The Indian in the Cupboard/Unused Audio

This is a sub-page of The Indian in the Cupboard.

Music

An alternate version of the game's intro. The content is the same, but it's mixed slightly differently and has much less clipping than the used version. It's found with the files for Little Bear's introduction to the village, for some reason.

A variation on the theme that plays when a figure is picked up from the toy shelf. The piano is noticeably louder compared to the used version.

An Iroquois flute solo. From its position in the resource file, this was meant for Gentle Breeze's minigame.

A vocal solo. Like the above, it seems to have been intended for Gentle Breeze's game.

Dialogue

Cupboard

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Put me in the cupboard to bring me to life.

An unused Little Bear hint message, probably intended to play at the beginning of a new game in case the player couldn't figure out how to get started. It seems to have been pieced together from several other messages and sounds a little awkward as a result, which may be why it was scrapped.

File	Character	Transcription
	Omri	Oh, I should put down the figure so I can open the cupboard.

Would have been used to block the player from opening the cupboard with a figure in hand. This is pretty annoying and nonsensical (doesn't Omri have two hands?), so the final game just opens the cupboard without complaint.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	To go to my village, pick me.

In-game, this is the first part of a longer line that explains how to bring a figure to life using the cupboard. This shortened form isn't used.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	How are you doing, Hehnuyeha? Why don't you replay some of the games in my world?

	Little Bear	Remember, you can visit the adventures in my world again by choosing a picture symbol from the wampum belt.

Little Bear was probably supposed to say one of these at random when the player idles for a while on the cupboard screen after earning at least one wampum symbol (Hehnuyeha is "Player", in case your Onondaga is rusty). Perhaps the programmer was feeling lazy, as a more generic set of idle messages is always used regardless of the player's progress.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Greetings, umgatchi of the Iroquois.

This would have played after the player completes the wampum belt and earns the title of umgatchi ("friend"). However, since the game ends immediately afterwards, there's no opportunity to use it. Perhaps it was originally supposed to be possible to keep playing after earning all the wampum symbols?

File	Character	Transcription
	Runs with the Wind	Hello. My name is Runs with the Wind. Iroquois children play many games. Come with me and I'll show you one.

	Blooming Flower	Hi! I am called Blooming Flower. Want to come with me to learn Iroquois game that uses colored oyeheh, or beads, to make pictures? If so, come with me!

	Spalding	Greetings! I am Spalding. I make my living trading with the Iroquois and the colonists. Trading helps both groups to get the things they need. I can teach you how to trade! Just choose me.

	Shares the Songs	Greetings, my friend. I am called Shares the Songs, because I enjoy playing Iroquois esowenoweh—that's our word for music. We use drums, rattles, and flutes to make music. Choose me to play with these instruments!

	Gentle Breeze	Hello, and good day! I am Gentle Breeze, one of the clan mothers of our village. Gagaieh is an Iroquois word for story. Let's learn about Iroquois symbols!

	Keeper of the Words	Greetings, my friend. My name is Keeper of the Words, an elder of our village. The Iroquois make beautiful gustowehsoah—or, as you call them, headdresses. Come with me if you want to learn how to make a gustoweh.

	Swift Hunter	Hello, friend! I am called Swift Hunter, the most skilled hunter in our nation. Would you like to learn how to track gundeyoah—what you call animals? Choose me!

These are slightly shortened forms of the introductions that play the first time a character is brought to life. The used versions add gasping sounds at the beginning of each line, and also suffer from heavy clipping for some reason.

Introduction

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Let's get going!

Little Bear would probably have said this if the player idled for a while after being introduced to a character. Since he leaves the screen after each introduction, this isn't possible.

File	Character	Transcription
	He Knows the Sky	Sgeno! That means "hello" in our language.

He Knows the Sky would have said this after Little Bear introduces him, like with other characters' greetings, but he's strangely silent instead.

Boone

General

File	Character	Transcription
	Boone	Don't you worry 'bout us, boss.

Boone would have said this in response to Omri's order to stay put until he gets back from his errand.

Object Descriptions

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	This fort reminds me of the English forts. I don't like it.

	Boone	I don't feel safe in this fort.

Little Bear and Boone's reactions to standing inside the box fort to the right of the starting position (each of the unused description lines below has paired variants for both playable characters). There's simply no click spot there that triggers these.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	I cannot get in this way. There must be another way.

	Boone	I can't get in this fort through here! Maybe there's another way.

Reactions to trying to get into the box fort by some invalid means. Probably meant to be used when the fort is approached from the surrounding floor.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Someone polished this big rock. What a foolish thing to do!

	Boone	I ain't sayin' what I think this looks like.

Descriptions of some smooth round thing. Who knows.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	My friend Spalding tried to trade these for my knife once.

	Boone	I could get into a big ol' poker game with these!

Reactions to seeing some money. The only money that normally appears in the game is a fake thousand-dollar bill on the bookshelf, which has a different description.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	The rope between these two rocks seems to serve no purpose

	Boone	What kinda wagon wheel is this?

