Hidden Palace Community Group Buy (February 2020)

A public fundraiser to secure various Xbox/PlayStation/PlayStation 2 prototypes was conducted sometime in February 2020 by Hidden Palace over the site's Discord. These prototypes are PAL in origin and most likely originated from Spain for use in magazine review/previews. The prototypes were received sometime in late March and most were dumped and showcased during various livestreams on the site's official Twitch channel. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to acquire additional drives to finish the project, the release was delayed until August of 2020 where prototypes were released in sets by system every week. 
Additional prototypes were acquired from the same lot in October 2020. These were dumped by ehw. 
All disc based prototypes were dumped using various versions of DICUI (a GUI frontend for DIC, or "DiscImageCreator"). Some discs presently have issues with DiscImageCreator but were able to be dumped consistently with CloneCD. Any prototypes stored on EPROMs were dumped with either a True-USB PRO GQ-4X programmer or a Retrode2 if supplied on a PCB. Prototypes stored on optical media such as DVD/CD/BD were dumped with various drives using either SATA/IDE interfaces directly connected to a Windows 10 workstation's motherboard or by use of a UGREEN SATA/IDE to USB 3.0 adapter. Here are the list of drives/hardware that was utilized to create the dumps: 
* Plextor PX-760A CD-RW/DVD-RW drive flashed to firmware 1.07 (five drives) (PS1/PS2/XBOX (DVD-R)/SATURN) 
* Plextor PX-W4012TA CD-RW drive flashed to firmware 1.07 (two drives) (PS1/Saturn) 
* LG WH14NS40 (SVC NS50) flashed to Asus BW-16D1HT 3.02 firmware (two drives) (PS1/PS2/PS3/XBOX (DVD-R)) 
* LITE-ON DS8A8SH with firmware KH61 (PS2/XBOX (DVD-R)) 
* Samsung SH-D163B flashed with Kreon 1.00 firmware (two drives) (PS2/XBOX (DVD-R and pressed)/360) 
* True-USB PRO GQ-4X EPROM programmer (EPROMs of any system, loose or taken from PCBs) 
* Retrode 2 (PCBs)
We did a number of streams on our Twitch channel showcasing and dumping the prototypes live which you can still check out here. 
The "prototypes obtained" list will grow as releases are made. 
We'd like to thank all those who donated for all the prototypes featured in this lot. We'd like to thank andlabs, b-damandude, baruk0, Cliff Racer, DarthDub, Demon, DRW, burninrubber0, ehw, Fred Wood, GoldS, Hexatendo, HorrorTroll, kabojnk, KailoKyra, Kneesap, kuriatsu, LedInfrared, mementomori, Missle, OKeijiDragon, Protodude, RetroReversing.com, Sappharad, Sazpaimon, StarlightChaos, The Swarming Dark, TheAdmiester, TiKAL, TONY9675, XJR9000, mlk, ndiddy, Quazz, Xkeeper, ZeaLiTy, and Zoda-Y13. Without your help we would have never been able to acquire and preserve so many prototypes. 
== Prototypes Obtained (Unique Builds): ==
These are prototypes that have been confirmed to be unique in comparison to their final builds.
 
== Damaged Prototypes: ==
These are prototypes that have had issues while dumping. 
Platform 	Game 	Label 	Build date 	Notes 	Disc image
Sony PlayStation 	Beatmania 	beatmania european edit PAL V1.0 6-8-99 	1999-04-20 02:15:21	No readable sectors, all sectors return C2 errors. Only the PX-4012 seems to read the disc. Possibly caused by adhesive underneath label. Disc surface is spotless, although burnt pits seem light. Might be readable with either a resurfacing or a stronger laser. Might match a prototype previously released in 2006.	
