Proto:The Simpsons Game (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)/September 5, 2007 (Beta 4)

This is a sub-page of Proto:The Simpsons Game (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360).

  This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A pre-release build of The Simpsons Game for the Xbox 360, dated 05 Sep 2007 00:36:37, and labelled as Beta 4 Preview.

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Early Videos The style of the cutscenes were completely redone due to a last minute request from FOX.

General Overview

This build is quite stripped down and is missing half of the level data. Upon starting the game, you are given a 25% completed save file, with the few available levels that are there already unlocked.
The playable levels are:

• The Land of Chocolate
• Bartman Begins
• Around the World in 80 Bites
• Lisa the Tree Hugger
• Mob Rules
• The Day of the Dolphin
• Shadow of the Colossal Donut
• Invasion of the Yokel-Snatchers
• Medal of Homer

Cut Sounds

Three Professor Frink voice lines are present in this build that do not appear in the final game.

Filename	Cut Sound	Transcript
d_frin_xxx_0004f7a.exa.snu		Tutorials are fun but now we're done. Let's play some games.
d_frin_xxx_0004f7b.exa.snu		Fantastic. Now it's time to apply your new skills to these games.
d_frin_xxx_0004f7d.exa.snu		Okay, okay, it's time to apply your new knowledge.

Early Sounds

Some sounds are different. Most of them just differ in terms of effects, but one of them has been re-recorded.

Filename	Early Sound	Final Sound	Subtitle
d_bart_xxx_0005aa5.exa.snu			This place is huge. Check it out - "BOOGER!"
d_gate_xxx_0006567.exa.snu			You cannot pass this gate without all four keycards.
d_gate_xxx_0006568.exa.snu			You have three keycards left to obtain.
d_gate_xxx_0006569.exa.snu			You have two keycards left to obtain.
d_gate_xxx_000656a.exa.snu			You have one keycard left to obtain.
d_homr_xxx_000651a.exa.snu			Not Dreaming! Not Dreaming! Not Dreaming!
d_mayr_xxx_0006843.exa.snu			So, I'm ready to receive my bribe now.

Cut Text

Lines of text that were either intended for more cut voice lines, or lines that were originally part of a cutscene and was moved to be played during gameplay.
These are sorted by the hexadecimal digit at the end of the string label, which helps seeing which lines were meant to be played back to back, and for which cutscene they're intended.

