Prerelease:Bully (PlayStation 2)/Early Screenshots

This is a sub-page of Prerelease:Bully (PlayStation 2).

To do: There's much more to add in the 2006 section. A W.I.P. collection of pre-release screenshots can be found here.

2005

Officially-Released

First 3 Screenshots

These 3 screenshots were available on Bully's site for quite a while before it got a complete revamp in 2006.

Early	Final

Jimmy standing in front of the pathway leading from the academy to the fountain. This screenshot was first shown by IGN but was put on the website along with 2 more later on.

• The pathway was way narrower. Grass paths were added to fill the sides after the area was made wider.
• The columns looked more rustic, their middle parts were colored red, and they had gargoyle heads at the top which were later changed to spiky structures. They were also more detailed and had more depth to them, as they were mostly flattened in the final.
• Jimmy looked different:
  • His face is using the oldest texture, resembling his face in the comics.
  • His idle animation doesn't seem to match with either the final one or the one seen in other screenshots.
  • The Bullworth Vest didn't have the Bullworth logo. It was possibly still being designed at that time.
  • His shirt was slightly different and looked more unbuttoned. His shirt collar was also wider and spread out.
  • He's not wearing the watch that will be present in other screenshots.
  • He originally wore black school slacks and brown boots.

Early	Final

A close-up of Jimmy ready to throw a dodgeball.

• The ball itself is completely unobtainable in the final game when not playing dodgeball and crashes the game when trying to use it in freeroam. It also looks higher-poly compared to the Rubber Band Ball that can be obtained in the final game.
• Davis, Trent, and Troy are wearing blue vests, as per the original design of the Bully clique.
• Sheldon is wearing a maroon vest, the color of Bullworth Academy from earlier in development.
• The academy's roof has some statues at the corners, along with the fences, which don't load in the final game on freeroam.
• The door leading to the basement didn't have a garage entrance at that time, possibly meaning that the interior was created earlier in development.
• Jimmy is now using a newer model:

• His vest now has the Bullworth crest, although it can be barely seen here.
• His slacks look a bit different.
• He's now wearing a watch. While watches can be worn in the final game as accessories, evidence proves that Bully originally had a GTA: Vice City-type of clothing system, meaning the watch here was part of Jimmy's model.

Early	Final

A screenshot showing Jimmy, Gord, and Chad fighting inside the Cafeteria.

• The Cafeteria looked different:

• The flooring was different.
• There used to be a fireplace, but it got removed and more wall was added. However, the pillars on its side remained in their place, making that part look somewhat odd. The Bullworth shield that used to be above the fireplace was also replaced with another Bull Horns flag.
• The roof was different and it had support beams that were removed, the position of the lamps was also altered.
• The tables were designed differently.

• The Preps wore lavender-colored vests, rather than blue ones with a diamond pattern.
• The combat originally had Collide FX, which was almost entirely removed.
• Jimmy is now using an even newer modelː
  • He's now wearing blue jeans.
  • Unlike in all the other screenshots, he isn't wearing his watch.

(Source: Bully's 2005 website)

Others

Early

An image taking place on the removed second floor of the Boys' Dorm, showing what the staircase leading to it looked like.

• Parker is seen with an earlier design.
• It's shown that Preps and Greasers were meant to appear around the Boys' Dorm. In the final game, only Nerds, Bullies, and Non-cliques spawn there.
• Some of the dorm's textures seen in the screenshot are used in the final game, while others aren't even found in the files.
  • There is a sign with some illegible text that is blocked off by the staircase railing on the picture next to the "NOT ALLOWED" one.
  • The words under the "NOT ALLOWED" sign say "Tobacco, Firearms, Drugs, & Alcohol".
  • The painting on the right, which appears in the final game and features a Crapula Maxima, had a golden frame instead of a brown one.

Early

An image of the removed Boys' Dorm's second floor, showing the bathroom. Sadly, this is the only surviving image online, and it is overly bright.

• Trevor's sweater was lavender-colored. In the final game, the color of the Non-clique students was changed to green. The sweater also had a Bullworth Academy crest from earlier in development.
• The texture for the bathroom's floor is still in the final game, used in Happy Volts Asylum.

Early

Another image of the Boys' Dorm bathroom.

• Jimmy is either washing his hands or his face. Something only NPCs can do in the final version.
• Gord is seen in the background with an earlier design.
• The wallpaper and carpet in the dorm's hallways were significantly brighter in color.
• This mirror's reflection is still in the final game, but can't normally be seen as it's out of bounds.

