This is a sub-page of Prerelease:Day of the Tentacle.

Removed Items#

The original design document¹ mentions several inventory items that didn't make it to the finished game. Most of them had their functionality replaced by something else (such as the Dentures replacing the Wax Lips), but some of them simply ended up with no use at all as puzzle designs changed.

Tupperware Container#

The Tupperware Container would have been found in a cupboard in the Kitchen (presumably in the Present). It would have been used to safely transport the Contract through time.

Bird Bath#

The Bird Bath still exists in the finished game, but it can't be picked up and even gets destroyed during the course of gameplay. It was going to be used to trap the Chattering Teeth, rather than the conveniently placed Grating in the finished game.

Something Sticky#

The player would possibly be required to put something sticky or viscous in the Bird Bath, like jello, to further impede the rampaging Teeth.

Another Hamster#

There was going to be two Hamsters in the game. One in Weird Ed's room (as in the finished game), and one running on the Generator in the Secret Lab in the Present.

Jail Keys#

There is no information about the Keys, other than that they would have been used to unlock a jail cell. Their functionality was replaced by the Switch which disables the Forcefield in the finished game.

Bag-O-Laughter#

The laugh in the Human show was going to be provided by a Bag-O-Laughter found somewhere in the Present.

Wax Lips#

The teeth in the Human Show were going to be Wax Lips found somewhere in the Present.

Tentacle Styling Gel#

The Tentacle Styling Gel would be available in the Building Superintendant's room. It would have been used to style the Silly String for the Human show, in conjunction with a Comb.

Comb#

There is no information about the Comb, other than that it would be used to style the Silly String for the Human Show, in conjunction with the Tentacle Styling Gel.

Silly String#

The "hair" in the Human Show was going to be Silly String rather than Spaghetti. It would have been styled with Tentacle Styling Gel and a Comb, rather than the Fork. Concept art of Dead Cousin Ted shows him wearing the Wax Lips and what appears to be the styled Silly String hair².

Item Differences#

Some items had their functionality changed a little during development.

Lab Coat#

The Lab Coat could seemingly be flushed to other characters at some earlier point in development, as seen on a screenshot in the July 1993 issue of Video Games and Computer Entertainment magazine³ which shows it in Bernard's inventory. In the finished game, this item is only available in the Past, where Hoagie is trapped.

Videotape#

The Videotape could seemingly be flushed to other characters at some earlier point in development, as seen on a screenshot on the back of the game box⁴ which shows it in Hoagie's inventory. In the finished game, this item is only available in the Present, where Bernard is trapped.

Dinner Certificate#

The Dinner Certificate could seemingly be flushed to other characters at some earlier point in development, as seen on a screenshot on the back of the game box⁵⁶ which shows it in Bernard's inventory. In the finished game, this item is only available in the Future, where Laverne is trapped.

Human Chart#

The Human Chart on the wall in Doctor Tentacle's Office could originally be picked up, as seen in a pre-release screenshot of the game in Lucasarts Adventurer Magazine Issue 5⁷, and on a monitor in some Consumer Electronics Show (1993) footage⁸. There is still a Boot Parameter present in the finished game that starts the player with a useless version of this item, with no inventory icon.

Adventurer Magazine Scan	CES Video Screenshot	Zoomed In CES Video Screenshot

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