Transformers: Prime - The Game (Nintendo DS)

Transformers: Prime - The Game
Developer: Altron Publisher: Activision Platform: Nintendo DS Released in US: October 30, 2012 Released in EU: November 2, 2012 Released in AU: October 31, 2012 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has debugging material.

Based on the animated series of the same name, Transformers: Prime - The Game is a Transformers brawler spin-off game starring the famous Autobots versus the infamous Decepticons.

Unused Graphics

Unused Fonts

Three different unused fonts can be found in the font folder. From left to right, these are named dst_font_test.NFTR, failed_font.NFTR, and test.NFTR.

European Demo Build Date

The folder GameData has a file UK_DEMO.NCER_0 displaying the build date for the European demo of the game.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Models

Unused Map

The folder mg_map_sample has an unused map model mg_sample.nsbmd. It does not bear resemblance to any of the other game maps.

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  top view of the map

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  side view of the map

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  diagonal view of the map

Debug Material

The game has a folder named debug_data. This folder contains a single file, a model called debug_col.nsbmd:

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  front view of the model

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  side view of the model

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  texture of the model

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Leftover Development Text

Two (literal) placeholder names are present in the ROM at offset 0x83183:

PLACEHOLDER
Push_Start_effect
Bumblebee
Bulkhead
PLACEHOLDER