The Godfather (prototype A)

The Godfather (prototype A)
Dump status Released Dumped by aden34 Released by aden34 File release date July 28, 2020 Origin XDK Hard Drive Game The Godfather System Xbox Genre Action Final build EU Feb 7, 2006 US Feb 5, 2006 Release date US Mar 21, 2006 EU Mar 24, 2006

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A prototype of The Godfather for the Microsoft Xbox.

Notes

• The build is unplayable due to the executables being updated on later dates, but the files may be of interest to gaming historians.
• Game data appears to be from September 22, 2005, but the executables range from October 14, 2005 to April 19, 2006.
• The presence of the godfather_psp folder suggests that this build was used to test missions for The Godfather: Mob Wars.
• There are HUD references for "target railshooter" in the Page 44 text files. It seems that the planned but cut drive by shooting for Aldo was going to be brought over to Mob Wars.
• There are references to Willie Cicci in the Sonny's War mission text files. He was originally part of the mission but was cut. He can be seen in the opening cutscene but disappears when gameplay starts. There is unused audio from him for the mission in the final game's audio files!
• There are some npcs such as "snitch" and "car salesman" in the npc model files. They would go on to be unused in the final game. There is even unused audio for the snitch in the final game's audio files!
• There are npc models known as "kid", "boy", "Moe Greene", "quack" and "herc" referenced in the global text files. Moe Greene was planned to be in the game along with his missions but was cut for time and brought over to the Blackhand and Don's Edition versions of the game. The quack was the earlier name for the doctor. The herc stands for "hero character" and is an earlier version of Aldo. This model would go on to be unused in the final game. The snitch and car salesman models are referenced here as well.
• The "target railshooter" is referenced again multiple times in the global text files.
• There are unknown letters with numbers in the global text files. These are actually the internal mission identification names. One actually stands out which is "s10". This turns out to be a cut story mission!
• "Hot Wiring" is referenced in the global text files. Aldo originally had to jumpstart cars as opposed to being able to drive them straightaway.
• "LOC SNITCH" is referenced in the global text files. This means locate snitch and was part of the family hit list system in which the targets were in hiding and Aldo had to find a snitch in the neighbourhoods and interrogate them to find out the targets location.
• There is TONS of Blackhand debug descriptions in the global text files.
• There is TONS of Crimewatch debug descriptions in the global text files.
• The early "Downtown" along with the cut neighbourhoods "Queens", "Bronx", "Harlem/East Harlem" and "Upper West Side" are referenced A LOT in the global text files with the words "takeover" and "visit" before them!
• There is TONS of family debug descriptions in the global text files.
• There seems to be "first" and "all" complete mentions in the global text files. Some examples are the quacks, snitches, family hits, police chiefs and favors.
• "Favors" are referenced in the global text files. They were planned but cut and brought over to the Blackhand and Don's Edition versions of the game.
• There are HUD mini-map references for "jail", "garage", "city traffic" and "fleer" in the global text files. Some of these were planned but cut. The city traffic is referenced in the final game's text files and the jail is referenced in the final game's audio files.
• There was originally more to the prologue of the game according to the dialogue text files. It actually exists as unused audio in the final game!
• Luca Brasi originally had completely different dialogue, the mission objective descriptions were different and Sergeant Galtosino had more bribe dialogue for the Enforcer tutorial mission. The Sergeant Galtosino bribe dialogue is unused audio in the final game!
• Paulie Gatto and Marty Malone had TONS more dialogue to say in the Grave Situation tutorial mission. Paulie's was assigned to an earlier opening cutscene. It's all unused audio in the final game!
• Virgil Sollozzo and Bruno Tattaglia had additional dialogue in the Sleeping With The Fishes tutorial mission before they despawned when Aldo finds Luca's body and kills his assassin. These are unused audio in the final game! The mission also had different objective descriptions!
• There is dialogue from Don Corleone's assassins and Fredo Corleone which never triggers in the Don Is Dead story mission. The assassin taunted Aldo as he had Francis Malone hostage and Fredo's was tied to the scrapped drive by shooting as he drove the car and told Aldo to shoot at the Tattaglia's that were chasing them. These are all unused audio in the final game!
