Crash Bandicoot 2 BETA version - Massive differences video!
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2013
- That's right, a beta version of Crash 2 has started circulating, and here is what it has to offer. Credit to cater0mcf ( / cater0mcf ) for the original find! Keep annotations ON to know what the heck's going on :P
Originally bought off a market stall in approximately 2001, this version of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back appears to be a PAL pre-release build. Its complete nature and subtle distinctions indicate it was compiled not long before the final version of the game was; as such, there aren't many major changes from the final game to be seen, but there's certainly a lot of small things that are interesting to observe. Enough to make a 30-minute video about, so that's gotta be something, right? It's likely that the disc was either originally used for PAL beta testing, or as a demo disc in retail outlets.
There's so much stuff in the video that it'd take forever to write it all down here, meaning that, for a change, you're all not getting a long description :P But to save disappointment, I'll say that there are no hidden levels shown off here. The majority of changes are either music, sound effects, or object placement, with some exceptions. Unlike the Crash 1 prototype, for instance, most of the game is clearly completely developed here.
So, enjoy the video! Hopefully some of the stuff inside will be interesting and new to people, including those who have hunted beta material for this game in the past. And here's hoping that more discoveries like this will appear in future to do with the Crash series, as it is always interesting to see how it developed and evolved over the PlayStation 1 era.
...By the by, by far my favourite feature of this is the polar bear that says "Nyeh". - Ігри
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I like that the Komodo Bros. are harder here. They're way too easy in the final release.
they might be harder but they are still easy do defeat.
19:16-19:23 Now we know who taught Knuckles the infinite jump glitch.
But you have to admit, it was a small company developing such a game in one year; that's incredible work at a time were technology wasn't that advanced like today it is. I also like the music in this game, I can't stop listening to it. Respect to Andy Gavin, Jason Rubin and their crew for such a wonderful game/franchise.
That "NYEH" killed me.
GameCTrash When was that?
Kevyn 9:00
Carl 'CJ' Johnson "Train"
ItzMasterLimonYT Aim
The gem collection sound effect at 10:10 is the same as the one used in Spyro.
Yes
Is it
Did Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games even share the sound effects?
Ali Abdel hameed they were neighbours, Naughty Dog even gave Insomniac their Jak engine for Ratchet and Clank!
Yeah, they pretty much had offices next to each other, and would collaborate on ideas, tech, and WIP stuff. Not surprising that you can see one game's inspiration and awe in the other game at parts.
This vídeo is....Nyeh.
The Polar bear sounds like a real bear cub. But they probably got tired of it, and gave it a bark instead.
The bear sounds were brought back for N. Sane Trilogy.
I think the polar bear's "nyeh" sound was eventually reused for Crash Bash.
Yeah, when Crash charges in the polar bear stages, it makes a similar sound but deeper
To say all this was fixed on release. Only a YEAR after the first one is impressive. Why Can't Infinity Ward do the same in 2 years.
Vanpyro Gaming because..Activision
Actually, alot of reasons. Games take longer to develop.
Why would somebody want to skip crash's epic dance moves? :)
I don't know
I do
goku super saiyan god
Question was "Why?", not "Who?"... pfff -..---"
i ll tell you why becuse its anoying when you get a gem and you have to watch him dance and its good and funny the 1 and2 and 3 but not the 10
Because I saw this dance too much times, or for a Speed run, this is a lost of time. :)
I love watching betas to games and seeing differences, I was especially surprised that you could just jump on the nitros!
Guys new game incomin, Crash Bandicoot N Yeh Trilogy, hype!
Hilarious.
this is going to look so good....
Oh the pun XDD
It's actually a remake of the original crash bandicoot games dude
The Hype for this remasterization died so fast i remember being hype too.
It was okay still not better than the original but better graphics only btw
I think that UA-cam's latest update may have broken the annotations... just slightly.
Some extra (and nitpicky) instrument differences:
1:40 No synthesizer notes here... Bass is all we need!
3:06 What kind of drum kit doesn't have snares?
5:12 String notes are particularly low.
5:53 Those brass notes are a little high wouldn't you say?
7:36 Still no snare drums!
26:05 Very low guitar notes here... an octave lower than the final, actually.
27:37 So much reverberating and keyoff bleeding!
29:17 More instrument bleeding and reverberation with the electric guitars.
29:39 Added synthesizer voice says "blue" here, instead of only trumpet falls.
JayWARPED
nice
You are a godsend in a world without annotations.
These are my favorite things to discover in a video game. That mysterious time during development when stuff was playable but not quite ready. And to see a working beta like this is very exciting!
I really hope someone leaks a Spyro 1/2/3 beta eventually.
It'd be nice to see if Spyro has a "Nyeh" sound or if the enemy count would be something like -8385584
A UA-camr named LXShadow put up a Spyro 1 Beta on his youtube channel. although he won't put the game itself on the internet for all to play.
Yeah, I saw that, it's a shame he didn't share it.
Wanted to point that out, too...
I talked to him a few times via UA-cam, and he just wouldn't butch an inch from his opinion.
