Black Out

This page details development materials of Black Out.

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Various assets related to the game can be found at the following paths:

• NEWS_11.tar\.\hino\z-sleeper\
• NEWS_11.tar\.\hino\z-sword\
• NEWS_04.tar\.\home\arimoto\SLEEPER\BG\

The file modification dates may give clues as to when the game was developed. The oldest files are dated 1991-11-11 and 1991-11-14, while the most recent files are dated 1992-08-05 and 1992-02-21. A bulk of the files are dated around December 1991 to January 1992.

OBJ Files#

We get to see a few unused objects in action, such as the Hammer, Shovel, and hand, as well as the unused angel creature. The sleeper was also meant to do more actions: falling asleep, rolling (possibly when tumbling down hills), and falling through thin terrain. There is also an alternate design for the sleeper, which looks more 3D and realistic (and wouldn't entirely be out-of-place among the Yoshi's Island prologue cutscene graphics). Another sleeper design, with an orange-yellow cap, is located in the z-sword directory.

NOTE: Unless the .COL file is specified, most gifs were made using the sleeper.COL palette.

1.OBJ + 1.CGX + 1.COL
angel.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
bakchik.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
bin-0.OBJ + chr-stock-kaiten.CGX
bomb.OBJ + chr-stock-kaiten.CGX
effect-obj.OBJ + player-obj-misu.CGX
hammer.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
hand.OBJ + player-obj.CGX
iwa-bomb.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
iwa-bomb-8.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
iwa-bomb-garagara.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
kila-kila-fall.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
kusa.OBJ + player-obj.CGX
misu.OBJ + player-obj-misu.CGX
pachinko.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
pachinko-obj.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
pachinko-obj-2.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
player-0.OBJ + player-obj.CGX
player-0----.OBJ + player-obj.CGX
player-0----.OBJ + player-obj-real.CGX
player-chapon.OBJ + player-obj-misu.CGX
player-chapon-1.OBJ + player-obj-misu.CGX
player-kaiten.OBJ + chr-stock-kaiten.CGX
player-kaiten-stock.OBJ + chr-stock-kaiten.CGX
skop.OBJ + bg1-saka.CGX
z-sword\sleeper-chibi.OBJ + z-sword\CHR-stock\sleeper-OBJ-chibi.CGX + z-sword\COL-stock\sleeper.COL

SCR Files#

HUD#

bg1-meter.SCR + bg1-meter.CGX + sleeper.COL

Interestingly, this file shows two more unused HUD icons:

Super Donkey Levels#

These files are level layouts which all use graphics from Super Donkey.

Forest Tileset#

The second and third files appear to be level 1 from Super Donkey, while the fourth and fifth appear to be level 3. The sixth and seventh appear similar to level four, but aren't an exact match. The first, second, eighth, and ninth files don't appear in Super Donkey, and the eighth and ninth don't even have the "start" and "exit" rings that all of Super Donkey's other levels have.

Village Tileset#

The first file is level 2 of Super Donkey. The second file is level 2 with the "start" and "exit" rings removed, along with the stone block that the "start" ring was on. The third file doesn't appear in Super Donkey and seems to show the interiors of the houses.

CGX Files#

NOTE: Some images have been given blue backgrounds for better visibility.

bg3-meter.CGX#

A 2bpp file containing even more unused HUD icons.

sleeper-BG-1-a.CGX#

4bpp versions of the unused HUD icons.

player-chibi.CGX#

Sketchpad of younger-looking versions of the sleeper.

player-obj.CGX#

These are most likely related to the unused rope.

An alternate version of the pachinko ball.

Various frames for splash effects.

This looks like a placeholder of sorts.

player-obj-misu.CGX#

Some acorns which could possibly be knocked down from above.

A fruit which looks similar to the berries from Super Mario World.

An older-looking design for the Bomb item.

A dangerous sphere.

Some frames of a water animation.

1-1.CGX.BAK#

Alternate designs for whirlpools.

1.CGX#

Some variations of grass tiles.

bg-1.CGX#

Another variation of the grass tiles, this time with fewer spots.

v-ram-bg1-kabe.CGX#

A strange sphere within a block, found among the underground tiles.