Dinosaur Planet: Myth or Magic?

This is reminding me tangentially of some of my finds when poking around in Star Fox Adventures's data. Is anyone here good at figuring out file formats? I've found where the music data is stored, and a C header they forgot to delete suggests that music from the N64 Dinosaur Planet is still there in the .wad file that contains the complete soundtrack. Maybe the music is in a usable format once it's extracted. Here's a ZIP with the music data files.

There are some interesting finds elsewhere, too. It looks like most of the removed Dinosaur Planet content is gone (directories for places like Discovery Falls and Diamond Bay are either empty or missing completely), but there are some interesting things there - listings of game objects, bosses and areas that include all of the removed areas and bosses (including General Scales); part of the Dinosaur Planet era script, awkwardly find-and-replaced for names ("I am Fox McCloud, Royal Knight of the Lylat System."); and some Dinosaur Planet voices.

That last one is one of the most interesting because it's something I can actually do something with! They're from the Swapstone Hollow voice directory (/Streams/SSH). It includes incidental dialogue for all of the dinosaurs, who make references to Randorn, Warlock Mountain, Willow Grove, and other deleted areas, and cutscene audio for meeting the Swapstone. That last one includes music multiplexed into the audio, using the N64 Swapstone theme instead of SFA's Warpstone theme.

 

I know my cousin is responsible for the leak of one of the earlier copies. As he explained it he was idling on EFNET under someone elses' nickname (He is a real troll) and someone passed him ftp info thinking he was the person who's nick he was idling on. This is in the era of #rareroms, prior to the days of goodtools and such. He leaked that, BS Zelda, and a handful of others. I was excited because I had a SWC, but NONE of them worked on it. (I hated emulators back then)

 

Wow, this thread is still alive? Awesome :>

 

And may it remain so until a fully playable dumped ROM materializes. :3

 

Me want data files. Me need data proof. Me talk like stereotype caveman. :nod:

 

I had the link to the music data there, but it's pretty hard to see on this board! Here it is again as just the URL:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ywnfrtd0umg

Sure, I'll upload the rest of the files. Here's the set of Swapstone Hollow voices. Notice that it includes a few sounds from the final game, and that the WarpStone cutscene is a different vocal take with DP music instead of SFA.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0mzwugdznnw

This other ZIP has a few different files of interest. root.txt is a listing of all the files on the disc root - you can see that there are a lot of empty directories, and that the .romlist.zlb files, which are short listings associated with levels, don't match up with the levels that are actually there. There are many .romlist.zlb files for levels that have no directories or empty directories, and others that exist don't have them. I'm thinking they may be from an older version of the game, especially since they include many DP name references, but since I'm not good enough with compression formats to actually read them I can't say much. However, I found a thread where people started picking at it: http://www.emutalk.net/archive/index.php/t-30968.html

There's also a text version of the map list in MAPINFO.BIN. Conveniently for us, they marked "Not Used" by a number of map names. The only one of any interest that still has its data left in the game is the Animtest level.

I included GAMETEXT.BIN, which is the interesting script file. There's also two OBJECTS.BIN files, which contain the game objects - including things like "Sabre," "DummyObject," "AnimObject," Sabre's sword, and the like.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hemmtymhq04

There are some other files that might be of interest if the ZLB format can be figured out, so here's a file with all the ZLB files from the root directory.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jnhgy2tjyyx

And, finally, there's a bunch of voice files indicating story differences from after it was converted to Star Fox Adventures, but I'm not sure if you're interested in those.

 

Goldeneye was previewed in Nintendo Power for the SNES, and mentioned in many issues about its development and the eventual move to the N64.

