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When they saw the opening cutscene of Crazy Kong, where Crazy Kong escapes from a cage, the development team of Donkey Kong felt that they had been outdone.
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The character of Penny Crygor was almost completely absent from pre-release material for WarioWare: Get It Together! - with the only instance of her that managed to slip through the cracks being a silhouetted version of her on the title for the Frenemy Frenzy mode - leading some Wario fans to believe she would be absent, much like Dribble & Spitz were in WarioWare: Touched!. When the game released, she would appear in a major role: as a deus-ex machina character in the penultimate level, complete with her own theme song.
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The development team behind Donkey Kong had concerns that the game had "no dream", in that the theme of construction sites and carpenters lacked a "sense of beauty which inspires you to dream about the future."
subdirectory_arrow_right Radar Scope (Game)
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Some concepts considered for alternate games to use unsold Radar Scope cabinets for if Donkey Kong couldn't be developed were a Jack & the Beanstalk game, a fishing game, a space shuttle construction game due to space shuttles being a hot news topic at the time, and a game about fighting a disease in the human body, based on a movie (likely Fantastic Voyage).
Company: Nintendo
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Nintendo's development philosophy is often described with the quote "a delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad," which is generally attributed to Shigeru Miyamoto. However, there is no evidence that he actually said the quote: a 2022 investigation by video game researcher Ethan Johnson revealed that it was first documented as "an industry catchphrase" in a November 1997 issue of Gamepro magazine. The quote was first tied to Nintendo in the June 1998 issue of Edge, in which an article about the protracted development of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time alleges that Nintendo saw it on a poster in a developer's office and took it to heart.
Over the next three years, the quote circulated among Usenet forum members when describing a variety of game developers, Nintendo included, and in 2003 it started being attributed to Miyamoto specifically. Johnson speculates that this came from people conflating it with comments Miyamoto made in a 2001 interview looking back on the making of Ocarina of Time, where he stated that "the entire staff starts to feel like 'if I let the game be released in this state, I will be ashamed.' Because if the development team doesn't end up feeling like craftsmen, artisans... then it won't be a good game." Johnson attributed the quote's longevity to the emergence of modern hype culture and growing public awareness about the significantly longer development periods needed for 3D games.
Over the next three years, the quote circulated among Usenet forum members when describing a variety of game developers, Nintendo included, and in 2003 it started being attributed to Miyamoto specifically. Johnson speculates that this came from people conflating it with comments Miyamoto made in a 2001 interview looking back on the making of Ocarina of Time, where he stated that "the entire staff starts to feel like 'if I let the game be released in this state, I will be ashamed.' Because if the development team doesn't end up feeling like craftsmen, artisans... then it won't be a good game." Johnson attributed the quote's longevity to the emergence of modern hype culture and growing public awareness about the significantly longer development periods needed for 3D games.
Article about Johnson's findings:
https://gamerant.com/miyamoto-famous-quote-delayed-games-good-misattributed/
Johnson's original Twitter thread, including a correction about his statement regarding the poster Nintendo allegedly saw:
https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1504850248107188234
https://gamerant.com/miyamoto-famous-quote-delayed-games-good-misattributed/
Johnson's original Twitter thread, including a correction about his statement regarding the poster Nintendo allegedly saw:
https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1504850248107188234
subdirectory_arrow_right Mario Kart Wii (Game)
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In Mario Kart 64's Bowser's Castle, one can see what appears to be a green Thwomp locked up in a jail cell - this Thwomp is not actually green, but simply lit in a way that makes him appear as such.This Thwomp would inspire urban legends claiming that players could bail him out through varying elaborate tricks, after which he would be playable under the name "Marty" (likely chosen for the ease of editing hoaxed images with the names Mario, Toad, and Yoshi)
When N64 Bowser's Castle returned in Mario Kart Wii, "Marty" would be made the color of the rest of the Thwomps, suggesting that his green complexion was simply an error and not an intentional design choice.
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Reportedly, Alan Wake II's budget stands at €70 million: €50 million was spent on development, while the remaining €20 million was spent on marketing. This makes the game one of the most expensive cultural products in the history of Finland.
[Both sources are in Finnish.]
