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*[[Ma Soupswill]] was originally named "Mrs. Kirby".
*[[Ma Soupswill]] was originally named "Mrs. Kirby".
*[[Fiddlesworth Dunfiddlin]] was originally named "Mr. Brown".
*[[Fiddlesworth Dunfiddlin]] was originally named "Mr. Brown".
==Ghoulies==


==Tweets==
==Tweets==
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GBTG concept sheet 7.jpg|Ideas for {{wp|false ending}}s, a few of which are checked to show that they have been incorporated.
GBTG concept sheet 7.jpg|Ideas for {{wp|false ending}}s, a few of which are checked to show that they have been incorporated.
GBTG concept sheet 8.jpg|Ideas for how Ghoulies would scare Cooper, written on July 18, 2002.
GBTG concept sheet 8.jpg|Ideas for how Ghoulies would scare Cooper, written on July 18, 2002.
GBTG concept combat system.jpg|Early combat system ideas
GBTG concept combat system 2.jpg|Early combat system ideas
GBTG concept weapons.jpg|Weapons
GBTG concept weapons 2.jpg|Weapons
GBTG concept Ghoulies.jpg|Ghoulies
GBTG concept Ghoulies 2.jpg|Ghoulies
GBTG concept character requirements.jpg|Character requirements
GBTG concept character requirements 2.jpg|Another page of character requirements
GBTG concept Ghouly Usage.jpg|A sheet describing Ghouly usage in-game, dated 2001
GBTG concept Ghouly Usage 2.jpg|Another sheet describing Ghouly usage
GBTG concept Ghoulhaven Hall ground map.jpg|Concept of Ghoulhaven Hall's ground floor and exterior grounds
GBTG concept Ghoulhaven Hall paths.jpg|Paths within Ghoulhaven Hall for each chapter
GBTG concept areas.jpg|Notes for planned areas in Ghoulhaven Hall
GBTG concept Cottage Garden.jpg|Layout for "Cottage Garden", dated 2002
GBTG concept Von Ghoul's Bedroom.jpg|Layout for "Von Ghoul's Bedroom", dated 2003
GBTG concept Rooms pencil sketches.jpg|Pencil sketches of various rooms
GBTG concept Snooker Room.jpg|Layout for the "Snooker Room", dated 2001
GBTG concept area 13.jpg|Rough sketch of "area 13"
GBTG concept considered ideas.jpg|Considered ideas
GBTG concept Museum.jpg|Concept layout for the scrapped Museum room
GBTG concept Rafters.jpg|Concept layout for the Rafters
GBTG concept sequel.jpg|Ideas for a possible sequel, "''Ghoulies 2''"
GBTG concept Ghouly info.jpg|Concept sheet which describes various Ghoulies and has various doodles. The red marker indicates which ideas have been implemented
GBTG concept Ghouly info 2.jpg|Another concept sheet which describes various Ghoulies and has various doodles
GBTG concept Ghouly info 3.jpg|Another concept sheet which describes various Ghoulies and has various doodles
GBTG concept Cursed Mummy battle.jpg|Details for encountering the Cursed Mummy
GBTG concept Front Gate.jpg|Concept layout for the Front Gate
GBTG concept Front Gate sketches.jpg|Pencil sketches for the Front Gate
GBTG concept locations.jpg|A sheet detailing the rooms and the start and end of each chapter
GBTG concept Chapter 5 Prisoners.jpg|Concept layout for Chapter 5: Prisoners
GBTG concept Gallery.jpg|Concept layout for the Gallery
GBTG concept Version 4.jpg|Concept sheet describing "Version 4" of the game, dated March 22, 2001
GBTG concept Library.jpg|Concept layout of the Library
GBTG concept Mad Franky.jpg|Mad Franky
GBTG concept Security Room.jpg|Concept layout for the scrapped "Security Room"
GBTG concept Security Room sketches.jpg|Pencil sketches for the scrapped "Security Room"
GBTG concept areas 17 and 18.jpg|Concept of details for areas 17 and 18
GBTG concept all areas.jpg|A list of every area around Ghoulhaven Hall
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Latest revision as of 00:40, November 4, 2020

This is a list of pre-release and unused content for Grabbed by the Ghoulies.

