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Prerelease:JumpStart Pre-K

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This page details pre-release information and/or media for JumpStart Pre-K.

KnowledgeLand Preview

In Fall 1996, Knowledge Adventure released a game called KnowledgeLand which contained previews for several JumpStart games, some of which were then-upcoming. The previews featured screenshots of Pre-K from an earlier state of development.

Town

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JumpStartPreK-KnowledgeLand-Prerelease-Town.png JumpStartPreK-Final-Town.png

Various elements were added, given different appearances, or moved for the final release. Most notably, the carousel had its appearance entirely changed (which can also be seen in another prerelease image below). Other buildings to receive modifications include the firehouse, diner and toy shop. More animals were added around the town in the final release, and the pig and dog with a cart were moved down. Some other background elements were added or changed, such as the addition of a crosswalk near the airport. The progress report icon in the bottom-left was also changed from a purple button that says progress on it to a blue book.

Carousel

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JumpStartPreK-KnowledgeLand-Prerelease-Carousel.png JumpStartPreK-Final-Carousel.png

The appearance of the carousel was almost completely rehauled. In the top right, Pierre wears a different hat and has different shading in the final release, and the star counter below him is missing. The clown holding balloons received changes to his face, hat, and suit.

Construction Site

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JumpStartPreK-KnowledgeLand-Prerelease-Construction.png JumpStartPreK-Final-Construction.png

Some details near the bottom of the screen were changed, such as a key and some levers replacing what looks like the tip of a wrench, and the number/picture on the blueprint becoming bigger. Casey was also given a construction hat.

Box Art

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A prerelease screenshot of the fire station was used for the game's box art and appeared on the developer's website around the time of the game's release. (The image above is from the box art, since it is the largest version of the image.) It is largely identical to the final release, but the character in the top right is Pierre instead of Eleanor. He is depicted with a yellow firefighter helmet in this image, which he is never seen wearing in-game due to not appearing here in the final release.

Manual

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The game's digital manual includes an image of the four main characters. Casey and Eleanor look largely indentical in the final release, but Kisha is wearing a purple hat with a flower that she never wears in-game, which is actually based on her appearance from Jumpstart Preschool. Pierre's entire sprite appears to be reused from Preschool, even though he had a slightly different design in the final release of Pre-K (and also never wears the striped cap he is pictured with).