Proto:The Incredibles (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows)/August 5th, 2004

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  This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

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The August 5th, 2004 prototype of The Incredibles is an early preview version of the PlayStation 2 version of the game built just over a month before the final North American PlayStation 2 release version. It was released on March 20th, 2021 as part of Project Deluge, a big prototype release hosted by the folks over at Hidden Palace. The prototype itself is labeled as the "NYC Build" and it is an early version of a preview build which was eventually shown off to the press.

General Differences

• The copyright info screen at the beginning of the game is shorter, lacking the information stating that "Lucasfilm" gave permission for the team to use the term "Omnidroid".
• There is no loading screen between the copyright info screen and the company FMVs
• The Heavy Iron FMV cutscene is different, showing a simple screen with the logo rather than an animated sequence.
• Outside of starting a new game, Frozone does not talk in the menus.
• There is a scan line filter in the menus which is disabled in the final game.
• The button icons in the menus are integrated into the menu, rather than being images of the buttons.
• Preview videos are not in the game yet and have placeholder icons on the main menu. Selecting them will not do anything.
• There is an option on the main menu to view the credits. In the final game, the player has to insert an in-game cheat code in order to view these credits.
• The player can only save and load once. Attempting to save or load again will cause the game to softlock.
• There are only 8 levels present in the build. These levels include:
  • Bank Heist
  • Skyline Stretch
  • Appartment Inferno
  • Late For School
  • Nomanisan Island
  • Robot Arena
  • Finding Mr. Incredible
  • 100 Mile Dash
    • This means that Violet and the Incredi-ball are not playable although they do still exist within the game's files and they are fully functional.
• All of the levels in the build are unlocked when starting from a new file.
• The bonus menu to view FMVs and artwork cannot be accessed in the pause menu.
• Level preview videos in the pause menu are not present.
• There are no sound effects when confirming to go to another level.
• When selecting a character for battle mode, the screenshots used are different.
  • Mr. Incredible uses the same image although the colors are incredibly washed out.
  • Mrs. Incredible uses her Elastigirl image rather than her Mrs. Incredible image and like with Mr. Incredible, the colors are very washed out.
• The battle mode level does not exist. Trying to load the battle mode will result in the game loading a blank void and when the game is paused, it will display "test level".
  • The same thing occurs when trying to load any of the levels from the retail game which are not present.

Gameplay Differences

• The playable characters are always in their red super-suit outfits, regardless of the level, but all the other outfits in the retail game are present within the game's files.
• Levels cannot be completed. The end triggers for the levels are disabled although it is unknown if they still exist.
• Pre-rendered cutscenes can be skipped by pressing X.
• Pressing L1 + R1 + Circle on Controller 1 enables a debug display of the FPS, the level being played, and the position of the character.
• Pressing SELECT on Controller 1 activates a no-clip mode with Mr. Incredible or Mrs. Incredible.
  • These debug features do still exist and work in the final game although they are disabled by default.
• If the player activates a switch, it will not trigger an activation animation.
• Henchmen have flat collisions above them, allowing the player to stand on top of them.
• The player can pause during in-level cutscenes and if they un-pause, it will bring up the UI. In the final game, the only way to pause the game during an in-level cutscene is to unplug the controller during the cutscene.
• During in-game cutscenes where the player is simply standing still, the camera can be controlled during the cutscene.
• Hint makers will now always take away the player's control rather than specific hint markers.
• Quotes that characters only say when dying in the final game can be said during normal gameplay.
• There's an unused Heavy Iron logo on the blimp in Bank Heist.
• The unused long variation of the death jingle is used here.

Mr. Incredible

• If Mr. Incredible rolls off an edge, he can cancel the roll with a jump. In the final game, this only works if Mr. Incredible is on the ground.
• Mr. Incredible cannot cancel his aerial slam landing animation or his upwards swing animation with a high jump. This means that an exploit in the final game where Mr. Incredible could high jump cancel the slam landing to scale up slopes is not possible.

Mrs. Incredible

• When Mrs. Incredible attacks, her grunts have inconsistent speeds. They can sometimes be faster or slower than they should be.
• Objects Mrs. Incredible can grab onto have a blue outline instead of a green outline.
• If Mrs. Incredible lets go of an object she can grapple off of, she will perform a small jump. In the final game, this only happens on objects Mrs. Incredible can swing on.