Madagascar (PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows)

Notes Unused and Placeholder DialogueFeaturing performances from an eclectic array of bored developers.

Unused Music and Sound Effects#

A slightly compressed version of Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind" can be found in files for Shuffleboard. Likely a placeholder track for the pool board.

A shortened version of Pigbag's "Orangutango" can be found in the files for Marty to the Rescue. The song was later used in the game's sequel.

Early version of the Power Card jingle found in Marty's Escape.

Sound effect intended for collecting Marty's third "powerstone" in King of New York.

Unused Models and Textures#

Chimp_scaled.dff#

An early model of Mason from Marty's Escape with a texture directly using the film's concept art. Oddly, it seems likely that the texture does not fit and needs to be properly edited

Alex_pounce_01.dff#

A model of an Alex Power Card for unlocking the Claws ability. It suggests that Power Cards originally had unique icons for each ability rather than using a single character icon. Oddly enough, the model is found in Jungle Banquet rather than Final Battle, where the ability is normally unlocked.

Shadow Cam.dff#

An textureless camera model located in every level of the game, probably leftover from a internal tool or debugging purpose. Its called "Shadow Cam.dff" in the world map file and the title screen but the name depend on the level.

AmbientLight.dff#

An textureless light with 3 arrow model located in every level of the game, probably leftover from a internal tool or debugging purpose. It's called "AmbientLight.dff" in the world map file and the title screen but the name depend on the level.

Monkey Money#

Early sprite for the monkey currency can be found in "Penguin's Mutiny" file, a sprite for a gold coin and a monkey banknote respectively.

Unused/Scrapped Zoovenir Shop Item#

Development Messages#

To do: Check for any more noteworthy/amusing messages.

Many of the scripts in this game have developer comments with them to specify what code has what function. While there's way too much to document here, here are some of the interesting bits.

Cutscene Identifiers#

For the game's cutscenes, each separate camera shot is given an identifier to specify what it is. While most are simple descriptions, some of them are quite amusing.

Melman - we're fucked

Found in CS04_Director.ai as behavior name This is for Melman's last line of dialogue for the ending cutscene in N.Y. Street Chase . He actually says "Guys, hey, uh, I hope those needles have been sterilized."

longer shot of marty looking at his ass

This is used in the ending after Marty lands on the Foosa boss...just before he talks to the latter's rear end. It should be noted that there are two versions of the animation for this cutscene, both with this same identifier.

melman my immune system blah blah I'm a wuss

Used for the ending when Melman says "My immune system is started to get used to the indigenous bacteria in all of your fur!"

skipper antarctica SUCKS

This is used for the game's ending when Skipper says "Antarctica; nothing but a bunch of ice!" It definitely gets the point across.

Dummy Files#

Various PAL PlayStation 2 copies of the game have a DUMMY.BIN file which is a large, empty file which is used to fill up disc space. The size of the file depends on the version of the game, ranging from 370MB in the Italian and Swedish version to 700MB in the Portuguese version.

Revisional Differences#

To do: V3.01 has file differences with the levels/audio. While this could just be compression differences, there could also be differences with the levels/audio quality.

The PlayStation 2 version has three different revisions in the US: V1.01, V2.01 and V3.01.

• V1.01 was released on CD-ROM while V2.01 and V3.01 were released on DVD-ROM.
  • The DVD-ROM releases benefit from faster loading times likely due to the PS2 reading DVDs faster than CDs.
  • In some parts of Europe, including France, Germany, Italy and Sweden, the game was released on DVD-ROM in order to store multiple languages on the disc, however other regions still received the game on CD-ROM.
• Outside of disc format and different build dates, V1.01 and v2.01 are identical.
• V3.01 includes a demo for Over the Hedge which cannot be found in V1.01 or V2.01.

V1.01/V2.01	V3.01

• The credits differ between revisions. V1.01 and V2.01 have longer credits while V3.01 has shorter credits with higher quality audio. The Japanese version also uses the same credits as V3.01.

Regional Differences#

To do: Additional regional differences regarding gameplay/physics.

International	Japan

• The "Licensed by Nintendo" text in the GameCube version is in a different font in the Japanese version.

• The Japanese version opens with a health warning against playing in the dark and for long periods of time, as well as an additional Bandai logo.

• The Italian and Swedish PlayStation 2 version has an exclusive language select screen, not found in other versions. This screen appears after the opening logos but before the legal screen.

US	UK	France	Germany	Spain
Italy	Netherlands	Portugal	Sweden	Japan

• The legal screen was changed for different regions.

International	Portugal	Sweden	Japan

• The Japanese title screen is a bit more slanted compared to international versions.

• In Penguin Mutiny, it is possible to throw Bowling Balls through walls in the North American and European versions. This is not possible in the Japanese version.