Things to investigate - UPDATED: 10/10/2016

unused content to explore:
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video to make:
channel trailer
any new discoveries

projects:
* research PS1 demos for unused content
* research PS1 retail games for unused content
* demo and retail differences in games

to research:
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PS1 games:

* Explore demos that have more levels on them than you think.
 - Ape Escape
 - Muppet Racemania
 - Tony Hawks 1 and 2
 - Spyro 1, 2, and 3
 - Wip3out
 and more


* Tomba! // general research (?)

* XI Devil Dice [J] // version differences

* look at other demos that I've got
 - search for debug menus, tests, etc
 - compare to other demos
 - compare with retail versions

* Overboard (demo) // debug menu
 - ".LEVEL....INVUNERABLE.DEBUG INFO"
  ~ UPDATE: can't seem to access it. Will test demo.

* Lifeforce Tenka / Codename - Tenka (demo) // debug menu
 - has options for infinite health, infinite ammo, level select, view VRAM, all
weapons, warp, debug info
 ~ UPDATE: the retail version appears to have taken out the debug menu. Will test

the demo version.
 ~ UPDATE: found the level select in the demo. Turns out it's a menu that can be
accessed via cheat code, so not unused.

* Felony 11-79 // debug info
 - might be fully removed, apart from the mere mention of it. Need to investigate.

* Overblood // debug menu
 - "OVERBLOOD RELEASE ..  VERSION 1.00-N...WELCOME TO DEBUG MODE....THIS ROOM IS
OLD WLD VERSION"
  ~ UPDATE: accessed the debug menu (though not that window). Have recorded me
exploring it

* Barbie Explorer // debug menu?
 - kind of looks like it when seen in a hex editor. I have managed to access a
debug function (level segment name, watch out for video) in the demo.

* Tomba 2 // differences between demo and retail
 - definitely some differences, like no voice lines, different music, a goddamn
rock preventing progress... will detail the differences eventually.
  ~ UPDATE: compiled a list of differences. May make a video to showcase the audio
differences e.g. different music
        // bypass the rock
  ~ UPDATE: the rock has a wall of great (infinite?) vertical height. Hacking hasn't allowed
me to bypass it

* Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX // differences between demos and retail
 - the PAL and NTSC demos are different and are of different builds of the game.
Will document eventually.

* Rayman 2 (PS1) // debug menu
 - TCRF has info but wants a video. I tnink I'll provide just that.

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PSP games:

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recent updateS:

* Gex // debug stuff? possible debug menu?

* Dead or Alive (demo) // debug menu mentioned
 - thoughts: need to test if this can be accessed in both the demo and retail
versions
 - there's also a lot of graphics that can be seen through a program like jPSXdec.
Any used?
  ~ UPDATE: it's listed as being either in the Options menu or the Game config
menu but I can't access it. Removed? Need help!

* Kick Off World (demo) // profanity programmer comment
 - "You fucked up here too, type %d"

* Dead Ball Zone (demo) // debug menu
 - thoughts: it's called the DEBUG MENU O'DOOM. Need to check if can be accessed
in demo or retail mode
  ~ UPDATE: can't access in demo. Need to try retail version
  ~ UPDATE: the retail version removes most of the debug menu options but it's
still mentioned. Need to access it.
  ~ UPDATE: accessed the debug menu and testing options in the retail. The
developers probably renamed some of the menus, hence the confusion. Recorded a
video of me exploring it.

* R-Type Delta (demo) // debug menu
 - thoughts: need to test if this can be accessed in both the demo and retail
versions
  ~ UPDATE: can't access in demo. Need to try retail version
  ~ UPDATE: can't access in retail. Might be completely inaccessable (prove me
wrong)

* Omega Boost (demo) // debug menu
 - thoughts: level select, movie select, sound test, model viewer
http://zenade.angelfire.com/OB/OBD.html - I'm not the first to have found mention
of it. Does the retail version mention it and have it accessible somehow?
Debug Display gameshark for NTSC-U: 300A7EA4 0001 < test
  ~ UPDATE: can't access in demo. Need to try retail version
  ~ UPDATE: can't access in retail. The closest I got was accessing possibly
unused menus, which probably aren't unused (need to research that)

* This Is Football // debug menu
 - thoughts: need to test if this can be accessed in both the demo and retail
versions
  ~ UPDATE: can't access in demo. Need to try retail version
  ~ UPDATE: can't find it in the retail. Will try again one day

