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{{italic title|List of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' pre-release and unused content}} | {{italic title|List of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' pre-release and unused content}} | ||
[[File:MLoriginaltitle.PNG|thumb|300px|The original logo for the game's international release, shown at [[Wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2003.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbc6DoBqOQ ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' E3 2003 trailer]. Retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref> Note its similarities to the game's {{media link|MLSS Japan box art.jpg|Japanese logo}} with the decorative bean design.]] | |||
[[File:MLoriginaltitle.PNG|thumb|300px|The original logo for the game's international release, shown at | |||
This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. | This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. | ||
==Unused data== | ==Unused data== | ||
===Unused cameos=== | ===Unused cameos=== | ||
[[File:SuperstarsagaBetaSprites.png|thumb|The sprites of the unused characters]] | [[File:SuperstarsagaBetaSprites.png|thumb|The sprites of the unused characters.]] | ||
[[Wario]], [[ | [[Wario]], [[Fox McCloud]], [[Captain Olimar]], [[Samus Aran]], [[Toon Link]], and even an [[Excitebike|Excitebike Racer]] (not updated for the game's art direction and thus remaining in 8-bit graphics) were going to show up in the [[Starbeans Cafe]] after Mario and Luigi made a drink, instead of [[Professor Elvin Gadd|E. Gadd]] (who was only scheduled to make one appearance)<ref name=TMK_MLSS>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/m&lss_lost.shtml themushroomkingdom.net] Accessed 8 March 2009</ref>. | ||
====Quotes==== | ====Quotes==== | ||
Here is the dialog they had: | |||
=====E. Gadd===== | =====E. Gadd===== | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
'''E. Gadd''' : Hmm... My sniffer’s detecting the aroma of a new kind of | '''E. Gadd''' : Hmm... My sniffer’s detecting the aroma of a new kind of juice…<br> | ||
'''Cashier''' : Oh! Professor Gadd! How’ve you been, sir? Are you here to try our new drink? You can ask those two there for Woohoo Blend!<br> | '''Cashier''' : Oh! Professor Gadd! How’ve you been, sir? Are you here to try our new drink? You can ask those two there for Woohoo Blend!<br> | ||
'''E. Gadd''' : Oh! Just wonderful! A new blend! How about a try, youngsters? Hmm… This flavor fills the old bones with brimming strength! Yep, a drink like this’ll surely boost my spirits during ghost research. Listen, youngsters, let me thank you. I insist you take this. Hmm... I wonder what I should invent next... | '''E. Gadd''' : Oh! Just wonderful! A new blend! How about a try, youngsters? Hmm… This flavor fills the old bones with brimming strength! Yep, a drink like this’ll surely boost my spirits during ghost research. Listen, youngsters, let me thank you. I insist you take this. Hmm... I wonder what I should invent next... | ||
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'''Wario''': What are you talkin' about?!? You tryin’ to give me a bad rep with stupid rumors? I oughta...<br> | '''Wario''': What are you talkin' about?!? You tryin’ to give me a bad rep with stupid rumors? I oughta...<br> | ||
'''Cashier''': Aww, come on! Just pay up! I'll even take beans if you got 'em. Come on! You're a rich guy, right?<br> | '''Cashier''': Aww, come on! Just pay up! I'll even take beans if you got 'em. Come on! You're a rich guy, right?<br> | ||
'''Wario''': Uh... | '''Wario''': Uh... okay. Maybe next time. But... Don't you have free drinks for celebrity guest stars in this game? Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha! BLECH! AWFUL! Do you guys really like drinking nasty stuff like this? ...Losers. Ah! Whatever! Hope this covers your costs! Blech! Drinkin' that stuff made me wanna go shave my tongue! Uh-oh! Gotta go! | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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=====Captain Olimar (Pikmin)===== | =====Captain Olimar (Pikmin)===== | ||
''Note: Olimar’s text would appear on the screen the same way the item text does (i.e. “You got a Mushroom!”), meaning he would not have a speech bubble.'' | |||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
