Beautiful Katamari

Beautiful Katamari
Also known as: Beautiful Katamari Damashii (JP) Developer: Now Production Publisher: Bandai Namco Platform: Xbox 360 Released in JP: October 18, 2007 Released in US: October 16, 2007 Released in EU: February 29, 2008 This game has unused areas. This game has unused objects. This game has unused modes / minigames. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds.

Beautiful Katamari sees the King of All Cosmos accidentally ripping the fabric of the universe, creating a black hole, at which point he makes the Prince do all the work to plug it up...and pay Microsoft money for seven levels of DLC.

Unused Text

Cousin Roll-Up Comments

Hm? Felt like grit...
It's The Prince!

Don't you have a
dulcimer lesson?

Hm? Something gaudy...
It's Marcy!

Didn't We ask you
to detail Our throne?

The King of All Cosmos has a unique comment for every single playable cousin in the game, from OUJI01 (The Prince) to OUJI56 (The Princess). However, The Prince (01) and Marcy (18) are never rolled up as standard cousins, as rolling them up in Egg School automatically ends the stage, and they are not treated as collectibles in Dangerous Colony. As a result, the dedicated comments for them are never used.

Unused Graphics

Present in data\test is yuragi.png, which seems to be a test image.

Text reading: "DEMO version" and "This product is currently in development, as such, unforeseen problems may occur. Gameplay may differ from the final product." from the game's trial version remains in the final game's title screen's spritesheet. Note: This same graphic is used in Beautiful Katamari's demo, albeit with the aforementioned text visible.

The size UI atlas includes the following unused counters: "魚" (fish), "人" (person), "花" (flower) and "虫" (insect).

A simple doodle of the Prince in front of a Katamari seems to be placed next to a star sprite. The star in the texture is present in the Royal Rainbow screen.

Artwork of the pear machine which represents the Danger Colony and Mechanical Colony stages.

Artwork of the King-inspired structure which represents the Chatéau Notre Desir stage.

The scrapped UI as it appears in-game.

If a single player stage is loaded with "u8Proc" set to 4, this UI will appear on the loading screen. This UI was likely intended for the scrapped co-op mode where both players rolled their own katamaris, as those stages have u8Proc set to 4 as is.

Gauge List

In each stage, a gauge visual appears on the top left of the screen. Not all of these gauges are unique, but four unused designs are listed below. These are determined by the s82dCore factor in d04.dat.

Gauge ID	Image	Notes
6		Features a spinning spiderweb with a spider on it.
8		Features spinning blue circles and and a fish.
9		Features a spinning bright red flower.
11		Features a spinning pink lace background with a girl's face on it.

Unused Audio

Present in data\sound\stream\mono (the directory for the game's sounds and voices) are two audio clips of the word "dummy" being spoken by Microsoft Sam.

V_A_0000.nps

V_B_0000.nps

Unused Music

Stored alongside the rest of the music in data\sound\bgm are two unused songs from earlier games:

LOVE & PEACE & Katamari Damacy (M12_ANGEL.nps)

...and a scratch vocals version of Katamari on the Rocks (test.nps), notable for being used as the music for "King's Kourse" in Pac-Man World Rally. (Due to file size limits, only the first loop can be heard here; the original file lasts 12:04.)

In addition, a copy of M14_PHONOGRAPH.nps is stored as test2.nps.

Unused Objects

MMK Leftovers

A significant amount of objects from Me & My Katamari are present, despite not being used at all in the final game. They generally use very similar models, though some have different textures.

ID	Image	Name	Notes
3600		Umbrella Ghost
3602		Lamp Ghost
3640		King Lopez
3651		Photographer	In Me & My Katamari, this object was named Shiro Kuwata.
3658		Will-o'-The-Wisp
3659		Ugly Chair	Does appear in the XBLA and Xbox Official Magazine demos, but not in the leftover demo stage in the final game.
3660		Bully Tool	Weirdly, this object IS used in Dangerous Colony, but it can't be rolled up or seen.
3703		Lovely Mascot

Unused Princedom Objects

ID	Image	Name	Note
4051		Sign	Completely original object, but appears to be unfinished, as it's appearance is simply a red cube. May be related to the Island Sign from Me & My Katamari.
4052		Prince Mail	Completely original object. Its intended use is currently unknown.
4099		Download Colony 2	Similar to the used Download Colony model used for Mechanical Colony and Dangerous Colony, but is red and has slots for two doors.
4100		Download Colony 3	Similar to the used Download Colony model used for Mechanical Colony and Dangerous Colony, but is green and has slots for three doors.

