The Lion King (v.21 prototype)

The Lion King (v.21 prototype)
Build name v.21 Dump status Released Dumped by Billscat-socks Released by Billscat-socks Origin EPROM cartridge EPROMs 6x 8Mbit Labels LION KING SNES Dump method Retrode (with MegaDrive EPROM board) Ownership Niels, Billscat-socks (2016-Present) Game The Lion King System SNES Genre Action Release date US Dec 8, 1994 EU Dec 8, 1994

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A prototype of The Lion King for the Nintendo SNES.

Notes

The Cutting Room Floor research

This prototype has a research article on TCRF.

• This prototype could not be dumped properly on the original SNES EPROM board with a Retrode, which is common for SNES prototypes such as this. An attempt was made to dump the prototype by placing the cart’s EPROMS in an empty MegaDrive EPROM board where a dump was successfully made with a Retrode using the MegaDrive slot. The ROM dump was then deinterweaved with a custom script and then manually pieced together to create the working ROM. There are currently no known errors with this dump.
• Level select can be activated by pressing LEFT + SELECT on the title screen.
• The version specified in the level select reads VERSION: .21. The final is VERSION: .99.
• Title screen differences
  • Music starts on title screen instead of the Virgin logo.
  • The title screen selector is a paw instead of a sun.
  • The options menu has the message written in the sound test (no sound can be played):
    • ROB IS A ROYAL PAIN IN THE BUTT AND KEVIN IS CHOOSING ROB’S SIDE WHICH MEANS NO MORE RIDES!
• The Pridelands - Level 1 differences
  • Different object placement
  • Blue bug enemy is brown in the prototype.
• Can’t Wait to be King - Level 2 differences
  • A few of the pink monkeys near the end of the level do not work properly.
  • There are no indicators during the ostrich riding segments.
• The Elephant Graveyard - Level 3 differences
  • The hyenas toward the end of the level keep spawning.
• The Stampede - Level 4 differences
  • Starts and auto completes in two seconds.
• Simba’s Exile - Level 5 differences
  • Small differences in the level layout.
  • The hyenas will laugh throw boulders at you during certain parts of the stage. This mechanic was removed from the final game.
  • The level is called “Exile” instead of “Simba’s Exile”.
  • The hyena sprites at the end of the level are glitched.
  • The hyena’s say “We’ll kill ya” instead of “If you ever come back, we’ll kill ya”.
• Hakuna Matata - Level 6 differences
  • The level is called “Willow Cascade” instead of “Hakuna Matata”.
  • After you climb the waterfall there aren’t a lot of kill bugs when you walk left.
• Simba’s Destiny - Level 7 differences
  • Adult Simba’s life and roar energy bars are red.
  • The panthers never spawn in this level.
  • There is no boulder chase in this level.
  • The breakable barriers are buggy.
  • The boulder sound can loop indefinitely.
  • Mufasa at the end of the stage is colored differently and lacks a sound sample for his dialog.
• Be Prepared - Level 8 differences
  • No music plays in this stage.
  • However, if you die in this stage, the music from The Pridelands will play instead.
  • There are very little objects in this stage.
  • The lava geysers have glitchy sprites.
  • There is no boss at the end of the stage, you simply exit the level at the end.
• Simba’s Return - Level 9 differences
  • The level is called “Hyena Lairs” instead of “Simba’s Return”.
  • Contains almost no hyenas save for two near the end of the level.
• Pride Rock - Level 10 differences
  • The level is called “Scar” instead of “Pride Rock”.
  • The level doesn’t use the proper music for this stage.
  • The stage lacks any objects, including Scar.
  • The stage does not end and therefore cannot be completed.
• Miscellaneous differences
  • The continue screen crashes.
  • The Timone Bonus Stages are unfinished and use placeholder tiles for most of them.
  • The bug catching bonus stages are named “Kaboom” in the sound test.

Screenshots

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  Title screen

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  The Pridelands

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  Can’t Wait to be King

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  Graveyard

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  Stampede

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  Level transition from Stampede

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  Exile (with boulders)

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  Willow Cascade

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  Rafiki Chase

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  Be Prepared

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  Hyena Lairs

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  Scar

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  Kaboom

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  Bonus I

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  Bonus II

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  Bonus III

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  Bonus IV

Origin

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  PCB front

Acknowledgments

• Obtaining/dumping/freely releasing the prototype: Billscat-socks.
• Help with dumping the prototype:
  • drx (for providing the script, the Retrode, and documentation of the prototype)
  • Hidden Palace (for binary data analysis and testing)
  • Evan_G (for help with SNES prototype dumping)