Budget:
https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000009952209.html
Most expensive cultural product statement:
https://yle.fi/a/74-20057197
Budget:
https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000009952209.html
Most expensive cultural product statement:
https://yle.fi/a/74-20057197
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Franchise: PaRappa the Rapper
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The PaRappa the Rapper anime had a highly troubled production. The series was aimed at a younger audience than the games' developers wanted due to teenagers not buying toys and the characters were aged down as a result, series character designer Rodney Greenblatt was given very little input on the series' stories or art, despite having to make new character designs every week (noting that characters often appeared off-model), and the series failed to garner an audience due to being aired at an awkward time slot where it would often be delayed for baseball games. Greenblatt speculated that the drama over the anime's production led to the PaRappa franchise being put on its currently-ongoing hiatus.
Company: Ape
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Ape Inc. was founded as an outlet for new talent in gaming, born out of Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi's concerns that the video game industry was at risk of stagnating in its current form. This belief additionally influenced Yamauchi's decision to pitch the idea for the company to celebrity copywriter Shigesato Itoi, who he was fond of. Itoi previously became acquainted with Nintendo when he was tapped to help out with marketing the Famicom Disk System visual novel Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School, and used the founding of Ape Inc. as an opportunity to start work on Mother.
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During the mission "Initiation 4" (also known as "We Sing"), Alan goes through a surreal set while his psyche Mr. Door and other characters sing "Herald of Darkness", a musical summarizing Alan's story up to that point. Notably, the music for this sequence was provided by Poets of the Fall as the fictional band "The Old Gods of Asgard". According to director Sam Lake, the idea was inspired by both the first Alan Wake's concert standoff and the Ashtray Maze level from Control, both of which were set to Poets of the Fall's music. Lake knew that both Michael Porretta and David Harewood (the actors behind Alan Wake and Mr. Door, respectively) could sing, and Poets of the Fall helped with the choreography.
During development, however, developers questioned the need of the musical sequence due to both the strangeness of the sequence in a horror game and the difficulties that came with pulling it off. Despite this, Lake insisted that the sequence be kept. The sequence proved to be highly popular, so much so that "Herald of Darkness" was performed live at The Game Awards 2023 by Poets of the Fall, with Ikka Villi, Matthew Porretta, David Harewood, and Sam Lake all reprising their roles from the game during the performance.
During development, however, developers questioned the need of the musical sequence due to both the strangeness of the sequence in a horror game and the difficulties that came with pulling it off. Despite this, Lake insisted that the sequence be kept. The sequence proved to be highly popular, so much so that "Herald of Darkness" was performed live at The Game Awards 2023 by Poets of the Fall, with Ikka Villi, Matthew Porretta, David Harewood, and Sam Lake all reprising their roles from the game during the performance.
Article about the sequence:
https://www.polygon.com/gaming/23935450/alan-wake-2-we-sing-flare-gun-talkshow
Development details:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alan-wake-2s-best-scene-was-nearly-cut-from-the-game-sam-lake-reveals/1100-6518924/
The Game Awards 2023:
https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/23992657/musical-guest-alan-wake-2-old-gods-of-asgard
https://www.polygon.com/gaming/23935450/alan-wake-2-we-sing-flare-gun-talkshow
Development details:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alan-wake-2s-best-scene-was-nearly-cut-from-the-game-sam-lake-reveals/1100-6518924/
The Game Awards 2023:
https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/23992657/musical-guest-alan-wake-2-old-gods-of-asgard
subdirectory_arrow_right Dinosaur Planet (Game)
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The original Dinosaur Planet storyline had Sauria, the namesake Dinosaur Planet, a part a group of eight planets dubbed the "Majestic Eight". Said to be the first planets created when the universe began, the seven other were, as described by the Krazoa:• Animus, the home world of Sabre, Krystal and Randorn
• Aleminach, the home world of the Krazoa
• Eridal, the home world of Drakor's race, the Kamerians
• Nibiru, the home world of the "Nephilim", and "a land of giants"
• Earth, the home world of the "newest universe members, a very evil race, the humans"
• Melqua, a planet of water with rings of gold
• Selaf, the home world of the "Anunnaki"
Interestingly, in place of Animus, the voice lines for the Krazoa in Warlock Mountain instead mention Corneria. Obviously, this was to accommodate the presence of Fox McCloud in the leaked December 2000 build of Dinosaur Planet, as it was beginning to transition into Star Fox Adventures.
