Cut the Rope (Nintendo 3DS)

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This game/console's online features are no longer supported.
While this game/console's online features were once accessible, they are no longer officially supported and online-exclusive features may be documented as now-unseen content.

To do:

Document the online leaderboards.
The menu has leftover text strings from the mobile versions.
The code has a lot of error logs and file path directories.
Look for any noteworthy strings in the code that weren't mentioned.
Document the rest of the version differences.

Cut the Rope is a Nintendo 3DS port of the mobile rope-cutting puzzle game of the same name. And now, using a 3DS, you can finally play it on the go...

Unused Graphics#

dummy.png#

A 4x4 image with a singular black pixel.

video_icon.png#

A video camera icon.

Mobile Leftovers#

Compressed versions of the graphics used in the game's mobile versions.

candy_select_fx_demo.etc1

In the mobile versions, it was used in a hint on how to change the candy's appearance by tapping the logo on the title screen.

drawings_particles.etc1

These particles appeared in the mobile versions when an album drawing was collected in a level.

Localization Leftovers#

The menu button of the in-game HUD and the "Improved Result" icon of the results screen have translated assets for languages that aren't supported by the game. These assets originated from the mobile versions, but, like the other language versions, they have been optimized for the Nintendo 3DS.

Menu Button

"Improved Result" Icon

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Text#

Dummy String#

Among the strings used for menus, there is a dummy string with a "translation" for every supported language.

  <string name="DUMMY_TXT">
    <en>Dummy EN</en>
    <ru>Dummy RU</ru>
    <fr>Dummy FR</fr>
    <de>Dummy DE</de>
    <es>Dummy ES</es>
    <it>Dummy IT</it>
    <br>Dummy BR</br>
  </string>

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Development-Related Text#

Om Nom Stories Youtube Link#

A Youtube link can be found in the code at 0x2F6048. It leads to the first episode of the Om Nom Stories cartoon series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj3cbCE56wQ

Drawing Links#

Located at 0x49D5C in the ExeFS code, there is a list of shortened links leading to pages on ZeptoLab's website. Currently, they all lead to a 404 page, but by using Wayback Machine, images with drawings can be found on some of these pages. These images were used when sharing the collected album drawings on social media via the game's mobile versions.

http://bit.ly/InFHAw
http://bit.ly/JFK5i7
http://bit.ly/Iu2wH4
http://bit.ly/InFRrR
http://bit.ly/IHsfKl
http://bit.ly/I9dujI
http://bit.ly/I1alBo
http://bit.ly/JprvZu
http://bit.ly/Ijuq5c
http://bit.ly/InG4uT
http://bit.ly/I4XDR7
http://bit.ly/JFKl0D
http://bit.ly/IaOOLt
http://bit.ly/J94JDg

Video Information Template#

Located at 0xB5718 in the ExeFS code, there's text that resembles detailed information template for a video.

________________________________________
Play position: %d bytes
Total video frames played: %d
Playback duration: %d seconds
File size: %d bytes
Duration: Unknown
Duration: %d seconds
Number of streams: %d
...
Stream %d type: video
 -Resolution: %dx%d
 -Framerate: %f fps
 -Layout: 2D
 -Layout: 3D interleaved, left eye first
 -Layout: 3D interleaved, right eye first
 -Layout: 3D side by side, left eye first
 -Layout: 3D side by side, right eye first
 -Layout: 3D top to bottom, left eye first
 -Layout: 3D top to bottom, right eye first
 -Rotation: none
 -Rotation: 90 degrees clockwise
 -Rotation: 180
 degrees clockwise
 -Rotation: 270
 degrees clockwise
Stream %d type: audio
 -Frequency: %d
 -Channels: %d
 -Format: DSPADPCM
 -Format: PCM
 -Format: IMAADPCM
 -Format: FastAudio
Stream %d type: timeline
 -Indexed video stream: %d

Superpower Variable Names#

In the ExeFS code, there are multiple strings mentioning Superpowers and the associated Blue Stars, both of which don't exist in the Nintendo 3DS version.

FreeSuperpowersPopup
blueStar
superpowersText
LEVSCR_SUPERON_PRESSED
superpowersButton
LEVSCR_SP-POPUP-SHOWN
superpower_tip
superpower_tip_text
superpowers_left
superpowers_enabled
superpowersText
LEVSCR_SUPERON_PRESSED
superpowersButton
blue_star
LEVSCR_BLUE_STAR_COLLECTED

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Object#

hiddenElement#

Each level of the Spooky Box has an object called hiddenElement. In the mobile versions of Cut the Rope, this object is used to set the location of a Blue Star that can be collected with Superpowers activated. The Nintendo 3DS version of the game doesn't have the Superpowers feature, so the object ends up not doing anything in-game.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Sounds#

Superpower Leftovers#

Leftover sounds from the mobile versions' Superpowers feature.

Blue Star Collect
In the mobile versions, it plays when a Blue Star is collected.

Superpowers Activation
In the mobile versions, it plays when Superpowers are activated.

Candy Field Bounce
In the mobile versions, it plays when the candy bounces on the edge of the screen when Superpowers are activated.

Telekinesis
In the mobile versions, it plays when telekinesis is used.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Version Differences#

The Nintendo 3DS version was released a second time as a part of the Cut the Rope: Triple Treat collection.

General#

New boxes from the recent mobile updates were added: Steam Box, Lantern Box, and Cheese Box.
The candy's appearance can no longer be changed on the title screen by blowing on the console.
Achievements granted for simply completing the boxes were removed.
Achievements granted for doing specific actions a certain amount of times were moved to the global achievements section in the launcher.
The options menu was replaced with the cartoons menu, since the option settings were now located in the launcher.
Language support for Portuguese and Russian was removed, although the characters for these languages are still present in the font.

Title Screen#

Standalone Release	Cut the Rope: Triple Treat

The camera view on the top screen has been zoomed in, and the candy's 3D model was changed to closer resemble its 2D look.

The menu buttons were shifted upwards, the options button was replaced with the cartoons button, and a back button was added that allows the player to return to the launcher.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

References#

Cut the Rope: Help Om Nom with your 3DS | Abylight Barcelona ↩︎

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