List of Paper Mario pre-release and unused content

This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game Paper Mario.

Early iterations

Paper Mario was originally going to be named Super Mario RPG 2 (also called Mario RPG 2 or Mario RPG 64), but due to complications involving Square, the makers of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the name was changed to Super Mario Adventure and later Mario Story. When it was decided that the Western title should reflect the unique graphical style of the game, the finalized Japanese title was retained (with the subtitle The Paper Trail) before the title was shortened to simply Paper Mario.

In an early interview with Nintendo Power, Shigeru Miyamoto (after being asked about Super Mario RPG 2) said that they wanted the game's graphics to be in the vein of its predecessor, as well as include multiple events and characters that are commonly featured in other Super Mario games.

The game was originally in development for the failed Nintendo 64DD, but was ultimately released as a cartridge.

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  Paper Mario's title screen from when it was called Super Mario RPG 2.

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  Original logo.

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  An early Dry Dry Desert.

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  An early concept image for Mario RPG 64 dated March 5, 1997. It acted as the basis for the style of the game, having 2D sprites from Super Mario World in a 3D environment.

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  Early logo

Early builds

Early screenshots of this game showed that Poochy was going to play some sort of role in the game, and another screenshot showed that Nep-Enuts were going to be in this game also (indicating that Lavalava Island was going to be more like Yoshi's Island). Also, the early version of Forever Forest showed that it would be much smaller, with all the forest's trees having sinister faces. A screenshot had also shown a strange early Whale. Mario has a different look in the early version, having sclera in his eyes as he does in artwork for other Super Mario games such as Super Mario Bros. 3, instead of simple black dots in the final version. According to an old article from Nintendo's website, the game was being developed by HAL Laboratory and also suggests that Mario's followers would fight on their own, without any input from the player.

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  An early screenshot of an area with Poochy in it

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  A Nep-Enut

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  An early screenshot of Forever Forest with different trees

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  A different perspective of Forever Forest

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  An early screenshot of a house. Mario's sprite is also different.

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  Entering Koopa Village

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  An early Goomba Village, with unfinished textures

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  Early Koopa Bros.

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  An early Toad Town

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  An early battle with the Goomba King, who has a white bandage visible under his crown

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  An early battle

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  An early Yoshi's Island

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  An early battle

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  Early icons

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  More early icons

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  An early battle against the Goomba King

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  Another early battle

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  An early pause menu

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  An early meter for the hammer action command

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  Early artwork of Lakilester and Kooper

Unused data

Unused partners remain in the game's code.

Main article: Dark Paratroopa#Paper Mario unused data

Fully functional Dark Paratroopa, Albino Dino, and Whacka enemies exist in the ROM. Also, Goombaria's, Goompa's, and Twink's names and icons are present in the game's list of partners for Mario.

In the Crystal Palace, an unused graphic identical to Spiny Tromp's face labeled "Ice Dossun" appears in the texture data, indicating icy versions of Thwomps were intended to appear there; note that the graphic in Mt. Lavalava is labeled as "Goron," Spiny Tromp's Japanese name, and includes the spikeless body.

Unused items

These unused items were found in the code of Paper Mario. Most of their names and descriptions were never translated officially.

Items

Item Number	Name	Icon	Effect	In Game Description
0087	むしよけそう Mushiyoke Sō Insecticide Grass		Attacks one enemy. Does zero damage to most enemies, but defeats bugs instantly, with no Star Point gain. Likely removed due to Bzzap! being the only standard insect enemy.	虫のてきを　おいはらう　 （Drives away bug-like adversaries.)
0091	ハッスルドリンク Hassuru Dorinku Hustle Drink		Appears to be something Mario drinks during battle which causes him to steam. Once it is used, Mario can take two actions next turn. Not usable in the field.	バトルで　つぎのマリオのばんが　きたとき　２回　こうどうできる　 (Next turn in battle, Mario can take 2 actions.)
0099	おねがいカムバック Onegai Kamu Bakku Please Come Back		When used in battle, it becomes a broken dizzy dial and wastes Mario's turn. Not usable in the field. The sign on the tag looks like the Japanese character for sun. Has the same name as Peach's special move "Come Back" in the Japanese version of Super Mario RPG. It was probably meant to bring back partners that 'have gone missing?' when used in battle/the overworld.	どこかへ　とばされた　なかまも　おねがいすれば　もどってくるぞ　 (If you wish for the partner that has been scattered somewhere, it will return.) とばされた　パーティーキャラを　よびもどす。 (Calls back removed party characters.)

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  Mario uses the Hustle Drink.

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  Mario throws the Insecticide Grass.