Early	Final

Jimmy inside the Staff Room.

• The Staff Room received some minor changes:
  • The lamp on the desk had a different design. Though, the lamp on the end table looks very similar to the one seen in the final game.
  • The lamp on the table next to the desk was moved on top of it.
  • A plant next to one of the bookshelves was removed.
  • The hanging lamp was moved and raised a bit. All of them are actually partially out of bounds in the final game, for some reason.
  • The photo frames were slightly changed.

Early	Final

A picture showing a close-up of the scrapped dodgeball Jimmy could throw.

• There are some seemingly-unnoticeable pieces of polygonal rocks on the ground that were flattened in the final game.
• The trash cans had bricks covering them, suggesting that hiding in them had not been implemented yet.

Early	Final

Jimmy attacking the prefect Edward, with a view of the Academy building.

• Jimmy is seen doing the "running punch" attack, something that only NPCs can do in the final game.
• Constantinos can be seen running in the background, with an earlier design.
• The main academy building has some noticeable differences:
  • The pillar on the very top of the building looked a lot taller.
  • There is a platform near where the mission Final Showdown takes place. Another hint that the roof of the building might've loaded in freeroam.
  • The bell was singular and bigger.
  • The shield near the top of the main building was bigger.
  • The entrance staircase had four railings rather than two. Also, the lights on the pillars were rounder.
  • There is a statue on top of the building's right wing.

Early	Final

A close-up of Jimmy using a slingshot in front of the academy.

• The slingshot had a different design.
• A closer look at the removed statues on the academy's roof can be seen.
• The lights had a different design, similar to the ones seen in Old Bullworth Vale.
  • Though, a light that would later be seen in the final game can be spotted on the right side of the image.

Early	Final

An image of Jimmy fighting Dan and Bob in the football field.

• Bob was originally supposed to be one of the wrestling opponents, but was scrapped for unknown reasons and can only be seen in the cutscene for The Gym is Burning.
• The scoreboard wasn't a digital one.
• The lights looked a little bit different.

Early	Final

A screenshot of Jimmy dunking Tad into the toilet.

• Tad is seen here with an earlier design.
• The scene here was possibly taken during Weed Killer, as having to dunk Tad into the toilet was part of a scrapped mission objective to get the password for Harrington House.

Early	Final

A screenshot taken during Chemistry Class.

• The door had a different design.
• The lights on the ceiling had railing bulbs and used to be split into three parts.
• The "XEM-EX" bottle was changed to "CHEM-O". Since the chemical plant shares the name with the branding of the bottle, this also suggests an earlier name for that place.
• The Bunsen burner had a slightly different texture.
• The glass containing liquid on top of the Bunsen burner was more "rainbow" in color. It was changed to a light green color in the final game.

Early	Final

An image with a close-up of Pedro walking toward the Boys' Dorm.

• Pedro is wearing a blue vest rather than a green one. He also has a slightly different facial design.
• Donald looks almost the same, but his vest has a red small version of the earlier Bullworth logo on it.
• Angie's uniform is blue rather than green.
• Seth is seen carrying a paddle in his right hand, something that Prefects and other peds in the final game don't have, as it was completely removed.

Early	Final

A picture of Luis playing keep-ups next to the football field.

• The pavement in front of the spectator seats used to be a dirt path. Its model is still in the final game, unused.
• This is the only screenshot showing Christy (stuck in an A-pose) with an earlier design, noticeable by the hair and uniform.

Early	Final

An image showing the front gates of Bullworth Academy.

• The terrain had a different inclination.
• There were stairs leading to the academy.
• The lamps are attached to an Academy shield. They may have originally been in place before the lamps were put in.
• The shield insignia on the sides of the Bullworth sign was removed.
• The bicycle locks weren't present.
• The bus stop sign wasn't present.

Early	Final

A screenshot of the Old Bullworth Vale area outside the boxing gym.

• An archway that got removed can be seen in the background, possibly implying that the lake was originally a seashore.
• The sidewalk had a different texture, and the road is L-shaped, unlike in the final version, where it's curved.
• The drugstore sign said "Drug-Ease" instead of "Easy Drugs".
• Gord and Bif can be seen in their earlier designs.
• A lamp was removed, and the streetlight was re-positioned.
• Officer Williams was white and can be seen holding a baton, suggesting that policemen were originally armed with those during development. Just like the prefects' paddles, batons were removed entirely.