I can totally understand all his reasons for not sharing the beta for Spyro 1, except for not being a bridge of connection to the guy who originally gave it to him.
In the end, he would be the one who decides who gets them and who doesn't, because in the end, he wasn't even allowed to share it with anyone else, why not sharing it with everyone then?
But eh, it's not like it's THAT important.
Who knows, maybe we are lucky and someone will eventually leak it one day.
again...
jacob bechard
Sorry lol.
I really am everywhere on UA-cam except the politics section. :P
the music from 7:42 to 8:00 sounds like it belongs more in CTR
Nyeh.
nyeh.
Nyeh.
Jak Saward Nyeh
Jak Saward nyeh
Dave nyeh
Sadly annotations aren't working anymore. The video isn't the same without them :(
"nyeh" is my favorite part lmaoooo xD
Ugh, I really hate the old warp noise when you enter levels.
It's kinda funny it feels like it's a fanmade version
NYEH?! Fucking NYEH?! It's Joey Wheeler's pet Polar Bear!!!
LOL
😂
nice video man,i'm pretty sure you put a lot of effort in this,great job!
Ahh...........the good old days when developers had to make a game as good as possible right from the start. The possibility of online patches has ruined many developers' working morale...
The boulder isnt faster, PAL versions run at 25fps while ntsc run at 30. It seems faster because of the fps difference
Wow! You call that a beta? Ubisoft, Activision, EA Games or Bethesda would be happy to release something in this state. The funny thing is, Naughty Dog also did that with TLoU. It was a buggy mess.
Just goes to show how much quality control and testing went into these games back then! Crash and Spyro were the greatest, someone just needs to bring them back to this stage of gaming! none of that Skylanders bollocks.
hristaki99 What was wrong with TLoU? I'm currently playing the PS4 version and it's fine but you're probably talking about the PS3 version.
+MattTheHuman - Nothing wrong with either version, he have no idea wtf he is talking about.
DjGodaryD86 Oh haha.
DjGodaryD86 Oh really? Have you even played the game?
goo.gl/aMfWWR Watch this and tell me if it looks like a finished $60 game to you. And the worst thing - 227 people disliked it, trying to deny the truth that their masterpiece game isn't so perfect after all.
Your annotations made this video really enjoyable. Awesome upload! I actually prefer the beta music too.
And this is a final versión in 2014, maybe later add some patches...
very nice video m8 ! really enjoyed watching all the diferences
2:38
"Boxes out of 0" hint... Huh? Never noticed that before!
There are missing differences:
When you collect a crystal and gem, it gets counted in immediatly to the pause menu.
No annoying playing or talking or messing around, informative and to the point, also an ace player in your own right, this was an extremely well done video, thanks for it c:
The sound when Crash throws the Crystal and the Gem on the Warp Gate when he completes a level is the same sound used for Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage and Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon when Spyro collects gems.
A little food for thought!
The noise the crystals and gems make in this sound exactly the same as the noise the talismans and/or orbs make in Spyro 2.
like how you managed to make interesting music for some of these levels! Really cool stuff :)
Good job making this video bean!
Of course, a game has many iterations before it is finalised, so there will be many pre-release builds and betas. However, I think this is the only known Crash 2 beta that we can actually play at the moment. If another, even earlier one appears, I'll make sure to cover that one, too!
And also, the Naughty Dog logo is missing on the Cortex's vortex.
And you can't replay boss battles even if you press all shoulder buttons and triangle.
***** It still doesn't work.
Oh, okay then.
Marshy It IS Naughty Dog's logo.
The jump sound of the polar bear is exactly the same of Spyro when jumps
Slide around at speed of sound...
Press Square to do a Barrel Spin!
xD You missed one thing to mention, but you show it in the video: The credits are from Crash Bandicoot 1. Apparently they didn't changed it at that point. See ua-cam.com/video/WQydpWYM5v4/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/-WKCGCtYd3M/v-deo.html ^^
This video needs to be taken down and re-uploaded with subtitles since annotations do not work.
Harry: Come on Tom, let's finish this the way we started it, TOGETHER
Polar: NYEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!
Yeah, sorry, the annotations were made in a bit of a rush. I'll fix them up at some point to make them last longer.
At around 20:15 you mention "enemies that shouldn't exist": were you referring to those weird salamanders? Because I recall them being in the final game (at least in the PAL version...)
Anyway, it's a great video :D
He means that they are not in the correct place.
i think the bear tries to say "Nyet" russian for "No" XD
As joel would say, HHHHET! XD
No, the snow was that colour in the final game. But I can see why they removed the expanding Nitro hitbox; it would have made it too easy.
I suppose that's true. Well, at the time of creation, I just figured this format would suit it best, hence I uploaded this way.
28:48 You forgot to mention that purple gem doesn't lose his shape in the HUD.
I must say you're very lucky to have one of this beta versions. I have been doing some videos of this game and the differences found here are very interesting. Nice.
Very fascinating. Loved this game, and I just nostalgia'd all over the place. Definitely playing this again over summer.
