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.

Rolling Demo splash screen.

Gameplay

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   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

Controls

Digital - 0

  •   - Attack

Pause Menu

The pause menu featured in this demo is completely different from the retail one, both in terms of how it looks as well as its available options. Additional options can be unlocked using the DEBUG1 and DEBUG2 cheat codes.

RESUME X to continue.
RESTART** X to restart.
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.
SPEED RELATIVE TURN:* On/Off X to toggle.
ALLOW DEMO RECORD:** Not available 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.
JUST DAN:** On/Off X toggles (must restart).
TESTCARD:** On/Off X to toggle.
MATRICES:** Not available X to toggle.
TERRAIN MODE:* Not available X to toggle.
GATSO:** On/Off X to toggle.
MAPVIEW DISPLAY:* Not available X to toggle.
ACTIVE MAPVIEW* X to enter.
CAMERA MODE:** Spline
Spline Z (Abs)
Spline Z (Rel)
Spline Z (Lim)
Overhead
Chase
Head-set
Free
Free (sus)
Fixed
L/R to change.
SUPER CHEAT* X to set.
SOUND TEST* X to enter.
PLACE ENTITY:** Not available L/R, O + L/R, X to place.
SHOW VRAM** X to enter.
SOUND MEM STATUS** X to enter.
GRAB SCREEN** X to enter.

* Unlocked with DEBUG1 or DEBUG2 cheat.
** Unlocked with DEBUG2 cheat only.

Cheats

Main article: Cheats in MediEvil

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

DEBUG1

"LOST TROLL"
While holding  , press  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  . New options will then appear in the pause menu.[2]

DEBUG2

"STOUT LORD"
While holding  , press  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  . New options will then appear in the pause menu. This cheat unlocks all DEBUG1 options as well.[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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