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Early Treasure Graphics

This is a sub-page of Pikmin 2/Unused & Early Treasures.

Early Treasure Icons#

An early set of icons can be found on the Japanese disc at /user/Matoba/resulttex in the PAL and US folders. These icons don't match up with the early models seen below.
The actual models are no longer on the disc.

Model Name

Early Icon

Final Icon

Notes

Model Name

Early Icon

Final Icon

Notes

bell

Early: Silver bell
Final: Baby bottle top

fire_helmet

Early: Toy fire helmet
Final: Kiwi shoe polish

bell_blue

Early: Brass string bell
Final: TV Antenna

kan

Early: Generic brown can
Final: Blue paint tube

bird_hane

The feather here is rounder,
and the quill is brighter.

kan_b_gold

Early: Brown crushed can
Final: Popsicle stick

chess_queen_white

Early: White Queen chess piece
Final: Dango

radar_a

Early: Compass
Final: Love tester
The compass was turned into a
regular treasure, "Directory of Destiny".

choco_ichigo_l

Early: Large strawberry truffle
Final: Dr. Pepper bottle cap

radar_b

Early: TV Antenna
Final: Glove
As seen above, the TV Antenna
was turned into a regular treasure.

dia_a_red

Early: Thin blue-green bead
Final: Tangerine

tape_yellow

Early: Roll of yellow tape
Final: 7 Up Bottle cap

dia_b_blue

Early: Cobalt blue striped bead
Final: Ace of Spades card

toy_lady

Early: Lady spring toy
Final: Broken metal spoon
There were originally four spring toys.
This one was the first to go.

dia_b_green

Early: Fat green-yellow bead
Final: Ham slice

toy_ring_c_blue

Early: Blue bead
Final: Christmas boot ornament

dia_c_blue

Early: Round baby blue bead
Final: Ah Fu tile

toy_ring_c_green

Early: Purple bead
Final: Christmas tree star

dia_c_green

Early: Orange striped bead
Final: Mahjong tile

yoyo_blue

Early: Blue yo-yo
Final: Milk bottle opener

dia_c_red

Early: Pink heart bead
Final: Playing card case

Early

Final

Pikmin2Be_dama_blueEarlyIcon.pngPikmin2Be_dama_redEarlyIcon.pngPikmin2Be_dama_yellowEarlyIcon.png

Pikmin2Be_dama_blueFinalIcon.pngPikmin2Be_dama_redFinalIcon.pngPikmin2Be_dama_yellowFinalIcon.png

While the large marble models are the same, the icons were shrunk a bit in the final version.

Early Treasure Models#

These models can be found on the Japanese disc of Pikmin 2 in the US and PAL item folders (/user/Abe/Pellet)

Model Name

Early Model

Final Model

Notes

Model Name

Early Model

Final Model

Notes

akagai

Early: Pink Scallop shell
Final: Conch Shell

ichigo_l

Like the smaller strawberry, this
got a much-needed retexturing.

apple_blue

Early: Green apple
Final: Sausage

kan

Early: Orange paint tube
Final: Blue paint tube
This was likely altered to match
its location near the Blue Onion.

bane

This spring is rusted
in the final version.

key

While the model is the same,
the textures were changed from
being shiny to being reflective.

bane_blue

Early: Blue spring
Final: Wobbling doll

kuri

This chestnut's textures were
improved in the final game.

bane_red

Early: Red spring
Final: Pink crayon

leaf_kare

Early: Dead leaf
Final: Kiwi half

bane_yellow

Early: Yellow spring
Final: Perennial bulb

leaf_normal

Early: Green leaf
Final: Tomato

bird_hane

The original feather model
is a bit rounder.

leaf_yellow

Early: Ginkgo Leaf
Final: Potato

chess_king_black

Early: Black Chess King
Final: Christmas present

momiji_kare

Early: Brown Japanese
Maple leaf

Final: Onion

dia_a_blue

Early: Rooted ornament
Final: Denture

momiji_red

Early: Red Japanese
Maple leaf

Final: Green bell pepper

dia_a_green

Early: Green tiled ornament
Final: Bamboo sprout

radar_b

Early: Compass
Final: Glove
The compass was moved from
radar_a to radar_b. The staff
changed their mind a lot on this.

dia_b_red

Early: Red & white ornament
Final: Double-ended Pencil

silver_medal

This was retextured to look
more like an actual coin.

donuts_white_s

Early: Vanilla-frosted donut
Final: Artichoke

tape_blue

Early: Roll of blue tape
Final: Matchbox

flower_red

Early: Cherry blossom
Final: Cherry
A lateral change, really.

tatebue

Early: Recorder head
Final: Compass
This is where the old radar_b
compass was moved.

fue_b

The texture on the eraser
was altered, and the amount
of visible eraser was reduced.

toy_dog

Early: Dog spring toy
Final: Bar of soap
The third spring toy candidate.
He didn't make it in. Good boy.

futa_a_silver

Early: Silver can lid
Final: Rice ball

toy_gentle

Early: Gentleman spring toy
Final: Pencil sharpener
The cat spring toy is the only one
that made it into the final game.

gear

Early: Golden gear
Final: Rusted gear

toy_ring_c_blue

This toy boot is missing most
of its furnishings.

gear_silver

Early: Silver gear
Final: Hollowed gear

toy_ring_c_red

Early: Red ornament
Final: Candle

gold_medal

This was retextured to look
more like an actual coin.

yoyo_blue

Early: Wooden spoon
Final: Milk bottle opener

halloween

The texture on the skin was
improved. The early model is
also missing the back texture.

yoyo_yellow

Early: Yellow yo-yo
Final: Training weight

ichigo

The texture on the final berry
looks significantly better.

(Source: The Red Snifit, Joe (Treasure identification))