Yo-kai Watch Also known as: Youkai Watch (JP)

Developer: Level-5

Publisher: Nintendo

Platform: Nintendo 3DS

Released in JP: July 11, 2013

Released in US: November 6, 2015

Released in EU: April 29, 2016

Released in AU: December 5, 2015

Released in KR: November 26, 2015

This game has unused graphics.

This game has unused text.

This game has regional differences.



To do:

Quite a bit. Any more unused graphics?

Check for differences between the European and American demos for localization changes. Look at the Japanese eShop demo?

Beta Tattletell talk portrait oddity

Look for hidden details as Yo-kai Watch was planned to be a third-person view game.

More localization changes to cover.

Look through the demo's files.

Hidden eyes in Bruff and Badude's model

Yo-kai Watch is Level-5's spiritual take on the monster-collecting genre that once gained popularity in Japan and and fared okay in other territories, despite the localization inconsistencies. It was also popular to the point of spawning an anime and manga adaptation that gave Pokémon a run for its money. ...That's not something a lot of franchises can claim.

Unused Graphics

Effect

Various placeholder effect textures. The first one says "effect temporary" and the second says "board".

(Source: Original TCRF research )

Miscellaneous

To do:

There are 12 Japanese Soultimate Attacks leftover in the localized release. Determine if these are unused, or copies of used attacks.

Numbered placeholders for different facial expressions are included with most of the character portraits. Different portraits contain different combinations of each numbered chunk.





An unused chapter text, presumably intended to take place before the Infinite Inferno intro cutscene. Strangely, it is translated into Spanish and French. It was probably scrapped because there is no real objective after the game is finished. Though, this was brought back in Yo-kai Watch 3.

This image named "test_tlp" says "After School" in Japanese, with Ruby characters above the Kanji. "tlp" is likely short for "telop", a term used for signifying overlay text.





A BG image and arrow found within yw1_a.fa\data\event\ev_pic\test_cut.xa. When overlaying the arrow over the BG, the point of the arrow hits the center point on the BG precisely.

Two unused Soultimate Attack titlecards, which are slashed over copies of Jibanyan's Paws of Fury (In Japanese) Soultimates.

(Source: Original TCRF research )

Demo Leftovers

A splash screen notice and controls overview screen leftover from the demo version.





A top and bottom splash screen for the end of the demo, and a debug menu screen for changing the time limit within the demo.

An icon left alongside the normal title screen graphics.

(Source: Original TCRF research )

Debug

Two tiny debug fonts were left in the game alongside the standard game fonts. They are named "debug" and "debug-int" respectively.

(Source: Original TCRF research )

Unused Text

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/chara_ability_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation 火に弱くなる Weak against fire! 水に弱くなる Weak against water! 雷に弱くなる Weak against electricity! 土に弱くなる Weak against earth! 氷に弱くなる Weak against ice! 風に弱くなる Weak against wind! ちからダウン Strength down. すばやさダウン Speed down. まもりダウン Defence down. まもり小ダウン Defence slightly down. 全ステータス超ダウン All statuses mega down! さぼりやすくなる Slacks off more! 敵から狙われる Targeted by enemy! ＨＰを少しずつ回復 HP regen! 進化しなくなる Can't evolve anymore! 土あそび Playing with dirt. 土がくれ Hidden in dirt. 雪かき Snow shovel.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/chara_text_en.cfg.bin

Unused text containing references to various objects and items. The most logical explaination is that these match up to are likely the Yo-kai Spots found in the final game and may have been used for debugging purposes.