Some of these reference actual myths and conspiracies, such as the Nibiru Cataclysm, a doomsday theory that states that Earth will catastrophically collide with another planet, typically believed to be an object known as "Planet X" or Nibiru. The "Annunaki" are a group of deities in ancient Sumerian myths that are theorized by some as aliens from a planet called Nibiru that came to Earth to harvest gold, and also were reptilian humanoids. The myths surrounding the "Nephilim" tend to vary: some say they were giants (as mentioned by the Krazoa in DP) while others say that they were fallen angels or the offspring of humans and angels.
Each of the eight spirits Sabre and Krystal were told to collect by the Krazoa during their adventures were meant to represent these eight planets. The ultimate endgame of the Krazoa in Dinosaur Planet's original narrative was to align these Majestic Eight worlds by reuniting the eight spirits of Quan Ata Lachu (a deity the Krazoa worship) at Warlock Mountain in order to revive their people and bring "peace" to the universe. In reality, as Drakor describes it, this will result in the most deadly weapon in the universe, as the alignment of the Majestic Eight gives the Quan Ata Lachu (described by Drakor as being "a rare lifeform of pure evil") the opportunity to utilize the immense powerful energy that this will produce, and it will be focused through Warlock Mountain, creating the ultimate weapon of destruction that will allow the Krazoa to remold the universe into their image/liking, spreading disease, terror and chaos as they please. This is why Drakor has come to Sauria to revive the Kamerian war dragon that fell in battle against the Krazoa at the beginning of the universe, to prevent this from happening and exact revenge against the Krazoa.
This plotline would be revised and ultimately dropped in the final Star Fox Adventures game, as Dinosaur Planet is said to just simply exist in the Lylat System, and Krystal's home planet was renamed to Cerinia and was said to be mysteriously destroyed, hence why she's searching the galaxy for the truth of the death of her family (though this was omitted in the Japanese version). The plotline of Fox collecting the Krazoa spirits in promise of something good (in this case, saving Krystal from the top of Krazoa Palace and ultimately putting Dinosaur Planet back together) would in someway remain, but would instead result in Andross reviving himself as the true final boss of Star Fox Adventures.
Majestic 8 lore:
https://out-of-this-dimension.tumblr.com/post/182184829753/majestic-eight-lore-giants-reptile-people
Dinosaur Planet condensed story:
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Ask Uncle Tusk - July 7, 2000:
http://web.archive.org/web/20010127012800/http://www.rareware.com/bites/agonyaunt/july700.html
Dinosaur Planet - Quan Ata Lachu cutscenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpDKgmjko4Q
https://youtu.be/QcJMAL-SycI?t=180
Dinosaur Planet - Krazoa voice lines:
https://youtu.be/1-xAld46K8c?t=12
Dinosaur Planet - Krazoa Keeper/Guide of Krazoa Palace voice lines:
https://youtu.be/EutERirNXhg?t=16
Dinosaur Planet - The Countdown of the Majestic fan reconstruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJvQRkes3I#t=10
Dinosaur Planet - The Majestic Eight Alignment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9GOY-NvFFA
Star Fox Adventures - Moon Mountain Pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2lwNn3z10Q?t=167
Star Fox Adventures - General Scales and Andross boss fights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coeDs2f-6N8
https://out-of-this-dimension.tumblr.com/post/182184829753/majestic-eight-lore-giants-reptile-people
Dinosaur Planet condensed story:
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Ask Uncle Tusk - July 7, 2000:
http://web.archive.org/web/20010127012800/http://www.rareware.com/bites/agonyaunt/july700.html
Dinosaur Planet - Quan Ata Lachu cutscenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpDKgmjko4Q
https://youtu.be/QcJMAL-SycI?t=180
Dinosaur Planet - Krazoa voice lines:
https://youtu.be/1-xAld46K8c?t=12
Dinosaur Planet - Krazoa Keeper/Guide of Krazoa Palace voice lines:
https://youtu.be/EutERirNXhg?t=16
Dinosaur Planet - The Countdown of the Majestic fan reconstruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJvQRkes3I#t=10
Dinosaur Planet - The Majestic Eight Alignment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9GOY-NvFFA
Star Fox Adventures - Moon Mountain Pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2lwNn3z10Q?t=167
Star Fox Adventures - General Scales and Andross boss fights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coeDs2f-6N8
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Added on November 1st, 2023, The "BABY-LON'S GALAXY" event pits players against a slew of new boss songs utilizing the "FLARE" gauge. This meter starts at max, doesn't recover upon successful timing, and decreases from any judgement below Perfect. This replicates how Extra Stages functioned between DDRMax Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix and Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2, which required players to beat difficult songs while grades below perfect depleted the player's Life Gauge.
