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Pandemonium! (Jun 5, 1996 prototype)
Pandemonium! (Jun 5, 1996 prototype)
Build date	Jun 5, 1996 19:37:06
Build name	Beta
Dump status	Released, redump needed
Released by	Hidden Palace
File release date	April 17, 2021
Origin	CD-R
Lot	Project Deluge
Labels	Pandemonium very beta
Dump method	PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716UF 1.11 03/23/07 15:10 (CloneCD)
Game	Pandemonium!
System	PlayStation
Genre	Platformer
Final build	JP Dec 19, 1996 ; EU Oct 9, 1996 ; US Oct 2, 1996 ;
Release date	JP Feb 28, 1997 ; EU Oct 9, 1996 ; US Oct 31, 1996 ;

Latest revision as of 12:06, June 4, 2022

A prototype of Pandemonium! for the PlayStation.

Notes

Very early, with no startup disclaimers, logos, sequences etc.
Opens to a simple title card, then goes straight into the game.
Game begins in an interesting level select menu, in the form of a playable "level".
- Different angle of view, zoomed out
- Walk over a square and press Triangle to enter a level.
No loading screen before levels
Different HUD/status display
Most levels feature differences in areas, and many untextured areas
Different music for the level, also
Miscellaneous Notes:
- Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
- Game contains dongle protection: No.
- Game contains debugging symbols: N/A
- Dump was originally scrambled: No

Differences (from final)

No map-screen yet, only a rudimentary "flat" level-select "board" is offered, and of the 18 slots, only levels 1-7 and 9-12 work. Level 8 makes the game lock-up; levels 13-18 just return you to the left of the Level 1 square
Different controls: TRIANGLE, not X, is used to jump and enter levels; and R1 and R2 can be used to zoom the camera in and out, a mechanic removed in the final
Change characters during levels: during a level, press SELECT to switch-character. In the final game, this is only possible on the MAP screen, not during a level (unless the "BODYSWAP" cheat is used, then TRIANGLE is used to switch)
Nikki and Fargus lack their final unique abilities: Nikki lacks her double-jump, and Fargus does not have his roll-attack, meaning both characters play exactly the same (and so being able to swap between-them during a level rather pointless!)
Rolling-logs do not hurt you, but do send you flying backwards a lot more than in the final

Collectables:

Red-diamonds are the main collectable (the final uses coins); most are worth 1, but the large-ones can be worth 5 or 10. As LIVES don't exist in this beta, collecting them appears to do nothing (in the final, every 300 in value awards a new life)
Gold-stars each give three-shots of the pink plasma-ball powerup (which is the only powerup in this beta). The shots counter resets to 0 at the start of each level
Keys exist, but are much-smaller than in the final, so harder-to-see
Small red hearts restore one hit-point each (in the final, the large hearts serve this purpose, and no small hearts appear)
Large red hearts add an extra hit-point, up-to a maximum of 8 (7 in the final, and only 5 extra hit-points can be found in the entire game, mostly in secret-areas, and their icon has changed to a small heart in the centre of a gold square)
Green "clubs": similar to the "club" or "clover" symbol in a pack of playing-cards, these can be found a handful of times within each stage, though seem to have no purpose; in the final, most of these were replaced by the gold ankhs, though others were replaced with either a high-value coin, or a powerup

Controls

TRIANGLE to jump, and to enter levels (stand in the middle of a white square on the "map" screen, then jump). In the final game, X is used. When held-down on a trampoline, or while landing on an enemy, allows a higher jump-off to be performed
SQUARE to fire a shot (after a gold-star has been collected; each star grants three shots. Right-most on-screen counter shows shots remaining, which always resets to 0 between levels)
D-Pad Left and D-Pad Right to move left or right
D-Pad Down to duck. When transformed to the TURTLE, makes you invincible while held-down, required for getting-past some circular-saws
R1 to zoom camera in (removed from final game)
R2 to zoom camera out (removed from final game)
START to pause; press SELECT while paused to return to the MAP
SELECT to change between Nikki and Fargus at any-time! (In the final-game, this is only possible via the "BODYSWAP" cheat, where TRIANGLE is then used. Otherwise, you can only change characters while on the MAP, between-levels)

