BETA AKI stuff

[asarkis621]

Hi guys. I was wondering if you guys have collected any magazines or videos of all the AKI wrestling games months before their release dates, containing different things to the final version of each game. I'm looking mostly for BETA stuff from VPW64 and VPW2

 

[S.K. Stylez]

There's some beta comparison videos on YouTube for Revenge, WM2000 and No Mercy. I did have a magazine years ago with a No Mercy preview with beta screens. They're probably on GameSpot too.

 

[bluntfello]

Here's a pretty good read on the whole chronology of the AKI series, from the early PS 1 games to the Def Jam series and the Ultimate Muscle games which all used the same engine. It's pretty good if you haven't read this already:

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/akiwrestling/akiwrestlinggames.htm

 

[asarkis621]

I've seen the BETA comparison videos for Revenge, WM2K, and No Mercy, along with the whole history of the AKI engine. What I originally meant was for more BETA stuff from VPW64 and VPW2. I know IGN still has some BETA shots of VPW2 with AKI Man & The Executioner fighting in the Kawasaki Stadium (with a daytime setting). But I also found this video.

 

[S.K. Stylez]

I do remember seeing that. I noticed the smoking skull was an option for a belt. There's a fair amount of changes from the beta and the final game.

 

[asarkis621]

That explains why the Smoking Skull Belt was left in the final version of VPW2. But how about these? http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/akiwrestling/akiwrestlinggames_files/virtualpro263pu.jpg

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/akiwrestling/akiwrestlinggames_files/virtualpro285ok.jpg