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Unused Text#

• Bolding indicates the pop-out effect normally only seen in the Japanese version (control code 02). Bouten are used to indicate the rumbling effect (control code 01) in Japanese, which doesn't support italics. While the effect is seen in all versions, only the Japanese localization uses it for the unused text.

An assortment of unused bonus stage lines. The ones in the top table are from the block of text containing the instructional dialogues, while the ones on the bottom are from the HUD block. While "Reload!" and "Hurry!" are displayed in-game, the used versions are from the other block, so these likely would've used the smaller white/blue font (or the early one above). The second "congratulations" was translated differently from the first in German and Japanese.

In the prototype, Chunky would say this as soon as you entered the Storage Room. In the final game, he only says something if you get up close, and there he uses a different line.

A generic version of what Cranky tells you after learning the Simian Slam. What gets used in its place is longer and tailored to the game's tutorial.

In an earlier version of Gloomy Galleon, the seal would have spoken this line after being freed. "100 Skulltilleys" is a pretty clear reference to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (and the Spanish localization even renders it directly as "Skulltulas"), with the use of "tilley" in particular likely referring to DK64 artist Carl Tilley.

The French version changed the reference to "moukraines à la glaviouse" (a reference to the comedy series Objectif Nul), while the Japanese translation opts for no references and a pile of question marks instead.

A rewritten version of an early line from Troff that still references the old layout of his area. This seems to point to the Kong Doors being cut quite late in development. Since they were already long gone by the time the Japanese version came out, the Japanese script references the final Troff 'n' Scoff/DK Portals instead.

Extra dialogue for Donkey Kong after he exits Cranky's Lab at the start of the game. Curiously, the German version leaves out the second line, while the Japanese one doesn't mention the last game in any capacity.

While not normally viewed during a regular playthrough, all of these text strings can be seen by using the secret developer code in a level lobby and walking up to B. Locker with the reduced number of Golden Bananas that the text indicates. As the dialogue implies, though, you need to have at least one more Golden Banana than the stated requirement, but not enough to meet the standard level requirement. The dialogue starts in Angry Aztec (the code doesn't do anything in Jungle Japes, therefore there's no dialogue for it), and goes through every level lobby up to Hideout Helm.

Located among the NPC text, between the beanstalk and icy tomato. It sounds like it could be intended for Chunky, who is indeed caged up and must be freed by Lanky, but all of Chunky's lines are stored in a separate file, which is grouped with the other Kongs' text and is used in both the kiosk and final versions. (Not to mention, the dialogue sounds rather erudite for Chunky.) It should be noted that this line isn't in the kiosk version at all, as its early script ends well before this point.

Found at the end of several blocks of menu text. Likely not intended to be displayed at all.

Part of the racing minigame text. All of the races in the game are one-on-one, so at no point are these ever seen-- you're either "Winning", "Last Place", or "Retired".

In the Japanese version, Snide will say this after the player exits one of his bonus games. In the other versions, the line is present but goes unused.

NULL

Null, nothing, nada. First "line" of the DK Rap.

Internal Filename Oddities#

Internal names for level-specific objects reflect early working names for the levels:

Some of them line up with names seen in prerelease footage: Jungle Japes was originally just "Jungle", Frantic Factory was "The Toy Factory", and Troff 'n' Scoff's area was "Level Guardian".

• The Wrinkly Doors are internally named "exit", a remnant of their past life as the Kong Exit Doors.
• The camera flash effect seen in the Animal Buddy Arenas and the final battle is categorized as a Fungi Forest object. Same for the cloud platforms in Creepy Castle, though in that case those actually were in Fungi Forest at one point.
• Amusingly, the small treestump platform used in Fungi Forest (object 0080) is internally named "jugs", implying it might have been an edit of an actual jug object (probably the unbroken jar from the kiosk version, which is listed right before it).

Development Text#

Present at 0x8074685D in memory.

SETCIMG
SETZIMG
SETTIMG
SETCMBMODE
SETENVCOL
SETPRIMCOL
SETBLENDCOL
SETFOGCOLSETFILLCOL
FILLRECT
SETTILE
LOADTILE
LOADBLK
SETTILESZ
LOADTLUT
SETOTHRMODE
SETPRMDP
SETSCSR
SETCONV
SETKEYR
SETKEYGB
FULLSYNC
TILESYNC
PIPESYNC
LOADSYNC
RECTFLIP
TEXRECT

Present at 0x8074E8C4 in memory are some object names.

Barrel generator
TNT barrel
Crate
Cannon Barrel
TNT barrel generator
Bonus barrel
Rambi crate
Chunky size barrel
Swinging light
Heli Rope
Barrel gun(barrel bonus)
Bridge
Minecart
Racing Car
Blast barrel
Long bridge
Tiny size barrel
Barrel gun(snake bonus)
Jetpack barrel
Lanky speed barrel
DK invincibility barrel
Cave light
Chunky rock
Urn type 1
Urn type 2
Urn type 3
Urn type 4
Chunky cannonball
Helivine
Clobb head
Big Plate
DK key
Chunky cannon
Chunky Minecart
Rockfall
Spider web
Flour barrel generator
Crown
BONUS Minecart
Diddy banana balloon
Chunky banana balloon
Tiny banana balloon
Lanky banana balloon
Donkey banana balloon
Dragon barrel generator
Kong swap barrel
Script barrel gen
Script barrel gen 2
Script barrel gen 3
Script barrel gen 4
Script barrel gen 5
Script barrel gen 6
Donkey Minecart
Hedge jump
Start grid
Chain Rope
Beanstalk
Barrel gun(barrel bonus)
Barrel gun(barrel bonue)
Headphones
Enguarde crate
Fly swatter (swat bonus)
Spot light (bonus)
Worm's apple
Boat crate
trn-throw barrel
Training barrel
DK's radio
World k swap barrel
Troff k swap barrel
Hideout bonuse
Banana sign
Puffer cannon
Mound
Kutout barrel
Kroon banana balloon
Ring Rope
Skin barrel generator
Big Cannon Barrel

Present at 0x80757140 and 0x8075FFF0 in memory are some strings for a crash handler.

CURRENT=%x
START=%x
END=%x
DPSTAT=%x
SPSTAT=%x
MAIN-PC=%x
WARNING!!
%05x
:Triangle:
(%s)
%08x %08x %08x
%08x
----
%05x
%s
%08x
%05x  NOOP
%05x Undef

CLIP ARRAY OVERFLOW
MAIN STACK OVERFLOW
DFS OVERFLOW
OUT OF MEMORY
DATABASE ERROR
DMA ERROR
LOOKUP ERROR
TOO MANY OBJECTS
KILL SOUND ERROR
STORED STATE ERROR
MATRIX COPY ERROR
DELAYED KILLS OVERFLOW
LOCK STACK OVERFLOW
POSTFUNTIONS OVERFLOW
SIGNALS OVERFLOW
SORT LIST EARLY ERROR
SORT LIST LATE ERROR
DISPLAY LIST ERROR
OBJECT EXIST OVERFLOW
DK 64

Present at 0x80759260 are the internal names for each of the playable characters.

DONKEY
DIDDY
LANKY
TINY
CHUNKY
KRUSHA
RAMBI
ENGUARDE

Present at 0x8075AA80 in memory are the internal names for the levels.

JUNGLE
TEMPLE
TOY
WRECK
FOREST
CRYSTAL
SPOOKY
WORLD
HIDEOUT
BONUS
MULTI
STORY
TEST
SHARED

Present at 0x8075E5DC in memory.

SECURITY %d