The Sims 2 (Nintendo DS)

The Sims 2
Also known as: The Sims 2: Hachamecha Hotel Life (Japan) Developer: Amaze Entertainment Publisher: Electronic Arts Platform: Nintendo DS Released in JP: December 8, 2005 Released in US: October 24, 2005 Released in EU: November 4, 2005 This game has unused objects. This game has unused modes / minigames. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has a development article This game has a prerelease article This game has a bugs page

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In the Nintendo DS version of The Sims 2, your Sim goes barreling into a town, driving a junky car with an engine full of holes in the middle of the desert. Not even a day later, your Sim is running the biggest business in the whole town and dealing with aliens and the mafia. People sure are trustworthy in Strangetown... Either that, or you're just a sucker.

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Development Info

Prerelease Info

Bugs

Unused NPC Content

Alien

In NPC slot 00 is an unused version of the alien Burple, named simply as "Alien" in-game. It uses an earlier render of the character as well.

Early	Final

In addition, the character has a full profile in the profiles menu.

He also has a secret, but only the profile menu text for it. Secrets are typically unlocked through playing the Social Interaction mini-games with the NPC in question. This is something you cannot do with Alien NPCs, which makes the presence of a secret here rather questionable.

Finally, when you force the game to spawn him, unfortunately his scripting appears to be broken, making him stand completely still. Attempting to interact will softlock the bottom screen until you exit the room.

Emperor Xizzle

In NPC slot 01 is Emperor Xizzle. While this character is used at a few points during the story and during Alien Invasions, Xizzle also has a full profile in the profiles menu like other NPCs. What's interesting here is that he also has a secret, but only the profile menu text for it. Secrets are typically unlocked through playing the Social Interaction mini-games with the NPC in question. This is something you cannot do with Alien NPCs, which makes the presence of a secret here rather questionable.

Honest Jackson

Due to a confirmed scripting bug, Honest Jackson disappears from the game at the arrival of the second antagonist of the game, Ava Cadavra. One of the missions during her arc involves asking the town residents if they know about a Branding Iron. Because Honest is always gone by this point due to that bug, this text is impossible to see unless the bug is fixed.

Unused Mission Text

To do: More text. There's a lot here.

There's a lot of unused dialog related to missions that have been cut or changed in the final version of the game.

Early Missions Leftovers

The beginning of the game was changed significantly as the game was in development and several text lines remain that have events play out in a significantly different manner than in the final.

Message ID	Character	Text
1193	Jebediah S. Jerky	I thought I'd find you here, kiddo. Listen, your car ain't looking so hot.
1194	Jebediah S. Jerky	I'm gonna have to order new parts or fashion my own out of old license plates. Either way it'll be a few months before it's fixed.
1195	Jebediah S. Jerky	But you found the hotel all right, so you can spend a few nights here while I-
1196	Jebediah S. Jerky	It's deserted? You mean... Daddy Bigbucks ain't running the place no more?
1197	Jebediah S. Jerky	He left the deed behind? Golly gosh! I suppose that means the place is yours! Well get on inside and have a look at your new place.
1212	Honest Jackson?	So have a look around. Get to know the place and let me know what you think.

Alternative Casino Opening

The game makes the player open the casino before they can have their first guest. This was an early mission that would have had the player opening the casino a little bit later in the story.

Message ID	Character	Text
1320	Frankie Fusilli	Hey manager, c'mere. Does this hotel have a gaming room?
1321	Frankie Fusilli	Naw, you jerk... card games! I'm not into them video type games. And certainly not pinball.
1322	Frankie Fusilli	Well look, I don't like to go more than a week without playing some cards, know what I mean? How about you build me a casino?
1323	Frankie Fusilli	Somewhere in town, sure. I just need someplace to relax and conduct a little business. So step to it.
1324	Frankie Fusilli	The Casino is open for business, huh? That's beautiful. That's just what I wanted to hear. I'm so happy.
1325	Frankie Fusilli	Actually, I'm not exactly happy... I'm just NOT angry. You don't ever want to see me angry.
1326	Frankie Fusilli	So really, it's you who should be happy. Now scram.