See:

- Nintendo Power, Issue 69 (February 1995), page 110 (first mention)

- Nintendo Power, Issue 71 (April 1995), pages 108-109 (article about the game's development)

- Nintend Power, Issue 78 (November 1995) page 112 (states that development was shifted to the N64, but that the game was scheduled for a winter 1996 release; also states they were making a Virtual Boy Goldeneye game)

 

Ship Battle
ZNot Used - Front End2
Dragon Rock - Top
ZNot Used - Krazoa Palace
Volcano Force Point
Rolling Demo - Just In Case
ZNot Used - Discovery Falls
ThornTail Hollow
ThornTail Hollow - Undergro
MazeTest
SnowHorn Wastes
Krazoa Palace
CloudRunner Fortress
Walled City
LightFoot Village
ZNot Used - CloudRunner - T
CloudRunner - Dungeon
ZNot Used - CloudRunner - T
Moon Mountain Pass
DarkIce Mines - Top
ZNot Used - Krazoa Shrine
Ocean Force Point - Bottom
krazchamber
Ice Mountain
ZNot Used - Ice Mountain 2
ZNot Used - Ice Mountain 3
Animtest
DarkIce Mines - Bottom
BOSS DarkIce
Cape Claw
ZNot Used - Inside Galleon
Test Of Combat
Test Of Fear
Test Of Skill
Test Of Knowledge
ZNot Used - Diamond Bay
ZNot Used - EarthWalker Tem
ZNot Used - Willow Grove
ArWing Level - Andross
Test Of Strength
BOSS Scales
World Map
ZNot Used - WGShrine
CloudRunner - Race
BOSS Drakor
ZNot Used - WMinsert
ZNot Used - DarkIce Mines -
ZNot Used - DarkIce Mines -
BOSS TRex
ZNot Used - MikesLava
Ocean Force Point - Top
Shop
Dragon Rock - Bottom
ZNot Used - BOSS Kamerian D
Magic Cave - Small\Big
ZNot Used - Duster Cave
LinkB - Ice2Wastes
ZNot Used - CloudRunner2Rac
Arwing to Planet
Arwing Darkice
Arwing Cloud
Arwing City
Arwing Dragon
Game Front
LinkK - Nik Test
Great Fox
LinkA - Warpstone to Others
LinkC - Wastes to Hollow
LinkD - Darkmines top 2 bot
LinkE - hollow to moon pass
LinkF - moonpass to volcano
LinkG - hollow to lightfoot
LinkH - lightfoot to capecl
LinkJ - capeclaw 2 ocean fo
LinkI - CloudRunner2Race
dfpodium
dfcradle
dfcavehatch1
dfcavehatch2
scstatue
galleonship
cfgalleon
cfgangplank
nwtreebridge
cfdungeonblock
cloudrunnermap
ccBridge
cfcolumn
nwboulder
cfprisondoor
cfprisoncage
nwtreebridge2
dim2 ice block1
dimpushblock
dim2 ice block2
dimhornplinth
nwshcolpush
dim2lift
dim2icefloe
dim2icefloe1
dim2icefloe2
cfliftplat
imspacecraft
dimbossgut
wmcolrise
vfpslide1
vfpslide2
drpushcart
drliftplat
dim2stonepillar
bossdrakorrock
wcbouncycrate
wcpushblock
wctemplelift
kameriancolumn
dbstepstone
vfppushblock

 

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
Project: Starfox Adventures on Dinosuar Planet - For GameCube
File: D:\binary/Boot/English.c.new
Copyright 2001 Rare Ltd. All rights reserved.

These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs contain
proprietary information of Rare Ltd, and are protected by Federal
copyright law. They may not be disclosed to third parties or copied
or duplicated in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior
written consent of Rare Ltd.

This file is machine generated, edits will be lost!
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/



// ********************************************************************************
// * Includes
// ********************************************************************************
#include "GameTextData.h"



// ********************************************************************************
// * Characters used by English text in Boot
// ********************************************************************************

/*
typedef struct {
UCS4 character; // unicode number
unsigned short xpos; // coordinate of leftmost texel in font bitmap
unsigned short ypos; // coordinate of topmost texel in font bitmap
signed char left; // spacing
signed char right; // spacing
signed char top; // spacing
signed char bottom; // spacing
unsigned char width; // size
unsigned char height; // size
unsigned char font; // Index into GameTextFonts[] in GameTextData.h
unsigned char texture; // Index into Textures[] in the binary file
} characterStruct;
*/

