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    [[File:MediEvil Rolling Demo splash screen.png|thumb|''Rolling Demo'' splash screen.]] The '''''MediEvil Rolling Demo''''' is a version of ''[[MediEvil]]'' that is 400 days older than the [[MediEvil/SCES-00311|final version of the game]]. The demo was released on two PAL region demo discs in late 1997 – [[MediEvil Rolling Demo/SCED-00986|''Winter Releases '97 demo 01'']] and [[MediEvil Rolling Demo/SCED-00936|''Registered Users Demo 02'']] – the former of which was given out at the [[ECTS 1997|European Computer Trade Show]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Goring, Graham|title=ECTS - Lotta BBW's|published=September 7, 1997|site=uk.games.video.playstation|retrieved=April 22, 2022|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/oBnrQo1QjvI/m/WJLaUBq0ZBUJ}}</ref> The demo cannot be played without cheating or hacking. Files on the discs suggest that the demo finished development around August 14, 1997.
    [[File:MediEvil Rolling Demo splash screen.png|thumb|''Rolling Demo'' splash screen.]] The '''''MediEvil Rolling Demo''''' is a version of ''[[MediEvil]]'' that is 400 days older than the [[MediEvil/SCES-00311|final version of the game]]. The demo was released on two PAL region demo discs in late 1997 – [[MediEvil Rolling Demo/SCED-00986|''Winter Releases '97 demo 01'']] and [[MediEvil Rolling Demo/SCED-00936|''Registered Users Demo 02'']] – the former of which was given out at the [[ECTS 1997|European Computer Trade Show]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Goring, Graham|title=ECTS - Lotta BBW's|published=September 7, 1997|site=uk.games.video.playstation|retrieved=April 22, 2022|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/oBnrQo1QjvI/m/WJLaUBq0ZBUJ}}</ref> Files on the discs suggest that the demo finished development around August 14, 1997.
    ==Controls==
    ==Gameplay==
    * {{B|X}} – Skip segment.
    * {{B|SELECT}} – Return to main menu.
    ==Sequence==
    {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqeiO779bAI|alignment=right|description=The whole demo as recorded by EnergeticLute33.}}
    {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqeiO779bAI|alignment=right|description=The whole demo as recorded by EnergeticLute33.}}
    The demo lasts just over 10 minutes and is made up of 17 segments. The whole sequence is as follows:
    As the name suggests, the demo is largely non-interactive and cannot be properly played without [[MediEvil Rolling Demo#GameShark codes|cheating]] or hacking. However, the player can use the {{B|X}} button to skip any of the demo's segments and pressing {{B|SELECT}} can be used to return to the demo disc's main menu.
     
    The demo lasts just over 10 minutes (loading included) and is made up of 17 segments which show off 10 unique levels. The whole sequence is as follows:
    #[[The Graveyard]]
    #[[The Graveyard]]
    #[[The Desecrated Church]]
    #[[The Desecrated Church]]
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    #Pumpkin Gorge
    #Pumpkin Gorge
    #[[The Sleeping Village]]
    #[[The Sleeping Village]]
    ==Differences from the [[MediEvil/SCES-00311|retail version]]==
    ===Pause Menu===
    The pause menu featured in this demo is largely different from the retail one, both in terms of how it looks as well as its available options:
    {| width="100%"
    |+'''PAUSE'''
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    | width = "40%" | '''RESUME'''
    | width = "30%" |
    | width = "30%" | X to continue.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''EXIT'''
    |
    |X to exit.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''FX VOLUME:'''
    |
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''MUSIC VOLUME:'''
    |
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''CONTROL SETTINGS:'''
    |Digital - 0<br>Digital - 1<br>Digital - 2
    |L/R to change.
    |}
    Additional options can be unlocked using the DEBUG1 cheat code:
    {| width="100%" style="vertical-align:top;"
    |+'''DEBUG1'''
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    | width = "40%" |'''SPEED RELATIVE TURN:'''
    | width = "30%" |On/Off
    | width = "30%" |X to toggle.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''DIFFICULTY LEVEL:'''
    |0-3
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''LIVES:'''
    |1-9
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''ENERGY:'''
    |1-99<br>Invulnerable
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''WEAPON:'''
    |None<br>Small Sword<br>Big Sword<br>Magic Sword<br>Dagger<br>Axe<br>Club<br>Crossbow<br>Chick Drumstick<br>Own Arm<br>Lightning<br>Longbow<br>Spear<br>Trident
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''WEAPON POWER-UP:'''
    |On/Off
    |X to toggle.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''SHIELD:'''
    |None<br>Copper<br>Silver<br>Gold
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''LIMITED RUN:'''
    |On/Off
    |X to toggle.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''DAN MODE:'''
    |Not implemented
    |L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''RUNE KEYS:'''
    |Chaos - No/Yes<br>Earth - No/Yes<br>Moon - No/Yes<br>Star - No/Yes<br>Time - No/Yes
    |X/L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''FEET GRIP:'''
    |Not activated
    |X to toggle. L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''GROUND FRIC:'''
    |Not activated
    |X to toggle. L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''KINETIC FRIC:'''
    |Not activated
    |X to toggle. L/R to change.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''TERRAIN MODE:'''
    |Not available
    |X to toggle.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''MAPVIEW DISPLAY:'''
    |Not available
    |X to toggle.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''ACTIVE MAPVIEW'''
    |
    |X to enter.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''SUPER CHEAT'''
    |
    |X to set.
    |- style="vertical-align:top;"
    |'''SOUND TEST'''
    |
    |X to enter.
    |}
    ==Cheats==
    ==Cheats==
    {{Main article|Cheats in MediEvil}}
    {{Main article|Cheats in MediEvil}}

