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Posted on 11-12-11 08:24:00 PM (last edited by Skrybe at 11-12-11 08:46 PM) Link | Quote
Just recently got a nice little Famicom prototype of Superman by Kemco. Take a look at the title screen:


Proto on the left, retail on the right. I'm guessing someone at DC had a fit when they saw the original interpretation of Superman, and made Kemco change it for the retail release. Besides the picture of Superman, the font as well as the Superman and Kemco logos were changed for retail.

Other changes I noticed during a quick playthrough of the first mission:


Certain building interiors look entirely different.


Exterior windows have a "reflection" on them in the proto. The effect looks a bit odd, and was removed in the final.


When flying over Metropolis, the streets lack any kind of vehicles or markings in the proto. The retail version actually looks populated.

There's also that little "H" icon in the upper right of the main gameplay screens. I have no idea what it's for, but it was pushed offscreen for the retail release.

Looking through the graphics in a tile editor turns up a few more changes I didn't get screenshots of, including policeman and robot characters that were tweaked for the final.

Besides the graphical changes, one thing that's immediately obvious about the proto is how the music slows drastically in outdoor areas when Superman isn't moving. It's a really strange bug, and I'm curious why it does that.

Here's a scan of the cart. If anyone wants to check out the rom, I've posted it at the Lost Levels forums. Would a rom link be ok here?

EDIT: Here's the rom.
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Posted on 11-12-11 09:23:39 PM Link | Quote
Actually, what the hell is that H for?

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Posted on 11-12-11 10:14:45 PM Link | Quote
It's probably sprite zero, used to split the status bar and playfield, but I dunno why it's a letter H.

Feel free to post the ROM here, we're not terribly picky about them anymore.

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Posted on 11-15-11 11:05:18 PM Link | Quote
Mike from Nintendo Player posted some comparison screens here showing several changes I hadn't documented above, primarily palette changes and different placement of background objects.

Also worth mentioning is that Chris Covell noticed both the proto and the final use hex dumps to pad out empty space in the rom. Neither him nor I have looked into it very closely, though.
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