June 23, 2004 Demo

This is a sub-page of Proto:Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal.

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

To do: Record longplay video of this demo. Extract FMV clips from ISO. Document the menu idle FMV which includes lots of very early build footage. Document behavior when launching I5BOOTN.ELF (multiplayer mode) directly.

A retail demo with a build date of June 23, 2004. This demo was compiled less than 20 minutes prior to the Online Beta Press Disc, however unlike the Press Disc this build contains no online functionality.

The demo includes most of Marcadia, including the linear fight to the dropship and most of the Galactic Ranger challenges. It also includes one Vid-Comic, a split-screen multiplayer demo on the Hoven Gorge map, and two promotional videos.

General Differences#

Gold Titanium Bolts#

In this demo titanium bolts are colored gold. This is particularly strange as a decision was made in R&C 2 to recolor regular bolts to gold for better visibility, and gold bolts to a silver color. Despite this change, these gold-colored bolts are still called "titanium bolts" when collected.

Furthermore, in the earlier Focus344 prototype the bolts are still silver, which implies that at some point in development a decision was made to change titanium bolts back to gold before reversing that decision for the final game.

Proto	Final

Extra Titanium Bolt#

There's a titanium bolt sitting atop a platform on Marcadia which does not exist in the final game.

Proto	Final

Menus#