the cutting room mirror

Spore Creatures

Debug Creature Parts#

The game features over 37 unused creature parts, most of which are labeled "+debug+ Do Not Localize".

Unused Music#

Found in the ROM is an unused STRM file titled STRM_MAIN_THEME. Lead Composer Ian Stocker describes the song's origins in the description of a video on his YouTube channel.

In 2006, when I first started making audio for this game, the designers wanted to get a music track that could serve as something of an "anchor" to kick things off. Though the final soundtrack ended up being much more ambient and textural, I always liked this theme.

(Source: Ian Stocker)