Astropede (prototype)
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| Astropede (prototype) |
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| Prerelease of: Astropede |
| System: Sega Mega Drive |
| Build date: 1994-06 |
| Found by: Craig Stitt |
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Th June(?) 1994 Segapede prototype is a prototype build of the unreleased game Segapede/Astropede for the Sega Mega Drive. Previously showcased by Craig Stitt in August 2020, it was released on Hidden Palace on November 24th, 2022.
This is a very early version of the game (though may be one of the last builds, given the project was cancelled shortly afterwards), possibly used to pitch the game to higher ups at the Sega Technical Institute It is a one-level demo with a single music track composed by Howard Drossin. Many of the art assets are recycled from the scrapped Sonic the Hedgehog 2 stage Hidden Palace Zone.
fires and 
jumps. The player can collect body segments spread across the level (which act as an extra hit point, similarly to the rings in Sonic the Hedgehog) and detach them all by pressing 
++. There are also a handful of enemies, some of which drop segments when destroyed, and spikes which can also kill the player. A few giant emeralds exist in the stage which will teleport the player to defined spots on the map.
Once the player finds a flag at the end of the level, the game resets. START also resets the game.
Maps
"Level 1"
Hidden content
- Main article: Astropede (prototype)/Hidden content.
Region coding
- Main article: Astropede (prototype)/Region coding.