Proto:Burning Rangers

This page details one or more prototype versions of Burning Rangers.

December 1, 1997

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

Released by Hidden Palace on July 24, 2021. This build is noticeably incomplete, and includes some features not present in other versions.

The title screen has a hidden debug menu and a sound test mode.
The Mode Select screen has a listing for a "VS MODE" that can't be played.
Cooperative multiplayer can be enabled from the debug menu.
Pausing the game allows you to reposition the camera, adjust lighting settings, and advance the game by one frame.
Fuel canisters work differently: When they explode, they leave behind items that look like cards. A yellow type appears in addition to the usual blue and red.
Several survivor names are different. A few survivor emails are present on the disc. One survivor message is from a developer, asking the other members of staff to provide additional content (see the English translations).

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

Released by Hidden Palace on January 8, 2023. The game is closer to finished, but now has some features that are not present in the final.

"VS MODE" is present on the Mode Select screen and is playable. It is only partially functional: the camera has trouble tracking both characters, and the time limit is not binding.
The navigation button allows the player to move the character through walls and doors.
One section of Mission 2 features rolling fuel canisters that are meant to be exploded from a distance.
A hidden hallway in Mission 3 contains a switch that inverts gravity.
Another hidden hallway in Mission 3 contains a spinning fan that creates an air current the player can float on.