Meteos (Nintendo DS)

Meteos
Developer: Q Entertainment Publishers: Bandai (JP), Nintendo (US/EU) Platform: Nintendo DS Released in JP: March 10, 2005 Released in US: June 27, 2005 Released in EU: September 23, 2005 Released in AU: November 24, 2005 This game has unused code. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

From the creators of Kirby Air Ride and Lumines, Meteos is a puzzle game where the main goal is to launch away colored blocks that fall from the sky, that are apparently created by a giant eye.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Unused Graphics HISOOSPJM JMSNJDOS!

Unused Music

SEQ_BRIG4

A "dark" tune of some sorts. Where it could have been used is unknown.

SEQ_BRIG6

A clone of SEQ_BRIG4, although now using square instruments.

SEQ_BRIG7

A "bright" tune of some sorts. Part of its melody is shared with the results screen music. Where it could've been used is unknown.

SEQ_BRIG8

A clone of SEQ_BRIG7, although now using saw instruments.

(Source: Just A Dataminer)

Unused Text

Star Trip Missions

The file strip_font10.bnm contains text for the Star Trip missions, including specifiers for time and Meteo types. However, only four numbers for the time specifiers (0, 1, 2 and 3) and only one of the Meteo type specifiers (H2O) are actually used in-game. This could imply the missions were planned to be randomized at one point of development. In addition, a placeholder text for groups without missions is present.

Numbers

0123456789

Placeholder Text

Japanese	English	French
なし	None	Rien
German	Italian	Spanish
Keine	Niente	Nada

Meteo Types

Japanese	English
空気火炎 水大大地鋼鉄電気植物植物生物 光 闇 魂時間	AIRFIRE H2OSOILIRON ZAPHERB ZOOGLOWDARKSOULTIME
French	German
AIR FEU EAU SOL FER ELEC VEGE ZOO LUM OBSC ESPR TEMP	LUFT FEU. WasserERDE EISEN BLITZ GRAS TIER LICHT PECH GEIST ZEIT
Italian	Spanish
ARIA PIRO H2O GEO MET. ELE. ERBA ZOO LUCE BUIO ANI. TEM.	AIRE FUE. AGUA TIE. MET. RAYO VEG. ANI. LUZ OSC. ALMA TMP.

(Source: tikal.)

Fusion Room Descriptions

Several planets, icons, and one sound set have Fusion Room descriptions, in case they were to be unlocked. As they are already available by default, these go unused.

Planets

The planet descriptions are absent from the European release.

labo_planet_help_s00.bnm/0000.dat
Japan	English
ジオライト：星と地热の大	Geolyte: Earth-Like Planet
labo_planet_help_s00.bnm/0002.dat
Japan	English
ファイアム：マグマと炎の星	Firim: Flaming Planet of Lava
labo_planet_help_s01.bnm/0000.dat
Japan	English
オレアナ：大海原の星	Oleana: Ocean Blue Planet
labo_planet_help_s01.bnm/0002.dat
Japan	English
アナサジ：野蛮な荒野の星	Anasaze: Wild West Planet

(Source: tikal. (Discovery), Just A Dataminer (Transcription))

Sounds

labo_sound_help_s00.bnm/0000.dat
Japanese	International	Spanish
ブラーボ	Bravo	¡Bravo!
Translation	Translation	Translation
Bravo		Bravo!

(Source: tikal.)

