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Metroid Prime Hunters
Developer: Nintendo Software Technology Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo DS Released in JP: June 1, 2006 Released in US: March 20, 2006 Released in EU: May 5, 2006 Released in AU: May 25, 2006 Released in KR: December 6, 2007 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused text. This game has a prototype article

To do: The Metroids and unused multiplayer map need to get up here.

Metroid Prime Hunters is a more Quake-styled game in the Metroid series for the Nintendo DS featuring a rainbow collection of new characters and the same two bosses over and over.

Contents 1 Unused Models 2 Unused Music 2.1 Entrance Themes 2.2 MENU_1 3 Unused Text 3.1 "Music Test" Titles

Unused Models

Filename	Info	Image
MoverTest_Model.bin	An unused model of moving block objects.

Unused Music

Some leftover music tracks were discovered hidden away in the .sdat file inside the ROM image:

Entrance Themes

Filename	Hunter	Audio clip
SEQ_INTRO_SYLUX.sseq	Sylux
SEQ_INTRO_TRACE.sseq	Trace
SEQ_INTRO_NOXUS.sseq	Noxus
SEQ_INTRO_WEAVEL.sseq	Weavel
SEQ_INTRO_GUARDIAN.sseq	Guardian

Unused entrance themes for individual bounty hunters.

MENU_1

An unused menu theme from the game, which is based on the menu theme from the First Hunt demo.

Unused Text

GameMessages.bin contains unused messages that do not appear at any point in the game. Some of them hint at abandoned story elements.

WARNING: hostiles detected.\
OCTOLITHS are likely to be heavily guarded. proceed with caution.

WARNING:\
long-range sensors detect warp signatures of stealth-class spacecraft approaching the ALIMBIC sector.

WARNING:\
subspace intercepts suggest the presence of bounty hunters in ALIMBIC territory.

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
warp signatures of at least four bounty hunter vessels confirmed.

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
analysis of telepathic transmission from TETRA GALAXY complete. unable to validate any source of ULTIMATE POWER.

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
origin of telepathic message identified as prisoner GOREA. threat analysis: strategic lure for an unwitting liberator.

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
GOREA must not escape. all measures necessary to contain this threat are authorized.

top screen\
various hostile forces in pursuit of $ULTIMATE POWER.$ $EXTREME CAUTION$ is advised.

SCAN FIRST TO PICK UP\

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
WARNING! unidentified vessel detected in docking bay alpha seven. $EXTREME CAUTION$ is advised.

FORCE FIELD CANNOT BE DEACTIVATED WITH THAT WEAPON\

SAVE STATION\
would you like to save your progress?

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
severe timefield disruption detected in the vicinity of the $ALIMBIC CLUSTER.$

GUNSHIP TRANSMISSION\
sensors detect the proximity of an ALIMBIC ARTIFACT.

"Music Test" Titles

Within BGMSELECTLIST.DAT is a list of track titles for the game's sound test in the Options menu. These titles, however, aren't shown in-game whatsoever.

TITLE MENU RESULTS CELESTIAL_GATEWAY ALINOS_GATEWAY VESPER_GATEWAY ARCTERRA_GATEWAY 
SHADOWS ENEMIES THE_ARCHIVES PURSUIT KANDEN FOREBODING CRETAPHID AFTERMATH ESCAPE ALINOS 
SPIRE SLENCH THE_OUTPOST GUARDIANS SYLUX DESOLATION ARCTERRA NOXUS TRACE THE_ELDERS DEMON_SPAWN 
SPACE_DECAY WATCHING WEAVEL GOREA HUNTERS GOREA_RETURNS

The Metroid series
NES	Metroid
Super NES	Super Metroid
GameCube	Metroid Prime (Prototype) • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Wii	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Prototype) • Metroid: Other M
Game Boy	Metroid II: Return of Samus
Game Boy Advance	Metroid Fusion • Metroid Zero Mission
Nintendo DS	Metroid Prime Hunters ("First Hunt" Prototype)