Japanese Translation 校長先生 Principal 教頭先生 Vice Principal 普通車 Standard-sized Car セダン Sedan タクシー Taxi パトカー Patrol Car スポーツカー Sports Car 高級車 Luxury Car ワンボックスカー Minivan 救急車 Ambulance 小型トラック Pickup Truck 小型貨物トラック Cargo Pickup Truck バス Bus 電車 Train バスケットボール Basketball 骨格標本 Model Skeleton ピアノ Piano 本 Book サンドバック Punching Bag ブランコ Swing 整理券の電光掲示板 Ticket Machine Screen ポスト Post Box 蚊取り線香 Bug Repellant Stick 看板Ａ Billboard A バケツのゴミ箱 Trash Can 体重計 Scale 鐘 Bell 地蔵 Jizo (a Japanese guardian statue) 看板Ｂ Billboard B ローラースケート Rollerskates ビデオゲーム筐体前 Arcade Cabinet うきわ Inner Tube 自転車 Bicycle 車いす Wheelchair 絵本の回転棚 Rotating Book Shelf テーブルの上のラーメン Ramen on a Table ヒーロー人形 Hero Doll マネキン Mannequin 宝剣のレプリカ Replica Sword ドラム式洗濯機 Top-loading Washing Machine はにわ Haniwa (ancient Japanese terracotta figure) 天体望遠鏡 Astronomy Telescope パンダの遊具 Panda Playground アヒルのボート Duck Boat 天使の像 Angel Statue 恐竜の化石 Dinosaur Fossil シュン Shun ユウ Yuu 三又ノヅチ・改 Slimamander - Revision 廃病院ボスハート（仮） Hospital Boss Heart (Placeholder) 廃病院ボスハート色替え（仮） Hospital Boss Heart Color Change (Placeholder) ラスボス（変身前）イカ足1 Last Boss (Before Transformation) Tentacle 1 ラスボス（変身前）イカ足2 Last Boss (Before Transformation) Tentacle 2 ラスボス（変身前）イカ足3 Last Boss (Before Transformation) Tentacle 3 ラスボス（変身前）イカ足4 Last Boss (Before Transformation) Tentacle 4 ラスボス（変身前）イカ足5 Last Boss (Before Transformation) Tentacle 5 妖怪スポット配置用ダミーキャラ Dummy Character for Yokai Spot Placement さすらい荘配置用ダミーキャラ Dummy Character for Wandering Manor Placement



yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/item_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation おみせで一番やすいコーヒー。

それでも缶コーヒーの１０倍うまい。 The cheapest coffee in the shop. That said, it's 10 times nicer than canned coffee. アフリカのサバンナを思わせる

力強いふうみの定番コーヒー A basic coffee with a powerful flavour that evokes the African savannah. ジャマイカのげんせんされた豆を

つかった かおりだかいコーヒー。 A strong smelling coffee made using beans sourced from Jamaica. ジャコウネコのフンからとりだした

豆だけを使った 幻のコーヒー。 An illusory coffee made using beans taken from the droppings of the civet cat. 仮テキスト Placeholder Text. 卵ととり肉を使ったどんぶりりょうり。

本当に親子かは定かではない。 A Donburi made using egg and chicken. We're not sure if they were really parent and child, though. ジューシーなトンカツをふわっふわの

卵でとじた一番人気の定番メニュー。 Juicy tonkatsu covered in fluffy egg, our most popular regular menu item. ぶあついうなぎのかば焼きをのせた

スタミナたっぷりのおいしいうな重。 A thick fried eel overflowing with stamina. 妖怪ガシャ用の特別なコイン。

何がでるかはお楽しみ。 A coin used specially for the Crank-a-Kai. I'm excited to see what comes out! アメリカン American キリマンジャロ Kilamanjaro ブルーマウンテン Blue Mountain スマトラコーヒー Sumatra Coffee たまご Egg マグロ Tuna ウニ Sea Urchin 大トロ Tuna Belly たまご丼 Egg Bowl 親子丼 Chicken and Egg Bowl カツ丼 Katsu Bowl うな重 Eel Bowl とり肉 Chicken (meat) サブクエスト用０１ For subquest 01

There exists text strings relating to a scrapped coffee food category. Ironically, an item called "Big Boss Coffee" would later make an appearance in Yo-kai Watch 4, under the Juice category.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/quest_title_text_en.cfg.bin