Key Items

Item Number	Japanese Name	English Name	Icon	Effect/Description
0008	ち　ず Chizu Map
0009	おおきなちず Ōki na Chizu Big Map
0018	おうごんのツボ Ōgon no Tsubo Golden Jar	Golden Jar		In game description: "A sparkling gold pot. Moustafa was looking for this." No known use, though possibly replaced by the Lemon. Looks like the Volcano Vase
001B	もりのつうこうしょ* Mori no Tsūkōsho Forest Pass			森のばんをしている　キノピオから　もらった　まよいの森の通行しょうです。 (This is the Forever Forest Pass that you received from the Toad who guards the forest.)
0026	あやしいメモ Ayashii Memo Suspicious Memo			Looks like a mystery note prototype. This is corroborated by the fact that it can be presented to Russ T. any time after rescuing Skolar. It doesn't seem to change the conversation, however. In game description: "あやしいもじが　かいてあるメモ" (A note with mysterious characters printed on it.)
0028	ネジまわし Nejimawashi Screwdriver			ネジを回す　どうぐです　はやく　クリパパに　わたしましょう (It's a tool for turning screws. Hurry it to Goompa.) Probably a tool for an intended sidequest in the prologue.
002F	キノピオのにんぎょ* Kinopio no Ningyo Toad Doll			In game description is 「キノピオの　にんぎょう｣、 which is the same as the item's name.
0035	テンバーヘのてがみ Tenbā e no Tegami Letter to Tenbā			データなし "(There is) no data" A letter to an unused character.
003F	ゆきぐにへのてがみ Yukiguni e no Tegami Letter to Yukiguni			データなし "(There is) no data" "Yukiguni" is Japanese for "snow country" or "snow kingdom", so it is likely referring to someone in Shiver City.
0042	ラジオヘのてがみ Rajio e no Tegami Letter to Radio			データなし "(There is) no data"
0043	さくしかへのてがみ Sakushika e no Tegami Letter to Lyricist			データなし "(There is) no data" The lyricist being Pop Diva in the Club 64, so this would have likely been a letter to her.
0044	たびびとへのてがみ２ Tabibito e no Tegami Ni Letter to Traveler 2			データなし "(There is) no data"
004D	テレサヘのてがみ３ Teresa e no Tegami San Letter to a Boo 3			データなし "(There is) no data"
0055	テンバーヘのてがみ Tenbā e no Tegami Letter to Tenbā			データなし "(There is) no data" Another letter to Tenbā.
0072	ノコジロウのコウラ Nokojirō no Kōra Koopa Koot's Shell			ノコジロウのたのまれもの The object requested by Koopa Koot.
0075	しゃしん Shashin Photograph			This would appear to be a dummy of one of Koopa Koot's quest items.
007D		Prison Key		This icon is used for the keys in Peach's castle. There is an item called "Prison Key," but it looks different.
007E		Prison Key		Same as 0x007D
007F		Prison Key		Same as 0x007D

* These names lack a vowel length-denoting う at the end.

Unused Badges

The release version of the game contains some scrapped Badges that can be accessed with a GameShark or a similar device. These Badges can be found in the game's data and are never seen during the game.