Sony PlayStation 	Blade 	Blade PSX REVIEW 	? 	Disc refuses to read in any drive despite there being data written. Scratch near the center of the disc might be causing the disc not being read, fixable with resurface? Bad Princor CD-R. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Shaolin 	Shaolin 19-09-99 PSX REVIEW 	1999-08-25 12:56:18	Bad Princor CD-R causing bad sectors towards the end. May be salvagable. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Star Gladiator - Episode 1: The Final Crusade	STAR GLADIATOR PSX 2-9-96 	1996-08-26 11:08:42	Built 9 days before the first available final build (PAL final). C2 errors while dumping. May be salvagable. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles 	Jedi Power Battles LucasArts SLES-02607 3-16-00 M1.1 For Press Review Purposes	2000-03-16 11:04:00	Predates first available final by one day. Disc has white dots on the underside. Might be removable? 	
Sony PlayStation 	Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation 	TOMB RAIDER TLR REVIEW PSX 	1999-11-09 19:37:38	Bad Princor CD-R. Disc will only read in the LG drive, will not recognize in any drive. Every sector is marked with C2 errors. Surface of disc is spotless. Unsure if it can be fixed. Game predates first final build (US final) by around three days. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style 	Wu Tang PSX Preview 	1999-09-09 20:20:37	Predates first available final but almost one month. Burnt on a cheap CD-R, can barely be read anymore. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Virtua Figher 4 	PREVIEW NTSC VIRTUA FIGHER 4 FEBRUARY 2002 	2002-02-01 11:35:00	Pre-final US prototype. Disc has a large scratch. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Jackie Chan Adventures 	PREVIEW PAL JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES June 2004 	? 	Predates the only final build (the PAL one) by at least 2 months. Disc does not read in any drive. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Rez 	REZ PS2 OCTOBER 2001 PAL PREVIEW 	2001-10-04 17:42:38	Predates the first Japanese retail build by five days. Disc consistently fails to read sector 2584 in any drive. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror 	Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror August 2007 Review PAL 	2007-07-27 15:48:06	Predates first available final build by almost two months. Disc seems to fail around sector 2159168 with "MEDIUM_ERROR - L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR" or "HARDWARE_ERROR - TIMEOUT ON LOGICAL UNIT" 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Jet Li: Rise to Honour 	RISE TO HONOUR January 2004 PREVIEW PAL 	2004-01-16 19:16:12	PAL prototype. Predates first available PAL build by a few days. Seems to error out at sector 396352 and 446528. 	
== Final/Matched Discs: ==
These a discs that are a perfect match to either a final build or a build that was already released in some shape or form.
Platform 	Game 	Label 	Build date 	Notes 	Disc image
Microsoft Xbox 	Brute Force 	MS03007E-T 05-09-03 MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL BRUTE FORCE RETAIL TEST DISK	2003-05-07 18:56:08	Perfect match for PAL final. 	
Microsoft Xbox 	Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma 	M:I Operation Surma REVIEW VERSION 	2003-10-30 15:09:32	Almost matches final. Contains an additional blank folder. XBE is a perfect match but is signed differently.	
Microsoft Xbox 	Mortal Kombat : Deception 	MKD PAL XB Review Code 	2004-09-24 01:14:35	Matches PAL final. 	
Microsoft Xbox 	Outrun 2 	Outrun 2 REVIEW 	2004-08-21 07:12:08	This dump matches both us/pal final but the .xbes are signed differently. 	
Sega Dreamcast 	Sports Jam 	SPORTS JAM 	2001-04-09 23:58:00	Matches Japanese final. Possible bootleg self-boot accidentally included in the lot. 	
