February 23, 2008 Proto Release
From Sonic Retro
On February 23rd, 2008 at 6PM EST drx released over 1,000 various Sega and third party prototypes for several consoles. To build suspension to the event an announcement was posted across various websites and forums and a special IRC channel was opened on Sonic Cult's website called #sonicprotos (this was later renamed #protos). A hour before the release a special Skypecast was broadcast live over shoutcast. It was supposed to be stopped shortly after the release but it continued hours afterward and was only stopped as the number of listeners dwindled.
Most of the protos came from one place, they were obtained from Sega of America's Q&A archives from 1994-1995. The cartridge protos needed to be built from EEPROM parts. The price of these prototypes weren't disclosed but it is said the cost is in the five digit number range. The disc protos (Gamecube, Dreamcast, Saturn) were obtained at a earlier date.
Of the 1,024 prototypes that were released there were 155 Sega 32X prototypes, 300 Game Gear prototypes, 464 Mega Drive prototypes, 94 Pico prototypes, and 6 Nintendo Gamecube prototypes.
Prototype List
Game Gear
- Asterix (6 prototypes)
- Berenstain Bears (18 prototypes)
- Bonkers Wax Up! (14 prototypes)
- Chicago Syndicate (25 prototypes)
- Dynamite Headdy (4 prototypes)
- GP Rider (1 prototype)
- Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (6 prototypes)
- Lion King (11 prototypes)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie (1 prototype)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2 prototypes)
- NBA Action Starring David Robinson (31 prototypes)
- NFL' 95 (14 prototypes)
- NHL All-Star Hockey (18 prototypes)
- Ristar (5 prototypes)
- Shining Force II (5 prototypes)
- Sonic Blast (Prototype 74, Prototype 94, Prototype 611, Prototype 806, Prototype 821, Prototype 827, Prototype 910)
- Sonic Spinball (0307, 0328, 0329, 0330, 0405, 0412, 0413, 0415, 0421, 0427, 0429, 0430, 503B, 0505, 0506, 0525, 0530, 0531, 031094, 031194, 032194)
- Sonic The Hedgehog - Triple Trouble (0808, Aug16
- Speedy Gonzales Cheese Catastrophe (2 prototypes)
- Sports Trivia (37 prototypes)
- Super Columns (8 prototypes)
- Taz in Escape from Mars (17 prototypes)
- Tempo Jr. (9 prototypes)
- World Series Baseball '95 (8 prototypes)
- X-men - Gamemaster's Legacy (6 prototypes)
- X-men - Mojo World (8 prototypes)
- Adventures of Batman & Robin (8 prototypes)
- Aladdin (6 prototypes)
Pico
- 101 Dalmations (10 prototypes)
- Berenstain Bears' A School Day (8 prototypes)
- Crayola Crayons Create a World (7 prototypes)
- Huckle and Lowly's Busiest Day Ever (22 prototypes)
- Lion King Adventure at Pride Rock (8 prototypes)
- Mickey's Blast into the Past (6 prototypes)
- Musical Zoo (7 prototypes)
- Pepe's Puzzles (4 prototypes)
- Pico Sampler (3 prototypes)
- Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld (4 prototypes)
- Tails and the Music Maker (8 prototypes)
- Year at Pooh Corner (7 prototypes)
32X
- 36 Great Holes starring Fred Couples (34 prototypes)
- Cosmic Carnage (9 prototypes)
- Doom (16 prototypes)
- Knuckles' Chaotix (1207, 1227, 1229, 0111, 0119, 0202, 0208, 0209, 0210, 0213, 0214, 0216)
- Metal Head (10 prototypes)
- Motocross Championship (15 prototypes)
- Shadow Squadron (8 prototypes)
- Space Harrier (1 prototype)
- Star Wars Arcade (21 prototypes)
- Tempo (8 prototypes)
- Virtua Fighter (4 prototypes)
- Zaxon's Motherbase 2,000 (8 prototypes)
Saturn
Gamecube
- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (Review copy)
- Sonic Adventure DX (preview and review)
- Sonic Heroes (10.8 and 11.18)
- Sonic Mega Collection (prototype)