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	Conceptual information is information originating before the direction of the game is finalized. It may be found in interviews, or even in the form of unused content in the final game, although in that case it is difficult to verify the date from which the information came from.		Conceptual information is information originating before the direction of the game is finalized. It may be found in interviews, or even in the form of unused content in the final game, although in that case it is difficult to verify the date from which the information came from.

	In a 2009 conference call set up by [[Nintendo]] between [~~http~~://nintendolife.com Nintendo Life] and six developers of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] suggests that the direction on the game that was finalized as ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' began as a considerably different project, where Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] worked on the idea of a "floating character being pushed through [a] maze". Yamagami notes that after six months in the game's development, plans were changed so that players could take control of the floating character instead of pushing it around.		In a 2009 conference call set up by [[Nintendo]] between [https://nintendolife.com Nintendo Life] and six developers of ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] suggests that the direction on the game that was finalized as ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' began as a considerably different project, where Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] worked on the idea of a "floating character being pushed through [a] maze". Yamagami notes that after six months in the game's development, plans were changed so that players could take control of the floating character instead of pushing it around.

	There are two types of conceptual information, [[wikipedia:software release life cycle#alpha\|alpha]] and [[wikipedia:software release cycle#pre-alpha\|pre-alpha]] information. Pre-alpha information is from before an early revision of the game is made, while alpha information is information from a revision of a game that is not feature complete. One form of pre-alpha information is concept art.		There are two types of conceptual information, [[wikipedia:software release life cycle#alpha\|alpha]] and [[wikipedia:software release cycle#pre-alpha\|pre-alpha]] information. Pre-alpha information is from before an early revision of the game is made, while alpha information is information from a revision of a game that is not feature complete. One form of pre-alpha information is concept art.

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.unseen64.net/ Unseen 64], a website focusing on pre-release information and unused content.		*[http://www.unseen64.net/ Unseen 64], a website focusing on cancelled games, pre-release information and unused content.
	*[[tcrf:\|The Cutting Room Floor]], a website that documents unused content and regional differences in games, as well as pre-release information.		*[[tcrf:\|The Cutting Room Floor]], a website that documents unused content and regional differences in games, as well as pre-release information.

	==References==		==References==
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	Internally, ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' is known as "STAFY5". One example of a glitch in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] is the [[demo glitch]] from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The developers did not account for [[Starfy]] losing another heart while being caught by the [[Imadame]] with no hearts left, causing an underflow glitch and revealing a flaw in the programming.		Internally, ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' is known as "STAFY5". One example of a glitch in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] is the [[demo glitch]] from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The developers did not account for [[Starfy]] losing another heart while being caught by the [[Imadame]] with no hearts left, causing an underflow glitch and revealing a flaw in the programming.

			==External links==
			*[http://www.unseen64.net/ Unseen 64], a website focusing on pre-release information and unused content.
			*[[tcrf:\|The Cutting Room Floor]], a website that documents unused content and regional differences in games, as well as pre-release information.
	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

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Inner workings of the game

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	Through hacking, decompilation, disassembly or trial and error, the inner workings of the game's code can be analyzed and things that were not intended to be found can be seen. This can reveal things such as [[glitch\|bugs and glitches]] that the developers did not rectify, the game's internal name by checking the ROM's header and in cases where it is possible to decompile the game, internal filenames.		Through hacking, decompilation, disassembly or trial and error, the inner workings of the game's code can be analyzed and things that were not intended to be found can be seen. This can reveal things such as [[glitch\|bugs and glitches]] that the developers did not rectify, the game's internal name by checking the ROM's header and in cases where it is possible to decompile the game, internal filenames.

	Internally, ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' is known as "STAFY5". One example of a glitch in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] is the [[demo glitch]] from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The developers did not account for [[Starfy]] losing another heart while being caught by the [[Imadame]] with no hearts left, causing an underflow glitch and revealing a ~~floor~~ in the programming.		Internally, ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' is known as "STAFY5". One example of a glitch in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] is the [[demo glitch]] from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The developers did not account for [[Starfy]] losing another heart while being caught by the [[Imadame]] with no hearts left, causing an underflow glitch and revealing a flaw in the programming.

	==References==		==References==

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Inner workings of the game

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	===Inner workings of the game===		===Inner workings of the game===

	Through hacking, disassembly or trial and error, the inner workings of the game's code can be analyzed and things that were not intended to be found can be seen. This can reveal things such as [[glitch\|bugs and glitches]] that the developers did not rectify, the game's internal name by checking the ROM's header and in cases where it is possible to ~~disassemble~~ the game, internal filenames.		Through hacking, decompilation, disassembly or trial and error, the inner workings of the game's code can be analyzed and things that were not intended to be found can be seen. This can reveal things such as [[glitch\|bugs and glitches]] that the developers did not rectify, the game's internal name by checking the ROM's header and in cases where it is possible to decompile the game, internal filenames.

	Internally, ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' is known as "STAFY5". One example of a glitch in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] is the [[demo glitch]] from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The developers did not account for [[Starfy]] losing another heart while being caught by the [[Imadame]] with no hearts left, causing an underflow glitch and revealing a floor in the programming.		Internally, ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' is known as "STAFY5". One example of a glitch in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] is the [[demo glitch]] from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. The developers did not account for [[Starfy]] losing another heart while being caught by the [[Imadame]] with no hearts left, causing an underflow glitch and revealing a floor in the programming.

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	[[File:GBC Stage Select.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Appears to be an early screenshot of the [[Stage Select]] screen from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. Note that the [[Extra!]] option is missing from the [[List]]. <br/> Scanned from the [[Game Boy Encyclopedia]], 2001 edition]]		[[File:GBC Stage Select.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Appears to be an early screenshot of the [[Stage Select]] screen from ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''. Note that the [[Extra!]] option is missing from the [[List]]. <br/> Scanned from the [[Game Boy Encyclopedia]], 2001 edition]]
			''For a list of prerelease information in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)\|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]], see [[List of prerelease information\|this article]].''

	'''Prerelease information''' refers to information about video games and related media prior to the release candidate. Prerelease information may be gathered from a number of sources including magazines, developer interviews, advertisements and early game footage.		'''Prerelease information''' refers to information about video games and related media prior to the release candidate. Prerelease information may be gathered from a number of sources including magazines, developer interviews, advertisements and early game footage.

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Concept art

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	===Concept art===		===Concept art===
	Concept art is artwork by the game developers depicting how characters should look in the game when it is developed. Early concept art may look significantly different to characters in the final game. Sometimes developers may add concept art to the final game as appears to be the case with ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'''s [[Staff Credits\|Staff Roll 2]].		Concept art is artwork by the game developers depicting how characters, objects and other things should look in the game when it is developed. Early concept art may look significantly different to characters in the final game. Sometimes developers may add concept art to the final game as appears to be the case with ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'''s [[Staff Credits\|Staff Roll 2]].

	===Information from a workable game===		===Information from a workable game===

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