Gnomes

This page details one or more prototype versions of Gnomes.

This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion.
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This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A Preview Disc of Gnomes was found and dumped on April 17, 2021 as part of Hidden Palace's "Project Deluge". This build is dated March 7, 1994 (well over a year before the final's August 14, 1995 date) and is marked as v1.00 (the final build is v2.10).

General Differences#

The message.txt credits include different contact info for both EagleVision and Paul Brand:

Proto

Final

Copyright by

EagleVision interactive productions b.v.
's Gravelandseweg 86E
1217 EW  Hilversum
The Netherlands
Phone +31-35-219746
Fax   +31-35-236997


Programmed by

Paul Brand
Blauwe Druifjesstraat 14
1338 SZ  Almere-Buiten
The Netherlands
Phone +31-36-5328981

Copyright by

EagleVision interactive productions b.v.
Noorderweg 68
1221 AB  Hilversum
The Netherlands
Phone +31-35-833200
Fax   +31-35-839930


Programmed by

Paul Brand
Room 2305
Block A, Lok Yeung Sun Chuen
Tseun Wan, N.T.
Hong Kong
Phone +852-4983097

Abstract/Bibliographic Changes#

The text in the abstract file is merely a brief statement. The final instead uses a generic description of the game. A tag with the game's language was also added to the version number.

Proto

Final

GNOMES V1.00

Gnomes, they do exist!

GNOMES V2.10 ENGLISH

This programme invites you to the world of the gnome. See and hear
about the life and work of gnomes: the gnome's relationship towards
animals, their familiy life, their habits, their home, their enemies,
their technical skills (e.g. for helping animals), and furthermore
about the world of animals, how gnomes make use of nature's gifts,
and meet the other mysterious creatures of the wood.

The bibliographic file has a much smaller credits list. Notably, it also lists someone named Mirjam as one of those responsible for graphics; no such name appears in the final version of the file:

Proto

Final

Gnomes

Software Engineer
Paul Brand

Script
Margreeth van Goor

Graphics
Rob, Mirjam, Karin, Martin

Gnomes

Narrated by
Tom Baker

Script Writer
Margreeth van Goor

Graphic Design
Rob Wickerhoff

Character Animations
Martin Melis

3D Animations
Karin Blum

Software Engineer
Paul Brand

Additional Software
Ivo Mol

Art Direction
Ian Ginn

Produced by
Eaglevision