Proto:Pokémon Gold and Silver/Spaceworld 1999 Demo/Map Differences

This is a sub-page of Proto:Pokémon Gold and Silver/Spaceworld 1999 Demo.

To do: Look for differences in NPC and object placement.

While the world map is pretty much finalized, some differences in terms of layout and tileset still exist. Moreover, some NPCs outside the demo's boundaries use different palettes or are even missing entirely.

Blockset Differences

For difference regarding the tilesets themselves, go here.

Blockset 04
There are graphical errors on all three blocks containing tombstones, which can be seen in the Soul House in the prototype.

Proto	Final

Blockset 06
The shelves are arranged differently, and the blockset lacks three blocks overall. Two of them were added for the upper floor PC, and the other one is a piece of counter which ultimately goes unused.

Proto	Final

Blockset 08
The blockset lacks four blocks overall. They were all added for the Cerulean City gym pool when it received proper perspective.

Proto	Final

Blockset 0B
One of the cash registers was removed, while another was simply moved around.

Proto	Final

Blockset 0D
The blockset for the Game Corner and the Olivine Café/Celadon Restaurant feature less refined slot machines and tables, and the blocks containing the stairs were ultimately blanked out in the final games.

Proto	Final

Blockset 0E
The blockset for the Gyms and Elite Four rooms lacks three blocks, which were later added when the latter were redesigned, whereas two blocks were changed completely. The first is the Goldenrod City gym's back wall, which was changed into the Elite Four rooms' stairs, while the other is a decorative block used in Karen's room that was changed into the ice in Will's room. Two potted plants also received flowers, and the then-only ice block also had its incorrect tiling corrected.

Proto	Final

Blockset 0F
The stage found in Ecruteak City originally didn't jut out as far as it does in the final games.

Proto	Final

Blockset 10
The blockset was changed quite a lot as the Viridian City gym columns were replaced with the final games' green "N&B Blocks", causing a lot of rearranging.

Proto	Final

Blockset 12
The shelves are arranged differently, and the blockset lacks the double window block for the lighthouse.

Proto	Final

Blockset 13
The two potted plants are placed one tile lower.

Proto	Final

Blockset 17
The Ruins of Alph blockset had one of its blocks changed, with one of the symbols being changed from a B Unown to a P Unown.

Proto	Final

Blockset 19
The two potted plants are placed one tile lower.

Proto	Final

Blockset 1A
All the blocks used for the back wall of the Hall of Fame originally used a single odd green padded tile, as opposed to the two metalic gray tiles used in the final games.

Proto	Final

Blockset 1C
Much like its corresponding tileset, the Ilex Forest blockset is missing entirely in the prototype. As such, Ilex Forest instead uses the standard overworld blockset.

Proto	Final
N/A

Miscellaneous

Poké Mart

Proto	Final

• The cash register is flipped, and is facing the wrong way.
• The large shelves lack shading and use less colors.

Pokémon Center

Proto	Final

• The PC has a different design, is against the wall and more centered, and the counter it normally rests on is missing entirely.

Ilex Forest Entrance Gate

Proto	Final

• The guard uses a different palette.
• The elderly woman is missing.

Department Store

The Department Store in Goldenrod City and Celadon City both share the same maps, and as such also share the same differences.

Proto	Final

• On the base floor, a cash register was added in the final game.

Proto	Final

• On the first floor, the cash register was removed in the final game.

Proto	Final

• On the second floor, the cash register can be seen on the wrong side of the counter.

Proto	Final

• On the third floor, the cash register was removed in the final game.

Goldenrod Bike Shop

Proto	Final

• The back wall has a different color.
• The bicycles and toolboxes have minor shading differences.

Goldenrod Game Corner

Proto	Final

• The Game Corner's tileset is slightly different, with the floor tiles using more saturated colors and less refined detailing on the slot machines.
• Two female NPCs use different palettes.

Olivine Cafe

Proto	Final

• Like in the Goldenrod Game Corner, the floor tiles are somewhat different.
• The table is blue and its leg is a bit more visible.
• There's a few shading differences on the counter.

Olivine Port

Proto	Final

• The pillars are white and not directly in the water.
• The water uses Generation 1-style tiles.
• The bricks on the walkways have a different, less detailed design.
• The walkway to the S.S. Aqua has a more segmented design.
• The S.S. Aqua presents minor differences.