More enigmatic descriptions.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	These are giant beads, like we use on our clothing.

	Boone	Purdy.

Descriptions of some beads, obviously. There's a set of toy beads in the southwest corner of the room that these may have been intended for.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Strange flat tree with wheels ... I must remember to mention it to Runs with the Wind. Maybe he knows what it is.

	Boone	If that wagon had a cover, it would hold a lot of families.

Probably reactions to the skateboard leaning against the south wall.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Some kind of giant mask. We Iroquois have masks that are very sacred.

	Boone	If I had a mask like that, I could scare my pal Mad Dog Marsh real good!

Obviously descriptions of a mask. "Mad Dog Marsh" may or may not be the nickname of designer and producer Dave Marsh.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	I do not understand the purpose of covering this object in rabbit fur.

	Boone	Lucky, lucky! Now if I could only get it in my pocket! ... Shoot.

Reactions to a rabbit foot.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Hmm ... reminds me of English soldiers. I shall steer clear of him.

	Boone	I don't know you, mister, but I don't like the looks of you.

Reactions to something or another. Possibly an unused obstacle like the rat or the cockroaches?

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	That moving machine is in my way!

	Boone	Shoot, I don't think that train'll take me back home.

There was supposed to be a toy train that would block off certain routes in certain scenarios, as with the rat and other creatures. It didn't make the cut in the final game, though these lines and some sound effects remain.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	This fallen tree blocks my path!

	Boone	That's one big tree.

Descriptions of some path-blocking object that our plucky heroes humorously mistake for a tree.

Hint Messages

For some reason (programming error?), Little Bear and Boone's hint messages for being extremely close to the goal never play, and the same set of "that's the right way" messages are used regardless of distance.

Little Bear

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	You are close to your goal, my friend!
	Little Bear	As you say, you are very warm, cowboy!
	Little Bear	You do not have to travel much further, Boone!
	Little Bear	You are almost there, cowboy!
	Little Bear	You are hot, like boiling water!
	Little Bear	You are almost upon your goal, Boone!

Boone

File	Character	Transcription
	Boone	You're gettin' pretty warm now, amigo!
	Boone	You're very close, pal! Keep goin'!
	Boone	You should be sweatin', amigo! You're really warm now!
	Boone	You're so hot you're meltin', my friend!
	Boone	You're almost there, Little Bear. Almost there!
	Boone	You're so close, you should be burnin' up, amigo!

Time Warnings

The game plays warning messages indicating the amount of time remaining when there are 14, 11, 8, 5, 2, 1, or ½ minutes left. There are reminders present in the resource files for every 1-minute interval starting from 14, so the exact intervals probably hadn't been decided at the time the dialogue was recorded.

Little Bear

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Thirteen mintues left, Boone.
	Little Bear	You have twelve minutes left, my friend.
	Little Bear	Ten minutes remaining, cowboy.
	Little Bear	Only nine minutes left, Boone!
	Little Bear	Seven minutes remaining.
	Little Bear	You have six minutes left, my friend!
	Little Bear	There are only four minutes left, cowboy!
	Little Bear	You must hurry! Three minutes remain!

Boone

File	Character	Transcription
	Boone	Thirteen minutes, amigo.
	Boone	Twelve minutes to go.
	Boone	You have ten minutes left, Little Bear.
	Boone	Nine more minutes.
	Boone	Seven minutes!
	Boone	Six minutes to go, amigo!
	Boone	Four minutes left, Little Bear!
	Boone	Three minutes to go, amigo!

Blooming Flower

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	You can color freeform on the blank screen, or you can use an outline or change outlines by choosing the green "New" rock. If you want to see how it's done, choose the yellow "Hint" rock. When you've finished with the picture, choose the blue "Done" rock. That will also save your picture until you decide to change it or replace it. You can erase the picture by choosing the butterfly. If you want to leave the game, choose the red "Exit" rock. If you'd like to print your picture, choose the brown rock.

Little Bear's hint message for the coloring screen. Since that screen hides the main game interface, it's impossible to click the hint icon and hear this.

File	Character	Transcription
	Blooming Flower	Hmm ... You can fill in some more, I think.

Alternate message for clicking the "Done" button without coloring enough.

File	Character	Transcription
	Blooming Flower	This is the Underwater Panther.

Description of the unused picture outline for the Underwater Panther.

File	Character	Transcription
	Blooming Flower	You need to keep the beads in their own piles.

Probably meant to play if a bead basket of a different color from the selected one was clicked. This would have made switching colors incredibly annoying and was wisely scrapped.

Shares the Songs

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	To start the rhythm or begin again, choose the green rock with the rattle. If you want to stop playing the rattles, choose the red rock. Choose the brown rock if you want to play against a friend instead of by yourself.

	Little Bear	To start the music or begin again, choose the green rock with the flute. If you want to stop playing the flute, choose the red rock. Choose the brown rock if you want to play against a friend instead of by yourself.