'''Olimar''': ...I detect a strange, yet pleasing aroma drifting through the atmosphere of this cafe. It would seem to require further investigation...<br> | '''Olimar''': ...I detect a strange, yet pleasing aroma drifting through the atmosphere of this cafe. It would seem to require further investigation...<br> | ||
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'''Cashier''' : Whoa! Link! The Hero of...what is it, now? Anyway, long-time, no see, buddy! What are you doing here? Did you get lost in a dungeon again? What? You're having trouble finding the fairy fountain? Oh... It’s game over, and your bottles are all empty? Are your hearts filled now, kiddo? | '''Cashier''' : Whoa! Link! The Hero of...what is it, now? Anyway, long-time, no see, buddy! What are you doing here? Did you get lost in a dungeon again? What? You're having trouble finding the fairy fountain? Oh... It’s game over, and your bottles are all empty? Are your hearts filled now, kiddo? | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
====Items==== | |||
These characters would also give the Bros. different items, like: | |||
*Game Boy Horror instead of Game Boy Horror SP | |||
*Wario’s Gold instead of Greed Wallet | |||
*Gold Ring instead of Bonus Ring | |||
*UV Lamp instead of Cobalt Necktie | |||
*Energy Tank instead of Power Grip | |||
*Triforce instead of Great Force | |||
===Sprites=== | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIPpDY8GyC0 A video showing the lost sprites] | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUyG-vF-VMs Another video, showing them with the correct palettes] | |||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
=== | ===Character sprites=== | ||
[[File:MLSS Beta - Cloaked Beanish.gif|frame]] | [[File:MLSS Beta - Cloaked Beanish.gif|frame]] | ||
Sprites of a mysterious fortune teller-like character, an early [[Lady Lima]],<ref name="salafrog">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfN08noR6sk Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga: More Beta Sprites]</ref> and an unused palette for [[Boddle's assistant]] have also been discovered within the game's data. However, these colors are used in the remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. | |||
===Items=== | |||
A few unused items include Neon Beans, a [[Game & Watch]], and an item known as the "Spiritual Bros."<ref name=TMK_MLSS/>, which may have been intended to be a [[badge]]. A badge named [[Soulful Bros.]] does exist. Therefore, [[Nintendo]] may have attempted to rename this item. Originally, the [[Bean Fruit]]s were each intended to be a different color, rather than the identical bean fruits of the final game.<ref name=TMK_MLSS/><ref name="salafrog"/> | |||
A book, similar to the ones in [[Beanbean Castle]], was also, a possible item. So was an unknown key. The unknown key is an icon that would be used with key items in a similar way to badges having badge icons beside their names. In the final game, the key icons were unused. | |||
Red and green [[Block]]s, without "M"s or "L"s, were going to appear also. [[Badge]]s were also in blue and yellow-orange. | |||
In a case exclusive to the international versions, the [[Oho Gear]] was unobtainable through legitimate means. The gear, which ups Defense by 28, was changed in the Japanese release so that it is dropped by [[Beanerang Bro|Boomerang Bros.]]; the 3DS remake ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' fixes this issue in all regions. | |||
===Enemies=== | ===Enemies=== | ||
The name "[[Sharkbone]]" | The name "[[Sharkbone]]" appears alongside names for enemies found in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]] in the game's coding<ref name=TMK_MLSS/>. "Sharkbone" is presumed to be an alternate name for the ???? enemies that are actually found in the final game, as these enemies actually can come in a bony shark form, although they are also found in a living, [[Cheep Cheep]]-like variety. The ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' guide actually referred to the undead shark forms as "Sharkbones" and their living Cheep Cheep forms as "[[Puffer-Cheep]]s"<ref name=TMK_MLSS/><ref>''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Player's Guide, pages 88 & 127</ref>, the latter being Cheep Cheep varieties present in the final game. It may also be worth noting that the German version of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' replaces "Sharkbone" with "[[Sand Cheep|Sand-Cheep]]." ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' actually uses the names "Sharkbones" and "Sand Cheeps" for the enemies in their easy mode hints. | ||
