PC Trial Version 11.09

This is a sub-page of Proto:Sonic Heroes.

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

The Trial Version of Sonic Heroes is a demo that was released on Sega of America's website on November 9th, 2004¹. This version predates the Japanese PC release by 8 days, the US PC release by 17 days and the European PC release by a month. In this demo, only Seaside Hill as Team Sonic is playable.

Graphical Differences#

Title Screen#

Trial Version	Final

• The title screen has been modified to make it clear that this is a trial version. Additionally, the background image is less bright than the final release.

"Thank you for Playing!" Screen#

E3 2003	Trial Version (PC)

Just like the E3 Demo, beating Seaside Hill or losing all lives will show the "Thank you for Playing!" screen and send you back to the title screen. Compared to the E3 build, however:

• The screen had been modified from the E3 build, with the text being changed from "Coming Soon!" to "Thank you for Playing!" and the game's logo being removed.

Gameplay Differences#

• The "Quit" option on the Pause menu now exits the game instead of just exiting gameplay.

Stage Differences#

Trial Version	Final

Because there are no Special Stages in this demo, all Special Keys have been removed from this version.

Trial Version	Final

Oddly, the Speed Shoes box that can be accessed by destroying the rightmost Rock was removed from this demo.

References#