	Little Bear	To start the rhythm or begin again, choose the green rock with the drum. If you want to stop playing the drums, choose the red rock. Choose the brown rock if you want to play against a friend instead of by yourself.

Little Bear's hint messages for each of the game types, unused as with other minigames' hints.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	One of you will be Player 1. The other is Player 2. Start the game, and Player 1 will play back a rhythm. Then Player 2 has a turn. Each of you takes turns. The first player who misses loses the game. Choose the brown rock if you want to play by yourself again.

A similarly unused hint for 2-player mode.

Runs with the Wind

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Start a new game by choosing the green "New" rock. Choose the yellow "Hint" rock if you need help. When you think you're done with the pattern, choose the blue "Done" rock. If you want to leave the game, press the red "Exit" rock. Choose the brown rock if you want to play against a friend instead of playing by yourself.

Standard unused Little Bear hint.

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Choose the green rock to start. The first pattern is for Player 1. The next pattern is for Player 2. You'll get five points if you get it right, but nothing if you miss it. Good luck! Choose the brown rock if you want to play by yourself again.

Same as the above for 2-player mode.

File	Character	Transcription
	Runs with the Wind	You'll want to keep all of the seed and bean types separate.

Another potentially aggravating message that was left out of the finished game.

File	Character	Transcription
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for six patterns each. But you're not allowed to start over on a pattern, so if you miss, it's the other player's turn. Choose the green rock when you're ready.
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for seven patterns each. But you're not allowed to start over on a pattern, so if you miss, it's the other player's turn. Choose the green rock when you're ready.
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for eight patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for nine patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for ten patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for eleven patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for twelve patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for thirteen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for fourteen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for fifteen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for sixteen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for seventeen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for eighteen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for nineteen patterns each. But ...
	Runs with the Wind	You'll keep taking turns for twenty patterns each. But ...

2-player games always last for five rounds, followed by an indefinite series of sudden death matches in the event of a tie. It seems this number hadn't been decided on at the time the dialogue was recorded.

File	Character	Transcription
	Runs with the Wind	One ... two .. three ... four ... five ... six ... seven ... eight ... nine ... ten ... eleven ... twelve ... thirteen ... fourteen ... fifteen.

The easy mode gives until the count of five to memorize the pattern, while the hard mode gives until the count of seven. Internally, this is implemented by playing back a single audio file containing a sequential count and cutting it off after the appropriate number is reached. The count actually goes all the way to fifteen in the file, but most of it is never heard.

Gentle Breeze

File	Character	Transcription
	Gentle Breeze	Which symbol represents the Sky World up above?

	Gentle Breeze	Which symbol represents the tree in the Sky World that makes all of the light?

Unused questions for the quiz at the end of this minigame. These two symbols are obtained during the optional tutorial, but are removed afterwards and can't be gotten back. As a result, they'll never appear in the quiz.

File	Character	Transcription
	Gentle Breeze	Which symbol represents the Keeper of the Winds?

Another quiz question. The Keeper of the Winds has no symbol of his own; the west wind (Panther) and the east wind (Moose) have symbols in his place.

Keeper of the Words

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Select the clan symbol you'd like on your headband: Bear, Hawk, Beaver, Snipe, Deer, Turtle, Eel, or Wolf. If you want to see the style you selected again, choose the yellow rock. Place the feathers anywhere on the skull cap you wish. If your style uses any eagle feathers, they go in special spots. If you want to start over, choose the green rock. Choose the red rock to leave and go back to Sacred Words, or choose the cupboard to go back home. You can print out your headdress with the brown rock.

Little Bear's hint message for the headdress design screen, unused for the same reason as in the other games. Note that it misidentifies Keeper of the Words as "Sacred Words", which may have contributed to its lack of usage.

File	Character	Transcription
	Omri	I found a feather!

	Omri	Here's one!

	Omri	All right! A feather!

	Omri	Got one!

Generic messages for picking up a feather. The used messages always refer to the specific type of feather obtained.

Swift Hunter

File	Character	Transcription
	Swift Hunter	Let's do a little more tracking practice.

Probably would have been used if the player chooses to continue tracking instead of going to the minigame-end quiz.

He Knows the Sky

File	Character	Transcription
	He Knows the Sky	Let's hear some more tales about the stars.

Possibly meant to be used if the player goes back to the campfire from the sky screens, then chooses to return to the sky screens.

Wampum Ceremony

File	Character	Transcription
	Little Bear	Shh! This is an important ceremony. It's for you! Watch, and listen.

This is not unused, but its use seems to be accidental. During the wampum belt award ceremony cutscene, the cursor is made invisible. However, navigating the invisible cursor over Little Bear's hint icon and clicking it will trigger this line once the current line finishes playing. This seems to be more a quirk of the game engine than an intentional feature, hence its inclusion here.

Sounds

A few sound effects don't see use anywhere in the game.

Cupboard

	Alternate sound for the cupboard being opened or closed?
	Possibly a sound effect for turning the key.
	Different sound effect for closing the cupboard?
	Different sound effect for activating the cupboard?