Long-time lurker here, made a discovery that I figured was worth sharing...
Using a utility called
Tinke, I opened up and extracted files from the game's ROM (.nds) file. You know, just for fun I guess.
Based on the file names, it appears there may be some content related to Hicks and Hudson buried inside:
QuoteDIALOG_HICKS.ANM
DIALOG_HUDSON.ANM
HICKS_PAL.SCN
HUDSON_PAL.SCN
Additionally, there are files that reference a few different demo modes:
QuoteDEMO.SCN
DEMO1.LYR
DEMO1_CONTROLS.TS8
DEMO1_ENVIRONMENT.TS8
DEMO1_HUD.SCN
DEMO1_START_BOTTOM.TS8
DEMO1_START_TOP.TS8
DEMO2.LYR
DEMO2_ENVIRONMENT.TS8
DEMO_ALIEN.ANM
DEMO_CONTROLS.LYR
DEMO_START_A.LYR
DEMO_START_B.LYR
Based on a
decade-old forum post, there could very well be Hicks and Hudson sprites to be uncovered here. And the demos look to have all the elements of full (playable?!) scenes.
I can't imagine I'm the first to find this, but if I am... anyone have the technical know-how to investigate and figure out what this content might be?