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This shouldn't be news to anyone but there is a prototype version of the DKC competition cart. It can be found here:
http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=1000
My question is have people checked to see if this prototype has different level layouts compared to the final version of the game? Does anyone know? Has anyone tried? I would try looking myself but I usually suck at such tasks. On the other hand, I've played this game so many times since I can remember when I was younger. I would be able to pick out differences with ease if someone is willing to look. |
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I am one of the "people at DKC Atlas" who Evan referred to in that article.
From what I can tell from the non-corrupted portions, this is extremely similar, if not identical, to the final version of the competition cart (abbreviated CC from this point forward).
The difference in text locations mentioned in the article is incorrect: the text location in the final version of the CC is no different than that of the prototype--12A99E. 3C03C8 is the location in the North American (U) versions 1.0 and 1.1.
DKC CC is based on (U) version 1.2 of the original game, so you're unlikely to find anything that differs from the final version of the game, even if a clean proto of it does eventually surface. Well, other than incomplete competition-related changes to the game's engine, perhaps...
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Originally posted by Mattrizzle
I am one of the "people at DKC Atlas" who Evan referred to in that article.
From what I can tell from the non-corrupted portions, this is extremely similar, if not identical, to the final version of the competition cart (abbreviated CC from this point forward).
The difference in text locations mentioned in the article is incorrect: the text location in the final version of the CC is no different than that of the prototype--12A99E. 3C03C8 is the location in the North American (U) versions 1.0 and 1.1.
DKC CC is based on (U) version 1.2 of the original game, so you're unlikely to find anything that differs from the final version of the game, even if a clean proto of it does eventually surface. Well, other than incomplete competition-related changes to the game's engine, perhaps...
Oh ok. I was hopping/thinking that the prototype was more of a precursor to version 1.0 of the game. Since this isn't the case, you are most likely right. Since you are most likely right, there really is no point in searching. Perhaps a true prototype of DKC will eventually surface. Thanks for letting me know! |
