List of prerelease information - Revision history

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	*This game began as a [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]] game. In November 1995, [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]]'s boss instructed him to create some kind of 'floaty platformer'. Hitoshi Yamagami would later collaborate with TOSE producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]].<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref>		*This game began as a [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]] game. In November 1995, [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]]'s boss instructed him to create some kind of 'floaty platformer'. Hitoshi Yamagami would later collaborate with TOSE producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]].<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref>
	**It originally went under development as a balloon-lifting game, until being reworked as a game where the player has to control a bubble with a Nintendo character in it<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] [[:File:~~NP244_Starfy~~.jpg\|Volume 244, page 73]]</ref> and later a floating character. Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations, and a starfish was eventually chosen for the game.		**It originally went under development as a balloon-lifting game, until being reworked as a game where the player has to control a bubble with a Nintendo character in it<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] [[:File:NP244_Starfy_p72-73.jpg\|Volume 244, page 73]]</ref> and later a floating character. Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations, and a starfish was eventually chosen for the game.
	**Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations for the game, and a starfish was eventually chosen.		**Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations for the game, and a starfish was eventually chosen.

Torchickens: Fixed a broken image link. Marked the GameSpot article as a broken link. It's sad to see it go and it might not be archived. :(

2017-04-02T02:39:24Z

Fixed a broken image link. Marked the GameSpot article as a broken link. It's sad to see it go and it might not be archived. :(

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	*This game began as a [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]] game. In November 1995, [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]]'s boss instructed him to create some kind of 'floaty platformer'. Hitoshi Yamagami would later collaborate with TOSE producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]].<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref>		*This game began as a [[nwiki:Game Boy\|Game Boy]] game. In November 1995, [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]]'s boss instructed him to create some kind of 'floaty platformer'. Hitoshi Yamagami would later collaborate with TOSE producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]].<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref>
	**It originally went under development as a balloon-lifting game, until being reworked as a game where the player has to control a bubble with a Nintendo character in it<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] [~~http~~:~~//www.nintendopower.com/images/~~NP244_Starfy.jpg Volume 244, page 73]</ref> and later a floating character. Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations, and a starfish was eventually chosen for the game.		**It originally went under development as a balloon-lifting game, until being reworked as a game where the player has to control a bubble with a Nintendo character in it<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] [[:File:NP244_Starfy.jpg\|Volume 244, page 73]]</ref> and later a floating character. Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations, and a starfish was eventually chosen for the game.
	**Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations for the game, and a starfish was eventually chosen.		**Both a jellyfish and a starfish were initial considerations for the game, and a starfish was eventually chosen.

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	*A trial demo of the game as a Game Boy Color title was available at [[Nintendo World#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000]] at the [[wikipedia:Makuhari Messe\|Makuhari Messe]] (Japanese:幕張メッセ) exhibition centre, near Tokyo, Japan on August 25, 2000.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/sw2000/ Nintendo Spaceworld 2000 (in Japanese)]</ref>		*A trial demo of the game as a Game Boy Color title was available at [[Nintendo World#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000]] at the [[wikipedia:Makuhari Messe\|Makuhari Messe]] (Japanese:幕張メッセ) exhibition centre, near Tokyo, Japan on August 25, 2000.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/sw2000/ Nintendo Spaceworld 2000 (in Japanese)]</ref>
	**The game was scheduled for a release of December 2000.		**The game was scheduled for a release of December 2000.
	**There was a debug menu.<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/densetsu-no-starfy/previews/hands-onthe-legend-of-stafi-2620406 Space World 2000: Hands On The Legend of Stafi - GameSpot.com]</ref>		**There was a debug menu.<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/densetsu-no-starfy/previews/hands-onthe-legend-of-stafi-2620406 Space World 2000: Hands On The Legend of Stafi - GameSpot.com (broken link)]</ref>
	**[[Moe]]'s Japanese name was "Kyororon" (Japanese: キョロロン) rather than Kyorosuke (Japanese: キョロスケ) as he is referred to in the final game.		**[[Moe]]'s Japanese name was "Kyororon" (Japanese: キョロロン) rather than Kyorosuke (Japanese: キョロスケ) as he is referred to in the final game.
	**Preliminary artwork for the game and characters was created, including the logo, [[Starfy]], [[Old Man Lobber]] and Moe. They are different to the official artwork used for the final game, with the exception of Moe's artwork which is used on the official ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' mini-site.		**Preliminary artwork for the game and characters was created, including the logo, [[Starfy]], [[Old Man Lobber]] and Moe. They are different to the official artwork used for the final game, with the exception of Moe's artwork which is used on the official ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' mini-site.