Vermilion Port

Proto	Final

• Features the same differences as Olivine Port, namely the pillars, water, brick walkways and S.S. Aqua walkway.

Goldenrod Train Station

Proto	Final

• The area around the train has a lot more shading going on.
• The further back wall is half a block longer.
• The train's interior lights are off.
• The machines are wider.
• The seats use the same color as the floor.
• The flowerpots have more detailed shading.

Goldenrod Underground

Proto	Final

• In the northern entrance to the Goldenrod Underground, all the flowerpots are instead bushes.

Proto	Final

• In the southern entrance to the Goldenrod Underground one of the flowerpots is instead a bush.

National Park

Proto	Final

• A grand total of one sign in the Park's northern part was added for the final version.

Ecruteak Dance Theater

Proto	Final

• The stage where the Kimono Sisters can be found juts out less than in the final game.

Port Entrance

Proto	Final

• The room, which precedes the tunnel leading to the docks in both Olivine and Vermilion City, had its pots sitting closer to the stairs than in the final game.

Saffron Train Station

Proto	Final

• Two small flowerpots were replaced by a single medium-sized flowerpot in the final game.

Celadon Restaurant

Proto	Final

• Like in the Olivine Cafe, the floor tiles and tables are somewhat different.
• The tables are also bigger than in the final, featuring two plates instead of one each.

Soul House

Proto	Final

• Incorrect tiling can be seen here.
• Palette errors can be seen, as the palette for the bottom-right corner of the graves and the flowers are swapped.

Towns and Cities

Olivine City

Proto	Final

• The arrangement of the window tiles of the lighthouse is different, reflecting the changes that happened inside of it.

Pewter City

Proto	Final

• The northeastern corner of the city features more flowers and fewer small trees, with some of the pillars being replaced by trees in the final game.

Fuchsia City

Proto	Final

• Eight small trees in the northwest were replaced by a tree containing a Burnt Berry in the final version.

Saffron City

Proto	Final

• A fence next to the Magnet Train station in the northwest was added for the final version.
• The sign in front of the station was moved from the left to the right of the door in the final game, while the line of pillars near it was extended by one block.

Routes

Route 37

Proto	Final

• The eastern part of the map has no flowers, but features more tall grass and tall trees than in the final instead.

Route 39

Proto	Final

• The patch of tall grass is two blocks bigger and differently-shaped.
• The southern sign was moved west a few tiles for the final version.
• A few small trees were added in the final game.

Route 1

Proto	Final

• A patch of flowers moved from below a ledge to above it for the final game.

Route 2

Proto	Final

• There is much less grass surrounding the entrance to Diglett's Cave.
• A cluster of four small trees in the pseudo-Viridian Forest was replaced by a tree containing a PSNCureBerry in the final version.

Route 4

Proto
Final

• There is no way to access the northeastern part of the Route, as there's no gap in the ledge to walk through.

Route 8

Proto
Final

• A line of pillars in the east was replaced by trees in the final game.
• The flower patch near the aforementioned pillars was also rearranged and enlarged for the final.
• A tree containing a PRZCureBerry was added in the final version.

Route 10

Proto	Final

• The patch of tall grass in front of the Power Plant is missing.

Route 11

Proto
Final

• A tree containing a Berry was added in the final version.

Route 25

Proto
Final

• The hill in the northwest is empty and the surrounding ledge has a slightly different layout, even featuring a slight tiling error.
• There are two more small trees in the maze section than in the final version.

Route 26

Proto	Final

• A small lake exists in the northwest area of the map, which has been replaced by ledges in the final game.

Dungeons

Sprout Tower

Proto	Final

• The tileset is less polished, with the most notable aspects being the shifted-up floor tile, the "upwards stairs" tile using a completely different design, and the Bellsprout statue being slightly less refined in terms of shading and shape.
• The fence near the rightmost set of stairs cuts off instead of turning left, and an additional fence block is present.

Ruins of Alph

Proto	Final

• There's a little area on the other side of the first pond from the north; the large rocks initially covering that area are shifted one block up.

Proto	Final

Proto	Final

• For some reason, the B Unown on the murals were replaced by P Unown in the final game.

Union Cave 1F

Proto	Final

• A pond is present to the right of the first ladder downwards, the area directly above it is also not as wide in the prototype, and the area with an item right at the end of the cave is missing.

