> > ShouTime dumped Chrono Soldier and noted the version currently in mame is either a > > different version or a hacked version. > > My gut feeling on this is that the existing set might be a prototype, there are > differences even in the graphic roms, which is unusual for Sega. > > The worst part is that somebody decided to name the roms like the original, even > added a comment about the original using an encrypted module. It should have been > clear from that alone that the ones in MAME were from a different board and should > not have been given those names. That type of anti-documentation is dangerous.
fwiw the new set has different level designs (in some cases longer, more complex) with less empty space at the points you fight the bosses.
it also has ending credits rather than just dumping you straight back to the title screen / score entry after area 8
last level of the old set looks really rushed too, with tiles that don't really fit properly, new set looks much better.
so yes, I think the set that's been in MAME all these years is a prototype
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