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November 2008 Builds

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This is a sub-page of Proto:Pokémon Black and White.

To do:

  • Find more screenshots featuring the build and the final to compare.
  • Test crashes and download play test on real hardware.
  • There's multiple 3D maps across the builds when selecting the わたなべ てつや option.
  • Additionally, some builds may crash on emulator but work on 3DS/DSi TwilightMenu or Flashcard and viceversa.

November 28, 2008

Final (JPN)

This very early title screen features the Dialgia and Palkia models from Diamond and Pearl's title screen, spinning around. A logo does not exist yet so the game's title (ポケットモンスター ホワイトブラック) is used, visible directly on the top screen, alongside the text "PUSH START BUTTON" in red.

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Press Start for the main menu. The text displayed on the top screen is:

つづきから はじめる  |  Continue
さいしょから はじめる  |  New Game

Continue or New Game#

Pressing Continue or New Game shows some NPCs moving around and the player (using HGSS' sprite as a placeholder) on the bottom screen, before crashing a second later.

Title Debug Menu (Pokemon WB TestMode)#

Press Select at the title screen. You'll be shown a title screen debug menu, with the text "ポケモンWB プログラム テストモード" (Pokémon WB Program Test Mode)" visible at the top.

On the bottom screen, Game Freak's website url is shown.

The option names are the programmer's names in Hiragana and in English.

The options in this menu are, from top to bottom:

Options

わたなべ てつや Tetsuya Watanabe

たまだ そうすけ Sousuke Tamada

そがベ ひさし Hisashi Sogabe

おおの かつみ Katsumi Ohno

たや まさお Masao Taya

Sample1

まつだ よしのり Yoshinori Matsuda

かがや けいた Keita Kagaya

ありいずみ のぶひこ Nobuhiko Ariizumi

DownloadPlay Sample

NOTE: Pressing L + R + Select + Start once you've pressed any of these actions will return you to the title screen.

わたなべ てつや Tetsuya Watanabe#

Spawns the player in one of two 3D maps, with NPCs walking around. The player can walk anywhere, through walls. NPCs also do this, and they walk randomly.

The controls are the following:

Button

Action

D-Pad

Move

A

Zoom out

B

Zoom in

X

Move camera down

Y

Move camera up

L

Rotate camera to the right

R

Rotate camera to the left

Select

Loads the other map

Start

Opens a keyboard on the bottom screen and a textbox which shows what you've written on top of the bottom screen. It appears to have no function once you press enter.

たまだ そうすけ Sousuke Tamada#

Appears to start the game normally, which crashes.

そがベ ひさし Hisashi Sogabe#

Boots a Pokémon battle test, with the Mew battle theme from Emerald playing in the background.

The battle can be interacted with using the controls:

Button

Action

A

Makes the player's team attack the enemy team with the move Water Gun

B

Makes the enemy team attack the player's team with the move Water Gun

X

Makes the player's team attack the enemy team with the move Rock Slide

Y

Makes the enemy team attack the player's team with the move Rock Slide

D-Pad

Moves the camera

L + D-Pad

Rotates the camera

Start

Returns the camera to its starting position if you've moved it offscreen

There's also a Pokémon battle information screen (Trainer's team, levels, etc) which seems to trigger randomly with button presses (?)

おおの かつみ Katsumi Ohno#

Creates a textbox with two options on the top screen, and the bottom screen is frozen.

Japanese

English

テスト

Test

カメラ操作

Camera Operation

Both options crash the game.

たや まさお Masao Taya#

Opens a menu on the top screen, with both screens having a white background. The options are:

Japanese

English

あたらしいバトルシステム

New Battle System

かんじモードきりかえ

Switch to Kanji Mode

つうしんしながらかんじテスト

Kanji Test While Communicating

BlendMagic どうさテスト

BlendMagic Animation Test

スタンドアロンかんじテスト

Standalone Kanji Test

  • あたらしいバトルシステム

Boots a very early Pokémon battle test.

Your Pokémon team is a Gyarados (ギャラドス), a Pikachu (ピカチュウ) and a Charizard (リザードン); the opposing team is a Slowking (ヤドキング), a Metagross (メタグロス) and a Starmie (スターミー).

If you lose or win the battle, you'll go back to the menu automatically.

  • かんじモードきりかえ

Switches the text with kanji instead of hiragana and viceversa.

  • つうしんしながらかんじテスト

Performs a communication test. A text is shown on the top of the screen which reads "つうしんしながらかんじテスト" (please wait a moment).

  • BlendMagic どうさテスト

Plays an animation on the bottom screen.

  • スタンドアロンかんじテスト

Shows text when the A button is pressed. Here's some of the text:

Aボタンをおすとメッセージおくりです - Press the A button to send a message.

ポケモンのテキストがうまれかわります! - The Pokémon text will be reborn!

やせいのピカチュウがとびだした!! - A wild Pikachu has appeared!!

かがくのちからってすげー! - The power of science is amazing!

このほかにも・・・ - Besides this...

Sample1#

Crashes the game.

まつだ よしのり Yoshinori Matsuda#

Does an infrared/wireless communication test.

Shows text on the bottom screen that reads:

Japanese

English

親になるAボタン

Parent Button: A Button

子になるXボタン

Child Button: X Button

If A is pressed, the following text will appear:

Japanese

English

赤外線 親として動作中

Infrared: Operating as Parent

エントリー受付中

Entry Registration Open

4人揃うかSTARTボタンで

Press the START button when 4 people are gathered.

親としてワイヤレス通信開始

Start Wireless Communication as Parent

If X is pressed: the following text will appear:

Japanese

English

赤外線 子として動作中

Infrared: Operating as Child

親の赤外線と近づけてください

Please bring it (the console) close to the parent’s infrared.

かがや けいた Keita Kagaya#

Just like たまだ そうすけ Sousuke Tamada, appears to start the game normally, which crashes.

ありいずみ のぶひこ Nobuhiko Ariizumi#

Opens the Diamond and Pearl trainer card.

Shows your console's nickname, 12980 pokedollars, 255 Pokédex entries, 98765 score, 10:10 playtime, and adventure started 08年11月26日 (November 26, 2008)

Pressing A will close the trainer's card, which hangs the game. You can go back to the title screen with L + R + Select + Start, though.

DownloadPlay Sample#

To do:

  • Test this on real hardware.

Starts a download play distribution.

On the top screen, there's a textbox with text that reads "通信相手を探しています" (Searching for a communication partner.)

If a guest DS downloads the image, it'll fail to boot and it'll be stuck on the Nintendo logo. (Emulator)