Donkey Kong 64/Unused Objects
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Several foreground props go completely unused. Use the below GameShark code to see them in place of the feeding pad in Troff 'n' Scoff's room, substituting "????" with one of the IDs below:
| Version | GameShark code |
|---|---|
| USA | 814FDAFC ???? |
Contents
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Red Cube
ID: 0000
A simple red cube. This appears to be empty/invisible when loaded in-game.
torches
Early Fire
ID: 000C
A very rough-looking flame that doesn't even loop right. Unlike most sprite animations in this game, the frames are blended into each other, producing a neat "ghosting" effect.
spooky
Rareware Flag
ID: 0032
A small flag featuring the Rareware logo. The texture is used atop the ruined masts in Gloomy Galleon's seal race, though unlike this flag it does not animate.
Candles
IDs: 0243 & 0245
These spooky setpieces aren't used anywhere in Creepy Castle. Even when loaded in-game, they aren't lit.
0243
0245
climb
Palm Trees
IDs: 0058 & 0059
Alternate palm tree designs. Object 005A is the tree next to Fairy Island, so these may have been intended to see a similar use.
0058
0059
Ledge Vine
ID: 027F
A vine object that was meant to hang off a ledge, as can be seen in the screenshot at right.
trees
Black Palm Tree
ID: 005B
Unlike the palm trees above, this one cannot be climbed. It also appears entirely black, despite having proper texturing underneath.
With textures
Cacti
IDs: 01F2 & 01F3
Two cactus models with differing designs. Since they're under the generic "trees" label, it's not clear if they belonged to any particular level. The second one has been hacked and restored into the game.
01F2
01F3
generatedpickup
Single Ammo Pickups
IDs: 0091, 015D-0160
Five of these are generated when picking up an ammo crate (hence the internal name), like how five single bananas are generated when picking up a banana bunch. Unlike the bananas, though, ammo only ever comes in bundles of five, so the fact that the individual units behave as pickups in their own right is never seen. While there is one for each ammo type, all of them can be picked up by any Kong.
temple
Early Aztec Objects
IDs: 00C4, 00C5, 00C8, & 00CC
Various props left over from an earlier version of Angry Aztec that used to occupy map 0B before it became a Stealthy Snoop. They still exist on that map, but are located far out of bounds.
00C4
00C5
00C8
00CC
snide
Portrait Door
ID: 0107
This DK Island portrait is used in the prototype version of Snide's HQ, but not the final (where it's part of the background geometry). It has a textured seam running down the middle like a door, which hints that it was originally part of Snide's Rube Goldberg contraption.
The portrait seen from behind, with seam.
Security Camera
ID: 0108
Not to be confused with the one outside Snide's H.Q. (which is part of that building's object), two of these lined the area's interior in the prototype. In-game, the base is actually white, not green.
toystuff
Old Factory Doors
IDs: 013E & 013F
Earlier versions of the Lobby/Production and Lobby/Testing doors in Frantic Factory. The former can be found near the Production Room's Bananaporter 3 in the kiosk version, but the latter goes unused in both builds. These doors are meant to open vertically from the bottom up, something none of the final's do.
Ramp
ID: 01F4
A ramp identical to the one in Creepy Castle's car race. The used one is part of the background, not an object.
exit
Troff 'n' Scoff Door
ID: 014F
The Level/Exit Door from the old version of Troff 'n' Scoff's room still exists in the final game, unused.
shipwreck
Left/Right Flags
IDs: 0150 & 0151
Two flags labelled "L" and "R". Probably meant to be racing checkpoints - the colors match up, and it seems as though they were meant to float on the water, but the industrial design is at odds with the rest of Gloomy Galleon (barring a few spots not exactly suited to a racetrack). The seal race uses round buoys, which (along with the other used checkpoints) are of a different model format than the objects in this section.
The white texture in these shots is meant to be a red glow, which shows up corrupted in the model viewer; when loaded in-game, the flags faintly blink on and off.
0150
0151
minecart
Gold Bell
ID: 0176
In the Fungi Forest minecart course, there are red and green bells that close and open gates on the track. However, there is also a bell with a natural gold tint that goes unused. Pre-release footage and the kiosk version show that this one originally served both functions... which likely left no room for distinction between a normal bell and a "trick" one, hence the split into two colors. It should be noted that the red and green bells are among the very last entries in the object list (02B4 and 02B5), so the change was probably made at the last minute (or close to it).
Crystals
IDs: 0179 & 017A
Blue and green versions of the orange crystals seen at the beginning of Fungi Forest's minecart ride.
0179
017A
enchanted
Sunlight Ray
ID: 01C9
An earlier version of Fungi Forest had this sitting directly over the well in the central area.
jugs
Broken Jars
IDs: 01F5 & 01F6
Two decorative broken pots. There's an unbroken version at 007F in the prototype, which was removed from the final game.
01F5
01F6
crystal
Boulder Switch
ID: 0202
An earlier version of the Crystal Caves boulder switch, which is used in the prototype version of the level. Compared to the final switch, it has a narrower frame and lacks the metal siding.
Door Bars
ID: 0204
An unused duplicate of the regular set of door bars. These once blocked off the Gorilla Gone cave for reasons possibly related to Stop 'n' Swop.
world
Energy Beams
ID: 0240
Five channels of Blast-O-Matic energy in a pentagonal shape. Clearly had something to do with Crocodile Isle, but it doesn't quite fit anything found there.
Crown Hatch
ID: 0269
This plane of metal is meant to go on the base of Crocodile Isle's crown (and can actually be seen on the Intro Story model if viewed from above), but is nowhere to be found in-game. Since the Flying Krock flies out of the crown during the K. Rool Takeoff cutscene, it was probably meant to be a hatch that opened for it. However, the cutscene version of DK Isles lacks foreground objects, so it is never used.
plants
Many unused objects are 2D "billboard" plants meant as scenery. Some were once used in the kiosk version, or are actually used in the final game but located out of bounds.
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002F
003A
01DE
01E1
01E3
01E4
01E5
01E6
01E8
01E9
01EA
01EB
01EC
01ED
01F0
