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==General comparisons== | ==General comparisons== | ||
{{Comparison | {{Comparison | ||
| − | | image1=GunstarHeroes1993-04 MD | + | | image1=GunstarHeroes1993-04 MD TitleScreen.png |
| image2=GunstarHeroes Genesis.png | | image2=GunstarHeroes Genesis.png | ||
| game1=1993-04 prototype | | game1=1993-04 prototype | ||
| game2=Final game | | game2=Final game | ||
| desc=The title screen has slight differences from the final. | | desc=The title screen has slight differences from the final. | ||
| + | *There is no intro cutscene at booting the game. | ||
*There is no Press Start screen. | *There is no Press Start screen. | ||
| − | *The "© 1993 SEGA" is printed in the logo itself. | + | *The art of Golden Silver was updated slightly for the final version to match its actual design. |
| − | + | }} | |
| − | + | {{Comparison | |
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| + | | game1=1993-04 | ||
| + | | game2=Final game | ||
| + | | desc=*The "© 1993 SEGA" is printed in the bottom side of the logo itself, alongside the "1993 TREASURE" | ||
| + | }}. | ||
| + | {{Comparison | ||
| + | | image1=GunstarHeroes1993-04 MD TitleScreen.png | ||
| + | | image2=notavailable.svg | ||
| + | | game1=1993-04 prototype | ||
| + | | game2=Final game | ||
| + | | desc=The Options menu is placed to the right of the 1 Player option. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Comparison | {{Comparison | ||
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| game1=1993-04 prototype | | game1=1993-04 prototype | ||
| game2=Final game | | game2=Final game | ||
| − | | desc=The "OPTIONS" is spelt as "OPTION MENU" | + | | desc=The Options menu also features a lot of differences. |
| − | + | *The big "OPTIONS" at the top of the menu is spelt as "OPTION MENU". | |
| − | The Options also features different music from the final. | + | *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 {{hex|95}}, instead of track {{hex|98}} like in the final. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Comparison | ||
| + | | image1=notavailable.svg | ||
| + | | image2=notavailable.svg | ||
| + | | game1=1993-04 prototype | ||
| + | | game2=Final game | ||
| + | | desc=The prototype's sound test goes up to {{hex|9F}} ({{hex|99}} in the final game) and the S.E. Test goes up to {{hex|FF}} ({{hex|F1}} in the final). | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Comparison | {{Comparison | ||
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| game1=1993-04 prototype | | game1=1993-04 prototype | ||
| game2=Final game | | game2=Final game | ||
| − | | desc=The "KEY CONFIG." menu | + | | desc=The "KEY CONFIG." menu is nonfunctional in the prototype |
}} | }} | ||
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==Graphical comparisons== | ==Graphical comparisons== | ||
| + | *Green uses a very different, shorter design in stage 2. | ||
==Audio comparisons== | ==Audio comparisons== | ||
| − | *Golden Silver's track (Sound Test | + | *Track {{hex|84}} has a few seconds of silence before it starts in the final version. |
| + | *Golden Silver's track (Sound Test {{hex|94}}) has preliminary instrument choices and starts with a sound effect. | ||
| + | *Track {{hex|9A}} is a track that was removed in the final version. It appears to be a test for the sound engine. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 19 May 2024
General comparisons
| 1993-04 prototype |
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| Final game |
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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 |
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| Final game |
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*The "© 1993 SEGA" is printed in the bottom side of the logo itself, alongside the "1993 TREASURE".
| 1993-04 prototype |
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| Final game |
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The Options menu is placed to the right of the 1 Player option.
| 1993-04 prototype |
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| Final game |
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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 |
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| Final game |
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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 |
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| Final game |
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The "KEY CONFIG." menu is nonfunctional in the prototype
| 1993-04 prototype |
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| Final game |
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The "Expert" difficulty is typed as "Maniax" in the prototype.
| 1993-04 prototype |
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| Final game |
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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.
References
| Gunstar Heroes (Mega Drive prototype; 1993-04), prototype version of Gunstar Heroes | |
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