Information Changes for DDR A3: https://remywiki.com/AC_DDR_A3#General_Information_/_Changes
Information on the BABY-LON'S GALAXY event: https://remywiki.com/AC_DDR_A3#BABY-LON'S_GALAXY
Gameplay of BABY-LON'S GALAXY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1n22Y8tRTg
Gameplay of DDRMax's Extra Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayy_kbKdqmU#t=117
Information on the BABY-LON'S GALAXY event: https://remywiki.com/AC_DDR_A3#BABY-LON'S_GALAXY
Gameplay of BABY-LON'S GALAXY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1n22Y8tRTg
Gameplay of DDRMax's Extra Stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayy_kbKdqmU#t=117
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At one point, a sequel to I-Ninja was in development, but was ultimately cancelled (likely due to the liquidation of Argonaut Games). Concept art for the game was released, notably featuring a military theme compared to the original, with both the Ranx and the Kappa Captain getting redesigns, a new enemy called the "Top Droid", and various props and weapons. Additionally, it seems that the sequel would have featured Halo, a character that was supposed to appear in the original game as the Ninja's girlfriend but was ultimately scrapped.
subdirectory_arrow_right Dinosaur Planet (Game)
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Cape Claw is another area that was considerably larger and more complex in Dinosaur Planet than it was in the final Star Fox Adventures. Both versions of the stage include the same starting point, a beach/cliff area with a giant Krazoa head structure, but unlike in Star Fox Adventures, the gas room puzzle in the cave was blocked by a BribeClaw (called "GuardClaw" in Adventures) that Krystal needed to bypass by giving him shiny nuggets, which allowed her to partake in the aforementioned Poison Chamber puzzle. This would actually unlock the way to a massive SharpClaw fortress area, featuring a wide cliffside and a mountable cannon, which was to be used to blast away the metal doors on the left and right of its placement, allowing Krystal to enter Cape Claw's courtyard. This is where Krystal would free Princess Kyte, who would then accompany her for the rest of her campaign. By having Kyte perch on a series of levers, the towers surrounding the Courtyard would reveal a pair of torches which would need to be lit by Kyte's Flame command, which would open the way back to the entry way, letting Krystal and Kyte leave Cape Claw only to have a run in with the LightFoot tribe in SwapStone Circle.
Krystal and Kyte would have to later revisit Cape Claw after acquiring an artifact of the Krazoa found in Discovery Falls (another of Krystal's areas that was removed in Star Fox Adventures), which would allow them to access even more areas, such as Cape Claw's Village section. They'd first need to collect three Fire Gems hidden around the area, one of which requires defeating a mini-boss encounter with the Sand Snake enemy. They would also encounter a pair of robot scorpion enemies hidden within a cave in the Village area, discovered by detonating explosive barrels, where they would be rewarded with another Krazoa tablet after defeating them. Afterwards, they would place the Fire Gems they've found inside their Lighthouse Beacon counterparts, and once they've been lit, or a Krazoa tablet has been placed, the Courtyard Well will reflect this change and unlock further areas of CapeClaw.
This was where Krystal would come across another Krazoa shrine, which housed the Test of Character, which would pit her against an apparition of Sabre (or Fox in the leaked December 2000 build of Dinosaur Planet), who taunted her by claiming he never trust her and that Randorn should have left her to die with her tribe when he found her, and that now he must finish her off, perhaps as a way to foreshadow the truth about Randorn and her parents, while hinting at Krystal's inner fears of abandonment or betrayal. Krystal would have to fight this illusion and then be given the choice to spare or finish him off, and the former was the only way to pass the test and acquire the spirit.
Krystal and Kyte would make their third and final visit to Cape Claw after Sabre acquired the sixth spirit, which would open the mouth of the giant Krazoa Head. Going by the condensed story, they were to discover hidden caves containing a Krazoa translator, which allows them to read the ancient texts that have seen throughout their adventures and help open the gate into the Krazoa Palace, Krystal's final SpellStone dungeon.
Pretty much all of this would be entirely removed in the final Star Fox Adventures. The initial beach/cliff area with the giant Krazoa head would remain, as would the gas room puzzle, but solving the latter would only free the Queen CloudRunner (filling in for Kyte) from her prison within a nearby cave, and the Krazoa head would now lead into the Ocean Force Point Temple. There also exists a sidequest involving a finding a HighTop's stack of gold.
