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Project names discovered through personal research over the years.

Project names discovered by Hiccup include:
  • A Kappa's Trail
  • Axiom Verge
  • Chicken Wiggle
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
  • Isshoni Photo Pikmin
  • Kirby Mass Attack
  • Kirby Blowout Blast
  • Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition
  • Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure
  • Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)
  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
  • Mario Kart DS
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
  • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
  • Miitomo
  • New Super Luigi U
  • Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
  • Nintendogs + cats
  • Photo Dojo
  • Photos with Mario
  • Pilotwings Resort
  • Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (MerinoC)
  • Pushmo
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2
  • The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
  • The Nonary Games
  • Virtue's Last Reward
  • Yoshi's Woolly World (Merino)
  • Zero Time Dilemma
  • WarioWare: D.I.Y.
  • Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
  • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Million / 4milli / MILLI4C)
  • Hako Boy! Hakozume Box
  • Fossil Fighters: Champions
  • Pushmo World
  • Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
  • Issho ni Foto Doubutsu no Mori
  • Wii Play
  • Wii Sports Resort
  • Kirby's Epic Yarn
  • Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
  • AR Games
  • AI: The Somnium Files
  • Jump Rope Challenge
  • BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!
  • (Super) Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online
  • 3DS - GB Virtual Console
  • Wii U - NES/N64 Virtual Console
  • Super Mario 3D All-Stars
  • Steel Diver (first two codenames in list)
  • New Pokémon Snap
  • Miitopia
  • Monkey Barrels
  • Looksley's Line Up
  • Famicom Detective Club
  • Snipperclips: Cut it out, together!
  • Punch-Out!!
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
  • Part Time UFO
  • Pokémon Café Mix
  • Good Job!
  • Pokémon Home
  • The Stretchers
Project names taken from TCRF page sections without source tags include:
  • Animal Crossing Plaza
  • Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
  • Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  • Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
  • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
  • Nintendo Land
  • Game & Wario
  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
  • Pikmin 3
  • Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
  • amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits
  • Dr. Mario World
  • Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS)
  • Doubutsu no Mori
  • Animal Crossing
  • Wii U - NDS Virtual Console
Project names discovered by Luigim1 include:
  • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Project names discovered by Iggy include:
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X
Project names discovered by NWPlayer123 include:
  • Kirby Fighters 2
Project names discovered by OatmealDome include:
  • Super Mario Bros. 35
Project names discovered by WaluigiBSOD and CebolaBros64 include:
  • Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!
  • Culdcept 3DS
  • LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
  • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
  • Steel Diver (last codename in list)
  • Mario Tennis Open
  • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (second codename)
  • Nintendo Pocket Football Club
  • CTR (Louvre Audio) Guide Boot Card
  • Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir
  • Nintendo 3DS Camera
  • Crosswords Plus
  • Monster Hunter 3G
  • Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan
Project names discovered by Dr18 include:
  • Game Builder Garage
  • Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Project names discovered by orcastraw include:
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Project names discovered by Robotortoise include:
  • Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
  • Xenoblade Chronicles

Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet refers to LEGO抽出CTRdata.xls in Documents\セキュリティチーム運営\プロジェクト\Knock_And_Talk_directcnotact\報奨金制度\ in the "Documents.7z" Nintendo leak that happened on 21 December 2020. Despite the name, its not just LEGO games, although there is a page focused on those, and non-LEGO games are hidden, but not removed, from the CTR page. The most recent games that can be found in the spreadsheet are from around the middle of 2013.