Items

labo_item_help_s00.bnm/0000.dat
Japanese	English	French
爆風で周りのものを破壊する	Destroys nearby Meteos in a huge blast.	Détruit les Meteos à proximité.
Translation	Translation	Translation
Destroys things around with a blast		Destroys nearby Meteos.
German	Italian	Spanish
Zerstrört Meteos in der Nähe.	Fa esplodere i Meteos intorno.	Destruye los Meteos colindantes.
Translation	Translation	Translation
Destroys nearby Meteos.	Blows up nearby Meteos.	Destroys the adjacent Meteos.
labo_item_help_s01.bnm/0002.dat
Japanese	English	French
左右2つのブロックるロケットに変えて発射	Turns 2 Meteos per side into rockets.	Transforme les Meteos voisins en fusées.
Translation	Translation	Translation
Changes the left and right blocks into rockets and launch		Turn neighboring Meteos into rockets.
German	Italian	Spanish
Benachbarte Meteos werden zu Raketen.	Due Meteos per lato diventano razzi.	Convierte 4 Meteos en cohetes.
Translation	Translation	Translation
Neighboring Meteos become rockets.	Two Meteos per side become rockets.	Converts 4 Meteos into rockets.
labo_item_help_s03.bnm/0000.dat
Japanese	English	French
小さなおもりがタテ1列のメテオを粉砕	Pulverizes a column of Meteos.	Ecrase une colonne de Meteos.
Translation	Translation	Translation
A small weight crushes one row of Meteos.		Crushes a column of Meteos.
German	Italian	Spanish
Zerstört eine Spalte Meteos.	Polverizza una colonna di Meteos.	Destruye 1 columna de Meteos.
Translation	Translation	Translation
Destroys one column of Meteos.	Pulverizes one column of Meteos.	Destroys one column of Meteos.

(Source: tikal.)

Other

This message is found in two entries of labo_sound_help_s10.bnm and three entries of labo_raremetal_help_s00.bnm. These are coded in shift-jis in the American release, and not present in the European release.

Text	Translation
このバグにピンときたらチェックリストへ！	If this bug is pinned, go to the checklist!

(Source: Just A Dataminer)

Achievements

Several unused achievement text can be found in the Japanese version of the game, at incentivemes.bnm, along with other used achievement text. This text is also present in the American version of the game, in shift-jis coding. In the European version, the slots are filled with "dummy!".

Text	Translation
総プレイ時間が20時間以上 すごく買重なレアメタル 「時」を5周発見した！ 合成で使うことができるぞ。	Total play time is 20 hours or more 5 units of the very expensive "Time" Rare Meteo were found! These can be used in the Synthesis.
通信対戦10回 とても買重なレアメタル 「魂」を5周発見した。 合成で使うことができるぞ。	Communication match 10 times 5 units of the very expensive "Soul" Rare Meteo were found. These can be used in the Synthesis.

(Source: tikal.)

Version and Build Dates

Versions and build dates for the game can be found in the ROM at 0x5CBA0 in the Japanese version, 0x5D988 in the American version, and 0x5F9E8 in the European version.

Japan	US	Europe
ver.1.006 [2005/02/13]	ver.0.915 [2005/05/05]	ver.0.823 [2005/08/09]

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Code

Text Coloring

Bytes 02 to 0F, when inserted into the message region of a text file, can alter the color of the text displayed. Despite that, in some screens, the text can have different colors (for example, when failing a mission in Multi Star Trip Mode, the text displayed is red), none of these bytes are actually in the text files, indicating that the coloring method might be different.

Byte	Color
02	Black	#000000
03	Gray	#808080
04	Light Gray	#C0C0C0
05	Red	#F80000
06	Yellow	#F8F800
07	Green	#00F800
08	Cyan	#00F8F8
09	Blue	#0000F8
0A	Magenta	#F800F8
0B	Dark Green	#008000
0C	Dark Cyan	#008080
0D	Dark Blue	#000080
0E	Purple	#800080
0F	White	#F8F8F8

(Source: Just A Dataminer)

Parameters?

There exists two files regarding the planet parameters in the game: a .mtp, whose values are hex-based, and a .csv, whose values are numeral-based, both labeled meteoparam(ID). Both seem identical when it comes to the parameter values, with only their order being different. Interestingly, the .csv files are not parsed by the game, only the .mtp ones.

(Source: tikal.)