Curiously, the Dinosaur Planet globe map made for Star Fox Adventures does actually include the SharpClaw fortress area, which possibly indicates that Rare had intended on bringing Cape Claw in its entirety over to SFA before heavily cutting it down.
Dinosaur Planet condensed story:
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Dinosaur Planet - Cape Claw:
First visit:
https://youtu.be/ifEK8K6vKlM?t=65
Second visit:
https://youtu.be/wEg50JUI1wY?t=1
Dinosaur Planet - Test of Character:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56nNKICDguI
Animated fan recreation of the Test of Character using unimplemented voice lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84FbGYNppHQ
Dinosaur Planet wiki article on Cape Claw explaining the mechanics and levels:
https://dinosaurpla.net/Main/World/Areas/Cape-Claw/
Star Fox Adventures Dinosaur Planet map with Cape Claw fortress area:
https://i.gyazo.com/a92be8f3cfa7b140989e2968920d06c1.png
Star Fox Adventures - Cape Claw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjYXiHJOqrM
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Dinosaur Planet - Cape Claw:
First visit:
https://youtu.be/ifEK8K6vKlM?t=65
Second visit:
https://youtu.be/wEg50JUI1wY?t=1
Dinosaur Planet - Test of Character:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56nNKICDguI
Animated fan recreation of the Test of Character using unimplemented voice lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84FbGYNppHQ
Dinosaur Planet wiki article on Cape Claw explaining the mechanics and levels:
https://dinosaurpla.net/Main/World/Areas/Cape-Claw/
Star Fox Adventures Dinosaur Planet map with Cape Claw fortress area:
https://i.gyazo.com/a92be8f3cfa7b140989e2968920d06c1.png
Star Fox Adventures - Cape Claw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjYXiHJOqrM
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Diamond Bay, along with Willow Grove, was one of the precious few areas from Sabre's campaign from Dinosaur Planet that ended up being scrapped entirely in the final Star Fox Adventures. A massive coastal area with cascading water falls, Sabre (or Fox in the leaked Dinosaur Planet build) and Tricky would access this area by swimming down the river in SwapStone Hollow. This was the original home of the Volcano Force Point Temple. It was also home to a single, seemingly last standing member of the PointBack tribe, a race of Stegosaurs. This individual would help Fox/Sabre by providing them the key to access the Volcano Force Point Temple, and would provide them with different tasks every time they returned from Diamond Bay with a SpellStone, such as preventing her eggs and nest from being raided by thieves, or being swept away by a flood. Completing each of these tasks would reward Sabre another key into the Force Point Temple.
It was also home to Sabre's first Krazoa shrine test, the Test of Strength. After depositing his first SpellStone, Sabre would be able to find a pathway that leads to a temple containing this shrine that was being guarded by a group of floating droids.
Diamond Bay was completely removed in the final Star Fox Adventures, and the Volcano Force Point Temple and the Test of Strength would be relocated to Moon Mountain Pass and SnowHorn Wastes respectively. Though absent in the final game, early design documents and concept art indicate that Rare did plan on bringing the PointBack back, but relocated to ThornTail Hollow (originally SwapStone Hollow).
It is worth pointing out that in the final game, there exists a mother ThornTail whose eggs and nest are similarly being raided by thieves and thus requests Fox for help. Bumping the contrast on Kevin Bayliss' early Star Fox Adventures cutscene sequence document reveals "The PointBack's eggs" on the next page, which makes it clear that this role was originally intended for the PointBack before she was dropped entirely in favor of the ThornTail.
