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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 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
- 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".
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
- ↑ 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
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