Unused Modes

Mode 4

Mode 4 removes all HUD elements and effects, but otherwise plays identically to Mode 1 (As Large As Possible). This mode was presumably intended for the scrapped secondary Co-op stages, as it is used for all three.

Mode 5

Mode 5 is used, however the TgtMonoIdx value shows additional target items that are not.

TgtMonoIdx	Target Item	Notes
3	Insects	Likely intended for Stage 49/"bug". The stage itself calls for 0/calories, however.
4	People	Likely intended for Stage 50/"girl". The stage itself calls for 3/Insects, however. Despite the more general counter used, only women count towards it.
5	Fish	Likely intended for Stage 51/"fish". The stage itself calls for 4/People, however. Is seemingly the most unfinished, as not a single fish object counts towards it.
6	Flowers	Likely intended for Stage 52/"flower". The stage itself calls for 5/Fish, however. Is not called for by any stage.

Mode 15

Plays identically to Mode 1 (As Large As Possible), but when time runs out, the VS victory animation plays. This mode was presumably intended for the scrapped secondary Online VS mode, also known as Biggy Battle, as it is used for all five maps.

Unused Levels

Unused Layouts

Roller Roaster ~ Time Attack

In the "u8LocScript_1" parameter in Roller Roaster's param data is a unique layout that is identical to the outside portion of the stage. There is no equivalent map assigned to the layout, but it aligns perfectly with the dedicated Usuigu 50cm-3m map. The existence of a unique layout may imply that a full Roller Roaster Time Attack stage was scrapped, likely due to the stage's gimmick already being about completing it as quickly as possible.

Chateau Notre Desir ~ Time Attack

In the "u8LocScript_1" parameter in Chateau Notre Desir's param data is a unique layout that is almost identical to the over 10,000km portion of the stage. There is no map assigned to this portion, and it does not properly line up with the dedicated Cosmos map. The existence of a unique layout may imply that a full Chateau Notre Desir Time Attack stage was scrapped, likely due to it being unclear on how it would function, as the King stops giving out memory requests at 60 meters.

Level List

The file d04.dat contains parameter data for every stage in the game.

Any value above 71 will freeze the game when loading a stage. Note that placeholder parameter data exists for slots 72-99. 100-199 are used to store the time attack stages' parameter data, but they cannot be forcefully loaded.

