Whacked!

Whacked!
Also known as: Whacked!: Giriyaba! Rantou Party TV! (JP) Developer: Presto Studios Publisher: Microsoft Studios Platform: Xbox Released in JP: January 16, 2003 Released in US: October 8, 2002 Released in EU: November 29, 2002 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has a development article This game has a prerelease article This game has a notes page

Whacked! is a game show-themed "mash-fest" starring representations of the seven deadly sins. The game had a slightly troubled development and practically killed Presto Studios when it was released.

To do: There's probably a ton of stuff hidden in here. The game uses a completely custom engine and the main format it stores most of its files in, STR, is going to be... a pain to pull stuff from, to say the least.

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Development Info

Prerelease Info

Notes

Unused Graphics

A splash screen of "Boing", the game's name early in development. This is one of the only remnants of that version's existence and shows various elements that were changed in the final game, such as early designs for the missiles and stars.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Filename Oddities

Levels

Some of the internal names for levels in the game refer to them by different names, some of which point to the levels being changed during development.

Internal Name	In-Game Name	Notes
Catsup	Car Crash	The final level focuses on a car crash involving a truck of ketchup.
Death Wall	Death Wall
Dragon Cave	Arctic Pipeline	The level does have a cave which fills with fire, however the fire is caused by oil and there's no dragon in sight.
El Camino	Joyride	This level has the players fighting on a pickup being chased by police. The early name suggests that the pickup truck the players fight on was based on an El Camino pickup truck.
Hell	Hell
HiRise	HiRise
Kitchen	Jeffrey's Kitchen
Pinwheel	Club Baño	The early name likely refers in some way to the ceiling fan the players fight around.
Pirate Ship	Pirate Ship
Trapland	No Trespassing
Treehouse	Space Walk	Possibly the most interesting change. Space Walk has the players fighting on a space station, however internally it is known as Treehouse. Concept art confirms that Space Walk's layout was originally used for a treehouse level.
Windmill	Can Can	The level hazard for Can Can is the moving leg of a neon sign of a can can dancer. It's possible that the hazard was originally a windmill instead, based on the early name.
XMas Tree	Christmas Tree

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Squirrel Shooter

To do: Figure out how to re-enable this. Models and textures both exist, as well as some code.

Several files and some parts of the game's code refer to squirrels and a squirrel shooter, neither of which appear in-game.

(Source: Original TCRF research)