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A prototype of Spyro the Dragon for the Sony PlayStation.
A prototype of Spyro the Dragon for the Sony PlayStation, dated less than a month before the final build.
==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Tcrf link| Proto:Spyro_the_Dragon_(PlayStation)/July_18th,_1998_build}}
{{Tcrf link| Proto:Spyro_the_Dragon_(PlayStation)/July_18th,_1998_build}}


*This version of the game seems to have been given dongle protection to avoid it being used in standard consoles. A patched variant of the prototype has been provided alongside the original.
*This version of the game seems to have been given dongle protection to avoid it being used in standard consoles. A patched variant of the prototype has been provided alongside the original.
*The game starts with a placeholder "Temporary Boot Screen"
*The game starts with a placeholder "Temporary Boot Menu"
*There are no intro or ending cutscenes.
*There are no intro or ending cutscenes.
*Many dragons are still missing the cutscenes and audio dialogue they'd use in the final game
*Many dragons are still missing the cutscenes and audio dialogue they'd use in the final game
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*There's one extra gem in Lofty Castle for some reason
*There's one extra gem in Lofty Castle for some reason
*There's still a number of noticeable gaps between polygons in some of the level models at this point in development
*There's still a number of noticeable gaps between polygons in some of the level models at this point in development
<br />
===Cheat codes===
At any time during gameplay, hold down these button combinations until your entry is confirmed by Spyro jumping.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Toggle active/passive camera
|L2 + R1
|-
!Toggle invincibility & timer freeze
|R1 + R2 + Circle
|-
!Toggle XA playback
|Square, Triangle, Circle, X
|-
!Level Select
|L1 + L2 + R1 + R2
''(...then enter a combination from the list below)''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Artisans Home
|X + Circle
!Magic Crafters Home
|Triangle + Circle
!Dream Weavers Home
|Down + Circle
|-
!Stone Hill
|X + X
!Alpine Ridge
|Triangle + X
!Dark Passage
|Down + X
|-
!Dark Hollow
|X + Square
!High Caves
|Triangle + Square
!Lofty Castle
|Down + Square
|-
!Town Square
|X + Triangle
!Wizard Peak
|Triangle + Triangle
!Haunted Towers
|Down + Triangle
|-
!Toasty
|X + Right
!Blowhard
|Triangle + Right
!Jaqcues
|Down + Right
|-
!Sunny Flight
|X + Down
!Crystal Flight
|Triangle + Down
!Icy Flight
|Down + Down
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!Peace Keepers Home
|Square + Circle
!Beast Makers Home
|Right + Circle
!Gnorc Gnexus
|Left + Circle
|-
!Dry Canyon
|Square + X
!Terrace Village
|Right + X
!Gnorc Cove
|Left + X
|-
!Cliff Town
|Square + Square
!Misty Bog
|Right + Square
!Twilight Harbor
|Left + Square
|-
!Ice Cavern
|Square + Triangle
!Tree Tops
|Right + Triangle
!Gnasty Place
|Left + Triangle
|-
!Doctor Shemp
|Square + Right
!Metalhead
|Right + Right
!Gnasty Booty
|Left + Right
|-
!Night Flight
|Square + Down
!Wild Flight
|Right + Down
!Skip to next level
|Up
|}


==Screenshots==
==Screenshots==
<center><gallery mode="nolines" heights="168" widths="240">
<center><gallery mode="nolines" heights="168" widths="240">
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_-_01.png|Title screen.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto - 01.png|Title screen.
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_-_02.png|Delete screen.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto - 02.png|Delete screen.
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_-_03.png|Gameplay 1.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto - 03.png|Gameplay 1.
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_-_04.png|Gameplay 2.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto - 04.png|Gameplay 2.
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_-_05.png|Gameplay 3.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto - 05.png|Gameplay 3.
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_-_06.png|Gameplay 4.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto - 06.png|Gameplay 4.
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


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==Origin==
==Origin==
<center><gallery mode="packed">
<center><gallery mode="packed">
File:Spyro_1998-07-19_proto_disc_front.jpg|Disc front.
File:Spyro 1998-07-19 proto disc front.jpg|Disc front.
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


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==See also==
==See also==
*[https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor The Cutting Room Floor]
*[https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor The Cutting Room Floor]


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Revision as of 23:24, December 27, 2020

Title Screen
Spyro the Dragon (Jul 18, 1998 prototype)
Build date Jul 19, 1998 01:14:22
Build name Preview
Dump status Released, redump needed
Dumped by Gh0stBlade
Released by hwd45
File release date March 14, 2020
Origin CD-R
Labels Spyro the Dragon TM Preview Disc Spyro 7/19
Dump method CloneCD
Ownership Gh0stBlade
Game Spyro the Dragon
System PlayStation
Genre Platform
Final build US Aug 13, 1998
EU Sep 10, 1998
JP Jan 6, 1999
Release date US Sep 9, 1998
EU Oct 23, 1998
JP Apr 1, 1999
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A prototype of Spyro the Dragon for the Sony PlayStation, dated less than a month before the final build.