Smaller [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]] in their older design, blue [[Goomba]]s called Mossy Goombas, red [[Goomba]]s called Pop Goombas, [[Paragoomba]]s, a [[Bombshell Bill|golden]] [[Bullet Bill]] in a raised [[Bill Blaster]] with a longer attack charge, [[Sergeant Starshade]], and a [[Hoohooligan]] called Nice Guy were meant to be enemies. The green Oho Jee from the Surfing [[minigame]] was also supposed to be attacked like the red and blue Oho Jees of [[Oho Oasis]], though it was apparently not planned as an enemy. | |||
Some of the enemies that only one brother can fight still have a battle script for both [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], such as [[Oucher Glass]]es. | |||
====Unused enemy statistics==== | ====Unused enemy statistics==== | ||
The below charts include the statistics of the unused enemies, starting with a dummy/placeholder Goomba. The first enemy is speculated to be dummy or placeholder enemies, followed by more developed enemies (seemingly based on versions from ''Paper Mario''), then finally tutorial enemies.<ref name=TMK_MLSS/> | |||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Goomba | |altname=Goomba | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Getme! | |altname=Getme! | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Dummonster | |altname=Dummonster | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Mossy Goomba | |altname=Mossy Goomba | ||
|align=horizontal | |align=horizontal | ||
|image=[[File:Beta MLSS Blue Goomba. | |image=[[File:Beta MLSS Blue Goomba.PNG]] | ||
|lvl=1 | |lvl=1 | ||
|hp=3 | |hp=3 | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Pop Goomba | |altname=Pop Goomba | ||
|align=horizontal | |align=horizontal | ||
|image=[[File:Beta MLSS Red Goomba. | |image=[[File:Beta MLSS Red Goomba.PNG]] | ||
|lvl=1 | |lvl=1 | ||
|hp=3 | |hp=3 | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Paragoomba | |altname=Paragoomba | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Sgt. Starshade | |altname=Sgt. Starshade | ||
|align=horizontal | |align=horizontal | ||
|image=[[File:Beta MLSS Sgt Starshade. | |image=[[File:Beta MLSS Sgt Starshade.PNG]] | ||
|lvl=100 | |lvl=100 | ||
|hp=100 | |hp=100 | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Nice Guy | |altname=Nice Guy | ||
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|coins=2 | |coins=2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{M&LSS enemy | {{M&LSS enemy | ||
|altname=Time Bob-omb | |altname=Time Bob-omb | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{br}} | {{br}} | ||
===Character changes=== | |||
[[Boddle's assistant]] had a different color scheme - brown hair and purple clothing, which would be applied to him in the eventual remake. The coins had a different design, and also came in blue, and red (but these were apparently supposed to appear in battle when fleeing). The 'Happy' statues in [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] were supposed to catch on fire. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s icons at the top of the screen were entirely different. Woohoo Hooniversity's starting room looked totally different, and also had a battle backdrop. Since there are no encounters in the starting room, the background was never seen. | |||
===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
Two unused soundtracks resembling simplified versions of ''{{wp|Tomato Adventure}}''{{'}}s opening theme were found within the coding of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' after people dumped its entire track list into GSF files. ''Tomato Adventure'' is a Japanese region exclusive RPG released in January, 2002. ''Tomato Adventure'' was also developed by [[AlphaDream]] and used a similar battle system to the one used in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. | |||
