Apocalypse PS1 Prototype

Hi all! I recently obtained a prototype of the PS1 game Apocalypse that I decided to backup to ISO format and release to the public for free. Here is the link...
https://www.mediafire.com/?7vc2n1725q1e7lt
This proto is a early Neversoft version (instead of the early Activision version) that contains 4 levels and some noticeable differences than the retail version. My hope is for someone to analyze this game and document the differences since I lack the time. I hope you guys enjoy and expect more to come in the future!

 

I'm glad someone grabbed it

Was watching to see how that would go. Thanks for the effort man

 

No problem! It ended up being so affordable that I had to snatch it up .

 

Thanks a lot for this! Never heard of this game, but now it sure has grabbed my attention

 

The prototype has been added and backed up on Hidden Palace.

http://hiddenpalace.org/Apocalypse_(Jul_22,_1998_prototype)

Keep up the good work!

 

Thanks Knuckles500!

 

You are a Great Man.

 

Thank you kind sir! Glad their is appreciation for this release. I would love to see a ton of comparison shots in the near future .

 

Thanks for this release! I've had a look and there are four additional levels (not listed on the level select menu) that can be loaded via codes, plus one that freezes. However, I'm not familiar with the game enough to know if these are different to the final version.

Edit: Sorry, yet another edit. I managed to find all of the remaning levels and they seem to work. These levels do look different to the final game, but I'm not sure by how much they vary.

 

Can you post the codes to access the other levels? That would be awesome .

 

Want me to get some images or video footage of it?

 

That would be awesome if you could!

Btw, here are some photos of the disc for those who are curious...

 

Grabbed 30 minutes of footage. I'm not a patient person and things feel floaty/slippery so it was a bit difficult.

Basic changes include (but are not limited to)
-Opening Splash Screens
-Title Screen and Pause Screen
-Menus
-Fonts
-Weapon Names
-Enemy and item placements
-The intro cutscene in game on monitors where a face saying to stop normally us is
-Music
-Audio isnt as clear as final
-Enemies probably have something different?
-Health bar on Boss Tank is buggy
-FMV placement between levels is different
-HUD is different
-Camera positioning
-FPS drops
-And theres 2 pixels that are white and red in the top left corner which is bugging me immensely

As a bonus I loaded up my copy of Apocalypse because it's one of the few games I have a real copy of still
Anyway here's a video for you and pictures

 

Here're the codes for the unused levels. They're for the PSP (which I find is the easiest system to work with), but they can easily be altered to work for the PS1. You can convert them into Gameshark codes by deleting each _C0 and _L, leaving only the codes. The second half of each line also needs to have the first 4 zeros deleted for them to fit into the Gameshark code format.

You need to load one of the playable levels from the main menu in Apocalypse, then pause the game and activate one of the codes. Exit the level and use the Continue option to load the unused level.

_C0 Apocalypse Proto
_C0 (exit level and reload)
_C0 City
_L 30093C88 00000063
_L 30093C89 00000069
_L 30093C8A 00000074
_L 30093C8B 00000079
_L 30093C8C 0000005F
_L 30093C8D 00000074
_L 30093C8E 00000000
_C0 War boss
_L 30093C88 00000077
_L 30093C89 00000061
_L 30093C8A 00000072
_L 30093C8B 0000005F
_L 30093C8C 00000074
_L 30093C8D 00000000
_L 30093C8E 00000000
_C0 Whitehouse
_L 30093C88 00000077
_L 30093C89 00000068
_L 30093C8A 0000005F
_L 30093C8B 00000074
_L 30093C8C 00000000
_L 30093C8D 00000000
_L 30093C8E 00000000
_C0 Graveyard
_L 30093C88 0000006E
_L 30093C89 00000063
_L 30093C8A 0000006C
_L 30093C8B 0000005F
_L 30093C8C 00000074
_L 30093C8D 00000000
_L 30093C8E 00000000
_C0 Plague boss
_L 30093C88 00000070
_L 30093C89 00000065
_L 30093C8A 00000073
_L 30093C8B 00000074
_L 30093C8C 0000005F
_L 30093C8D 00000074
_L 30093C8E 00000000
_C0 Sewers
_L 30093C88 00000073
_L 30093C89 00000065
_L 30093C8A 00000077
_L 30093C8B 00000072
_L 30093C8C 0000005F
_L 30093C8D 00000074
_L 30093C8E 00000000
_C0 Beast boss
_L 30093C88 00000062
_L 30093C89 00000073
_L 30093C8A 00000074
_L 30093C8B 0000005F
_L 30093C8C 00000074
_L 30093C8D 00000000
_L 30093C8E 00000000

 

one of the best ps1 games i've ever played. thanks for the release OP

 

No problem! Glad you enjoy!
I also want to thank PixelButts for game footage and Mechi for the cheats!