Hey! Pikmin

Hey! Pikmin
Developer: Arzest Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 3DS Released in JP: July 13, 2017 Released in US: July 28, 2017 Released in EU: July 28, 2017 Released in AU: July 29, 2017 Released in KR: August 9, 2018 This game has unused code. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused models. This game has regional differences.

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Hey! Pikmin is a spin-off title in the Pikmin series. Captain Olimar has once again crashed his ship on a strange planet full of alien creatures, fruit, household items, amiibo, and of course, Pikmin. Olimar is tasked to use Pikmin in order to collect resources in order to leave the planet he's stranded on. And amiibo figurines.

Instead of the free-roaming 3D strategy and exploration of the first three console games, this entry takes the concept into the 2D plane, restricting the player’s movement to that of traditional 2D side-scrolling platformers. Otherwise, the game keeps the series' unique character design, world aesthetic, pacing, and elemental mechanics of each Pikmin type.

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To do: There are other collectable cartridges that are different. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Land, and Donkey Kong Land are among those that are different between the Japanese and US versions. Some of the unused models also have unused animations associated with them.

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Regional Differences A lot of text means a lot of differences between regions

Unused Models

Enemies

Doodlebug

The Doodlebug (known as Onarashi in Japan) as it appears in Pikmin 2. It has several animations for it still left in the files, such as walking and running.

Skeeterskate

The Skeeterskate from Pikmin 3. Like the Doodlebug, it has some animations related to it, such as it skating and it spitting water, most likely as an attack.

Scornet

The Scornet, also from Pikmin 3. Unlike in that game, however, it's appearance is slightly changed, most notably having blue eyes. Like the two models above, it also has associated animations. It was most likely replaced by the Sparrowhead which appears in the final game due to their similar appearance and nature, judging by it's unused animations.

Early Adult Centipare

An early version of the Adult Centipare, in completely different colors.

Early Elongated Crushblat

An early version of the Elongated Crushblat, which looks completely different compared to the final game.

enemy01

More than likely some sort of test enemy. It also has variants of it in different colors.

(Source: Pikmin Wiki)

Internal Oddities

Abandoned Husk weight

The Abandoned Husk treasure has a weight and max carrier value of 9, despite being unable to be carried in-game.

Internal Project Name

Hey! Pikmin's internal project name is "Radish", according to internal data.