Beta elements

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Beta elements are objects, graphics, or basically anything in a game that aren't used.

Scribblenauts and Super Scribblenauts

Maxwell's sister is a beta character in Scribblenauts who was removed for unknown reasons. Despite her removal, her sprite still appears on the sprite sheet of both Scribblenauts and Super Scribblenauts. However, a character with the design of this early version of Maxwell's sister can be summoned in Scribblenauts Unlimited by way of spawning any variation of a Doppelganger with the "Female" adjective.

Also shown on the sprite sheet for Super Scribblenauts are shown that there was originally more constellations. All three of these are in Scribblenauts Remix.

• A notebook constellation

• An apple constellation

• A car constellation

There were 8 merit icons included in Scribblenauts but not used. While they can't be obtained through normal play, it is possible to see what they could have been. Descriptions for all the merits, including these 8 extras, are loaded into the game's memory during play. Five of the extra descriptions are just the text "MERIT WAS CUT"; however, the remaining three still are present as actual descriptions. In addition, the titles for each merit are loaded into memory if the player gets a merit upon beating a level. The icons that correspond to these titles and descriptions can be determined based on their ordering in their respective portions of memory.

• BOGEYMAN: "SCORE OVER PAR IN EVERY LEVEL IN A WORLD."
• JOKER: "WRITE PRIEST, RABBI AND IMAM." A reference to the common joke template involving (typically) a priest, a minister, and a rabbi walking into a bar. Likely cut to avoid religious contention from players who didn't get the reference.
• LONG YAWN: unknown. Could be based on time spent in the level, or making someone/something sleep?
• NO VEHICLES: unknown. Probably pretty self-explanatory, though.
• RECYCLER: unknown.
• WELLREAD: unknown. Could be triggered by summoning multiple print materials?
• WORLD UNDER PAR: "SCORE UNDER PAR IN EVERY LEVEL INSIDE A WORLD."
• YAWN: unknown. Likely related to #3, Long Yawn.

At E3 2009 and 2010

Different top screen also note that the level is 1-6, not A1-1.

Both Scribblenauts and Super Scribblenauts had playable demos in their respective E3s. The famous "God vs. the Kraken" video showed a Flamethrower that shot out a straight line of flame, not multiple moving flames. An early level was also shown. It has a different top-screen design than the final.

Comparison between Maxwell, the female character and the Doppelganger.

Beta Flamethrower

There are a few differences between the E3 version of Super Scribblenauts and the actual game (e.g., the adjective telekinetic makes the affected person's head bigger and allows them to fly, as opposed to only allowing flight in the E3 game)

Beta Objects

Many objects went through beta stages. Some objects were removed completely. Many of these beta objects are dinosaurs or monsters, and had only dot eyes.

A Beta Demon from Super Scribblenauts

Known Beta Objects

• Hydra: A Green monster with three necks and heads. The Beta version of the Hydra was less detailed.
• Brontosaurus: The beta Brontosaurus was grey instead of blue-grey and had larger feet.
• Plesiosaurus: The beta version was less detailed and a darker shade of blue.
• Dinosaur: The beta dinosaur was gray.
• Crocodile: The beta crocodile has a longer tail that curved upwards.
• Sea Monster: The beta version held very little detail.
• Stegosaurus: The beta stegosaurus held a lighter color scheme and had orange spines, which were later changed to green.
• Frankenstein's Monster: It is currently unknown as to why Frankenstein's Monster does not appear, this may be due to a copyright infringement.
• Liz: The beta form of Liz was the same version of Liz from Scribblenauts but has a red shirt.

Beta Scribblenauts Sprites (Credit to the Spriter's Resource)

• Triceratops: The beta version was less detailed.
• Pterodactyl: The beta version was less detailed.
• Edison Yan: The beta version of Edison had only one difference, this was the wings.
• Burning Man: The beta version of the burning man was meant to be a separate object, but was instead changed to a synoym of Colossus.
• Invisible Man: The beta version held a hat, whereas the featured one does not.
• Succubus: Incubus was going to be used instead. The Incubus can be spawned in Scribblenauts Unlimited as a male variant.
• Tanuki: The beta version held little difference from the released version.
• Frankenstein's Wife: Frankenstein's wife was never added for, most likely, the same reason as Frankenstien.
• Ghoul: used to look like a Demonic Caveman from a scary movie.
• Octoclop: Looked like a Cyclops, except it had eight eyes.

The unused Beholder sprite.

• Mermaid: Used to have a red star fish,bigger eyes,had slightly darker hair with a different style and pointed hair along the end with a slightly different tail.
• Monster: used to look like a more fitting sprite for a ogre, was fatter, had red eyes that only one sprite has that is still known, Baba Yaga, had two horns instead of three, had more detail, was more brown and had a moveable mouth unlike the Tyrannosaurus in the normal versions of Scribblenauts.
• Clown: Looked like a female clown but oddly wasn't used in Scribblenauts Unlimited as the female version.
• Phoenix: had a slight flame detail that looked like fire particles coming off its wings.
• Megalodon: the megalodon had more detail.
• Dragon: Used to look friendlier, with a larger head and torso and a bipedal position. This may be the reason they changed it.
• Beholder: Likely taken out due to copyright infringement.
• Charonosaurus: The beta Charonosaurus was grey.
• Ifrit: A beta Demon from Super Scribblenauts.

