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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}}
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