Driver 2 - Pre-release Beta Version! (Analysis & Discussion)

Discover all the findings made by the community told by very talented DRIVER content creators!
Table of Content with timestamps
00:00 Introduction & Context by ‪@VortexStory‬
01:32 Controlling Tanner during the ingame cutscenes by Diego
02:22 Felony System (and onfoot felony leftover) by ‪@Olanov‬
03:41 The cut missions by Diego
04:29 City changes & differences by ‪@ViperRacing7‬
07:02 The cut car by ‪@Olanov‬
08:01 Missions changes by Diego
Thanks again to ‪@Olanov‬, ‪@ViperRacing7‬ & Diegoku182 for working with me to tell all these amazing discoveries and facts!
Diego channel: / @diegoku182mugiwara
Thanks to DocKhalood for bringing us the pre-release versions!
Thanks to RacingFreak for his help to find the differences with the retail version and for the remodelling of the unused car.
RacingFreak Channel: / theoldgamer95
The car for DRIVER 1 PC: drivermadness.net/forum/viewto...
Thanks to ComandoColton, Soapy, Krishty and everyone involved in the finding and compilation of the secret hidden beta stuff.
The DRIVER Level viewer: drivermadness.net/forum/viewto...
Changes not told in this video:
- The "Negative ID" cop speech line can be heard ingame unlike the final version where you can only find it in the files. It occurs when cops are entering the stopping radius.
- Falling underwater does not make screen fade out.
- The big rigs from Caine's Compound can be selected in the vehicle selection screen in Take a Ride Chicago (that's the "car graphic to be placed" screenshot) but you can't move it, it's stuck.
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[@VortexStory]

00:00 Introduction & Context by VortexStory 01:32 Controlling Tanner during the ingame cutscenes by Diego 02:22 Felony System (and onfoot felony leftover) by Olanov 03:41 The cut missions by Diego 04:29 City changes & differences by Viper Racing 07:02 The cut car by Olanov 08:01 Missions changes by Diego

[@Olanov]

There's no other channel on YT that's dishing out facts about Driver in this manner. One of a kind. :D

[@milolovedx7]

In 2015 I started a topic in the Driver Madness forum, the title was Driver 2 Different Version, I was referring exactly to this version, I had the CD in 2003, strange things happened, cutscenes with the tanner running, there were no buses and neither firetrucks in chicago, except in the accident of the Chase the train mission, only chance to find the school bus, infinite time missions Escape to your safe house, Chase the intruder with an easy route from Jericho's car, but one of the strangest things that I I remember, when tanner approached on foot a barrier of cops in chicago his body is half invisible and he made a gesture of pointing a gun at the cops, immediately the felony bar goes up. I'm not lying, Driver 2 is my favorite game, I'm happy to see this video talking about this version. We need this ISO to discover many things that are unknown in these 20 years. Hugs for everybody, thanks for the attention.

[@VortexStory]

The Discord really allowed the community to share more easily thoughts and discoveries! The iso is available on it as well, there is still the cut missions to talk about with my good Diego in a walkthrough video coming soon!

[@MatheusOliveiraSR]

Eae Milo beleza? Rapaz eu tive essa versão Pre-Release la pra 2003~2004 também e simultaneamente eu tinha a versão final, eu sempre achei estranho o porque dessa versão ser diferente, de não ter o ônibus escolar, caminhão de bombeiros, carro forte em chicago, a Kombi em Havana, até então pensava ser uma versão hackeada do jogo, até me falarem que era essa Pre-Release. O que mais me marcava nessa versão era a possibilidade de desativar a policia indo no menu de subtitles e colocando em "On". Legal saber que eu não era o único BR a possuir essa versão nessa época.

[@milolovedx7]

@@MatheusOliveiraSR E aì, eu passei anos à procura dessa versão meu CD arranhou em 2007 recentemente um cara aqui no youtube postou a iso dessa versão pre release, mas o CD para de funcionar numa missão de seguir o Jericho em Havana, tá aí o link se quiser conferir, essa versão me marcou bastante também. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYG1qHelpNtko80

[@DrShemp]

Great video, as always! I've seen some of these on Comando's videos covering the pre-release version.

[@Studio-IV]

Absolutely love your content. I’m not sure how I found your channel but I’m very glad someone out here supports this community!

[@MatheusOliveiraSR]

Hello! Greetings from Brazil! I had this Pre-Release version of Driver 2 when I was a kid, in 2003 or 2004 (I don't remember the exactly year), here in BR the game was never officially released, the Disc I had was a pirated media, I don't have any idea how this version came to Brazil, until then I thought it was a hack ROM, i never thought it was a Beta version. What most impressed me in this version was the possibility to deactivate the police chases if you activate the subtitles. This video deserves a lot of likes!!!!

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

Imagine if we could get beta versions of games now. Thankfully I still have an xbox series X so if I insert the disc and don't install any patches I'm very often playing 2 or 3 month old versions of games that they never intended us to see. Best example is cyberpunk 2077 it's very broken and funny if you play the pre release version. Recently played dying light 2 3 month old version and was disappointed when I stated it up and it played absolutely fine I was expecting bugs but nope.

