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[VGEsoterica]

Space Channel 5 is basically synonymous with Dreamcast in the same way that Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi are IMO...it was all over the marketing and promos for Dreamcast and def is one of those games you can point to and just say "that's what Dreamcast was". But like any game the development process happens and so many ideas are discarded and builds are made to get it to that final product you go and pick up off a store shelf. Most of the time those builds are lost to time but sometimes they make it into fans hands.

Thankfully that exact thing happened with Space Channel 5 as Sega-Dreamcast-Info just released a .60 build of Space Channel Five dating over four months from its retail release and its a wildly unfinished, different game than we'd end up getting on Dreamcast as the retail version. Always love a good prototype!

But GAF...what one prototype of a Dreamcast game would you want? For me its more Agartha. Later builds than exist

 

[ReBurn]

I have a copy of the game for my Dreamcast but I could never get into it.

I would like to see early builds of Jet Set Radio.

 

[VGEsoterica]

I have a copy of the game for my Dreamcast but I could never get into it.

I would like to see early builds of Jet Set Radio.

that would be a fun one for sure. Its great Sega at least seems to be bringing the franchise back

 

[Deft Beck]

Funny to see this early build. Seems like they still had a lot of work to do on animation timing.

 

[VGEsoterica]

Funny to see this early build. Seems like they still had a lot of work to do on animation timing.

yes the timings are off by a few frames in some areas and WILDLY so in others. So much temp animation too

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

The Japanese physical of this game is amazing with the shiny front cover. I own 4 copies of this on Dreamcast (2 jap versions, pal and u.s)

 

[VGEsoterica]

The Japanese physical of this game is amazing with the shiny front cover. I own 4 copies of this on Dreamcast (2 jap versions, pal and u.s)

haha you def aren't a fan of the game or anything

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

haha you def aren't a fan of the game or anything

My Dreamcast collection has duplicates of all games in jap, u.s and pal variations. Took a lot of time and money to acquire them