List of Miscellaneous Nintendo Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
Tandem 1-2-Switch Switch March 2017
P4ARMS / Ashura ARMS Switch June 2017 \exefs\main Asura is a deity often depicted with four arms
CacaoPie BOXBOY! 3DS January 2015 "Hako Boy" (the Japanese name) sounds like "CacoaPie". Kirby games by the same dev team often have food-related codenames.
cacaopie123 / Cacao123 Hako Boy! Hakozume Box 3DS February 2017 \exefs\.code / Cacao123.bcsar
Cacao4R BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! Switch April 2019 \exefs\main, various Unity files Fourth game. "R" might mean retail version, as opposed to a development or debug version.
Sparta Brain Age: Concentration Training 3DS July 2012
ABE Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. 3DS March 2015 Abraham ("Abe") Lincoln
SISTER Daigasso! Band Brothers P 3DS November 2013
Agora Ever Oasis 3DS June 2017 gathering place
FE8 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance GameCube April 2005
14Iron Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS April 2012 The periodic symbol for Iron is "Fe". This applies to all Fire Emblem titles with an "Iron" project name.
IRON15 Fire Emblem Fates 3DS June 2015
Iron16 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 3DS April 2017
Iron17 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Switch July 2019 \exefs\main
dental2ds Fossil Fighters: Champions DS November 2010 arm9 Bone
Dental3 Fossil Fighters: Frontier 3DS February 2014 internal data (todo), "CTR_Dental3_TS_FRA_PS_R.png" from Nintendo France press
pictoy / Toypack Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! 3DS September 2011 /exefs/.code, Manual.bcma / exheader
pictoy Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! 3DS July 2012
TAPTAPQUEST HarmoKnight 3DS September 2012
orca Pushmo 3DS October 2011
Autumn Crashmo 3DS October 2012
Cotton3 Pushmo World Wii U June 2014 Cotton3.rpx
Cotton4 Stretchmo 3DS May 2015
Kids Photos With Mario 3DS April 2013 exheader
KidsGarden Issho ni Foto Doubutsu no Mori 3DS November 2013 KidsGarden.bcsar, Manual.bcma
KidsCarrot Isshoni Photo Pikmin 3DS December 2013 KidsCarrot.bcsar
Carrot Pikmin 3 Wii U July 2013 carrot.rpx
Radish Hey! Pikmin 3DS July 2017
carrot3s / nx_carrot Pikmin 3 Deluxe Switch October 2020 \exefs\main, bfsar / \exefs\main .nss path also starts with "D:\Project\ev1727\". Not sure what "ev1727" means.
ProjectZ Hyrule Warriors Wii U August 2014 \code\ProjectZ.rpx
Chameleon Metroid Prime: Federation Force 3DS August 2016
(Project) Matadora Metroid: Samus Returns 3DS September 2017 \exefs\.code "female killer" (Spanish)
Babel_Var Nintendo Labo - Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit Switch April 2018 \exefs\main
Babel_Rbt Nintendo Labo - Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit Switch April 2018 \exefs\main
Babel_Mtr Nintendo Labo - Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit Switch September 2018 \exefs\main
Babel_Cvr Nintendo Labo - Toy-Con 04: VR Kit Switch April 2019 \exefs\main
Etude Game Builder Garage Switch June 2021 Metadata in video(s) on the offical Japanese site as retrieved on 2021-05-09 "a short musical composition, typically for one instrument, designed as an exercise to improve the technique or demonstrate the skill of the player." The game has been advertised as a way to learn programming and game design concepts by making simple games.
cardboard Nintendo 3DS System Transfer 3DS February 2011 \CARDBOARD\sound\cardboard.bcsar
Tiger Nintendo eShop 3DS June 2011 TigerSound.bcsar Orange colour sceme?
AR_ACT / CPLAY AR Games 3DS February 2011 \exefs\.code, exheader / \exefs\.code, cplay.bcsar
PNOTE Nintendo 3DS Camera 3DS February 2011 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
threeb / trl GB (Color) / NES Virtual Console 3DS June 2011 three/tr(i?) might refer to the fact that this emulator has support for three systems: NES, Game Boy/Color and Game Boy Advance. Although the latter is slow and unused. The version of this used for GB games in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition may be called "WTRL" according to "Errors_WTRL_Err_jp.bin".
WTRL GB emulator in Kirby's Dream Collection Wii July 2012
VESSEL NES / N64 Virtual Console Wii U January 2013 VESSEL.rpx Also appears in the enhanced version of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light released for the Switch in 2020
hanafuda Multiple NERD emulation projects Term that appears in multiple NERD emulation projects such as NDS Virtual Console, NES Classic Edition and Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Nintendo originally made hanafuda playing cards.
hachihachi NDS Virtual Console Wii U June 2014 hachihachi_ntr.rpx Variation of the card game Hanafuda.
clover NES Classic Edition NES Classic Edition November 2016
Nintendo Clovercon / Clovercon NES Classic Edition controller NES Classic Edition November 2016
kachikachi NES Classic Edition emulator NES Classic Edition November 2016
canoe SNES Classic Edition emulator SNES Classic Edition September 2015
L-CLASSICS (Super) Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online Switch September 2018 \exefs\main
center Nintendo Badge Arcade 3DS December 2014 \region_common\sound\center.bcsar
friends Nintendogs + cats Nintendo 3DS Feburary 2011 \exefs\.code, friends-sound.bcsar
Kingship Octopath Traveler Switch July 2018 Kingship-Switch.pak / Kingship.uproject
unaware Pilotwings Resort 3DS March 2011 exheader, \exefs\.code
Billy Ring Fit Adventure Switch October 2019 \exefs\main / Metadata in video(s) on the offical Japanese site as retrieved on 2021-05-10 Possibly referencing fitness guru Billy Blanks
