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Today, I'm releasing 14 Pico protos, 3 Saturn-related dumps and 3 | Today, I'm releasing 14 Pico protos, 3 Saturn-related dumps and 3 Mega Drive prototypes. | ||
The Pico stuff is available [[:Category: | The Pico stuff is available [[:Category:Kevtris EPROM lot prototypes|here]]. | ||
The Saturn stuff is: an [[Sega Saturn BIOS (Oct 12, 1994)|unreleased Saturn BIOS version]], some weird [[Sega Saturn Test Menu v1.0f|Test Menu]] and a [[JVC CD-ROM Emulator System|CD emulator chip]]. | The Saturn stuff is: an [[Sega Saturn BIOS (Oct 12, 1994)|unreleased Saturn BIOS version]], some weird [[Sega Saturn Test Menu v1.0f|Test Menu]] and a [[JVC CD-ROM Emulator System|CD emulator chip]]. | ||
The most interesting prototypes, however, are the | The most interesting prototypes, however, are the Mega Drive ones: | ||
[[File:MD 0487 Nightmare Circus Title.png|frameless|320x320px]][[File:MD 0486 X-perts Title.png|frameless|320x320px]] | [[File:MD 0487 Nightmare Circus Title.png|frameless|320x320px|link=Nightmare Circus prototype]][[File:MD 0486 X-perts Title.png|frameless|320x320px|link=X-perts prototype]]<br>[[File:MD 0491 Ecco II - The Tides of Time Title.png|frameless|320x320px|link=Ecco: The Tides of Time (Apr 13, 1994 prototype)]] | ||
[[File:MD 0491 Ecco II - The Tides of Time Title.png|frameless|320x320px]] | |||
Early prototypes of [[Nightmare Circus prototype|Nightmare Circus]] (a very rare game, ask any collector!), [[X-perts prototype|X-perts]], and [[Ecco: The Tides of Time (Apr 13, 1994 prototype)|Ecco II]]. | Early prototypes of [[Nightmare Circus prototype|Nightmare Circus]] (a very rare game, ask any collector!), [[X-perts prototype|X-perts]], and [[Ecco: The Tides of Time (Apr 13, 1994 prototype)|Ecco II]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:01, November 29, 2016
Today, I'm releasing 14 Pico protos, 3 Saturn-related dumps and 3 Mega Drive prototypes.
The Pico stuff is available here.
The Saturn stuff is: an unreleased Saturn BIOS version, some weird Test Menu and a CD emulator chip.
The most interesting prototypes, however, are the Mega Drive ones:
Early prototypes of Nightmare Circus (a very rare game, ask any collector!), X-perts, and Ecco II.
All of these, except Ecco, were generously donated by Kevtris (thanks man), in the form of EPROM dumps. I had lots of fun matching unlabelled EPROMs together.
But, the most interesting is the Ecco one. It comes from the QA archives released a month ago. The reason for the delay was so that the biggest Ecco fan on the planet, Epicenter, could work on finding all the crazy differences in ROMs.
Indeed, you can find full, thorough documentation of the (many!) differences between this one, and the final version on his website --Dark Sea. A lot of effort was put into dissecting the prototypes, so make sure you pay a visit! You can jump directly to Ecco 2 X11 documentation here.
Of course, this is not all Ecco goodness that we have up our sleeves -- there's lots of Ecco goodness to be released in the coming weeks. And many non-Ecco protos too, so stay tuned.
Veteran site visitors probably noticed that I somewhat redesigned Hidden Palace. I reactivated the forums (hopefully they will have more activity this time). I also introduced a new feature to the site, as I couldn't have possibly done it all myself: screenshot uploads. If you're bored, and you want to contribute, feel free to upload as many screenshots as you like.
See you next release =)