Proto:Tempo Jr.

This page details one or more prototype versions of Tempo Jr..

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As with the 32X companion, all the prototypes documented here were released by drx as part of his huge Sega prototype released on February 23, 2008.

To do: Look into all the other prototypes available.

November 28, 1994 Prototype

  This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

General Differences

• No Sega Club logo when booting the game in the U.S. region.
• The only sound effects that exist are for playing the notes.
• No thought bubble showing which direction the player should go.
• No music is present.
• The number of lives a player has is shown in the bottom right corner during the gameplay rather than in the pause menu.
• Katy doesn't appear when the player wins a level.
• The golden note has yet to be implemented.
• Instead of getting an ending, the players gets a message saying "TEMPO TEST ENDING".

Aesthetic Differences

November 28, 1994 Prototype	Final

Tempo has been re-drawn on the title screen to make him similar to the 32X version. Also, the logo was re-drawn, partly because of the name change.

November 28, 1994 Prototype	Final

The notes on the password screen were colored in.

November 28, 1994 Prototype	Final

The pause menu added a couple of extra statistics and got a new font for the final version.

Level Differences

• The moths have a screwed-up palette in the dance club stage.
• The first level's boss is different.
• No collision on the spikes in part 2 of Level 4.
• Some of the boss levels, including the final boss, are missing. The player instead plays a glitched version of the first boss's stage, with a sign saying "Now Making!"

November 28, 1994 Prototype	Final

The first bonus game has a completely disorganized layout, compared to the final version. It was probably re-organized in the final version to make it easier for younger children.

The second bonus game, Hit & Hit, is completely missing, although its graphics are present.