Bench Rusty's Real Deal Baseball 3DS August 2013
Gambit Splatoon Wii U May 2015 \code\Gambit.rpx
Blitz_ShowDL Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Switch March 2017 \exefs\main
Blitz_Eve Splatoon 2 World Premiere Switch July 2017 \exefs\main
Blitz Splatoon 2 Switch July 2017 \exefs\main
Blitz_MasterVer11 Splatoon 2 Ver. 2.3.0 Switch Feburary 2018 \exefs\main
Blitz_MasterVer20 Splatoon 2 Ver. 3.0.0 Switch April 2018 \exefs\main
Blitz_MasterVer26 Splatoon 2 Ver. 4.0.0 Switch September 2018 \exefs\main
cross-c Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 3DS September 2014 cross = SSB symbol & cross(over) / C = CTR
cross_f / CrossCafe Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U November 2014 \code\cross_f.rpx cross = SSB symbol & cross(over) / f = caFe
cross2 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch December 2018 \exefs\main cross = SSB symbol & cross(over)
Dish Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido Switch June 2018
Oinari Star Fox 64 3D 3DS July 2011 Spirit/shrine fox
clone Tomodachi Life 3DS April 2013 Presumably refers to the Miis.
Arch Miitomo iOS, Android March 2016
Mimic / mmc Miitopia Nintendo 3DS December 2016 exheader, mimic.bcsar / Manual.bcma Miis act out (mimic) different fantasy roles in this game.
Mimic-S Miitopia Switch May 2021 \exefs\main
RENTAL Weapon Shop de Omasse 3DS February 2014
Pack Project Wii Sports Wii November 2006
Party Pack / PARTY PACK for REVOLUTION / RP Wii Play Wii December 2006 gameconfig.ini / ROM header / various filenames, dol
HealthNandPackUP Wii Fit Wii December 2007
wisp2 / wsp2 / sp2 Wii Sports Resort Wii June 2009 wisp2_openingdemo.ry.32.brstm / ROM header / Sp2Snd.brsar
Step Wii Fit U Wii U October 2013
bigegg Yoshi's New Island 3DS March 2014 There is a giant egg powerup in-game. But I wonder if there is a relation to NSMB2 (BigRed), the other original Mario-series 2D platformer on 3DS.
Lunch Nintendo Land Wii U November 2012
Family amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits Wii U April 2015
Matcha Dr. Mario World iOS, Android July 2019 Matcha.msbp
Leader A Kappa's Trail DSiWare December 2009
BikeWare Excitebike: World Rally WiiWare November 2009 ROM header
pbat Photo Dojo DSiWare December 2009 ROM header, pbat.bmg
kyojin Xenoblade Chronicles Wii June 2010 work.pkb Giant. Games in the Xenoblade Chronicles series prominently feature gigantic beings.
Smallfolk Xenoblade Chronicles 3D 3DS April 2015 exheader Portable (small) version of Bigfolk, which seems to be the project name for the Xenoblade Chronicles series, or the retroactive project name for the first game. Note that Bigfolk could also be considered a translation of "kyojin".
SpaceTravel Xenoblade Chronicles X Wii U April 2015 Game features space travel.
Bigfolk2 / BF2 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch December 2017 Metadata in video(s) on the offical Japanese site as retrieved on 2021-05-09 / bf2.arh, bf2.ard More direct sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles.
BFSW Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Switch May 2020 \exefs\main Bigfolk Switch
JumpingRope / unity_rope Jump Rope Challenge Switch June 2020 \exefs\main, global-metadata.dat / \exefs\main
Apollo Kid Icarus: Uprising 3DS March 2012
BoroughMarket Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! 3DS August 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
Cadillac Style Savvy: Trendsetters 3DS September 2012
Hobbit Nintendo Pocket Football Club 3DS December 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
nsub / SeaBattle / DS_Sub Steel Diver 3DS May 2011 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet (last one)
Sunflower Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan 3DS September 2011 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
L-Guide CTR Guide Boot Card 3DS N/A N/A Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet Used to boot 3DS XL units for Nintendo's Louvre audio guide
SiameseCat Crosswords Plus 3DS October 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
NVL / NOVEL Amiibo June 2014 Product code / Metadata in raw image on Nintendo Tumblr post (raw images can't be downloaded easily from tumblr anymore) "Novelty"?
Tbl / Table Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch June 2020 \exefs\main / Metadata in video(s) on the offical Japanese site as retrieved on 2021-05-09
edgar&doyle / nswtan / NswTanAdv Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Switch May 2021 Metadata in video(s) on the official Japanese site as retrieved on 2021-05-10 / \exefs\main / \anime\cin_frame_01\cin_frame_01.json edgar&doyle likely refers to Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle, two famous mystery writers. nswtan = Nintendo Switch Famicom Tantei Club. Famicom Tantei Club is the Japanese name of the series. "Adv" might mean adventure, which is the genre of this game.
Papers Snipperclips: Cut it out, together! Switch March 2017 \exefs\main, various Unity files
Drill Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch Switch December 2019 \exefs\main, stream\Drill_*.bfstm
Hippo Punch-Out!! Wii May 2009 various files "King Hippo" is one of the boxers
Nazca, nazcaf, nazcaf-mobile Part Time UFO iOS November 2017 various files
NazcaS Part Time UFO Switch October 2020 \exefs\main
vcar Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Switch October 2020 \exefs\main
Worker Good Job! Switch March 2020 \exefs\main
Stretch The Stretchers Switch November 2019 \exefs\main, various RomFS files


