Sesame Street: The Three Grouchketeers

Sesame Street: The Three Grouchketeers
Developer: Sesame Workshop Publishers: Creative Wonders, Encore Software (2005 rerelease) Platforms: Windows, Mac OS Classic Released in US: 1997 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused sounds.

The Three Grouchketeers is somewhat unique (alongside Elmo Through the Looking-Glass and Grover's Travels) in that it's presented as part of the show's then-recurring "Monsterpiece Theater" (a parody of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre), hosted by Cookie Monster as "Alistair Cookie" (a parody of original Theatre host Alistair Cooke, who had left in 1992).

Unused Graphics

AX.CON

This appears to be a debug menu.

Unused Sounds

There are some placeholder voice clips recorded by developers for different characters throughout the game's files.

E2.CON

Filename	Audio	Subtitle
ZSFP01.WAV		Zoe: It's me, Zoe!

E3.CON

Filename	Audio	Subtitle
GSFK01.WAV		Grover: Ah, the beginning of a journey. My fellow Grouchketeers, at my side. I feel so merry and noble. Huzzah!
GSFK02.WAV		Grover: Royal Pig, fear not! The three Grouchketeers are on their way!
GSFK03.WAV		Grover: I, Grover, Grouchketeer, am ready to find the Royal Pig. Companions, let us go forth!
GSFP01.WAV		Grover: This is New Yuck City. If we can make it there, we can make it anywhere!
TSFS01.WAV		Telly: I'm so worried about finding the Royal Pig!

E6.CON

Filename	Audio	Subtitle
ZBGWB5.WAV		Zoe: No, that little guy doesn't live in the ocean. Come on, clear the road!

E7.CON

Filename	Audio	Subtitle
GSFT04.WAV		Grover: Zoe, Telly, I love you guys.
TSFT02.WAV		Telly: Zoe, Grover, I love you guys.

E9.CON

Filename	Audio	Subtitle
RPF003.WAV		Royal Pig: Help, help!
RPF004.WAV		Royal Pig: Get me out of here!

EA.CON

Filename	Audio	Subtitle
ZSG404.WAV		Zoe: From downtown! Now it's one of your turns!

Development Text

Found in RUN/CARY.TXT.

; file cary.txt:todd's file for system information for EBB.
; objects' carry position:
lxbblett 17 35
lxbbmask 18 43
lxbbnote 24 40
lxbbnumb 13,34
lxbbshap 20,39
; blocks 23,45
nxbb__01 23,45
nxbb__02 23,45
nxbb__03 23,45
nxbb__04 23,45
nxbb__05 23,45
nxbb__06 23,45
nxbb__07 23,45
nxbb__08 23,45
nxbb__09 23,45
nxbb__10 23,45
sxbbblsq 25,50
; left/right closeness window where elmo will start to stop:
; if he walks right, goal-pos < right value(positive).
; if he walks left, goal-pos > left value(negative).
; nearlr   -10,50
nearlr   -15,50
; difference between nearlr and final goal
; objgdxy  25,23 43,43
getgdxy 43,43
putgdxy  3,43
; 9/1/95 remove following for test for better get
; replacement arrival streams with pick-up streams, both are 'l'.
; note that gehmpubr.wf is a dummy wf, it's just gehmpubl.
; gehwnltf.wf gehmpubl.wf
; gehwnrtf.wf gehmpubr.wf
; get up/left(back) and up/right(back)
; gehmpubl.wf gehmpuhl.wf
; gehmpubr.wf gehmpuhr.wf
actgetul gehmpuhl.wf
actgetur gehmpuhr.wf
; 9/1/95 define pickup
actpickup gehmpubl.wf
actgetur gehmpuhr.wf
; get down/behind, not used yet 8/30/95
actgetdb gehmpuba.wf
; actor's frame identifiers:
; note that base images are taken from weaver files
actstand gehwnl__.wf
acteyes gesmeywl.wf
actwlklf gehwnl__.wf
actwlkrt gehwnr__.wf
; left/right eyes only: (left only 8/8/95)
actwlkreo gesmeywl.wf
actwlkleo gesmeywl.wf
;
; actor walk lr sad/mad:
actwlkls geswnl__.wf
actwlklm gemwnl__.wf
actwlkrs geswnr__.wf
actwlkrm gemwnr__.wf
;
; actor carry stand:
actcryst gehwcr__.wf
; actor carry walk:
actcryrt gehwcr__.wf
actcrylf gehwcl__.wf
; actor put low/high left/right:
putlle gehmpble.wf
putrtt gehmpbtt.wf
putltt gehmpbtt.wf
putrle gehmpbri.wf
; is the following line an error?
;put
; for now if gehmpble he is going left, else right.
gehmpble
; actor drop
actdroph gehmdrop.wf
; z position for put streams (y=zafter) (use if needed!)
; gehmpble.wf 0 1
; gehmpbtt.wf 0 1
gehmdrop.wf 0 0
; identify streams behind actor(default is in front):
behindact lxbalett
standcarry gehwhold.wf
; end of cary.txt