N64scener has added in his Youtube channel a video from and old version of Carmageddon 64: “prototype built May 4 1999 (23:05). The build is quite early, the game freaks out if an expansion pak is inserted and the car is completely uncontrolable”. The final game was released in 2000, but i never played it so i’m not sure if there are any major differences in this video, but maybe you’ll find it interesting, check it out!
Pokèmon Snap [N64 – Beta]: Various beta images of Pokèmon Snap show a bar in the bottom right corner where you can select Pokè Flute, Apple, and some bomb thing. Also unseen in the same images are shots of a desert area not released on the final game. There’s also some screens from the forest and swamp, showing some pretty big changes. Ekans, the snake Pokèmon was also in the beta version, but not in the final. Why Ekans was cut is unknown.
Sonic [DS – Tech Demo]: The core gameplay of Sonic DS was to rub the bar on the touch screen as fast as possible. The fast you rub, the fast Sonic goes. There also seems to be some sort of obstacle jumping element. In the end, the whole idea was scrapped for the 2D platformer, Sonic Rush. Playable characters in Sonic DS included Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Shadow, and Blaze.
A “beta” level made with LunarMagic, based off of beta screenshots of Super Mario World and based off of the SNES Test program Graphics files.
We have added some new beta images in these galleries: Super Smash Bros Melee, Advanced Wars Underfire, Assassin’s Creed & Super Mario RPG.
It looks like that there are still some more beta geeks that want to help this beta archive, like Take_It_Slow and kmkanaka, that from today are officially hired in the Unseen 64 staff! We are happy to welcome them in our crew and we can’t wait to see what they can do :) The beta geeks army is still growing…