Fusion Room Costs

Geolyte's Sound Set, Bravo, has a coded fusion cost in the Japanese release, although it goes unused due to it already being available by default. According to recipe_sound.bin, it would have costed 100 AIR Meteos for it to be "fused", and listenable in the Sound Set menu. This cost slot was blanked out in the localizations.

(Source: tikal.)

Regional Differences

Planet Parameter Differences Because there is always time to balance the game.

"Published by Nintendo"

US	Europe

This localization-exclusive screen was touched up in the European version.

Pre-Title

Japan	International

"qb presents", referring to Quest Beat, one of Bandai's video game labels, was removed from this screen in the localizations, leaving only the latter and Q Entertainment's logos present.

Game logo

Japan	International

The Japanese text was removed and the logo was slightly touched-up in the localizations. This also applies to the top screen logo sprite present in most of the menu screens.

Main menu screen layout

Japan	International

The buttons' layouts in the main menu screen were changed in the localizations.

Fusion Room Price Costs

	Japan	International
Item	Cost	Cost
Planets
Yooj	4000 AIR, 500 FIRE, 500 H2O, 100 GLOW, 1 TIME	4000 AIR, 500 FIRE, 1000 H2O, 100 GLOW, 1 TIME
Globin	4444 ZOO, 666 DARK, 3 SOUL	3333 ZOO, 666 DARK, 3 SOUL
Items
Smart Bomb	300 AIR, 300 FIRE, 300 H2O, 300 SOIL, 300 IRON, 300 ZAP, 300 HERB, 300 ZOO, 30 GLOW, 30 DARK, 1 SOUL, 1 TIME	300 AIR, 300 FIRE, 300 H2O, 300 SOIL, 300 IRON, 300 ZAP, 300 HERB, 300 ZOO, 50 GLOW, 50 DARK, 1 SOUL, 1 TIME
Driller Bomb	150 AIR, 50 FIRE	150 AIR, 200 FIRE
Cross Bomb	100 FIRE, 300 ZAP, 5 DARK	200 FIRE, 300 ZAP, 5 DARK
Smoke Line	800 AIR, 800 H2O, 20 GLOW, 1 SOUL	800 AIR, 1000 H2O, 20 GLOW, 1 SOUL
Heavy Weight	256 SOIL, 256 IRON, 512 HERB	256 SOIL, 512 IRON, 512 HERB
Speeder Lock	755 H2O, 255 SOIL, 350 HERB, 20 DARK, 1 SOUL, 1 TIME	1024 H2O, 255 SOIL, 350 HERB, 20 DARK, 1 SOUL, 1 TIME
Music
Bavoom Set	300 AIR	500 AIR
Firim Set	100 FIRE	200 FIRE
Jeljel Set	300 FIRE	500 FIRE
Oleana Set	100 H2O	200 H2O
Freaze Set	300 H2O	500 H2O
Anasaze Set	100 SOIL	200 SOIL
Forte Set	300 SOIL	500 SOIL
Cavious Set	700 SOIL	1000 SOIL
Grannest Set	100 IRON	200 IRON
Mekks Set	300 IRON	500 IRON
Suburbion Set	200 DARK	300 DARK
Gravitas Set	300 ZAP	500 ZAP
Layazero Set	700 ZAP	1000 ZAP
Boggob Set	100 HERB	200 HERB
Wuud Set	300 HERB	500 HERB
Megadom Set	100 ZAP	200 ZAP
Dawndus Set	300 ZOO	500 ZOO
Thirnova Set	200 GLOW	300 GLOW
Gigagush Set	700 IRON	1000 IRON
Hevendor Set	100 DARK	200 DARK
Brabbit Set	700 AIR	1000 AIR
Yooj Set	100 GLOW	200 GLOW
Hotted Set	700 FIRE	1000 FIRE
Vubble Set	700 H2O	1000 H2O
Wiral Set	50 GLOW	100 GLOW
Florias Set	700 HERB	1000 HERB
Globin Set	700 ZOO	1000 ZOO
Luna=Luna Set	50 DARK	100 DARK
Ending 1	200 GLOW	1 SOUL
Ending 2	100 GLOW	1 TIME
Ending 3	200 DARK	1 TIME
Meteos Credits	100 AIR, 100 FIRE, 100 H2O, 100 SOIL, 100 IRON, 100 ZAP, 100 HERB, 100 ZOO, 100 GLOW, 100 DARK	100 AIR, 100 FIRE, 100 H2O, 100 SOIL, 100 IRON, 100 ZAP, 100 HERB, 100 ZOO, 100 GLOW, 100 DARK, 1 SOUL, 1 TIME

