Only Emerald Hill, Chemical Plant, Aquatic Ruin and Hill Top are beatable.
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Another theory claims the build may have originated from a British gaming magazine's preview code cartridge coincidental to this alternate theory, Sega temporarily tightened its policy regarding review codes in late 1992/early 1993.ĭespite its piracy in 1992, it wasn't until May 1998 when Simon Wai found the ROM on a Chinese GeoCities page that the prototype's existence became more widely known, which led to him creating a website documenting the ROM and its differences from the final game. It was then pirated and sold several months before the final game was released, making its way onto the market in Asia and even rental shops in Brazil. According to Yuji Naka, the prototype was stolen at a New York toy fair in 1992.
The prototype was pirated onto cartridges after the Super Magic Drive copier came into the market, which was the main device that helped in starting up piracy of Mega Drive/Genesis games in Asia and South America.