[Vinnie]

I do not believe this is a hoax. For the following reasons:

It seems that nobody would go through this much trouble to create a hoax.

If other members have already started to dissassemble this, wouldn't they have found anything suspicious by now?

Although I do not know DRX personally. I do not believe he would do other members out of $1500

Even though you may think this is a Hoax, we all have our reasons don't we?

[Quickman]

I was expecting a mod or admin to say "okay, Quickman's been made to look like a total arse now", lock the topic and possibly trash it. You're all beating a dead horse.

[Nikki]

Quickman, on Nov 10 2006, 12:19 PM, said:

I was expecting a mod or admin to say "okay, Quickman's been made to look like a total arse now", lock the topic and possibly trash it. You're all beating a dead horse.

The one you let lay so everyone could beat it? =P

[Sith]

drx only releases hoaxes around the time of april fools day. *bombed*

If it would have been a hoax and drx would have ripped off donators with it, the community would fucking hate him.
I don't think he would do such a thing.

This post has been edited by Sith: 10 November 2006 - 01:55 PM

[mcbpete]

The only thing that concerns me about the authenticity of this version is these lines in the 'uncompiled data'

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btst.b #5,swdata1+1 * c button check
tst.w dualmode ; dual mode check
bne.b .worknai ;z=0:ok z=1:no
dcblw redz_act,redzpat,$0500,0,$00 ;20: will change

The comments are kinda a bit too english for an in-house development version don't you think ?

This post has been edited by mcbpete: 10 November 2006 - 02:32 PM

[Scarred Sun]

mcbpete, on Nov 10 2006, 03:31 PM, said:

The only thing that concerns me about the authenticity of this version is these lines in the 'uncompiled data'

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btst.b #5,swdata1+1 * c button check
tst.w dualmode ; dual mode check
bne.b .worknai ;z=0:ok z=1:no
dcblw redz_act,redzpat,$0500,0,$00 ;20: will change

The comments are kinda a bit too english for an in-house development version aren't they ?

Sonic 2 was co-developed with the Sega Technical Institute, based in America. It's not that far-fetched.

[Heran Bago]

Most programming languages are based kinda off english to. Japanese C++ still uses "if". Programming and english go together like penis and vagina.

[mcbpete]

It wasn't so much the asm commands, rather that the 'will change' type comments. But Scarred Sun seems to have given a good counter argument to me anyway.

I'm not sure either way regarding the authenticity, but I come from the 'Boards Of Canada' school of cynicism. I'd better explain: In music forums I frequent people keep posting 'early' and 'unreleased' tracks from the band Boards of Canada which inevitably end up being fakes, but they're good enough to possibly be genuine, but occasionally a genuine track filters through and it causes a riot.

I'd like to believe that in this case it is the latter :D

[Qjimbo]

Unlocked and moved to the archive, sums up important points and if anyone wants to comment they should be free too.

[ICEknight]

I don't see the necessity of archiving something like this, to be honest.

[Tweaker]

ICEknight, on Dec 3 2006, 04:49 PM, said:

I don't see the necessity of archiving something like this, to be honest.

It's a debunked theory, so it should stay in the archives to ease the doubt of those suspecting this to be fake.

[Quickman]

My worry is if it's unlocked then we'll get some idiot coming along going "heeeeeey maybe Quickman has a point!".

This post has been edited by Quickman: 04 December 2006 - 12:59 AM

[Cinossu]

Quickman, on Dec 4 2006, 05:58 AM, said:

My worry is if it's unlocked then we'll get some idiot coming along going "heeeeeey maybe Quickman has a point!".

:P and then we tell him/her to read the rest of the topic to find out why he's completely wrong.

This post has been edited by Cinossu: 04 December 2006 - 01:04 PM

[Qjimbo]

Tweaker, on Dec 3 2006, 09:51 PM, said:

ICEknight, on Dec 3 2006, 04:49 PM, said:

I don't see the necessity of archiving something like this, to be honest.

It's a debunked theory, so it should stay in the archives to ease the doubt of those suspecting this to be fake.

Exactly how I felt. This topic is useful for linking to if anyone ever says "hey this could be a fake!".

[Sazpaimon]

Qjimbo, on Dec 4 2006, 12:57 PM, said:

Tweaker, on Dec 3 2006, 09:51 PM, said:

ICEknight, on Dec 3 2006, 04:49 PM, said:

I don't see the necessity of archiving something like this, to be honest.

It's a debunked theory, so it should stay in the archives to ease the doubt of those suspecting this to be fake.

Exactly how I felt. This topic is useful for linking to if anyone ever says "hey this could be a fake!".

Try telling that to wetflame