Project Dream: Land of Giants (Gameplay & Features Showcase) (Rare SNES Alpha Build 2026)

This is historic! We're already used to seeing these characters in "Kiddy Kong's Challenge", as I included them as an easter egg in the fan game. That was 2/3 years ago, as one of the game's most hidden secrets (revealed nowadays). But here's the real one! These are Edson and Dinger in their respective game. It's the origin of the "Banjo-Kazooie" series, also made by the same team behind the Donkey Kong Country series and also Battletoads series: Rare (aka Rareware in the time). "Dream: Land of Giants" (aka Project Dream) made its first appearance during Rare Replay, where it showed versions for the SNES and N64. Today, September 9th, 2026, someone unknown leaked the alpha (or for some, also known as the alpha prototype) of Dream: Land of Giants for the SNES. And in fact, it's not a recreation, it's the actual alpha of the game itself! A neighbor alerted me about it, and I rushed over since I also needed to record something for the channel. So here it is! This is the first time I've played this game in my life. I did it during this recording, so I learned the controls and features as I went along. I was surprised that Dinger's bark is more different than I imagined, especially from the one I included in Kiddy Kong's Challenge. It feels like I'm already familiar with the characters, but maybe that's because of my fan game. XD Everything I show in the video is all I could find in the alpha, just playing normally. There are only two musics in the game, so I added two more in the video editing (one from Kiddy Kong's Challenge, the other from Donkey Kong Country). I was also impressed by how they wanted to create a kind of pre-rendered action RPG for the Super Nintendo. The dinosaur paw is also (apparently) made with Mode 7, using the same technique they used for the flag in "Battletoads in Battlemaniacs". It was a very basic video edit due to lack of time and because it was last minute. I also included 2 excerpts from Kiddy Kong's Challenge featuring characters from Dream: Land of Giants. And if you're interested in playing Kiddy Kong's Challenge, know that it has been updated to add some new features, but I haven't published anything yet because I'm working on a version 7.0 of the game, where I'll add another exclusive adventure for those who "platinum" the fan game. Download Kiddy Kong's Challenge (PC only): https://gamejolt.com/games/kiddykongc... This is a non-profit gameplay, as is the fan game. Characters in the video are (c) of Microsoft 2026 and Kiddy Kong is (c) of Nintendo 2026. Vini Lemos - Nimaginendo Games 2026