Dinosaur Planet condensed story:
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Dinosaur Planet (N64 Dec. 2000 Build) PointBack Voice Lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOMTDfiGW20
Diamond Bay - Dinosaur Planet:
https://youtu.be/OGlbpbIsmlI?list=PL4DL2YQ4hzDUJ2MjfUXapxnuYDJeHsRcA&t=408
Early Star Fox Adventures cutscene sequence that features the PointBack in ThornTail Hollow:
https://twitter.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1651842011492646913
Early Star Fox Adventures PointBack concept art:
https://imgur.com/a/OtnVRSg#ZaUTRtz
Early Star Fox Adventures cutscene sequence withed bumped contrast, revealing "The PointBack's eggs" on the next page (provided by user Banjeoin in the Dinosaur Planet discord):
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/827619535326674996/1101539666408251624/image.png?ex=6585b3c2&is=65733ec2&hm=78f556a1a607ebcbc7b3b13f06de8b154b72dcdbfed90cc83623d79d60523627&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=628&height=579
Fox helping the mother ThornTail in Star Fox Adventures:
https://youtu.be/AlU7XBmF70k?t=182
Star Fox Adventures Test of Strength, relocated to SnowHorn Wastes:
https://youtu.be/D8Y-T-GgbqM?t=508
Star Fox Adventures Volcano Force Point, relocated to Moon Mountain Pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovgnk8K-Ums&t=38s
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Dinosaur Planet (N64 Dec. 2000 Build) PointBack Voice Lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOMTDfiGW20
Diamond Bay - Dinosaur Planet:
https://youtu.be/OGlbpbIsmlI?list=PL4DL2YQ4hzDUJ2MjfUXapxnuYDJeHsRcA&t=408
Early Star Fox Adventures cutscene sequence that features the PointBack in ThornTail Hollow:
https://twitter.com/Kev_Bayliss/status/1651842011492646913
Early Star Fox Adventures PointBack concept art:
https://imgur.com/a/OtnVRSg#ZaUTRtz
Early Star Fox Adventures cutscene sequence withed bumped contrast, revealing "The PointBack's eggs" on the next page (provided by user Banjeoin in the Dinosaur Planet discord):
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/827619535326674996/1101539666408251624/image.png?ex=6585b3c2&is=65733ec2&hm=78f556a1a607ebcbc7b3b13f06de8b154b72dcdbfed90cc83623d79d60523627&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=628&height=579
Fox helping the mother ThornTail in Star Fox Adventures:
https://youtu.be/AlU7XBmF70k?t=182
Star Fox Adventures Test of Strength, relocated to SnowHorn Wastes:
https://youtu.be/D8Y-T-GgbqM?t=508
Star Fox Adventures Volcano Force Point, relocated to Moon Mountain Pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovgnk8K-Ums&t=38s
Company: Dreamworks Interactive
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Several of DreamWorks Interactive's earliest games opened with dark slapstick situations occuring to the Boy on the Moon in the opening logo, such as being massacred by dinosaurs from The Lost World: Jurassic Park; being restrained and thrown off of the moon by the toy soldiers from Small Soldiers; being attacked by dragons in T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger; and using a malfunctioning parachute in Medal of Honor games. This did not cause any drama from any branch of DreamWorks, even in spite of the DreamWorks logo being based on a real world child, and the animation branch of DreamWorks even provided assets to use in the animations.
Article on DreamWorks Interactive logo intros:
https://www.timeextension.com/features/flashback-remembering-the-jurassic-park-dreamworks-logo-that-traumatized-a-generation
Article on origin of DreamWorks' Boy on the Moon:
https://filmobsessive.com/film/film-news/film-interviews/artist-robert-hunt-on-the-dreamworks-logo-and-his-moon-child/
https://www.timeextension.com/features/flashback-remembering-the-jurassic-park-dreamworks-logo-that-traumatized-a-generation
Article on origin of DreamWorks' Boy on the Moon:
https://filmobsessive.com/film/film-news/film-interviews/artist-robert-hunt-on-the-dreamworks-logo-and-his-moon-child/
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The game's protagonist does not have an official name, as they are meant to be a representation of the player. However, both promotional material and the game files refer to them as "Barry". Additionally, writer Ian Mutchler has confirmed that their intended species is a quokka. As such, fans have taken to referring to the protagonist as "Barry the Quokka" when referring to them.
Reveal trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8sIhr-z5I
Species confirmation:
https://thefantastician.tumblr.com/post/713514678715875328/i-think-i-asked-a-question-on-the-wrong-blog
Discussion about the fanname:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonicTheHedgehog/comments/13slc6g/barry_the_quokka_is_that_his_actual_name_or_is_it/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8sIhr-z5I
Species confirmation:
https://thefantastician.tumblr.com/post/713514678715875328/i-think-i-asked-a-question-on-the-wrong-blog
Discussion about the fanname:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonicTheHedgehog/comments/13slc6g/barry_the_quokka_is_that_his_actual_name_or_is_it/
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In the E3 2002 Kiosk version of Star Fox Adventures, CloudRunner Fortress contains a handful of elements from the Dinosaur Planet version that got scrapped in the final game, some of these being:• The level is set on a stormy night in this version of the game, just like in Dinosaur Planet. The weather changes to daytime in the later areas of the fortress after Fox is captured.
