Dinosaur Planet [N64 - Cancelled]

That was an interesting post, but it seems that he did not got any replies about the unused files, i wonder if he found some more infos in the meantime.. on YouTube there are a couple of videos about those unused voices:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs4pG2sG9TY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffx_fAMai40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Im_91W-6ys

I wonder if anyone has a ROM of this game?

Very weird seeing this…it really is exactly like Starfox Adventures but on N64. The hero even looks like Fox! Considering that this was a straight conversion from N64 to Gamecube reusing most of the visual and level designs, I’m surprised the final game looks so good graphically, as these sorts of projects often wind up with a dated look that reveals the history of their development.

oh yeah. and besides Kyte and Tricky do we know of any other dinosaurs that were going to be in the game?

Sadly I can’t find them any more. I know they are somewhere on the web though. I will keep looking

Rocky? Interesting, was it named in some old interview?

This Game looks So Much Better Compared To The Nintendo Game Cube Version. Its a Real Shame That It Didnt Make It… I Wonder
If Nintendo has a Cartridge Of It locked Away Somewhere?.

Do You Think There Is a Possible Way To Buy a Copy Of The Demo?.

Wow, I want this game.

Starfox never really caught my attention, but I think I would have played this if it was released.

Do you guys think Rare will release this game on Xbox Live Arcade just like they did to Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark?

I Do Not Think They Would Put It In The XBOX Arcade.

My boss played this when it was still being developed and naturally has seen the beta cart in the N64 pod they were playing so at least one exists.

I understand them changing systems and all, but why so drastically change the actual game?(half the awesome features here and levels seem to have vanished), more importantly, why did they have to make it Starfox? It was a great game, but as a Star Fox game it felt a little out of place. I seriously think they could’ve done a much grander job had they just kept the original idea.

Whew… i just finished reading ALL of the comments and i really wanted to point something out:

it seems that krystal and sabre were in different areas of the planet, and the player could swap to any of them only with the “swapstone” (Not sure if that´s the name) for krystal, and his twin brother “Rocky” for sabre…

I got this file, from some webpage of krystal fans (Krystal-archive… i think). It´s basically a bunch of dialogues from star fox adventures, but it also has a LOT of Dinosaur Planet dialogues, including:

“Now, now … Don’t be scared. Krystal’s friend, Sabre, is on the other side of the planet. To complete the adventure you will have to guide both characters. To do this you must visit me, or my twin brother Rocky. Do you understand? Good, now let’s swap to Sabre.”

there was also this one:

“I wouldn’t do that. Give me the SpellStone Wait! Did the king earthwalker not tell you? If you shut down this temple how do think you are going to get back to your planet. The moment that it is placed, the power in the Communication Chamber will stop. You’ll be trapped here forever. Don’t listen to him he’s lying. You may speak the truth Scales, But I’d rather remain here and save this wonderful planet than watch you destroy it! NOOOOOOOooooooo! Close your eyes Kyte.”

Notice that Kyte was the Cloudrunner (Pterodactyl) partner of krystal.

The game Also needed the expansion Pak to work properly.

Also, this one, it´s a bit long, and i don´t even know if it´s from Dinosaur Planet or SFA (I never Played SFA… T_T).

“I can taste your fear animal It is very sweet Do not believe everything the Krazoa have told you. We Kamerians did not start the Great War. But now it is time to end it. But by defeating the Krazoa You will destroy Dinosaur Planet. Why should I, Drakor be concerned With the fate of a pitiful race of dinosaurs? I will not stop even If I must obliterate this planet and all that live here. Nothing is more important!
Even though the Dinosaurs believe in the Kamerian Dragon? They worshipped this heart as a god AAahh ..Yes, The great Kamerian Heart Though haven’t you just destroyed their God? Even If I believed that the Krazoa were an evil race, Why would the Quan Ata Lachu be asking us to complete the alignment? They talk only of peace in the universe.
You are more foolish than I thought The Quan Ata Lachu are a rare life form of pure evil Each individual spirit holds no powers But when combined they become The most deadly weapon in the Universe It will be focused through Warlock Mountain, creating the ultimate weapon of destruction
You talk of destruction and evil without once mentioning yourself My Father lies dying of wounds inflicted by you You do not understand! I understand the Krazoa have done nothing to harm us They built everything on this world Which the Dinosaurs use for peace The Quan Ata Lachu are not what you say
The alignment will finally bring peace to this Universe Your only wish is to continue the Great War The Krazoa only started the war to stop YOU from destroying us all As you wish If you will not see the truth then you must DIE!
“

my friend is giving one of his two dinosaur planet game. If anyone would like to have the other game you will have to pay up.