Notes

The Cutting Room Floor research
This prototype has a research article on TCRF.
  • This version of the game seems to have been given dongle protection to avoid it being used in standard consoles. A patched variant of the prototype has been provided alongside the original.
  • The game starts with a placeholder "Temporary Boot Menu"
  • There are no intro or ending cutscenes.
  • Many dragons are still missing the cutscenes and audio dialogue they'd use in the final game
    • A few of the dragon dialogue audio clips are missing their backing tracks
  • A number of dragons use different textures and colouring schemes to their final appearance
  • All dragons in the Beast Makers world are called "Silvus"
  • Gnasty Gnorc's level and Gnasty's Loot are called "Gnasty Place" and "Gnasty Booty" respectively.
  • Only a small number of music tracks are in this build, apparently unchanged since the June 15th prototype.
  • Gem placement is still unfinished in some places
  • A glitch in the Artisans world sometimes makes it impossible to complete, as the gem count sometimes totals to a value less than 100
    • Specifically, a group of gems near Town Square's portal only count towards the gem total if Sparx picks them up, rather than Spyro
  • There's one extra gem in Lofty Castle for some reason
  • There's still a number of noticeable gaps between polygons in some of the level models at this point in development


Cheat codes

At any time during gameplay, hold down these button combinations until your entry is confirmed by Spyro jumping.

Toggle active/passive camera L2 + R1
Toggle invincibility & timer freeze R1 + R2 + Circle
Toggle XA playback Square, Triangle, Circle, X
Level Select L1 + L2 + R1 + R2

(...then enter a combination from the list below)

Artisans Home X + Circle Magic Crafters Home Triangle + Circle Dream Weavers Home Down + Circle
Stone Hill X + X Alpine Ridge Triangle + X Dark Passage Down + X
Dark Hollow X + Square High Caves Triangle + Square Lofty Castle Down + Square
Town Square X + Triangle Wizard Peak Triangle + Triangle Haunted Towers Down + Triangle
Toasty X + Right Blowhard Triangle + Right Jaqcues Down + Right
Sunny Flight X + Down Crystal Flight Triangle + Down Icy Flight Down + Down
Peace Keepers Home Square + Circle Beast Makers Home Right + Circle Gnorc Gnexus Left + Circle
Dry Canyon Square + X Terrace Village Right + X Gnorc Cove Left + X
Cliff Town Square + Square Misty Bog Right + Square Twilight Harbor Left + Square
Ice Cavern Square + Triangle Tree Tops Right + Triangle Gnasty Place Left + Triangle
Doctor Shemp Square + Right Metalhead Right + Right Gnasty Booty Left + Right
Night Flight Square + Down Wild Flight Right + Down Skip to next level Up

Screenshots

  • Title screen.

    Title screen.

  • Delete screen.

    Delete screen.

  • Gameplay 1.

    Gameplay 1.

  • Gameplay 2.

    Gameplay 2.

  • Gameplay 3.

    Gameplay 3.

  • Gameplay 4.

    Gameplay 4.

Videos

Files

Original:

File Type Date Size SHA-1
Spyro.ccd File 2016-06-28 15:50:41 773 bytes dff59d2e7b177d8b7079f48f1b09f5392247d8d5
Spyro.cue File 2016-06-28 15:50:41 69 bytes 689e4e11dc9223abda52788d92548386d6d67ae2
Spyro.img File 2016-06-28 15:50:44 526.25 MB 0c0145b1523c5e3a7436a7ae4e78ad13d112c277
Spyro.sub File 2016-06-28 15:50:44 21.48 MB 9ac3ebefadfb18da752c82a77c310cb8b7df9067

Patched:

File Type Date Size SHA-1
Spyro.ccd File 2016-06-28 15:50:41 773 bytes ec767d7201e3937ae33dace9b444cee941c5924a
Spyro.cue File 2016-06-28 15:50:41 69 bytes eccb47c328b5a69a8ab1bdbcdf280518916aa2f2
Spyro.img File 2020-03-09 17:45:35 526.25 MB 8d87e9f2bec79a46df57388915eab3fcea3d4fc7
Spyro.sub File 2016-06-28 15:50:44 21.48 MB 91e438e14ed92eff1cf2a6007e8565ea0db689cc

Origin

  • Disc front.

    Disc front.

Acknowledgments

A very HUGE special thanks to hwd45 and Gh0stBlade for making this release possible!

See also





Spyro the Dragon prototypes
Spyro the Dragon videos
Spyro the Dragon assets
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