Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (Wii)

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
Developer: Barnstorm Publisher: Barnstorm Platform: Wii Released in EU: August 20, 2010 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music.

This page is rather stubbly and could use some expansion. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue this article?

To do: There seems to be some unused stuff from a prototype version of the game.

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails is a licensed game based off the TV movie of the same name. Most of the game is just FMVs from said movie.

Unused Music

Theme.brstm is the original 1984 theme song. It's unknown what purpose this may have served (besides some nice fanservice).

Unused Characters

To do: Rip the models.

Graphics exist for Billy from Season 11 and Stanley, which possibly means that they were intended to make an appearance somewhere in the game.

Unused Text

American.lua

data.STR_TEST = { "(american) Here is some text", "sodor_24", "100", "0", "0", "50", "50", };

beautySpots.lua

This script contains a reference to a development directory in a comment.

-- ------------------------
-- C:\development\Thomas2\data\trackData\beautySpots.lua

OrigionalProgressscript.lua

The game was in development as far back as January 2009 according to this script.

-- This is to specified progession as of 23/01/2009. It jumps after 'all other track tests' to enable stanley
-- as the parents to that path require more information to be fully implemented - hcf

--	introspeech
--	    |
--	tidmouthsheds    fatcontroller    stanley        trackwork             Minigames
--	    |
--	washing    ----------------------------------->basic driving
--	    |                                            |
--	painting                                    repair tutorial
--	    |                                            |
--	whilstle        activated<------------------time limit track testing
--	                    |                            |
--	                All Games                    up hill                        
--	                                                |
--	                                            points
--	                                                |
--	                                            bends
--	                                                |
--	                                            all other track tests
--	                                                |
--	                                            .........
--	                                                |
--	                                activated<--Docks---------------------->Cranky
--	                                    |            |
--	                                All Games    .........
--	                                                |
--	                                            Others places-------------->Races etc
--

progressscript.lua

-- This is to specified progession as of 20/02/2009 - hcf , b_d
--  power and speed tests moved back to behind points, hills and bends so they can be used in the tests
--  see UnlockSequence.docx