Sometime in 2016, a sale occurred of old Climax Group assets for various released and unreleased projects. The lot contained prototype builds, source code, and art assets of many projects that were done at Climax up to 2010. Most of the items available for sale were initially sold through a company hired to clean out a former office for Climax, some of which has since been resold to various collectors. An estimated 2000 to 3000 discs were recovered, along with data tapes and development hardware from throughout the company's history.
This article contains a listing of the known items that could be cataloged.
ATV Offroad Fury 3 is the third racing video game in the ATV Offroad Fury series, developed by Climax Studios and released in North America in 2004 and in Europe in 2006, exclusively for the PlayStation 2. The game is preceded by ATV Offroad Fury 2 and followed by ATV Offroad Fury 4.
The F.A. Premier League Stars is a sports video game released in Europe in 1999 for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, developed and published by Electronic Arts.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. This part of the lot contains various builds and asset backups, along with source code.
Ghost Rider is a third-person, hack and slash game released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Game Boy Advance based on the movie of the same name, released worldwide in February 2007.
This part of the lot was purchased by Demon. This lot includes various builds for PlayStation 2 and the Microsoft Xbox.
Global Gladiators (also known as Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators) is a 1992 platform game by Virgin Interactive, originally programmed by David Perry (who at the time had already moved to the United States and was located on the recently formed Virgin Games USA development studio) for the Mega Drive/Genesis and eventually ported by other Virgin Interactive teams in Europe (with the help of Graftgold and Krisalis Software) to the Master System, Game Gear and the Amiga. A Super NES port was also in development but was never completed for undisclosed reasons, though a ROM image has since surfaced. The game is loosely based on the McDonald's fast food chain and has a strong environmentalist message. The following lot contains multiple builds for an unreleased NES/Game Boy port that was being done at Climax.
This part of the lot was purchased and released by Steem69. The lot was contained within two zip files, with various ROMs, progress reports, source code, and music/art assets.
MotoGP is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing video game developed by Climax Brighton for the Xbox and Microsoft Windows.
This part of the lot was purchased and released by PixelButts. The lot included mostly reference material backups, and two PC builds for various languages.
MotoGP 2 (also known as MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 2 in Europe) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing video game developed by Climax Brighton for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, and Mobile phones.
This part of the lot was purchased and released by PixelButts. The lot included one build and some reference material.
MotoGP 3 or MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology (known in Europe as MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 3) is a motorcycle video game released in 2005.
This part of the lot was purchased and released by PixelButts. The lot included two builds and some reference material.
Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game. It is the third entry in the Populous video game series, developed by Bullfrog Productions in 1998. The PC version of the game was released November 30, 1998 and a PlayStation version was later developed and released on April 2, 1999.
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is a video game based on the 8th season of the TV series Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue. This game was developed and produced for various platforms.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. The lot contained 113 discs ranging from prototype builds and artwork backups.
Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction (often abbreviated as RW:AoD) is the second out of a total of five Robot Wars video games. It was created by Climax Group and published by BBC Multimedia. The PC version of the game was also distributed in the United States, published by Vivendi Universal Games and released on October 22, 2002, with Stefan Frank replacing Jonathan Pearce as the commentator.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. This part of the lot includes various builds and backups.
Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction was the last of the Robot Wars video games to be released. The version created for PC and Xbox was developed by Climax Group and released by BBC Multimedia in 2002. A separate version of the game was released for Game Boy Advance, but the gameplay, arenas and available robots differed greatly between the two versions. The PC version was also released in Australia in 2003 by Dataworks Australia.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. This part of the lot includes various builds.
RWED_PC_V1.05 -released (with V6 patch) not included
Screamer Rally (PlayStation)
Screamer Rally is the third game in the Screamer series, released in 1997, and the last to be developed by Milestone. The game builds on Screamer 2, but changes context to a Rallying game. This lot includes builds for an unreleased PlayStation port of the game.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. The lot includes at least one disc.
Silent Hill: Origins is a survival horror video game for the PlayStation Portable developed by Climax Studios. It was published by Konami Digital Entertainment worldwide in late 2007, beginning in early November with the United Kingdom. A port for the PlayStation 2 was released worldwide in early 2008, beginning in March with North America.
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge is a 2001 2D platform game developed by Climax Group and published by THQ. It was released for PlayStation on November 5, 2001 and for Game Boy Advance on November 8, 2001.
This part of the lot was purchased by lemurboy12. The lot included around 60 discs containing prototype builds, source code, and art assets.
A possible early prototype or unreleased take on Superbike 2000 for the PlayStation. There are multiple tech demos of this game that were sold in the lot.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. There are currently two known tech demo builds in the entire lot (not including the other builds that were marked "SBK" as shown below).
