Moneybags only appears in the first level, before inexplicably disappearing throughout the rest of the game.A rocket and surfboard were two vehicles that were meant to appear.
The manual still contains an image of a portal in the Dragon Realms' castle that would have taken you to another hub world as well. Early press releases talked about "unique environments including rainbows, tornadoes, and monsoons".
Cut levels include: the desert level Baked Alaska, the pirate level Cutthroat Cove, and the forest level Emerald Forest (also known as "Enchanted Forest") featuring porcupines with Scottish accents.The game was supposed to have 25 linear levels and 120 dragonflies, but it was downsized to 8 circular levels and 90 dragonflies in order to fit the Christmas release.She would later make her official debut in Spyro: A Hero's Tail. But the constant changes during development caused the team to not find a place for her in the game, so she was scrapped. She was supposed to fly alongside Spyro and act as a turrent. She didn't use her Hero's Tail design but she was still a young, pink dragon around Spyro's age. Ember was originally created for Enter the Dragonfly.Another plot idea was that both Gnasty Gnorc and Ripto would team up to take on Spyro together, though this could have still worked alongside the former idea as well.Spyro: A Hero's Tail reused a similar plot. Spyro would have to travel across the Dragon Worlds to restore those essences and defeat the evil dragon. The original pitch for the plot was going to introduce an evil dragon who was stealing the essences of other dragons to become more powerful.Years later, the Legend of Spyro reboot had a similar premise. Instead of being a cute platformer about a badbutt mascot, the plot was a Darker and Edgier game starring a teenage Spyro.