Sonic Adventure Windy Valley (Protoyte vs Final Release)

Found was, a few years ago, the holy grail of the Sonic franchise, Windy Valley prototype!

Hidden away, was this gem, in an non playable Auto Demo, dating early 1998... Over the years, thanks to the the modding community, has been the thing, finally restored, slowly, but steady!

...proto' level has been previously shown in commercials, made also a sneaky appearance, not once, but twice, during a CGI intro, and as some sort of background texture in an in-game cutscene; But, surprisingly, was, somehow mysteriously was a completely different level present in its place.

Now... It's undeniable that the final version, visually speaking, does look a whole lot better; Artistic, geometric, lighting and texture wise; It also flows somewhat better.

Cannot deny however, that had they stuck with the proto; It would have definitely been a funny experience, with a few tweaks here and there; As it provides the player with so much more to explore and mess with.

Still, it's surreal! This is the closest we'll ever get to any sort of experience, resembling that old but gold, top quality Sonic Adventure level design.