I actually find it fun exploring these Beta's of these games. To be honest, I did actually even notice more music changes than explaining in the annotations of the video. Overall, I must say although it does have some changes, I did think that the difference between the Beta and the Original of the 1st game were more significant. That's for now, just have to wait and see what the Beta for the 3rd game is like, hopefully something to look forward to.
You can pull down the hud at the intro cutscene in the final version as well.
If you die in the bonus in the final release the timer resets in both Plant Food and Hang Eight.
WOW I’ve finally seen the beta version of Crash Bandicoot 2
thank you very much for uploading this video I really like :)
I believe there is a version before this one when the chrystal used to be red,
turtle wood has the red gem, and snow go has the blue gem.
BTW
Polar Bear’s sound in the beta version is very annoying (nyeh) xD its sound like a donkey
thank god they changed it later :P
although its sound like a dog barking in the final release, at least it makes Polar so cute :3
Well that was pretty interesting, Still waiting for that Crash 2 master quest release from you, because what you've done already looked amazing.
Even in the final version, when you're fighting N. Gin, the fruits just fly out from the side of you with no animation whatsoever, thought they would have added something
*NYEH HEH HEH H-*
Oh, wrong game.
What are YOU doing here, Papyrus!?
Nice. i love beta footage, and Crash was my childhood in a nutshell, thanks for filming this.
i like at the second boss fight crash start with 3 mask that is a massive different thanks for showing .
I've always had trouble with the chase levels in this game. I'm not very old, so I haven't gotten really good with any games yet. I got Crash 2 around the time I was 9 or 8. You mean to tell me the whole time I've ever had trouble in the chase levels, I could've just slid and spun? Does this work with the NTSC version? I had no idea that would even make Crash go faster
Yep, it works in all versions. Not as fast in NTSC, but it is still faster than running!
man, it sucks that annotations are dead
Yup! That's how I came across it, I saw his videos and realised his version of the game was unusual. This is the very same one analysed in a lot of detail.
your observation and knowledge of the game awe me...
Excellent. Fortunately I can, thus the annotations are really helpful.
Can you do a video for the Crash 3 beta version? I remember that one had a different looking save/load screen wall in the warp room
I loved the nhey annotations. Is it possible to also do this for Crash 3 or does no one still not have the beta for that game?
And now there’s the E3 demo.
20:55 the dancing is hilarious
this must have given you such a hard time producing man.....it was worth it though! really enjoyed it!
If you use the jump combo glitch in Piston It Away to obtain the two gems, would the 100% cutscene hae any differences?
where do we get this iso?
The bear down bonus level music is really catchy
In sewer levels you're able to jump on the rolling radioative barrels without dying.
Did you know that in Piston it Away and Spaced Out you can attack the blue force field (thrown by stepping on platforms with an arrow)? This is possible in final version too.
Yeah, same principle as the beta nitros, expanding hitboxes :P
And yep, I did know!
Well, I guess this barrels doesn't have hit area when Crash explodes it, because you don't need to press X button exactly when you lands it, like in the Nitros.
Fascinating stuff, a little taste of late-stage game development.
At 11:01 If you look at the very bottom of the screen in the background, you can see black triangles/polygons
When you stay still for a while, it looked like he displayed some of the same animations from CB1, I think in the final version of this game they added some more
did you do one for crash bandicoot beta version i would like to see that one as well .
nyeh
Hm. After extra item glitching and getting to see the other ending in the beta which explosion part was a bit different the game returned to warp room after that when the final resets the game.
1:34 that's weird. like a weird weird.
You know Robert, I think I would be much more pessimistic would it not have been for the fact that I relived the same nostalgia as you. Definitely looking forward to more of these videos, and i'll definitely be patient with MKWii since already everything I desired in that game was already fulfilled by you. :)
I have this beta too and in fight with N.gin when you hold R2 or L2 you can freeze N.gin. Also you can jump of the platform and you dont die
you made my Monday with the Nyeh! i thought that was hilarious because of the exclamation mark after the nyeh
Dancing on 20:54... At least I know now that I wasn't the only person who attempted to dance to the music when I got bored.
I think in the final release the counter in those water levels continues also when in Bonus... (but in fact you do not see it, cause it is invisible)...
Omg brings my childhood back so much!
I'm unsure if you got this one, but the sewer levels theme has a couple of measures that were not featured in the final version. It isn't much, but it is heard in this beta and in the original pre-console version.
Thanks for this beta video, it's amazing :)
where you show the death animation in bear it down ( the second polor ride ) its in the proper relice of the game but for a difrent death
Hey! Can I use this video to make a translation on my channel?
Polar's voice HAHAHA! It must been a placeholder like Penta's lines in the NTSC version of CTR.
Same! Can't see that happening for a while though.
PM me if you want to know about the Beta, I have tried making a .bin and .iso and when i run it just get a black screen.
facanating to see the differences
Please do a massive differences video on the alpha version of Crash Warped!!!
Maybe the green snow in Totally Bear was an attempt at a "night vision"-like effect.
you forgot to mention that some of the instrumental tracks were either missing or different on some parts from the finished product.
you have a download link for the beta rom I want to play the beta but i cant find the rom download for it at all.
I'm planning to buy this (Full Version) from Playstation Network but should i get the original first before this one?