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Sonic X-Treme Saturn Demo Auctioned
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http://ga-forum.com/showthread.php?...634#post1930634
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http://news.sonicstadium.org/index.php?full=110
Auction thread:
http://www.assemblergames.com/forum...48&page=1&pp=20
"Another piece of lost Sonic history available to the highest bidder
Surely it sounds to good to be a true, a short playable demo of the Sonic
title that captured the imaginations of fans across the world before
disappearing into obscurity has finally resurfaced, and at a price.
An anonymous seller via the ASSEMblergames forums has this very item up for
offer, a demo of the ill-fated title, wielding a few images of the prototype
and a four figure minimum pricetag.
TheRedEye writes on the ASSEMblergames forums for the anonymous seller:
Yes, it's legit, and no, it isn't mine. Read on, there's a little bit of
explanation in order here.
I was contacted recently by an anonymous former Sega employee, who found the
article I published about Sonic X-Treme on Lost Levels while Googling. He
came across this disc recently and, figuring that it was worth some money
and that I might be interested, he contacted me.
There's no way in hell I can afford this on my crappy feelance wages, and I
told him as much, but I offered to find a buyer for him. So I'm kind of
acting as a middle-man here, as he wants to keep his anonymity as tight as
possible.
This disc is not a complete game, the simple reason being that there never
was a complete game. What this disc contains is the small playable demo that
was produced initially as a proof of concept for Sega of Japan, and then
shown to the press at Gamer's Day in 1996. The four screenshots at the
bottom of this page are taken from this very same demo.
This is, he assured me, the only playable Saturn build ever seen outside of
the development office itself, and I really have no reason to believe
otherwise. Furthermore, with the possible exception of one disc under heavy
lock and key in Sega's library (according to another anonymous employee, who
I spoke to about two years ago), this is very likely to be the only
surviving disc PERIOD. Why does he know this? Because he destroyed the
others himself, it was part of his job.
I guess the point I'm getting at is that, for better or for worse, this
small little demo IS Sonic X-Treme for the Saturn. And if that's something
you feel you have to have, well...you'd better grab this, because there's
not going to be another opportunity. There is no chance of a "more complete
build," and it isn't likely that another copy survived.
....I know I probably sound like a damned eBay auction here, but really, I'm
not gaining anything from this sale, and I hope my reputation is high enough
by now that you're well aware I know what I'm talking about. As much as I'd
love to have this myself, I just DON'T have the funds, and I want it to go
to a good home.
Offers are going straight through me, I can be reached at [Visit the source
link for the address]. I'll answer any questions I can in this thread, and
ask him any that I can't. I will warn you now that this guy is expecting a
four digits, so please don't try to lowball me. And please don't clog my
inbox with questions that can be answered in this thread, try to keep it
only to buying offers. This disc runs only in a Japanese Saturn (or one
modified to think it's Japanese), and requires a first-party Saturn boot
disc. If you don't have one, he can provide one, but it's going to cost you
(it's his personal disc, he doesn't want to get rid of it).
Oh, and further proof of the disc's authenticity is available TO SERIOUS
BUYERS ONLY. Like I said, it is legit, I can vouch for the thing.
http://www.lostlevels.org/stuff/xtreme/01.jpg
Fans have scrambled to gather money to purchase this item for research,
however a member named ratman221 has appeared and offered the whopping sum
of $3,000US for the elusive disc, vowing to distribute copies to a select
few for research and to anyone else for $40US.
The auction is set to close in a few hours from now, stay with SONIC NEWS
for the final details of the sale as they happen. Big thanks to SSMB forum
visitor Mr. Creosote for the tip-off. "
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| BelPowerslave 2005-09-16, 12:31 am |
| > > Auction thread:
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> Yes another one for the ASSEMbler forums.. and dont bother coming to the
> forum to beg for copies and so on.
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> Paulo
Don't most of these auctioned betas get posted on the net at some point
anyway? I remember when Propeller Arena was auctioned...sure enough, it
showed up on Bittorrent later. Are they thinking that this isn't going
to turn out like that?
Bel
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| Scott H 2005-09-16, 12:31 am |
| BelPowerslave wrote:
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>Don't most of these auctioned betas get posted on the net at some point
>anyway? I remember when Propeller Arena was auctioned...sure enough, it
>showed up on Bittorrent later. Are they thinking that this isn't going
>to turn out like that?
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>Bel
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Possibly, but it depends on who gets it. Then any of us who want to
play it will presumably have to have a modded Saturn...
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Scott
http://www.gamepilgrimage.com
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| Paulo De Souza 2005-09-16, 8:31 pm |
| > I remember when Propeller Arena was auctioned...sure enough, it
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> showed up on Bittorrent later. Are they thinking that this isn't going
> to turn out like that?
Erm we paid for prop arena for the purpose of releasing it to the public.
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| Scott H 2005-09-16, 8:31 pm |
| Paulo De Souza wrote:
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> Erm we paid for prop arena for the purpose of releasing it to the public.
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Much appreciated too. ;)
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Scott
http://www.gamepilgrimage.com
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| BelPowerslave 2005-09-17, 3:30 am |
| Paulo De Souza wrote:
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> Erm we paid for prop arena for the purpose of releasing it to the public.
Oh, did ya'll? I didn't know that...I thought it was just another leak or
whatnot. 
Bel
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| deadmaker7@gmail.com 2005-09-23, 3:31 am |
| It's a bit depressing looking at some of the screens for that and
knowing it will never be finished. If anyone knows where to get a copy
of the ROM/ISO let us all know.
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