Thank you unseen64 for your help. When I was younger, I was wicked excited about this game! Years later, I decided to make a video about its demise. If anyone is interested you check it out at…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwmwsjDlm8c&feature=channel_video_title

Thanks for gathering information and cataloging it. I can’t wait to work om the next episode.

-Ducky

I really wish we could see Dinosaur Planet in its full form. That’s why I’m developing an animated fanfilm based off DP.

Bonjour! I bring some awesome news from DeviantaART! An fan group of Dinosaur Planet found the old voice recording of the first (probably) cutscene of Dinosaur Planet (When Krystal first meet General Scales) deep between StarFox Adventures. The scene was seen in a extended trailer in E3, but the sound was cut after the two first dialogues. So we can finally heard the mysterious dialogue that where taking place between the two! Let me just say it’s not at all like the one we heard in StarFox Adventures!

http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/828/tl0w.mp4/

Here’s a writing of what we can heard! Sorry if it’s not completely accurate (my English is not perfect, but feel free to correct!

(GS = General Scales, Kr = Krystal and K = Kyte)
” – (GS) General Scales, ruler, tyrant and dictator of the SharpClaw tribe. And who might you be animal girl?
- (Kr) My name is Krystal and I’ve come for the princess!
(End of the dialogue we usually heard in trailers, but here it continue!)
- (GS) You seem a long way from home, Krystal. I can’t believe the wizard asked a girl to do it’s dirty work.
- (Kr) Who do you know the wizard?
- (GS) Let’s just say, we had a nice little chat. And he’s agreed to take a rest for a while. At least, until I’ve taken over the planet.
- (K) You coward Scales! My mother will send an army against you!
- (GS) Ah! Yes, princess Kyte. Your mother. Once I’ve deal with this… animal, then we’ll pay your mother a visit. (Krystal try to interfere between the two by engaging General Scales) Haha. Nice try. But you’ll have to kill me before you could save the princess. (The lighting hits General Scales because his claw/hook was stuck on the metal cage, as seen in the extended trailers.) Ahh!! ”

Voilà! We also ust bought Starfox Adventures… and my gosh it’s… erm special? Well, you really have to ignore it’s past to enjoy it haha!

You’ve made great work already Gilgamesh! Thank you ever so much and good luck for the suite! :)

Just thought I should bring it to everyone’s attention here that I’ve made a tumblr blog for any of my findings on anything Dinosaur Planet related (though I also post some SFA-related stuff and things on other cancelled Rare games!). <:

http://fyeahdinosaurplanet.tumblr.com/

Feel free to follow if you wish. Trying to get some interesting stuff posted on there orz

Here’s the transcription of the unused dialogue! Oh my, this is so exciting! :> Though this is not a dialogue between RANDORN, because the mysterious character mentions RANDORN, that’d be surprizing RANDORN speaking in a third person manner. x) Maybe this is one of the sidekicks SABRE had to help him fight the KAMERIAN DRAGON? (Though probably not KRADOR since he’s the final boss, but I could be wrong here!) Like the dinosaur he ride with KRYSTAL in the E3 expo or a Earthwalker?

” – (?????) [...] T’was the dragon. After you entered the TIME RIP, he completed his task and then unleashed the power of the ANCIEN KAMERIAN HEART — (deep, elaborate breathing) SABER had tried to stop him, but he was… destroyed.

- (Kr) SABER is dead?

- (?????) We fought our final battle here — The palace — The KRAZOA are — no more. The — dinosaures are no more… Dinosaur Planet has been destroyed. Somewhere within the remains of the palace, RANDORN left a SPELLCAGE. Find this, return to the past and stop the SPELLSTONES from ever being taken. Maybe then, this future will never happen. Find the SPELLCAGE and return to the past…

- (Kr) I must [...] ”

Also, on SFA forums, theses discoveries where also found:

(Unused dialogue?)