simpsons_global.en.LH2

String ID	String Label	Cut String
424362D1	homr_igc_000300a	Whee! Look at me! I'm a big, fat, funny ball, and I can eat and eat and never get full! This is like a dream come true! Thank goodness I'm not dreaming!
5B423454	bart_igc_00030dc	Ay Carumba! Look what they've done to the Sea Captain!
F91F8DD3	mccl_igc_00030dd	(JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS)
F91F8DD4	mccl_igc_00030de	This is beneath me - 20,000 leagues beneath me!
AE521A01	lisa_igc_00030df	But look - King Snorky's throne is really a dunk tank! If we hit the target, we can flush him out to sea...
5B433460	bart_igc_00030e0	...and save our salty friend! Let's do it!
053663A0	kool_igc_00030f1	Ohª (SEES GIANT LARD LAD) no!
42796FEC	homr_igc_00030f2	For a guy named Lard Lad, you can really move!
0EB5B7B0	marg_igc_000312d	Good God. She's right. We're doomed. Just like "Escape From Krusty Island" and "Moe's Easter Adventure."
ADEA265C	brt8_igc_000312e	Actually, that one's better off gone.
0EB6B7BB	marg_igc_0003130	Not to mention, these games we're in promote violence and childhood obesity. Even my special little guy has gotten a little bloopy from sitting on his fanny!
42C47311	homr_igc_000313c	Oh boy, I'm gonna need to get a buzz on for this.
93638384	nelt_igc_000314d	(SCREAM OF PAIN, THEN WAKING UP NOISES) I have slumbered for a thousand ages... and now -- I have to pee real bad!
42C57352	homr_igc_000314e	He's only human, Marge.
5B923851	bart_igc_0003161	(DUSTING HANDS) World War II was pretty easy.
42C7739D	homr_igc_0003162	Yeah, I don't see what's so great about this generation.
0E69CB60	grmp_igc_0003163	Greatest Generation. I like the sound of that. I'm gonna remember that one.
5B923854	bart_igc_0003164	Nice one, Dad.
F5D0EFA9	bugi_igc_0003165	Thanks for your help, Sergeant, but I think I'll take these priceless paintings, while you fight the Germans!
42C773A1	homr_igc_0003166	Wow, who would have thought young Mr. Burns would be as evil as old Mr. Burns. I mean, what are the odds?
0E69CB64	grmp_igc_0003167	I'll be damned if America's gonna get a black eye on my watch! (TO HOMER AND BART) Come on, boys, your country's honor is at stake!
4E68FEC8	sprk_igc_0003174	Greetings to traveler! Mr. Sparkle once free to harrow village girl and eat turnip the size of daikon! Mr. Dirt trap Mr. Sparkle inside stone statue! Defeat large men who guard Mr. Sparkle, Mr. Sparkle open gates, and aid your quest!
AECF2912	lisa_igc_00031c5	(ANGRY MURMURS)
42F57EF1	homr_igc_00031d4	Mobile the Marmot's got it covered.
42F67F2F	homr_igc_00031e3	God lives next to a fancy golf course. He must be doing all right.
81B369C3	kdos_igc_000513f	(CRYING)
86109B7C	marg_igc_0005ff1	(UNCOMFORTABLE NOISE)
25F900FF	lisa_igc_0005ff2
EB5D7BE1	uter_igc_0005ff3	(UMMMPH)
5751E765	burn_igc_0005ff4	(SCARED SOUNDS)
34EE741D	rwig_igc_0005ff8	(CRYING)
1C95AA56	benf_igc_0005ff9	(HUMMING)
98CE8992	itcg_igc_0005ffa	(LAUGHTER)
94F63C71	mhse_igc_0005ffb	(DISSAPROVING REACTION)
4749B701	nedf_igc_0005fff	(GROAN)
1C59ACA9	clet_igc_0006000	(SCREAM)
BDDAE59F	lnny_igc_0006001
BDDAE5A1	lnny_igc_0006003	(OOF)
1006254D	carl_igc_0006004
61C2256B	drag_igc_0006006	(COUGH)
61C2256C	drag_igc_0006007
61C2256D	drag_igc_0006008
BA2AC1C6	shri_igc_0006009	(PAIN REACT)
9829598C	bumb_igc_000600c	(GRUMBLING)
928369F4	wili_igc_000600d
D835C757	cbgy_igc_000600e
FC052A59	cwig_igc_000600f
1B72EBCB	barn_igc_0006010
FD26FD91	otto_igc_0006011
73562424	krny_igc_0006012
8D352978	scrg_igc_0006013	(OS) (PAIN)
99CB19FD	marg_igc_0006014	(HMMM)
77024314	hom8_igc_000601b	(HELP!)
0CCDC6FD	mar8_igc_000601c
77E6DA86	lis8_igc_000601d
38FF88D9	brt8_igc_000601e
8E65870B	dolf_igc_000601f	(GRUNTING)
F679891F	jmbo_igc_0006020
E6A49A12	bart_igc_0006022	(WHOOAAA)
39B47FBD	lisa_igc_0006023
8481F392	mccl_igc_0006024	(OOMPH)
5B0635CC	nedf_igc_0006035	(GIRLY SCREAM)
FCB6938A	mart_igc_0006036	(GRUNT)
5B0635CE	nedf_igc_0006037	(UMMPH)
BEE0D8CA	rdfh_igc_0006038	(SCREAM)
48AAF342	rwig_igc_000603a
E56E3A17	gron_igc_0006040	(UMMPH)
2A84FA8A	kbmn_igc_0006045	(HMMM_MMM)
FA639A66	as01_igc_0006046	(HMMM?)
7945728A	secg_igc_0006047	(AHHHH)
5B07360E	nedf_igc_0006048	(HEH, HEH, HEH)
DD6BDCC1	sprk_igc_000683e	(GRUNT)

Early Text

To do: Quite a bunch of changes in the credits text left.

