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Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (1983)
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Attachment In the files of Donkey Kong's NES port are 4 unused Pauline items: early versions of the hat and parasol, the hat from the arcade version that does not appear in the NES release, and an all-new item: a bouquet of flowers.
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Leftover, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 18, 2023
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
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Attachment Leaked development files for Yoshi's Island show graphics of a razor blade hazard or weapon, possibly intended to be thrown by an enemy. This was likely removed from the game over concerns of violence and/or imitability.
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Censorship, Early Idea, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month November 17, 2023
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Magical Tetris Challenge
Magical Tetris Challenge (1998)
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Attachment There are 17 purportedly unused polyominos in the files of Magical Tetris Challenge, all of which have either under or over 4 segments.
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Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month October 29, 2023
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SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Saves the Day!
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Saves the Day! (2019)
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Attachment In Mrs. Puff's sprite sheet for SpongeBob Saves the Day!, an image can be found of an unnerving semi-realistic CGI character, internally called "Yummer". The character's unsettling design, combined with an image present in the code of Sandy's torn-up scuba suit, caused a lot of speculation about the image's potentially macabre origin. The original creator of the graphic eventually came forward and revealed that the character was simply a developer in-joke from the late 2000s used as a placeholder for a scrapped feature where an undecided character would peek from the back of one of the Krusty Krab's poles. The character's name is also not "Yummer", but rather simply "Yum", named as such because "that's the opposite of what you'd use to describe him". The torn Sandy suit was part of a puzzle where SpongeBob would need to wear one of the treedome's helmets.
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In-Joke, Rumor, Secret, Theory, Unused Character, Unused Graphic, Unused Items, Unused Text
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 30, 2023
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The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/SpongeBob_Saves_the_Day!

Video on Yummer history:
https://youtu.be/OK0gaJtgKN4
Superfrog
Superfrog (1993)
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Attachment Superfrog was originally going to gain powers from drinking Newcastle Brown Ale, but this was changed to Lucozade in the final release.
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Censorship, Development, Early Idea, Product Placement, Unused Items
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 27, 2023
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McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (1993)
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Attachment In prototype versions of McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure, the shops were McDonald's restaurants, and all the meters and power-ups in the game were McDonald's products. McDonald's burgers as health items in a game could be seen as endorsing them as a healthy food, so it was likely changed for the final game to avoid this perception, and while at the time Ronald McDonald was still seen holding or eating McDonald's in advertising, in later years he would be mandated against doing either. Additionally, a developer from the game has claimed that McDonald's were opposed to the collectibles because they didn't want hamburgers being left on the ground.
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Censorship, Corporate Affairs, Development, Early Idea, Prototype, Real Life, Removed Feature, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 18, 2023
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Courage the Cowardly Dog: Creep TV
Courage the Cowardly Dog: Creep TV (2002)
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Courage the Cowardly Dog: Creep TV has secret codes and maps that went undiscovered until 20 years after its release due to a glitch making them inaccessible. The codes include the "daScore" code, which shows a counter of how many ghosts you've zapped, and the "mirage" code, which expands the game map infinitely and allows access to the secret maps. On one of these maps, you can acquire a pair of glasses as an unused item, and another map containing an oasis in the Middle of Nowhere that also has a sign simply reading Eustace's catchphrase, "STUPID DOG!". However, if you use the glasses to read the sign, it will instead say "Wee...amazing! You found it! GOOD DOG!"
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Bonus Content, Cheat, Easter Egg, Glitch, Hidden Message, Inaccessible Area, Mistake, Removed Feature, Secret, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items, Unused Text
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 17, 2023
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (2005)
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Attachment Stranger was originally intended to have a type of live ammo from critters known as Surge Bugs, but they were dropped for unknown reasons.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month September 9, 2023
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Miitomo
Miitomo (2016)
subdirectory_arrow_right Fire Emblem Heroes (Game)
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Textures for Fire Emblem Heroes-themed wallpapers from before that game's reveal can be found in Miitomo's data. These textures were never used in the game as Miitomo ended services in May 2018.
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Unreleased Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person CuriousUserX90 calendar_month September 8, 2023
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Super Smash Flash 2
Super Smash Flash 2 (2017)
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Attachment The Battle Cards from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories were intended to appear in Super Smash Flash 2. They would have summoned characters from Disney movies, with Genie; Stitch; and Jack Skellington being named as planned summons. The item was scrapped due to conceptually overlapping with Assist Trophies and Poké Balls.
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Cameo, Fan Works, Removed Feature, Unreleased Content, Unused Character, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person Rocko & Heffer calendar_month September 6, 2023
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Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Platinum Version (2008)
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Attachment Like Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, Pokémon Platinum contains the unused Azure Flute item, which triggers a battle with a level 80 Arceus in the otherwise inaccessible Hall of Origin atop Spear Pillar. The event is almost identical to how it appears in Diamond & Pearl, with the sole difference being a redesigned sprite for Arceus. The Azure Flute was intended to be given out to players as an event item, but was scrapped due to concerns that it would be too confusing for players. Instead, Arceus was directly given out as an event Pokémon.