List of Good-Feel Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
PJ008 / fluff Kirby's Epic Yarn Wii October 2010 PJ008.brsar / fluff_param.txt Was originally titled "Keito no Fluff".
PJ013J Looksley's Line Up DSiWare March 2010 arm9 Unsure if "J" is part of the project name.
pj023 / Merino Yoshi's Woolly World Wii U June 2015 pj023.rpx / merino.msbt specific breed of sheep
pj023 / MerinoC Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS January 2017 merino.b*stm specific breed of sheep; "C" likely stands for "CTR", the 3DS's codename
pj008 / Fluff-C / FC Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn 3DS March 2019 PJ008.bcsar / exheader / Manual.bcma "C" likely stands for "CTR", the 3DS's codename
pj033 / Omelet Yoshi's Crafted World Switch March 2019 \exefs\main
pj042 Monkey Barrels Switch, Windows November 2019 \exefs\main, various Unity files

List of Animal Crossing Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location.
forest Doubutsu no Mori GameCube December 2001 Build info at 0x19D00 in JP ver
forest / GCFOREST Animal Crossing GameCube December 2001 /forest* / static.str
forest Animal Crossing: Wild World DS November 2005
rv_forest / RVFOREST1 Animal Crossing: City Folk Wii November 2008
Garden Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS November 2012
Lounge Animal Crossing Plaza Wii U August 2013
GardenPlus Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo 3DS October 2016
Takumi Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 3DS July 2015
bbq Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival Wii U November 2015 \code\bbq.rpx
Park Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch March 2020 \exefs\main