A variant of the battle theme exists with a vastly different instrumentation, which matches neither the finalized original nor that used in the eventual remake. There is a jaunty theme that sounds similar to [[Little Fungitown]]'s music, but without the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' theme cover, and also a sinister theme sounding similar to that used for [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], and the [[Teehee Valley]] and [[Beanbean Castle Town]] themes both have variants that remove the leads. Finally, the File Select theme has an alternate variation that uses the Game Boy's legacy channels in addition to samples for the lead, while the harmonization (which uses the pulse channels in the final game) is interpreted as samples of choir voices, which would be its interpretation in the remake's arrangement. | |||
== | ===Text=== | ||
There was also an unused [[Mario]] label, which had each letter colored differently, as well as a small star at the end. There is no [[Luigi]] label to go with it. | |||
===Battle Backgrounds=== | |||
Several unused battle backgrounds exist in the data of the game, such as the starry room and electric-themed room from [[Woohoo Hooniversity]]. The full dimensions of the battlefield backgrounds are also shown to be 512×256; during most battles, the player only sees a 240×160 portion of each one, as very few battles (e.g [[Trunkle]] and [[Cackletta]]’s Soul) make use of any kind of scrolling. This suggests that all battlefields were originally intended to feature scrolling, as would come to be the case for later games in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series. The 3DS remake ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' fixes this; the background will scroll whenever Mario or Luigi use a [[Bros. Attack]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Beta MLSS Badges. | Beta MLSS Badges.PNG|Three different icons for [[badge]]s. | ||
Beta MLSS Beanish. | Beta MLSS Beanish.PNG|An early sprite of [[Lady Lima]]. | ||
unusedassistant.png| | unusedassistant.png|The unused palette for [[Boddle's assistant]]. | ||
Beta MLSS Blue Goomba. | Beta MLSS Blue Goomba.PNG|An early enemy, called "Mossy [[Goomba]]". | ||
MLSS Beta - Cloaked Beanish.gif|A cloaked [[Beanish]] character | MLSS Beta - Cloaked Beanish.gif|A cloaked [[Beanish]] character. | ||
Beta MLSS Coins. | Beta MLSS Coins.PNG|[[Yellow Coin|Yellow]], [[Red Coin|red]], and [[Blue Coin|blue]] coins. | ||
Beta MLSS Eggs. | Beta MLSS Eggs.PNG|Early sprites of [[Yoshi Egg]]s, with duller colors. | ||
Beta MLSS Flaming Statue. | Beta MLSS Excitebike.PNG|[[Excitebike|Excitebike Racer]]. | ||
Beta MLSS Fly. | Beta MLSS Flaming Statue.PNG|A sprite of a statue that is on fire. | ||
Beta MLSS | Beta MLSS Fly.PNG|Early sprite of what appears to be a [[Fighter Fly]] or a related enemy. | ||
Beta_SSS_Paragoomba.png|The early sprite of [[Paragoomba]] | MLSS Fox Unused Sprite.png|[[Fox McCloud]]. | ||
Beta MLSS Red Goomba. | Beta MLSS Fox.PNG|Fox McCloud walking. | ||
Beta MLSS Sgt Starshade. | Beta MLSS Fruit.PNG|Early sprites of [[Bean Fruit]]. | ||
CHB125Field.gif|An extended background for | Beta MLSS Hare.PNG|An icon of [[Peppy Hare]]. | ||
Beta MLSS University BBG. | MLSS Link Unused Sprite.png|[[Link]]. | ||
Unused | Beta MLSS Link.png|Link holding his sword and shield. | ||
Beta MLSS Olimar.PNG|[[Olimar]]. | |||
Beta_SSS_Paragoomba.png|The early sprite of [[Paragoomba]]. | |||
Beta MLSS Pikmin.PNG|A group of [[Pikmin]]. | |||
Beta MLSS Red Goomba.PNG|A "Pop Goomba". | |||
MLSS Samus Unused Sprite.png|[[Samus Aran]]. | |||
Beta MLSS Samus.png|Samus Aran | |||
Beta MLSS Sgt Starshade.PNG|Early sprite of [[Sergeant Starshade]]. | |||
Beta MLSS Slippy.PNG|An icon of [[Slippy Toad]]. | |||
CHB125Field.gif|An extended background for Beanbean Field. | |||
Beta MLSS University BBG.PNG|An early battle background for [[Woohoo Hooniversity]]. | |||
MLSS Wario Unused Sprite.png|[[Wario]]. | |||
Early | Beta MLSS Wario.PNG|Wario walking. | ||
MLSS Wario Unused Sprite 2.png|Wario with purple stuffed cheeks. | |||
Unused MLSS Wiggler.png|[[Wiggler]]. | |||
MLSS Peach's Castle (Japan).png|[[Peach's Castle]] in the Japanese version. The mushroom motifs are different. | |||
MLSS Peach's Castle.png|Peach's Castle in non-Japanese versions for comparison. | |||
M&LSS Border Jump Early.png|Early version of the Border Jump minigame | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[tcrf:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|The Cutting Room Floor]] | *[[tcrf:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|The Cutting Room Floor]] | ||
*[ | *[[tcrf:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga/Kiosk Demo|Prototype on The Cutting Room Floor]] | ||
==References== | ==References== |