Proto:The Simpsons Skateboarding

This page details one or more prototype versions of The Simpsons Skateboarding.

To do: Find more differences for both builds, explore the levels, etc.

E3 Demo

  This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

The E3 demo of The Simpsons Skateboarding is dated May 10, 2002, predating the final US build by almost five months. It was obtained through Hidden Palace's Project Deluge.

General Differences

• A watermark that says "E3 Demo" is displayed on-screen at all times.

Graphical Differences

Title Screen

Proto	Final

• The title screen lacks a prompt to press Start, but rather only has options to select four characters and to play the intro FMV.
• The background image is just a close-up of the game's logo.
• The game's logo itself is smaller and centered at a different position.

Bart Simpson

• The back of Bart's head has an issue with its vertices, causing a dark zone.

Alpha 13

  This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

Alpha 13 of The Simpsons Skateboarding is dated June 26, 2002, predating the final US build by about three months.

General Differences

• The build date is always displayed at the top of the screen.
• The controls are somehow even worse than in the final game.
• All levels are locked by default. They can be unlocked using these codes:

0070D4D8 0000000A
0070D718 0000000A
0070D958 0000000A
0070DB98 0000000A
0070DDD8 0000000A
0070E018 0000000A
0070E258 0000000A
0070E498 0000000A
0070E6D8 0000000A

• A "Board Select" menu is present, which for whatever reason was removed from the final game. The below codes will unlock all the boards:

0070D4DC 00000006
0070D71C 00000006
0070D95C 00000006
0070DB9C 00000006
0070DDDC 00000006
0070E01C 00000006
0070E25C 00000006
0070E49C 00000006
0070E6DC 00000006

(Source: Edness)

Graphical Differences

Proto	Final

• The loading screen lacks Bart.

Proto	Final

• Placeholder legal information screen.

Proto	Final

• The title screen image has visible compression artifacts, in addition to copyright info at the bottom.

• Every level uses the same preview video, which displays a different layout of Springfield Elementary.