    Revision as of 19:09, 22 April 2022

    Rolling Demo splash screen.

    The MediEvil Rolling Demo is a version of MediEvil that is 400 days older than the final version of the game. The demo was released on two PAL region demo discs in late 1997 – Winter Releases '97 demo 01 and Registered Users Demo 02 – the former of which was given out at the European Computer Trade Show.[1] Files on the discs suggest that the demo finished development around August 14, 1997.

    Gameplay

    Load video
    YouTube
    The whole demo as recorded by EnergeticLute33.

    As the name suggests, the demo is largely non-interactive and cannot be properly played without cheating or hacking. However, the player can use the X button button to skip any of the demo's segments and pressing SELECT can be used to return to the demo disc's main menu.

    The demo lasts just over 10 minutes (loading included) and is made up of 17 segments which show off 10 unique levels. The whole sequence is as follows:

    1. The Graveyard
    2. The Desecrated Church
    3. The Ant Caves
    4. The Asylum Grounds
    5. The Ghost Ship
    6. Pools of the Ancient Dead
    7. Pumpkin Gorge
    8. Scarecrow Fields
    9. The Ant Caves
    10. Pumpkin Gorge
    11. The Ghost Ship
    12. The Graveyard
    13. The Asylum Grounds
    14. The Haunted Ruins
    15. Pools of the Ancient Dead
    16. Pumpkin Gorge
    17. The Sleeping Village

    Differences from the retail version

    Pause Menu

    The pause menu featured in this demo is largely different from the retail one, both in terms of how it looks as well as its available options:

    PAUSE
    RESUME X to continue.
    EXIT X to exit.
    FX VOLUME: L/R to change.
    MUSIC VOLUME: L/R to change.
    CONTROL SETTINGS: Digital - 0
    Digital - 1
    Digital - 2     		L/R to change.

    Additional options can be unlocked using the DEBUG1 cheat code:

    DEBUG1
    SPEED RELATIVE TURN: On/Off X to toggle.
    DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 0-3 L/R to change.
    LIVES: 1-9 L/R to change.
    ENERGY: 1-99
    Invulnerable     		L/R to change.
    WEAPON: None
    Small Sword
    Big Sword
    Magic Sword
    Dagger
    Axe
    Club
    Crossbow
    Chick Drumstick
    Own Arm
    Lightning
    Longbow
    Spear
    Trident     		L/R to change.
    WEAPON POWER-UP: On/Off X to toggle.
    SHIELD: None
    Copper
    Silver
    Gold     		L/R to change.
    LIMITED RUN: On/Off X to toggle.
    DAN MODE: Not implemented L/R to change.
    RUNE KEYS: Chaos - No/Yes
    Earth - No/Yes
    Moon - No/Yes
    Star - No/Yes
    Time - No/Yes     		X/L/R to change.
    FEET GRIP: Not activated X to toggle. L/R to change.
    GROUND FRIC: Not activated X to toggle. L/R to change.
    KINETIC FRIC: Not activated X to toggle. L/R to change.
    TERRAIN MODE: Not available X to toggle.
    MAPVIEW DISPLAY: Not available X to toggle.
    ACTIVE MAPVIEW X to enter.
    SUPER CHEAT X to set.
    SOUND TEST X to enter.

    Cheats

    Main article: Cheats in MediEvil

    The following cheats will only work after Dan has been made controllable.

    DEBUG1

    "LOST TROLL"
    While holding L2 button, press Left button, Circle button, Square button, Triangle button, Triangle button, Right button, Circle button, Left button, Left button. New options will then appear in the pause menu.[2]

    DEBUG2

    "STOUT LORD"
    While holding L2 button, press Square button, Triangle button, Circle button, Up button, Triangle button, Left button, Circle button, Right button, Down button. New options will then appear in the pause menu.[2]

    GameShark codes

    D0096864 800D
300D4490 0000
    		 Player-controlled Dan Stops demo mode.[3] 
    D0096864 800D
300CFCEC 0001
    		 DEBUG1 Unlocks additional options in the pause menu.[3] 
    D0096864 800D
300CFCEC 0002
    		 DEBUG2 Unlocks additional options in the pause menu.[3]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Goring, Graham, ECTS - Lotta BBW's on uk.games.video.playstation. Published September 7, 1997. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Original research by SolidSnake11.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Codes by Hacc.

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