Hidden Palace has been a monumental icon when it comes to preserving the history of Sonic the Hedgehog prototypes and beta cartridges. They've got more to offer than just that, though, with their latest work being something called Project Deluge. Containing a little more than 750 different PlayStation 2 prototypes, betas, and working builds of games, Project Deluge is the team's effort to preserve all these little pieces of gaming history by dumping each and every disc they've found. Some of the contents of their collection include prototypes, E3 builds, and demos of Metal Gear Solid 2, Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, and many, many, many more. A full, detailed list is being worked on by Hidden Palace and users on The Cutting Room Floor to document any significant differences in these betas, and is available to read, here.

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[Julie_Pilgrim]

Man, this is a good year for lost/unfinished media

 

[tfocosta]

More than 750? That's a helluva list.

 

[Chary]

I never really thought about betas for non-cartridge games, honestly. Prototype dumps, at least in my mind, have always been interesting, older games, that we never really got good development history on otherwise...say, Pokemon Gold/Silver, Sonic 2, etc. This is an amazing project, and I can't wait to read up on all the prototype differences for games I like.

 

[tfocosta]

I never really thought about betas for non-cartridge games, honestly. Prototype dumps, at least in my mind, have always been interesting, older games, that we never really got good development history on otherwise...say, Pokemon Gold/Silver, Sonic 2, etc. This is an amazing project, and I can't wait to read up on all the prototype differences for games I like.

I couldn't agree more! I'm sure it will be interesting to check on this.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!
I loooooooove prototypes, betas and such, love discover how something could've become before it got changed or what, or have the chance to play games that got cancelled for one reason or another.
The internet sure can be very blessed sometimes~

 

[Stealphie]

this is amazing!!

 

[RedoLane]

Can't wait for "The Playstation 2 Project - Prototype Edition" video.

 

[Alexander1970]

Ohh....no Resident Evil Remake on that List....

 

[banjo2]

>Didn't mention LEGO Star Wars 2005 prototype in article
Unsubbed

 

[Deleted member 397813]

the 2020s... the decade of the leaks.

 

[AlanJohn]

Misread the title as 750 PS5 prototypes, was really shocked for a moment there.

 

[Purple_Heart]

they need to correct the wiki entry for Ratchet: Deadlocked....it says releasedate EU: N/A.......but it was released in Europe on 18 November 2005 under the Name Ratchet: Gladiator

 

[spotanjo3]

Awesome. I got some demos that I needed for my rare collections as well as Rockboard for Game Boy (Found somewhere else) along with rare Game Boy prototypes!

 

[Purple_Heart]

why is the download speed so shit there....wanted to get the Tekken 4 prototype......2h and 20 min wtf (my inet is good if i download something from steam like just cause 3 it takes 30 min)

 

[spotanjo3]

why is the download speed so shit there....wanted to get the Tekken 4 prototype......2h and 20 min wtf (my inet is good if i download something from steam like just cause 3 it takes 30 min)

Same here.. Maybe they tone it down for everyone to download it or something.

 

[raxadian]

Does this include demos ripped out from PS2 magazines?

 

[Deleted member 534570]

Does this include demos ripped out from PS2 magazines?

No. They're a collection of in-house dev protos and E3 kiosk demos.

 

[Justinde75]

while its cool that they got these versions, most of them seem very late into development so there might not be as crazy differences as some people think. Hopefully people will find some leftovers from earlier versions in the files

 

[Prior22]

Being able to play the unreleased wcw ps2 game would be at the top of my wish list.

Playing a demo of a released game...meh.