XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association (Jun 26, 2003 prototype)

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XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association (Jun 26, 2003 prototype)
Build date Jun 26, 2003 14:44:04
Build name 26-6-2003 2
Dump status Released, redump needed
Released by Hidden Palace
File release date March 20, 2021
Origin DVD-R
Lot Project Deluge
Labels XGRA 26-6-2003 2
Dump method Memorex MRX-650LE v6 AM61 (PowerISO)
Game XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association
System PlayStation 2
Genre Racing
Final build JP Unreleased
EU Aug 27, 2003
US Aug 20, 2003
Release date JP Unreleased
EU Aug 27, 2003
US Sep 11, 2003
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A prototype of XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association for the PlayStation 2.

Notes

  • An NTSC build dated just under 2 months before the final game.
  • There is no intro sequence, nor opening logos. There's a title screen in this build, but it doesn't match the one used in the final.
  • The player is greeted to a choice of either a "Dance" or "Rock" soundtrack when starting up the game, like some of the much earlier builds. It's not clear if this has any affect on the music that's played.
  • Some of the menus are a bit incomplete and may contain typos.
  • Only the English language is present, and selecting any other language will replace all text with variants of "Text n Not Found".
  • There's early loading screens.
  • There's a debugging display containing camera coordinates near the bottom of the screen in-game at all times. Additionally, the bottom left of the screen contains some additional information, though it's not clear what this information means.
  • Weapons are finally back, but seemingly only the gun, and not the secondary weapons.
  • There's a new save format, meaning this build will not be able to use the same save format as earlier ones.
  • For some reason there's a black bar along the top of the screen in menus.
  • The countdown at the beginning of the race sounds different.
  • The countdown signs at the start of each race are finally present, but they're not textured yet.
  • There's still some glitchiness around falling off the track during a race.
  • Despite the tracks now having their final names, their earlier placeholder names also appear on-screen when selecting a track.
  • Miscellaneous Notes:
    • Game is emulatable (in PCSX2): Yes (as of March 17, 2021).
    • Game contains dongle protection: No.

Screenshots

Origin

Files

File Type Date Size SHA-1
PS2 - XGRA 26-6-2003 2.bin File 2020-11-18 11:28:45 1.37 GB 13b5b1c1bea739b23f68c684a1c1b29acd01addf
PS2 - XGRA 26-6-2003 2.cue File 2020-11-18 11:28:46 88 bytes f056f28de3b0c69bc021d421cac589b811601755
PS2 - XGRA 26-6-2003 2.jpeg File 2021-03-14 11:43:13 964.3 KB 20800568ab399a0b837872ff96982e1489ec0d8b

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to Hwd45 for doing the initial research on this prototype! And a huge thanks to the anonymous donor that allowed for this release to happen!

See also