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	==''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''==		==''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''==
	*According to the game's ROM header, this game is codenamed "STAFY5". This applies to both the Japanese and North American releases.		*According to the game's ROM header, this game is codenamed "STAFY5". This applies to both the Japanese and North American releases.
	*According to a [http://kotaku.com/ Kotaku] article about Nintendo Treehouse, a division of [[Nintendo]] responsible for game localization, a "Bihldorff" reveals that during the ~~English~~ localization of ''The Legendary Starfy'', the team encountered an error where in a line for "one of the ancillary characters", ~~they were like "shit!"~~. This error was apparently quickly removed from the game after it was discovered.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>		*According to a [http://kotaku.com/ Kotaku] article about Nintendo Treehouse, a division of [[Nintendo]] responsible for game localization, a "Bihldorff" reveals that during the localization of ''The Legendary Starfy'', the team encountered an error where in a line for "one of the ancillary characters", there was profanity. This error was apparently quickly removed from the game after it was discovered.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	*A prerelease image for a conversation with [[King Warp Jizou]] shows a number of things that differ from the final game.		*A prerelease image for a conversation with [[King Warp Jizou]] shows a number of things that differ from the final game.
	**A wide icon with [[Warp Jizou\|Warp Jizou #1]] (left) and [[King Warp Jizou]] (right) is used on the [[Lobber's ~~Cottage~~]] Touch Screen map. In the final game, the icon is of normal size and only features Warp Jizou #1. In the final version, the icon was also moved up a little.		**A wide icon with [[Warp Jizou\|Warp Jizou #1]] (left) and [[King Warp Jizou]] (right) is used on the [[Lobber's Villa]] Touch Screen map. In the final game, the icon is of normal size and only features Warp Jizou #1. In the final version, the icon was also moved up a little.
	**The Lobber's ~~Cottage~~ background features walls and rock supports that are of a darker brown and do not have greenery around them, but it is unclear if the coloring is just because the quality of the screenshot isn't as good as the other one used for comparison. The 'fountain' from the final version is missing, but three waterfalls can be seen instead. The left-most and center-most (the center most has a hidden cave) islands with grass are missing in the prerelease image. Replacing these islands is one large island. A black spot can be seen behind the island, vaguely resembling a cave entrance, but it is not clear what it is.		**The Lobber's Villa background features walls and rock supports that are of a darker brown and do not have greenery around them, but it is unclear if the coloring is just because the quality of the screenshot isn't as good as the other one used for comparison. The 'fountain' from the final version is missing, but three waterfalls can be seen instead. The left-most and center-most (the center most has a hidden cave) islands with grass are missing in the prerelease image. Replacing these islands is one large island. A black spot can be seen behind the island, vaguely resembling a cave entrance, but it is not clear what it is.
	**The fish icon used at the bottom-right of the message box may have been changed.		**The fish icon used at the bottom-right of the message box may have been changed.

