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According to the ''Famimaga'' preview and screenshots in media and early releases of the game having screenshots of the prototype on the back of the box, there are elements in the prototype not present in the final version such as the status bar containing the text "MARIO" instead of a text of a world taking place, Para-Beetles appearing in levels but were removed in the final version despite returning in the bonus e-Reader levels in the GBA remake, and some levels being constructed differently. Aside from the ''Famimaga'' video and screenshots, there is little information about the prototype. It is possible someone is in possession of the cartridge or it is stored away in the archives of Nintendo of Japan. | According to the ''Famimaga'' preview and screenshots in media and early releases of the game having screenshots of the prototype on the back of the box, there are elements in the prototype not present in the final version such as the status bar containing the text "MARIO" instead of a text of a world taking place, Para-Beetles appearing in levels but were removed in the final version despite returning in the bonus e-Reader levels in the GBA remake, and some levels being constructed differently.<ref>[https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/14/super-mario-bros-3-nes-beta/ Unseen64's page on the ''SMB3'' beta.] Retrieved 03 Aug '19</ref> Aside from the ''Famimaga'' video and screenshots, there is little information about the prototype. It is possible someone is in possession of the cartridge or it is stored away in the archives of Nintendo of Japan. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:SMB3Prototype2.jpg | File:SMB3Prototype2.jpg|Low-quality screenshot of the prototype #1. | ||
File:SMB3Prototype4.jpg | File:SMB3Prototype4.jpg|Low-quality screenshot of the prototype #2. | ||
File:SMB3Prototype3.png | File:SMB3Prototype3.png|Low-quality screenshot of the prototype #3. | ||
File:SMB3BoxBack.jpg | File:SMB3BoxBack.jpg|Early version of the back of the box with the first two screenshots being from the prototype of the game. | ||
File:SMB3Poster.jpg | File:SMB3Poster.jpg|Japanese promo of the game that has several screenshots of the prototype in the background. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External | ==External Link== | ||
*[https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._3 Super Mario Wikia page about ''SMB3''.] Retrieved 03 Aug '19 | *[https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._3 Super Mario Wikia's page about ''SMB3''.] Retrieved 03 Aug '19 | ||
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[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 15 August 2020
Screenshot of the game's prototype.
Status: Lost
Super Mario Bros. 3 is an action platformer video game published by Nintendo in 1988 in Japan on the Famicom and in North America in 1990 on the NES. Remakes of the game were released on the SNES in the 1993 video game compilation Super Mario All-Stars and another one based on the All-Stars version released on the Game Boy Advance 10 years later.
Changes
According to the Famimaga preview and screenshots in media and early releases of the game having screenshots of the prototype on the back of the box, there are elements in the prototype not present in the final version such as the status bar containing the text "MARIO" instead of a text of a world taking place, Para-Beetles appearing in levels but were removed in the final version despite returning in the bonus e-Reader levels in the GBA remake, and some levels being constructed differently.[1] Aside from the Famimaga video and screenshots, there is little information about the prototype. It is possible someone is in possession of the cartridge or it is stored away in the archives of Nintendo of Japan.
Gallery
Low-quality screenshot of the prototype #1.
Low-quality screenshot of the prototype #2.
Low-quality screenshot of the prototype #3.
Early version of the back of the box with the first two screenshots being from the prototype of the game.
Japanese promo of the game that has several screenshots of the prototype in the background.
External Link
- Super Mario Wikia's page about SMB3. Retrieved 03 Aug '19
Reference
- ↑ Unseen64's page on the SMB3 beta. Retrieved 03 Aug '19