Early ideas

Players would have been given the option to play as either a boy or a girl, who would go and rescue their partner of the opposite gender within the mansion.[1] In the retail game, Cooper is the main playable character, with Ma Soupswill being playable at the Front Gate during the end of Chapter 3, and Amber during the 21st Bonus Challenge: "Play it again, Son!".

Characters

Ghoulies

Tweets

  • October 19, 2020: Gregg Mayles announced on Twitter that he would reveal early concepts and designs of Grabbed by the Ghoulies to coincide with the "Spooky Month" of October.[2]
  • October 26, 2020: Gregg Mayles' and Rare Ltd.'s Twitter accounts each posted four images of design sheets of Grabbed by the Ghoulies.[3][4]

Gallery

Concepts and designs

  • An early draft of the story, written on September 17, 1999.

  • An overview of the game, written in 2000.

  • "What do players expect?"

  • Pencil sketches detailing the start of the game.

  • Post-it notes of the game sequences

  • The cast list, many of whom . One of the characters, "Baroness Von Ghoul", would be scrapped from the final game.

  • Ideas for false endings, a few of which are checked to show that they have been incorporated.

  • Ideas for how Ghoulies would scare Cooper, written on July 18, 2002.

  • Early combat system ideas

  • Early combat system ideas

  • Weapons

  • Weapons

  • Ghoulies

  • Ghoulies

  • Character requirements

  • Another page of character requirements

  • A sheet describing Ghouly usage in-game, dated 2001

  • Another sheet describing Ghouly usage

  • Concept of Ghoulhaven Hall's ground floor and exterior grounds

  • Paths within Ghoulhaven Hall for each chapter

  • Notes for planned areas in Ghoulhaven Hall

  • Layout for "Cottage Garden", dated 2002

  • Layout for "Von Ghoul's Bedroom", dated 2003

  • Pencil sketches of various rooms

  • Layout for the "Snooker Room", dated 2001

  • Rough sketch of "area 13"

  • Considered ideas

  • Concept layout for the scrapped Museum room

  • Concept layout for the Rafters

  • Ideas for a possible sequel, "Ghoulies 2"

  • Concept sheet which describes various Ghoulies and has various doodles. The red marker indicates which ideas have been implemented

  • Another concept sheet which describes various Ghoulies and has various doodles

  • Another concept sheet which describes various Ghoulies and has various doodles

  • Details for encountering the Cursed Mummy

  • Concept layout for the Front Gate

  • Pencil sketches for the Front Gate

  • A sheet detailing the rooms and the start and end of each chapter

  • Concept layout for Chapter 5: Prisoners

  • Concept layout for the Gallery

  • Concept sheet describing "Version 4" of the game, dated March 22, 2001

  • Concept layout of the Library

  • Mad Franky

  • Concept layout for the scrapped "Security Room"

  • Pencil sketches for the scrapped "Security Room"

  • Concept of details for areas 17 and 18

  • A list of every area around Ghoulhaven Hall

References

  1. ↑ Grabbed by the Ghoulies cast list design sheetMedia:GBTG concept sheet 6.jpg
  2. ↑ "'Caress my Courgette!' The promised behind the scenes look at Ghoulies design for #spookymonth is getting closer for the game's 5 loyal fans. I've raided the archives and found all of these folders. What could be in them?", Tweet from Gregg Mayles (Ghoulyboy)
  3. ↑ "#GhouliesExposed Day 1: Arrange my Artichokes! A look at the overview and plan for Grabbed by the Ghoulies, including the original 1999 concept where Cooper was called Zak and the truly scary image of a full page written in Comic Sans.", Tweet from Rare Ltd.
  4. ↑ "The #GhouliesExposed archives has more day 1 delights for its tiny fanbase! More overview-related design, including a mention of the Baroness and some Post-It note storyboarding", Tweet from Gregg Mayles
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