Union Cave B1F

Proto	Final

• The set of rocks next to the first ladder was slightly shorter, allowing you to see and get the item right away.

Union Cave B2F

Proto	Final

• A grand total of one tile was changed from a set of three small rocks to one large rock.

Ilex Forest

Proto	Final

• The large tree tile is missing; only small tree tiles are used here.
• The entry/exit gates are smaller.
• The shrine is completely missing, and so is the little clearing in the trees where it's found in the final game.

Tin Tower

Proto	Final

• The stair tile on the seventh floor was repositioned in the final game, so that it lines up with the position of the stairs below.

Glitter Lighthouse

Proto	Final

• The arrangement of the windows is different, with the changes seen here also being represented on the outside of the lighthouse.
• The walls were changed from blue to grey in the final.
• The bed's top tiles were altered for better shading and perspective.

Whirl Island

Proto	Final

• The northeastern first underground floor has an extra rock.

Proto	Final

• The southeastern first underground floor map has different rock formations.

Proto	Final

• The first underground floor has a slightly different layout and some different small rock formations.

Proto	Final

• The "middle" first underground floor map has an extra rock.

Mt. Mortar

Proto	Final

• The first floor of Mt. Mortar shows a slight difference on the bottom of the map, with a group of rocks being replaced by a ledge in the final game.

Mahogany Hideout

Proto	Final

• The statues have a darker color that matches that of the crates and bookshelves.
• The two potted plants are one tile further south than in the final.

Ice Path 1F

Proto	Final

• Two small rocks changed positions.

Ice Path B2F

Proto	Final

• One small rock was added in the final version, making it a bit easier to not get confused.

Victory Road

Proto	Final

• Several clusters of four small rocks have been replaced by one large rock each.

Mt. Silver Exterior

Proto	Final

• A small tree was replaced by a patch of grass.

Rock Tunnel

Proto	Final

• In the first underground area, two rocks were removed near the top of the map.

Gyms

Violet Gym

Proto	Final

• The walls around the bottomless pit have a different design and color.

Goldenrod Gym

Proto	Final

• The wall uses an entirely different design.
• Three extra flower and bush tiles can be found on the right side of the gym.
• There are more bush tiles than flowerpots in the prototype.

Mahogany Gym

Proto	Final

• The back wall has a different design.

Blackthorn Gym

Proto	Final

• Like in Violet Gym, the pits have a different design and color.

Viridian Gym

Proto	Final

• Grey columns are used here instead of the final game's green "N&B Blocks."
• Overall the layout is different, but is similar to the final game.

Cerulean Gym

Proto	Final

• The tiles surrounding the water are brown and inverted compared to the final.
• There is no gap between the water and tiles in the back, causing a discrepancy in apparent water level when compared to the walkways.
• The water uses Generation 1-style tiles.
• The bricks on the walkways have a different, less detailed design.

Pokémon League

The Elite Four was clearly in the middle of being restructured into the final lineup. Almost all rooms use completely different designs, and the members themselves use battle sprites from an earlier iteration of the roster. The room layouts and trainer class sprites suggest the Elite Four roster was meant to be much closer to the one used in Generation I.

Pokémon Center

Proto	Final

• There are touchups to the two shelves' third-row items in the final game.

Will's Room

Proto	Final

• The design is completely different, suggesting the first Elite Four member would have originally been Ice-type, presumably Lorelei. Interestingly, Will's room in the final game still features an ice theme, as seen with the frozen water.
• The Elite Four Member in this room uses Giovanni's battle sprite as a placeholder.

Koga's Room

Proto	Final

• Bears more resemblance to Bruno's room, suggesting he was meant to be the second Elite Four member.
• The Elite Four Member in this room uses a remade battle sprite of Agatha as a placeholder.

Bruno's Room

Proto	Final

• Much emptier and it doesn't bear any resemblance to the final.

Karen's Room

Proto	Final

• Uses a design similar to that of the Goldenrod Gym. May have been used for Koga earlier in development.
• Karen herself uses an entirely different Lorelei battle sprite as a placeholder.

Champion's Room

Proto	Final

• The room isn't as long as in the final version, being three blocks shorter.

Hall of Fame

Proto	Final

• The back wall used a totally different design which looks very out of place.