Alternative Rat Cave Opening

The game allows the player to build the Rat Cave as soon as they get their first guest, and if the player does not build the rat cave before then, it will be automatically built by Tristan Legend after Ava Cadavra leaves. This mission has the Rat Cave opening up during Frankie Fusilli's stay.

Message ID	Character	Text
1369	Frankie Fusilli	Kid, it pains me to tell you this, but your services have been less than satisfactory.
1370	Frankie Fusilli	I am afraid that, in the interest of my pride and reputation, I'm going to have to charge you for all the time I have wasted for you.
1371	Frankie Fusilli	Sure! All the time I spend waiting for you to run errands or answer my phone calls. It's maddening.
1372	Frankie Fusilli	So I have instructed Jimmy to suspend half of all my payments to you from this point forward.
1373	Frankie Fusilli	I know, I know...you're thinking, Wow, only 50 percent? Well...that's the kind of generous guy I am.
1374	Tristan Legend?	I couldn't help but overhear your little predicament. Seems Frankie is trying to play tough. He'd like to run this town if he could.
1375	Tristan Legend?	If only The Ratticator were here...he'd have cleaned up filth like Frankie Fusilli. The Ratticator didn't stand for extortion like that.
1376	Tristan Legend?	Sure, The Ratticator was a local hero. Legend has it he lived in a den beneath the hotel, emerging only when the people of this city were threatened.
1377	Tristan Legend?	Who knows where he went? Maybe he's due for a return. You think? *Wink*
1378	Tristan Legend?	There was a rumor that The Ratticator lived in a den beneath the hotel. That's all I know. Who knows if it's true?
1379	Frankie Fusilli	Hey YOU! What sort of freak do you think you are?
1380	Frankie Fusilli	You seen Jimmy around? He hasn't checked in with me for a while.
1381	Frankie Fusilli	The Ratticator got him? Who the heck is THE RATTICATOR? And why was he bothering with poor Jimmy?
1382	Frankie Fusilli	Outrageous! I wasn't extorting you! You were paying me protection money. Remember?
1383	Frankie Fusilli	Sure, that money was for protection. For YOUR protection against, you know...criminals. DRAT!

Inviting Guests to the Bovine Shrine

Automatically, three hotel guests (Ara Fusilli, Auda Sherif, and Sancho Paco Panza) are stuck in a trance in the Bovine Shrine. This mission dialogue shows that the player used to have to hand out invitations to hotel guests, who would then get stuck in the Bovine Shrine.

Message ID	Character	Text
1441	Ava Cadavra	I've been meaning to thank you, @1. This, um, yoga room has been such a benefit to me.
1442	Ava Cadavra	I can meditate in here for hours upon hours. It recharges me and strengthens my powers...
1443	Ava Cadavra	...of perception. So you know what I would like to do. I'd like to share my discovery. I'd like to invite others to join me.
1444	Ava Cadavra	Can you pass out these three invitations for me? To anyone at all. Just tell them it will change their life, yeah? Thanks.
1445	Unknown	An invitation for me? Wow, I've never been invited to anything like this before, because- Oh, it's a general invitation. Ah, could be cool.
1446	Unknown	What's this say: "Traverse the transcendent path to bovinity through meditation." Sounds interesting. Thanks.
1447	Unknown	An invitation? Huh. Sure why not. Will there be food there too? I'm hungry.
1448	Ava Cadavra	I've been getting phone calls from some excited folks eager to use the... what have I been calling it... the cozy room?
1449	Ava Cadavra	Thank you for all your hard work. I'll be in here for the next hour. I think some people will be joining me shortly.
1450	Ava Cadavra	Oh and... if you hear any screaming or anything, don't mind us. We'll probably be doing some primal scream therapy.
1451	Ava Cadavra	Tah tah!

Entering the Meditation Room

This mission dialogue would have been used after Ava Cadavra would have closed the Bovine Shrine. In-game, the Bovine Shrine is never closed off and the player can go in and out of it at will during Ava Cadavra's entire stay.

