Crash Bandicoot: Warped (July 17th, 1998 prototype) - Full Gameplay

It’s finally here. Thanks to all of you who trusted our work and contributed to our fundraiser to help preserve this prototype. Enjoy the Christmas gift. The SCEE Preview Version 1 disc of Crash Bandicoot: Warped has been found (labeled Alpha Demonstration Disc). It can be seen in many magazine previews (and trailers) at the time, across US and Europe. This is the SCEE variant that was sent out to the European press, although an identical copy was also distributed in SCEA territory. To name a few: EGM, GamePro, PSM, PSExtreme, Superjuegos, Consoles Plus, and Das offizielle PlayStation Magazin, and the official website trailer. This build marks a point in development where the game was half finished. Some magazines described it as 50% complete, while others reported it as 80% complete. In any case, while most of the stages were present, the game still had many alpha elements and ideas that would be trimmed over the following weeks, leading up to the August 14th prototype, dated a month later, which, while still in alpha stage, was much closer to the final game. Some of the highlights include the clock crate, silver relics, a caveman lab assistant riding the triceratops, a shorter Makin’ Waves, a very early Tiny Tiger boss fight, leftovers of the futuristic bonus round in Gee Wiz, unused death routes for Dino Might! and Future Frenzy, some early level names, the enemies in Future Frenzy having a completely different design and behavior, Mad Bombers having a unique gimmick with flying bombs, and the remaining bosses and all levels from the fifth chamber onwards completely absent (aside from Mad Bombers). While SCEA had more frequent builds to distribute, SCEE only had four discs in total: News Version, Preview Version 1, Preview Version 2, and Review Version. Only the News Version is left now, which was a reprint of the E3 1998 kiosk demo. As you expect, we are actively looking for this and the other remaining builds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links: PREVIEW VERSION PROTOTYPE Download - :_Warped_(Jul_17,_1998_prototype) TCRF research - :Crash_Bandicoot:_Warped/July_17th,_1998_build Note: A dongle is required to run this build. A memory card file containing the dongle is included in the page and can be downloaded in mcd format and must be inserted into slot 1. PRESS CD Download - :_Warped/Press_CD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Startup & Warp Room 01:20 - Toad Village 04:13 - Under Pressure 07:30 - Orient Express 09:21 - Bone Yard 14:08 - Makin’ Waves 16:06 - Tiny Tiger 17:32 - Gee Wiz 21:20 - Hang’em High 25:08 - Hog Ride 26:49 - Tomb Time 31:01 - Midnight Run 33:04 - Dino Might! 39:38 - Secret Chamber 42:01 - Deep Trouble 46:28 - High Time 51:00 - Road Crash 53:42 - Double Header 57:56 - Sphynxinator 01:03:45 - Bye Bye Blimps 01:05:55 - Tell No Tales 01:09:47 - Future Frenzy 01:16:18 - Tomb Wader 01:21:52 - Mad Bombers 01:24:58 - Time Trials