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Proto:Sonic Mega Collection

A prototype of Sonic Mega Collection was dumped on November 27th, 2007 and released by drx. With a build date of August 15th, 2002, this prototype predates the North American release by almost three months.

Sub-Pages

EX Jinsei Game II Leftovers So this is where all that "space constrains" buzz came from.

General Differences

Intro

On startup, the game shows a "Licensed by Nintendo" screen. This screen was removed from the final release, instead opting to put this text below the game's copyright.

Title Screen

Proto	Final

Aside from the logo, the title screen's design is a lot simpler and completely different.

• There's no animated film scroll or stars.
• The background uses a combination of blue and orange patterns instead of being a solid blue color.
• The pattern in the background isn't sunken in.
• The game's logo is placed up higher.
• "Press Start" is missing a white outline.
• The copyright simply reads "© SEGA CORPORATION", doesn't list any years and lacks the "Licensed by Nintendo" text.

Menu

Proto	Final

• The button prompts are placed a few pixels lower.
• The bar on the bottom where the text scrolls is a bit thicker. Because of this, the scrolling text is also placed a bit higher.
• The joystick prompt appears different; two yellow arrows are present and the joystick is shown from a top view.
• Present in sonic/us is a small file titled menu.tcs. This is a small text document used for managing the menu's background. Weirdly enough, it references .tm2 files, a file format that stores graphics commonly used by PlayStation 2 games. It isn't used whatsoever.

file 0 = menu\bg\menu_bg0.tm2
image 0 = 0, 0, CMPR
texture 0 = 0, x

file 1 = menu\bg\menu_bg1.tm2
image 1 = 1, 1, CMPR
texture 1 = 1, x

Game Selection

Proto	Final

• As might already be obvious; Sonic the Hedgehog CD is displayed in the selection of games and was intended to be playable. The game has a fully written description and has its manual fully scanned and implemented, though it lacks a title screen. Selecting the game boots up Sonic the Hedgehog instead. As mentioned on this page, Yuji Naka told GameSpot in an interview that the game was cut due to "space constrains" with no other reasons given. However, the real reason involved issues with the Sega CD emulator and wanting to make use of the ADX audio format. Since there was no time to reprogram the emulator, Sonic CD's inclusion was scrapped. Interestingly, it's possible this might've been one of the last prototypes that featured Sonic CD before the game ended up on the chopping block, as a hands-on preview from IGN posted on August 23rd revealed that Sonic CD would "absolutely not be making the cut" according to Sega.

Bring freedom back to the Little Planet by traveling back and forth in time! Turn the plate set in each zone to travel through time! Sonic will travel at warp speed when sparkling lights appear following him, and light speed is kept up for a minimum amount of time. Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Move + Down : Move & Spin Down + A, B, X Button : Dash Attack ------------------------------- Sonic CD was available on SEGA CD. The high quality animation during the opening and ending sequences must not be missed. Amy and a rival, enemy, Metal Sonic, make their first appearance in this game!

Manuals

Proto	Final

manual shizzle

Extras

Proto	Final

extras shizzle

Options

Proto	Final

• "SAVE & EXIT" is written as "Game Log Recorded & Exit".
• The scrolling text for the Controller Sonfiguration is assigned incorrectly to the Audio button.

ROM Differences

differences in the roms folder and selected roms go here

Visual Differences

Comic Covers

Path: sonic/us/comics

A bunch of comic covers depicting references to Marvel characters were censored in the final game to avoid potential lawsuits. However, three of the comic scans in this prototype were left uncensored.

	c_h1_07.tpl	c_hb_03.tpl	c_ss_06.tpl
Proto
Final

Music Differences

Only two tracks ended up getting slightly altered.

