Editing List of Paper Mario: Sticker Star pre-release and unused content

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{{italic title|List of ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' pre-release and unused content}}
This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''.

==Early ideas==
*[[Bowser's Sky Castle]] was intended to include minigames, but was cut due to development time restraints<ref>East, Thomas (January 3, 2013). [http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/45245/paper-mario-sticker-star-mini-games-were-cut-from-bowsers-castle/ Paper Mario: Sticker Star mini-games were cut from Bowser's Castle]. ''Official Nintendo Magazine UK''. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20130106034612/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/45245/paper-mario-sticker-star-mini-games-were-cut-from-bowsers-castle/ Archived] January 6, 2013 at 03:46:12 UTC via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine.)</ref>.
*The [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide mentions various enemies that did not appear in the game. These enemies include Shiny 2-Fold Goombas, 4-Fold Goombas, Shiny 4-Fold Goombas and Shiny Dry Bones. These are possibly enemies that were planned to be in the game, but taken out of the final version.
**Shiny variants of [[Paper Dry Bones]] and Spinies later appeared in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''.

==Early builds==
===E3 2010 footage===
*The scenery was similar to ''[[Paper Mario]]''{{'}}s.
*[[? Block]]s were smaller and had light brown outlines.
*In-battle [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|sticker]]s originally appeared in big light brown and blue squares and had different designs.
**One of the stickers had an appearance similar to the [[Multibounce]] badge from the first two ''Paper Mario'' games.
*[[Paperize|Paperization]] did not include the screen turning into a photograph. Instead, the object was simply placed in the wanted area.
*A bridge sticker could be placed above a small gap so Mario can cross it. This was possibly changed to the Wooden Bridge [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)#Scraps|scrap]] for the final game.
*Enemies such as [[Goomba]]s and [[Pokey]]s looked like they did in the other ''Paper Mario'' games.
*A [[Chain Chomp]] was shown to be a partner<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CRv4XmbrmQ Paper Mario 3DS footage (E3 2010)]</ref>.
*The [[Wiggler]] had more body segments and had a pink flower similar to the unused Wiggler sprite in [[Super Paper Mario]].
*There was going to be a [[Monty Mole]] king boss named King Choropu (キングチョロプー)<ref>https://www.mariocastle.it/paper-mario-sticker-star-scoperte-elementi-scartati/2/</ref>, but it was probably replaced by [[Gooper Blooper]] as it is shown in a forest area similar to World 3.
*Some images show a maze made of playing cards, but said area does not appear in the final game.
*[[Whomp]] was smaller, bluer, and most likely a regular enemy.
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PaperMario3ds2.PNG|Different [[? Block]]s, and also the [[Candy Pop]]s in the background.
GoombaPM3DS.PNG|''Paper Mario'' background, curtains and early stickers. There are also ''Super Paper Mario'' [[Koopa Troopa]] and [[Goomba]] sprites.
PM3DS3.png|A maze made of playing cards which is never seen in the final game.
ScreenPM3DS.PNG|Early [[Chain Chomp]] partner.
WigglerPM3DS.PNG|The early Wiggler.
Papermario3dsmole.png|The scrapped [[Monty Mole|King Choropu]] boss.
PaperMario3dslog.PNG|An early bridge sticker.
Whomp PM3DS E3 2010 screenshot.png|An early [[Whomp]].
PM3DS4.png|Early battle system.
PaperMario3ds1.png| The damage Mario receives is represented by a yellow star instead of a red one.
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===Nintendo Conference 2010 footage===
*The art style appeared to be much closer to the art style in the final game.
*An unknown "S" rainbow HUD was placed under Mario's health meter, likely either a power generation bar, or some sort of "Limit Break" bar.
*The [[Frog Suit]] sticker acted as an attack sticker, not a defense one. Its original purpose was inserted into the Line Jump.
*Stickers were red circles with an icon on them.
*The health meter numbers were red.
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PaperMarioFrogSuit.png|An early [[Heart Point|HP]] HUD and early rainbow meter.
PM3DS10.png|An early sticker being used.
PM3DS12.png|An early area resembling [[Warm Fuzzy Plains]].
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===Nintendo World 2011 trailer===
*The health HUD was a white and yellow bar and the numbers were orange.
*[[Coin]]s were similar to ''Super Paper Mario'''s version.
*The interior of [[Goomba Fortress]]' large tower was drastically different, as it had both Heart and Save blocks at the bottom, lacked ?-Blocks and was darker.
*The center of [[Decalburg]] had a third path branching off from it suggesting that [[Surfshine Harbor]] was likely originally intended to be a part of Decalburg.
*The Shop in Decalburg had a [[mushroom]] design that resembled the previous three ''Paper Mario'' games.
*An unused area that resembled [[Whammino Mountain]] that had falling [[Parabomb]]s was shown. 
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PM3DS ghosthouse.png|An early interior of Goomba Fortress's Tower.
PaperToadTown.png|An early version of Decalburg, with multiple different pathways.
PM3DS13.png|An early volcano-themed area with [[Dry Bones]].
PM3DS14.png|An early snow-themed area.
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===E3 2011 trailer===
*The game was known as "''Paper Mario''" at this point.
*The opening shows a very different map and seven [[Royal Sticker]]s rather than six, suggesting that more worlds were planned.
*Battle Spin was originally called "Battle Chance".
*The Scissors' clipping effect just included bright lines to appear in the screen. They also were red instead of green.
*In-battle Fan would appear as a sticker and right on the stage, instead of the background.
*The stickers on the Shop in Decalburg were actual stickers instead of cardboard.
*A [[Mystery Box (item)|Mystery Box]] sticker is included on an artwork released with Mario, but a Mystery Box sticker is not seen anywhere in the final game, nor in any screenshots.
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Pm3dlogo.png|Early logo
PM3DS19.png|The early version of the Shop.
PM3DS17.png|An early in-battle Fan.
PM3DS18.png|Red Scissors.
PM3DS16.png|"Battle Chance".
PM3DS Screen11.png|Early coins.
PM3DS15.png
PM3DSart2.png|The [[Mystery Box (item)|Mystery Box]].
PM3DS volcanoland.png|Early mountainous area with [[Parabomb]]s.
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===Nintendo Conference 2011 trailer===
*Stickers had a hexagonal shape.
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PM3DS27.png|Hexagon-shaped stickers.
PM3DS28.png|Early [[Megasparkle Goomba]] boss fight.
</gallery>

