Magazine Preview #2
Source: MegaCosm
Alt. Sources: GamePro, and others
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Source: Sonic 2 Beta ROM
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1. Both use Sonic 2 style fonts
2. Sonic is horizontally centered
3. Same background
4. Same rock pattern
Sonic is not vertically centered on the right screenshot. It happens when
Sonic is traveling very fast. The Sonic in MegaCosm's might not be moving
very fast if he paused at the horizontal part of the tube above. So this
vertically-off-centered aspect is not that significant.
However, one thing worth noting is that, in MegaCosm's picture, Sonic's
shield appears outside the tube. One may argue that the shield is indeed
inside the tube, but somehow it "bleed" through the tube because of
overexposure or some other photographic error. This is unlikely, seeing that
the sides of the tube are trimming off parts of the shield, yet the shield
on MegaCosm's looks perfectly circular.
Unless a better explanation is offered, the source of this picture is
deemed to be from another playable prototype. Judging by this
single screenshot alone, we cannot conclude whether it's an earlier or later
prototype.
Source: GamePro
However, in the same issue it came with two other similar screenshots
(see M05 and M06), and we can assume the pictures were from the same source.
Since pictures M05 and M06 are concluded as later prototype, we can deduce
that this picture also came from a newer prototype. |