The music for the Hall of Origin and the battle against Arceus, which are carried over from Diamond and Pearl, go unused here too, but the latter song would be reused for the Sinjoh Ruins event in Pokémon Heart Gold & Soul Silver, where players can obtain a Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina if they have an Arceus at the front of their party. This event additionally contains code allowing it to be triggered by an Arceus from the Hall of Origin, indicating that Game Freak still considered distributing the Azure Flute this late into Generation IV. Spoiler:The Azure Flute and Hall of Origin would eventually be implemented in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, where players can access both if they import Pokémon Legends: Arceus save data after catching Arceus there.
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Removed Feature, Unused Audio, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person VinchVolt calendar_month March 14, 2023
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Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon Diamond Version (2006)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Pearl Version (Game)
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Attachment An item called the Azure Flute is present in the game's data, but can't be legitimately accessed. Hacking the flute into one's inventory triggers a battle with a level 80 Arceus in the Hall of Origin, an otherwise unused area hidden above Spear Pillar. Both the Hall of Origin and the battle with Arceus feature unique themes, which also go unused in the normal course of play.

The Azure Flute was intended as an event item to be given out to players, much like the Event Card and Oak's Letter (which allow the player to fight Darkrai and Shaymin, respectively). However, Game Freak scrapped the idea upon concluding that it would be too confusing for players. Instead, Arceus was directly given out at events.

Arceus' battle theme would later be used for the Sinjoh Ruins event in Pokémon Heart Gold & Soul Silver where players can obtain a Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina if they have an Arceus as the first Pokémon in their party. This event additionally contains code allowing it to be triggered by an Arceus from the Hall of Origin, indicating that Game Freak still considered distributing the Azure Flute this late into Generation IV. Spoiler:The Azure Flute item and its corresponding event would eventually be implemented in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, where players can access both by importing save data from Pokémon Legends: Arceus after catching Arceus there.
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Removed Feature, Unused Audio, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person VinchVolt calendar_month March 13, 2023
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Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure (2002)
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Attachment One of the key features from the underwater levels of Crash Bandicoot: Warped (the Jet-Sub) was slated to return in The Huge Adventure based on a pre-release screenshot, however it appears in no capacity in the final version of the game.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person Regen-33 calendar_month October 17, 2022
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Wipeout 3
Wipeout 3 (1999)
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Attachment A prototype version of this game contained an item, called "Flametrail", which is not present in the final release of the game. It is theorised this item would use the jet engines of the ship as a means of damaging other ships.
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Development, Early Idea, Rumor, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Items
person psyducklover13 calendar_month June 23, 2022
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Fallout 3
Fallout 3 (2008)
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Attachment An unused set of Enclave Power Armor can be found in the game files and spawned in-game, utilizing console commands.

The stats differ and the armor set carries the file name, "Robo-Thor Armor", evidently a reference to Marvel Comic's Thor, as the armor helmet has a unique design reflective of Thor's own signature helmet.
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Development, Early Idea, Unused Content, Unused Items
person Regen-33 calendar_month June 21, 2022
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WWE 2K22
WWE 2K22 (2022)
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Attachment In the files of WWE 2K22 can be found base dialogue and social media interactions for a scrapped female MyRISE storyline that would have seen Bray Wyatt possess Dana Brooke and turning her into “The Shiend”, to get revenge on his former associate Alexa Bliss. The storyline would have included a Hell In a Cell match between Alexa Bliss and "The Shiend", and a "Elimination Chamber of Horrors" match. A "Firefly Funhouse set" area can also be found in the game's files that would have presumably been used in some of this story's cutscenes.

This storyline was ultimately scrapped as Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) was released from WWE on July 31st, 2021 due to "budget cuts".
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Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items, Unused Text
person SOGESNAKE calendar_month April 2, 2022
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Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls (2009)
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Attachment Within the game's files is a gun with the model ID "WP_A_9999" that when loaded is revealed to bear an identical resemblance to the Lancer from Gears of War, originally released as an Xbox 360 exclusive. It's unknown why this weapon wasn't removed from the game considering how out of place it is with the rest of Demon's Souls, but the most likely theory is that it was leftover test data originally stemming from when From Software developed the Xbox 360 exclusive Chromehounds.
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General, Mistake, Similarities, Theory, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person MehDeletingLater calendar_month February 24, 2022
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Tornado Outbreak
Tornado Outbreak (2009)
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In 2019, a tutorial video was recovered from a deleted hard drive. The tutorial video included a powerup known as the Fujita Frenzy that allows the tornado to instantly grow in size and destroy larger buildings.
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Development, Early Idea, Removed Feature, Unused Content, Unused Items
person Larrye calendar_month February 22, 2022
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Transformers
Transformers (2004)
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There are a total of 21 unused Mini-Cons in the game's data, some of which appear as text strings while the rest appear to resemble JSON files. However, two were extensively worked on before being scrapped. The first one was called "Endgame" and would have summoned large "holes in the fabric of space" that would have sucked enemies and objects into them. The second dropped Mini-Con is called "Bug-Out" and would have called upon "Emergency Warp Gates". Although Endgame was scrapped, his model was reused for in-game Mini-Cons Discord, Twister, and Overwatch.
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Development, Early Idea, Suggested, Theory, Unused Character, Unused Code, Unused Content, Unused Items, Unused Text
person PirateGoofy calendar_month November 10, 2021
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Deltarune
Deltarune (TBA)
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Attachment Within the data for Chapters 1 and 2 is an unused weapon item called the Trefoil; hacking it into a Chapter 2 save file and attempting to equip it to Noelle results in her saying "Okay! ...? What do you mean, unused!?"
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Easter Egg, Secret, Unused Content, Unused Items
person VinchVolt calendar_month October 24, 2021
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