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List of Grabbed by the Ghoulies pre-release and unused content
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 only playable character, although there is a hidden 21st Bonus Challenge where players can play as Amber.
Characters
- Cooper was originally named "Zak", also formatted "Zack".
- Babs Buffbrass was originally named "Mrs. Mopp".
- Ma Soupswill was originally named "Mrs. Kirby".
- Fiddlesworth Dunfiddlin was originally named "Mr. Brown".
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.
References
- ↑ Grabbed by the Ghoulies cast list design sheet
- ↑ "'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)
- ↑ "#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.
- ↑ "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
