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The old computer game I found at a garage sale turned out to be a beta version
Back in June I was digging through a pile of old CDs at a garage sale in Salem. I paid $2 for a disc labeled "Space Colony 1997" which I figured was just a cheap knockoff. When I got home and put it in my Windows 98 machine, the startup screen showed a version number that didn't match any known release. I posted a screenshot on a retro gaming forum and three people messaged me saying it looked like a prototype that was never supposed to leave the developer's office. Has anyone else stumbled across something that turned out to be a pre release or beta copy of a game?
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skylerm553mo ago
Have you checked the disc for any writing or stickers on the actual label side? Sometimes the devs scratched their initials or a date into the plastic. Also, get the disc imaged ASAP with something like IsoBuster before the thing degrades more, those old CD-Rs can rot. A buddy of mine found a beta of some old adventure game and the foil layer was already flaking off around the edges. Hold onto that thing and don't even think about cleaning it with anything harsh.
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