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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (Prototype)
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Build name |
N/A
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Dump status |
Released, redump needed
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Released by |
Hidden Palace
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File release date |
January 1, 2022
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Origin
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EPROM cartridge
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Labels |
N/A
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Game
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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
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System |
Game Boy Color
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Genre |
Survival Horror
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Final build |
JP Unreleased EU Mar 23, 2001 US May 10, 2001
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Release date |
JP Unreleased EU May 18, 2001 US Jun 27, 2001
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A prototype of Alone in the Dark for the Game Boy Color.
Notes
- Early prototype.
- European build.
- The initial trademark screens have a slightly grayer color palette while the final build made the palette slightly red.
- No Alone in the Dark trademark screen before the title screen in this build.
- Different languages to select from despite being a European build.
- Different font on the title screen. The final uses an icon of a flashlight on the main menu while this build uses an asterisk.
- Selecting CREDITS from the main menu crashes the game.
- The save game slot select spells out the slot number while the final uses a decimal number instead.
- Different PAUSE menu. The menu in this build lacks the sprite and the highlight colors have been inverted.
- The cutscene graphics are slightly worse in comparison to the final build.
- No sound effects in game.
- Grammar and text changes. The different font from the main menu is used in this build for the cutscenes as well.
- Different item icons.
- Upon leaving the first area, the cutscene that normally appears after walking foward a bit uses different dialog that explains that this particular build is a test build.
Screenshots
Files
Alone in the Dark (Prototype).gbc
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ROM file
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2019-12-22 21:22:06
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4 MB
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ROM file.
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120e2dd012cfe47a7e37cc91fcbbce92494bdf2a
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Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Frank Cifaldi at the Video Game History Foundation and the anonymous donor for this part of the lot! A huge thanks to ehw for researching this prototype!
See also
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare prototypes