Screenshots

Title card for this beta
The MAP SCREEN. Stand on a square and jump (TRIANGLE) to enter...
...note that levels 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 do not work.
No power-up is offered when toppling this statue, unlike in the final
Press SELECT at any-time during a level...
...to switch character!
Hold R2 to zoom-out (to the maximum shown)...
...or R1 to zoom-in (to the maximum shown)
You run to the left to reach the waterfall-opening, not right, in this beta
Expect many untextured areas
The "cliff-skull" as of this beta
A "green club" collectible, this one seemingly unreachable
The "cliff-skull" has more-variety in tooth-design in this beta
Beta end-of-level effect
Beta walking-enemy
Beta lava
Beta glass-roof
To make the lift come down, stand on the grey button; in the final, it's already down waiting
A trap which fires a triangular bolt when you step on the arrows...
...which is the head of one of the purple enemies
You cannot jump onto this roof...
...however, enter this door...
...then exit back out...
...and then you'll appear atop it!
Another of the beta "green clubs"
The front-view of the beta Invulnerability Shield looks similar...
...but the final doesn't feature this reverse-view
A very untextured area, where the game usually crashes near the end...
...however, jump at the right spot and you can get past it...
...though you cannot finish this level!
You complete this slide-section as the frog, unlike in the final
To get past this point, keep pressing DOWN and RIGHT together to clip-through the stump
Closest view of one of the beta "green club" collectibles
Possibly the only level in this beta that ends with this platform
The (untextured) rolling-logs don't hurt you in the beta, but do push you backwards a lot more
You can ride this hot-air balloon into the trees...
...once it goes behind them, jump and move left or right to return to the previous area
A level-background I don't think is used in the final
A view of the waterfalls in this beta
After you get the key here, go right in the area below to make the wall open...
...and then to avoid the game crashing here, zoom-in fully (R1) before trying to enter the next room
In LEVEL03, you move left, not right, as in the final...
...and you go left (clockwise) in the circular-area, too!
A removed-section from LEVEL03, near the end
In the final, this section was revised to make getting to the doorway easier
If you fall-down here...
...you'll end up on a wooden-bench...
...jump across the suspended platforms...
...for a shortcut to the end of the level area! (Not sure this is still in the final?)
If this door won't open, check you've defeated all enemies in the area leading up to it...
...though moments later, you cannot get-past this point anyway!

Origin

Disc front.

Files

File	Type	Date	Size	SHA-1
PSX - Pandemonium very beta.img	File	2020-12-14 04:09:15	43.27 MB	29390253daaac752e7eeea087114242b77fac2f1
PSX - Pandemonium very beta.cue	File	2020-12-14 04:08:33	91 bytes	3452a921b0c244c0562aad8ed53685f4db669bef
PSX - Pandemonium very beta.ccd	File	2020-12-14 04:08:33	771 bytes	ea6bf60d8c4768ed6135cb7514d741a1670b729e
PSX - Pandemonium very beta.sub	File	2020-12-14 04:09:19	1.77 MB	07be960e047d8c0643f70dff257f0ac102fe9d81
PSX - Pandemonium very beta.jpeg	File	2021-03-14 12:15:02	970.9 KB	fcf52c17696c4993b37147bf840a4e3dead07772

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to Iniche for doing the initial research on this prototype!

