MadWorld

To do: Check for unused text. There are other .str files in jkpkdata.cpk, figure out how to play them.

What's black, white, and blood-red all over? MadWorld! And believe it or not, this is Platinum's first game!

Unused Graphics#

ce01.dat

Inside the caseE folder contains an early game map. The text in the bottom right corner reads "JACK and city world map". There are 15 locations labeled, including one named "missile silo". Smoke appears to be rising from much of the urban areas.

Unused Models#

A variety of full-color models are in the cs folder, likely used for testing before the game's black and white art style was decided upon.

Unused Stages#

To do: Get images of c001.dat and c002.dat-- they unfortunately do not show up clearly in model viewers due to the game's graphic style.

The case0 folder contains three unused stages: c001.dat, a cathedral, c002.dat, a racetrack, and c003.dat, ancient ruins. Even though prototype footage exists of c001 and c002, the latter still has some unseen graphics left in its file.

c003 has never been shown anywhere by PlatinumGames. It consists of crumbling ruins surrounded by fog. There is a pathway down the center leading to a large column of clouds.

caseF#

To do: Document the rest of the caseF stages. cf15.dat, as well as c102.dat inside case1, are in this PlatinumGames blog post.

Many stages used for debugging were left in the the caseF folder. cf01.dat is a map that has inclines, stairs, and squares at various heights. Each floor tile says "1m", indicating its measurements.

Unused Music#

Inside jkpkdata.cpk is an audio file called LostHighway.str. It contains the entirety of the song "Lost Highway" by Bon Jovi.

Developer Text#

Within the .iso are early or internal location names.

References#