Message ID	Character	Text
1491	Tristan Legend	Whew! I'm tired, man. Just did 32 laps around the desert walking on my hands. I think I'll do it with my eyes closed next time.
1492	Tristan Legend	You need a way into the Meditation Room? How about through the front door?
1493	Tristan Legend	Oh I see. Ava has started a cult, trapped everyone in Strangetown, and locked the door? Wow. That's rough.
1494	Tristan Legend	Lucky for you I installed a little ventilation shaft in that room. It was so stuffy I thought it needed some air.

Building the Sun Deck

This mission takes place after the mission where you retrieve the Galvatronic Power Recharger for Optimum Alfred. In the final game, the Sun Deck is available from the start of the game, likely as a result of this mission getting cut.

Message ID	Character	Text
1528	Mama Hogg	You know what I could use right now? I'll tell you - a pool.
1529	Mama Hogg	That's right. I am sick of this heat. I need somewhere to cool down. And the basement just ain't going to cut it.
1530	Optimum Alfred	*Whirrr* Ooh, an excellent idea Mrs. Hogg. I have not had the pleasure of a cleaning a pool in many years.
1531	Mama Hogg	Well, whatever's your pleasure. I'll use it and you can clean it? How's that sound?
1532	Optimum Alfred	Simply marvelous Mrs. Hogg.
1533	Mama Hogg	Well there you go, @1. Are you going to build us a swimming poor and patio or ain't ya?
1534	Mama Hogg	Hi @1, is the patio pool still open?
1535	Mama Hogg	Oh good.
1536	Optimum Alfred	This hotel has a pool in which humans immerse themselves for relaxation purposes! How interesting. The water must accrue germs readily.
1537	Mama Hogg	So long as you put a little chlorine in the water and keep it clean.
1538	Optimum Alfred	CLEAN? Yes please! Cleanliness is my primary motivation. I would like to learn the correct method for cleaning pools.
1539	Mama Hogg	Well, follow me Alfie. You can clean while I sunbathe.
1540	Optimum Alfred	Ahhh. It pleases me to fulfill my pre-programmed duties. It is true what they say: Life is a bowl of bleach
1541	Optimum Alfred	Now if you don't mind, @1, I would like to test the pH level of this water one more time. How I adore a good litmus test!

Robot Ick Piles and Data Modulator

This mission takes place after the previous unused Building the Sun Deck mission, and before the mission where Optimum Alfred requests 20 Nuclear Fuel Rods from you. This mission was also cut for some reason, leaving the Robot Ick Pile object unused.

Message ID	Character	Text
1542	Optimum Alfred	Manager @1, I have much to regret this day. It seems I have been the victim of entropic forces.
1543	Optimum Alfred	My primary heuristic data modulator has been acting very strangely lately. I am unable to prevent it from randomly ejecting metal detritus.
1544	Optimum Alfred	To put it another way: I am responsible for the heaps of metal Ick piling up in your hotel. I apologize.
1545	Optimum Alfred	To prevent this from occurring on a regular basis I will require a new heuristic data modulator.
1546	Optimum Alfred	If you would be so kind as to procure me a new data modulator, I will clean up what piles I can.
1547	Optimum Alfred	Is THIS the only heuristic data modulator you could find? If my memory banks are correct, this model was recalled in 2002.
1548	Optimum Alfred	I suppose it will serve for the time being, at least until a replacement can be obtained. Installing now....
1549	Optimum Alfred	...BZZZT...*ding!*...tick tick tick... Inst-inst-installation success-ss-ss-ful... *plip!*
1550	Optimum Alfred	All right... what the heck did I say I was gonna do? Oh yeah... clean up this dump. Great. *Sigh*
1551	Optimum Alfred	Hey don't thank me or anything, jerk... sheesh. I'm going to my room. I feel funny.

Unused Objects and Descriptions

To do: More Images, Video of Arcade Machines.

A list of items that are either entirely unused, has unused item description, or has an unused graphic. All objects in the game are actually enumerated in this same list of IDs, including ones that don't normally go into your pockets or appear in the vacuum mini-game, for example. Because of this, it is also noted is whether or not placing the item in your pockets will crash the game.

