Unheard Voices...

    When a game goes through the development process ideas are always thrown out there, either to be considered and eventually making it to the final product, or to be thrown away for better ones. Usually during this process, the game designers, programmers, and engineers have a certain idea of the final game, and slowly get the game to resemble that ideal. Audio, graphics, and game flow are all worked on concurrently which means that when ideas are changed or thrown out, software versions have already been compiled, so images and sounds may reside in there, but remain unused.

    Cirqus Voltaire is no exception. If you own a game and have the new 2.0H software in it, you'd notice that - while you didn't upgrade your Sound code - you heard a few new quotes, adding a lot to the game-flow. Well, being the geek that I am - and following in the tradition of my Safecracker's ¤Free Gift¤ page - I scoured the sound library in search of quotes and sounds that didn't - and won't - ever get put into game play. Below is a list of voices and such that are just sitting idle.. all alone.. never to be heard from again... Now, note that there may be one or two on the list that are in the game, and for some reason I just didn't remember. If that's the case, drop me a line, and let me know. Items marked with an "*" are used in 2.0H, but included for those that only have access to a game running 1.4 (last official version).. Enjoy!

    Oh, and in case the thought crossed your mind.. I spent a lot of time grabbing these out of the data, and hosting them. Please don't link to the directly, and if you use them, please at least give me credit, or a link, or.. somethin'. Not doing so is just.. bad karma.

Name		Description / Notes
The Ringmaster
rm_aaaahhhh	¤	A long Ringmaster cry..
rm_allrings	¤	If you ever read the story on how CV came to be, you'll remember that originally, the center marvel was going to be 'Ring 3', and the player would have to get to Ring 3 to be able to Join the Cirqus. This is the Ringmaster telling you that you've gotten all three rings.
rm_andnow	¤	Obviously, you were waiting for him to do or introduce something...
rm_attemptthis	¤	..Again, sounds like you were in a battle with him, and had to do what he wanted you to.
rm_backjack	¤	He's telling you he's back. Interesting, because the RM's name was originally 'Jack'.
rm_battle	¤	This is just a different version of the quote he says upon starting Ringmaster Battle. (Compare to the real, used version.)
rm_battleme	¤	I like this quote..
rm_beslow*	¤	In 2.0H, t his is used for the JTC stage "Hurry Ups".
rm_disaster	¤	Something wants to tell me this *IS* used in the game, but if it is, I haven't heard it in a loooong time..
rm_evillaugh	¤	I love this laugh!!
rm_face	¤	Strange. :) Could have easily been added to any number of the quotes while hitting him..
rm_fish*	¤	I didn't know this was an insult. Anyways, in 2.0H, you'll hear it most often if you drain while he's supposed to have the ball on his head.
rm_goleft	¤	Interesting.. maybe for an alternate-style Battle?
rm_holding	¤	Considering that the "Defeated All Ringmasters" marvel is usually the last one anyone is awarded, this could easily be used in the game as it is now.
rm_mangygit	¤	Strange insult.
rm_nowtry	¤	Like the 'Attempt This' quote above, maybe for an alternate Battle mode?
rm_ohno	¤	Not again...
rm_playwell	¤	Along the lines of 'Nice shooting.. I guess'..
rm_reallymad	¤	Don't piss him off...
rm_shoes	¤	In the spirit of Medieval Madness.
rm_tojoin	¤	Another, along the lines of the 'Holding' quote above.
rm_uhoh	¤	Not again.. again.
rm_welldone	¤	A prelude to the "Well Done.... I guess" quote.. But this is stand-alone, and said with a different inflection.
rm_youmayjoin	¤	Giving you permission...
rm_youringmaster	¤	Congratulations. Here's your green mask..
rm_ohlady	¤	Described by Cameron as 'It was meant to be a joke..'. This is the original voice for the Ringmaster. Can you imagine the whole game with this? Heck no.
Our Hostess
host_54321*	¤	Counting down. Actually all seperate, I threw them together. The 3-2-1 is used in 2.0H counting down to "Copy Cat".
host_acrobats*	¤	In 2.0H, used for the 'Acrobats Spin' stage of Join The Cirqus.
host_andnow	¤	This.. MAY be used. I just can't remember!
host_announcing	¤	Could have been used with the introducing of marvel type sounds..
host_ballyhoo	¤	I dunno.. I like this quote!
host_beone	¤	Would have been good for the intro to Join The Cirqus...
host_boom	¤	For the Boom Balloon!
host_comesball	¤	I have no clue what this would have been used for..
host_comewith	¤	Again, a good intro for JTC...
host_doagain	¤	Cute...
host_eyescenter	¤	Another one that would probably have been used if  'Ring 3' was still the main objective.
host_eyeson	¤	Like the 'All eyes left to the Juggler' quote.. For introducing a marvel.
host_herecomes*	¤	In 2.0H, used for an intro to the Side Show mode 'Top Hat'.
host_jackpotlit*	¤	In 2.0H, used for the Side Show "Quick Jackpot"
host_join*	¤	In 2.0H, one of the quotes you may hear when JTC is ready...
host_joinus	¤	Another one for JTC...
host_kaboom	¤	For the boom balloon!
host_lovevolts	¤	Possibly for Arc Multiball? Or the boom balloon?
host_marvelscomplete	¤	If JTC wasn't the way it is now, this could have been used..
host_nowlook	¤	Again, introducing a marvel.
host_pinballwizard	¤	Something tells me this IS used, but.. the way I play, I'd never hear it. :)
host_ringmaster	¤	Simple, yet eloquent.
host_superjackpot	¤	IMHO, this ranks up there with MM's Jackpot. She sounds cuter saying it.
host_wasthat	¤	I have no clue what she's saying. If you know, can you tell me? It sounds, to me, like "wreck-a-byte".
host_ventureright	¤	Like venturing up the left to the Juggler..
Miscellaneous
misc_aud1	¤	An audience cheer not used in the game.
misc_aud2	¤	...Another,
misc_aud3	¤	And the last.
misc_jugjackpot	¤	Each letter is a separate voice, I just combined it. I can see this being used for the Juggler Jackpot animation.. Slow it down a little, add these quotes, could be neat.
misc_oohaah	¤	Roonie the Kangaroo, walking over hot coals?
misc_woah	¤	I could see this playing is you failed the video mode, and not the one the game currently plays.
misc_gameservice	¤	This is really interesting. Can you see the game playing this every time you opened the coin door and there was a dot on the credits display?
misc_sfx1	¤	So this guy walks into a bar...
misc_sfx2	¤	Reminds me of something that would be in Tales Of The Arabian Nights..
misc_sfx3	¤	I'm guessing this would have been used when you still had to 'Crank' up the Ringmaster.
misc_sfx4	¤	A bell, but NOT one of the four that plays when the backbox fires off.
misc_knocker	¤	Free Game! I just had to add it...
misc_moo	¤	Along with an obligatory cow reference.