[GerbilSoft]

So there's a guy going around on IRC claiming that Chillius03 on YouTube has a VHS containing "prototype" footage of Sonic 1.

Green Hill Zone: https://www.youtube....h?v=KUKrBN6t83s
Labyrinth Zone: https://www.youtube....h?v=QisPpBq2boQ

Needless to say, these are both fake. I called him out, but he deleted my comments because he's a typical poser. I'm posting this here so no one else gets duped by this guy into paying for this "tape". (He hasn't asked for money yet, but one of his videos claims that it's worth over $10,000, so I wouldn't put it past him to try it.)

EDIT: Surprise - The GHZ video was taken down. I suspect LZ will be next. I already saved them using youtube-dl, so I'll post them again on my webspace later today.

EDIT 2: Reuploads by Egor305

Green Hill Zone: https://youtu.be/aHqt2P8GYzM
Labyrinth Zone: https://youtu.be/Vpaxnx12_tc

This post has been edited by GerbilSoft: 28 April 2015 - 05:05 PM
Reason for edit: +reuploads

[LordOfSquad]

That "VHS" filter is a riot.

[Xeal]

LordOfSquad, on 28 April 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

That "VHS" filter is a riot.

Did you notice the first frame that showed "Slot 0 Loaded"? He's using Kega. Lol.

[High Fidelity]

Haha these are excellent. So bad it's good />

[Covarr]

LordOfSquad, on 28 April 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

That "VHS" filter is a riot.

Seriously. I would've found it far more credible without it. Although even so, the timeline doesn't make any sense, not put next to promotional images and magazine screenshots that had final palettes and yet other aspects that predate what's seen in this video.

This post has been edited by Covarr: 28 April 2015 - 04:35 PM

[Pokepunch]

And it's gone. He removed the GHZ video

[Chibisteven]

Even a VHS that old doesn't look that terrible.

[High Fidelity]

We need a good hoax. None of this blue grass nonsense.

I have teh sonic 1 betaa

[MarkeyJester]

Tell him we've already got that proto, we got it two weeks ago, dumped it, and it's already available as a ROM to download.

[Xeal]

MarkeyJester, on 28 April 2015 - 04:54 PM, said:

Tell him we've already got that proto, we got it two weeks ago, dumped it, and it's already available as a ROM to download.

Well someone just won the fucking internet. Nice one.

[Tanks]

Ask if he's willing to lick the VHS. Just to confirm its authentic.

[ICEknight]

Why does he do this?

[LoneDevil]

How could anyone find these vids legit especially at a time when Sonic Hacking existed? even a 12 year old can likely tell it's fake.

ICEknight, on 28 April 2015 - 06:38 PM, said:

Why does he do this?

For the lulz perhaps.

[InvisibleUp]

I feel like we'd be aware of something like Green Hill Zone being blue.

This post has been edited by InvisibleUp: 28 April 2015 - 07:29 PM

[steveswede]

It's really funny seeing these amateurs trying to pull off this fake shit considering the wealth of knowledge and evidence Sonic fans have collected over the years. They're not even trying anymore.