- Back to: Chaotix (prototype 1227).
General comparisons
The Sega logo is the same as the 1207 prototype.
The intro is missing its own music track, Metal Sonic and the Needlenose Badniks. However, the rest of the sequence plays out like the final game, albeit without the "road".
When the main cast zoom into view, there is still no floor nor any copyright text. If the region of the console is set to NTSC-U, Espio is mentioned in the banner instead of Knuckles.
Main menu
Start a new game and you'll be presented with the "data load" screen. The Amazing Arena, Techno Tower and Marina Madness icons are ordered differently in the final game, and the green oval used in the background is slightly different.
Even on "NO SAVE" you'll be asked how you want to save.
Time Attack leads to nowhere in this build. You select your character and partner, and are taken to a silent, white void to spin for all eternity. Press 
and you'll get the HOLD text above your partner.
"Options" takes you to the sound test. It has evolved a little since the 1207 prototype, with (simple) keyboard graphics, a custom font and a green volume indicators.
Hold 
when selecting "Options" to get to the color test. It's the same as the 1207 prototype.
Background aside, only a lighter shade of grey for the text separates the stage select from its final incarnation.
Level comparisons
References
and you'll get the HOLD text above your partner.
when selecting "Options" to get to the color test. It's the same as the 1207 prototype.