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion (PlayStation Portable)
The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion is a 2006 - 2007 dungeon crawler developed by Climax Group and was to be published by Zenimax Media. It was cancelled in 2007, likely due to budget and hardware concerns.
Videos of this release were initially released by Borman. The lot included 5 PSP formatted DVD's from 2006 and early 2007. The current owner of this lot is Benefactor.
Theme Park World (known as Sim Theme Park in the United States and Brazil and Theme Park Rollercoaster on the PS2 in America) is a construction and management simulation game, and is a sequel to the 1994 video game Theme Park. Theme Park World was developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts in 1999. Initially developed for Windows, it was later ported to PlayStation and PlayStation 2, as well for Macintosh computers.
This part of the lot was purchased by drx. The lot included around 100 discs containing prototype builds, source code, and art assets
Urban Assault (PlayStation)
Urban Assault is a combined first-person shooter and real-time strategy computer game developed by the German company TerraTools and published by Microsoft. It was released on July 31, 1998. This part of the lot contains an unreleased PlayStation port that was being done at Climax at the time.
This part of the lot was purchased by PixelButts. The lot included many builds as well as asset backups.
Various items were also sold that have not been cataloged yet. These items are either unsold, undumped, or have been sold but are unaccounted for. Items are usually sold or identified in packs. This list is subject to change as things are released and cataloged.
PlayStation
Game Name
Description
Status
Hotwheels 2
Ver 0.6, early build, menu is very basic
SOLD
Hotwheels
Ver 303, World Race, early build
SOLD
SBK WSBC
Very early tech demo
UNSOLD
Warcraft II
Unmarked TDK disc, differences unknown
SOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "M3/M4 update"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "M3V1.2 debugger"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "191 Language"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "Marketing Demo, intro, etc"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "Hi Res Demo Play, debug options, without drive on option menu"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "Versions 123, 175 (2), 166, 168, 174 - six builds total"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "Final version 377 PAL + libcrypt"
UNSOLD
SBK
PAL SET - "Various art, data, and source code backups"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "SBK M3/.M4"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "M2 debugger"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "Marketing Demo, intro, etc"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "Hi Res Demo Play, debug options, without drive on option menu"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "SBK M3 debug"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "Final version 376"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "Versions 330, 153, 94, 99 and 148 - five builds total"
UNSOLD
SBK
NTSC SET - "Various art, data, and source code backups (music files as well)
UNSOLD
Diablo
NTSC-J SET - Various builds
SOLD
Diablo
PAL SET - Various builds, asset backups, etc
SOLD
Superbike 2000
Various builds and backups
UNSOLD
Populous: The Beginning
Various builds and source code backups
SOLD
Superbike '98
Prototype demo marked 19/8/98
UNSOLD
PlayStation 2
Game Name
Description
Status
Highlander
Purple Disc, Tech Demo (walk around a level and swing your sword)
UNSOLD
Highlander
Blue Disc, Tech Demo (walk around a level and swing your sword)
UNSOLD
Aliens
Walk around a small room between creatures from Aliens
SOLD
Sarges Hero 3
Unreleased, three builds and six data source backups
SOLD
Robot Wars
Development Discs + Data CDs
UNSOLD
Ghost Rider
NTSC Development builds
UNSOLD
Ghost Rider
PAL Development builds
UNSOLD
Crusty Demons
PAL & NTSC development builds
UNSOLD
PSP
Game Name
Description
Status
Ghost Rider
8 discs
SOLD
Silent Hill
2 discs
SOLD
Steel Horizon
1 disc
UNSOLD
PC
Game Name
Description
Status
Superbikes
Differences unknown
UNSOLD
Command and Concur Red Alert
Differences Unknown
UNSOLD
Cyber Sled
2 Discs
UNSOLD
Halcyon
5 discs of art and source code
SOLD
Magic the Gathering
V.1.25
UNSOLD
Powerbabes
DVD Preview
UNSOLD
Red Faction and Command and Concur Red Alert
Differences unknown, both on one disc
UNSOLD
Robot Wars
4 Prototype Discs
UNSOLD
Star Trek New World
Promo videos and a demo of the game
UNSOLD
Warhammer Online
4 discs of videos, music and art
UNSOLD
W.I.T.C.H. Preview
One disc with a PDF preview of the game
SOLD
Sega Pico
Game Name
Description
Status
The Muppets on the Go
Source code and various ROM builds, also contains documents for other unreleased projects at the time.
UNSOLD
Sega Saturn
Game Name
Description
Status
Cyber Sled
Unreleased Port 16 Discs
UNSOLD
Image Gallery
The following is an unorganized gallery of images of certain items from the entire lot which were taken by some of the owners mentioned above. Note, most of these are unidentified.