Image	ID	Name	Used	Pocketable	Description	Notes
	0000	Stool	No	No	This is a stool. Equally suitable for sitting and lion taming.	Unused. No model when spawned in, no graphics either. Possibly related to the Strangetown Jail.
	0003	Test Pocketable Object	No	No	Test Poketable Object Description	Ironically, in spite of the name, the object is not pocketable without crashing. Possibly used for testing an older version of the pockets system.
	0005	Rat Suit	Yes	No	Ultra-lite kevlar armor. 22nd century technology today... here... now... yours!	Description unused.
	000D	Package	No	No	XXXNOT USED Package	Unused. No model when spawned in, no graphics either. May require further investigation.
	0010	Letter	No	No	XXXNOT USED Letter	Unused. Letters in the game use a different object ID that is in the animations section and do not show up in the interactions.
	0022	Wiggling Chest	Yes	Yes	It's a nice chest... but it won't stop wiggling.	Used but does not appear in the interactions menu with a full size graphic, making the image unused.
	0029	Car	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Satellite Dish Description	Used but has no interaction nodes, making the graphic unused.
	002B	Hubcap	No	No	XXXNOT USED Satellite Dish Description	Unused. No model when spawned in, no graphics either. Possibly related to the creation of the opening FMV, in which a hubcap goes flying off of the car.
	002C	Vault Alarm	No	No	XXXNOT USED Vault Alarm Description	Unused.
	002D	Vault Curtain	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Vault Curtain Description	Used but has no interaction nodes, making the graphic unused.
	002E	Vault Lockbox	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Vault Lockbox Description	Used but has no interaction nodes, making the graphic unused.
	0032	Alien Corpse	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Alien Corpse Description	Object is used during the play of the Alien Autopsy mini-game, but the object is never present at the same time the interactions menu is open, making the image unused.
	0033	File Cabinet	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED File Cabinet Small Description	Used but has no interaction nodes, making the graphic unused.
	0034	File Cabinet	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED File Cabinet Large Description	Used but has no interaction nodes, making the graphic unused.
	003D	Bed	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Jeb's Bed Description	Object is used in the Strangetown Jail and the graphic is as well, but it's impossible to get near the object because it is located in a closed cell. Due to it's description name, it was initially created for another reason to the NPC Jebediah S. Jerky.
	003E	Sink	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Table Description	Object is used in the Strangetown Jail and the graphic is as well, but it's impossible to get near the object because it is located in a closed cell.
	003F	Toilet	Yes	No	XXXNOT USED Rat Chair Description	Object is used in the Strangetown Jail and the graphic is as well, but it's impossible to get near the object because it is located in a closed cell.
	0047	Creativity Skillpoint	Yes	No	Increases your revenues for art sales and music mixing.	Description unused.
	0048	Business Skillpoint	Yes	No	Decreases your bills and maintenance costs.	Description unused.
	0049	Body Skillpoint	Yes	No	More muscles equals more romance. Pump up!	Description unused.
	004A	Charisma Skillpoint	Yes	No	Increases the power of your Social Moves.	Description unused.
	004B	Mechanical Skillpoint	Yes	No	Increases the speed at which you fix broken objects.	Description unused. It appears to imply that you were at one point supposed to be able to fix broken hotel objects, but this is not present in the game.
	004C	Rusty Cowbell	No	Yes	What once emitted a claron ring, now issues a musical thump.	Unused. Uses the Strange Gourd graphic as a placeholder. It sits right next to the Mystic Cowbell, which is used for a mission for Ava Cadavra, presumably this was intended to be used for this mission as well, but the idea was scrapped.
	004E	Stuffed Cow Head	Yes	Yes	How odd. A stuffed cow's head isn't the sort of thing honest Jackson would normally like.	Used, but never shows up in the interactions menu, making the image unused.
	0095	Lab Chair	Yes	No	A government issue lab chair. Now where will you find the rest of the lab?	Description unused.
