Moontra Kid: Ghost City Racer

Moontra Kid: Ghost City Racer
Developers: CyberPlanet Interactive, Maya Wizard Publisher: C-Plus Network Platform: Windows Released in AS: February 2005 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused items. This game has unused sounds.

In which Dino and the ghosts of Ghost City simply forget that they were fighting against eachother, and decide to partake on races instead.

Unused Items

Throughout the game's data is leftover files from many unused items. Most of these seem to be leftovers from PangPond Airboard Racer, but there are some files from Moontra Kid Buggy as well. All of these files take in consideration the path Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data.

from PangPond Airboard Racer

Bomb

Icon file: UI\Item\BOMB.tga

Gravity Controller

Model file: GRAVITYCONTROL\GC.MWZ
Texture file: GRAVITYCONTROL\GRAVITY_CONTROLLER.tga

Icon file: UI\Item\GRAVITY_CONTROLLER.tga

Magic Ball

Model file: MISSILE_BLUE\MB.MWZ
Texture file: MISSILE_BLUE\MAGIC_BALL.tga

Icon file: UI\Item\MAGIC_BALL.tga

Magnet Mine

Model file: MAGNETMINE\MM.MWZ
Texture file: MAGNETMINE\MAGNET_MINE_RM.tga

Icon file: UI\Item\MAGNET_MINE.tga

Moon Wave

Icon file: UI\Item\MOONWAVE.tga

Speed Up

Seems to have been repurposed into the Booster item.

Icon file: UI\Item\SPEED_UP.tga

Throwing Hammer

Model file: MISSILE_RED\TH.MWZ
Texture file: MISSILE_RED\THROWING_HAMMERRM.tga

Icon file: UI\Item\THROWING_HAMMER.tga

Time Stopper

Model file: TIMESTOPPER\TIME_STOPER.MWZ
Texture file: TIMESTOPPER|TSRM.tga

Icon file: UI\Item\TIME_STOPER.tga

Item Box/Unknown

Model file 1: Item\ITEM.MWZ

Model file 2: Item\Q.MWZ

Model file 3: Item\QM.MWZ
Texture file: Item\ITEMRM.tga

Icon file: Item\PP_ITEM_ICON.tga

from Moontra Kid Buggy

Banana

Icon file: UI\Item\BANANA.tga

Other file: Item\banana02.tga

There is also an additional file in UI\Item labeled SPECIALPLAYER1.tga, but it is simply just a scaled down version of BANANA.tga.

Cigar

Icon file: UI\Item\CIGAR.tga

Affected icon: Item\CIGAR_say.tga

There is also an additional file in UI\Item labeled SPECIALPLAYER2.tga, but it is simply just a scaled down version of CIGAR.tga.

Cocaine

Icon file: UI\Item\COCAINE.tga

Affected icon: Item\COCAINE_say.tga

There is also an additional file in UI\Item labeled SPECIALPLAYER3.tga, but it is simply just a scaled down version of COCAINE.tga.

Glue Trap

Icon file: UI\Item\GLUE_TRAB.tga

On the floor: Item\GLUE_GROUND.tga

There is also an additional file in UI\Item labeled SPECIALPLAYER4.tga, but it is simply just a scaled down version of GLUE_TRAB.tga.

Hashish/Cannabis

Icon file: UI\Item\HASHEEH.tga

Affected icon: Item\HASHEEH_say.tga

Heroin

Icon file: UI\Item\HEAROINE.tga

Affected icon: Item\HEAROINE_say.tga

Homing Missile

Model file: Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\MISSILE_BLUE\MISSILE_BLUE.MWZ (does not seem to display)
Texture files: Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\MISSILE_BLUE\MISSILE_BODY1.tga / MISSILE_TAIL1.tga

Icon file: Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\UI\Item\HOMINGMISSILE.tga

There is also an additional file in UI\Item labeled SPECIALPLAYER5.tga, but it is simply just a scaled down version of HOMINGMISSILE.tga.

