Proto:Bonkers (Genesis)/October 4, 1994 Prototype

The October 4 build pretty much concludes all the early material. The only level that still differs greatly from the final is the Hollywood Freeway. Level cinematics have been implemented and while the text differs a bit, it's nothing major.

General Differences
The level select/title screen has been updated to the background used for the final, though there are differences which you'll see. Choosing WHOLE GAME starts the game off as if you were playing the final game from start to finish. Choosing it brings you to...

Another Sega screen, this time with Bonkers bringing in the S. The final has random animations each time you reset, this one not included.

This is different from the level select screen background above, showing they for some reason had two backgrounds in this build(same goes for the final though). Among the differences here, there's no copyright, an option to turn off music is available, the palette is different and most of all, the background has differences. Notice how the trees don't cut off at the top too.

Again there's a palette difference. The level order is also changed, plus the wall doesn't have any boards yet. Mickey the Rat is also changed to simply The Rat in the final.

Warehouse
The intro animation to the levels is different. Bonkers pushes the level number in while Fall Apart pours water over the bomb. In the final, Bonkers pushes Fall Apart in, and there's two crates.

Once you've got all bomb pieces you can view his picture. The added word bubble was cut in the final.

Hollywood Freeway
Within the cinematic that plays when you choose the level a sprite of the Toot Siren character appears that's not in the final. Below is what appears in the final version.

But this...

...is what you see in the proto.

The billboard was changed so that it doesn't advertise a particular place anymore. There's also a different Bonkers billboard from the last build that's much smaller. It still didn't make it into the final, though. Also notice there is no grass or trees off the side of the streets yet.

Another unused billboard. Probably considered too racy for a kids game or something.