The Fusion Room costs for several items, including two planets, several items and most planet sound sets, were altered in the localizations.

(Source: tikal.)

Gameplay - Upper screen

Japan	US	Europe

Some of the upper screen elements are different in all versions. In the Japanese and European versions, the time markings are separated using primes and double primes, while in the American version, they're separated using colons. The European version also slightly moved the launched meteo counter to the right.

The Galactic Fork

Japan	US	Europe

In the American localization, the Japanese onomatopoeia were removed. In the European localization, however, the image was replaced with a CG image rather than a doodle.

Credits

Japan	International

Like in the logo screen, Quest Beat's logo was removed in the international localizations, replaced by Bandai and Q Entertainment's.

Nova Counter

Japan	International

In the Japanese version, the symbol used for the nova counter in the Star Trip and Time Attack modes is a cyan B, standing for "Brake" or "Break". In the localizations, however, it was replaced by a white star.

Translation Changes

Minor changes are in italic. Considerable or large changes are highlighted in bold.

Planet Names

Japanese	Translation	American	European
ジオライト	Geolite	Geolyte	Geolitia
ビュウブーム	Byuuboom	Bavoom	Bavoom
ファイアム	Firem	Firim	Ignius
ゲルゲル	Gelgel	Jeljel	Magmor
フリーザム	Freezam	Freaze	Polaria
ケイビオス	Cavious	Cavious	Cavernis
グランネスト	Grannest	Grannest	Smogor
コロニオン	Colonion	Suburbion	Suburbion
グラビトール	Gravitor	Gravitas	Gravitas
レイヤーゼロ	Layerzero	Layazero	Holozero
ジャゴンボ	Jagombo	Boggob	Perilia
ウドー	Udoo	Wuud	Arborea
メガドーム	Megadome	Megadom	Megadom
ダウナス	Dawnous	Dawndus	Insomnis
サードノヴァ	Thirdnova	Thirnova	Trinova
ギガントガッシュ	Gigantgash	Gigagush	Vortinia
ヘブンズドア	Heavensdoor	Hevendor	Hevendor
ブビット	Bubitt	Brabbit	Aetheria
ヒュージィ	Hugy	Yooj	Gigantis
ヒートヘッズ	Heatheads	Hotted	Pyros
サボン	Sabon	Vubble	Sferia
ワイヤロン	Wirelon	Wiral	Neuralis
アーニマ	Arnima	Globin	Globin
スターリア	Starlia	Starrii	Stellis
ラスタル	Rustal	Lastar	Candelor
メテオス	Meteos	Meteo	Meteo