• Certain sections of the stage use the "Sound Test 09" and "Sound Test 28" music tracks which go unused in the final version of Star Fox Adventures outside of the jukebox. Both music tracks were originally composed for Dinosaur Planet, and one of which is played while Krystal makes her approach into its version of CloudRunner Fortress.
• Interactive Krazoa-pattern-framed info screens appear throughout the fortress, which are also in the N64 version. In Dinosaur Planet, these info screens would provide advice and also occasional lore, one of which mentioning the Kamerian Dragon, which the CloudRunners thank for providing their wealth.
Curiously, the demo contains an unused map of the interior of General Scales' galleon separate from the one used during the intro. Its internal name is "insidegal"; Dinosaur Planet also has this map and it can be visited while the galleon is docked at the back of CloudRunner Frotress, so it's possible General Scales' galleon was at one point planned to appear here in Adventures, too. Hidden warp zone objects exist floating where the lower deck doors would be positioned if the ship was docked there, even in the retail version.
Dinosaur Planet CloudRunner Fortress footage:
https://youtu.be/HWZvhC_qKss?t=378
https://youtu.be/MEWGNBGf6CI?t=253
E3 2002 kiosk version of CloudRunner Fortress:
https://youtu.be/V_VXgGItIIU?list=PLomVB6kf6CCPD3sMrd1_Cd_34yhZUZu7J&t=2604
https://youtu.be/u8AR70WOTnY?list=PLomVB6kf6CCPD3sMrd1_Cd_34yhZUZu7J&t=65
Cut SFA music tracks that were originally composed for DP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XDJjGjrcvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYuiTl4fwT8
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Star_Fox_Adventures/E3_2002_Demo#CloudRunner_Fortress
https://youtu.be/HWZvhC_qKss?t=378
https://youtu.be/MEWGNBGf6CI?t=253
E3 2002 kiosk version of CloudRunner Fortress:
https://youtu.be/V_VXgGItIIU?list=PLomVB6kf6CCPD3sMrd1_Cd_34yhZUZu7J&t=2604
https://youtu.be/u8AR70WOTnY?list=PLomVB6kf6CCPD3sMrd1_Cd_34yhZUZu7J&t=65
Cut SFA music tracks that were originally composed for DP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XDJjGjrcvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYuiTl4fwT8
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Star_Fox_Adventures/E3_2002_Demo#CloudRunner_Fortress
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The Kamerian Heart was the original intended boss fight for Dragon Rock in Dinosaur Planet. It represented the Frankenstein remains of the last great Kamerian war dragon that fell in battle against the Krazoa over Dinosaur Planet's orbit, and became something of a god figure to the dinosaur inhabitants, who believed that they were spawned from it. One of the dragon's descendants, Drakor, becomes aware of its presence on Dinosaur Planet and seeks the assistance of General Scales and the SharpClaw to take over the planet and begin channeling all of its magical energies into the Kamerian Heart within Dragon Rock using the Force Point Temples, in order to revive it and thus allow Drakor to use its huge destructive powers to destroy the planet and seek vengeance against the Krazoa, as well as conquering the entire universe. Inside the Kamerian Heart was where the area's SpellStone resided, and thus Sabre had to defeat the heart in order to acquire it, and after an encounter with Drakor, would need to escape from within Dragon Rock before he is trapped there forever. The Kamerian Heart is noticeably the only boss fight present in the leaked December 2000 build of Dinosaur Planet to be entirely absent in the final Star Fox Adventures. Drakor, whose role was repurposed as General Scales' mutant bioweapon, would take over its role as Dragon Rock's boss that Fox must defeat in order to obtain the SpellStone. In turn, Andross would take over Drakor's role as the final boss of Star Fox Adventures.
Dinosaur Planet condensed story:
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Dinosaur Planet - Kamerian Heart boss fight and Drakor cutscene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUsE9RBdrCI&t=114s
Star Fox Adventures - Drakor boss fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAH9JiNRLQE
https://rarethief.com/dinosaur-planet/
Dinosaur Planet - Kamerian Heart boss fight and Drakor cutscene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUsE9RBdrCI&t=114s
Star Fox Adventures - Drakor boss fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAH9JiNRLQE