Scribblenauts Unlimited

An early version of Edwin's Farm with a different background.

Scribblenauts Unlimited has features that were never concluded. This includes details found in the E3 demonstration and assets found in the game files.

Super Scribblenauts assets

In the game files it's possible to find many unused Super Scribblenauts sprites, this is probably used as a reference to the graphic designers. However there are some assets that where re-designed or updated, implying that they were planned to be used or the graphic designers did not know they were not going to be used.

Level Editor

Mainobj
Pause menu:

Textures
Merits:

Object Editor

The object editor seems to have gone trough a lot of changes. The first concepts for the object editor seems to follow the Super Scribblenauts aesthethics instead of the current game design.

Cursors

Object appearance
Advanced:
Textures:

Object selector

Object selector details

Stamp selector
Textures:
Stamps: Most of the samps given as example are still in the final game, although in a texture format instead of a vector one. Although there are still some that remain unused, these being: Bandage Clown-nose Earring Flower Mustache Sar Wart Neromaner head Necromancer leftarm Necromancer leftleg Necromancer rightarm Necromancer rightleg Frankenstein body Frankenstein head Frankenstein leftarm Frankenstein leftleg Frankenstein rightarm Frankenstein rightleg Chef body Chef head Chef lefarm Chef leftleg Chef rightarm Chef rightleg Circle Hexagon Oval1 Oval2 Pentagon Rectangle 16-9 Rectangle 4-3 Square Triangle1 Triangle2a Triangle2b Triangle3

Levels

There are some unused levels found in the files. Mostly of them are just textures, but some are fully coded, like the Stadium and the Mall.

Named "446_01", this appear to be a testing level.

An unfinished space themed level, named "Alienplanet".

The smallest level in-game, it's named "Bank".

A factory themed level, named "Factory".

An unfinished underground temple level, named "Lost temple".

It's not clear if it's a level, but this texture is found in the level folder and is named "Store".

An unused texture for the Stadium level.

Ditto.

Ditto.

The unused background for Edwin's Farm.

Unused Objects

Interestingly, there are many unused and unfinished objects in the Scribblenauts files. Most of these objects were removed for obvious reasons, but other appears to be due to time restriction.

Audio

Electronic Bow Piano Tuner Mallet Unused design for the reed Unused design for the string Ditto Ditto Violin Bow Unused blue variant for the alarm clock Early design for the cromorne. Triangle Wand Dualphone Unused dual wielding maracas Unused design for the knocker Unused design for when the ear plugs are unequipped Cell Bow Pipe Bass Guitar, in the final game is a synonym to electric guitar Washtub Bass Dubreqstylophone Tenorion Drum Dial Drum Tuner Octopad

Big

School, in the final game is a synonym to college Salloon, removed probably due to the alcohol reference Early design for the archaeological dig Stand Brewery, removed probably due to the alcohol reference Early design for the log cabin Bar, removed probably due to the alcohol reference Hydrotower Unused design for the bay Early design for the lean to Early design for the bunker Unused design for the tide pool Unused design for the fjord Unused design for the hot spring Unused design for the sea Unused design for the pond Iceberg, in the final game is a synonym to glacier

Building Objects
Unused ramp variant Unused stairs design Unused key hole design Unused ladder design

Clothes
Unused diving helmet design Unused fez string, it probably would have wiggle physics Unused scarf part, it probably would serve the same function as the fez string The other part of the unused scarf Scolding Bridle, probably removed due to be used in sexual fetishism Unused design for the belt

Container

Thermos, probably removed due to copyright Open Thermos Cocktail Shaker, removed due to alcohol reference Unused small crate design Despite looking like the normal crate, it's actually called big crate Unused design for an open crate Fiasco, removed due to alcohol reference Open Fiasco Unused design for the milk jug Porron, removed due to alcohol reference Unused design for an open escape pod Jewel Case Beer Boot, removed due to alcohol reference Early design for the gravy boat Unused design for an open wash bottle Cocktail Glass, removed due to alcohol reference Kantharos Fuddling Cup Shot Glass, removed due to alcohol reference Rummer Rhyton Tazza Tyg Wine Glass, removed due to alcohol reference Tokkuri, removed due to alcohol reference Retort Yard Glass, removed due to alcohol reference

Creature

Unused long-haired Horace Attempt to rebuild it Unused long-haired Jenny Greenteeth Attempt to rebuild it Early design to the Succubus Attempt to rebuild it Unused female troglodyte design Attempt to rebuild it Early design for the Kobold Attempt to rebuild it Early design to the elemental Attempt to rebuild it Early design for the female werewolf Attempt to rebuild it Unfinished design for a female Poseidon Attempt to finish it Early design for the fairy Attempt to rebuild it Tsuchinoko used in the game trailer Early concept for the sea goat Unused Mother Goat design Attempt to rebuild it Early design for the Headless Horseman, it had a cape Attempt to rebuild it Early concept for the Wendigo Early concept for the Selkie Unused male kobold design Attempt at rebuilding it

