Audiosurf

Audiosurf
Developer: Dylan Fitterer Platform: Windows Released internationally: February 15, 2008 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused modes / minigames. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text.

Audiosurf is a rhythm game where you ride a spaceship across a road collecting colored blocks. Unlike other music games, the music here is actually music files on your PC, meaning every single song in existence is an Audiosurf song, even songs that came out after the game's release.

That's a lot of songs.

Unused Music

Present in the laddermusic folder of the game's directory.

A 44-second flute song, possibly made for testing the track generator.

A Portal remix called "The Device Has Been Modified", credited under "Victims of Science". The song itself in-game appropriately uses the [as-portal] tag. Present in the comments section of the file's properties is a developer message:

Thanks for Portal Valve, you are awesome. Wow I didn't know this would have such a warm reception.
I went back and put the effort into it that I should have the first time.

The song was included in an August 12, 2011 update as part of a Valve promotional ARG. When the player booted up the game, the first song they chose would be replaced by this one instead. This was disabled in a later update, though the song stuck around in the files afterward.

(Source: Valve ARG Wiki - Audiosurf)

Unused Sounds

Each of the four sound effect themes contain three sound effects that go unused in the final game. "matchformedOLD.wav" is a unique sound effect, likely from before different sound effects were added for different sized block matches. "overfill_safehitOLD.wav" is the Windows Ta-Da! sound effect; it's unknown where this would have gone. "tilefallOLD.wav" is a Windows "ping" sound effect that is used in the game, but in a duplicate file.

matchformedOLD.wav

overfill_safehitOLD.wav

tilefallOLD.wav

An outtake of a line from one of the tutorials can be found at "rush down.mp3".

Unused Game Modes

Options.ini contains an option for a touchscreen mode that's normally set to 0; changing it to 1 will do nothing to the game.

Unused Text

QuickPicks.cgr contains a list of filenames for songs likely used for testing. These are stored before the player's recent songs.

04 - Map Of The Problematique.mp3
04 10,000 Days (Wings, Pt. 2).wma
04 10,000 Days (Wings, Pt. 2).wma
Little Spitfire - Silly Girl.mp3
Little Spitfire - Say Hello.mp3
Little Spitfire - If I Look I See You.mp3
Little Spitfire - Drama Queen.mp3
Jason Sean - Ocean of Memories.mp3
Jason Sean - Infinite Journey.mp3
Jason Sean - Aurelia's Return.mp3
07 Just Like You Imagined.mp3
09 Pilgrimage.mp3
10 No, You Don't.mp3
NowThatsSacred.mp3
TheseDays.mp3
The Giant.mp3
NowThatsSacred.mp3
Yeah Yeah Yeah.mp3
HollywoodEndings.mp3
Eat.mp3
Zetan Spore - Stratosphere.mp3
Zetan Spore - Burn Up.mp3
10 - The Come Down.mp3
HL1_song13.mp3
HL1_song10.mp3
10. January2.mp3
08. Catch Them All2.mp3
06. Some Racing, Some Stopping2.mp3
02. Cherry Tulips2.mp3
01. Get Yer Head Around It2.mp3

XX_StartHere.cgr and MainMenu.cgr contain unused strings, including text from the game's scrapped story and its characters.

Unused strings in XX_StartHere.cgr and MainMenu.cgr

Unused credits text:

Design: Dylan Fitterer
Story: Elizabeth Fitterer
Programming: Dylan Fitterer
3D Art:
2D Art:
Sound Effects: 
Voice Audio: Kevin Skaggs
Ginger's Voice: 
Fred's Voice: 
Sammy's Voice:
Q's Voice:

Unused opening dialogue:

GINGER, ARE YOU THERE?                                                                                                 
GINGER?                                     
YOU KNOW I'LL JUST KEEP WAITING UNTIL YOU SAY SOMETHING.                                                                                                                  