Badge Number	Japanese Name	English Name	Icon	BP Needed	Effect/Description
00F0	ハンマチャージ0 Hamma Chāji 0 Hammer Charge 0			1	Uses 1 FP. Increases Mario's hammer attack by 1. Name, appearance, and effect suggest this would be obtained before Smash Charge.
00F6	ジャンチャージ0 Jan Chāji 0 Jump-Charge 0			1	Uses 1 FP. Increases Mario's jump attack by 1. Name, appearance, and effect suggest this would be obtained before Jump Charge.
0101	イカリノパワー Ikari no Pawā Anger's Power			8	Causes Mario to assume a dark red tinge and angry pose during battles. Increases Mario's attack by 2, but also causes him to attack at random on his turn, instead of being controlled by the player. Mario may or may not succeed with action commands, and may choose actions that are unwise (such as jumping on spiked enemies). Mario's partner is unaffected and is controlled normally; Mario attacks before the player can choose to make the partner go first. Effects are much like the "berserk" status from other RPGs.
0102	バッチリコマンド Bacchiri Komando Perfect Command	Right On!		8	Activates all action commands perfectly and automatically. Causes a Japanese sign (バッチリ bacchiri, which means perfect or right on the mark) to appear over the description of the action command. Note that it works for Mario, but not his partner.
010E	ヒッサツフミイ Hissatsu Fumī One-Shot Step			1	Uses two FP to execute a standard jump attack perfectly.
010F	ヒッサツナグーリ Hissatsu Nagūri One-Shot Strike			1	Uses two FP to execute a standard hammer attack perfectly.
0110	ハピハピーハート Hapi Hapī Hāto Happy Happy Heart			10	Like Happy Heart, but recovers three HP every turn instead of one.
0115	スーパーゲットー Sūpā Gettō Super Get			10	Decreases attack power by 2, but makes Mario recover 2 HP per hit. Oddly enough, doesn't stop giving HP like the normal HP Drain.
0118	オートツギツギー Ōto Tsugitsugī Auto Multibounce			2	Uses 5 FP, has the same effect as Multibounce, but no action command is required.
0119	トテモセツヤーク Totemo Setsuyāku Total Saving			10	Reduces the FP consumed by every move by 2. It won't make a move free. Note that it stacks on top of the 2 Flower Saver Badges.
0122	バゴーンジャンプ Bagōn Janpu Bagōn Jump			2	Uses 4 FP to do 4, 5, or 6 damage to 1 enemy, depending on which set of boots Mario has. The action command, which is the normal jump action command, increases damage by 1. Appearance suggests the Badge would "belong" between Power Jump and Mega Jump (having three spikes on the bottom, whereas the others have two and four).
0125	バゴーンナグーリ Bagōn Nagūri Bagōn Strike			2	Uses 4 FP to do 4, 5, or 6 damage to 1 enemy, depending on which hammer Mario has. The action command, which is the normal hammer action command, increases damage by 1.
0127	ガツーンナグーリ Gatsūn Nagūri Force Strike ドカーンハンマー Dokān Hanmā Bang Hammer	Power Smash/Mega Smash		3	Called Power Smash in the field, Mega Smash in battle. Uses six FP to do Mega Smash. Its in-game description changes to match its name.
0128	ガツーンナグーリ Gatsūn Nagūri Force Strike ドカーンハンマー Dokān Hanmā Bang Hammer	Power Smash/Mega Smash		3	Identical to Badge #127.
012A	スーパーネガーウ Sūpā Negāu Super Deep Focus			5	Appears to be a different design for Deep Focus. It was supposed to be a better version of the normal Deep Focus, though its leftover functions exactly like Deep Focus (it appears on one of the stone columns in front of Bowser's Castle, but when Mario collects it, its design changes to that of the regular Deep Focus Badge).
012B	ミニミニナグーリ Minimini Nagūri Minimini Strike	Shrink Smash		1	Uses 2 FP to create a hammer-based Shrink Stomp. Its description, notably, says it uses only 1 FP.
012C	コウラワーリ Kōra Wāri Shell Crack			3	Uses 6 FP to execute a normal hammer attack. No other effects.
012D	カイデーン Kaidēn Initiation			0	Effect unknown. Possibly not a Badge.
0131	ジシーンジャンプ Jishīn Janpu Earthquake Jump			2	Uses 2 FP. "(NOT USED ANY LONGER!)" appears at the bottom of the screen in place of an action command. Mario jumps up and down repeatedly in the center of the enemy side of the field. All ground enemies are hit for 1 damage each time he lands. The player must press A every time Mario hits the ground to keep him jumping and racking up damage.
0149	ピッキョローンF Pikkyorōn F Attack FX F	Attack FX F		0	Changes the sound effects from Mario's hammer and jump attacks. The sound effect is the laughter of flowers in Forever Forest.
0150	ゲンキゲンキ Genki Genki Healthy Healthy			1	Prevents poison and dizziness.
0151	ピッキョローンF Pikkyorōn F Attack FX F	Attack FX F		0	Identical to Badge #149.
0152	ピッキョローンF Pikkyorōn F Attack FX F	Attack FX F		0	Identical to Badge #149.
0153	ピッキョローンF Pikkyorōn F Attack FX F	Attack FX F		0	Identical to Badge #149.
0154	ピッキョローンF Pikkyorōn F Attack FX F	Attack FX F		0	Identical to Badge #149.

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  The Earthquake Jump Badge in action.

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  The Jump Charge 0 being used.

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  The Hammer Charge 0 being used.

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  The Right On Badge's effect.

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  Mario recovering with Happy Happy Heart.

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  Mario, being affected by Super HP Drain.

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  Total Economizing effect.

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  Anger's Power in action.

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  Shrink Smash shrinks an enemy.

In addition to the above, the following images were found within the game's ROM. Though they have no assigned item, they are likely to be unused item sprites. The key items are on top, Badges are in the center, and normal items are on the bottom.

Extra Badges

In addition to unused Badges, some Badges have unused duplicates in the game's data, presumably implying the player was supposed to be able to own multiple copies of specific Badges. All of these function as intended.

