Jam with the Band

Jam with the Band
Also known as: Daigassou! Band Brothers DX (JP) Developer: Nintendo SPD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo DS Released in JP: June 26, 2008 Released in EU: May 21, 2010 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences.

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A first-party rhythm game released for the Nintendo DS. It was the only title in the Daigassou! Band Brothers series of games to be released outside of Japan... in Europe.

Unused Graphics

Placeholder Disc Graphics

The folder g3d contains the 3D models for the game's discs. However, the Japanese release has a set of 10 unused textures, labeled cd_front_0 to cd_front_9, which showcase several early variations of their designs, as well as placeholders.

Early Menu Graphics

Also exclusive to the Japanese release, in the folder Gra\2D\ScoreSelectTest, are early variations of the graphics used in several of the game's menus.

d_2d_hanauta_bg2_nsc.bin / d_2d_hanauta_bg3_nsc.bin

d_2d_ms_d_bg0_nsc.bin / d_2d_ms_d_bg1_nsc.bin

d_2d_ms_d_bg2_nsc.bin / d_2d_ms_d_bg3_nsc.bin

d_2d_ms_d_obj_ncg.ntft

dd_2d_ms_u_bg0_nsc.bin / dd_2d_ms_u_bg1_0_nsc.bin

dd_2d_ms_u_bg1_nsc.bin / dd_2d_ms_u_bg1_2_nsc.bin

d_2d_ms_u_obj_ncg.ntft

(Source: tikal.)

Build Date

The root of the game's filesystem contains a file labeled BUILDTIME.TXT, which has a build date.

Japan v1.0	Japan v1.1	Europe
JROM2008-04-01/16:59:18/ys	JROM2008-06-30/20:47:45/ys	EROM2010-03-04/12:31:53/bbdx

(Source: tikal.)

Regional Differences

Songlist

Each of the game's regional versions have its own share of exclusive songs.

Japan

Europe

Haru no umi Konayuki Mirai yosouzu II Nada sousou Pomp & Circumstance Robinson Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana

ABC Barbara Ann Chariots of Fire Deeper Underground Do You Really Want To Hurt Every Breath You Take F-Zero Medley I'm a Slave 4 U I'm So Excited Jungle Boogie Lady Marmalade Living in America Material Girl NES Classics Medley New York, New York Onigashima Medley Our House Smoke on the Water Stop! In the Name of Love Super Mario Kart Medley Super Mario Medley The Final Countdown The Legend of Zelda Medley The Pink Panther Theme Walking on Sunshine We are the Champions

Tutorial Songs

Because of the songlist changes, the tutorial songs, which are Pomp & Circumstance and Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana in the Japanese version, were changed to Smoke on the Water and We are the Champions in the European release.