GINGER: NO ONE CALLS ME THAT ANYMORE FRED.  NOT EVEN YOU. 
FRED: WELL THIS CERTAINLY GIVES NEW MEANING TO 'LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING'
GINGER: SHUT UP.  WHAT DO YOU WANT? I'M WORKING. 
FRED: WORKING? UH, HARDLY.  MORE LIKE "WASTING YOUR TALENT", "SELLING OUT AND DOING BORING SHIT"...I COULD GO ON. 
GINGER: THE LIFE I HAD BEFORE, THE THINGS WE USED TO DO--IT'S OVER FOR ME.  
FRED: THEN WHY CALL ME IF YOU'RE SO UNINTERESTED IN THINGS PAST??
GINGER: ...
FRED: RIGHT, RIGHT.  DON'T ANSWER THAT. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.  THAT'S YOUR STYLE I KNOW.  ANYWAY, I JUST
        THOUGHT I'D CALL TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 
GINGER: ...
FRED: OH MY GOD, DON'T TELL ME YOU FORGOT YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY.  I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE SENTIMENTAL
        TYPE BUT JESUS.  THAT'S DEPRESSING. 
GINGER: ...
FRED:  WELL, ANYWAY, MY PSYCHIC WAS SAYING THAT WE ONLY KNOW WHO WE ARE IF OTHER PEOPLE REFLECT OUR
        IDENTITIES BACK TO US.  I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF SHIT SINCE YOUR ACCIDENT, AND I JUST CALLED
        TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE.  I REMEMBER WHEN YOU USED TO BE DANGEROUS.  WHEN YOU
        USED TO DANCE. WHEN YOU USED TO DRIVE LIKE A MANIAC.  I REMEMBER ALL OF IT GINGER, EVEN IF YOU DON'T. 
GINGER: NOTE TO SELF--BECOME PHONE PSYCHIC AND EXPLOIT WEAK MINDED PEOPLE FROM THE PRIVACY OF MY HOME. 
FRED: THERE YOU GO!  SEE, NOW YOU'RE REMINDING ME THAT YOU'RE ONE SARCASTIC BITCH SO THAT I'LL REFLECT THAT
        BACK TO YOU TOO!

***** incoming file Audiosurf-1.0     accept download?     YES NO

GINGER: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? A NICE LITTLE VIRUS SO I CAN SPEND MY BIRTHDAY CLEANING UP YOUR MESS,
          LIKE USUAL?
FRED: OK, THAT WAS ONLY ONE TIME AND I PAID YOU BACK FOR THE UPHOLSTERY CLEANING IN YOUR CAR.  NO
        SWEETHEART, IT'S JUST A LITTLE PROGRAM I WHIPPED UP TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR PASSIONS--THE MUSIC,
        THE DANCING, THE DRIVING...YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU CAN'T DO THAT STUFF ANYMORE...
GINGER: (interrupting him) LIKE I COULD FORGET THAT.  
FRED: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.  DON'T GET TESTY ON ME. WE WERE HAVING A NICE CONVESATION FOR A SECOND THERE.
       JUST GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE IF YOU LIKE IT--IF YOU DO, THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM.  A LOT MORE.
        OH--AND IT STARTS OFF KIND OF EASY FOR A SPEED DEMON LIKE YOU, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS
        CHECKING TO MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM CAN HANDLE THE DOWNLOAD...
GINGER: (Iinterrupting him) YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE TECHNICAL STUFF TO ME. 
FRED: DON'T I KNOW IT.  ANYWAY SWEETHEART, ENJOY.  I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE ACTION AT AUDIOSURF.  YOU
        KNOW, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU DOWN HERE SOMETIME GINGER.  WE MISS YOU.  
GINGER: YEAH WELL THE FEELING'S NOT MUTUAL.  AND FRED?

FRED: YEAH?

GINGER:  (sounding genuinely touched and maybe even cracking a smile):  THANKS.

***** booting Audiosurf-1.0 ...............................

Unused text mentioning missions:

Sorry, but this song is too short for Missions.

Songs must be at least 0.08 minutes.

Sorry, but this song is too long for Missions.

Songs must be less than 25.00 Minutes.

Unused text mentioning a "Battle" gameplay type:

Battle:

Collected block clusters become live
ammunition.  Fire them with a click.  Left
click to fire at the primary target and
right click to fire at the secondary target.

Hitting secondary targets doesn't earn any
points, but it's best to keep their population
down.

Don't let any of your block columns get
too high or you'll take damage and lose
points.