Some mostly very minor changes to text, and a lot of ellipsis that were glitched out and rendered as the character ª.

brt.str\{B8D8899F-899F-B8D8-9F89-D8B89F89D8B8}.LH2

String ID	String Label	Early String	Final String
3A941036	mvma_xxx_0000917	Welcome to Springfield Museum's History of Man!	Welcome to Springfield Museum's History of Man! And woman!... and woman.

tree_hugger.str\{03E6CDA9-CDA9-03E6-A9CD-E603A9CDE603}.LH2

String ID	String Label	Early String	Final String
2D51FA55	carl_xxx_000652f	Save me -- so I can tell you where the treasure is! (BEAT) There's no treasure.	Save me -- so I can tell you where the treasure is! Er, There's no treasure.

mob_rules.str\{69AF35E3-35E3-69AF-E335-AF69E335AF69}.LH2

String ID	String Label	Early String	Final String
6AFE6401	frin_xxx_0004956	Uh yes, you're lucky to have me in your mob. I have a PhD from Devry.	Uh yes, you're lucky to have me in your mob. I have a PhD from DeVry.

dayofthedolphins.str\{225F1D2A-1D2A-225F-2A1D-5F222A1D5F22}.LH2

String ID	String Label	Early String	Final String
10497815	lisa_xxx_0004bb4	I'll fight to protect my genes, dolphins!	I'll fight to protect my genes, you dolphins!
10497818	lisa_xxx_0004bb7	I'm about to go all "tuna net".	I'm about to go all tuna net on you freaks!
104B7896	lisa_xxx_0004bd7	So here's King Snorky! Huh, King! How patriarchical!	So here's King Snorky! Huh, King! How patriarchal!

dayspringfieldstoodstill.str\{E5064690-4690-E506-9046-06E5904606E5}.LH2

String ID	String Label	Early String	Final String
8E88B755	bart_xxx_0003b83	You the man, Cletus!	You the yokel, Cletus!

