Unused content

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Some unused content is left inside the final version of some Pikmin games. There is information about prototype content, but this is a list of content that is inside the games' files, and isn't used in a regular playthrough.

Pikmin

Debug menu

A menu written in Japanese with several debugging features is present in the game. Each option has a value, and pressing the A button will activate the option, with the specified value. The options, in order, display the following:

  • Title screen. 0 means the Challenge Mode option won't be visible. 1 means that option is present.
  • A set of Voyage Log entries. Set #19 is untranslated for some reason.
  • Save game screen. Its value doesn't seem to do anything.
  • A weird screen, possibly used to test, sprites, effects and buttons.
  • Memory card warnings. 0 and 1 don't do anything, 2 warns that the card cannot be used. 4 warns that it must be formatted.
  • Ship log selection screen.
  • Unlocked Voyage Logs. Acts weirdly.
  • End of day screen.
  • Pause menus. 0 is during a regular adventure, 1 is during challenge mode.
  • Final statistics.
  • Title screen without background.

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Enemy Reel

The Enemy Reel shows some enemies in places where they can't be found in the final game, as well as areas that look a bit different. The Enemy Reel was probably recorded before some of the levels' layouts changed.


Additionally, the Swooping Snitchbug entry appears after the Fiery Blowhog. Seeing as the reel is otherwise organized alphabetically, this could mean that the original plans for the Swooping Snitchbug's name were "Flying Snitchbug", or something similar.

Unused Voyage Log entries

Main article: Olimar's Voyage Log#Others.

Some unused log entries have been found inside the game's ISO.

Unused monolog

Main article: Olimar's monologs in Pikmin 1#Other.

An unused string can be found amidst Olimar's monologs.

Unused areas

The following unused areas have been found inside the game's files:

Unused bomb-rock textures

Some unused textures have been found on the game's disc, portraying Blue and Red Pikmin with bomb-rocks.

Blue Leaf Bud Flower

Red Leaf Bud Flower

Pikmin 2

The leaf texture used in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode menu. (Used on Pikipedia in the {{stub}} template.)

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