Tiny Tank

Tiny Tank
Also known as: Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal Developer: Appaloosa Interactive Publishers: SCEA (US), SCEE (EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in US: August 31, 1999 Released in EU: February 4, 2000 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has debugging material.

Tiny Tank is a third-person shooter platformer video game featuring sentient robot tanks with a bit of attitude.

Originally the game was due to be published by MGM Interactive, and released in late 1998, before being dropped due to scathing reviews; the game was later picked up by SCEA.

Unused Graphics

The folder GLB contains some unused graphics, as listed below:

MGMLOGO.TIM is a still from the Metro Goldwin Mayer logo, the game's original publisher, which is never displayed.

Likewise, APP.TIM is a picture of the Appaloosa Interactive logo, which goes unused in favor of a video animation.

And lastly, LOADING.TIM and LOADINGD.TIM are two early loading screens.

Debug Text

The tty debug console displays a lot of chatter when booting the game. This is not visible to the user.

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ddcdfileload: \OVL\SUNYI.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\SUNYI.OVL;1, addr=$80085ad0
ddCDFileload: len=279680
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1, addr=$800c9f50
ddCDFileload: len=188092
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \\MOVIES\MOVIES.INI;1
ddCDFileload: start \\MOVIES\MOVIES.INI;1, addr=$800e9fc8
ddCDFileload: len=7394
cdread...done

 filesnotfound: 0
ddcdfileload: \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1, addr=$800c9f50
ddCDFileload: len=188092
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \GLB\LEGAL.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \GLB\LEGAL.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \GLB\SCEAP.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \GLB\SCEAP.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1, addr=$800c9f50
ddCDFileload: len=188092
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \SGG\S01.VGS;1
ddCDFileload: start \SGG\S01.VGS;1, addr=$800f7e20
ddCDFileload: len=196568
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \GLB\TITLE.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \GLB\TITLE.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1, addr=$800c9f50
ddCDFileload: len=188092
cdread...done
mem:1065448
ddcdfileload: \GLB2\CSAVAR.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \GLB2\CSAVAR.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \LDSCR\LOADING.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \LDSCR\LOADING.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \SGG\S04.VGS;1
ddCDFileload: start \SGG\S04.VGS;1, addr=$800f7e20
ddCDFileload: len=242032
cdread...done
errstr: initsound ok
errstr: streamtest ok ?
ddcdfileload: \BI2\TXT18.DSK;1
ddCDFileload: start \BI2\TXT18.DSK;1, addr=$800f7e20
ddCDFileload: len=22304
cdread...done
errstr: dskmov ok
errstr: sprinit 0
errstr: sprinit 1
ddcdfileload: \BI2\TMD18.DSK;1
ddCDFileload: start \BI2\TMD18.DSK;1, addr=$80167a58
ddCDFileload: len=585024
cdread...done
mem:429128
clutsize=2
ResetGraph:jtb=80070d94,env=80070ddc
errstr: 
 menu exit
ddcdfileload: \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\MOVIE.OVL;1, addr=$800c9f50
ddCDFileload: len=188092
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \GLB2\CSAVAR.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \GLB2\CSAVAR.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \LDSCR\LOAD10.TIM;1
ddCDFileload: start \LDSCR\LOAD10.TIM;1, addr=$801bffe8
ddCDFileload: len=245780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \OVL\STG01.OVL;1
ddCDFileload: start \OVL\STG01.OVL;1, addr=$800c9f50
ddCDFileload: len=53888
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \SGG\S01.VGS;1
ddCDFileload: start \SGG\S01.VGS;1, addr=$800d71e0
ddCDFileload: len=196568
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \LIP2\T01.LIP;1
ddCDFileload: start \LIP2\T01.LIP;1, addr=$800d71e0
ddCDFileload: len=223540
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \BIN\TXTGL.DSK;1
ddCDFileload: start \BIN\TXTGL.DSK;1, addr=$800d71e0
ddCDFileload: len=296976
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \BIN\TXT01.DSK;1
ddCDFileload: start \BIN\TXT01.DSK;1, addr=$8011f9f0
ddCDFileload: len=305872
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \BIN\TMDGL.DSK;1
ddCDFileload: start \BIN\TMDGL.DSK;1, addr=$801a9920
ddCDFileload: len=75780
cdread...done
ddcdfileload: \BIN\TMD01.DSK;1
ddCDFileload: start \BIN\TMD01.DSK;1, addr=$800f2fc8
ddCDFileload: len=747852
cdread...done
errstr: initbgr
load_now:394416
splitmode: 0 
game-loop -> mem:35480 fullmem:36816

 buffsize 17596
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