simpsons_global.en.LH2

String ID	String Label	Early String	Final String
7072B896	cwig_igc_000302b	Sorry. We would have been here sooner, but I just can't get the hang of mapquest. Turns out there's a north and a south Elton Avenue. Really messed me up!	Sorry, sorry. We would have been here sooner, but I can't get the hang of this dang mapquest. Turns out there's a north and a south Elton Avenue. Really messed me up!
7072B898	cwig_igc_000302d	I know I'm supposed to book him. You don't have to be a jerk about it.	I know I'm supposed to book him. Gosh, you don't have to be such a jerk.
D7F16CED	Demo_burp	As Homer, press [RDRight] to burp. Hold [RDRight] to perform a Power Burp.	As Homer, press [RDRight] to burp and stun enemies. Hold [RDRight] to perform a Power Burp.
F1EB4116	Demo_homerball	As Homer Ball, break objects with a Dash ([RDLeft]) or a Smash ([RDDown], [RDLeft]).	As Homer Ball, break objects with a Burst ([RDLeft]) or a Slam ([RDDown], [RDLeft]).
F318F9B0	Demo_switch	Press [LDLeft] to switch characters.	Press [LDLeft] to switch characters (in single-player games).
B615A09E	FE_ExtrasMenu_Movie1	Part 1: How It Began	Bonus Video 1
B615A0A0	FE_ExtrasMenu_Movie3	Part 3: Get To Know the Team	Bonus Video 2
C497B691	FE_LegalNotice	The Simpsons TM & © 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. \n	The Simpsons TM & © 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
4CA4F0B6	FE_SpecialFeatures	Special Features	Bonus Movies
D440C0CF	FE_Title_SpecialFeatures	Special Features Menu	Bonus Movies Menu
C0E27B4B	game_hub_lisa_tut_4	Tap [RDDown] to freeze enemies.	Press [RDDown] to freeze enemies.
CDDAD59C	homr_igc_0006032	(CHOCLATE BALL EATING NOISE)	(CHOCOLATE BALL EATING NOISE)
39EDDD27	MakingOf_Movie1_39	Here's the thing. Our town's being attacked by aliens, andª	Here's the thing. Our town's being attacked by aliens, and...
39EEDD5E	MakingOf_Movie1_41	Yeah, yeah, what are you going to do? The thing is, our video game powers aren't strong enough. We need upgradesªand fast!	Yeah, yeah, what are you going to do? The thing is, our video game powers aren't strong enough. We need upgrades...and fast!
97A41714	MakingOf_Movie2_4	Can we real quick just jump back to, um, barªsorry, what bar Jeff? OK, can we get clicks at 11 please, and let's play from 13 through to downbeat of 19. Just to get less click please, so, 8 into 13 please.	Can we real quick just jump back to, um, bar...sorry, what bar Jeff? OK, can we get clicks at 11 please, and let's play from 13 through to downbeat of 19. Just to get less click please, so, 8 into 13 please.
6872AD61	MakingOf_Movie2_12	Land, yeah, Land of Chocolate. Basically, Homer Simpson has found that there's a land of chocolate, he's running around eating the lamp post and chocolate bunnies, and everything like that, so it'sª Many of us has been in a place like that when we've needed chocolate.	Land, yeah, Land of Chocolate. Basically, Homer Simpson has found that there's a land of chocolate, he's running around eating the lamp post and chocolate bunnies, and everything like that, so it's... Many of us has been in a place like that when we've needed chocolate.
6872AD64	MakingOf_Movie2_15	Hmmªand how would you describe this evil CEO's attitude toward the old ways and the traditions of your ancestors?	Hmm...and how would you describe this evil CEO's attitude toward the old ways and the traditions of your ancestors?
6872AD66	MakingOf_Movie2_17	Pfftªreal originalª	Pfft...real original...
98222696	MakingOf_Movie3_5	One thing I love about making this particular product is for the first time, at least in my career from building a gameª16 years of doing this, starting from 6 person teams all the way up to 150 person teams, looking around one of the things I've learned through all the different games I've made, from racing, to action games, fighting games, all kinds of different stuff, the game itself to me has become less of I need to make a certain type of game, I need to make RPG or I need to make that, but it's become more about the people. Because at the end of the day, we probably spend more time with each other than with our own families. The Simpsons franchise is great, the Simpsons people have been great to work with, the comedy and the fun and everything that's in there, we love it. So this is a really special family that we get to be a part of now, but really the family comes from the team itself, so that internal culture, it's what...if the teams having fun, the game's going to be fun.	One thing I love about making this particular product is for the first time, at least in my career from building a game...16 years of doing this, starting from 6 person teams all the way up to 150 person teams, looking around one of the things I've learned through all the different games I've made, from racing, to action games, fighting games, all kinds of different stuff, the game itself to me has become less of I need to make a certain type of game, I need to make RPG or I need to make that, but it's become more about the people. Because at the end of the day, we probably spend more time with each other than with our own families. The Simpsons franchise is great, the Simpsons people have been great to work with, the comedy and the fun and everything that's in there, we love it. So this is a really special family that we get to be a part of now, but really the family comes from the team itself, so that internal culture, it's what...if the teams having fun, the game's going to be fun.
96F97E27	MakingOf_Movie3_19	Oooªlook at me. I'm French, I'm a scared girl, I don't like being bombed and attacked.	Ooo...look at me. I'm French, I'm a scared girl, I don't like being bombed and attacked.
96FA7E5D	MakingOf_Movie3_20	Haahahahahaª	Haahahahaha...
96FA7E66	MakingOf_Movie3_29	Neverquest is our fantasy genre, parody level, and it's one of the great levels in the game. When we came to design the parody levels, we knew that we were only going to have so many, and these are really the levels in the game where the Simpsons go into a whole other video game that they've been licensed out to.	Neverquest is our fantasy genre, parody level.
96FB7E9C	MakingOf_Movie3_30	The original ending for Neverquest actually, um, you know, the first design, was that we had a giant troll, played by Nelson Munce, and for complicated reasons, you never get into production and you make choices about what's the best thing to do for the level, we just decided to just get right into the final boss fight with the dragon and skip the whole waking up the troll puzzle. So if you play the level now, the finished level, and you get into the dungeon, after the first room in the dungeon, there's a big mural on the wall of Nelson cast as a troll, with a club and he's kicking little creatures around. And that is an homage to a character that almost made the game, we had the model built, and we just sort of cut him out at the last minute.	The original ending for Neverquest actually, um, you know, the first design, was that we had a giant troll, played by Nelson Muntz, and for complicated reasons, you never get into production and you make choices about what's the best thing to do for the level, we just decided to just get right into the final boss fight with the dragon and skip the whole waking up the troll puzzle. So if you play the level now, the finished level, and you get into the dungeon, after the first room in the dungeon, there's a big mural on the wall of Nelson cast as a troll, with a club and he's kicking little creatures around. And that is an homage to a character that almost made the game, we had the model built, and we just sort of cut him out at the last minute.
96FB7E9D	MakingOf_Movie3_31	Check it out. They have a walkthrough for a game called the Simpsons game. Bartman, eating contest, alien invasions, slaughtering dolphinsª it's describing everything we've done all day.	Check it out. They have a walkthrough for a game called the Simpsons game. Bartman, eating contest, alien invasions, slaughtering dolphins... it's describing everything we've done all day.
96FB7E9F	MakingOf_Movie3_33	Well, it says that we need to findª	Well, it says that we need to find...
96FB7EA5	MakingOf_Movie3_39	Wooowªwe look so pixely.	Wooow...we look so pixely.
0E3BA8FE	marg_igc_0003067	Quimby's cozying up to that sleazy video game producer (BEEP). That really burns my beehive!	Quimby's cozying up to that sleazy video game producer. That really burns my beehive!
83A8B6BE	online_error_no_x360_account	You must be signed into an Xbox LIVE enabled gamer profile to activate the Leaderboards.	You must be signed into an Xbox LIVE enabled gamer profile and connected to Xbox LIVE to activate leaderboards.
1F76B71D	XLAST_Achievement_PressStart_Description	Easiest achievementªever	Easiest achievement...ever
8CE3469B	XLAST_Achievement_Pwnd_Description	Dude, need help? You've died, like, 10 timesª	Dude, need help? You've died, like, 10 times...

