Development Timeline

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January 1997 - February 1998
	DragonSpan The original concept for what would eventually become Spyro the Dragon. Several design documents detailing the original plans for this game have been released.
	Development beginnings and concept art Early development features, test maps, and cut concepts, revealed through press materials and interviews with the developers.
	Colour and animation tests A VHS tape dated to early 1997, demonstrating several early design concepts for the titular dragon.
	Early press documents Press documents from the game's early stages, describing features that were never implemented in any form.
March 1998 - April 1998
	Project Pete's reveal The first public reveals of Spyro the Dragon, and what was shown behind closed doors.
	Silver dragons and SCEE B-roll The earliest known build(s) of the game, from a point of development where dragon statues were silver and Spyro exited levels through portals.
	Gold dragons and boatmen A slight progression from the previous build, shown in some exclusive previews to a select handful of journalists. Dragon statues are now gold!
	Early SCEA merchandising footage Footage and screenshots of the mysterious "Red Gem Build".
May 1998
	May 1998 magazine previews Builds from roughly May 1998, appearing similar to the one shown at E3 1998.
	Demo 1 - Tabloid Demo ~May 25th 1998 The earliest build currently publicly available - a pre-release demo build shown on a wide number of compilation demo discs.
	E3 1998 May 28th 1998 The first time Spyro the Dragon was seen by the public - and he was playable, too!
June 1998
	June SCEA previews Builds used by American publications, roughly from around the same point in development as the June 15th Preview.
	June 15th 1998 Preview A SCEE preview build, first released in Feburary 2020, demonstrating a broad range of changes across the game.
July 1998
	Demo 2 - Speciale Demo ~July 5th 1998 The second compilation demo disc, named after a French demo disc it exclusively appeared on. Features exclusive gem placement, for some reason.
	July 11th 1998 Preview Test test test test test
	July 18th 1998 Preview Test test test test test
August 1998
	Strategy guides Test test test test test
	NTSC-U Final August 12th 1998 Test test test test test
	August 27th 1998 Review Test test test test test
September 1998 - October 1998
	PAL Final September 10th 1998 Test test test test test
	Demo 3 - Crash 3 NTSC-U Demo ~September 26th 1998 Test test test test test
	Demo 4 - Crash 3 PAL Demo ~October 16th 1998 Test test test test test
November 1998 - March 1999
	Japanese Strategy Guides Test test test test test
	Japanese Demos 1 and 2 ~5th January 1999 Test test test test test
	NTSC-J Final February 26th 1999 Test test test test test
	Demo 5 - Foil Demo Test test test test test