	00A1	Money Making Machine	Yes	Yes	Turn trash into cash! This Machine recycles commonly found object into simoleons.	Used in Vault, but for some reason can be placed into your pockets properly. It cannot be placed in rooms, however. Description unused.
	00A4	Arcade: Generic	No	Yes	This is just a generic game.	Can be placed. Displays nothing on screen. An image of this arcade machine appears in prerelease screenshots and shows it running a clone of Space Invaders, which likely was turned into Arcade-Space Armada to avoid copyright issues.
	00A6	Arcade-Baseball	No	Yes	Favorite pastime of millions. This version strips the game to it's essentials.	Wow! A fully functional, placeable, unused arcade game. Crazy that it went unused like this.
	00A8	Arcade-Copter	No	Yes	Dropping civilians from helicopters into horse-drawn carriages full of hay is dubious fun.	Wow! Another fully functional, placeable unused arcade game. This one is a clone of Stunt Copter, an old mac game from the 1987. RIP Duane Blehm.
	00A9	Arcade-X Raider	Yes	Yes	You are Xavier, warrior-personal non grata, trapped in a smelly dungeon. Get out!	This machine and game are used, but is never given to the player to put in their pockets. Placeable, fully functional, Description Unused.
	00AE	Arcade-Lunar Lander	No	No	Insert money, steer your landing craft to land on the landing platform, rejoice, and repeat.	Cannot be pocketed and when spawned in, it doesn't have an original game- it just runs Space Armada instead. It was likely based on the arcade game with a similar name.
	00AF	Arcade-Space Gunner	No	No	Fill outer space with your million jigawatt laserbeams of destruction and empty it of bad guys.	Cannot be pocketed and when spawned in, it doesn't have an original game- it just runs Space Armada instead.
	00B0	Arcade-Log Jump	No	No	Why do these logs keep rolling? Where do they come from? Glorious victory awaits!	Cannot be pocketed and when spawned in, it doesn't have an original game- it just runs Space Armada instead.
	00B5	Slot Machine	Yes	Yes	Insert a coin, pull the lever, and hope the fates are smiling.	Fully functional and placeable. It's used in the Snake-Eyes Casino, but is never given to the player to hold like this. Description unused.
	00B6	Tanning Bed	Yes	Yes	For those who desire that well-cooked orange rind look.	Fully functional and placeable. It's used in the Spa & Gym, but is never given to the player to hold like this. Description unused.
	00B7	Treadmill	Yes	Yes	Never has so much effort produced so few results. Run all day, go nowhere.	Fully functional and placeable. It's used in the Spa & Gym, but is never given to the player to hold like this. Description unused.
	00B8	Zoltron	Yes	No	What secrets does Zoltron the Prescient know? Just ask!	Description Unused.
	00F9	Hole	No	No	XXXNOT USED Hole	Unused. When spawned, it actually does show up but doesn't show any interactions. Has both full and small graphics.
	00FA	Super Drencher	Yes	No	The most advanced high-pressure water cannon to date; second only to holding your thumb over the mouth of a spewing garden hose.	While the Super Drencher does have a description, this is an unused version of it with a totally different one.
	00FE	Metal Detector	Yes	No	Used to locate valuables in the desert. Not everything is worth digging up however. Be careful.	While the Metal Detector does have a description, this is an unused version of it with a totally different one.
	00FF	Vacuum	Yes	No	Your most important tool. Keep your hotel free of dirt, debris, and... dice?	While the Vacuum does have a description, this is an unused version of it with a totally different one.
	0100	Dust Pile	Yes	No		Has an unused graphic of a dust pile.
	0104	Fire	Yes	No	IT IS A FIRE! IT IS VERY HOT!	Description Unused.
	0105	Tumbleweed	Yes	No	It's a rambler and a gambler, it's a long way from home....
	0109	XXXNOT USED Bigfoot Mask	No?	No	XXXNOT USED Bigfoot Mask Description	Has a generic XXXNOT USED in the title, and is located in the same region that character animation objects are. I don't recall anything like this being used in the game anywhere, however. Needs further investigation.
	014A	Invisible Carrot	No?	No	This carrot is invisible. Stop looking at it.	From the name, I can't decipher exactly what this is. It's next to another object called "Toilet Blur" so I'd imagine it's some sort of floating graphical effect, similar to that one. Requires further investigation.