characterStruct Boot_English_characters[] = {
// unicode xpos ypos left right top bottom width height font texture
{65, 1, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 13, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter a
{110, 15, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 9, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter n
{32, 25, 1, 6, 0, 15, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0}, // space
{101, 26, 1, 0, 1, 6, 4, 10, 11, 4, 0}, // latin small letter e
{114, 37, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 8, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter r
{111, 46, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 10, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter o
{104, 57, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter h
{97, 67, 1, 0, 1, 6, 4, 9, 11, 4, 0}, // latin small letter a
{115, 77, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 9, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter s
{99, 87, 1, 0, 1, 6, 4, 9, 11, 4, 0}, // latin small letter c
{117, 97, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 9, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter u
{100, 107, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter d
{46, 117, 1, 0, 1, 14, 4, 3, 3, 4, 0}, // full stop
{84, 121, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter t
{116, 133, 1, 0, 1, 4, 4, 7, 13, 4, 0}, // latin small letter t
{112, 141, 1, 0, 1, 7, 0, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter p
{119, 151, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 14, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter w
{79, 166, 1, 0, 1, 3, 3, 12, 15, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter o
{70, 179, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 10, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter f
{107, 190, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter k
{78, 200, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 13, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter n
{73, 214, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 3, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter i
{69, 218, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter e
{68, 228, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter d
{71, 241, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter g
{77, 254, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 16, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter m
{67, 271, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter c
{85, 284, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter u
{66, 297, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter b
{105, 310, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 3, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter i
{108, 314, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 3, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter l
{102, 318, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter f
{109, 325, 1, 0, 1, 6, 4, 15, 11, 4, 0}, // latin small letter m
{98, 341, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter b
{80, 351, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter p
{82, 363, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter r
{103, 375, 1, 0, 1, 6, 0, 9, 15, 4, 0}, // latin small letter g
{118, 385, 1, 0, 1, 6, 4, 9, 11, 4, 0}, // latin small letter v
{121, 395, 1, 0, 1, 7, 0, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin small letter y
{44, 405, 1, 0, 1, 14, 2, 3, 5, 4, 0}, // comma
{83, 409, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter s
{120, 421, 1, 0, 1, 7, 4, 9, 10, 4, 0}, // latin small letter x
{76, 431, 1, 0, 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 4, 0}, // latin capital letter l
};


// ********************************************************************************
// * Strings used by English texts in Boot
// ********************************************************************************

// TEXT_ERROR_CRITICAL
static UTF8 English_825_0[] = {'A','n',' ','e','r','r','o','r',' ','h','a','s',' ','o','c','c','u','r','r','e','d','.',0};
static UTF8 English_825_1[] = {0}; // WARNING - empty string
static UTF8 English_825_2[] = {'T','u','r','n',' ','t','h','e',' ','p','o','w','e','r',' ','O','F','F',' ','a','n','d',' ','c','h','e','c','k',' ','t','h','e',' ','N','I','N','T','E','N','D','O',' ','G','A','M','E','C','U','B','E',' ','I','n','s','t','r','u','c','t','i','o','n',' ','B','o','o','k','l','e','t',' ','f','o','r',' ','f','u','r','t','h','e','r',' ','i','n','s','t','r','u','c','t','i','o','n','s','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_825[] = {
&English_825_0,
&English_825_1,
&English_825_2,
};

// TEXT_ERROR_DISC_UNREADABLE
static UTF8 English_826_0[] = {'T','h','e',' ','G','a','m','e',' ','D','i','s','c',' ','c','o','u','l','d',' ','n','o','t',' ','b','e',' ','r','e','a','d','.',0};
static UTF8 English_826_1[] = {0}; // WARNING - empty string
static UTF8 English_826_2[] = {'P','l','e','a','s','e',' ','r','e','a','d',' ','t','h','e',' ','N','I','N','T','E','N','D','O',' ','G','A','M','E','C','U','B','E',' ','I','n','s','t','r','u','c','t','i','o','n',' ','B','o','o','k','l','e','t',' ','f','o','r',' ','m','o','r','e',' ','i','n','f','o','r','m','a','t','i','o','n','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_826[] = {
&English_826_0,
&English_826_1,
&English_826_2,
};

// TEXT_READING_DISC
static UTF8 English_827_0[] = {'R','e','a','d','i','n','g',' ','d','i','s','c','.','.','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_827[] = {
&English_827_0,
};

