Editing Unused content in Pikmin 3

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There are two unused test images in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''{{'s}} files that have no use in-game. One shows what appears to be the [[Flower Garden]] results screen, but with two layers of white Japanese text with a red outline. The other has three squares in a format similar to the Side Stories menu, and the roughly translated paragraph mentions ''[[The Night Juicer]]'', implying this would contain the three {{psm}}. It also has the same message as the second layer of text on the first one superimposed onto it.

{{game help|p3d|2=Record all details of the unused maps. Explorations of some can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWIrsgBIQ5A here].}}

Some early versions of used maps can be found in the files of ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''. Most of these maps also have what appear to be textures for [[radar]] patterns.

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* The locations of the [[gate#Cinderblock|cinderblock]] [[Louie]] blows up and the submerged [[gate#dirt wall|dirt wall]] in the [[Yellow Wollywog]] section appear to be swapped, though with a [[gate#Reinforced wall|reinforced wall]] replacing the cinderblock. The reinforced wall has a gap next to it that can be walked around, presumably for debugging purposes.

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<code>enemy_00</code> is the largest of the test maps, and has two distinct environments, grass and snow.{{cite youtube|rname=Balrog_video}}

enemy 00 map 3.png|Radar texture of the first snowy corridor.

enemy 00 map 4.png|Radar texture of the main snowy segment.

enemy 00 map 5.png|Radar texture of the second snowy corridor.

In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', an early version of the [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] called <code>arikui_old</code> can be found in the files. It has 11 animations: <code>attack</code>, <code>attack2</code> (attacking), <code>dead</code> (dying), <code>flick</code> (shaking off Pikmin), <code>move1</code> (walking), <code>swallow</code> (swallowing), <code>type5</code> (being carried), <code>wait1</code>, <code>wait2</code>, <code>wait3</code> (idling), and <code>waitact</code> (shaking off Pikmin while idling).{{cite youtube|sZ2n_-Qg7k0|showing off the early Whiptongue Bulborb and its animations}} The following is known from its game files:

An early version of the [[Hermit Crawmad]] exists in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''{{'s}} files, too.

This creature bears a strong resemblance to the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]] from ''Pikmin 2''. The internal name, however, is quite different: it used to be <code>imomushi</code> ({{j|イモムシ|imomushi|caterpillar|f=tp}}), but is now <code>moguraimo</code> ({{j|モグライモ|mogura imo|mole potato|f=tp}}). Appearance-wise, it is slightly larger than before, and unless the texture mapping of the model is incorrect, its skin is mostly purple; besides that, its eyes are slightly larger, it has antennae, and its namesake whiskers are gone. In terms of behavior, it acts exactly the same as the ''[[#kakureimo|kakureimo]]'', save for that it will attempt to eat another berry even after eating one.{{cite youtube|gkkCeLvIHHY|of the ''moguraimo'' in action}} Given how it acts the same as the ''kakureimo'', has a similar name to it, and sports a similar color scheme, it's safe to say that the two creatures are somehow related. However, due to its striking resemblance to an already-existing enemy, the model may just be a placeholder. The following can be observed from the game's files:

Data for a brown version of the standard [[Wollywog]] exists, but with a rock attached to its body. Its internal name is <code>crystal_maro_frog</code> ("Crystal Wollywog"), which implies that the rock is made of [[crystal]]. It is uncertain where exactly the rock or crystal would be attached to its body. Besides the coloring, it looks roughly the same as the ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' Wollywog. The following can be observed from the files:

There is a model for the [[Beady Long Legs]] as it appears in ''Pikmin 2'', size included, but its circular head is replaced with a large version of one of its feet. Presumably, it would've stomped on the ground using its head as well. With the model are two textures, which are the same as the ''Pikmin 2'' one, but one is tinted blue and the other pink. On the image shown to the right, the ''Pikmin 2'' texture was used for clarity. This creature's internal name is <code>iwadama</code>, meaning "rock orb". The Beady Long Legs' old internal name, <code>damagumo</code>, is used for the [[Shaggy Long Legs]] in ''Pikmin 3''. The following can be noted from the game files:

Visually, this enemy resembles a fat [[Male Sheargrub]], and is roughly the same size too. The texture that comes with the model is the same as the one in ''Pikmin 2''. But its internal name, <code>buriko</code>, is the same as the common name for the [[Swarming Sheargrub]] in the Japanese [[region|release]] of ''Pikmin 3'', so it is possible it is a prototype version of that enemy. The internal name of the final game's Male Sheargrub name is <code>ujinko_b</code>, and used to be <code>ujib</code> in ''Pikmin 2''.

In addition, the unknown and mostly-empty <code>kokgamiegg</code> "enemy" seems to have been made on accident, created instead of the used <code>kokagamiegg</code> (the [[Phosbat Pod]]), and <code>tuyukusa</code> is a mostly broken and smaller version of <code>tsuyukusa</code> but written using a different romanization system, the [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]. Finally, the fire geyser has parameter files for a <code>bubble</code> and a <code>gas</code> variant, suggesting the planned return of [[gas pipe]]s and the addition of water geyser-like hazard obstacles.

The file <code>/content/CMCmn/system/param_db.szs/generatorsave_db.txt</code> has what appear to be respawn day paramaters for the game's objects. Inside the list, one can find the entries <code>GasHiba</code>, which is what the [[gas pipe]]s in ''Pikmin 2'' are internally called, <code>MureBuka</code>, possibly an earlier name for the [[Scornet]] (who in the final version have the internal name <code>Mure</code>) meaning "swarm subordinate", and <code>Tamagumo</code>, an alternative spelling of <code>Damagumo</code>, which is also present in the file.

Much like in the [[Pikmin (game)|first game]], each [[Onion]] was to be found dormant, and had their own "boot up" [[cutscene]].

* [[Gas pipe]]s were meant to return, as per the object called <code>GasHiba</code>. Like in ''Pikmin 2'', only [[White Pikmin]] can survive the poison.{{cite youtube|rname=BielR3 video}}

* ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' always renders the [[radar]], much like how ''Pikmin 3'' does, for use on the GamePad.{{cite web|https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/212795100818833408/802551915668963368/2021-01-23_09-44-19.gif|Discord gif|Discord|published={{date|23|January|2021}}|retrieved={{date|23|January|2021}}}} This can be seen by attempting to use recording programs on Nintendo Switch emulators.

File:NamaPongashi open.png|<code>NamaPongashi</code> open.

File:Pikmin 3 test box.png|<code>test_box</code>.

File:Dragonball.png|<code>dragonball</code>.

File:Early crystal wall.png|The early crystal wall.

File:Early Rock Onion.png|The early Onion.