List of Super Mario Project Names

Hmmm...
To do:
The "RedShell" project name belongs to some game.
Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
nitro-mj New Super Mario Bros. DS May 2006 /BUILDTIME Guesses: Mario jump(and-run), mario journey
SMR Super Mario Galaxy Wii November 2007 SMR.szs / dol / Japanese name of "Coin" object ("コイン(黄)[SMR]") Super Mario Revolution
wiimj2d New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii November 2009 WIIMJ2DNP.str, dol, mj2d00*.brfnt, wii_mj2d.bmg
wii-mottomario Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii May 2010 \ObjectData\BossJugem\DemoEndingBossJugem.dtp The Iwata Asks interview says that the game was conceived as “もっと”スーパーマリオギャラクシー ("Motto" Super Mario Galaxy) which means "More" Super Mario Galaxy. Also, the ROM header name is "Super Mario Galaxy More".
RedPepper Super Mario 3D Land 3DS November 2011 RedPepperSound.bcsar This game was conceived as being a "snack", with SMG2 being a "feast" (paraphrased). Maybe "pepper" represents this?
BigRed New Super Mario Bros. 2 3DS July 2012 Due to Mega Mario returning? This project also involved lots of new level designers, which may be relevant.
RedPro New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U November 2012 red-pro2.rpx, /CAFE/sound/cafe_redpro_sound.bfsar, /*/font/redpro_*Font*.szs First HD Mario game
RDash New Super Luigi U Wii U July 2013 rpx, msbt
RedCarpet Super Mario 3D World Wii U November 2013 \code\RedCarpet.rpx Suggests a more luxurious version of SM3DL?
RedBull Super Mario Run iOS/Android December 2016
RedStar Super Mario Odyssey Switch October 2017
RedPro-S New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch January 2019 \exefs\main
RedCarpet-S / RCS / SingleMode Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Switch February 2021 \exefs\main / \LayoutData\RCS_* / LayoutMessage.szs "SingleMode" is for the Bowser's Fury sub-game
Stardust Super Mario 3D All-Stars September 2020 \exefs\main
Kinopio Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Wii U November 2014 \code\Kinopio.rpx
Kinopio-S Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Switch July 2018 \exefs\main
Kinopio-C Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo 3DS July 2018 DebugData\Buildinfo.txt "C" likely stands for "CTR", the 3DS's codename
3stars Mario Party: Island Tour 3DS November 2013 exheader
TenSt / 10stars Mario Party 10 Wii U March 2015 \code\tenst.rpx, \sound\common\10STARS_SOUND.bfsar
nstars Mario Party: Star Rush 3DS November 2016
Hundred Mario Party: The Top 100 3DS November 2017
buffet Super Mario Party Switch October 2018
GCKart Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GameCube November 2003 \AudioRes\GCKart.baa
NitroKart Mario Kart DS DS December 2005 arm9
RevoKart Mario Kart Wii Wii April 2008
CTRDash / Dash Mario Kart 7 3DS December 2011 ctr_dash.bcsar / Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
Turbo Mario Kart 8 Wii U May 2014 \code\Turbo.rpx
TurboS Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch April 2017 \exefs\main
TurboS_labo Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Ver. 1.5.0 Switch June 2018 \exefs\main
Munchkin Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis DS September 2006 arm9
PLAYGROUND Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! DS November 2010 ROM header of DS Download Station Volume 18 USA demo, playgroundAssets.bin, \font\playground_font_*.NFTR
Playtime Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Wii U, Nintendo 3DS March 2015
Block Super Mario Maker Wii U September 2015 \code\Block.rpx
Slope Super Mario Maker 2 Switch June 2019 \exefs\main
kuku Super Mario Bros. 35 Switch October 2020 \exefs\main
Grand Slam Mario Tennis Open 3DS May 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
wiiUTennis Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Wii U November 2015 \sound\wiiUTennis.bfsar
NXTennis Mario Tennis Aces Switch June 2018 NXTennis.bfsar
SMRPG64 Paper Mario Nintendo 64 August 2001 Prefixes the internal names for the Paper Mario partner catch cards, in Super Paper Mario Super Mario RPG 64 - early title for the game
mariost Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door GameCube July 2004 Various places in the code Mario Story
spmario / wiimario Super Paper Mario Wii April 2007 Various places in the code (often in the equivilents of places in TTYD that used "mariost") / wiimario_snd.brsar and the savefile filenames Super Paper Mario / first Mario game for the Wii
554g / 554G Paper Mario: Sticker Star 3DS November 2012 Manual.bcma, \exefs\.code, \sound\554g_sound.*, \collision\*.cam.bin "GG4G" is also referred to - possibly a development tool or subsystem in the game's code. 554g -> go-go-shi-jii -> 午後四時 -> 4 pm (4th Paper Mario).
gojika Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U October 2016 \code\main.rpx, \sound\gojika_sound.bfsar Japanese name for Pentapetes phoenicea, a flower with 5 petals. "Go" is also 5 in Japanese. Color Splash is the 5th Paper Mario game.
RockG Paper Mario: The Origami King Switch July 2020 \exefs\main Likely a pun of "Roku", the Japanese word for 6.
REDSPARK / Million / 4milli / MILLI4C Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 3DS July 2013 \exefs\.code / todo / todo / todo Million might refer to the many Luigis?
Remillion Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions 3DS October 2017 exheader, \RO\static.crs Might refer to it being a remake using, or a reuse of, the Dream Team engine.
moria / RKB Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Switch August 2017
Camilla Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 3DS February 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet Might refer to the Dutchess of Cornwall
DSMIO WarioWare: D.I.Y. DS April 2009 ROM header, arm9, \Sound\DSMIO_NTR_Sound_US.sdat
Slate Game & Wario Wii U March 2013 Likely refers to the Wii U GamePad
Wax WarioWare Gold 3DS July 2018 2018-03-08 NoA press screens Could be split as Wa(X), where X means Cross(over) or 10
LM3DS / Green Onion Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 3DS March 2013 \exefs\.code / Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
GreenCube / GreenCubeU Luigi's Mansion 3DS October 2018 exheader / \exefs\.code Does U imply that this used to be a Wii U project?
NeoPlum Luigi's Mansion 3 Switch October 2019
rs10 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Wii U February 2014
Yeti Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D 3DS May 2013 exheader, Manual.bcma


