Obligatory facepalm because Hidden Palace obviously had changes other than the autospin on the pipe between the Wai proto and the final, etc. Obviously there's nothing I can say without sounding extremely corny so, uh, I eagerly await the 23rd.
Sonic 3 beta with Lava Reef. Must be a prototype of the level before the time constraints forced Sega to split it to S&K. Drx, you are a gawd among men.
FUCK. Now that that is out of the way: This goes without saying but holy shit, you are like a god amongst mere mortals. I am now eagerly awaiting an otherwise ordinary day.
Obligatory: OMFG YUO GTOS TEH BAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEATA Nice find, though I'm thinking that the Chaotix betas might not work correctly on most emulators (and maybe even actual hardware?) because the game was developed side-by-side with the hardware, so some older versions might be written to use a function that no longer exists or is accessed differently on the final 32X.
Hmm..I tell you what. I'm gonna do what I always do...let everyone else play, and if there's anything remotely interesting, I'll download.
Just wondering, drx, do you have official names for the other 2 dumped Sonic 2 protos as well? Nonetheless, I tip my black hat to you kind sir.
Time to actually post. Awesome! I don't know how many differences you'll find without being able to tell what Sonic 3 has since no one has really done anything technical with it minus a select few... I wonder what all is different code wise... I suppose it's a later beta if it has Sonic 3 art instead of Sonic 2 art.
this is the greatest thing since Orange Box. That said, DONATE OR DIE! Seriously, guys. I think everybody here can afford $10/month, and it would go a long way.
Wow the fastest replying topic ever. By the way, I'm glad that you could confirm them. So I think there'll be new stuff to check. Anyways, I won't try researching in them, I know that when I get something, most likely somebody else not only found that, but also everything else was found. We aren't in the stoneage of hacking, probably in a few hours everything will be found :P So I better stuck with my other projects. Anyways, I want to see those betas. They're incomplete stuff, but anyways
Wow, I'm very keen to look at this Sonic 3 prototype. Drx, you're looking sharp, you're looking good... you've come so far. These prototypes will make the most of the sonic community. It's what we've always done. Sonic 3 prototype! The best the sonic community can get. It's plain to see.
Unfortunately, no. I'm working on getting that kind of info, but it's probably lost forever. Very early versions like the NA one weren't usually archived.
Do we have a policy on spreading this news outside of the hacking community? Or do we not care who knows? EDIT to prevent clogging up the topic: I asked this mostly so I didn't steal drx's thunder if he wanted to announce it elseware.