Early Graphics

Main Menu Characters

The texture that's used to show random characters appearing on the main menu has fewer characters. It's missing Ralph, Bart, Disco Stu, and Sherry and Terry.

Early Texture	Final Texture
frontend.str\frontend.itxd\1_frontend_assets

Though the characters that are present have some changes of their own too.

• Mr. Burns has grey hair, a brighter suit, a coral pink tie, with white socks and black shoes in this build. He also has a slightly different skin tone, as well as missing the blinking animation overlays.

Early Texture	Final Texture

• Ned Flanders is rotated slightly, and has a slightly different skin tone in this build. He also has noticeably more compression artifacts.

Early Texture	Final Texture

• Homer eating is positioned slightly differently, where more of his plate and table is visible in this build. He's also got a slightly different skin tone, as well as missing the animation overlays for the food dripping off his spoon.

Early Texture	Final Texture

• Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish has yellow eyes in this build, as well as is missing the blinking and bubble animation overlays.

Early Texture	Final Texture

• The remaining ones - Itchy and Scratchy, Homer holding a fork and a knife, and Chief Wiggum just have an ever so slightly thinner outline in this build.

Developer Team Photo

The photograph that shows when you press X or Square while viewing the credits is cropped slightly differently in this build.

Early Texture
frontend.str\frontend_split18.itxd\1_TeamPhoto
Final Texture
frontend.str\frontend_split18.itxd\1_TeamPhoto

Font

The Highlander Std font graphic has an extra letter ª due to its presence in some strings where it's supposed to have an ellipsis.

Early Texture	Final Texture
frontend.str\frontend_split19.itxd\HighlanderStdMed3636 simpsons_chars_global.str\simpsons_chars_global_split8.itxd\HighlanderStdMed3636

Level Changes

Invasion of the Yokel-Snatchers

One of the images that are shown on the screens inside the space ship is different. Instead of Kang and Kodos, in this build it resembles CATS from Zero Wing from whom the "All your base are belong to us" line originates from.

Early Texture	Final Texture
dayspringfieldstoodstill\zone2.str\zone2.itxd\dss_animatedsigns01

Rating

The ESRB rating texture has more compression artifacts in this build.

Early Texture	Final Texture
frontend.str\frontend_split15.itxd\154_frontend (Early), 156_frontend (Final)