Pikmin 2 prerelease information: Difference between revisions

* [[#Early Bulborbs|Large yellow Bulborbs]] can be seen on some areas and caves.

Pikmin2x_090803_09.jpg|Some cave, with several [[#Early Bulborbs|Dwarf Yellow Bulborb]]s.

Pikmin2x_090803_21.jpg|A petrified [[Red Bulborb]]. Note the gate pillar in the top right corner, which suggests normal land instead of a water pit. In the final game, there is no gate there.

==Early Bulborbs==

[[File:Rubber Ugly E3 2003.png|thumb|350px|A large yellow Bulborb, on the top-left corner.]]

Two [[Grub-dog|Bulborb]] subspecies are known to have been cut from the final versions of ''Pikmin 2'', from analysis of gameplay videos and screenshots. These Bulborbs, along with the [[Red Bulborb]], would have given each basic Pikmin type a Bulborb of the same color, had they not been removed. Naming used in the game's data makes it clear that these enemies eventually became the [[Dwarf Orange Bulborb]]s, [[Orange Bulborb]]s, [[Snow Bulborb]]s and [[Hairy Bulborb]]s in the final game.

A blue "dwarf" Bulborb is clearly seen in a gameplay video.{{cite youtube|33bw8YRaatE|showing the blue dwarf Bulborb.}} It has white spots, and apparently acts like the [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]], with the same [[health]], attacks and weight. Its treasure value, however, appears to be {{pokos|5}}, whereas Dwarf Bulborbs are worth {{pokos|2}} in the game's released version. An adult version was never shown. These blue enemies became the Dwarf Orange Bulborb &ndash; whose internal name is <code>bluekochappy</code> &ndash; and the Orange Bulborb &ndash; with the internal name <code>bluechappy</code>.

Yellow Bulborbs appeared in the same video as the blue one, but in an above-ground area that bears a striking resemblance to [[The Forest of Hope]]. A dwarf version was also seen, which seems to walk slower than other Dwarf Bulborbs. In the final game, Snow Bulborbs are internally called <code>yellowkochappy</code> and Hairy Bulborbs are called <code>yellowchappy</code>.

Mature Yellow Bulborb.jpg|A large yellow Bulborb.

Early P2 berries.jpg|A sleeping large yellow Bulborb, on the top-left corner.

Dwarf Yellow Bulborb.jpg|A dwarf yellow Bulborb.

Blue Depict.png|A dwarf blue Bulborb.

There's an E3 2003 prototype gameplay video showing what is clearly a very early version that contains yellow Bulborbs and different cave aspects. It also contains some obvious debugging elements:

*The player is seen moving near a mature [[#Early Bulborbs|Yellow Bulborb]] and some yellow dwarves.

*While entering a [[cave]] in what is probably the [[Awakening Wood]], a large, solid red box appears in the background, with the text "956*90" appearing on its side. A large sleeping [[Red Bulborb]] can be seen behind it in the distance.