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 {{Prototype
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 A prototype of Pandemonium! for the PlayStation.
 ==Notes==
-* Very early, with no startup disclaimers, logos, sequences etc.
-* Opens to a simple title card, then goes straight into the game.
+*Very early, with no startup disclaimers, logos, sequences etc.
-* Game begins in an interesting level select menu, in the form of a playable "level".
+*Opens to a simple title card, then goes straight into the game.
-** Different angle of view, zoomed out
+*Game begins in an interesting level select menu, in the form of a playable "level".
-** Walk over a square and press Triangle, then X, to select a level.
+**Different angle of view, zoomed out
-* No loading screen before the level
+**Walk over a square and press Triangle to enter a level.
-* Different HUD/status display
+*No loading screen before levels
-* Noticeably different first level, less detailed
+*Different HUD/status display
-* Different music for the level, also
+*Most levels feature differences in areas, and many untextured areas
-* Miscellaneous Notes:
+*Different music for the level, also
-** Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
+*Miscellaneous Notes:
-** Game contains dongle protection: No.
+**Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).
-** Game contains debugging symbols: N/A
+**Game contains dongle protection: No.
-** Dump was originally scrambled: No
+**Game contains debugging symbols: N/A
+**Dump was originally scrambled: No
+==Differences (from final)==
+*'''No map-screen''' yet, only a rudimentary "flat" level-select "board" is offered, and of the 18 slots, only levels 1-7 and 9-12 work.  Level 8 makes the game lock-up; levels 13-18 just return you to the left of the Level 1 square
+*'''Different controls:''' TRIANGLE, not X, is used to jump and enter levels; and R1 and R2 can be used to zoom the camera in and out, a mechanic removed in the final
+*'''Change characters during levels:''' during a level, press SELECT to switch-character.  In the final game, this is only possible on the MAP screen, not during a level (unless the "BODYSWAP" cheat is used, then TRIANGLE is used to switch)
+*'''Nikki and Fargus lack their final unique abilities''': Nikki lacks her double-jump, and Fargus does not have his roll-attack, meaning both characters play exactly the same (and so being able to swap between-them during a level rather pointless!)
+*'''Rolling-logs''' do not hurt you, but do send you flying backwards a lot more than in the final
+'''Collectables:'''
+*'''Red-diamonds''' are the main collectable (the final uses coins); most are worth 1, but the large-ones can be worth 5 or 10.  As LIVES don't exist in this beta, collecting them appears to do nothing (in the final, every 300 in value awards a new life)
+*'''Gold-stars''' each give three-shots of the pink plasma-ball powerup (which is the only powerup in this beta).  The shots counter resets to 0 at the start of each level
+*'''Keys''' exist, but are much-smaller than in the final, so harder-to-see
+*'''Small red hearts''' restore one hit-point each (in the final, the large hearts serve this purpose, and no small hearts appear)
+*'''Large red hearts''' add an extra hit-point, up-to a maximum of 8 (7 in the final, and only 5 extra hit-points can be found in the entire game, mostly in secret-areas, and their icon has changed to a small heart in the centre of a gold square)
+*'''Green "clubs"''': similar to the "club" or "clover" symbol in a pack of playing-cards, these can be found a handful of times within each stage, though seem to have no purpose; in the final, most of these were replaced by the gold ankhs, though others were replaced with either a high-value coin, or a powerup
+==Controls==
+*'''TRIANGLE''' to jump, and to enter levels (stand in the middle of a white square on the "map" screen, then jump).  In the final game, '''X''' is used.  When held-down on a trampoline, or while landing on an enemy, allows a higher jump-off to be performed
+*'''SQUARE''' to fire a shot (after a gold-star has been collected; each star grants three shots.  Right-most on-screen counter shows shots remaining, which always resets to 0 between levels)
+*'''D-Pad Left''' and '''D-Pad Right''' to move left or right
+*'''D-Pad Down''' to duck.  When transformed to the TURTLE, makes you invincible while held-down, required for getting-past some circular-saws
+*'''R1''' to zoom camera in (removed from final game)
+*'''R2''' to zoom camera out (removed from final game)
+*'''START''' to pause; press SELECT while paused to return to the MAP
+*'''SELECT''' to change between Nikki and Fargus at any-time!  (In the final-game, this is only possible via the "BODYSWAP" cheat, where TRIANGLE is then used.  Otherwise, you can only change characters while on the MAP, between-levels)
 ==Screenshots==
 <center><gallery heights="256" widths="224">
-PSX - Pandemonium very beta-0001.png
+File:PANDY000 5JUN1996.png|Title card for this beta
-PSX - Pandemonium very beta-0002.png
+File:PSX - Pandemonium very beta-0001.png|The MAP SCREEN.  Stand on a square and jump (TRIANGLE) to enter...
-PSX - Pandemonium very beta-0003.png
