Croc 2 - unused content research

Croc 2 research
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Version: SLUS-00634 [U]
emulator used: ePSXe 1.9.0

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1) Hex-Strings
2) Differences between demo and retail
3) Differences between early demo and retail
4) Cheat Engine codes (unused levels, etc)
5) Unused levels


## 1) Hex-strings ##

CROCII.DIR lists level .WAD files. Any way of extracting these from CROCII.DAT?
Or use a hex editor to replace a level with a possibly unused level?

Croc 2.bin

00009640:
199907011

The date the disc was made, 11 July 1999.

0003AEC0:
Red Ant Fast Lair...Soveena Lead Up.Caveman Cave Two....Croc's Theme....Masher Lead Up..Venus Lead Up...Venus...Hub Tribe 2.Inca Babies Two.Red Ant Bomb....Red Ant Lair....Masher..Hub Tribe 3.Hub Tribe 4.Inca Babies One.Dungeon.Flavio..CBK Lead Up.Goo Manchoo Tower...Dante Two...River Race..Choo Outside....Choo Cave...Ice Cave One....Gold Rock Race..Thief Cave..Thief Jungle....Snowball....Find The Key....Ice Land....Forest Barren...Lava Lamp Larry.Glider..Barren Wheels Two...Soveena.Caveman Cave One....Dante One...Barren Wheels One...Jungle Two..Ice Cave....Cave One....The Mine....Barren Three....Cannon Boat Keith...WaterfalI....Hub Tribe 1.No Track

Music track list. Any unused?

007DDDA0:
Running version %s\%s[%s]...Jul  1 1999.14:31:00....Final

0007DDE20:
Cheat Menu Active...Magazine Cheat Menu Active

How to activate the Magazine Cheat Menu? (if it can be)

007DEF30:
Level Select....Tribe %d....Level %d....Boss %d.Secret %d...Intro %d....Map %d..Return

Possibly from the aforementioned Magazine Cheat Menu.

007DF0000:
Edit Inventory..Binoculars %d...Keys %d.Clockwork Gobbos %d.Purple Gummis %d....Blue Gummis %d..Green Gummis %d.Heartpots %d....Total Crystals %d...Return..Select Hub..Hub %d..Cheat Mode..Inventory Edit..CD%04d %s X %03x.%03x Y %03x.%03x Z %03x.%03x...%s???00000..BASLUS-00634

From a cheat/debug menu. Its different from the Cheat Menu as this has coordinates.

007DF130:
Maximum Camera's have been stacked.....davidm@argonaut.com

007DF180:
ITS NOT USED!

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## 2) Differences between later demo and retail ##

Versions compared: Euro Demo 48 (E) [SCED-01822]
Retail: NTSC [U] [SLUS-00634]

* The PAL demo build date is May 25 1999.14:17:44; the US retail build date is Jul  1 1999.14:31:00 and is designated as 'Final'.

Pause menu:
* no omniplay option

Gameplay:
* gameplay is slower and sluggish
* game ends after losing
* you can get all 100 gems the first time; in the retail you need to buy a blue gummi to get the orange gem to get the clockwork gobbo to get the last 10 gems
* no exit behind you
* no arrow sign to your right pointing at the exit
* the first crate is to the right; in the retail it is to the left, before the caged Gobbo
* Croc's voice in the first conversation is different and sounds more goofy
* the Clockwork Gobbo Point between the two bridges is missing
* the crates on either side of the bridge are not in the retail version
* the blue gummi/jelly is active; not so in the retail
* it is a Jelly Jumps in the PAL reigion; both the early NTSC demo and NTSC retail have them as Gummi Savers
* the dialogue when freeing caged Gobbo is different; "You'll have many more adventures in the big version of Croc 2!" in the demo, "Use the door Croc came through to return to Village." in the retail
* demo ends after freeing the Gobbo

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## 3) Differences between early demo and retail ##

Versions compared: Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 22 [U] [SCUS-94430]
Retail: NTSC [U] [SLUS-00634]