(Source: CounterDiving - Meaning of Paper Mario: Sticker Star's codename)

List of Zelda Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
gczel Wind Waker GameCube December 2002 dol Later project names seem to refer to this game as "King". It did feature the first proper appearance of the king of Hyrule.
gczel2 Twilight Princess Wii / GameCube November 2006 dol
DSKing2 Spirit Tracks DS December 2009 Partial Nintendo DS lotcheck spreadsheet. Playing card. "King" implies a connection to Wind Waker - game has the same artstyle. "2" either represents this being a sequel to Phantom Hourglass, or this being a succesor to Wind Waker.
queen Ocarina of Time 3D 3DS June 2011 Playing card. Also may reflect how revered Ocarina of Time is, and how Ocarina of Time is the "alternate" to Wind Waker ("King").
Knife Four Swords Anniversary Edition DSiWare September 2011 knife_sound.sdat, manpages.narc_us.blz Sword?
wiiKing2 Skyward Sword Wii November 2011 \Title2D.arc\tr_wiiKing2Logo_00.tpl, dol Playing card. "King" implies a connection to Wind Waker - game has a similar artstyle. "2" either represents this being a succesor to Wind Waker, or the second succesor to Wind Waker on the Wii (implying Twilight Princess was the first?).
cking The Wind Waker HD Wii U September 2013 Cafe King and/or Sea King. "King" = Wind Waker.
jack A Link Between Worlds 3DS December 2013 Playing card.
joker Majora's Mask 3D 3DS February 2015 Playing card. You could also call Majora, Skull Kid or the Happy Mask Salesman jokers. The original game was also a bit of a "wild card", a risky endeavor to create a new Zelda game with less development time that usual.
alice Tri Force Heroes 3DS October 2015 Likely in reference to Alice in Wonderland, which prominently features playing cards
ZeldaTP / dolzel2 / surf Twilight Princess HD Wii U March 2016 \code\surf.rpx, \sound\wiiu_surf.bfsar, \code\Zelda.rpx
uking / U-King Breath of the Wild Wii U / Switch March 2017 \code\U-King.rpx Playing card. "King" implies a connection to Wind Waker - game has a similar artstyle. U may mean Wii U.
Richard Link's Awakening Switch September 2019 \exefs\main A character in Link's Awakening and a game it was based off, The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls.

List of Kirby Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
wadogo Kirby Mass Attack DS August 2011 arm9, WADO_SND_new.sdat, "1_WADOGO_logo_US_0704 copy.jpg" from Nintendo France press "small/young" (Swahili); "Wado" may derive from "Waddle Dee" ("Wadorudi" in Japanese)
GCK / KbyW / IUK Kirby's Return to Dream Land Wii October 2011 From internal music filenames: fanfare_GCK, ST_KbyW_FUNK1, IUK_LP_ROCK1, etc. Return to Dream Land went through four iterations, so as a result the music is spread between a few different filenames. "GCK" is presumed to be "GameCube Kirby", referring to the game's earliest iteration; "KbyW" is likely "Kirby Wii". An unused beta version of "IUK_LP_ROCK1" is listed as "KbyW_ROCK1", so "IUK" is likely the final development codename.
Donut Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition Wii July 2012 donut*.brstm, Product.msbt
Parufe Kirby: Triple Deluxe 3DS January 2014 Parfait
Pizza Kirby Fighters Deluxe 3DS July 2014
Drop Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe 3DS August 2014
Seven Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Wii U January 2015 number of colors in the rainbow / name of game setting is "Seventopia" / number of worlds
Torte Kirby: Planet Robobot 3DS April 2016
Lime Team Kirby Clash Deluxe 3DS April 2017 \exefs\.code, Lime.bcsar, limefanf.dspadpcm.bcstm
Confetti / ConfettiCity Kirby Blowout Blast 3DS July 2017 \exefs\.code
Ibiza Kirby Battle Royale 3DS November 2017
Eclair Kirby Star Allies Switch March 2018 Waddle Dees are seen delivering eclairs to King Dedede in the opening cutscene
Lime2 Super Kirby Clash Switch September 2019
Fizz Kirby Fighters 2 Switch September 2020 Fizz.msbp