// TEXT_CLOSE_DISC_COVER
static UTF8 English_828_0[] = {'T','h','e',' ','D','i','s','c',' ','C','o','v','e','r',' ','i','s',' ','o','p','e','n','.',0};
static UTF8 English_828_1[] = {0}; // WARNING - empty string
static UTF8 English_828_2[] = {'I','f',' ','y','o','u',' ','w','a','n','t',' ','t','o',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','t','h','e',' ','g','a','m','e',',',0};
static UTF8 English_828_3[] = {'p','l','e','a','s','e',' ','c','l','o','s','e',' ','t','h','e',' ','D','i','s','c',' ','C','o','v','e','r','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_828[] = {
&English_828_0,
&English_828_1,
&English_828_2,
&English_828_3,
};

// TEXT_INSERT_GAME_DISC
static UTF8 English_829_0[] = {'P','l','e','a','s','e',' ','i','n','s','e','r','t',' ','a',0};
static UTF8 English_829_1[] = {'S','t','a','r',' ','F','o','x',' ','A','d','v','e','n','t','u','r','e','s',' ','G','a','m','e',' ','D','i','s','c','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_829[] = {
&English_829_0,
&English_829_1,
};

// TEXT_ERROR_WRONG_DISC
static UTF8 English_830_0[] = {'T','h','i','s',' ','i','s',' ','n','o','t',' ','t','h','e',0};
static UTF8 English_830_1[] = {'S','t','a','r',' ','F','o','x',' ','A','d','v','e','n','t','u','r','e','s',0};
static UTF8 English_830_2[] = {'G','a','m','e',' ','D','i','s','c','.',0};
static UTF8 English_830_3[] = {0}; // WARNING - empty string
static UTF8 English_830_4[] = {'P','l','e','a','s','e',' ','i','n','s','e','r','t',' ','a',0};
static UTF8 English_830_5[] = {'S','t','a','r',' ','F','o','x',' ','A','d','v','e','n','t','u','r','e','s',' ','G','a','m','e',' ','D','i','s','c','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_830[] = {
&English_830_0,
&English_830_1,
&English_830_2,
&English_830_3,
&English_830_4,
&English_830_5,
};

// DiscOpenBootError_1381
static UTF8 English_1381_0[] = {'L','o','a','d','i','n','g','.','.','.',0};
static UTF8 *English_1381[] = {
&English_1381_0,
};



// ********************************************************************************
// * English gametexts in Boot
// ********************************************************************************

/*
typedef struct {
unsigned short identifier; // which game text is this
unsigned short numPhrases; // how many phrases this text has
unsigned char window; // preferred window
unsigned char alignH; // horizontal alignment
unsigned char alignV; // vertical alignment
unsigned char language; // LANGUAGE_xxx from GameTextData.h
UTF8 **phrases; // pointer to <numPhrases> pointers to localised strings
} gametextStruct;
*/

gametextStruct Boot_English_texts[] = {
{
TEXT_ERROR_CRITICAL, // (825)
3, // numPhrases
129, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_825, // strings table
},
{
TEXT_ERROR_DISC_UNREADABLE, // (826)
3, // numPhrases
129, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_826, // strings table
},
{
TEXT_READING_DISC, // (827)
1, // numPhrases
129, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_827, // strings table
},
{
TEXT_CLOSE_DISC_COVER, // (828)
4, // numPhrases
129, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_828, // strings table
},
{
TEXT_INSERT_GAME_DISC, // (829)
2, // numPhrases
129, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_829, // strings table
},
{
TEXT_ERROR_WRONG_DISC, // (830)
6, // numPhrases
129, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_830, // strings table
},
{
DiscOpenBootError_1381, // (1381)
1, // numPhrases
147, // window
0, // horizontalAlign
0, // verticalAlign
LANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
&English_1381, // strings table
},
};

 

EXPANSION PAK - DETECTED PRESENTED IN DOLBY SURROUND. DOLBY AND THE SYMBOL ARE TRADEMARKS OF DOLBY LABORATORIES. USES MILES SOUND SYSTEM. COPYRIGHT 1991-1999 RAD GAME TOOLS INC. PUBLISHED BY RAREWARE.n COPYRIGHT RARE 2000. N64 EXPANSION PAK NOT INSTALLED. THE N64 EXPANSION PAK ACCESSORY MUST BE INSTALLED IN THE N64 FOR THIS GAME. SEE THE N64 EXPANSION PAK INSTRUCTION BOOKLET.