Sound Set Names

Planet	Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish
Geolyte	ブラーボ [Bravo]	Bravo	Bravo	Bravo	Bravo	¡Bravo!
Bavoom	ファンキ～ホーン [Funky Horn]	Funky Horn	Trompette Funky [Funky Trumpet]	Funkige Bläser [Funky Brass]	Suono Funky [Funky Sound]	Mucha marcha [Much march]
Firim	ロック魂 [Rock Spirit]	Rocking Spirit	Rocking Spirit	Rocking Spirit	Spirito Rock [Rock Spirit]	Espíritu rockero [Rocker spirit]
Jeljel	恐怖の館 [House of terror]	Hall of Horrors	Maison des Horreurs [House of Horrors]	Horrorkabinett [Chamber of horrors]	Camera degli Orrori [Chamber of Horrors]	Casa de los horrores [House of horrors]
Oleana	シャイニング [Shining]	Shinin'	Shining	Shining	Brillante [Brilliant]	Fulgor [Glow]
Freaze	ふゆのゆきづれ [Winter Deadlock]	Winter Impasse	Impasse d'Hiver [Winter Impasse]	Winter In Japan	Impasse Invernale [Winter Impasse]	Paréntesis invernal [Winter Impasse]
Anasaze	荒野のカウボーイ [Wilderness' Cowboy]	Wild West Cowboy	Wild West Cowboy	Wild West Cowboy	Cowboy del West [Cowboy of the West]	Salvaje Oeste [Wild West]
Forte	ステッピン [Steppin']	Stepped On	Step On	Stepptanz [Step dance]	Primi Passi [First steps]	Un pasito adelante [A step forward]
Cavious	ガララン [Gararan]	Ambient Pipes	New Age	Ambient-Sounds	Ottoni Magici [Magic Brass]	Percusión ambiental [Ambient percussion]
Grannest	電磁色 [Electromagnetic Color]	Tech 'n' Knock	Techno Knock	Technoid	Tech 'n' Knock	Tecnolocura [Technomadness]
Mekks	ファミコミック [Famicomic]	Famicomic	Famicomic	Famicomic	Macchine Bizzarre [Bizarre Machines]	Recuerdos entrañables [Memorable records]
Suburbion	よみがえれ！ [Revival!]	Hot Revival	Renouveau [Revival]	Revival	Caldo Revival [Warm Revival]	El retorno [The return]
Gravitas	メタリア [Metallia]	Metallia	Métallia	Metallia	Metallia	Metal por un tubo [Exceeding metal]
Layazero	ユーロピアン [European]	Eurorockitude	Euro Rock	Euro-Rock	Eurorockmania	Eurofantasia [Eurofantasy]
Boggob	ボンゴ [Bongo]	Cha Cha Chop	Cha Cha Boum [Cha Cha Bang]	Stammestanz [Tribal dancing]	Cha-Cha Chop	Danza tribal [Tribal dance]
Wuud	大地のリズム [Earth Rhythm]	Earth Rhythms	Rythmes Terrestres [Earth Rhythms]	Erdrhythmus [Earth rhythms]	Ritmi Terreni [Earth Rhythms]	Ritmos de la tierra [Earth rhythms]
Megadom	メイジャー [Major]	Major Tempo	Tempo Major	Tempo, Tempo	Tempo Maggiore [Major tempo]	Allegro ma non troppo [Fast but not much]
Dawndus	アラーラー [Araaraa]	Drumline	Percussions	Drumline	Bateria [Drums]	Redobles [Drumbeats]
Thirnova	カフェでボッサ [Bossa Cafe]	Bossa Cafe	Bossa Café	Bossa-Café	Bossa Cafè	Café Bossa
Gigagush	異星人 [Aliens]	Aliens	Extraterrestres [Extraterrestrials]	Aliens	Alieni [Aliens]	De otro planeta [From another planet]
Hevendor	時空空間 [Spatiotemporal space]	Space-Time Continuum	Continuum Espace-Temps [Space-Time Continuum]	Raum-Zeit-Kontinuum [Space-Time Continuum]	Continuum Spazio-Tempo [Space-Time Continuum]	La cuarta dimensión [The fourth dimension]
Brabbit	ブービー [Booby]	Pon!	Pan!	Pon!	Pon!	¡Pon!
Yooj	ナンバー５ [Number 5]	Number 5	Numéro 5 [Number 5]	Nummer 5 [Number 5]	Numero 5 [Number 5]	Número 5 [Number 5]
