Dragon Sword 64 prototype discovered

Hey there,
Just thought I'd share this with you all.
I've just received a NTSC version of Dragon Sword for the N64 which seems to be quite a bit earlier than the leaked PAL version from 2010. Unfortunately my everdrive is in storage so I can't compare it to the leaked version other than what I can find on YouTube. If anyone is familiar with it I'd love to bounce a few questions off you to check for some differences I've found.
I hope to put a video of it up sometime soon too.
For some images check my instagram account @ bobo_mcloud

 

I have never heard of this game, but I'm assuming this was cancelled/unreleased?
Regardless great find!

 

https://www.unseen64.net/2010/04/09/dragon-sword-64-finally-shared-and-preserved/

Here's a little background info on it.

 

Wow man, you have LOADS of N64 Prototype cartridges dude!! How was you able to get so many?! Btw, nice Mario Party 2 proto what's the difference on that one if you don't mind me asking?

 

Good stuff Bobo! I'll be playing it on my everdrive soon!

 

I was just lucky to get in good with an ex thq employee and then a lot was just constant scouring forums and eBay to find any. I'm up to 73 now (the old photo has 64) so I'll have to take an updated photo.
Unfortunately Mario party 2 is the only corrupted prototype I have so it doesn't display anything unfortunately but still has traces of information. I do have a Mario party 3 though with some debug stuff and a option to play all mini games

 

Awesome man! one other question, about that Glover 1 prototype (a favorite personal game of mines back in the day) by anychance do you remember or known if there were any differences like early beta levels from something you see on a VHS Promo or EGM/GamePro Magazine? or if it's just the retail version but with debug menu options? Thanks for answering! VERY much appreciated man!

 

Unfortunately it seems pretty close to retail, there was a beta that sold early last year but I got distracted and forgot to bid on it, still gutted about it to this day.
I'd love to own a Glover 2 prototype to own 3 for 3 cancelled interactive titles

 

aww figures :\ shame you wasn't able to grab it that time. So, there was only 3 unreleased/cancelled Interactive's games ehh? I thought there was more i'd could've sworn? btw, out of the 73 prototype cartridges you own right now..., what are the cancelled games you have but not realesed to the public as of right now?

 

I thought it was Dragon Sword, frogger 2 and Glover 2 but I may be wrong, I haven't done any research in ages.
*Edit, looks like die hard was another but not sure if that left the drawing board.

Frogger 2 would probably be the only one that I can mention, I'll save the other for later when I can document it properly

 

Just a bump, calling for anyone who has the Dragon Sword Rom and can check some things for me.

 

What do you need? I'm going to bed soon but I could try it tomorrow.

 

Yea are there specific things you would like checked? I've only played it for a few minutes so I can't really comment on it now, but I could fire it up and check stuff.

 

In my version when you pause the game and press L+R you enter a camera mode, what is in the options menu?
Do any of the options work?
Is there a level/ character/ sound test in the load options?
What multiplayer modes/maps are available?
If anyone could answer these questions that would be awesome

 

Pressing L+R takes me into the camera mode but I can't find a menu..? All the buttons on controller 1 either move the camera or do nothing, except start which exits the camera mode.
I don't know what the load options are, and I can't find any test options in the menus.
Multiplayer maps and other stuff including the level select is outlined here: http://zenade.angelfire.com/DS64/index.html

 

The menu I'm talking about is the start menu, I can't select anything in the options menu and there is a load menu which has level test, character view and sound test, is this in your version?

 

You mean the main menu? it has:
Adventure [Single Player, Co Operative]
Vs Mode [Deathmatch, Team Battle, Chyryn Chase, Slayfest]
Options [Difficulty, Sound, Controls, Hi Scores]
Show Credits

or the in-game pause menu which has:
Resume
Restart
Quit

All the items in the options menu are selectable and work.

 

Cheers man,
Mine has "load data" instead of show credits, this seems to be all of the developer options.
Playing through a bit last night and you can tell the game it very unfinished, some enimies/bosses have no textures whatsoever, very cool stuff

 

Has anyone used this on hardware yet? I'm getting some pretty trippy graphic effects (B&W, flickering).