The Simpsons Game (PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii)/Unused Text

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Many of these unused text strings are leftovers from earlier builds of the New-Gen version.

Menus and Prompts

As is the case with most Asura engine games, the 1st string in all of the SYS_##.ASR files, where ## is replaced with the language name, has a placeholder string with text that shouldn't ever be seen.

String Label	String
DEFAULT	DEFAULT TEXT WHICH SHOULDN'T EVER BE SEEN...

Strings related to unlocking a Challenge Mode (which was the original name for the Time Challenges) for the episodes as well as unlocking Interiors from Springfield locations featured in the New-Gen version.

String Label	String
global_tut_04	You have unlocked a Challenge Mode!
global_tut_05	You have unlocked a Springfield Interior

Strings related to a feature where after selecting an episode, you could choose to either do the story or the time challenge, but since there are no time challenges, these go unused.

String Label	String
MENU_GAMETYPE_STORY_REPLAY	Story Replay
MENU_GAMETYPE_SPECIAL_CHALLENGE	Special Challenge

Although this version lacks a Springfield hub world, there were plans to allow players to explore interiors from various locations of Springfield featured in the New-Gen version.

String Label	String
MENU_EXTRAS_INTERIORS	Interiors
MENU_TITLE_INTERIORS	Interiors
MENU_INTERIOR_CHURCH	Church
MENU_INTERIOR_KRUSTY_BURGER	Krusty Burger
MENU_INTERIOR_QUIK_E_MART	Kwik-E-Mart
MENU_INTERIOR_MOES_TAVERN	Moe's Tavern
MENU_INTERIOR_POLICE_STATION	Police Station

Strings meant for a Stats screen in the Extras Menu.

String Label	String
MENU_EXTRAS_STATS	Stats
MENU_SUMMARY_LABEL_PLACEHOLDER	Stats Summary Screen

Text for the family's power meters.

String Label	String
global_tut_07	You've increased your family's Power Meters!
global_tut_08	Your family's Power Meters now have infinite power!

Strings intended for when you fail an Episode Time Challenge. However, since there are no Time Challenges in this version, they remain unused. This is used when you lose in an episode in the prototype.

String Label	String
MENU_EPISODE_FAILED_HEADLINE1	SIMPSON
MENU_EPISODE_FAILED_HEADLINE2	FAILS!

A string for a feature allowing players to save their game directly from the pause menu. This feature is used in the wii prototype.

String Label	String
MENU_PAUSE_SAVEGAME	Save Game
wii_choose_save_slot	Choose Save Slot

Text for if you want to switch characters mid-game. This can only be done on New-Gen.

String Label	String
MENU_PAUSE_SWITCH_CHARACTER	Switch Character

A string referencing a "Versus Mode" in the main menu, which is a leftover from the New-Gen version.

String Label	String
MENU_MAIN_VERSUS	Versus

Placeholder text for the cliché screen.

String Label	String
MENU_CLICHES_LABEL_PLACEHOLDER	Clichés Screen

Text used for the Debug Replay menu. This can be seen in-game using cheats.

String Label	String
MENU_MAIN_DEBUG_REPLAY	: Debug Replay :

Early text for setting the screen offsets in the options menu.

String Label	String
MENU_OFFSET_X	Screen X Offset
MENU_OFFSET_Y	Screen Y Offset

Text for a "Video" section in the options menu.

String Label	String
MENU_OPTIONS_VIDEO	Video
MENU_OPTIONS_VIDEO_BRIGHTNESS	Brightness

Text for if you want to play in single player or multiplayer. In the regular game, the second player can drop in or drop out.

String Label	String
MENU_PLAYER_ONE	Single Player
MENU_PLAYER_TWO	Two Player

Early text for the save slots. In the regular game, you can name them whatever you want.

String Label	String
wii_slot_1	Save 1
wii_slot_2	Save 2
wii_slot_3	Save 3

Test text.

String Label	String
test_str_1	This is a test for our db

A game title string, leftover from early versions of the New-Gen version.

String Label	String
TITLE	The Simpsons

Episodes

The Land of Chocolate

Originally, instead of the power moves, you would use "Berserk Mode" which would double your attack power while draining power.

String Label	String
loc_tut_10	Simultaneously gesture [Nunchuck up/down] and [Remote Up/Down] when Power Bar flashes to enter Berzerk Mode.