Hotted	トランスペース [Transpace]	Transpace	Transpatial	Transpace	Transpazio [Transpace]	Hiperespacio [Hyperspace]
Vubble	自然の楽園 [Natural Paradise]	Natural Paradise	Paradis Naturel [Natural Paradise]	Naturparadies [Natural paradise]	Paradiso Naturale [Natural Paradise]	Paraíso natural [Natural paradise]
Wiral	マジカルスピード [Magical Speed]	Speed of Magic	Vitesse Magique [Magical Speed]	Magisches Tempo [Magical Speed]	Velocità Magica [Magical Speed]	Velocidad mágica [Magical speed]
Florias	独音楽隊 [Indie Music Corps]	Indie Music Troupe	Label Indépendant [Independent Label]	Independent	Troupe Musica Indie [Indie Music Troupe]	Melodía independiente [Independent melody]
Globin	体内バブル [Internal Bubble]	Inner Bubbles	Bulle Intérieure [Inner Bubble]	Lebensrhythmus [Rhythm of life]	Bolle Interiori [Inner Bubbles]	Burbuja interior [Inner bubble]
Starrii	休日の歌声 [Holiday Singing]	Holiday Laughter	Rires de Vacances [Holiday Laughter]	Feriengelächter [Holiday laughter]	Allegria Vacanziera [Holiday Happiness]	Oda vacacional [Holiday ode]
Lastar	キララ [Sparkly]	Solar Chimes	Cloches Solaires [Solar Bells]	Sternenglocken [Star bells]	Rintocchi Solari [Solar chimes]	Acordes estelares [Stellar chords]
Luna=Luna	スクラッチショー! [Scratch Show!]	The Scratch Show	The Scratch Show	The Scratch Show	Scratch Show	Remezclas espaciales [Spatial remixes]
Meteo	惑星メテオス [Planet Meteo]	Planet Meteo	Planète Meteo [Planet Meteo]	Planet Meteo	Meteo	Planeta Meteo [Planet Meteo]
Opening	最後の星 [Last Star]	The Last Planet	La Dernière Etoile [The Last Star]	Der letzte Planet [The last planet]	L'Ultimo Pianeta [The Last Planet]	Una nueva esperanza [A new hope]
Main Menu	おまえがゆく道 [The Path You Go]	The Path You Travel	Ta Voie [Your Way]	Dein Weg [Your Way]	Il Tuo Cammino [Your Way]	Via planetis [Way of the planets]
Fusion Room	末知数の星 [Countless Stars]	How Many Planets?	Etoiles Infinies [Infinite Stars]	Zahllose Planeten [[Countless planets]	Quanti Pianeti? [How Many Planets?]	Planeta X [Planet X]
Star Trip	宿命 [Destiny]	Destiny	Destin [Destiny]	Schicksal [Destiny]	Destino [Destiny]	La ruleta del destino [The wheel of destiny]
Results	帰ってきた平穏 [Returning Peace]	Tranquility Renewed	Paix Retrouvée [Returning to Peace]	Frieden kehrt ein [Peace returning]	Nuova Tranquillité [New Tranquility]	Paz recuperada [Peace recovered]
Ending 1	大団円 [Denouement]	Denouement	Dénouement	Alles wird gut [Everything will be fine]	Epilogo [Epilogue]	El desenlace [The outcome]
Ending 2	安息 [Repose]	Repose	Repos [Repose]	Ein Moment der Ruhe [A moment of peace]	Riposo [Repose]	Reposo del guerrero [The warrior's rest]
Ending 3	終わらない円舞 [Endless Waltz]	The Endless Waltz	Ronde Eternelle [Eternal Round]	Endloser Walzer [Endless Waltz]	Il Valzer Senza Fine [The Endless Waltz]	Marcha eterna [Eternal march]~
Meteos Credits	宇宙の果てまで [To the End of the Universe]	End of the Universe	Au Bout de l'Univers [At the End of the Universe]	End of the Universe	La Fine dell'Universo [The End of the Universe]	Al infinito y más allá [To infinity and beyond]