D (PlayStation)

D
Also known as: D no Shokutaku: Complete Graphics (JP) Developer: WARP Publishers: Acclaim Japan (JP), Acclaim Entertainment (US/EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: December 1, 1995 Released in US: March 2, 1996 Released in EU: March 1996 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused cinematics. This game has debugging material. This game has unusual dummy files.

A curious interactive movie experiment by eccentric game designer Kenji Eno, D tasks Laura Harris (played by "digital actor" Laura Harris) with exploring a haunted hospital-turned-castle, searching for her father and uncovering his sinister past... within two hours. Without a save or pause function.

Unused Content

There are two videos on the disc, DUMMY.STR and DUMMY2.STR. They just consist of a short clip of colored lines.

Debug Text

tty debug console

The tty debug console displays some chatter when loading the game. This is not visible to the user.

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disk 1
use viewflag
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SLUS_001.28

The file SLUS_001.28 contains debug text.

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setting savedata
disk %d 
\MU\MU_09.STR;1
\MU\MU_03.STR;1
exit mode

set timeover

\DUMMY.STR;1
file not found
use viewflag
time out in decoding !
\MOVIE\ACCLAIM.STR;1\MOVIE\WARP.STR;1
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\MOVIE\TITLEBGM.STR;1\MOVIE\OPENING.STR;1
timeover movie
timeover
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R04LOOP
R04DOOR
R05FIGHT
R06BUTN
R09LEVR
R09STAR
R11GAME
R13GAME
R14GAME
COMPACT
DISK
GAME
TITLE
ENDING
%s = %d
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\ART\CLOCK.TIM;1
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\ART\CLOCKTEX.TIM;1
next %d
prev %d

\ART\DSE.VH;1\ART\DSE.VB;1
vh falts
vb falts
posi %d
\KNIGHT\KNIGHT.TIM;1
This disc is end.
 please chenge next disc.
door

open
door close
\MU\MU_09.STR;1
\MU\MU_03.STR;1
This disc is disc2 or disc3.
 pleas Insert disc1.

%02x:%08x
file not found
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\IMG\R04IMG_0.TIM;1\IMG\R04IMG_1.TIM;1
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\ITEX2\R09TEX_3.TIM;1
\ITEX2\R09TEX_4.TIM;1
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\ITEX\ENDTEX_3.TIM;1\ITEX\ENDTEX_4.TIM;
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
\ETC\ATTEN0.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN1.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN2.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN3.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN4.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN5.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN6.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN7.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN8.TIM;1
\ETC\ATTEN9.TIM;1
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