Level ID	Internal Name	Final Name	Notes	Videos
0	test		This map is generally used for mostly empty slots.
1	tutorial	Egg School
2	big-1	Delightful Dirigible
3	big-2	Oasis Cafe
4	big-3	Lady Luck Casino
5	big-4	Sunrise Castle
6	big-5	Cloud 9 Forest
7	big-6	Seadome
8	big-7	Coolhouse
9	big-8	Dynaville
10	big-9	Schloss Kosmos
11	food	Munchies Manor	DLC stage in the final game.
12	hot	Roller Roaster
13	car	Shani Circuit
14	shopping	Fancy and Schmancy's	DLC stage in the final game.
15	dress	Lovers' Loom	DLC stage in the final game. Despite being a standard As Large As Possible stage, its internal name suggests it isn't one.
16	seiza	Hubble Horoscope	DLC stage in the final game.
17	just-size-1	Instituto Exactamundo - Candy Store	DLC stage in the final game.
18	just-size-2	Instituto Exactamundo - Supermarket	DLC stage in the final game.
19	just-size-3	Instituto Exactamundo - Town	DLC stage in the final game.
20	ousama	Chateau Notre Desir
21	vs-1	VS - In The House
22	vs-2	VS - In The Street
23	vs-3	VS - In The World
24	join-a-1	Co-Op - In The Neighbourhood
25	join-a-2	Co-Op - In The House
26	join-a-3	Co-Op - In The World
27	join-b-1		Scrapped co-op mode. If the "u8Proc" value is hacked to be set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Canis Minor. See below for more information.
28	join-b-2		See "join-b-1". If the "u8Proc" value is hacked to be set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Crater.
29	join-b-3		See "join-b-1". If the "u8Proc" value is hacked to be set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Gemini.
30	online-a-1	Online VS - In The House
31	online-a-2	Online VS - In The Street
32	online-a-3	Online VS - In The World
33	online-a-4	Online VS - In The Neighborhood
34	online-a-5	Online VS - In The Town
35	online-b-1		Scrapped vs mode. See below for more information.
36	online-b-2		See "online-b-1".
37	online-b-3		See "online-b-1"
38	online-b-4		See "online-b-1"
39	online-b-5		See "online-b-1"
40	big-10	Mechanical Colony	DLC stage in the final game.
41	big-11	Dangerous Colony	DLC stage in the final game.
42	big-rain		Stage uses category 75 (Cute). This is the only stage after ID 41 and before ID 53 to have the "u8Enabled" value set to 1. It makes the constellation Lepus. Note that this and all future maps simply load the test map, unless stated otherwise.
43	big-party		Stage uses category 13 (Sound). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, it makes the constellation Lyra.
44	big-office		Stage uses category 72 (Workers). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, it makes the constellation Fornax.
45	big-old		Stage uses category 85 (Antique). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, it makes the constellation Draco.
46	big-snow		Stage uses category 14 (Sports). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, it makes the North Star.
47	big-night		Stage uses category 12 (Fashion). Might be related to Lovers' Loom. If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, it makes the constellation Caelum.
48	big-art		Stage uses category 41 (Art). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, it makes the constellation Norma.
49	bug		Loads the Usuigu Town 20cm-50cm map, usually spawn out of bounds. Likely connected to the unused gauges above. If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, the HUD will use the calorie counter from Munchies Manor. If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, and the "u8Proc" value is set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Hercules.
50	girl		Seems to load the 3m-12m map, but the katamari will always spawn out of bounds. Likely connected to the unused gauges above. If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, the HUD will use a counter for "虫" (insect). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, and the "u8Proc" value is set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Virgo.
51	fish		Likely connected to the unused gauges above. If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, the HUD will use a counter for "人" (people). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, and the "u8Proc" value is set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Dorado.
52	flower		Likely connected to the unused gauges above. If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, the HUD will use a counter for "魚" (fish). If the "u8Enabled" value is hacked to be set to 1, and the "u8Proc" value is set to 1 or 9, it makes the constellation Aquarius.
53	extra-1		3km-10000km section, with bizarre physics. Note that all stages from this point produce blank stars with no proper names.
54	extra-2		Cosmos section, with bizarre physics. Uses the Chateau Notre Desir layout, but with the King rollup-able and the Black Hole as a goal object. Both Ace and Dipp are present. The "u8Proc" value is set to 2 here, the same value used for Schloss Kosmos.
55	extra-3	Beautiful Katamari (XBLA Demo)	Demo stage distributed on promo discs and on the Xbox Marketplace, however the english dialogue isn't present. Beating this stage will boot you to the title screen.
56	extra-4
57	extra-5
58	extra-6
59	extra-7
60	extra-8
61	extra-9
62	extra-10
63	extra-11
64	extra-12
65	event-1
66	event-2
67	event-3
68	event-4
69	event-5
70	event-6
71	event-7

Test Level

A test level is only accessible in the game using cheats. When entering the stage, the King states "This is a test. One, two. Well, this is a first!"

To access this stage, access address 182A3E9E0, 2 Byte Big Endian, then access a stage and change the value to 0 during the information screen.

Unused Co-Op Levels

Stored as levels 27, 28, and 29 are three unused co-op stages that would've featured a unique playstyle. Instead of the two players controlling one katamari, they would've controlled separate ones, trying to get the highest combined size possible. While these stages are very unfinished (the unique gameplay is missing, and the stage itself is simply the test level), The King does have unique intro text for all three, revealing the intention of these stages as well as their created constellations (Canis Minor, Crater, and Gemini).

To access these stages, access address 182A3E9E0, 2 Byte Big Endian, then access a stage and change the value to the proper one during the information screen.

Biggy Battle

Stored as levels 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 are five unused maps for a scrapped versus mode referred to as Biggy Battle. The King states that the goal is to be the first player to reach the target size between all players. This gameplay style is unimplemented, however all five stages do load proper maps, albeit without any objects.

Notably, The King stays onscreen after the intro dialogue, likely meaning he was supposed to be part of the UI for the entire match.

To access these stages, access address 182A3E9E0, 2 Byte Big Endian, then access a stage and change the value to the proper one during the information screen.