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Concept Art

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Interstitials#

Early and placeholder versions of the interstitial screens. Most of them resemble the final versions, however some are quite different.

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Final

  • Different pose and expression.

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Final

  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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Final

  • Completely different pose and background.

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Censored

Final

  • Mostly the same as final.
  • Interestingly, a censored version of this interstitial exists, most likely requested by the ESRB according to the filename.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Mostly the same as final.

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  • Luna's eyes were changed slightly.

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Title Screen#

The title screen went through numerous variations.

Time Bomb Title Screen#

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Final

The title screen unlocked after beating the Time Bomb mode also went through some minor changes. Much like the "Like, OMG!" interstitial, this one also has a censored version that was never used in any version of the game.

interstitials.psd#

A sketch of the cut "Patriotic" interstitial.

Miscellaneous#

tileset_temp.bmp#

A temporary tileset arranged in an... eyebrow-raising way.

MMW_sample levels.psd#

DSiMightyMilkyWay_MMW_sample_level.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_MMW_sample_level_2.png

2 level sketches.

MMW_DSi.png#

A tutorial image, using placeholder assets.

scan.jpg#

Some sketches of Luna and some other characters.

trex copy.png#

Concept art of the T-Rex.

hub_mockup.png and hub_mockup_2.png#

DSiMightyMilkyWay_hub_mockup.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_hub_mockup_2.png

Two mockup images of the HUB world.

Curiously, hub_mockup_2.psd contains this cropped image of what appears to be a work-in-progress version of the game's pitch document.

luna color.psd#

An early Luna sprite in different colors.

TILESET_TEMP_TS4.bmp#

Another interesting looking tileset.

luna_concept copy.jpg#

Concept art of Luna.

luna_character.psd#

DSiMightyMilkyWay_luna_character.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_luna_character_cowgirl.png

Concept art of Luna and...a cowgirl? The artstyle of these sketches is more realistic compared to the final game.

space_BG_raw.png#

A sprite sheet for the Space levels.

planet-blowup.gif#

An animation of an exploding planet.

supergrass 27.gif#

A sprite sheet containing assets for the Grass world.

Milky_MAP_Mockup.bmp#

A mockup of the map screen.

Luna_staff_renditions.flc#

DSiMightyMilkyWay_Luna_staff_renditions_1.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_Luna_staff_renditions_2.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_Luna_staff_renditions_3.png

Early designs for Luna and her staff.

mockup.psd#

A mockup of the Lava world's tileset.

Luna_Model_Reference.psd#

Early

Final

DSiMightyMilkyWay_Erinoriginal.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_Group1.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_Engelfinal.png DSiMightyMilkyWay_Lunaearlydesign4.png

Contains earlier designs for Luna. The first two are exactly the same as the final design but with different colors. The third one is noticeably different, with a lighter skin tone, different eyes and a pinkish outfit. The fourth is, once again, largely identical, except with visible eyebrows, a pink blush and... an awesome face staff?

water_concept.png#

An unfinished sprite sheet for the Water world, using placeholder sprites from the Space World tileset.

luna.png#

Early sprites for Luna, her staff and an enemy.

luna_warpin02.gif#

An early version of Luna's level entry animation.

grassy milky instructions.png#

Same as water_concept.png, but this time for the Grass World.

death planets.png#

The Death Planet in 3 different sizes.

glowy bubbles.png#

A sprite sheet for the level barriers.

SPACE_tileset.bmp#

Appears to be an early tileset for the minimap.

luna_poses.bmp#

An early sprite of Luna doing various poses.

home_planet.pcx#

An early version of the Home Planet.