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Alphabet Park Adventure

Also known as: Avventura nel parco dell'alfabeto (IT), Alfabet Pretpark (NL), Abenteuer im ABC Park (DE), ABC Land Aventure (FR), ABC Adventure (PT), Aventuras en el Parque Alfabeto (ES), English Parade (CN)
Developer: VTech
Publisher: VTech[1]
Platform: V.Smile
Released internationally: 2004[1]

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TextIcon.png This game has unused text.
RegionIcon.png This game has regional differences.
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Bundled with the V.Smile, Alphabet Park Adventure is merely the easiest game ever. The premise is that Grandpa presses the wrong button causing the power rings to go loose, so it's up to the kids to get them back as "WITHOUT THEM, ALPHABET PARK WILL SHUT DOWN".

Hmmm...
To do:
  • There are some unused intro cutscene text that was different from the final.
  • Replace the remaining images with clean, PNG screenshots.
  • Get screenshots of the revised version of the game that are missing.
  • Add various sound rips of these differences.
  • There are tons of regional differences from the Chinese release such as new voice lines, loads of new menus, an exclusive mini-game, and more.

Sub-Pages

Read about prerelease information and/or media for this game.
Prerelease Info
Read about notable bugs and errors in this game.
Bugs

Unused Text

A few parts of text is unused such as "Hurry!" found at 000DFAF0, and "Buoy" at 000F5B20 on the original version of the game.

Intro Cutscene

Inside the game's files is text from an earlier version of a cutscene which starts at 000F57D0 on the first revision. 

Oh wow, We've come to Grandpa's Alphabet Park
Uh-oh, where's Grandpa?
Help me!  I'm in a control room.
The whole park is disrupted
I need you to go the control room of each theme land and fix the machines
Ok grandpa, I'm coming
I'm on my way, Grandpa

Unused Font Characters

The game's ROM contains various unused characters in its font, including characters such as "@", "{", and "}". These characters are present in many regional versions of the game, including American.
Text-abcpark.png

Regional Differences

In the French and German versions, the number 7 has a line through it.

International French/German
7-wld-abcpark.png 7-french-abcpark.png
International French/German
Big7-wld-abcpark.png Big7-french-abcpark.png

Stage Select

The Chinese version excludes the main menu, instead merging the Learning Zone and Learning Adventure menus together into one.

Original Chinese
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New Game

The Chinese version has also re-arranged some elements from the options menu into the new game menu.

Original Chinese
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  • Original has difficulty selection, while Chinese version has a music toggle
  • The menu options are smaller, excluding the checkmark and cross buttons on the lower right corner.

Revisional Differences

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Title Screen

Chinese Version

  • The Chinese version first shows the title screen, then fades to the menu that usually appears when you select the Learning Adventure option in the other releases.
  • The hot air balloons are separated and in different spots in the Chinese version.
  • The logo is moved a little more to the upper right corner in the Chinese release, along with a new logo exclusive to this release.
  • A train is added in the empty spot of the Chinese release where the menu options of the other releases would have been.

Revised Version

  • Revision uses new character designs.
  • Logo was moved more to the center.
  • The hot air balloons are moved slightly up.
  • Some of the leaves on the tree are missing on the revision's title.
  • Grandpa is not present.
Original China Revised
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Revised Version

When VTech released the Mark 2 V.Smile, an updated version of the game was included with it, featuring several changes:

Original Revised
  • The narrator's voice has been replaced with a younger woman-like sounding voice.
  • Sing Along is added to the main menu.
  • The two generic kids (the red-haired girl and the boy with the egg-shaped head) are replaced by Jack (normal-looking boy) and Ashley (the blond-haired girl) from the Zayzoo games.
  • Grandpa is absent from the main menu.
  • The voices in the cutscenes were updated. Aside from that, the character voices were also updated.

Intro Cutscene

The newer design revision adds one new line of dialog. 

Hi,Kids! I pressed the wrong button on this power ring machine!

Map Screen

Original Revised
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Original Revised
Toy Shop Toy Shop
Monsterville Secret Garden
Jungle Ride Jungle Ride
Bug World Bug World
Secret Garden Monsterville
Fun Fair Fun Fair
  • On the Learning Adventure map, Monsterville and Secret Garden have their locations swapped in the revised version.
  • The stage icons, Learning Adventure text, and sign are all in different locations
  • Sign text is a little off-center in the new revision

Learning Zone Screen

Original Revised
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  • Only the last two mini-games are the same between revisions
  • Learning Zone text, icons, sign, and foreground graphic are all shifted slightly
  • Spacing on the icons are more spread out
  • When picking the spelling mini-game in the original version the ladybugs are red and purple winged, while the revision only has them in purple wings.

Revised Version

Original Revised
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  • The ring counter has three digits in the revised version.
  • There's a minigame after you beat the Fun Fair level in the revised version.
  • The minigames in the Learning Zone have been changed with the trace the letters and Grouping games.
  • The jumping is less delayed in the revised version.
  • Unlike the American and French versions, the German version when starting a game will still let you pick the players, but won't let you pick Player 2 if that controller isn't inserted.
  • When the quit button on the controller is pressed in the original version it defaults to the yes option, while in the revision it defaults to the no option.
Original Revised
Gameover-ogver-abcpark.png Gameover-revision-abcpark.png

The revision replaces the "Play Again" text with a unique sprite that says "Try Again".

Level Changes

Toy Shop

Hmmm...
To do:
  • When trying to do this for a screenshot, I was unable to stand on the tracks in the original version. Please check to see if this wasn't just a one-time glitch.
  • See if the regional difference is also in the revised version of the game.
  • The music was changed to that of the title screen in the original version.
  • In the revised version, the player can actually fall through the train tracks unlike in the original version, where you were able to walk on them.
  • In the French version, the first two balls do not appear when played on Easy.
    • Original Revised
    Alphabet-Park-Adventure-Standing on Tracks.jpg Alphabet Park Adventure Blond Haired Girl Train.jpg

    Monsterville

    Original Revised
    • Voice is more ominous and masculine in the revised version.

    Jungle Ride

    • In the revised version, after completing the "go through the water lane that begins with this letter" part, the word for that correct illustration appears on-screen.

    Actions

    In the original version, the egg-headed boy has two actions: looking with the magnifying glass, and playing with a yo-yo.

    Original Revised
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    Original Revised
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    The red-haired girl was playing with a teddy bear and looking at herself in a mirror:

    Original Revised
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    Original Revised
    Girlidle2-ogver-abcpark.png File:Girlidle2-revised-abcpark.png

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20040417201249/http://www.vtechtoys.com:80/inside_vtech/press_room/vsmile_learning_2004.php
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