File	Proto	Final	Notes

Text Differences

Game Descriptions

Game	Proto	Final
Sonic the Hedgehog	Defeat enemies, rescue the helpless animals, and stop Dr. Eggman from proceeding with his evil plot. Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Move + Down : Move & Spin ------------------------------- Sonic the Hedgehog was the game where Sonic made his grand debut to the world. This exhilarating action game gave a special experience with its dizzying high speed sensation, and gave gamers their first glimpse of the original blue hedgehog who captured the hearts of millions. Needless to say, this was a huge hit. On the Japanese package, it even says "The Most Famous Hedgehog in the World!"	Defeat enemies, rescue the helpless animals, and stop Dr. Eggman from proceeding with his evil plot. Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Move + Down : Move & Spin ------------------------------- Sonic the Hedgehog was the game where Sonic made his grand debut to the world. This exhilarating action game gave a special experience with its dizzying high speed sensation, and gave gamers their first glimpse of the original blue hedgehog who captured the hearts of millions. Needless to say, this was a huge hit. On the Japanese package, it even says "The Most Famous Hedgehog in the World!"
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Collaborate with Tails in a new adventure. Stop Dr. Eggman from completing the ultimate weapon, the "Death Egg!" Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Move + Down : Move & Spin Down + A, B, X Button : Dash Attack ------------------------------- Released in 1992, this is still one of the most popular games in the series. Miles "Tails" Prower, a young fox, was introduced in this game. Together with Sonic, he fought against Dr. Eggman.	Collaborate with Tails in a new adventure. Stop Dr. Eggman from completing the ultimate weapon, the "Death Egg!" Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Move + Down : Move & Spin Down + A, B, X Button : Spin Dash ------------------------------- Released in 1992, this is still one of the most popular games in the series. Miles "Tails" Prower, a young fox, was introduced in this game. Together with Sonic, he fought against Dr. Eggman. Remember! Press the B or X Button to select a save file on the Data Select Screen.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3	The Death Egg has crashed on an island! Stop Dr. Eggman from repairing the Death Egg! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Double Attack Down + A, B, X Button : Dash Attack ------------------------------- This is the third game in the series, released in 1994. The red echidna, Knuckles, was introduced in this game. Having been tricked by Dr. Eggman, Knuckles thinks that Sonic has come to steal the Chaos Emeralds. This is the beginning of the battle between Sonic and Knuckles, and this long story continues on through the spin-off game "Sonic & Knuckles."	The Death Egg has crashed on an island! Stop Dr. Eggman from repairing the Death Egg! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Double Attack Down + A, B, X Button : Spin Dash ------------------------------- This is the third game in the series, released in 1994. The red echidna, Knuckles, was introduced in this game. Having been tricked by Dr. Eggman, Knuckles thinks that Sonic has come to steal the Chaos Emeralds. This is the beginning of the battle between Sonic and Knuckles, and this long story continues on through the spin-off game "Sonic & Knuckles."
Sonic & Knuckles	Destroy the Death Egg and retrieve the Super Emeralds to bring peace back to the island. Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Double Attack Down + A, B, X Button : Dash Attack ------------------------------- This game was released only 6 months after the release of Sonic 3. Knuckles, the red echidna, can glide through the air, climb walls and shows off other unique moves. This game can be experienced from a totally different angle with Knuckles. Since the story line continues from Sonic 3, the difficulty level is a little bit higher.	Destroy the Death Egg and retrieve the Super Emeralds to bring peace back to the island. Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Double Attack Down + A, B, X Button : Spin Dash ------------------------------- This game was released only 6 months after the release of Sonic 3. Knuckles, the red echidna, can glide through the air, climb walls and show off other unique moves. This game can be experienced from a totally different angle with Knuckles. Since the story line continues from Sonic 3, the difficulty level is a little bit higher.
Blue Spheres	Collect all the Blue Spheres! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump Remember! When you see the message "NO WAY!" on top of the title screen, push the A+B+X buttons simultaneously to play the game. ------------------------------- Play through special stages by locking on "Sonic & Knuckles" with Sonic the Hedgehog. Only special stages from Sonic 3 can be played with this method. To win these special stages, find a group of Blue Spheres and collect all the bordering Blue Spheres. Once you do this, all the Blue Spheres will turn into rings! Be careful though, if you touch any Red Spheres, the game is over.	Remember! When you see the message "NO WAY!" on top of the title screen, push the A+B+X Buttons simultaneously to play the game. Collect all the Blue Spheres! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump ------------------------------- Play through special stages by locking on "Sonic & Knuckles" with "Sonic the Hedgehog." Only special stages from Sonic 3 can be played with this method. To win these special stages, find a group of Blue Spheres and collect all the bordering Blue Spheres. Once you do this, all the Blue Spheres will turn into rings! Be careful though, if you touch any Red Spheres, the game is over.
Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Play as Knuckles and stop Dr. Eggman from proceeding with his evil plot! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Glide Down + A, B, X Button : Dash Attack ------------------------------- Play as Knuckles through "Sonic 2" when you lock on "Sonic & Knuckles" with "Sonic the Hedgehog 2."	Play as Knuckles and stop Dr. Eggman from proceeding with his evil plot! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Glide Down + A, B, X Button : Spin Dash ------------------------------- Play as Knuckles through "Sonic 2" when you lock on "Sonic & Knuckles" with "Sonic the Hedgehog 2." Remember! Press the B or X Button to select a save file on the Data Select Screen.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles	Play as Knuckles and stop Dr. Eggman from rebuilding the Death Egg with the help of Sonic and his friends. Let's bring peace back to the island! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Glide Down + A, B, X Button : Dash Attack ------------------------------- Play through the "Sonic 3 Complete version" by locking on "Sonic & Knuckles" with "Sonic the Hedgehog 3." There are special events that must not be missed, which are only shown through this method. Also, a save feature is added to this game!	Play as Knuckles and stop Dr. Eggman from rebuilding the Death Egg with the help of Sonic and his friends. Let's bring peace back to the island! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump & Attack Jump + A, B, X Button : Glide Down + A, B, X Button : Spin Dash ------------------------------- Play through the "Sonic 3 Complete version" by locking on "Sonic & Knuckles" with "Sonic the Hedgehog 3." There are special events that must not be missed, which are only shown through this method. Also, a save feature is added to this game!
Sonic 3D Blast	Defeat the enemies and rescue Flickies by bringing them through the Giant Ring! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, X Button : Jump B Button : Spin Dash Control Stick, + Control Pad + B Button : Spin ------------------------------- This Sonic game is like no other in the series. Control Sonic from an isometric view point. Defeat the enemies and free the Flickies!	Defeat the enemies and rescue Flickies by bringing them through the Giant Ring! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move B, X Button : Jump A Button : Spin Dash Control Stick, +Control Pad + A Button : Spin ------------------------------- This Sonic game is like no other in the series. Control Sonic from an isometric view point. Defeat the enemies and free the Flickies!
Sonic Spinball	Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A Button : Left Flipper B Button : Right Flipper X Button : Both Flippers A, B, X Button : Jump A+B+X Buttons : Tilt Shake (Bonus Rounds) ------------------------------- Use Sonic as a pinball and get the Chaos Emeralds back from Dr. Eggman's fortress!	Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move B Button : Left Flipper A Button : Right Flipper X Button : Both Flippers A, B, X Button : Jump Down + A, B, X Button : Spin Dash A+B+X Buttons : Tilt Shake (Bonus Rounds) Use Sonic as a pinball and get the Chaos Emeralds back from Dr. Eggman's fortress!
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine	Stack and remove the beans! Attack your opponent by creating combos! Control Stick , + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Rotate ------------------------------- Remove the beans by stacking 4 of the same colored ones together. Attack your opponent by creating combos!	Stack and remove the beans! Attack your opponent by creating combos! Control Stick , +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Rotate ------------------------------- Remove the beans by stacking 4 of the same colored ones together. Attack your opponent by creating combos! Changes in the Controller Configuration in Options will not work in this game.
Flicky	Catch all the little birdies and lead them to the exit! Watch out for Tiger the cat and Iggy the lizard! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump ------------------------------- Flicky is a Sega's classic masterpiece. Many people may recogonize the little birds, called Flickies, from various Sonic games. They were one of the helpless creatures trapped within Dr. Eggman's insidious robots that Sonic freed from captivity.	Catch all the little birdies and lead them to the exit! Watch out for Tiger the cat and Iggy the lizard! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move A, B, X Button : Jump ------------------------------- Flicky is a Sega's classic masterpiece. Many people may recogonize the little birds, called Flickies, from various Sonic games. They were one of the helpless creatures trapped within Dr. Eggman's insidious robots that Sonic freed from captivity. Button setup for this game will be: Button A -> A Button Button B -> B Button Button C -> X Button
Ristar	Ristar will grab, hold, climb walls, and make many other unique moves when you press the B Button for a long period of time. Press the + Control Pad in the direction Ristar is facing when hanging on to the Star Handle, then Ristar will start to turn and launch up in the air! Control Stick, + Control Pad : Move A, X Button : Jump B Button : Grab ------------------------------- Ristar was released late in the Genesis era. This game is considered a masterpiece. Cute little Ristar surprised many with his mighty power by stretching his arms to grab onto walls, pillars, and even enemies!	Ristar will grab, hold, climb walls, and make many other unique moves when you press the B Button for a long period of time. Press the Control Stick or +Control Pad in the direction Ristar is facing when hanging on to the Star Handle, then Ristar will start to turn and launch up in the air! Control Stick, +Control Pad : Move B, X Button : Jump A Button : Grab ------------------------------- Ristar was released late in the Genesis era. This game is considered a masterpiece. Cute little Ristar surprised many with his mighty power by stretching his arms to grab onto walls, pillars, and even enemies!

