Populous: The Beginning (Sep 9, 1998 prototype)

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Populous: The Beginning (Sep 9, 1998 prototype)
Build date Sep 9, 1998
Dump status Released
Dumped by Joeyhorrorfan
Origin CD-R
Lot Climax lot
Ownership Unknown (1998-2016), steem69 (2016), Joeyhorrorfan (2016-)
Game Populous: The Beginning
System PlayStation
Genre Real Time Strategy
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A prototype build of Populous: The Beginning for the PlayStation.

Notes

  • This build opens with a loading screen, as opposed to previous builds flashing colors.
  • Part of the Climax lot that was put up for sale in 2016.
  • Main menu is slightly different, it includes level select as well.
  • There are 10 languages supported in this build, but 9 languages are not present because it uses English language for unknown reasons.
  • The game cannot be saved onto memory card.
  • Miscellaneous Notes:
    • Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 9, 2024).
    • Game contains dongle protection: No.
    • Game contains debugging symbols: No.
    • Issues: For Mednafen, it is given only message: Video Standard Mismatch.