Buzz!: The BIG Quiz

Buzz!: The BIG Quiz
Also known as: Buzz!: Das große Quiz (DE), Buzz! : Le GRAND Quiz (FR), Buzz!: El GRAN Reto (ES), Buzz!: o GRANDE Quiz (PT), Buzz!: Il Superquiz (IT), Buzz!: Suuri Tietovisa (FI) Developer: Relentless Software Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in EU: March 17, 2006 This game has unused text.

Buzz!: The BIG Quiz is the second game in the Buzz! series exclusive to Europe, often marketed before release as Buzz!: The Über Quiz.

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Unused Text

Many references to scrapped game features are included in this game's unused text.

MITEVIRW.PAK/comments.dat seems to have strings referring to an ability for extra players to join a game in progress.

800810000,A new Player will be joining us sooon
800810200,New Players cannot join in the last round

PRLTEXT.PAK/BU1/[Region code]/Rounds/PRL, which lists every language's "No controller" messages, has references to languages that have no strings dedicated to them.

РУССКИЙ (Russian)
ČESKY (Czech)
POLSKI (Polish)
Japanese
Korean
USA

At least in the Scandinavian version of the game, there are seemingly references to unused question types, game rounds or round rules in [Language]ROUND.PAK/BU1/[Region code]/Rounds/[Language]/default.str. These are translated (fluently) from Norwegian* unless left as English. They are also listed in order.

There seems to have been a system of "bluffing" at one point, along with question types not answerable with buzzers.

DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF AN ATHLETE?*
GIVE THE ATHLETE'S NAME*
NAME OF AN ATHLETE?*
ATHLETE*
WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR?*
THE BUZZ!™ BUZZER BEST. THE ONE WHO ANSWERS*
BUZZ IF YOU DON'T THINK PLAYER 1 GAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
BUZZ IF YOU DON'T THINK PLAYER 2 GAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
BUZZ IF YOU DON'T THINK PLAYER 3 GAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
BUZZ IF YOU DON'T THINK PLAYER 4 GAVE THE CORRECT ANSWER
BUZZ TO CHALLENGE ANSWER
BUZZ TO JOIN*

A system of penalty immunity?

IMMUNITY FOR THE NEXT QUESTION WILL BE GIVEN IN...*
LOOK AT THE BUZZ!™ BUZZER. IF IT'S BLINKING, YOU ARE IMMUNE.*

In Point Thief, there seems to have been a concept of being able to give points to players as well, either through stealing or a penalty.

PLAYER 1: CHOOSE THE PLAYER YOU WANT TO GIVE POINTS TO*
PLAYER 2: CHOOSE THE PLAYER YOU WANT TO GIVE POINTS TO*
PLAYER 3: CHOOSE THE PLAYER YOU WANT TO GIVE POINTS TO*
PLAYER 4: CHOOSE THE PLAYER YOU WANT TO GIVE POINTS TO*

This string is mostly unclear, but it remains untouched.

SPECIALIST SUBJECT SELECT:

Unused round names and lonesome country names, perhaps related to question types. Buzz Stop is a mode that was in Buzz!: The Music Quiz, but the return of which was scrapped.

PASS OR PLAY
BUZZ STOP*
PASS ON*
QUESTION TESTER*
GERMANY
ITALY
USA
WORLD*

There are many unused settings and mentions of Cheat Menu/Debug functionality.

CHEAT MENU*
CHOOSE PLACE*
CHANGE LANGUAGE*
TURN GAME BALANCING OFF*
TURN GAME BALANCING ON*
PAUSE MENU*
CONTINUE GAME*
END GAME*
ALL MUSIC*
OLDER MUSIC*
NEWER MUSIC*
TURN ON COMMENTARY
TURN OFF COMMENTARY
TURN ON SEGUE COMMENTS
TURN OFF SEGUE COMMENTS
TURN ON CATCHUP TEST TEXT
TURN OFF CATCHUP TEST TEXT
TURN ON CORRECT ANSWER DISPLAY
TURN OFF CORRECT ANSWER DISPLAY
TURN ON QUESTION ID DISPLAY
TURN OFF QUESTION ID DISPLAY
TURN ON COMMENT DEBUG DISPLAY
TURN OFF COMMENT DEBUG DISPLAY
TURN ON FULL SCREEN BLUR
TURN OFF FULL SCREEN BLUR
TURN ON UNFINISHED CHARACTERS
TURN OFF UNFINISHED CHARACTERS
SET BUTTON ORDER TO BOGY
SET BUTTON ORDER TO OYGB
SHORT GAME*
MEDIUM GAME*
LONG GAME*
50'S*
60'S*
70'S*
80'S*
90'S*
00'S*
PALLADIUM GAME*

The names of the characters are revealed:

BRIT POP
GIRL POWER
METALLER
POP PRINCESS
RAVER CHICK
DISCO DUDE
RAP DADDY
MR VEGAS
GOTHETTE

Mode descriptions:

BUZZ STOP*
STOP THE LIGHT ON THE BUZZ!™ BUZZER!*
CHOOSE TO PASS OR ANSWER THE QUESTION.*
CORRECT ANSWERS*
+250 POINTS*
WRONG ANSWERS*
-250 POINTS*
PASS ON*
CHOOSE TARGET*
WATCH THEM SUFFER!*
CORRECT ANSWERS*
+500 POINTS*
WRONG ANSWERS*
-500 POINTS*

Some more settings of scrapped features:

VARIATIONS*
CHOOSE GAME VARIATION*
LAST MAN STANDING*
POINTS OR LIFE*
CHOOSE BIGGEST NUMBER OF PLAYERS*
1-4 PLAYERS*
5-8 PLAYERS*
PICTURE GAME*
CHOOSE TEAM CAPTAIN*

Untranslated strings in the game amongst other round descriptors.

OLDIES
1970'S
1980'S
1990'S
2000'S
ARTIST & TITLE
ARTIST
TITLE
LYRICS
TRIVIA
ASSOCIATIONS
PERFORMERS
TRIGGERS
PASS OR PLAY
YEAR EVENTS
HOTSEAT
SABOTEUR
BLUFF
DIVE

Some unused round descriptors describing being played songs, but not leftovers from The Music Quiz.

TIME BUILDER*
FIRST, A SONG IS PLAYED, AND THEN A QUESTION IS ASKED.
THE FASTER YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION, THE MORE TIME YOU SAVE FOR THE FINAL ROUND*
PRESS THE COLOURED BUTTON YOU THINK IS CORRECT.*
BUZZ STOP*
A SONG IS PLAYED, AND THE BUZZ!™ BUZZER FLASHES*
WHEN THE SONG STOPS, THE PLAYER WHO HAS A LIGHT ON THEIR BUZZ!™ BUZZER WILL GET THE QUESTION*
CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER WITH THE COLOURED BUTTON*
YOU LOSE POINTS FOR A WRONG ANSWER*
PASS ON*
A SONG WILL PLAY BY TURN FOR EACH PLAYER*
CHOOSE WHICH PLAYER THE QUESTION SHOULD BE PASSED ON TO WITH THE COLOURED BUTTONS.
CHOOSE AN ANSWER WITH THE COLOURED BUTTONS.
WRONG ANSWERS RESULT IN NEGATIVE POINTS*