Just Say No

Icon file: UI\Item\JUSTSAYNO.tga

Using icon: Item\JUSTSAYNO_say.tga

Milk

Icon file: UI\Item\MILK.tga

Nitro

Icon file: UI\Item\NITRO.tga

Power Missile

Model file: Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\MISSILE_RED\MISSILE_RED.MWZ (does not seem to display)
Texture files: Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\MISSILE_RED\MISSILE_BODY2.tga / MISSILE_TAIL2.tga

Icon file: Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\UI\Item\POWERMISSILE.tga

Amphetamine

Icon file: UI\Item\YABA.tga

Affected icon: Item\YABA_say.tga

Placeholders

The placeholder icons from Moontra Kid Buggy are present here as well, located at the folder Item, files BG_CURE.tga and BG_SPEED.tga.

Unused Graphics

Leftovers from PangPond Airboard Racer

The folder Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\UI has many gameplay interface assets from PangPond Airboard Racer, from which this game was seemingly based upon.

Placements

1_ST.tga	2_ND.tga	3_RD.tga	4_TH.tga	5_TH.tga

Character Heads

AL_B.tga	BIG_B.tga	DF_B.tga	PP_B.tga	TS_B.tga

An earlier variation of PangPond's head sprite can also be found at PP_B.tga.bk:

Character Icons

AL_S.tga	BIG_S.tga	DF_S.tga	PP_S.tga	TS_S.tga

Other Interface Assets

ENERGY.tga	GAGE(BK).tga	GAGE.tga	GAGE_BG.tga	GAGE_BG_01.tga	GAGE_C.tga	GAGE_HP.tga

LAP.tga	TIME.tga	Information\MAX.tga	Information\R.tga

MAP_FRAME.tga	Item\BLANK.tga	Item\BLANKSPECIAL.tga	Item\x2.tga

Results

EndGame\CLEAR0.tga	EndGame\LOSE0.tga	EndGame\STAGE_SCORE0.tga	EndGame\WIN0.tga

Leftovers from Moontra Kid Buggy

There are many other leftovers from Moontra Kid Buggy as well, also in the folder Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\UI:

Placements

COVER_1.tga	COVER_2.tga	COVER_3.tga

Character Icons

FACE_1.tga	FACE_2.tga	FACE_3.tga	FACE_4.tga	FACE_5.tga	FACE_6.tga

Other Interface Assets

COVER_ITEM.tga	COVERENERGY.tga	ENERGY(BK).tga	LAB.tga	PLAYER_FACE.tga

Information\green-light.tga	Information\red-light.tga	Information\yellow-light.tga

Unused Folder

There are also leftover graphics from Moontra Kid Buggy‍ '​s Help screen, which shows the key bindings, found in Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\Help, including its unused background. The final game displays the key bindings in the pre-race loading screen instead.

BACK_CLICK.tga	BACK_FOCUS.tga	BACK_NFOCUS.tga	HEADER.tga

BG.tga	PLATE.tga

Pointer

Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Pointer.tga is a graphic of a very barebones pointer graphic. OldPointer.tga, found in the same directory, is an exact copy of this sprite.

Quit Prompt

areyousure01.tga, located at Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\Confirm, is an earlier, simpler version of the prompt displayed when attempting to quit the game during gameplay.

Loading Screen

The folder that contains the backgrounds used in the game's pre-race loading screen, Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\Loading, also contains graphics for a loading bar, which is never displayed.

bar01.tga

bar02.tga

colour.tga

one_colour.tga

pointer.tga

Mockup Screenshots

Throughout the game's many folders are mockup screenshots of many of the game's screens. One of these reveal an early title for the game: Moontra Kid: Ghost City Runner.

Gameplay Interface - Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\UI\Interface\interface_sample.bmp

Credits - Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\Credits\credit.bmp

Name Input - Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\EditName\name_input.bmp

High Scores - Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\HighScore\hall of fame.bmp

Options - Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\Option\new_option.bmp

Character Select - Game\STD_SCENE\Data\Menu\SelectChar\pick_character.bmp

Unused Sounds

The folder Game\MoontraKidRunning\Data\Sound\Mono contains many sounds that are unreferenced by the game's executable, listed as follows:

10_Boom_Sound.wav

15_Catch_Sound.wav

18_Invisible_Sound.wav

22_Slash_Sound.wav

23_Charge_Sound.wav

25_1_Engine_Sound.wav

26_Use_Item_Sound.wav

Build Dates

Found at offsets 0x14C358 and 0x161DEC of the executable are build dates:

Thu Dec 16 18:22:38 2004
Thu Dec 16 17:58:32 2004