Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Developer: Pocket Studios Publisher: TDK Mediactive Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in US: July 1, 2003 Released in EU: November 24, 2003 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has debugging material.

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Hidden Baby Photo

Go into the Continue Game screen and enter L1TTLVN (little one) as your password. You'll be shown a picture of a newborn baby. The only "Tom" credited in the game is Tom Heaton, who worked on Game and Level Design.

(Source: BolerosCloud (GameFAQs))

Crash Handler

If the game ever crashes, it'll display this crash handler.

(Source: Ferrox)

Unused Graphics

A smiley face.

Build Date

Present at 0x1A0A70 in the ROM, same in both versions.

stevej@wiped.net 11/04/2003 14:55

(Source: Ferrox)

Development Text

Present at 0x19E2EC in the ROM is text for a debug mode.

area null                     
area intro cave mission 1     
area intro cave               
area intro beach              
area english city 2           
area english city 1           
area sea map 1                
area english city 5           
area english city 4           
area english city 3           
area english city 2 mission 4 
area english city 1 mission 4 
area island 1 caves 2 b       
area island 1 caves 2 a       
area island 1 caves 1 b       
area island 1 caves 1 a       
area english city 5 mission 5 
area english city 4 mission 5 
area english city 3 mission 5 
area english city 2 mission 5 
area english city 1 mission 5 
area english city 2 mission 6 
area english city 1 mission 6 
area island city 2            
area sea map 1 mission 6      
area island 2 caves 1 a       
area island 2 interior        
area island city 2 mission 7  
area sea map 1 mission 8      
area island 2 dock            
area island 2 caves 3         
area island 2 caves 2         
area island 2 caves 1 b       
area island 2 caves 1 a missio
area island 2 interior mission
area island city 2 mission 9  
area island 3 jungle 2        
area island 3 jungle 1        
area island 3 beach           
area sea map 1 mission 10     
area island 4 jungle          
area island 4 beach           
area sea map 1 mission 11     
area island 5 aztec 1c        
area island 5 aztec 1b        
area island 5 aztec 1a        
area island 5 aztecpyramid    
area island 5 aztec 3         
area island 5 aztec 2         
area island 5 beach           
area sea map 2                
area sea map 2 mission 13     
area island 2 interior mission
area island city 2 mission 14 
area island 2 caves 1 a missio
area sea map 2 mission 16     
area Spanish city 5           
area spanish city 4           
area spanish city 3           
area spanish city 2           
area spanish city 1           
area sea map 2 mission 18     
area sea map 1 mission 19     
area spanish city 4 mission 20
area spanish city 3 mission 20
area spanish city 2 mission 20
area spanish city 1 mission 20
area sea map 2 mission 20     
area island 7 caves 3         
area island 7 caves 2 d       
area island 7 caves 2 c       
area island 7 caves 2 b       
area island 7 caves 2 a       
area island 7 caves 1         
area island 7 beach           
area sea map 2 mission 21     
area english city 5a          
area english city 5 mission 22
area english city 4 mission 22
area english city 3 mission 22
area english city 2 mission 22
area english city 1 mission 22
area sea map 2 mission 23     
area ships graveyard 2        
area ships graveyard 1        
area barbossa cave            
area islademuerta cave 3      
area islademuerta cave 2      
area islademuerta 3           
area islademuerta 2           
area islademuerta 1           
area barbossa cave mission 26 
map null                      
map intro cave                
map intro beach               
map english city 2            
map english city 1            
map sea map 1                 
map english city 5            
map english city 4            
map english city 3            
map island 1 caves 2 b        
map island 1 caves 2 a        
map island 1 caves 1 b        
map island 1 caves 1 a        
map island city 2             
map island 2 caves 1 a        
map island 2 interior         
map island 2 dock             
map island 2 caves 3          
map island 2 caves 2          
map island 2 caves 1 b        
map island 3 jungle 2         
map island 3 jungle 1         
map island 3 beach            
map island 4 jungle           
map island 4 beach            
map island 5 aztec 1c         
map island 5 aztec 1b         
map island 5 aztec 1a         
map island 5 aztecpyramid     
map island 5 aztec 3          
map island 5 aztec 2          
map island 5 beach            
map sea map 2                 
map island 2 interior mission 
map island city 2 mission 14  
map Spanish city 5            
map spanish city 4            
map spanish city 3            
map spanish city 2            
map spanish city 1            
map island 7 caves 3          
map island 7 caves 2 d        
map island 7 caves 2 c        
map island 7 caves 2 b        
map island 7 caves 2 a        
map island 7 caves 1          
map island 7 beach            
map english city 5a           
map english city 5 mission 22 
map english city 4 mission 22 
map english city 3 mission 22 
map english city 2 mission 22 
map english city 1 mission 22 
map ships graveyard 2         
map ships graveyard 1         
map barbossa cave             
map islademuerta cave 3       
map islademuerta cave 2       
map islademuerta 3            
map islademuerta 2            
map islademuerta 1            
                              
* %s *
in file: %s
at line: %d
Warning! Press start to resume
Press SELECT to cancel further
notices.                      
______________________________
ERROR -                       
Pirates 20030403 BETA debug   
X:xxxx Y:xxxx E:xx G:xx S:xx  
Area xxx {} ~start Entry xx {}
               ~spawn entity  
~item   list   ~main tasks    
~object list   ~area data     
~entity list   ~debug toggles 
~var    list   ~flag list     
areano: 0000                  
mapno:  0000                  
Pirates password generator    
Level xx {} ~start lives xx {}
cash xxxx {}                  
Pirates 20030310 entities   {}
 ent typename         st flag 
  ^^                          
  ``  ~main                   
Pirates 20030310 entity data  
ent xx  name xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  xpos xxxxxxxx  ypos xxxxxxxx
  type xxxx    radius xxxx    
   dir xx      tardir xx      
 speed xxxx  tarspeed xxxx    
 index xxxx  tarindex xxxx    
 flags xxxx      dist xxxx    
local1 xxxx     frame xxxx    
 tback xxxxxxxx tover xxxxxxxx
health xxxx  count xx state xx
act xx stack xx accum xxxxxxxx
 {{ }}  ~list  ~script  ~edit 
Pirates 20030310 entity script
 tover xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [xxxx]
st command      in val0  val1 
^^                            
-- ------------ -- ---- ------
`` ~back ~over                
 {{ }}  ~list  ~data          
Pirates 20030310 maintasks    
task [xx:x:xxxx] over         
name xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx         
`` ~back ~over      flags xxxx
state xx count xx  local1 xxxx
 {{ }}   ~main                
Pirates 20030310 world vars   
area xxxx sub xxxx entry xxxx 
game->state xxxx              
mapxpos xxxx mapypos xxxx     
Pirates 20030310 object list  
area xxxx                     
indx desc             flagset 
---- ---------------- --------
``                            
      ~main                   
Pirates 20030310 vars         
xxxx: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
Pirates 20030310 flags        
      0123 4567 89ab cdef     
000x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
001x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
002x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
003x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
004x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
005x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
006x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
007x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
008x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
009x: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
00ax: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
00bx: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
00cx: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
00dx: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
00ex: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
00fx: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx     
Pirates 20030310 debug toggles
  show stats / game control   
~raster   ~coord    ~waypoints
~entran   ~         ~         
~collide  ~         ~         
~         ~         ~         
Pirates 20030310 spawn list {}
  no object name              
---- -------------------------
back
0
over
1
>
 tback xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [xxxx]

(Source: Ferrox)