” I Can Feel Something Strange !
Randorn… Are You There ??
Be Careful..Skeetas Everywhere !
Stay Close to a Torch!
Light Kills Them
Krystal! How Is My Son?
Sabre Is Just Glad Your Alive
When His Brother Died I blamed Myself
I Couldn’t Face Being A Father
Until I Found You My Dear Girl
He Understands Why You Left Him
He Is A Good Son
I’ve Yet To See Him To Apologise
He Has Already Forgiven You
When This Is Over You Shall Be Reunited!
What’s happening to you Randorn?
There’s not much energy left in this Mountain
I’m dying..I need food
Do You Remember How We Got Here?
Of Course I Remember…
Back On Our Own Planet We Found A
Strange Room In The Lost City..
There We Uncovered A Message From The
King EarthWalker, Begging Us To Help Him.
And Then I Entered A Wormhole
And Arrived On Dinosaur Planet
You Followed Later With Sabre
Yes, We Ended Up In A Chamber Beneath
One Of The Earthwalker Temples
Unless You Can Find A Cure For Me
I’m Not Going To Last Much Longer
But What Can We Do
There Must Be A Similiar Room Here
That Will Allow Us To Return
Either You Or Sabre Must Find It ”

(Dinosaur Planet WAS Diddy Kong Racing II at some point)

STEREO
MONO
HEADPHONES
SFX VOLUME
MUSIC VOLUME
RETURN AUDIO OPTIONS
MUSIC TEST 00
ENTER YOUR INITIALS
BEST TIME
BEST LAP
SILVER COIN
GOLD COIN
CHALLENGE
ENTER CODE
CLEAR ALL CODES
CODE LIST
MAGIC CODES
Sorry, the code was incorrect
All cheats have been deleted
MAGIC CODES LIST
ON OFF
TRY AGAIN
SELECT TRACK
RETURN TO LOBBY
SELECT CHARACTER
SAVE GHOST
QUIT LAP
TIMES OVERALL
TIME RACE
ORDER RECORD
TIMES RANKINGS
ENGLISH
CONTROLLER PAK
OPTIONS CHANGE
VEHICLE
HELP
CHALLENGES VEHICLE
SELECT CAR
HOVERCRAFT
PLANE
MAIN MENU
CHALLENGE
SELECT CAR
CHALLENGE HOVER
CHALLENGE PLANE
CHALLENGE
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!
EXIT
HI, I’M TT.
YOU CAN ASK ME ABOUT YOUR GAME STATUS OR SELECT MY TIME TRIAL MODE TO PRACTICE A LEVEL.
I CAN ALSO SAVE YOUR BEST GHOSTS.
PAK ERROR
TIME TRIAL ON
TIME TRIAL OFF
NO CONTROLLER PAK
CONTROLLER PAK FULL
BAD CONTROLLER PAK
TROPHY RACE STATUS
GAME A
GAME B
GAME C
NEW GAME SELECT
SELECT GAME TO COPY
CHOOSE GAME TO COPY
TO SELECT GAME
TO ERASE COPY
ERASE GHOST DATA
NO GHOSTS SAVED
ERASE GHOST CANCEL
CONTROLLER PAK 1
CONTROLLER PAK 2
CONTROLLER PAK 3
CONTROLLER PAK 4
CONTROLLER PAK ~ IS NOT PRESENT.
REPLACE PAK AND RETRY CONTAINS CORRUPT DATA.
ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IRREPARABLY DAMAGED.
REFORMAT PAK FULL.
CONTINUE DOES NOT CONTAIN THE REQUESTED FILE.
RETRY CANNOT STORE ANY MORE GHOSTS.
SORRY, BUT YOU CAN’T LOAD GAMES FOR THE SECOND ADVENTURE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST.
PAK NOTES
DELETE NOTE ~ ?
DELETE
CANCEL
FREE PAGES: ~ NOTE
FILENAME
PAGES
MORE
GAME PAK
TIMES GHOSTS
EMPTY SLOT
VIEW GHOSTS
PLEASE WAIT
GAME ERROR
RESTART RACE
RESTART CHALLENGE
ABANDON CHALLENGE
QUIT TROPHY RACE
QUIT TROPHY RACE?
QUIT GAME
QUIT GAME?
PAUSE
OPTIONS
OK
PLAYER
SELECT NUMBER OF RACERS START
ROUND ONE
ROUND TWO
ROUND THREE
ROUND FOUR
ADVENTURE
ADVENTURE TWO
TRACKS TROPHY
CEREMONY ADVENTURE
ADVENTURE TWO
CLEAR ALL CODES?
OK
CANCEL
NO CONTROLLERS
CAUTION
Rumble Pak Detected
Insert any Controller Paks you wish to use now!
If you wish to use any Rumble Paks then please insert them now.
If you wish to use the Controller Pak the Rumble Pak insert it now!
Switch off the N64 and remove the controller pak.
SAVE OPTIONS
Please do not change Rumble Pak or Controller Pak during gameplay.
Controller Pak is required to save and load ghost data in Time Trial mode.
If Controller Pak has limited capacity, you will be unable to save ghost data.
If you wish to change Controller Pak or Rumble Pak, please do so now.
Cannot save Ghost Data
ENTER TROPHY RACE
GAME PAK BONUSES
SUBTITLES ON
SUBTITLES OFF
CORRUPT DATA.
TRY AGAIN!

