THE DOG Island Unused Stuff

THE DOG Island unused stuff

I've been digging into THE DOG Island's files for a while. It's a pretty precious game to me, so I've always been interested in its history - and now I actually have something to show for it! So in case anyone else is a fan of the game, or just curious, or both, I'll put some of it in this post c:

I've converted the entire "icon_dt" folder into png files and put them here. This includes not only item icons and enemy emotions, but also icons/artwork for animals and enemies (all of these go unused except for the bat, which is used in the final Minecart minigame). There's also some unused items - mainly pastries and drinks.

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Look at these little guys.......

Some fans might remember this old trailer from youtube.

This says a lot about what older versions of the game may have looked like, including a different health bar and a lot of changes to item finding and such. Puroro town seemed to have changed a bit - in this trailer, you look to be delivering milk to others, and the scene with Dr. Hill occurs during the daytime.

While trying to find something else, I stumbled across some unused Puroro Town dialogue which may have come from this stage in development and, surprisingly, was still translated into English. This confirms that the player was once intended to deliver milk, and that Emilio/Maria's sickness suddenly becomes worse *before* the festival instead of during. You also get the extra context that Mar (or "Maw", in this case) usually delivers milk, but can't because your sibling is sick. The scene with Dr. Hill also seems a bit more blunt.

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Some script names indicate that there was once intended to be a hunger system in the game.

There's probably a lot more to see (and probably that I've even seen already), but can you blame me for forgetting when I've not been properly documenting it lol

If anyone has any questions or wants me to get/check something from the files for them then feel free to ask! There's no guarantee I can do it but it's always worth a shot.

EDIT: I made a video on an entire unused area in the game here!

hi ff7 remake is fun

i spent a long time staring at the title screen while the rest of the game downloaded and decided "i can draw this"

Ninetales is my favourite :)

anyway i'm putting my newly acquired knowledge of how to actually make the most of my art program to good use and trying some stuff out

flareon

hello, yesterday I posted about some interesting stuff I saw in the files of The Dog Island so of course TODAY is the day I find something major

It's an unused map! An old version of Rune Caverns ("Rune Cave"). This version is much unlike the final version of the area, which is more like a glorified corridor. I'm really struggling with getting this map to work but I'm not going to give up yet - I'd really love to see it in more depth!!

Looking at the enemy data/putting it into other areas shows there were 3 bats, 2 cobras, 1 crocodile and a swarm of bees. Yes, that's right, bees. BEES ARE NOT ENEMIES IN THE FINAL GAME. But here they are with a smiley emotion like your average green snake. what is going on

Object data shows a few big doors and some items that weren't in the final version of Rune Caverns (eg. Amyrallis flower)

(...also those of you who followed me for art i'm sorry I haven't drawn much)

the phrase “curiosity killed the cat” is actually not the full phrase it actually is “curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back” so don’t let anyone tell you not to be a curious little baby okay go and be interested in the world uwu