 

Across the ravine you will find our most sacred treasure, the Horn Of Truth. Only a true believer may cross the divide. Believe in your quest Sabre, you must believe.

Believe in your quest Sabre, you must believe. —
Use the Horn wisely Sabre. It will summon help in times of need.

sorry to spambomb the topic, I just found all of this super interesting!

 

midi.zip
starfox.h.bak

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// C/C++ MusyX Defines Include
// Generated by DolphinExport 13:22:28 7/25/2002
//


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starfox.h.bak mentions a number of N64 songs. The "Galleon Credits" theme is one of the 6 promotional MP3s of Dinosaur Planet they released (only one of which made it into SFA). Aside from that, I also see:
"galleon docks," which I don't think is in SFA either
"swapstone_circle" (possibly the Swapstone music that's different from the Warpstone's)
"galleon_battle" and a few other galleon songs
"warlockmagic" (either referring to Randorn or Warlock Mountain, old name of Krazoa shrine)
a song for the Test of Sacrifice, which was planned and cut from SFA
several "drako" (Drakor) themes; he seems to have had a bigger role in DP, but never talked in SFA. I don't think he has more than one song, does he?

 

How in gods name did you guys extract these things from their archives?!

 

Address Length String

000A5F2C 00000014 LEVEL NOT AVAILABLE
000A601C 00000009 NEW GAME
000A605C 0000000A LOAD GAME
000A60DC 00000011 SWAPSTONE HOLLOW
000A611C 00000011 SWAPSTONE CIRCLE
000A619C 0000000E DARKICE MINES
000A61DC 00000012 DARKICE MINES TWO
000A621C 0000000C WALLED CITY
000A625C 0000000C DRAGON ROCK
000A629C 00000015 CLOUDRUNNER FORTRESS
000A62DC 0000000E KRAZOA PALACE
000A631C 00000012 BLACKWATER CANYON
000A639C 00000010 NORTHERN WASTES
000A63DC 00000013 EARTHWALKER TEMPLE
000A641C 0000000D WILLOW GROVE
000A645C 0000000C DIAMOND BAY
000A649C 00000010 DISCOVERY FALLS
000A64DC 00000013 MOON MOUNTAIN PASS
000A651C 0000000A CAPE CLAW
000A655C 0000000E GOLDEN PLAINS
000A65DC 0000000F TEST OF COMBAT
000A661C 00000011 TEST OF STRENGTH
000A665C 0000000D TEST OF FEAR
000A669C 00000012 TEST OF CHARACTER
000A66DC 00000012 TEST OF KNOWLEDGE
000A671C 00000012 TEST OF SACRIFICE
000A675C 0000000E TEST OF SKILL
000A679C 0000000E TEST OF MAGIC
000A685C 0000000D DARKICE BOSS
000A689C 00000014 GENERAL SCALES BOSS
000A68DC 00000010 BLACKWATER BOSS
000A691C 00000011 CLOUDRUNNER RACE
000A695C 00000014 KAMERIA DRAGON BOSS
000A699C 00000012 DRAKOR FINAL BOSS
000A69DC 0000000D ICE MOUNTAIN
000A6A5C 00000013 DESERT FORCE POINT
000A6A9C 00000014 VOLCANO FORCE POINT
000A6B1C 00000014 EARTHWALKER ACT TWO
000A6B5C 0000000C ENERGY DEMO
000A6BDC 00000010 WARLOCK ACT ONE
000A6C1C 00000010 WARLOCK ACT TWO
000A6C5C 00000012 WARLOCK ACT THREE
000A6C9C 00000011 WARLOCK ACT FOUR
000A6CDC 00000011 WARLOCK ACT FIVE
000A6D1C 00000010 WARLOCK ACT SIX
000A7158 00000009 CONTINUE
000A7164 00000005 SWAP
000A716C 0000000B TO WARLOCK