	<center><gallery position="center" widths="256" heights="384">		<center><gallery position="center" widths="256" heights="384">
	File:Lobber's ~~Cottage~~ screenshot prerelease.jpg\|Prerelease screenshot of a conversation with [[King Warp Jizou]] in [[Lobber's ~~Cottage~~]] [[Map (Areas)\|City]].		File:Lobber's Villa screenshot prerelease.jpg\|Prerelease screenshot of a conversation with [[King Warp Jizou]] in [[Lobber's Villa]] [[Map (Areas)\|City]].
	File:Lobber's ~~Cottage~~ screenshot final.png\|Screenshot from the final version showing the same lines for comparison.		File:Lobber's Villa screenshot final.png\|Screenshot from the final version showing the same lines for comparison.
	</gallery></center>		</gallery></center>
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	*A trailer was shown at the event and another trailer was hosted on the [[List of official The Legendary Starfy series websites#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000 mini-site]]'s section for the game. (both below) <ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/sw2000/itiran/cgb/soft/stafy/ Nintendo Space World 2000 mini-site for ''Densetsu no Starfy'' (GBC)]</ref>		*A trailer was shown at the event and another trailer was hosted on the [[List of official The Legendary Starfy series websites#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000 mini-site]]'s section for the game. (both below) <ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/sw2000/itiran/cgb/soft/stafy/ Nintendo Space World 2000 mini-site for ''Densetsu no Starfy'' (GBC)]</ref>
	**There are doors shown in the trailers without actual parts of the door except for its white outline being visible. Additionally, the white light at the end of the entrance isn't visible.		**There are doors shown in the trailers without actual parts of the door except for its white outline being visible. Additionally, the white light at the end of the entrance isn't visible.
	{{#ev:youtube\|VoczELvuafs\|270\|left\|Densetsu no Starfy trailer at Nintendo Space World (2000) filmed by Donald Allen of the defunct website NintendoNation (formally NintendoNext)}} {{#ev:youtube\|coetINUY5qk\|270\|~~middle~~\|Official Nintendo Space World 2000 mini-site footage}}		{{#ev:youtube\|VoczELvuafs\|270\|left\|Densetsu no Starfy trailer at Nintendo Space World (2000) filmed by Donald Allen of the defunct website NintendoNation (formally NintendoNext)}} {{#ev:youtube\|coetINUY5qk\|270\|center\|Official Nintendo Space World 2000 mini-site footage}}
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Densetsu no Starfy 2

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	==''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''==		==''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''==
	[[File:Echigyoya and PO10 different palettes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Echigyoya and Puchi Ogura #10 using different color palettes]]		[[File:Echigyoya and PO10 different palettes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Echigyoya and Puchi Ogura #10 using different color palettes]]
	In the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', around 250 draft designs for [[Stuff]] were made, but of these designs only 99 types were used in the final game. <ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0309/22/index.html ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' Developers Interview - Nintendo Online Magazine, September 2003, No. 62]</ref>		*In the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', around 250 draft designs for [[Stuff]] were made, but of these designs only 99 types were used in the final game. <ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0309/22/index.html ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' Developers Interview - Nintendo Online Magazine, September 2003, No. 62]</ref>
	*In the [[Nintendo Official Guidebook]] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', a sprite of [[Echigyoya]] on page 111 uses a different color palette. He is blue instead of red, has a green section on his arm instead of a brown section and has fins that are more purple. This possibly means that Echiygoya's color palette was different prior to the release of the final game.		*In the [[Nintendo Official Guidebook]] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', a sprite of [[Echigyoya]] on page 111 uses a different color palette. He is blue instead of red, has a green section on his arm instead of a brown section and has fins that are more purple. This possibly means that Echiygoya's color palette was different prior to the release of the final game.
	*On pages 107 and 111 of the Nintendo Official Guidebook, the sprite of {{PuchiOgura\|10}} has his body using a darker shade of blue. This possibly means that Puchi Ogura #10 used a different color palette prior to the release of the final game.		*On pages 107 and 111 of the Nintendo Official Guidebook, the sprite of {{PuchiOgura\|10}} has his body using a darker shade of blue. This possibly means that Puchi Ogura #10 used a different color palette prior to the release of the final game.