Miscellaneous

insert missing files here
maybe also talk about missing fmvs here

BIT.TRIP

Some internal game names found in BIT.TRIP Complete:

• HELL
• PADDLE
• SPACE
• ZEN

Proto:WarioWare: Snapped!

This page or section details content from the September 2020 Nintendo Leak. Check the September 2020 Nintendo Leak category for more pages also sourced from this material.

EU Build date: 2009/03/25 14:08 Originates from from_Nintendo.rar\fro_Nintendo\20090715\DSiWare_Wario.zip

Proto:Flipnote Studio

This page or section details content from the September 2020 Nintendo Leak. Check the September 2020 Nintendo Leak category for more pages also sourced from this material.

On September 9th 2020, a large amount of Nintendo DSi source code and lotchecks for both a chunk of DSiWare and Game Boy were leaked online. Within these leaks is a repository for MasterEditorTWLChecker, which mistakenly seems to have left in a late prototype of Flipnote Studio, predating its Japanese release.

This build can be found in platinum.7z\twl.7z\TWLToolsRED\build\tools\MasterEditor\MasterEditorTWLChecker\ORG.SRL. An installable .tad version (ORG.TAD) is also present in this folder.

Menu Differences

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: What is the string below the FINALROM text? Possibly Hatena related?

• The title screen displays a build date over the Nintendo copyright of December 4th, 2008 at 23:30:37. This puts this prototype roughly 3 weeks before its Japanese release.

Proto	Final

• The Send menu has its text aligned to a different offset.

Proto	Final

• The amount of free space left is displayed in Flipnotes rather than blocks.

Proto	Final

• The screen before connecting to Flipnote Hatena only has an OK button.

Proto	Final

To do: Take screenshot of this.

• Error messages use the default thick font rather than the slim font.

Audio Differences

To do: The sample is so short that the built-in web player can't play it. Reupload it.

• A sound of toggling between the notepad and pencil menu plays after opening a Flipnote.
• No sound effect plays after opening the Send menu.
• One of the sound samples in WAVEARC_STATIC/SWAV_21.swav was changed. The sample's length was extended in the final release.

Proto (96 bytes)	Final (216 bytes)

Manual Differences

To do: Just some notes for now: The title screen shown is from an earlier build (still present in the final manual but on a different page). Text all throughout is different. A "thank you for downloading Ugoku Memo" screen is present (common on other DSiWare) that was removed from the final. One of the screenshots showing the notepad portion has different text and a temporary kanji. Couple of screenshots are different, including the flipnote gallery and Hatena website. The Hatena URL is different. (Was this ever used or just an internal thing???)

Miscellaneous Differences

• Transparency effects are by default turned off on new Flipnotes.
• Error codes aren't displayed in the usual 34XXXX format. Instead, it's just a single or double digit.
• All of the graphics are stored in the rom itself rather than being stored in one of the arm binaries. These graphics can be found in a folder titled LayoutData.

misc shit (remove later)

• Some messages or entries aren't present in this build.
  • This build has 153 messages, final has 181.
  • This build has 92 entries in its .sdat file, final has 101.

Text Differences

Message.bmg

...But what does it mean? This game has text or audio that needs to be translated. If you are fluent with this language, please read our translation guidelines and then submit a translation!

WARNING: Language tag not added.

To do: Maybe start over?