Early	Final

A picture of the school office, with Miss Danvers present.

• Miss Danvers appears with an earlier design.
• This place was originally its own area along with Dr. Crabblesnitch's office, which is likely why it has more details than in the final game.

Early	Final

A picture of Edward walking towards the Boys' Dorm. This picture could be found on Rockstar Games' website by manually changing the URL.

• Edward has some differences.

• His face is different.
• His suit has the old emblem design on it.

Bully Press Kit

A fourteen-page press kit containing information surrounding the key elements of the game was distributed at some point to promote the game. Several unreleased screenshots are present, seemingly dating to 2005, considering how different they are.

Early	Final

An image showing the front gates of Bullworth Academy at night.

• The Boys' Dorm's exterior has the removed second floor present in its building model.

Early	Final

Jimmy being busted by Ms. Peabody in front of the Girls' Dorm.

• The walking animation while being busted was removed. In the final game, female authority will simply grab a ped and throw them onto the ground, knocking them out.

Early	Final

A screenshot taken during the intro of Dodgeball Class.

• Jimmy and the other students peds are not in their gym outfits.
• Jimmy and the other students are positioned differently.
• Mr. Burton has a different design, and his shorts have the full Academy crest instead of the shield.
• The gym building has way more props in it.

Early	Final

A screenshot that was taken during the mission "Movie Tickets".

• The mission originally took place by the movie theater in Bullworth Town. A blip for it located here is still in the final game, but unused.

• The theater was also originally fully operational. In the final game, it was redesigned into an abandoned building.

• An unknown, Asian-looking ped is between Jimmy and Pinky.

Early	Final

Jimmy inside the Comic Store.

• The store is different.

• It was called Dragon's Head instead of Dragon's Wing, and the logo had a different art style.
• The art above the basement door had a different shape and originally showed what looks like a dragon skull with wings instead of a dragon's head.
• There was a television on the left side of the counter that got removed.
• The text on the counter's windows saying "Dragon's Head Comics" were removed.
• The prop of a miniature black car on the left shelf was removed.
• Next to the shelf on the right, below the Comics sign, there was a ladder that got replaced with more boxes.
• All the props on the top of both shelves were removed.
• The door leading to the basement looks like it wasn't enterable at this point, seeing as it doesn't have the interactable door used here and many other places in the final game.

Early	Final

A screenshot focusing on the lighthouse.

• There are a lot of environment-related downgrades in this picture:

• The lighthouse model is higher-poly.
• The mansion on the left was way more detailed.

(Source: SWEGTA - Press Kit Scan)

Other

Early	Final

Jimmy fighting Justin in the chemistry classroom.

• Jimmy cannot enter classrooms in freeroam in the final game without modding.
• Justin is seen with an earlier design.

(Source: Fika122 (PlayStation 2 Revista Oficial - Issue 55th))

Early	Final

Jimmy getting busted by Nurse McRae.

• Bob can be seen in the background bullying Sheldon.
• The posters have a slightly different design.
• The bathroom seems to be locked.

(Source: Fika122 (PlayStation 2 Revista Oficial - Issue 55th))

Early	Final

Jimmy fighting Luis in the fifth scrapped lesson of Wrestling Class.

• Neither Jimmy nor Luis is using the wrestling fighting style.
• Constantinos and Ivan are doing different cheering animations than in the final game.
• More details that got removed in the final game can be seen.
• The positioning of the cheerleaders and the students seem to have been swapped.

(Source: PlayStation JP)

Early	Final

Jimmy riding a Go-Kart near the academy.

• The go-kart's wheels have a different texture.
• Eunice seems to have no arms at all.
• The tree next to the girls' dorm was removed.
• There's an unknown student next to Trent on the right, she's wearing a blue dress and has brown hair.

(Source: Mike Cala)

2006

Early	Final

A screenshot of Jimmy during a punishment minigame.

• The lawnmower is green and has correct UV mapping.
• The wall's UV mapping wasn't correct and got fixed for the final game.

Early	Final

A screenshot taking place in the cafeteria.

• Angie is missing her glasses.
• Hal and Pinky can be seen doing eating animations, which never happens in the final game, although the animations are still in the files.

Early	Final

A screenshot inside of the Blue Balls Pool building, with Ricky being hostile towards Norton (for some reason).

• A divider wall next to the entrance door was present. It was removed in the final game, but the minimap wasn't updated. Due to its removal, the position of the Monkey Fling machine and the radio were changed.