• The Tom Is Still Missing story mission is present here in some capacity with some dialogue from Clemenza, the Tattaglia henchman holding Tom Hagen hostage, earlier mission objective descriptions and internal gameplay segment references. This was completed but cut for time and brought over to the Blackhand and Don's Edition versions of the game. Some of Clemenza's dialogue is unused audio in the final game!
• Michael Corleone's dialogue with Enzo the Baker outside the hospital watching for Tattaglia's from the film is present in the Intensive Care story mission. This was a cutscene which was scrapped but the audio for it is actually unused in the final game!
• An unknown mission appears after Intensive Care and there is dialogue from Sergeant Galtosino which was tied to it. This was actually a cut side mission called "You Can't Pick Your Friends" and Galtosino's dialogue actually survives as unused audio in the final game!
• Sergeant Galtosino had a lot more dialogue for the Fireworks story mission which would go on to be unused audio in the final game! There's even earlier mission objective descriptions for the start of the mission.
• Clemenza had TONS more to say for the Death To The Traitor story mission which would go on to be unused audio in the final game! There's even earlier mission objective descriptions for it.
• The Horseplay story mission had a completely different meeting setup for it's opening, had additional mission objectives, Rocco had more to say and Jack Woltz had some end mission dialogue. These are all unused audio in the final game!
• An unknown mission appears after Horseplay and there is dialogue from Sonny Corleone and Marty Malone tied to it along with an opening cutscene. This was actually a cut side mission called "The Weakest Link" and some of it survives as unused audio in the final game! It even has internal references.
• The ending and mission objective descriptions for the Recipe For Revenge story mission were completely different. Only the ending survived as unused audio in the final game!
• The entirety of the Now It's Personal story mission was different. Some of the original version survived as unused audio in the final game!
• Sonny Corleone, Willie Cicci and Artie Manzerano had more dialogue for the Sonny's War story mission. This confirms Willie was part of it. Most of it survives as unused audio in the final game!
• There's TONS of unknown dialogue for the Change of Plans mission which turns out to be from Marty Malone and Don Corleone. It ALL survived as unused audio in the final game!
• There's more dialogue from Jimmy DeNunzio, Marty Malone and a police officer for the Order To Kill story mission. These were tied to an earlier version. Most of it survives as unused audio in the final game!
• Tessio and Tom Hagen had more to say in the It's Only Business story mission. It ALL survives as unused audio in the final game!
• Moe Greene and his associated mission "Royal Flush" are here in some capacity with some dialogue from Michael Corleone, Fredo Corleone, Clemenza and completely different mission objectives. He was planned to be in the game but cut for time and brought over to the Blackhand and Don's Edition versions of the game.
• There is additional dialogue from Michael Corleone and Al Neri that acts as the set up and end of the Baptism By Fire story mission. ALL of it survives as unused audio in the final game!
• There's TONS of unknown dialogue from Marty Malone which turns out to be a cut mission he gave to Aldo. ALL of it survives as unused audio in the final game!
• Plenty of unknown dialogue from Francis Malone, Tattaglia family men and Aldo is present. This is actually a cut side mission called "Big Day Out" and most of it survived as unused audio in the final game!
• The Sonny/Carlo fight scene from the film is present. This was planned but cut. Sonny's respective dialogue survived in unused audio form in the final game!
• A meeting with Don Corleone and Tom Hagen is present in the dialogue files. This was cut but their dialogue survived in unused audio form in the final game!
• Most of the family hit list targets had different setups, were in different neighborhoods and had different bonus condition requirements.
• A favor from Don Corleone involving a man named Dr Harvey is present in the dialogue files. This was cut but it survived in unused audio form in the final game!
• "Rumors" are referenced in the dialogue files. There's TONS of respective NPC dialogue tied to it!
• The cut weapons from the E3 Build are referenced in the dialogue files. They even have pick up and description texts.
• The cut subway system and stations from the E3 Build are referenced in the dialogue.
• The cut neighborhoods have their respective businesses referenced here. There's even cut businesses referenced for Little Italy, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Hell's Kitchen and Midtown.
• "Bulletproof Armor" is referenced.
• A earlier version of the Level 3 Tommy Gun upgrade called the Annihilator is referenced. This would go on to become the DLC Level 4 Revolver upgrade in the Xbox360 and Don's Edition versions of the game.
• There's TONS of HUD text specifically for the pause rapsheet menu, rumors also for the pause menu and for doing specific actions during gameplay.

See Also

Original release thread on ObscureGamers.