NUM Proto	Proto (JP)	NUM Final	Final (JP)
7	⑨ メモを投稿しました	7	⑨ メモを投稿しました。
9	セーブデータがこわれています セーブデータの一部をクリアします	9	セーブデータが 壊れています。 セーブデータの一部を クリアします。
10	セーブデータがこわれています セーブデータをつくりなおします	10	セーブデータが 壊れています。 セーブデータを つくり直します。
11	SDメモリカードが壊れています。	11	SDカードが壊れています。
12	(仮)セーブデータが壊れています。 場所は不明です	12	セーブデータが壊れています。
13	初期化中です。 電源を切らないでください。	13	初期化中です。 電源を切らないで下さい。
14	メモを削除します よろしいですか？	14	メモを削除します。 よろしいですか？
15	%lsのメモを受け取る	119	%lsさんのメモを受け取る
34	のメモを受け取る ロード中に エラーが発生しました	36	ロード中に エラーが発生しました。
47	インターネットに 接続しています。 しばらくお待ちください。	52	インターネットに /接続しています。 しばらくお待ち下さい。
48	インターネットに接続できません。 詳しくは本体の取扱説明書を ご覧ください。 エラーコード：%d	53	インターネットに接続できません。 詳しくは本体の取扱説明書を ご覧下さい。 エラーコード：%d
49	インターネットに接続できません。 詳しくは本体の取扱説明書を ご覧ください。 エラーコード：%d	54	インターネットに接続できません。 詳しくは本体の取扱説明書を ご覧下さい。 エラーコード：%d
50	アクセスポイントが 混み合っているため接続できません。 しばらく待ってやり直してください。 エラーコード：%d	55	アクセスポイントが 混み合っているため接続できません。 しばらく待ってやり直して下さい。 エラーコード：%d
51	アクセスポイントが見つかりません。 アクセスポイントに近づいて もう一度おためしください。 エラーコード：%d	56	アクセスポイントが見つかりません。 アクセスポイントに近づいて もう一度おためし下さい。 エラーコード：%d
52	利用規約に同意する必要があります。 本体設定の利用規約に同意してください。 エラーコード：%d	57	利用規約に同意する必要があります。 本体設定の利用規約に同意して下さい。 エラーコード：%d
54	接続できるアクセスポイントが 見つかりません。本体設定の インターネットの設定で 接続先の設定をご確認ください。 エラーコード：%d	59	接続できるアクセスポイントが 見つかりません。本体設定の インターネットの設定で 接続先の設定をご確認下さい。 エラーコード：%d
55	ニンテンドーWi-Fi USBコネクタに 接続できません。本体設定の インターネットの設定で ニンテンドーWi-Fi USBコネクタの 接続をご確認ください。 エラーコード：%d	60	ニンテンドーWi-Fi USBコネクタに 接続できません。本体設定の インターネットの設定で ニンテンドーWi-Fi USBコネクタの 接続をご確認下さい。 エラーコード：%d
56	インターネットに接続できません。 本体設定のインターネットの設定で 接続先の設定をご確認ください。 エラーコード：%d	61	インターネットに接続できません。 /本体設定のインターネットの設定で 接続先の設定をご確認下さい。 エラーコード：%d
59	エラーが発生したため、 インターネットの機能を使用できません。 リセットしてやり直してください。 エラーコード：%d	64	エラーが発生したため、 インターネットの機能を使用できません。 リセットしてやり直して下さい。 エラーコード：%d
60	通信を行っています 電源を切らないで下さい	67	通信を行っています。 電源を切らないで下さい。
64	消去しています 電源を切らないで下さい	73	消去しています。 電源にさわらないで下さい。
85	容量が足りません	103	保存できませんでした。
86	ＳＤカードの以下の場所に 保存しました	104	ＳＤカードの以下の場所に 保存しました。 %s
87	GIFファイル出力中! 時間がかかります 電源を切ったりSDカードを 抜いたりしないでください	105	GIFファイル出力中! 時間がかかります。 電源を切ったりSDカードを 抜いたりしないで下さい。
88	GIFファイルを保存するには 時間がかかる場合があります 保存を開始していいですか?	106	GIFファイルを出力するには 時間がかかる場合があります。 出力を開始していいですか?
93	本体保存メモリに 書き込んでいます 電源にさわらないでください	111	本体保存メモリに 書き込んでいます。 電源にさわらないで下さい。
94	ＳＤカードに 書き込んでいます ＳＤカードスロットや 電源にさわらないでください	112	ＳＤカードに 書き込んでいます。 ＳＤカードスロットや 電源にさわらないで下さい。

In MessageData is also an English translation - or rather lack there of in EuEnglish. Its filesize is very small and only has a few placeholder indicators.

CONFIRM_GIF
DELETE_MEMO
DETECT_SERVER
END_WITHOUT_SAVE
SAVE0000
SAVE0001
SAVE0002
STORAGE0000
STORAGE0001
STORAGE0002

Layout.bmg

NUM Proto	Proto (JP)	NUM Final	Final (JP)
37	しょうさい	37	詳細
53	ボタンにタッチしてください。	53	ボタンにタッチして下さい。
74	残りブロック	74	残りページ数
131	このメモはロックされています。	135	自分以外の人がこのメモを 編集できないようにする場合は “ロックする”を選択して下さい。