Spyro: Ripto Quest

Spyro: Ripto Quest is a rather simplistic isometric platformer for J2ME phones, based on the GBA Spyro games. Curiously enough, despite the name, Ripto himself never actually makes an appearance.

Unused Graphics#

Each of the three tilesets contains a graphic for a yellow object of unknown purpose that doesn't seem to show up at any point.

Versions#

About five versions of the game appear to be dumped, all for J2ME (MIDP). There aren't many known differences between them, and most of the known differences are bog-standard as far as J2ME games go. However, for the sake of documentation, below is a list of versions with build dates and some of the differences listed below:

• Version 1.5.8 for Nokia (176×208) - 2004-06-07
  • This version doesn't use commands for softkeys unlike the other high-end versions, and instead opts to display them on the canvas itself.
• Version 1.6.0 for Motorola (176×182) - 2004-07-07
• Version 1.5.8 for Nokia (128×128) - 2004-08-23
  • This low-end version has scaled-down graphics for the small screen resolution, and a different title theme in Nokia's OTA format (other versions use MIDI). However, in terms of gameplay content, it appears to be very similar to other versions.
• Version 1.6.0 for Motorola (?) (240×266) - 2004-09-21
• Version 1.6.1 for Sony Ericsson (?) (176×176) - 2004-10-08

Audio Oddities#

The MIDI title theme used in most versions was presumably not originally written for this game, as it's an arrangement of the Crocovile Swamp theme from early demos of Spyro: A Hero's Tail. Since the early demo soundtrack is entirely different from that of the final game, you could say that this game's title theme is what ended up of it.

In addition, the Nokia 128×128 version uses a different title theme in the OTA format (Nokia monophonic ringtone) that appears to be an original composition. The same OTA file is also present as an unused leftover in the Nokia 176×208 version.