Springfield

Leftover text from the New-Gen version's Springfield hub.

String Label	String
MENU_TROPHY_SPRINGHUB	Springfield Hub
FE_Trophy_Homer_SPR_HUB_POP_XEN	Giant Duff Keg Trophy
FE_Trophy_Homer_SPR_HUB_XEN	Giant Duff Keg
FE_Trophy_Homer_SPR_POP_XEN	Giant Duff Keg Trophy
FE_Trophy_Bart_SPR_HUB_POP_XEN	Giant Krusty Doll Trophy
FE_Trophy_Bart_SPR_HUB_XEN	Giant Krusty Doll
FE_Trophy_Bart_SPR_POP_XEN	Giant Krusty Doll Trophy
FE_Trophy_Lisa_SPR_HUB_POP_XEN	Malibu Stacy Dream House Trophy
FE_Trophy_Lisa_SPR_HUB_XEN	Malibu Stacy Dream House
FE_Trophy_Lisa_SPR_POP_XEN	Malibu Stacy Dream House Trophy
FE_Trophy_Marge_SPR_HUB_POP_XEN	Salon Chair Trophy
FE_Trophy_Marge_SPR_HUB_XEN	Salon Chair
FE_Trophy_Marge_SPR_POP_XEN	Salon Chair Trophy

Bartman Begins

Objective text for tracking down Kearney and Jimbo.

String Label	String
bmb_obj_03b	Track down the next bully
bmb_obj_04b	Track down the final bully

Around the World in 80 Bites

Objectives for going to Italy and Mexico.

String Label	String
80b_obj_02b	Find a way to open the gate to Italy
80b_obj_05	Take Homer to Mexico

Game Engine

Early text for Bart and Marge's upgrades.

String Label	String
HUD_POWERUP_2_BARTMAN_2	You have unlocked Bartman level 2
HUD_POWERUP_3_SLINGSHOT_2	Bart's slingshot has been upgraded
HUD_POWERUP_7_MOB	Marge's bullhorn has been upgraded

An objective for stepping into the light to enter Game Over.

String Label	String
geh_obj_07	Step into the light

Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game

Strings for the Sparklemons doing different attacks, which seems to imply the Sparklemon fights were originally going to be playable instead of being FMV cutscenes.

String Label	String
bsh_tut_06	Ratachu attack 1
bsh_tut_07	Ratachu attack 2
bsh_tut_08	Ratachu attack 3
bsh_tut_09	Dirty Donkey attack 1
bsh_tut_10	Dirty Donkey attack 2
bsh_tut_11	Dirty Donkey attack 3
bsh_tut_12	Turdle attack 1
bsh_tut_13	Turdle attack 2
bsh_tut_14	Turdle attack 3

Unused Clichés

Strings for unused Clichés. It's unknown what levels specifically these were used for, except for "Behold" which was used in NeverQuest as seen in the prototype.

String Label	String
FE_Cliché_32	Flower Power
FE_ClichéDesc_32	The player can find allies in the most unlikely places
FE_Cliché_33	Behold
FE_ClichéDesc_33	Not all objects are as impressive as they are made to look
FE_Cliché_34	Boxes
FE_ClichéDesc_34	Some disguises are better than others
FE_Cliché_35	Unfeasible Sword
FE_ClichéDesc_35	Some weapons just don't make sense
FE_Cliché_36	Hacker Crack
FE_ClichéDesc_36	Not all hardware is easy to crack
FE_Cliché_37	Ports Ahoy
FE_ClichéDesc_37	Sometimes all you can find are ports

In-Game Cutscene Names

Internal text strings for the FMV names for the cutscenes that are played in-game on the New-Gen version. The "Airship to Sky Island" cutscene is played in-game on Old-Gen as well, however. The cutscene "Bullies conspire" is present in this version's cutscene selection as "The Bullies Scheme". "Climbing the Tower/Intro to heaven" is not in-game on either version, being an animated FMV. "Intro couch gag" is also only present on the New-Gen version and shows your current percentage after you complete the game.

