Proto:Pokémon Black and White/December 26, 2008 Build

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One of the earliest prototypes out there!

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: Find more screenshots featuring the build and the final to compare. Show off some gameplay!

December 26, 2008	Final (JPN)

• Background of title screen consists of flat colors instead of a checkerboard pattern.
• Early Japanese logo; lacks the white background of the final version.
• No Reshiram on the bottom screen.
• Debug functions on the bottom left corner of the upper screen.
• No "Developed by GAMEFREAK inc." text.
• "Push Start Button" is on the bottom screen instead of the top, along with the same instructions in Japanese, and is written in a taller and thinner font.
  • Interestingly, in the Japanese text, there appears to be a missing character - a question mark in the place of お in the word おして (which means “push”).

Main Menu

To do: Add .gifs featuring the spinning Dialga and Palkia models.

This very early main menu features the Dialga and Palkia models used for Diamond and Pearl's title screens. Each model is on a different screen, where they spin around. The text displayed at the top of the screen is:

つづきから　はじめる
さいしょから　はじめる

This translates to

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