Before I go on, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND. Most of these prototypes(assuming you don't pay for all of it out of your own pocket) are gotten and dumped through a community effort. In other words, people donate their desired amount and once enough people have donated enough money to reach the grand total, the cartridge is then sent to drx, the site owner, and he then dumps it and shares it on his site. Here is the list at his forums:
http://forums.hidden-palace.org/viewtopic.php?t=2815
I am very interested in the Toejam and Earl 2 prototype. Why this one? Well besides having a lot of memories with that game, this is one of few games listed there that specifically says next to it "DIFFERENT FROM RELEASED VERSION." The owner of these prototypes, DreamTR, does not have the time to play through any of these games for people and note for them whether the game is different from the final game that was released, or contains actual beta content. Thus the majority of games listed there you would be donating your money for based on the CHANCE that it is anything worth the money. TJ&E2 stands out from the crowd as it states specifically next to it that it is different from the final, thus less of a chance that it's just the final game on EPROMs or something.
The total needed for the game is $200. Does anyone want to help me in getting this game dumped?I've already donated $27 for it myself, as it's all I've got. Some people still question if it will be any different from the final game, even though it states specifically it is different from the released version. Some people also ask that we get screens of the game and are told exactly what is different, even though if you take the time to read what I'm writing and actually read that whole topic rather than browse though it you'll notice that it's been stated already that DreamTR does NOT take time out to test it for you. If he knew the true value of the game it would likely be much higher than $200 anyway heh.
I guess that's it. I've done my best to stress the important details since other forums keep asking the same questions when it's all answered as well as it can be in that topic. You may be able to notice I've gotten stressed by that a bit
But ya, just to give you guys a fair idea, remember that when TJ&E2 was being developed it first started out as a true sequel to the first game i.e it was a top-view game in the same spirit as the original. This could very well be a build of that version, before it became a sidescroller. This could also be a beta of the sidescroller with deleted levels and ideas etc.. As with all protos up for sale there this is based a lot on chance, so you have to take that into consideration. That's also why a community effort is best as if you only donate a select amount then you don't make nearly as much of a loss and someone who just payed for it all by themselves, only to get the final game in return.Sorry for making this so long. Let me know what you guys think then
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