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Densetsu no Starfy 2

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	==''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''==		==''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]''==
	[[File:Echigyoya and PO10 different palettes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Echigyoya and Puchi Ogura #10 using different color palettes]]		[[File:Echigyoya and PO10 different palettes.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Echigyoya and Puchi Ogura #10 using different color palettes]]
			In the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', around 250 draft designs for [[Stuff]] were made, but of these designs only 99 types were used in the final game. <ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0309/22/index.html ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' Developers Interview - Nintendo Online Magazine, September 2003, No. 62]</ref>
	*In the [[Nintendo Official Guidebook]] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', a sprite of [[Echigyoya]] on page 111 uses a different color palette. He is blue instead of red, has a green section on his arm instead of a brown section and has fins that are more purple. This possibly means that Echiygoya's color palette was different prior to the release of the final game.		*In the [[Nintendo Official Guidebook]] for ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'', a sprite of [[Echigyoya]] on page 111 uses a different color palette. He is blue instead of red, has a green section on his arm instead of a brown section and has fins that are more purple. This possibly means that Echiygoya's color palette was different prior to the release of the final game.
	*On pages 107 and 111 of the Nintendo Official Guidebook, the sprite of {{PuchiOgura\|10}} has his body using a darker shade of blue. This possibly means that Puchi Ogura #10 used a different color palette prior to the release of the final game.		*On pages 107 and 111 of the Nintendo Official Guidebook, the sprite of {{PuchiOgura\|10}} has his body using a darker shade of blue. This possibly means that Puchi Ogura #10 used a different color palette prior to the release of the final game.

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The Legendary Starfy

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	==''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''==		==''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''==
	*According to the game's ROM header, this game is codenamed "STAFY5". This applies to both the Japanese and North American releases.		*According to the game's ROM header, this game is codenamed "STAFY5". This applies to both the Japanese and North American releases.
	*According to a [http://kotaku.com/ Kotaku] article about Nintendo Treehouse, a division of [[Nintendo]] responsible for game localization, a "Bihldorff" reveals that the team encountered an error where in a line for "one of the ancillary characters", they were like "shit!". This error was apparently quickly removed from the game after it was discovered.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>		*According to a [http://kotaku.com/ Kotaku] article about Nintendo Treehouse, a division of [[Nintendo]] responsible for game localization, a "Bihldorff" reveals that during the English localization of ''The Legendary Starfy'', the team encountered an error where in a line for "one of the ancillary characters", they were like "shit!". This error was apparently quickly removed from the game after it was discovered.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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The Legendary Starfy

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	==''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''==		==''[[The Legendary Starfy]]''==
	*According to the game's ROM header, this game is codenamed "STAFY5". This applies to both the Japanese and North American releases.		*According to the game's ROM header, this game is codenamed "STAFY5". This applies to both the Japanese and North American releases.
			*According to a [http://kotaku.com/ Kotaku] article about Nintendo Treehouse, a division of [[Nintendo]] responsible for game localization, a "Bihldorff" reveals that the team encountered an error where in a line for "one of the ancillary characters", they were like "shit!". This error was apparently quickly removed from the game after it was discovered.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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Densetsu no Starfy 4

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	==''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]''==		==''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]''==
	[[File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot.png\|frame\|right\|One of the prerelease screenshots]]		[[File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot.png\|frame\|right\|One of the prerelease screenshots]]
	*A number of prerelease screenshots exist that show a significantly different map on the Touch Screen.		*A number of prerelease screenshots exist that show a significantly different map on the Touch Screen. (screenshots: [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot.png\|1]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot2.jpg\|2]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot3.jpg\|3]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot4.jpg\|4]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot5.jpg\|5]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot6.jpg\|6]])
	**There is a section in a separate border near the top of the touch screen that reads a certain phrase. Two of the phrases include "Starfy's adventure" (Japanese: スタフィーのぼうけん) and "Seeking a legendary beard" (Japanese: でんせつのヒゲをもとめて). (screenshots: [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot.png\|1]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot2.jpg\|2]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot3.jpg\|3]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot4.jpg\|4]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot5.jpg\|5]], [[:File:DnS4 prerelease screenshot6.jpg\|6]])		**There is a section in a separate border near the top of the touch screen that reads a certain phrase. Two of the phrases include "Starfy's adventure" (Japanese: スタフィーのぼうけん) and "Seeking a legendary beard" (Japanese: でんせつのヒゲをもとめて).
	**The border surrounding the map is blue instead of green.		**The border surrounding the map is blue instead of green.
	**The positions of the bubbles on the border differ between these screenshots and in the final game.		**The positions of the bubbles on the border differ between these screenshots and in the final game.