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Mario Party: Star Rush

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To do:

  • What else exists in the game files? Also, please look into Party Guest.
  • The game has a wealth of CSV files responsible for controlling various in-game parameters; look into these and see if there's anything worth documenting here. Many of these files have developer text in them.
  • Rolls for Moles minigame sign
  • English, Spanish, and French text differences between the North American and European versions.
  • Look into the Korean version and its unique localization files, specifically the test strings in RomFS\mess\KR_Korean.zdat\test.msbt.

Mario Party: Star Rush is the second installment in the Mario Party series for the 3DS. Similar to the previous installments, players compete for the most stars across a myriad of boards and minigames. What sets it apart, however, is the main game mode Toad Scramble, where players take control of various color-coded Toads to collect Super Mario characters around the boards.

A stripped-back version, Mario Party: Star Rush - Party Guest, was also released, allowing for full multiplayer using only one cartridge.

Unused Text#

RomFS\mess\EU_Dutch.zdat\test.msbt#

Found within many of the localization files in RomFS\mess is a file called test.msbt, which contains various test strings. While they've been mostly scrubbed, their message IDs and a few strings managed to survive.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_Dutch

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_English.zdat\test.msbt#

Identical to EU_Dutch, but the message at nex129_test_000 has been changed to reflect the localization ID.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_English

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_French.zdat\test.msbt#

Similar to EU_English, with a changed localization ID to match, but the message at sample_scalable and sample_sys lost a single space character.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_French

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_German.zdat\test.msbt#

Identical to EU_English, but with the appropriate localization ID.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_German

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_Italian.zdat\test.msbt#

Ditto.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_Italian

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_Portuguese.zdat\test.msbt#

The same as the last.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_Portuguese

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_Russian.zdat\test.msbt#

Follows conventions similar to the aforementioned files, but a few strings have been changed and some new text added.

Message ID

Message

Translation

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_Russian

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

ЁАБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУ

ФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯабвгдежзийклмн

опрстуфхцчшщъыьэюяё 0123456789! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ :;<=>?@“„AaBbCcDdEe FfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSs «»TtUuVvWwXxYyZz№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵ ^´

sample_sys

ЁАБВГДЕЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУ

ФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯабвгдежзийклмн

опрстуфхцчшщъыьэюяё 0123456789! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ :;<=>?@“„AaBbCcDdEe FfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSs «»TtUuVvWwXxYyZz№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵ ^´

test_009

Это солнечный день! Давайте веселиться!

It's a sunny day! Let's have fun!

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\EU_Spanish.zdat\test.msbt#

The same as many of the aforementioned files, albeit with a changed localization ID.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

EU_Spanish

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\JP_Japanese.zdat\test.msbt#

The first file with substantial data. Bizarrely, some of the strings come from famous movies and manga.

Message ID

Message

Translation

Note

mg0_caption000

スタート!

Start!

mginst_test_000

ミニゲームルール&そうさせつめい

Minigame Rules & Instructions

mginst_test_001

OK

mginst_test_002

COM

nex129_test_000

US_English

nickname_test_000

1Pニックネーム1

1P Nickname 1

nickname_test_001

1Pニックネーム2

1P Nickname 2

nickname_test_002

1Pニックネーム3

1P Nickname 3

nickname_test_003

2Pニックネーム1

2P Nickname 1

nickname_test_004

2Pニックネーム2

2P Nickname 2

nickname_test_005

2Pニックネーム3

2P Nickname 3

nst_sample000

テストテスト

Test test

nst_sample001

マティーニを。ステアじゃなくシェイクで

Martini. Shaken, not stirred

A quote famously spoken by James Bond in the 1964 movie Goldfinger.

nst_sample002

あったかいふとんでぐっすりねる!こんなたのしいことがほかにあるか。

Sleeping in a warm futon! Is there anything more enjoyable than that?

A quote from Volume 6, chapter 89 of Doraemon.

nst_sample003

すべてをうしなってからはじめてやりたいことをやるじゆうをてにすることができる。

It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.

A quote from the 1999 movie Fight Club.

nst_sample004

Seemingly empty.

nst_sample005

Ditto.

nst_sample006

ロディ、キミは

You are Rody

nst_sample007

foo,bar[0]テスト

foo,bar[0]test

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

1[_er] 1[_re] 3[_e] 2[_a] 4[_o] 1ʳ 6ᵉ − ‣ °~ ^´ç`ñÑ ìÎ òabcdeqwiedksl

test_009_sclbl

[bp]あ[bh]れ[bc]た [ba]ジャ[bb]か[bx]し [by]お[bl]わ[br]は [bsl]い[_nfc]な

test_026

X スキップ

X Skip

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\US_English.zdat\test.msbt#

Similar to EU_Russian, with a changed localization ID, added and changed strings.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

US_English

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

1[_er] 1[_re] 3[_e] 2[_a] 4[_o] 1ʳ 6ᵉ − ‣ °~ ^´ç`ñÑ ìÎ òabcdeqwiedksl

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\US_French.zdat\test.msbt#

Similar to many of the aforementioned files, but the strings at sample_scalable and sample_sys lose a single space character.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

US_French

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

RomFS\mess\US_Spanish.zdat\test.msbt#

Ditto, but sample_scalable and sample_sys regain the space character and return to being identical with many of the aforementioned files.

Message ID

Message

mg0_caption000

mginst_test_000

mginst_test_001

mginst_test_002

nex129_test_000

US_Spanish

nickname_test_000

nickname_test_001

nickname_test_002

nickname_test_003

nickname_test_004

nickname_test_005

nst_sample000

nst_sample001

nst_sample002

nst_sample003

nst_sample004

nst_sample005

nst_sample006

sample_scalable

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

sample_sys

! "# $ % & ' () * + , -./ 0123456789:; <=>?@‘‚“„AaÁáBbCcDdEeÉéFfGgHhIi ÍíJjKkLlMm NnOoÓóPpQqR‹Œr’”S›œs¡«»¿ÀŠÂà ÄÇÈÊËÌTÎÏÑÒtÔÕÖÙÛÜßàUâãäçèuêë ìÚîïñòúôõöùûüVvWwXxYyZz ªºʳᵉ№ –—°→~\−•‣©®™€ ^´ [_a][_o][_er][_re][_e]ʳᵉ−‣°~㍷㍸㍹㍴㍵

test_009

test_009_sclbl

test_026

(Source: CometMedal)

Challenge Tower Test Text File#

In the files of the Challenge Tower mode (RomFS\mainmodes\amm003\amm003.zdat) is a single plaintext document called test.txt. Its contents are unremarkable, however, as it only contains this single string.

test

(Source: CometMedal)

Unused Audio#

Test Audio#

Found at RomFS\sound\stream\sine_oneshot.dspadpcm.bcstm is a 1 second audio file of a single sine blip. It was likely used for testing purposes.

(Source: CometMedal)