This is footage to show off the differences in the 0408 beta of Sonic the Hedgehog 3C's Hidden Palace Zone.
This beta comes BEFORE the 0517 beta (The numbers are build dates, May 17th and April 8th)
This video showcases some oddities between the two builds and the final. In the first part, we can see the cutscene where Knuckles reacts angrily to Robotnik is not present, instead he just stands there and chases him, then latches on to the emerald. Secondly, Knuckles has no special animation when he breaks the barrier at the bottom, he just runs through and you are to follow. Finally, there is no scene where he jumps on to the teleporter, you just go on first.
Different from the 0517 build is that the screen locks on the left side for one reason or another, so one of the springs launches you into an invisible barrier. As a result, the special group of powerups can't be reached without debug.
What's most interesting is the presence of the S monitor in the group, rather than speed shoes. The monitor in debug is a Lightning shield monitor for some reason, so this is the only S monitor in the game. Hitting it as Sonic gives you Super Sonic only - Hyper Sonic is NOT implemented. Same goes for Super Tails and Super Knuckles. The group of 3 extra lives to the right is 1 extra life and 2 ring boxes in the final.
Additionally, when super, you arent invulnerable to Knuckles' attacks, but you are invulnerable otherwise.
Also worth noting is that if you attempt to escape from the control lock using debug mode, Eggman cannot be attacked - you'll go right through him. Additionally, Tails can still be controlled during the control lock.
One more thing, HPZ isn't selectable in the level select, and cannot be accessed via normal play. The only way to access it is via PAR code FFFE10:1601
