Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Rare's first game for an Xbox system after being acquired by Microsoft, Grabbed by the Ghoulies is a fairly basic beat 'em up set in a haunted house, with a cel-shaded, Scooby-Doo-inspired aesthetic. It was significantly streamlined from Rare's initial concepts due to development having been hastily transitioned from the GameCube, and the final result wasn't well-received critically or commercially. Tons of self-deprecating jokes from Rare about how poorly it sold would follow.

Despite this, it's developed a cult following and, in 2015, was dusted off pretty well for Rare Replay on the Xbox One - in fact, it was the only game in the collection to get a native port instead of running through some form of emulation.

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Prototype Info Prerelease Info Unused TextPet my piglet! Yer've certainly left lines a'plenty in 'ere an' no mistake.

Unused Graphics#

Game Logos#

In the Other PNGs folder are some game logos for use in the CDX menu. However, copies of the logos without ESRB ratings are also present in the folder, which are unused in the North American release.

Vampire#

0f1b0074 contains an unused graphic of a vampire enemy that cannot be found anywhere else in the game. This may be a leftover from the GameCube version, as vampire enemies appeared in the E3 2001 trailer.

Unused Damage Tally UI#

During the events of the game, Grivens was to keep a tally of the damages Cooper caused around Ghoulhaven Hall. Graphics for the energy and pause menu icons are still present in the final game.
While the energy graphics are used in some of the bonus challenges, the pause graphic goes unused due to the tally being scrapped.

Filename / Hash	Image
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_pauseicons_damage (0e7baf15)

Leftover Icons#

Various scrapped weapon icons can be found in the demand folder of the game files for throwable items, including completely scrapped weapons such as the syringe. They all use the same generic icon in the final release.

Filename / Hash	Image
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_energy_container_syringes (02fd7fb3)
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_energy_container_bottles (0080a5e3)
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_energy_container_burgers (0e6faf43)
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_energy_container_pots (0154e803)
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_energy_container_toiletrolls (0fd5d603)
aid_texture_ghoulies_scoreboard_energy_container_paintcans (052d39a3)

Unused Audio#

Background Ambiance#

Sound Effects#

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