Gunstar Heroes (Mega Drive prototype; 1993-04)/Comparisons

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General comparisons

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The title screen has slight differences from the final.

• There is no intro cutscene at booting the game.
• There is no Press Start screen.
• The art of Golden Silver was updated slightly for the final version to match its actual design.

1993-04

Final game

*The "© 1993 SEGA" is printed in the bottom side of the logo itself, alongside the "1993 TREASURE".

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The Options menu is placed to the right of the 1 Player option.

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The Options menu also features a lot of differences.

• The big "OPTIONS" at the top of the menu is spelt as "OPTION MENU".
• The "CONFIG" option is spelt as "KEY CONFIG.".
• The color of a highlighted option was changed from cyan to yellow in the final game.
• The Options also features different music from the final, using track 95, instead of track 98 like in the final.

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The prototype's sound test goes up to 9F (99 in the final game) and the S.E. Test goes up to FF (F1 in the final).

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The "KEY CONFIG." menu is nonfunctional in the prototype.

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The "Expert" difficulty is typed as "Maniax" in the prototype.

1993-04 prototype

Final game

The boss intro text says "BOSS TIME COMING SOON", instead of "BOSS IS APPROACHING!".

Graphical comparisons

• Green uses a very different, shorter design in stage 2.

Audio comparisons

• Track 84 has a few seconds of silence before it starts in the final version.
• Golden Silver's track (Sound Test 94) has preliminary instrument choices and starts with a sound effect.
• Track 9A is a track that was removed in the final version. It appears to be a test for the sound engine.