(Levels and various events found)

LEVEL NOT AVAILABLE

NEW GAME
LOAD GAME

SWAPSTONE HOLLOW
SWAPSTONE CIRCLE

DARKICE MINES
DARKICE MINES TWO
WALLED CITY
DRAGON ROCK
CLOUDRUNNER FORTRESS
KRAZOA PALACE
BLACKWATER CANYON

NORTHERN WASTES
EARTHWALKER TEMPLE
WILLOW GROVE
DIAMOND BAY
DISCOVERY FALLS
MOON MOUNTAIN PASS
CAPE CLAW
GOLDEN PLAINS

TEST OF COMBAT
TEST OF STRENGTH
TEST OF FEAR
TEST OF CHARACTER
TEST OF KNOWLEDGE
TEST OF SACRIFICE
TEST OF SKILL
TEST OF MAGIC

DARKICE BOSS
GENERAL SCALES BOSS
BLACKWATER BOSS
CLOUDRUNNER RACE
KAMERIA DRAGON BOSS
DRAKOR FINAL BOSS
ICE MOUNTAIN

DESERT FORCE POINT
VOLCANO FORCE POINT

EARTHWALKER ACT TWO
ENERGY DEMO

WARLOCK ACT ONE
WARLOCK ACT TWO
WARLOCK ACT THREE
WARLOCK ACT FOUR
WARLOCK ACT FIVE
WARLOCK ACT SIX

CONTINUE SWAP TO WARLOCK

And finally a interesting bit of an interview:

” Could you tell us a little bit about the differences between Dinosaur Planet and Star Fox Adventures?

We ported DP from the N64, cut about 1/3 of the levels, and then changed the main character to make SFA. The biggest difference was that Krystal was intended to be as prominent as the male character Sabre. The game was divided equally between them. 1/2 the game was Krystal, 1/2 the game Sabre. But when it became Star Fox, all Krystal’s levels were either switched to Fox or cut. There was a beautiful level called “Discovery Falls.” I was very sad to see it go. There were originally two Swapstones “Rocky and Rubble” (not Warpstones) and you swapped between the two characters. The very earliest pitch for the game was for an adventure/racing game. Each level was intended to have a race track. You can still see this on the ice level track and the mines race track. The last project the director had worked on was “Diddy Kong Racing” so its not that surprising really. ”

Voilà! Oh god this is so fantastic! I’d really wish even more DINOSAUR PLANET came out! This would have been one heck of a game! Cheers and a big thanks for everyone that found new and interesting infos!

http://fyeahdinosaurplanet.tumblr.com/post/21040348228

Just thought I should drop this find here. Low-res scan of Nintendo’s “Guide to E3 2000″ booklet, featuring renders of the Swapstone, a Sharpclaw, and a Krazoa render that was reused as a render in Star Fox Adventures.

I haven’t found a higher-res scan of this, but if anyone happens to have the booklet and can scan it, please do so and submit it to me at fyeahdinosaurplanet!

Haha, no problem, monokoma. c:

This is KarrunaNiara, btw. Just under a different moniker just since it’s a cooler name. XD

http://www.rareminion.com/dp.html

For those who haven’t seen it yet, some bloke managed to get a bunch of all-new DP media (including the leaked story and character profiles!). Anyone with any sort if interest in Dinosaur Planet should give it a look. It seems the game was MUCH different than what Star Fox Adventures was.

theres an 1 hour gameplay of the game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOVBRJToVDY&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLGOZkiOtB6lJoMU5nMOpszA

I wish this game hadn’t been smothered by Star Fox. It was unnecessary to add Fox in. To me, it seems they wanted to use this to try and save a very dated space shooter, and all they did was destroy a game that could have been amazing on either the N64 or GC. Hopefully they’ll come to their senses and fix this one day, giving us a game we deserve.

Yuriofwind released this video two weeks ago, not much new information but it could be worthwhile to add. This is a very minor note of no big importance but a user called “Shaun Read” (http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/shaun-read/7/7b2/b10) posted this:

“Very well informed video, from someone who spent 5 years of his life making the bloody thing! :)”

If nothing else the research done by the community/internet have been “confirmed” by people in the know. If it’s the genuine guy, we may never know. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfQbUWLKje0