LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (PlayStation 2)

LarryBoy and the Bad Apple
Developer: Papaya Studio Publishers: Crave Entertainment (US), 505 Games (EU) Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in US: August 1, 2006 Released in EU: 2007 (IT) This game has unused areas. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences.

To do: Add more unused settings text. Add more unused dialog.

LarryBoy and the Bad Apple is a video game based on the VeggieTales film of the same name, where Larry the Cucumber as LarryBoy fights temptations to save Bumblyburg before the villainous Bad Apple takes over.

Unused Video

BIGIDEA.PSS

Found in the MOV folder is the Big Idea logo used from 1997 to 2005. The game instead shows a different version of the logo.

Unused Text

E3 Credits

E3_CREDI.CRE is leftover credits from an E3 demo.

Thanks for playing the

LarryBoy and the Bad Apple E3 Demo!

See more of LarryBoy's adventures 
when the game is released in August!

www.papayastudio.com
www.cravegames.com
www.bigidea.com

Debug Menu

STR_US.TXT, which contains almost all of the text displayed in the game, contains text of a Debug Menu.

Debug
Select World (DEBUG ONLY)
Quick Select 1
Quick Select 2
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
File Menu
ScriptMgr
EventMgr
Profile Graphs
Tasks
Free Save
Quit Game (DEBUG ONLY)

Xbox Version Remnants

Present in STR_US.TXT are some strings referring to the Xbox. Since the game was never released on the Xbox, these are never used.

Your Xbox doesn't have enough free blocks to save games. Press A to continue without saving or B to free more blocks.
At least %d blocks are needed.
Press BACK to skip
Saving game progress. Please don't turn off your Xbox console.
Checking hard drive for saved games...
There are no saved games for LarryBoy and the Bad Apple on your hard drive.

Language Selection

Present in STR_US.TXT are text that indicates a language selection screen. However, the game is only available in English, so this is never used.

LANGUAGE
Language
Language
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Scrapped Upgrade

Dialog relating to an "upgrade" appears in the game's voice overs and subtitles. This upgrade was going to be introduced in the LarryCave after Fire Marshal Grape's temptation, just as abilities are given after all other levels.

Descriptor	Audio	Subtitle Text
alfred_hub_aftertoy_a_01		Fire Marshal Grape has given the orders to clear the webs, and the delivery trucks are on their way. What a joyous celebration it will be!
larryboy_hub_aftertoy_01		Thanks for your hard work, Alfred! We make a great team!
alfred_hub_aftertoy_b_01		Master Larry, I need you over at the Larry Cave. I've found a way to improve one of your gadgets!

larryboy_upgrade_tutorial_intro_a_01

That's great, Alfred!

larryboy_upgrade_tutorial_end_a_01		It works! Without your help, Alfred, there would be no LarryBoy.
alfred_upgrade_tutorial_end_a_01		Oh, you're too kind, Master Larry.
larryboy_upgrade_tutorial_end_b_01		The Bad Apple has lost her a-"peel". I'll "seed" to it, that she no longer tempts the citizens of Bumblyburg again.
alfred_upgrade_tutorial_end_b_01		I'd laugh, Master Larry, but I've just received some dreadful news! The Bad Apple is on her way to Baker Lunt's bakery!
larryboy_upgrade_tutorial_end_c_01		I'll save the "core-"ny apple puns for later, Alfred. To the bakery!

Unused Dialog

In Mayor Blueberry's temptation (internally called 1800world), LarryBoy gets Alfred to add pineapple on the pizza:

Descriptor	Audio	Subtitle Text
larryboy_1800world_funny_b_01		…and uh, double pineapple…
alfred_1800world_funny_c_01		With double pineapple.

In Baker Lunt's temptation (internally called scifiworld), Alfred was to make this remark:

Descriptor	Audio	Subtitle Text
alfred_scifiworld_funny_01		Isn't it great, Master Larry? The mayor has chosen me to run the helium balloon booth at the big celebration. I'm so excited!

Scrapped Cutscenes

LarryBoy PS2 Unused Cutscene Dialog There are so many lines of dialog, it deserves its own subpage!

Cut Minigames

Balloon Glide Minigame

STR_US.TXT contains text that indicates a planned minigame where you glide into balloons, perhaps an early form of the Darts minigame.

Balloon Glide
Balloon Glide Instructions
Pop balloons by flying into them!
Glide and pop balloons to score points!
Blue Balloon = 100 points
Red Balloon = 200 points
Yellow Balloon = 300 points
Green Balloon = Double points for next 3 balloons

SOUNDS.DDF also specifies background music for it, which sounds similar to the music in Baker Lunt's temptation:

Water Spray Minigame

STR_US.TXT contains text of a "waterspray" minigame where you spray rotating targets:

Water Spray
Waterspray Instructions
Spray the Bad Apple and her guards!
Don't spray LarryBoy or Alfred!
Close Bad Apple and Guard targets = 500
Middle Bad Apple and Guard targets = 1000
Far Bad Apple and Guard targets = 5000
Close LarryBoy and Alfred targets = -3000
All other LarryBoy and Alfred targets = -1000

SOUNDS.DDF points to background music for the minigame, which sounds almost similar to the classic "I Can be Your Friend" from the VeggieTales episode "Are You my Neighbor?":

Both of the minigames above have level files and scripts on the disc, and they are also referenced everywhere the included minigames are referenced, but ultimately inaccessible in-game. Attempts to play them have failed so far.

Regional Differences

PAL Framerate

The US version of the game runs at 60 FPS, while the Italian version runs at 50 FPS meaning the gameplay is slower on PAL.

Copyright Screen

US	Italy

The Italian version was released a year after the US version, and as such, changes the copyright information.

505 Games Logo

The Italian version of the game was published by 505 Games. As such, their logo is displayed after the "Crave Entertainment" logo and before the "Papaya Studio" logo.