* Championship Motocross (demo) // unused songs
 - thoughts: the game code mentions songs that aren't in the game. Alongside the
artist is probably a commentary note
 AVERSION - THIS ROCKS ] / I'm sure it does
 AVERSION - HOLESHOT   ] // the retail version has 'The Weed, The Tree and Me'
 GUTTERMOUTH - SCARY RIDE ] // the retail version has 'Hit Machine'
 GUTTERMOUTH - FUCK YOU   ] // the retail version has 'Food Storage'
 METICALLA - BROWN HOLE // obvious joke
 VANILLA ICE - ANDYS FAVE // a reference to the producer Andrew McKenzie
 VANILLA ICE - HONEST IT IS // I'm sure it is

* Space Debris (demo) // debug mode mentioned
 - thoughts: "HIGH SCORE TABLE..SET CHEATS..END OF MISSION STATS..SET UP MENU
SCREENS..MEDAL HILITE..CHANGE LANGUAGE..FONTS"
  ~ can't access in demo. Try full game

* Player Manager 2000 (demo) // debug team and menu?
 - thoughts: probably leftover asset strings from development

* Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 // profanity in game code
 - thoughts: I already mentioned this in my examination of Euro Demo 59 but I'm
mentioning it again because I have a bad memory
           - a few of the gaps have funny placeholder names until they came up
with more suitable names for them

* Hogs of War (demo) // debug mode
 - thoughts: manual camera mode, can monitor certain pigs, control certain pigs

* UEFA Champions League 2000 (demo) // debug menu
 - thoughts: can choose result of a match. Can't really see what else is in this
menu without opening it myself

* urban Chaos (demo) // test level
 - thoughts: mentioned among the level list at the bottom of URBAND.DST is 'Test
track.
http://zenade.angelfire.com/urban/UC.html - how to access what I think is it

* TOCA World Touring Cars (demo) // unused cheat (slots?)
 - thoughts: listed after the cheat list is a list of cheat slots; "CHEAT 11.CHEAT
12.CHEAT 13" etc. Either these are unused cheat slots (in case they planned more
cheats) or there are other cheats yet to be found and documented.

* Action Man (demo) // debug menu
 - thoughts: listed among the menu options is a debug menu. Can't really tell what
is in it.

* Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver // debug menu
 - thoughts: from what I've read, the PC version has this menu that can be
activated via a trainer, but the PS1 version has removed this entirely. A shame.
http://www.thelostworlds.net/SR1/The_Debug_Menu.html

* Time Crisis: Project Titan (demo) // debug menu
 - thoughts: memory card test, stage + segment select, probably more. The date
listed in the menu is Aug 12 2000 (the game did not get released until April 6,
2001).
  ~ can't access it in demo I think. Need to check full retail version
  ~ UPDATE: can't access it in the retail (yet) but a peek through the game code

reveals that the listed dates are different.
    Demo (Euro Demo 67): Aug 12 2000 06:53:57
    Retail (SLUS-01336): Mar 22 2001 14:25:07

* Kingsley's Adventure (demo) // debug/cheat menu
 - thoughts: ".Cheat, Invulnerable, Player Debug, GFX Debug, Skull Island, Cutlass
Isle, Carrot Castle Grounds, Sea Town - all sub bosses defeated"
  ~ UPDATE: have recorded footage of the level select part of the debug menu, both
retail and some demo.
            still need to find out how to access the other content

* Asterix Mega Madness (demo) // unused menu?
 - "Hello. This is supposed to be a menu.... Don't forget to press R1 to
unlock all challenges/days!... If you really wanna be elite, try the hidden part
by jumping off the balcony while pressing L2!" -- is this actually used somewhere?

* Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare // debug and cheat menu
 - "Toggle debug info...Toggle collision effect.Switch lights...Screen
shot.Browse VRAM.Kill monsters in level..God mode....Unlimited ammo"
  ~ UPDATE: have accessed the cheat menu in the demo, which has Kill monsters in
level, God mode, & Unlimited ammo. Can't access the debug menu. The retail version
removes this cheat menu. A debug menu is still mentioned in the retail version but
it is different; it appears to be the same hidden cheat menu that can be accessed
in the PC version of the game.
            The retail menu debug menu has "Goto level..*All item...All
item....*God Mode...God Mode....*Medikits...Medikits....*WRInf..WRInf...*Debug
Info.Debug Info."

