGRA 17-6-2003.bin	File	2020-11-18 11:06:20	1.35 GB	2c7b4dca07a20b287b6815b39596e2c313fefbf5
PS2 - XGRA 17-6-2003.cue	File	2020-11-18 11:06:21	86 bytes	6a995718afe2e09633cb84960b41130dabb5236d
PS2 - XGRA 17-6-2003.jpeg	File	2021-03-14 11:43:13	889.6 KB	31bc2e5e0b8af9f05c2ad68d2edaa5c357465209

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to Hwd45 for doing the initial research on this prototype! And a huge thanks to the anonymous donor that allowed for this release to happen!

See also

• Project Deluge: PlayStation 2 (Initial Announcement Article) (March 20, 2021)
• Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)
• Internet Archive (IA)