Ocean Commander (Windows)

Ocean Commander is a shoot-em-up in which humanity's state is so dire that even global warming cannot stop (underwater) wars from happening.

As with many of CyberPlanet Interactive's casual games, it was ported to many platforms, including the PlayStation 2, the Nintendo DS, and the Wii, not to mention it even had a reskin.

Unused Graphics#

Opening#

All of the following graphics are found within Data\Title.

city.jpg is an unused, more "complete" variant of s5-1.jpg.

Unused	Final

s7.jpg is a picture of a man. It is likely a leftover from a different game.

Main Menu#

All of the following graphics are found within Data\Console\main menu1.

bg main menu.jpg and bg main menu_.jpg are early renditions of the game's main menu graphic, which is labeled as bg main menuLow.jpg. Notably, in both early graphics, the copyright information in the bottom right corner is missing, and in the latter, the area where the Credits button should be is replaced with a "Version 3.0" text. There is also another early file, bg main menuLow_.jpg, though its contents are the same as bg main menu_.jpg.

Earlier (bg main menu_.jpg)	Early (bg main menu.jpg)	Final (bg main menuLow.jpg)

Registration Screen#

This content can be found in the folder Data\Register.

Bg regiter bak.jpg is an earlier version of the background used for the full game registration screen, with the topmost window being shorter.

Early	Final

Unused Sounds#

Of the audio files found within Data\Sound, several are never called by the game's executable.

20 Alert.wav Was likely meant to be heard before a boss fight.

Other\Alert.wav Possibly a different variation of 20 Alert.wav.

Other\Door Move 01.wav A sound of a mechanical door opening.

Other\Door Move 02.wav A different sound of a mechanical door opening.

Other\Door Move 03.wav The previous two sounds pasted together.

Announcer#

Also found in the Other folder are four audio files for an announcer, which would play when starting a mission, clearing a mission, getting a game over, and when approaching a boss.

Ready.ogg

Mission Complete.ogg

Game Over.ogg

Warning.ogg

Unused Text#

Early Text#

OC_Title_.txt and OC_Ending_.txt are early variations of the text strings seen in the game's opening and ending cutscenes, respectively.

Finally, you destroyed Crimson Star,
 
 
this marks the end of the war…
 
 
 
 
 
 
Suddenly a dark shadow swiftly passes by!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
That was Dr. Shark teleporting from Crimson Star!  
 
 
Dr. Shark, “As long as I live, my mission to rule
the world will continue!”
 
 
HA HA HA!
 
 
And the dark shadow fades away in the deep blue ocean.
 
 
 
 
 
Even though Dr. Shark has meticulously escaped,
 
once again, our world is back to peace.
 
But in any event, if evil forces attempt to retaliate,
 
Metal Fin will be ready to protect and
fight for peace on planet Earth!

Version Log#

Data\Version.txt contains a version log. It is worth to note that the game's latest version, and likely the one that was first publicly released, is v3.00.

Version 1.0 : 18 oct 05 : 2:56pm

=====================================

Version 1.1: 8 nov 05 : 2:06pm
   - New Game Balance
   - Give money 3500 at start game

Leftover Strings#

Finally, found at offset 0xFBC18 of the game's executable are leftover text strings from Deep Hunter, one of CyberPlanet Interactive's previous games.

   Deep hunter is a shooting game in the deep ocean. There are three major sea creatures: octopus, green jellyfish and red jellyfish. Octopus earns 5 points and 10 Oxygen points. Green jellyfish earns 10 points. Red jellyfish earns 20 points. There is chance to earn Bonus point too. Press the UP and DOWN arrow key to control the diver's movement. When ready to shoot, press the centre button. Earn as many points as you can within the time limit.

Deep Hunter
Version 1.0


Copyright 2003
CyberPlanet Interactive.
All rights reserved.

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