Electronics
Sphygmomanometer It looks like a copy machine, but the files actually name it just as "machine" Unused design for the pacemaker

Entertainment
Speedball Unused frame for the tire swing Skeeball Ice Skating Ring Unused footbag design Unused reins design

Enviroment
Unused fire design Unused shooting star design

Fish
Pipefish, differently from the seahorse, it's correctly classified as fish instead of insect. How it would probably would look like in-game

Food
Beer, removed due to alcohol reference Booze, removed due to alcohol reference Unused chocolate chip design Cognac, removed due to alcohol reference Unused sour milk design Brew, removed due to alcohol reference Unused fish food design Popscicle Unused biscotti design Ham Hock

Furniture
Unused log box design Wine Rack, removed due to alcohol design Unused plug for the christmas lights Unused middle part for the christmas lights

Gameplay
Unused Green Button Ditto Unused Green Switch Ditto Unused Red Switch Ditto Unused Red Button Ditto Unused propeller design Unused Large Steel Door Red Unused Large Steel Door Green Unused Steel Door Red Unused Steel Door Green

Human

Developer Unused female Nathan Hernandez Reassembled Male Nina Female Nina Reassembled Unused female Ryan Durand Reassembled Male Kevin Cassidy Female Kevin Cassidy Reassembled Josh, for some reason there is only a female version Reassembled Player Unused yellow Maxwell Reassembled Unused blue Maxwell Reassembled Unused green Maxwell Reassembled Profession Unused female anarchist Female anarchist texture Unused congresswoman variant Female congressman texture Unused female Leonardo Da Vinci Female Leonardo Da Vinci texture Unused female lobbyist Female lobbyist texture Female midget, removed due to being an offensive word Female midget texture Female Picasso, removed for unknown reason Female Picasso texture Female slave, removed due to being offensive for victims of slavery Female slave texture Unused steward variant Female steward texture Unused female tsar, in the final game it's a synonym to empress Female tsar texture Unused design for the villainess Female villainess texture Female winemaker, removed due to alcohol reference Female winemaker texture Unused congressman variant Male congressman texture Unused male empress, in the final game it's a synonym to tsar Male emperor texture Male midget, removed due to being an offensive word Male midget texture Male Picasso, removed for unknown reason Male Picasso texture Male slave, removed due to being offensive for victims of slavery Male slave texture Unused male sorceress, in the final game it's a synonym to wizard Male sorceress texture Unused stewart variant Male stewart variant Unused villain design Male villain texture Unused volleyball player variant Male volleyball player 2 texture Male winemaker, removed due to alcohol reference Male winemaker texture

Insect
Unfinished horsefly design Attempt at reassembling it

Mammal
Unused ninja cat design Unused dolphin calf design Dolphin calf texture

Materials
Unused quicksand design Early cardboard design Early cork design Early nickel design Plastic Wrap Bone from the first game Unused black hole animation

Miscellaneous
Unused pulley design Unused model design Cigarette, removed due to drugs reference Popsicle Stick Unused female Cool Story Bro Female Cool Story Bro texture Unused Barrier Rope piece, in the final game it's a synonym to velvet rope Ditto Ditto Breathalyzer, removed due to alcohol reference Unused dunk tank design

Organic
Unused saliva design Cell, in the final game it's a synonym to amoeba

Plants
Unused vine design Unused pod design Plant, in the final game it's a synonym to sapling

Reptile
Unfinished alligator design

Tool

Slinky Unused lasso design Unused rein design Unused rope piece for the sticky hand Unused sticky hand design Unused barbed wire design Unused bungee cord design Unused extension cord design Unused jumper cable design Grapple Gun Unused rope design Unused jump rope design Unused power line design Calling Card Unused shoelace design Unused shackle design Prize, probably removed due to being too similar to the medal Unused hose design Unused wire design Unused streamer design Unused fly rod design Unused mind control device design Particle Particle2 Unused matchbook design Unused propeller design Flosspick Unused firehose design White Out Splayd Unused lightbulb design Unused leash design Hair Pick Knork Unused open tinderbox Ash Tray, removed due to drugs reference Urinemeter Bubble Wrap Unused handcuffs design

Vehicle
Unused roller skates design Unused vehicle lights Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Unused surfboard design Jeepney, it doesn't seem to have wheels

Weapons

Unused nun chucks design Unused black magic design Unused whip designs Unused blue magic design Unused cloning science design Unused electric magic design Unused growing magic design Unused flare projectile design Unused fairy godmother magic design Unused magic design Unused green magic design Unused fairy magic design Colt Unused red magic design Unused harpoon design Small Sentry Gun Desert Eagle Unused design for the fairy wand. Stun Gun Match Lock Magnum