Frogger 2 Motherload Lot
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In 2022, a massive development archive for Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge was acquired by user Kneesnap. The lot contained documents, prototypes, source code, early FMV, music, and much more. Shortly after, the Game Boy Color version of the source code was obtained by Kneesnap. Shortly after this, several other game archives from Blitz Games were acquired and dumped, containing essentially everything related to the development. Hundreds of discs were acquired, along with thousands of pages of documentation and several data tape backups. Currently, the development archives for Chicken Run, Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge, and Glover (PlayStation) have been secured, with more on the way in the future. Several data tapes were included in the game archives, and due to problems with the drive being used to read the Frogger 2 backup tape, it was sent to a data recovery company which caused damage to the tape. However, Kneesnap was able to recover about 90% of the data from the tape despite the damage caused to it.
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge
This part of the lot contained 12 PlayStation builds, 2 Nintendo 64 builds, 7 PC builds, source code backups, documents, and many other miscellaneous backups and development archives.
| System | Date | Retail build dates | Retail release dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (April 25, 2000 prototype) | PC | 25 April 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (April 27, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 27 April 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (April 5, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 5 April 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (December 1, 1999 prototype) | Nintendo 64 | 1 December 1999 | ||
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (December 14, 1999 prototype) | Nintendo 64 | 14 December 1999 | ||
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (December 17, 1999 prototype) | PC | 17 December 1999 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (February 4, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 4 February 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (July 14, 2000 prototype) | PC | 14 July 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (July 18, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 18 July 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (July 25, 2000 NTSC prototype) | PlayStation | 25 July 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (July 25, 2000 PAL prototype) | PlayStation | 25 July 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (July 25, 2000 prototype) | PC | 25 July 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (July 31, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 31 July 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (June 14, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 14 June 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (June 23, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 23 June 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (June 29, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 29 June 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (June 9, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 9 June 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (June, 1999 A prototype) | Nintendo 64 | June 1999 | ||
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (March 1, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 1 March 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (March 24, 2000 prototype) | PC | 24 March 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (May 10, 2000 prototype) | PC | 10 May 2000 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (October 10, 2000 prototype) | Dreamcast | 10 October 2000 | ||
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (September 10, 1999 prototype) | PC | 10 September 1999 | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
| Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (Sound Test prototype) | Game Boy Color | 21 June 2000 | USA July 25, 2000 USA (Rev 1) Aug 10, 2000 | US Sept 23, 2000 |
| MBR (September 22, 1999) | PC | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 | |
| Blitz Games Logo (August 9, 2000) | PC | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 | |
| Early TV Ad (June 14, 2000) | PC | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 | |
| Gameplay Trailer (March 28, 2000) | PC | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 | |
| Toy Fair Preview (January 26, 2000) | PC | PSX US Aug 10, 2000 PSX EU Aug 15, 2000 PC US Sept 6, 2000 PC EU Sept 8, 2000 | US Sep 21, 2000 EU Oct 13, 2000 |
Chicken Run
This part of the lot contained many PlayStation builds, 53 GameBoy Color builds, 1 Dreamcast build and 4 PC builds, as well as source code backups, documents, and many other miscellaneous backups and development archives.
| System | Date | Retail build dates | Retail release dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Run (Apr 18, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 18 April 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (April 10, 2000 A prototype) | Game Boy Color | 10 April 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 | |
| Chicken Run (April 25, 2000 A prototype) | Game Boy Color | 25 April 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 | |
| Chicken Run (Aug 1, 2000 prototype) | Dreamcast | 1 August 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (Jan 18, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 18 January 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (Jun 12, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 12 June 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (Jun 16, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 16 June 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (Jun 28, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 28 June 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (June 8, 2000 prototype) | Game Boy Color | 8 June 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 | |
| Chicken Run (Mar 28, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 28 March 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (March 20, 2000 A prototype) | Game Boy Color | 20 March 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 | |
| Chicken Run (May 3, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 3 May 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Oct 11, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
| Chicken Run (May 4, 2000 A prototype) | Game Boy Color | 4 May 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 | |
| Chicken Run (May 8, 2000 A prototype) | Game Boy Color | 8 May 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 3, 2000 US Nov 13, 2000 |
Glover (PlayStation)
This part of the lot contained 13 PlayStation builds, source code backups, documents, and asset backups.
| System | Date | Retail build dates | Retail release dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover (Apr 2, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 2 April 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Apr 27, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 27 April 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Apr 7, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 7 April 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Feb 15, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 15 February 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Jan 12, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 12 January 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Jun 14, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 14 June 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Mar 12, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 12 March 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Mar 23, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 23 March 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Nov 8, 1999 build) | PlayStation | 8 November 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Oct 21, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 21 October 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
| Glover (Oct 22, 1999 prototype) | PlayStation | 22 October 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 13, 1999 US Sep 10, 1999 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 4, 1999 US Nov 30, 1999 |
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
One PlayStation build was found within the Chicken Run archives.
| System | Date | Retail build dates | Retail release dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disney's The Little Mermaid II (Jul 17, 2000 prototype) | PlayStation | 17 July 2000 | JP Unreleased EU Jul 25, 2000 US Jul 24, 2000 | JP Unreleased EU May 18, 2001 US Sep 1, 2000 |