List of Pokémon Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
pl Pokémon Platinum DS September 2008
gs Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver DS September 2009
wb Pokémon Black and White DS September 2010
swan Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 DS June 2012
xy Pokémon X and Y 3DS October 2013 xy_sound.bcsar
sango Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 3DS November 2014 coral
niji Pokémon Sun and Moon 3DS November 2016 rainbow
momiji Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon 3DS November 2017 autumn/fall colours
beluga Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Switch November 2018 \exefs\main
texas Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure DS April 2011 ROM header, \dataUK\sound\texas_sound.sdat, \dataUK\message\Message01.bin
Paradise Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity 3DS November 2012 Paradise.bcsar
ferrum Pokkén Tournament Wii U July 2015 \code\ferrum_app.rpx
bakery Detective Pikachu 3DS February 2016
voxel Pokémon Quest Switch May 2018 \exefs\main
tart Pokémon Café Mix Switch June 2020 \exefs\main
lentil New Pokémon Snap Switch April 2021 \exefs\main Lens-shaped legume - a reference to the lens of a camera. Lentil is also the name of the location the game is set in, in Japanese (its "Lental" in the English text).
Caviar Pokémon Rumble Blast 3DS August 2011
river2 Pokédex 3D Pro 3DS July 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
megaturtle / mtt Pokémon Home Switch February 2020 \exefs\main, various RomFS files/folders

List of Miscellaneous Third Party Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
himeR Code of Princess EX Switch July 2018 \exefs\main
mack Crash N.Sane Trilogy PlayStation 4 June 2017 eboot.bin
mackNX Crash N.Sane Trilogy Switch June 2018 \exefs\main
DISTRUST Danganronpa PSP November 2010
DSO Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls PlayStation Vita September 2014 Despair/Danganronpa Shoujo O(?)
DSOHD Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls PlayStation 4 June 2017 Despair/Danganronpa Shoujo O(?) HD
Jack Dragon Quest XI Nintendo 3DS July 2017
uberMudds Mutant Mudds Deluxe Wii U June 2013
LotusLandVReloaded Touhou Genso Wanderer Switch December 2016 \exefs\main Fourth ever Touhou game was named Lotus Land Story
redhot Viewtiful Joe GameCube June 2003 dol game was originally titled "Red Hot Man"
Ogre Ryū Ga Gotoku 1 & 2 HD for Wii U Wii U August 2013 \code\OgreBoot.rpx
devil Yakuza 5 PlayStation 3 December 2012
Cima Yakuza 0 PlayStation 3 March 2015
hell2k Work Time Fun PSP December 2005
wiicontra Contra ReBirth WiiWare May 2009 ROM header
wiidracula Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth WiiWare October 2009 ROM header
GrappleCTR Chicken Wiggle 3DS August 2017 exheader
SKP Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Nintendo DS /etc/game_text.ini, /sound/se_gen_skp_start_1, arm9 "skp" is possibly short for "escape".
SKP2 Virtue's Last Reward 3DS February 2012 exheader, \fonts\SKP2*.dat, \shaders\*.map, \sound\ctr\SKP2.*
SKP3 Zero Time Dilemma

3DS

June 2016 \usound\3ds\skp3.bcsar, Manual.bcma
SKP-V The Nonary Games PlayStation 4 March 2017 eboot.bin Don't know what "V" means.
Psync AI: The Somnium Files Switch September 2019 \exefs\main, various Unity files Game was announced as having the working title of "Project Psync".
banjox Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Xbox 360 November 2008
Labo3 Patapon 3 PlayStation Portable April 2011
OuterBeyond Axiom Verge PlayStation 4 March 2015 eboot.bin This may have been considered as a working title. Don't know.
hog / sonicdlwii Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 WiiWare October 2010 ROM header / dol
CB2 Culdcept 3DS 3DS June 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
LensC Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir 3DS January 2012 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
Smith Monster Hunter 3G 3DS December 2011 Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet

List of Atlus Project Names

Project Name Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
xrd625 Trauma Center: Second Opinion Wii November 2006
xrd630 Persona 4 PlayStation 2 July 2008
xrd633 Trauma Center: New Blood Wii November 2007
xrd649 / xrd649s Catherine PlayStation 3 February 2011
xrd654 / xrd654v Persona 4 Golden PlayStation Vita June 2012
xrd664 Persona 5 PlayStation 3 September 2016
xrd686 Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS May 2013
xrd699 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS August 2012
xrd713 Persona Q 3DS June 2014
xrd719 Etrian Odyssey V Nintendo 3DS August 2016
xrd722 Persona 4: Dancing All Night PlayStation Vita June 2015
xrd740 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse 3DS February 2016
xrd744 Persona 5 Royal PlayStation 4 October 2019
xrd750 Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology 3DS June 2017
xrd751 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux 3DS October 2017
xrd757 Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight PlayStation Vita May 2018
xrd757 Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight PlayStation Vita May 2018
xrd758 Catherine: Full Body PlayStation Vita / PlayStation 4 February 2019
xrd760 Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Nintendo 3DS November 2018
dds3 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne PlayStation 2 February 2003
MDSJ Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey DS October 2009
sdds4 Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS May 2013
sdds4g Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse 3DS February 2016
YGG1 Etrian Odyssey DS January 2007 Yggdrasil
YGG2 Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard DS February 2008 Yggdrasil
Mori4 Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan 3DS July 2012 Forest
Mori1R Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl 3DS June 2013 Forest
Mori2R Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight 3DS November 2014 Forest
Mori5 Etrian Odyssey V 3DS August 2016 Forest
MoriS Etrian Odyssey Nexus 3DS August 2018 Forest
Zenina Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon PlayStation 2 October 2008
Shibuya / CtrPriL Sparkle Snapshots 3D 3DS December 2011
Stainless Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Wii U December 2015 \code\Stainless.rpx, numerous references in image data
Yumiko Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Android January 2018 Heroine of the very first Megami Tensei game.

xrd numbers may line up with when a project was started, resulting in Persona 5 having a much lower number than subsequent games.

Nearly all of Atlus's PS2 outings borrow Nocturne's dds3 project name for their respective main data archive. Etrian Odyssey's "Mori" means "forest" in Japanese.

List of PlatinumGames Project Names

Project Name(s) Game Platform Initial Release Name Location Notes
Jack MadWorld Wii March 2009
PRJ_020 / PRJ_012 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Windows January 2014
BayonetWU Bayonetta Wii U September 2014
PRJ_010 Bayonetta 2 Wii U September 2014
PRJ_024 The Legend of Korra Windows October 2014
PRJ_030 Star Fox Zero Wii U April 2016 \code\PRJ_030.rpx
PRJ_031 Star Fox Guard Wii U April 2016
PRJ_028 NieR:Automata PlayStation 4, Windows February 2017
PRJ_301 Bayonetta Windows April 2017
PRJ_302 / prj014 Bayonetta Switch February 2018
PRJ_036 Astral Chain Switch August 2019


Unofficial "Generation" List of LEGO Games

Hmmm...
To do:
  • The "Green", "pixel", and "lumen" project names need to be identified.
  • There is likely another generation split that needs to be identified.
GENERATION 1
Game Title Initial Release Project Name Name Location mac OS Windows GC PS2 Xbox Wii PS3 360
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game March 2005
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy September 2006
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga November 2007 LEGO Star Wars SE
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures June 2008
LEGO Batman: The Video Game September 2008
GENERATION 2 - Major addition: split-screen multiplayer
Game Title Initial Release Project Name Name Location mac OS Windows Wii PS3 360 PS4 XB1 Switch
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues November 2009
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 June 2010
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars March 2011 CloneWars
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean May 2011 Pirates
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 November 2011
GENERATION 3 - Major addition: voice acting
Game Title Initial Release Project Name Name Location mac OS Windows Wii PS3 360 Wii U PS4 XB1 Switch 3DS
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes June 2012 LEGO SuperHeroes1
LEGO The Lord of the Rings November 2012
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins March 2013 CTR Mayor Partial Nintendo 3DS lotcheck spreadsheet
LEGO City Undercover March 2013 Kestrel
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes November 2013
The LEGO Movie Videogame February 2014 Emmet
LEGO The Hobbit April 2014 LEGOHobbit
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham November 2014 Black
LEGO Jurassic World June 2015 Amber
LEGO Dimensions September 2015 Opus / Zeus
LEGO Marvel's Avengers January 2016 Silver
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens June 2016 Douglas
LEGO Worlds March 2017 Badger
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game September 2017
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 November 2017
LEGO The Incredibles June 2018 Showtime
LEGO DC Super-Villains October 2018 Diana
The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame February 2019
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 2021