The Space World 1997 demo for Pokemon Gold has leaked online [Updated: Feb. 16, 2019 - Capsule Monsters assets found!]
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So glad you finally get to see it. You rekindled my interest in this when I found your thread back in 2010, I had mostly given up at that point.
This gets the patcher to recognize the file, but then it gives me a "couldn't open file for writing" error.
I am also having this issue, actually.
EDIT: Solution found. My system locale was not in English.
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Been waiting for a Farfetch'd evo for 20 years
It always existed and it looks pretty cool
Gamefreak why
It always existed and it looks pretty cool
Gamefreak why
Our current theory is that they were added relatively late into this build and weren't properly placed in the dex yet. They may have been added as a collaboration with the anime much like Lugia was later on (also the reason why Lugia isn't in this).
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Out of curiosity: how long has this prototype going around privately?
21 years later and it's finally here. That is absolutely incredible for the preservation of Pokemon history to the public.
How much is it possible to play the demo? That is, can you explore the full worldmap?
Made a colored Honoguma sprite based on the screen we have and used Charmander's Yellow palette.
Edit: Added one based on Charmander's Blue palette.
Edit 2: Added Kurusu's.
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Yeah I heard about this a few days ago, really fucking cool stuff. The Gen 2 Pokedex is completely different. 2 years can do some serious work.
Also is it just me or does the original design of Politad look a lot like Tentaquil the famous meme Pokemon? Pic for reminder:
Also is it just me or does the original design of Politad look a lot like Tentaquil the famous meme Pokemon? Pic for reminder:
Man the town designs look so cool. Is that blue white tinted one supposed to be snow? I feel like that was too ambitious for the paltry GBC but damn if they didn't try.
I think it leaked last Saturday, I was added to the group on Sunday.
You can go anywhere but into caves and a few houses with debug mode, just don't expect people to talk to you out there in the world.
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Must have been exciting couple of days then, haha.
This would be great.
They'll need to pretty much craft an entire campaign though. Without much of a reference.
Hooooooooooly shit! This is fantastic stuff, looking over the sprite sheet with a massive grin on my face, so much great (and terrible!) stuff that could have so easily never seen the light of day. It makes perfect sense that Herracross was originally a Pinsir evo, and now I'm slightly disappointed he wasn't in the final game. What the actual fuck is that Bayleef though lmao
Man. I love a lot of these designs.
I am now utterly convinced that the forced restrictions of black and white Gameboy sprites is what made the designs so better in my view. I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but this might be why many people prefer the first 250 or so pokemon designs.
It sure does for me (to be fair, later gens have some great designs too).
I am now utterly convinced that the forced restrictions of black and white Gameboy sprites is what made the designs so better in my view. I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but this might be why many people prefer the first 250 or so pokemon designs.
It sure does for me (to be fair, later gens have some great designs too).
It's amazing how little Leafeon would change, unlike Tangrowth and Lickilicky. Its name isn't even different.
"171 Shibirefugu (evolved Qwilfish, may have inspired Stunfisk)"
Is it just me or does the sprite look more like an early version of Whiscash?
Also it's great to see all the pokes and hopeful some of these ideas return.
Is it just me or does the sprite look more like an early version of Whiscash?
Also it's great to see all the pokes and hopeful some of these ideas return.
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That Bayleef looks unlike anything I've ever seen in Pokemon.
If you told me it is an UB I'd believe you.
It's slightly different in Japanese, following Espeon/Umbreon's style of ending in ィ. Leafy instead of Leafia. Our translator made it Leafeon because there's no difference here.
Oh
Well, its design is almost the same as Gen IV, just some minor differences.
Much lower. This was actually a demo shown off at Spaceworld so there was every oppurtunity for it to leak. It isn't impossible however just unlikely.
Without debug you explore Silent Hills, the route next to it, a forest on that route, and the route on the other side. Your rival ends the demo at the gate to Old City.