+File:PSX - Pandemonium very beta-0002.png|...note that levels 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 do not work.
+File:PSX - Pandemonium very beta-0003.png|No power-up is offered when toppling this statue, unlike in the final
+File:PANDY001 5JUN1996.png|Press SELECT at any-time during a level...
+File:PANDY002 5JUN1996.png|...to switch character!
+File:PANDY003 5JUN1996.png|Hold R2 to zoom-out (to the maximum shown)...
+File:PANDY004 5JUN1996.png|...or R1 to zoom-in (to the maximum shown)
+File:PANDY036 5JUN1996.png|You run to the left to reach the waterfall-opening, not right, in this beta
+File:PANDY005 5JUN1996.png|Expect many untextured areas
+File:PANDY006 5JUN1996.png|The "cliff-skull" as of this beta
+File:PANDY007 5JUN1996.png|A "green club" collectible, this one seemingly unreachable
+File:PANDY037 5JUN1996.png|The "cliff-skull" has more-variety in tooth-design in this beta
+File:PANDY008 5JUN1996.png|Beta end-of-level effect
+File:PANDY009 5JUN1996.png|Beta walking-enemy
+File:PANDY010 5JUN1996.png|Beta lava
+File:PANDY011 5JUN1996.png|Beta glass-roof
+File:PANDY038 5JUN1996.png|To make the lift come down, stand on the grey button; in the final, it's already down waiting
+File:PANDY012 5JUN1996.png|A trap which fires a triangular bolt when you step on the arrows...
+File:PANDY013 5JUN1996.png|...which is the head of one of the purple enemies
+File:PANDY014 5JUN1996.png|You cannot jump onto this roof...
+File:PANDY015 5JUN1996.png|...however, enter this door...
+File:PANDY016 5JUN1996.png|...then exit back out...
+File:PANDY017 5JUN1996.png|...and then you'll appear atop it!
+File:PANDY018 5JUN1996.png|Another of the beta "green clubs"
+File:PANDY019 5JUN1996.png|The front-view of the beta Invulnerability Shield looks similar...
+File:PANDY020 5JUN1996.png|...but the final doesn't feature this reverse-view
+File:PANDY021 5JUN1996.png|A very untextured area, where the game usually crashes near the end...
+File:PANDY022 5JUN1996.png|...however, jump at the right spot and you can get past it...
+File:PANDY023 5JUN1996.png|...though you cannot finish this level!
+File:PANDY024 5JUN1996.png|You complete this slide-section as the frog, unlike in the final
+File:PANDY025 5JUN1996.png|To get past this point, keep pressing DOWN and RIGHT together to clip-through the stump
+File:PANDY026 5JUN1996.png|Closest view of one of the beta "green club" collectibles
+File:PANDY027 5JUN1996.png|Possibly the only level in this beta that ends with this platform
+File:PANDY029 5JUN1996.png|The (untextured) rolling-logs don't hurt you in the beta, but do push you backwards a lot more
+File:PANDY030 5JUN1996.png|You can ride this hot-air balloon into the trees...
+File:PANDY031 5JUN1996.png|...once it goes behind them, jump and move left or right to return to the previous area
+File:PANDY032 5JUN1996.png|A level-background I don't think is used in the final
+File:PANDY033 5JUN1996.png|A view of the waterfalls in this beta
+File:PANDY034 5JUN1996.png|After you get the key here, go right in the area below to make the wall open...
+File:PANDY035 5JUN1996.png|...and then to avoid the game crashing here, zoom-in fully (R1) before trying to enter the next room
+File:PANDY039 5JUN1996.png|In LEVEL03, you move left, not right, as in the final...
+File:PANDY040 5JUN1996.png|...and you go left (clockwise) in the circular-area, too!
+File:PANDY041 5JUN1996.png|A removed-section from LEVEL03, near the end
+File:PANDY042 5JUN1996.png|In the final, this section was revised to make getting to the doorway easier
+File:PANDY043 5JUN1996.png|If you fall-down here...
+File:PANDY044 5JUN1996.png|...you'll end up on a wooden-bench...
+File:PANDY045 5JUN1996.png|...jump across the suspended platforms...
+File:PANDY046 5JUN1996.png|...for a shortcut to the end of the level area!  (Not sure this is still in the final?)
+File:PANDY047 5JUN1996.png|If this door won't open, check you've defeated all enemies in the area leading up to it...
+File:PANDY048 5JUN1996.png|...though moments later, you cannot get-past this point anyway!
 </gallery></center>
 ==Origin==
 <center><gallery mode="packed">
-PSX - Pandemonium very beta.jpeg|Disc front.
+File:PSX - Pandemonium very beta.jpeg|Disc front.
 </gallery></center>
 ==Files==
@@ Line 63: / Line 140: @@
 A huge thanks to Iniche for doing the initial research on this prototype!
 ==See also==
-* [[News/Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-I (Part 2)|Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-i (April 17, 2021)]]
-* [https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
+*[[News/Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-I (Part 2)|Project Deluge: PlayStation 1, Saturn, and CD-i (April 17, 2021)]]
-* [https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]
+*[https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
+*[https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]
 {{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|Pandemonium!}}}}

N-Gage	Jul 11, 2003
PlayStation	Jun 5, 1996 Jul 19, 1996 Sep 8, 1996

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Notes

Differences (from final)

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Acknowledgments

See also

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