たのみごと１２０（仮） たのみごと１２１（仮） たのみごと１２２（仮） たのみごと１２３（仮） たのみごと１２４（仮） たのみごと１２５（仮） たのみごと１２６（仮） たのみごと１２７（仮） たのみごと１２８（仮） たのみごと１２９（仮） たのみごと１３０（仮） たのみごと１３１（仮） たのみごと１３２（仮） たのみごと１３３（仮） たのみごと１３４（仮） たのみごと１３５（仮） たのみごと１３６（仮） たのみごと１３７（仮） たのみごと１３８（仮） たのみごと１３９（仮） たのみごと１４０（仮） たのみごと１４１（仮） たのみごと１４２（仮） たのみごと１４３（仮） たのみごと１４４（仮） たのみごと１４５（仮） たのみごと１４６（仮） たのみごと１４７（仮） たのみごと１４８（仮） たのみごと１４９（仮） たのみごと１５０（仮）

They all say "Favor XXX (Placeholder)", meaning that are thirty placeholder slots for Requests and Favors.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/ruby_text_en.cfg.bin

[匹/ひき] [匹/ぴき] [匹/びき] [人/り] [人/にん] [分/ふん] [分/ぷん]

This is a list of counters and their different pronunciations. Japanese pronounces counters differently depending on context.

...But what does it mean?

This game has text or audio that needs to be translated. If you are fluent with this language, please read our translation guidelines and then

Notes: This section onwards needs revising.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/skill_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation Notes ババーン Babaan (a crashing sound effect) Seems to be related to Tattletell's Japanese name Bakurobaa. ビンタ３ Slap 3 おおぶり1 Large 1 銃で撃つ3 Gunshot 3 メガ滝おとし Mega Waterfall Drop Japanese name for Walkappa's Soultimate Move. ツチノコスマイル Tsuchinoko Smile Japanese name for Noko's Soultimate Move. おにび乱舞 Spirit Dance Prerelease Japanese name for Komasan's Soultimate move.

(Final name was ひとだま乱舞) ひもじインパクト Hungry Impact Japanese name for Hungramps' Soultimate Move.

Text were likely used for Soultimate Moves before they were changed to separate graphics.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/system_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation ※ダミーイベントを起動しました。

：該当するスクリプトファイルが有りません。 ※ Dummy event activated. The corresponding script file is missing.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/menu/configmenu_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation せっていを終了しますか？ Finalize these settings? せっていを変更しないで

終了しますか？ Exit without saving settings?

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/menu/saveloadmenu_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation この日記を使用します。

よろしいですか？ This diary will be used. Is this okay? この日記のつづきをはじめます。

よろしいですか？ The game will continue from this diary. Is this okay? にっき%dを消します。

<CR>※消してしまった日記は

二度と元に戻りません！</C> Delete diary %d. ※An accidentally deleted diary cannot be recovered! 本当によろしいですか？ Is it really okay? にっき%dを消しました。 Diary %d deleted.

Additional save data messages for the Diary, which were likely cut due to repetition.

yw1_a.fa/data/res/text/phs/c99_phase_text_en.cfg.bin

Japanese Translation 今日は 開いてないみたい…。 Looks like it's closed today...

No shops are shown closed during the day with the exception of Whatta Find, which displays a different message when interacted with after hours.

Regional Differences

To do:

There's lots more.

Title Screen

Japan North America Europe

On the title screen, there is some text on the roadway under the logo exclusive to the Japanese version which reads 止まれ ("stop") which was removed, as well as the background image being shifted one pixel down in the North American and European versions of the game. The copyright date was also updated in the European version.

Currency

The in-game currency is changed from Yen to Dollars in the North American and Australian versions, Pounds in the European English version, and Euros in the other European versions. This would be carried over until Yo-kai Watch 3, where the currency completely stays as dollars.