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KingMike · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 898

I don't recall ever hearing about a release on Lost Levels.

Found in a "NonGoodN64" ROMset (meaning it was packed with a bunch of Mario 64 hacks), so I just ripped it out for the rest of you.
http://rapidshare.com/files/143957788/40_winks.7z.html
(28 MB)

I couldn't get the ROM to work, but maybe if you can figure out how to use Glide64 you can play it.

Squirrel Hunter · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 44

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B00daW · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

[16:39:57] <marshallh> it runs fine, you just have to switch the the RSP core to interpreter mode instead of dynarec
[16:40:04] <marshallh> although it's slo
[16:40:32] <marshallh> i haven't tested that exact file but I helped the guy dump the original file
[16:40:40] <marshallh> so i don't see how it could be messed up
[16:40:46] <marshallh> it's PAL

This is on Project64. I'm at work and can't check it out.

Could someone make a video and post possibly?

TheRedEye · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah, I think this was released on the assembler forums? I forget.

drx · Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 150

TheRedEye · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

neomerge · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 351 Location: Woodstock GA!

Wow this is huge!!!!!! I can't wait to play it.

handofg0d · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 455 Location: PA

Yea this was dumped and released back in Jan 08. I never bothered with it because I have the PSX version, and there's not really a good n64 emu for OSX anyway. Game is alright I guess, pretty standard fare for a platformer.

B00daW · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

I'm very mixed about the whole thing...

I enjoy the fact that unreleased games come out, even if they have alternate console counterparts. In this case, yeah, I've played 40 Winks on the PSX when everybody was going through the downloading ISOs at 56K stage and installing 8 pin modchips in their Sonys.

But what sorta tears me is, an unreleased game gets released and there is little to no press or acclaim for its release; unless it's obscure, really neat, or fun.

At the same time, you have people sitting around with unreleased lists just waiting and hoping for a game to get released to the public; but yet again, they will probably not play the game and just store it on their hard drives somewhere.

I know I'm talking about many different people with different personalities, but this brings me to the point of: What's gonna happen when all of these unreleased games are brought to the public and all we have to go on are the surprise, unreleased and unpublished games?

I don't see the whole "unreleased games" business/scene to have a very fruitful or rising future -- especially with how the new digital age is going and how easy it is to back up data and binaries. Leaking a game is much much easier due to the fact that everybody is connected to the internet and not to mention all the different peoples designing new server software which leads to more easily exploited vulnerabilities for data retrieval.

To perk up the general doom outlook of my previous rambling, I can see and do see the effort and time spent to make this place more organized and interesting from its past reputation -- and I commend Frank for such effort. However, if we as a community of unreleased interest let unreleased games slide under the mat back into an unpreserved state, what incentive does a meek collector have to share his unreleased prototypes and images of prototypes without getting the general impression that the public is spoiled and unappreciative of the history of gaming?

TheRedEye · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

B00daW · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject:

I understand all too well about this particular case and its version versus the released version. However, it and many other releases in the past being released and lost struck a chord. I don't think restating anything is necessary.

Personally, I thought Citizen Kane was boring and I'd prefer to compare to Metropolis for the same exact reasons Wink

, but I get your point and knew this full well before rambling. Also, I fully agree with you.

I guess it boils down to a matter of respect, and eventually an unreleased game will lose its definition of unreleased in time and just be another game in a collection.

whatthe · Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Location: coventry,u.k.

This works nicely on project 64.

Jurai · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 118

fwiw I believe the dump originated from underground gamer, it was put up on there back in january and the description implies the uploader was also the dumper

Wonderbutt · Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 323 Location: Doritos Inc.

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TheRedEye · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

Dot50Cal · Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 111

Sorry Frank. I just can't help myself some times. I don't mind the insults thrown towards the site, thats just a fact of life. What does irk me is the matter of credit to the people who paid for a certain proto to be released and almost had some guy try to take all that hard work as his own.

Wonderbutt · Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 323 Location: Doritos Inc.

TheRedEye · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

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