Armored Core (Jul 3, 1997 prototype)

Armored Core (Jul 3, 1997 prototype)
Build date Jul 3, 1997 22:40:54 Build name Preview Dump status Released, redump needed Released by Hidden Palace File release date April 17, 2021 Origin CD-R Lot Project Deluge Labels Armored Core Preview Only 7-3-97 Dump method PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716UF 1.11 03/23/07 15:10 (CloneCD) Game Armored Core System PlayStation Genre Vehicular Combat Final build JP Jun 3, 1997 EU May 28, 1998 US Sep 21, 1997 Release date JP Jul 10, 1997 EU May 28, 1998 US Oct 31, 1997

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A prototype of Armored Core for the PlayStation.

Notes

• Plextor drive dumped the disc in scrambled mode. Converted to RAW in ISOBuster
• Compiled around a month after the initial Japanese retail version.
• Localization intermediate.
• After the startup loading screen, instead of displaying the Agetec logo, it shows "SCEA Presents"
• Title screen is missing the copyright/trademark information
• In the main menu, VS Mode shows "(Remote)"
• In-game voice overs are still in Japanese
• Miscellaneous Notes:
  • Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
  • Game contains dongle protection: No.
  • Game contains debugging symbols: N/A
  • Dump was originally scrambled: Yes

Screenshots

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Origin

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  Disc front.

Files

File	Type	Date	Size	SHA-1
PSX - Armored Core Preview Only 7-3-97.img	File	2021-04-03 15:33:51	502.3 MB	9367cfd19baf00870d86b71b62f25edb4670b66c
PSX - Armored Core Preview Only 7-3-97.cue	File	2021-04-03 17:16:39	102 bytes	d8b025a94da5864ef76060e7a99449ba130a5464
PSX - Armored Core Preview Only 7-3-97.ccd	File	2021-04-03 17:35:17	773 bytes	ebd9af02c50d2132f248b74b3ee6b8f8e9232278
PSX - Armored Core Preview Only 7-3-97.sub	File	2020-12-12 05:43:46	20.5 MB	450d8d676070ca5ed16e4f2c0884af0c77bc1204
PSX - Armored Core Preview Only 7-3-97.jpeg	File	2021-03-14 12:13:49	874.7 KB	66c2bfa0cc245cc8e106496a994a315727dff911

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to Iniche for doing the initial research on this prototype!

See also

• Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-i (April 17, 2021)
• Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)
• Internet Archive (IA)