* The NTSC demo build date is Mar  4 1999.19:31:14; the US retail build date is Jul  1 1999.14:31:00 and is designated as 'Final'.
> this means that the North American demo is 2 months older than the European demo

Title screen:
* different splash screen before the title screen comes up
* different title screen; demo has Gobbos dancing around a fire in a Stonehenge-esque structure. whereas the retail has Gobbos chilling on the beach
* different sound effect plays when you press X
* no cutscene that follows
* no level name on the loading screen

Pause menu:
* the cat card graphic isn't in place, instead you get a spinning gem that represents total gems
* the options is basically the sound options
* the sound bar meters are in square notches in the demo, and a single
* the sound mode is default on Mono in the demo; Stereo in the retail
* the Music Volume music plays the current level music in the demo; the retail plays the title theme

Gameplay:
* you start off with 5 hearts, instead of 3
* the first box is to the right in the demo, and left in the retail
* walking to a new area starts the camera facing Croc and rotating around to his back
* the checkpoint gong by the red gem tree is missing
* a checkpoint gong is by the front of the bridge segment
* a Gobbo is by this gong, telling you how it works (he doesn't exist in the retail)
* the gong by the purple gem is missing
* the clockwork gobbo pad between the two bridges is missing
* the blue Gummi Savers jump pad is active in the demo, meaning you can get all the colour gems the first time round; the retail version requires you buy the blue jump pad from Swap Meet Pete
* the demo has a heart container (gives extra hit point) on the ledge; the retail version just has a regular heart (restores a hit point)
* there are two boxes in the clockwork gobbo room (100/100 gems); absent in the retail version (90/100 gems)
* collecting all 100 gems gives you a single big crystal, rather than 100 crystals added onto your Pete card total

Other differences:
* the music is quieter in the demo
* the music is a bit different; heavier percussion and a bit slower
* different sound effect when pausing
* pressing L2 and R2 don't do anything, whereas in the retail it shows items in your inventory
* the textboxes with the Gobbo have a dark cloud-like texture surrounding them; this is absent in the retail
* no voices in the demo
* collecting a colour gem has a different animation; the demo has it appear then bounce a few times to its position, whereas in the retail it slides with glittery animation to its position
* Croc makes a different sound when he rides a balloon
* collecting all the gems doesn't play the extra sparkly sound effect

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## 4) Cheat Engine codes  ##

http://i.imgur.com/AJw6uTr.png  not a good idea to freeze a value associated with swimming

Cheat Menu

Retail
00AC7928 = cheat menu code. change value from 0 to 1 to activate the cheat mode. Hold L2 and T2 during gameplay to bring it up

PAL demo (Euro Demo 48)
001CD994 =  cheat menu code. change value from 0 to 1 to activate the cheat mode. Hold L2 and R2 during gameplay to bring it up
Unfortunately, selecting a hub ends the demo.

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## 5) Unused levels ##

00ACE4B4 = hub #
00ACE4B8 = level #
00ACE4BC = level # 2 (mainly for sub-levels, like Secret Dratini levels)

The PS1 has all of the PC unused levels, especially the unused levels used for demonstrations/attract mode.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOfcue33hz3DJ9E04nb_iXR2aztUNMe2O

value of:
hub | level
0 1 1 = Bride of the Dungeon of Defright (foggy room with Gobbo in glass box) (testing room as no door)
0 1 2 = The Village Master demonstration level.  info:  Village Masher
0 1 3 = Save 50 Trapped Gobbos! demonstration level. info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8qMA5ybbQ
0 1 4 = Find the Wheels in the Jungle! demonstration level.  info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rdaMHgnRYI
0 1 5 = Get the Gobbo’s sandvich!  demonstration level.  info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btLks4lJpuA
0 1 6 = Save the Ice Trapped Gobbos!  info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvO7WuiXZnY
0 1 7 = Find 5 Lost Treasure Chests  demonstration level.  info:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Zifh8ZPfk
1 2 2 = Find the Key! Save the Gobbo! beta version used in demo
2 3 2 = Chase the Choo Choo Train (don't think its different from the actual level)

TO DO: see if the demo can access any other levels (probably not)

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