[@Golden_Slender]

This is such a great video not only for driver fans but also for cut content fans which are 2 things that I really love so thank you and to everyone who worked on this video

[@Comando52Colton]

The Felony on foot can be done on any mission in Havana. It's just that area that causes the felony on foot to happen. I have a video on this on my channel. Leaving Chicago is still rainy night in the pre-release. The game hasn't been set up to use the night skybox when it is raining at night and uses rainy day by default since dawn and dusk use the rainy day skybox when it rains at dawn and dusk.

[@TheEngiGuy]

9:12 The RIPD (Rest in Peace Department)

[@Tiripsroirraw]

Omg so glad to see people still doing videos on the "Driver" series, I still love playing Driver in general, especially Driver 2 and Parallel Lines

[@jgz4738]

Que detalle al "Adios amigos" :') No sabía que existían misiones eliminadas

[@Diegoku182Mugiwara]

I loved being part of this collab. Well done, Tex!

[@renandelima2921]

My dream is a reboot for the next generation. Great video

[@JayBirdBlu_117]

Thanks for this Video Vortex! I hope that everyone who is in the DRIVER Community, including Me, to be Safe and Healthy from this Virus! Hope that you guys continue to #keepdriveralive as well! :D ~ Jay BirdBlu_117

[@monsieur_zy]

Je suis venu sur youtube sans savoir ce que je voulais regarder. Je suis tombé sur cette vidéo, et c'est la meilleure chose du monde.

[@VortexStory]

Heureux d'avoir fait ta journée ce jour-là! :D

[@Wolf8yte]

thats it, im 100% sure i had a old version of Driver 2.

[@momoqahtani6545]

Great video and nice information too ! How many versions for pre Driver 2 and how many too for the final version ? Also, where I get the pre version of the game ? I remember that I played a Driver 2 version which I started at Havana with high street ! I am not sure what is that version !

[@Tarles_X]

theres a list of cut vehicles present on beta version of driver 2. My favorite one is from chicago, the blue pontiac firebird.

[@0zetazetazeta0]

Fascinating video.

[@Holanduzo]

Cut car from Las Vegas could also be a Plymouth GTX

[@ECfuckingW22]

Omg the nostalgia I got khalood version When i was little kid

[@Your_Host]

on foot felony still existed in the final release its just your felony bar would be gone but the cops would still ram you

[@C.I...]

8:36 Holy shitballs that looks so good! It's weird how just a skybox can transform the game. It seems the night lighting really really suits a stormy day sky.

[@lazoali9555]

9:14 OK, that's fucking unsettling.

[@euyes6961]

Ive seen that walking cutscene bug in a Eythan's livestream

[@zaink7037]

I wish driver 2 is available to buy on console stores 😓. Driver 1 was great but 2 was probably my first game I ever played and was a up compared to 1

[@VortexStory]

Driver 2 PS1 is fairly accessible through second hand copy, then you can extract the files on your PC and play the enhanced PC port version!

[@RA9935]

Driver remastered collection when? I'd pay 200 bucks for Driver 1 and 2 remastered on PC, and have a figurine of tanner with his iconic cars.

[@RA9935]

@@C.I... yeah but that stainless steel mammoth tank replica and tesla coil/obelisk recreations.

[@Tiripsroirraw]

me too !!!

[@olaputsinthamusic4781]

Hey @VortexStory where can i download this prerelease version? Id like to try it on my original ps1 to see how it performs

[@thesneakyraccoon6993]

I swear i think ive had the beta version all along when i was a kid...

[@minimme]

first

[@Duckingheights]

second

[@Duckingheights]

also for god sake Minimme go to bed.

[@augakem]

Peter go get some sleep.

[@oyunservisi5409]

güzel iş

[@raylyd]

Do you know where i can get these early versions of driver 2

[@VortexStory]

drivermadness.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5339

[@ju1cyy656]

for downloading i need the link please

[@Det_Joseph]

Ohh stop it, your making me blush lel

[@hectorherrera5462]

I can´t do the mission to tail jericho, the game crashes on this pre release. Any advice?

[@VortexStory]

It's a known issues, I don't remember if there is a workaround or if you need to skip that mission.

[@Puxi]

Why was the game not distributed so much like gta?

[@VortexStory]

There are parts of the world where almost every games are unofficial version. Luckily in that case, it meant beta version! But to be honest, we have no clear answer about that.

[@kevinfelten9059]

DRIVER 2 PS1 V2"5 2020)😃😃

[@jeffschleg9665]

This is cool and all but when are you doing a mouth and chin reveal?

[@ju1cyy656]

hey can i get the link of driver 2 for pc

[@VortexStory]

Driver 2 wasn't released on PC!

[@ju1cyy656]

@@VortexStory yeah but i use epsxe

[@BuilderDemo7]

I using mask because i not good

[@n3sc5r25]

Oh... You know about the coronavirus😕😕

[@RetroAdzz]

My gid your french

[@VortexStory]

Le French Dreamer

[@Duckingheights]

Second