Sega Saturn 	 	Sonic R 	1997-10-17 14:04:58	PAL final 	
Sega Saturn 	Sega Flash Vol. 4 	FLASH DEMO 4 	1997-02-13 16:06:50	Final 	
Sega Saturn 	Sega Flash Vol. 2 	FLASH DEMO II 	1996-07-16 14:50:12	Final 	
Sega Saturn 	Terra Phantastica 	TERRA Phantastica 	1996-11-18 16:50:46	Japanese final 	
Sega Saturn 	Battle Arena Toshinden URA 	Toshinden Ura JAP FINAL 	1996-08-27 22:24:30	Japanese final 	
Sega Game Gear 	Sonic Blast 	Sonic Blast 	1996-07-17 09:11:00	Matches Sonic Blast (Jul 17, 1996 prototype), but dumped from EPROMs 	
Sony PlayStation 	Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel 	Title: BEAST FORMAT: PSX NTSC Date: 26-9-97 	1997-08-22 15:03:18	Matches Japanese final 	
Sony PlayStation 	Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro	PS CAPCOM vs. SNK 2000 PRO JPN-0036 PREVIEW ONLY NTSC 2000-3-29 	2002-03-13 02:44:02	A match for the Japanese final. Contains a watermark just before the PVD. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Frogger 	Frogger PAL PSX #75 	1998-06-19 01:10:00	Perfect match for PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Tekken 3 	Tekken 3 PAL Review 	1998-09-12 14:55:56	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Rushdown 	Rushdown 14/09/98 Version: Take 1 	1998-09-12 14:55:56	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Legend 	Legend PS1 REVIEW 	1998-10-07 12:00:52	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Mega Man Legends 	MEGAMAN LEGENDS PSX 18-8-98 	1998-07-29 13:40:32	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Mortal Kombat Trilogy 	MK TRILOGY 8-10-96 	1996-09-27 08:00:28	Matches US final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Rise 2: Resurrection 	Rise 2 PSX 2-6-96 	1996-01-22 15:36:22	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Street Fighter EX2 Plus 	SF EX 2 PLUS PLAYSTATION 21-03-00 PREVIEW 	2000-01-24 17:33:14	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Tombi! 2 	Tombi 2 20-4-00 Review Version PAL 	2000-03-03 09:57:30	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	Tondemo Crisis! 	Tondemo Crisis NTSC JVC 	1999-05-31 09:19:02	Matches Japanese final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	X-Men: Children of the Atom 	X-MEN PSX NTSC 	1998-01-19 15:58:52	Matches US final. 	
Sony PlayStation 	X-Men vs. Street Fighter 	X-Men VS Street Fighter REVIEW PAL Final 	1998-05-14 19:56:02	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	10,000 Bullets 	10,000 Bullets PREVIEW CODE 	2005-07-07 20:37:48	Same as PAL final, image contains different disc mastering 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Aggressive Inline 	AGGRESSIVE INLINE NTSC PS2 REVIEW CODE 2/5/02 	2002-04-25 05:45:20	US final, image contains different disc mastering 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Altered Beast 	ALTERED BEAST PS2 PREVIEW 	2004-11-26 15:31:10	Same as PAL final, image contains different disc mastering 	
Sony PlayStation 2	EyeToy: AntiGrav 	EyeToy AntiGrav REVIEW PAL FEBRUARY 2005 	2005-02-09 01:28:00	Matches PAL final 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Just Cause 	Just Cause PREVIEW CODE SPAIN 	2006-06-16 22:20:19	Matches PAL final 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance 	Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance PlayStation 2 Preview Code 	2002-10-18 12:07:46	Matches US final. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	The Matrix: Path of Neo 	MATRIX PATH OF NEO PRESS REVIEW CODE 	2005-09-26 11:13:01	Perfect match for PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Tekken 5 	PREVIEW NTSC TEKKEN 5 March 2005 	2005-02-08 00:13:32	Perfect match for PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Polaroid Pete 	POLAROID PETE (PS2) BETA REVIEW 14/01/02 P 	2001-12-15 14:05:08	Perfect match for released prototype. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	S.L.A.I: Phantom Crash 	S.L.A.I: Phantom Crash BETA TRIAL CODE NOT FOR RESALE 	2005-02-01 14:51:40	Matches already released proto 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Destruction Derby Arenas 	Destruction Derby Arenas BETA TRIAL CODE NOT FOR RESALE 	2003-09-04 08:19:50	Matches already released proto 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 	Baldur's Gate - Dark Alliance PROMO ONLY NOT FOR RESALE 	2001-11-24 01:41:14	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Nanobreaker 	NANOBREAKER REVIEW 	2004-11-15 12:50:54	Matches PAL final. 	
Sony PlayStation 2	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 	TMNT PS2 REVIEW 06-02-04 	2003-12-24 17:32:16	Matches PAL final.