Sonic Blast (Game Gear prototype 74)

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Sonic Blast (Game Gear prototype 74)
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Aspect Co. Ltd
ROM size: 1 MB
Genre: Action

Sonic Blast Beta 74 for the Game Gear was released by drx during the February 23rd, 2008 proto release.

Download Sonic Blast (Game Gear prototype 74) File: Sonic_Blast_(Prototype_74_-_Jul_17,_1996,_09.11).rar (244 kB) (info)

Various Differences

General

• Game instantly goes into level select from the beginning, but anything past Red Volcanic Zone act 3 crashes the game instantly.
• There is no title screen, instead the game goes to the level select when you start the game.
• The character select screen is text based and doesn't have character sprites.
• There are still no level intro and end title cards.
• A Debug Mode is active. Holding 2 will freeze character and allow the player to move him freely with the D-Pad.
• Rings are not lost when hit, although they still fly out.
• Red Volcano Zone is named Red Volcanic Zone.
• After defeating the Volcanic Stage boss, one can use the debug to return to the original location of the boss to view what appears to be a bell like outline. This could possibly be a mistake made by SEGA during the development process.
• In every act 2, underneath the level is a area with garbage data everywhere.

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External Links

Sonic Retro discussion thread

• Hidden Palace Release Page