4 Wheel Thunder (Nov 5, 1999 prototype)

4 Wheel Thunder (Nov 5, 1999 prototype)
Build date Nov 5, 1999 13:57:00 Build name N/A Dump status Released Released by Hidden Palace File release date September 18, 2021 Origin GD-R Lot Project Deluge Labels 4 Wheel Thunder Dump method Dreamcast (Dreamcast SD Rip v1.1) Game 4 Wheel Thunder System Dreamcast Genre Racing Final build JP Unreleased EU Apr 12, 2000 US Apr 5, 2000 Release date JP Unreleased EU Jun 9, 2000 US May 4, 2000

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A prototype of 4 Wheel Thunder for the Dreamcast.

Notes

• Compiled five months before the first available retail build.
• Boots right to a title screen, no company logos.
• Different title screen with a "This game is still in development" message., no music. The game is still called "Offroad Thunder", which is what 4 Wheel Thunder is based on.
• Different menu.
• In this build, inaccessible maps have "Not Available" over them. In the final, the game says "You can't access the x series until you have finished the y series."
• Most of the game is devoid of sound or music.
• No objects to pickup in any of the maps.
• No other racers on the map.
• No rumble support.
• Slightly different font is used for the HUD.
• Game doesn't default to rear view unlike the final.
• Executable information:
  • Executable Name: /1ST_READ.BIN
  • Executable checksum (MD5): 6ec9898d1fd30161d20acaba719ab9b3
  • Executable timestamp: 1999-11-05 13:57:00
• Header Information (IP.BIN):
  • Header - Title: XLERATION EVALUATION ONLY
  • Header - Release Date: 19990713
  • Header - Region: JUE
  • Header - Device Info: 7007 GD-ROM1/1
  • Header - Product Version: V0.800
  • Header - Maker ID: SEGA LC-T-00
  • Header - Product Number: T0000M
• Volume Information:
  • Volume Identifier: SAMPLE_GAME_TITLE
  • Volume Set Identifier: SAMPLE_GAME_TITLE
  • Volume Creation Date: 1999-11-05 14:13:14
  • Volume Modification Date: 1999-11-05 14:13:14
  • Last Modified File (if not available, then executable was the last modified file):
  • Last Modified File Checksum (MD5):
  • Last Modified File Time Stamp:
• Miscellaneous Notes:
  • Game is emulatable: Yes (as of September 12, 2021).

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Origin

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  Disc front.

Files

File	Type	Date	Size	SHA-1
ip.bin	File	2021-01-08 03:32:09	32 KB	c9f4450a60809fe3dc9686648ad052e7bb2dfa08
track01.bin	File	2021-01-08 03:32:11	689.1 KB	01eca47f31da38e3720c008144dd1c1dba814f02
track03.bin	File	2021-01-08 04:19:44	835.04 MB	a259cfbcf2720f2140299dfb18678c1c6547527a
track09.bin	File	2021-01-08 04:32:50	92.8 MB	9aaf6ff98bddafbb4d2b850621570762d7c9df9c
4 Wheel Thunder.JPG	File	2021-03-27 13:17:20	1.55 MB	4ada46afa28590cf318b3e867f090f566225c264
disc.gdi	File	2021-01-08 03:32:07	273 bytes	eb258b8ccd3d14cf3ad5f7bc44a89bf60f9de1a7
track02.raw	File	2021-01-08 03:32:11	689.1 KB	9938dfad29789932b6dddd97d563c87aca156266
track04.raw	File	2021-01-08 04:21:48	42.9 MB	cabc145f335532ea2b3db4d4120828717b2bb4bd
track05.raw	File	2021-01-08 04:22:47	26.73 MB	112c09876da67c62616f922dbbc30855c70cdf55
track06.raw	File	2021-01-08 04:23:59	34.4 MB	e23a32e1cbf64b36dd4531de4ab71d174b32f6ef
track07.raw	File	2021-01-08 04:25:49	57.74 MB	4853872bd9d51db90a5a1107fec2cf00130b3a2a
track08.raw	File	2021-01-08 04:27:47	40.55 MB	6d180eb11ebc5797a2b31c177a599141e8f85007
info.txt	File	2021-01-08 03:32:08	171 bytes	4bc63f702b9632191cd13da9780ea0448914c919
track.txt	File	2021-01-08 03:32:09	482 bytes	5cdc3ac2271b172daf4213d36c4345af75fb0a85

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to ehw for researching this prototype! And a huge thanks to the anonymous donor that allowed for this release to happen!

See also

• Project Deluge: Xbox and Dreamcast (September 18, 2021)
• The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)
• Internet Archive (IA)