* Medievil 2 (demo) // unused levels (most likely all removed)
 - mentioned in PROJFILE.MWD in the level names are: Collision Test,
Network Test, Art Slot 1-4, Replay, Parliament
 - thoughts: probably all beta stuff removed in the final game. Will test
regardless.

* B-Movie (demo) // PC leftovers
 - thoughts: there is mention of a video mode and draw distance. Need to check if
it's in the retail version. Also mention of a sound test and cheats
 - thoughts: the demo has nothing. Need to test retail game

* Colony Wars Vengeance (demo) // E3 demo cheats mentioned, placeholder/joke
credits, debug menu
 - thoughts: "E3 demo cheats off..E3 demo cheats on"
 - thoughts" "Another QA Bod..1.0.10..Someone
Else..1.0.10..Who?..1.0.20..BETA..0.1.10..Homer..1.0.10..Marge..1.0.10..Bart..1.0.
10..Lisa..1.0.20..MASTER..0.1.10..Maggie..1.0.10..Moe..1.0.10..Mr
Burn's..1.0.10..Ned Flanders..1.0.10..Barney..1.0.10..Mrs Krabappell"
 - thoughts: debug menu allows you to choose missions, FMVs, enable/disable
cheats, view models, equip ships, maybe more

* Psybadek  // debug info
 - "Debug Info.Cheat.Jump Start.Win.Lose.Teleport"
  ~ UPDATE: found a Gameshark code to activate those options (thanks Hacc) but
most of them are non-functional, so not much point expanding upon this.
  ~ can't seem to access it in the demo (Euro Demo 40). I was hoping that the
debug options might have been functional in the demo version. Maybe someone with
more knowledge can access it.

* TOCA 2 ? // debug testing cheats
"ParrotCheat.CoordinateCheat.FrameCountCheat.WinAllRacesCheat....AllCheats...Disab
leAllCheats....AutomaticBlackFlagCheat.RomanCheat..StuntCheat..ChallengeCheat..Use
fulCamerasCheat..FastVaryingWeatherCheat.RainingBloodCheat"

* Quake II // debug menu, & demo and retail differences
           // the ingame codes calls Mission 6 'Tribute Mission.HalfLife'.
           // PC leftovers e.g. Record Space....Default.....c:\SPlay....Data for
Window ....Record Stuff'
           // any unused levels ('QDUMMY'?)
 ~ UPDATE: can't access the debug menu so it's probably safe to assume that it's
probably removed.
           have done demo and retail differences

* Action Man - Mission Xtreme // debug menu
 - "Exit game...FOV.Easy Mode...Lyndons debug...AM infinite health..Lock to
30/25fps....Show camera info....Show segments...Show collision..Collision...Dump
game save..Free item"
  ~ UPDATE: couldn't access debug menu but have encountered a crash handler. Have
recorded a video of it being 'accessed'.

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko // accessing pause and debug menu in the demo
 - thoughts: the demo has a better looking debug menu than the retail, as seen in
the game code, so I tried to access the pause/debug menu in the demo
  ~ UPDATE: no dice. Enabling the pause menu and the debug menu exits the demo

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos // demo has unused levels?
 - thoughts: tried it out. Nope. The demo plays a demo at the main menu when idle
(map # of 30) but it can't be played. And there's not enough differences between
the demo and retail to warrant compiling a list. Maybe look at US demo.

Croc 2 // general research
 - thoughts: couldn't change level in demo (only level that plays is 1 2 2,
anything else fails to load).
              did find the Position Bar, which is a programmer's tool for seeing

coordinates, map #, music #. Have recorded it in action on both retail and demo
              there's more to uncover in this game, like the proper debug menu.
Help!

* Ape Escape [J] // differences between demo and retail
 - video recorded, edited, complete with notes for the description box

* G-Police // debug code ?
 - "Keith likes Baby Spice" // reference to Keith Pickford, one of the programmers
of the game
 - "Error... Your guess is as good as mine!.....U:%x V:%x I:%x J:%x.....Arrr Weee
you bugger !!!"

* Fade to Black // debug stuff
 - enables shields, invulnerability, has coordinate display, frame rate, free
memory amount

* Final Fantasy IX // general research aka messing about
 - some of the monster textures have writing on them. One set of textures for a
monster has a dog drawing on them

* Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee // demo and retail differences
 - "Congratulations!  You've earned a $10.00 rebate certificate good towards a
purchase at retail of the full Sony PlayStation version of OddWorld Abe's Oddysee,
due out in FALL 1997, or an OddWorld T-shirt if you purchase the game directly
from GT Interactive Software.   Just call us for details at 1-800-615-7629
extension A703 and give us your Aname, address and telephone number along with
your secret code.   Void where prohibited.   Offer available only in the U.S.
T-shirt quantities may be limited.   Calls must be received by 7-31-97.   Limit
one registration per person or household.   No registration will be processed
without your secret code.   You must purchase the full Sony PlayStation version of
OddWorld Abe's Oddysee to use rebate or receive a t-shirt."