String Label	String
MENU_MOVIE_38	Bullies conspire
MENU_MOVIE_39	Statue of Liberty reveal
MENU_MOVIE_40	Statue of Liberty Collapse
MENU_MOVIE_41	Lenny and Carl
MENU_MOVIE_42	Lenny and Carl log comes out of the factory building 1 and are on final approach toward death
MENU_MOVIE_43	Lenny and Carl are rescued
MENU_MOVIE_44	Show pinecone ammo racing toward core reactor in slow motion, ala Star Wars
MENU_MOVIE_45	Statue of I&S comes crashing down
MENU_MOVIE_46	Quimby in the hot tub
MENU_MOVIE_47	Ape is hit and reels backwards, falling into the goo
MENU_MOVIE_48	Lard Lad stumbling and falling down after final hatch
MENU_MOVIE_49	Freeing Cletus
MENU_MOVIE_50	Cartridge is saved after H&B close the gate to the masher
MENU_MOVIE_51	Show cartridge being ground up if player fails to rescue it in time
MENU_MOVIE_52	Selmatty dragon is chased off, entrance to dungeon
MENU_MOVIE_53	Poochie as kingpin
MENU_MOVIE_54	Medal of Homer fake loading screen
MENU_MOVIE_55	Grandpa buzzes the crows nest
MENU_MOVIE_56	Mr. Sparkle
MENU_MOVIE_57	Airship to Sky Island
MENU_MOVIE_58	Sparklemon 1 absorbed into Mr. Sparkle
MENU_MOVIE_59	Sparklemon 2 absorbed into Mr. Sparkle
MENU_MOVIE_60	Sparklemon 3 absorbed into Mr. Sparkle
MENU_MOVIE_61	Sparklemon battle 1
MENU_MOVIE_62	Sparklemon battle 2
MENU_MOVIE_63	Sparklemon battle 3
MENU_MOVIE_64	Say hello to my little friends
MENU_MOVIE_65	Climbing the Tower/Intro to heaven
MENU_MOVIE_66	Show defeat of Shakespeare
MENU_MOVIE_67	Confronting God
MENU_MOVIE_68	Ben Franklin
MENU_MOVIE_69	Intro couch gag

Wii Moments

Text for unlocking a Wii Moment.

String Label	String
wii_glo_01	You have unlocked a Wii Moment!

Bite Night

In both game modes of the Wii Moment, there was a scrapped mechanic where you could stun your opponent by filling part of the Gastro-Meter, rather than waiting to fully charge it and burp.

String Label	String
wii_bni_06	Your Gastro-Meter shows how much pressure is building up in your stomach
wii_bni_07	The higher the pressure, the more powerful the belch will be, but don't let it get too high!
wii_bni_13	Your Gastro-Meter shows how much pressure is building up in your stomach
wii_bni_14	The higher the pressure, the more powerful the belch will be, but don't let it get too high!

Bart Wings

Originally, the instructions screen was supposed to show the plot instead of Grampa explaining in the intro to the Wii Moment.

String Label	String
wii_bwi_01	Grandpa Simpson tried to protect several expensive art pieces from Burns, but his Hellfish plane has been shot and he needs Bartman's help.
wii_bwi_02	The art pieces are in a crate attached to a parachute that is slowly falling to the ground. Bart must Bartcape down to try to recover the art pieces.

Heartburn

Although the Heartburn Wii Moment was cut from the game, there are still many leftover text strings related to it.

Text strings for the Wii Moment when entering from the main menu or from a level.

String Label	String
wii_MENU_WM_PLAY_HB	Play Heartburn Wii Moment?
wii_MENU_WM_NAME_HB	Heartburn

These text strings were meant to serve as a tutorial before the Heartburn Wii Moment. Interestingly, while the text says the Nacho Squishee is found in the Kwik-E-Mart, the Wii prototype shows it actually taking place in Krusty Burger. It seems that the Krusty Burger would have been reskinned into the Kwik-E-Mart.

String Label	String
wii_hrt_01	Apu is unveiling a new squishy, the delicious Nacho flavour, and it has drawn a large crowd outside the Quik E Mart
wii_hrt_02	Since supplies are limited, Homer must get to the front of the queue by rolling through anyone or anything in his path
wii_hrt_03	Steer Homer with the toggle on the [Nunchuck]
wii_hrt_04	Activate Boost with the [A] button on the wii controller
wii_hrt_05	Get to the front of the queue at Apu's before the timer runs out
wii_hrt_06	Rolling through anyone or anything in your way to score
wii_hrt_07	Hitting the Bonus items will multiply your score