Badge Number(s)	Badge	Description
0137	Happy Heart	This third duplicate exists in the game's data. In the final game, only two can be obtained.
0139	Flower Saver	This third duplicate exists in the game's data. In the final game, only two can be obtained.
013B	Damage Dodge	This third duplicate exists in the game's data. In the final game, only two can be obtained.
013D	Power Plus	This third duplicate exists in the game's data. In the final game, only two can be obtained.
013E 013F	Defend Plus	These two duplicates exist in the game's data. Notably, only one is available in the final game; in all other cases of Badge duplicates, the duplicates are fewer in number than the ones normally available.
0142	Happy Flower	This third duplicate exists in the game's data. In the final game, only two can be obtained.
014B 014C	HP Plus	These two duplicates exist in the game's data. In the final game, only three can be obtained.
014E 014F	FP Plus	These two duplicates exist in the game's data. In the final game, only three can be obtained.

Unused enemy palettes

The ROM contains several unused palettes for enemies, including aqua-blue Fuzzies, bright Embers, frosty Goombas and Koopas, and even Crystal King palettes.

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  An aqua colored Fuzzy

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  A blue-colored Bandit. This palette would later on be used in the sequel

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  A brighter version of an Ember

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  A brighter version of a Lava Bubble

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  A flying Gray Magikoopa

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  Three unused palettes for the Crystal King

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  A frosty Goomba

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  A frosty Koopa

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  A frosty Pokey

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  A red Goomba

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  A red Paragoomba

Debug rooms

Debug rooms are areas in a game that facilitate testing. Some leftover debug rooms were found in the Paper Mario ROM. As with most debug rooms, they are accessible using an exit modifier GameShark code.

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  Room one

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  Room two

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  Room three

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  Room four

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  Room five

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  Room six

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  Room six

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  Room six

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  Room seven

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  Room eight

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  Room eight: the Koopa Troopas transformed

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  Room nine

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  Room ten

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  Room ten

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  Room ten

1. In this debug room, the text 'MARIO RPG' is written on the floor and the blocks give mushrooms. If Mario attempts to talk to the Star Rod, the game freezes. There is a hammer in the chest (which also freezes the game), another small chest, several mushrooms and paths numbered from 0 to 7 (the numbers shown are in the same font used in Super Mario 64 and leads to the chapter with the number the player chooses). If Mario jumps on Goompa, it acts as if it were an enemy, but there is no battle. Mario's partner will fly through this room. When Mario talks to Kolorado (in the 2nd path) his HP changes to 11. When he talks to the Koopa (in the 1st path) his HP changes to 8.
2. Some blocks appear in this room.
3. A chest, stairs and some blocks appear here, but they are empty.
4. Here, there are several blocks, including an unused POW Block. If Mario hits it, it will just shake the screen and nothing will happen.
5. This is an area with a Mario clone, a useless switch, and Goompa, who says nothing.
6. In this room, if Mario goes through any of the doors, he will reappear in the opposite path. Colored arrows reorient the camera if stood on. A health block and star piece panel are also in the area. This area is likely a test room for Forever Forest.
7. This room looks like it is in Crystal Palace, except the background is different than in the final version.
8. In a strange unused area, there are Koopas who have the ability to transform into Mario's partners. The floor will also start moving in a wave-like way whenever Mario walks somewhere.
9. This room has various pipes in the floor, which do not lead to anywhere (Mario cannot enter them).
10. In this room, Goombario is shown saying the same tattle he says in the Jump Attack game.

Unused enemy formations

This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

The ROM contains some enemy formations not used in the game.

Unused enemy formations
Enemy 1	Enemy 2	Enemy 3	Enemy 4
Goomba Village
Spiked Goomba
Paragoomba	Paragoomba
Goomba Road
Goomba	Goomba	Goomba
Goomba	Paragoomba
Goomba	Goomba	Goomba	Goomba
Goomba	Spiked Goomba
Goomba	Paragoomba	Goomba	Paragoomba
Paragoomba

Unused character sprites

Princess Peach has an unused sprite of her kissing someone. The dark palette suggests it happens sometime during the ending epilogue when her castle returns to the ground. The Village Leader's friend, who usually sits next to him, has unused sprites standing up. Jr. Troopa has an entire unused set of sprites depicting him with a spike on his head but no wings, presumably intended for a cut battle or phase.

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  Peach kissing someone

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  The Village Leader's friend standing up

External links

• Paper Mario on The Cutting Room Floor
• Super Mario RPG 2 on Nintendo's Spaceworld '99 site
• Maps of the debug rooms