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Not sure if anyone could find a use for these, but here are all the files to a fairly early RR build presumably shown at E3. The P3D tools do work with the files, but the levels don't render the textures (perhaps Lucas could fix it?). Be aware the game won't run on a normal Xbox. You'd need a specia.

• Christmas Rushed: The game was rushed for a November deadline. As a result, the developers couldn't fix a game-breaking bug that made the map disappear on the PS2 version. They instead opted to split the map into several levels. This rushed development also led to the game lacking sub-objectives in the main game (rather than just a mission mode) and meant a few characters had to be cut.
• Executive Meddling: The E3 build has a brighter and more cartoony look to it than the final build. This was a change decided by the series creator. He didn't want the game to be a carbon copy of the show and instead wanting something more 'video game' looking.

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• Follow the Leader: This game is pretty much a Crazy Taxi clone, so much that, well... Sega sued Fox over it.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The game features a number of blocked entrances to other levels. This is because all six levels were one single map at an earlier point in development. This was changed because the PS2 port couldn't handle the full map. At first there was severe lag, but after that was fixed there was a bug where the map would just stop loading. Due to the game having a deadline soon, the map was split at the last minute.
  • At one point, Principal Skinner, Hans Moleman, and Jasper Beardly were going to be playable characters, but were all cut.
  • In pre-development, it was briefly discussed whether the game should be a kart racer or not (hence the placeholder image with the logo The Simpsons Racing). This was quickly done away with because of the huge amount of kart games already on the market.

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  • The E3 build has brighter colors and lighting than the finalized game.
  • It was briefly considered that the game be ported to the PSP, but this never went far into development.

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The Simpsons: Road Rage is a clone of Crazy Taxi, but with Simpsons characters. It's so blatant, Sega even stepped in and sued all parties involved in creating the game for infringing on their patent. Way to go, Radical.

• 1Unused Graphics
• 2Placeholder Dialogue
• 4Unused Models
• 5Misplaced Objects
• 7Debugging Functions
• 9Console Differences

Unused Graphics

A large number of unused images are only present in the GameCube edition.

Chief Wiggum sprite

A leftover sprite of Chief Wiggum that would have been used in the character selection screen. This sprite is identical to the one used in the E3 2001 prototype. The image is titled LWiggum.png while the sprite that is actually used is located in the same folder and titled LChief.png.

Beer Bottles

Leftover beer bottles that were used in the HUD in the E3 prototype. They would have been used for the 'destroy stuff' and 'avoid the traffic' tasks.

Coin

A coin sprite that would have been displayed in the HUD next to the total money earned. This sprite was used in the non-E3 prototype.

Hourglass

An hourglass sprite that would have been displayed in the HUD next to the remaining time. Like the coin, this sprite was used in the non-E3 prototype.

GameCube Buttons

Graphics for the GameCube controller buttons. The font is different and the X, Y and Z buttons are the wrong shape.

Language Selection

Graphics for an apparent language selection menu, namely for English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Blackboard

A blackboard image inside a directory titled 'loading', which implies it was going to be used in the loading screen. In the non-E3 prototype, the loading screen does have a blackboard with Bart writing on it, but the image is less detailed.

Krusty Burger

Leftover textures for Krusty Burger which would have been used when the game had a more 'cartoony' look during development, as seen in the E3 prototype.

Burns' Mansion

Leftover textures for Mr. Burns' mansion in the 'Springfield Mountains' level. Again probably used when the game was more 'cartoony'.

Placeholder Dialogue

Placeholder Pedestrian Dialogue

Located in the 'Female' directory of dialog.rcf in the GameCube release of the game, these robotised female voice clips are obvious placeholders for when a female pedestrian gets hit by or dodges your car. These clips bear a remarkable similarity to some of the placeholder voices heard in the non-E3 prototype. Interestingly, none of the female pedestrians included in the game have any voice clips, so these provisional files never needed to be replaced.

Unused Pedestrian Folders

Inside dialog.rcf, there are three subfolders inside sound/dialog/english named BGMurphy, Drzweig and Lurleen, referring to the characters Bleeding Gums Murphy, Dr. Zweig, and Lurleen Lumpkin, respectively. All three of these folders contain another subfolder named Pedestri, which contains an 8 byte .dlg file used as a placeholder. Both Dr. Zweig and Lurleen appear in-game as low quality, unvoiced pedestrians - Bleeding Gums does not, however.

Unused Music

Three unused tracks. Their filenames suggest they were intended for gameplay in 'Road Rage' or 'Head to Head' mode.

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Unused Models

Dr. Hibbert

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Dr. Hibbert who is untextured but has material. He was probably intended to be a passenger at some point.

Kent Brockman

Kent Brockman who normally only appears in the FMV cutscenes. He also has material but no textures.

Misplaced Objects

If the player uses the cheat for additional camera views, they can glitch out of the level boundaries using the 'Look Camera' option. The boundaries were put in place when the game was forced to shift from an open world design, instead having individual levels late in the development cycle.

Evergreen Terrace

At a distance behind the wreckage at the beginning of the level, there is an identical wreckage. This was most likely used to indicate where the level connects to the Springfield Mountains level.

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Downtown

If one glitches out of bounds to where the Springfield Mountains should be, they should see an unused stream of water along with a misplaced dot. It's also worth noting that there are unused collisions and spawn points for the streets and terrain that can't be seen even with the routing cheat.

Springfield Mountains

There is an unused, cheaply made sign saying 'Soft Shoulder, Blind Curves, Steep Grade, Big Trucks, Good Luck!' placed behind the wreck at the beginning of the level. In this area, there is also a Burns Transit Bus Stop, a power line and a speed limit sign.

Unused Spawn Points

In Downtown, there are two unused spawn points that cannot be accessed without glitching or cheating out of the map. The first spawn point is behind the crashed truck at the beginning at the level at the other end of the tunnel, which leads to nowhere. The second one is located out of bounds on an invisible hill near the other exit of the level near the unused river stream.

Debugging Functions

Collision Debug

In the options menu, enter one of the codes below (depending on platform) to enable debug collison lines and boxes during gameplay.

Debug Display

Enable Action Replay Code

in the European GameCube version to add a debug display to the bottom right of the screen. This code also enables the above mentioned collision debug.

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Development Text

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All files determining the properties of individual vehicles start with the following comment:

The file traffic.cfg includes a number of comments:

Console Differences

Additional Ending

Upon completion of the game, a cutscene where Mr. Burns admits defeat will play on all three console versions. However, an additional cutscene featuring Kang and Kodos appears only on the GameCube and Xbox versions. The cutscene reveals that the two aliens were playing Road Rage, but have grown bored and decide to play an 'alternate game', namely a version of PONG as their spaceship flies off. It was removed in the PlayStation 2 version for unknown reasons.

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Removed Passengers

In the PlayStation 2 version, a passenger in Evergreen Terrace (Barney, Captain McCallister or Squeaky-voiced Teen) will be standing outside an alleyway and will ask to be dropped off at Smithers' apartment. However, they don't make an appearance at all in the GameCube and Xbox versions. This is most likely because the distance between the passenger and the drop-off location is so short that the player can take advantage of this by using these passengers to rack up an unlimited amount of money without running out of time.

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