* Station Demo Disc 2 (E) [SLED-01634] // unused images
 - the textures for the menu has images of Duke Nukem: Time to Kill, despite it
not being a playable/rolling demo or video on the disk.

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to expand on:

Things to investigate:  (WORK IN PROGRESS, MIGHT BE UPDATED):
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (demo) // debug menu  https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2BHiPJQsCms
(can't seem to do it, as the demo and retail versions use different sorts of code
to handle the cursor location)

Differences between demo and full game to research:
more: http://www.crimson-ceremony.net/demopals/eurodemo/index.php

RugRats: Search for Reptar // Debug menu
 - thoughts: I can't seem to access it. I've tried hacking the menu in pause menu
and it works but no debug menu found. Maybe an address needs to be turned from 0
to 1? Needs more research.

Tekken 3 // can play as Crow (one of the Tekken Force characters)
 - thoughts: I've tried finding the address that determines the value of your
opponent but couldn't find it. Even if I did, maybe this is Japanese version only?

Driver // can play in  Newcastle area (used in credits but non-interactive)
Drive (demo) // can play as a beta cop car
 - thoughts: saw info on these on some fan websites and hacking websites

Medievil // has a programmer's test level that can't be accessed
 - thoughts: info on this on the Gallowmere wiki. Can't be accessed since its
missing an some files. Maybe one day we'll be able to access it...

Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour // debug menu, test tracks, AI debug
 - thoughts: I've tried to access it but to no success. Maybe someone more skilled
in this sort of thing can do better.

Terracon: debug menu // mentions of a test level (and maybe a sound test)
 - thoughts: I've tried to access it but also to no success. Maybe someone more
skilled in this sort of thing can do better.

Kula World // unused levels (already found the unused lesson level. are the demo
levels still on the disc a la Croc 2?)

Bloody Roar 2 // debug menu. I can't find it. It might be Japanese exclusive, need
to check that version.

Centipede // debug menu mentioned
 - thoughts: can't seem to access. Also, you can use cheats in the demo, which is
neat

Kensei // Test mode that has a model tester. Can't seem to access it

Need for Speed: High Stakes // debug menu, has a VRAM dump and memory viewer in it
 - thoughts: tried to find it, nope. All I got was a hacking montage video.
                               will return to it one day

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PSP:

Wipeout Pulse (PSP) // Debug info mentioned in game strings. Can it be accessed
ingame?

God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP) // Debug resources?

Patapon // Debug option listed among the main screen options. Can it be hacked in?
 - interesting strings: NC:TIG_DEBUG_MENU_PHASE // variations are listed as well
                        SOUND DEBUG // listed after MISSION FAILED

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info to share:
Abe's Oddysee // beta footage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_snkZRUNgA
Tomorrow Never Dies // hacking tutorials  https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=sPpUpK125zc&list=PLcHcwoa3wMspW-djoriNuGGi6qd3ZvvPy
Hogs of War // unused maps  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-M-8YoOCUo
MediEvil // Winston has some unused lines  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkM-
IQqatK4
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PS1) - unused levels
Rescue Shot - unused track  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6qLzc8qgK4
Chicken Run // Debug menu http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/8676-Chicken-Run-
%28US-PS1%29-Debug-Menu?p=71873#post71873
Gran Turismo (pre-release demo) // unused movie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0fjvm70ClVk
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge //  beta/unused music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-asRNhvYVw
Dark Souls 2 // cut content playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLmIWTlCX6FT3aLdEUx6DMp-KJWU9W2A5N
Dark Souls 3 // cut content playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLmIWTlCX6FT2v3LzMyFkKoxj--vFoP2yC
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers - The Hub (Unused) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NgbkDUMYLWo
Tomb Raider 5-Unused,Beta & Deleted // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RB8UV_Sx_o
Tomb Raider 5-PSX Beta (October 2000) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCi9ZaeNngo
Motor Toon Grand Prix Soundtrack - Unused Voice Clips // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09V1NB8a6tM
Rayman 2 // unused muysic track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY9vpm5QhFM