User:Shadowboxer2005/Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast)/Early Screenshots
This is a sub-page of User:Shadowboxer2005/Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast).
 | 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: Lots; many of the comparisons should use the 1999 Nurnberger Spielwarenmesse press kit for best quality. |
Sonic Adventure was given a ton of promotion prior to its release, and as a result there's a ton of material to analyze; for simplicities sake, all screenshots are compared to the final Japanese version, although the date of the publication doesn't mean it was from a build around that time.
Sub-Pages
 | Dark Era Build The earliest known Dreamcast build from around April 1998, called so due to its far darker lighting than the final |
| Light Era Build Far later than the dark era build, but still very incomplete; the majority of Sonic Adventure coverage used this build. |
| No "LEVEL" Build Mostly complete at this point, named so due to the "LEVEL" element of the HUD no longer being included. |
| Japanese Manual Made very close to the final Japanese release, still managing to show some changes.. |
Magazines/Website
Cutscenes
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The camera angle is different when Tails is about to crash, showing a different sky texture.
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Amy's story introduction is set at evening in the final, and the buildings in the background show very different designs and textures.
Speed Highway
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_-_Speed_Highway_Tails_early_2.jpg) |
_-_Speed_Highway_Tails_final_2.png) |
Unlike the final game, this area is filled with rings. The higher ring marks position (0,0,0) and is an issue that plagues the final game and Sonic Adventure 2.
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_-_Speed_Highway_Sonic_early_1.png) |
_-_Speed_Highway_Sonic_final_1.png) |
The object layout seen here is nearly identical to the AutoDemo's, except that Tikal's hints are missing (they were only there for gameplay demo purposes).
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There's a clock pit here that isn't in the final game, the building far behind Knuckles had its height extended, and the chairs were changed from red/blue to red/yellow.