===Miscellaneous===
*The principal Action command was assigned to the B button. In the final version, it is assigned to the A button.
*The Scissors were cyan-colored.
*Multiple Wigglers were going to appear as enemies.
*[[Album]] pages displayed their number and the total of pages instead of only the page number in a half circle.
*The [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)#Baahammer|Baahammer]] was simply a [[Sleepy Sheep]]-like head on a handle. The final version for this item is a purple hammer with a slightly modified Sleepy Sheep marked on its side.
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PMSS early snow level.png|Early Baahammer.
PMSS Buzzy Beetle battle early screenshot.png|Cyan-colored Scissors.
</gallery>

==Unused data==
[[File:PMSS Sticker Fest Plaza Unused.png|thumb|The unused Sticker Fest plaza|200px]]
The Sticker Fest plaza featured a different design and a blocked-off exit most likely intended to be accessed later in the game.

===Unused text===
 2-Fold Shiny Goomba
 4-Fold Goomba
 4-Fold Shiny Goomba
 [[Paper Spiny|Shiny Spiny]]
 [[Deep Cheep]]
 [[Monty Mole]]
 [[Inky Piranha Plant]]
 [[Ptooie]]
 [[Bullet Bill]]
 [[Bill Blaster]]
 [[Banzai Bill]]
 [[Banzai Bill Cannon|Banzai Blaster]]
 [[Crowber]]
 [[Paper Dry Bones|Shiny Dry Bones]]

Several unused enemies.<ref>[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/kqvsjkkuujuq0sa/Text%20Dump%20-%20PM%20SS%20%28Clean%29.txt] ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' text dump. Retrieved February 4, 2016.</ref>

===Unused graphics===
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PMSS Unused Pokey.png|A green, spiked [[Pokey]].
PMSS Unused Ptooie.png|A [[Ptooie]].
Fishbone Sticker Star.PNG|Graphics of a [[Fish Bone]] being damaged. As they act as mere obstacles in the final game, they cannot be fought in battle but can be attacked with the hammer.
Lakitu Sticker Star.PNG|Graphics of a [[Lakitu]] being damaged. In the final game, the top left sprite can be seen by jumping into Lakitu while using a [[Super Star]].
Fishing Rod.PNG|What appears to be a fishing rod is stored with the Lakitu graphics.
ShinyDryBones PMSS.png|An unused shiny [[Dry Bones]].
Big Leaf Sticker.PNG|An unused larger version of the [[Leaf (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Leaf]] sticker.
Piranha Plant Sticker.PNG|An unused [[Piranha Plant]] sticker. Its internal name ("sl_pkn_hat") suggests it was an early or alternate version of the [[Spike Helmet]] sticker.
PMSS Unused Rock Sticker.png|An unused rock sticker. Likely would have functioned similarly to the [[Pebble]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
Spiny Egg Sticker.PNG|An unused [[Spiny Egg]] sticker.
Tanooki Leaf Sticker.PNG|An unused [[Super Leaf]] sticker. Possibly replaced with the [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)#Tail|Tail]] sticker.
USA en104 180(mp hei 4 dokan).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "mp_hei_4_dokan". Likely intended for [[Hither Thither Hill]]. A duplicate exists under the name "pm_hei_4_dokan".
USA en109 180(mp iwa 4 tree).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "mp_iwa_4_tree". Likely intended for [[Whammino Mountain]]. A duplicate exists under the name "pm_iwa_4_tree".
USA en116 180(mp sky).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "mp_sky".
USA en139 180(mp w4 yak 09a).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "mp_w4_yak_09a". Likely intended for [[The Enigmansion]]. A duplicate exists under the name "pm_w4_yak_09a".
USA en177 180(pm bridge01).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "pm_bridge01". Likely intended for an area in [[World 1 (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|World 1]].
USA en186 180(pm hei 2 02a).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "pm_hei_2_02a". Likely intended for [[Water's Edge Way]].
USA en188 180(pm hei 2 item01).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "pm_hei_2_item01". Likely intended for Water's Edge Way.
USA en189 180(pm hei 3 flower1).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "pm_hei_3_flower1". Likely intended for [[Bouquet Gardens]].
USA en190 180(pm hei 3 flower2).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "pm_hei_3_flower2". Likely intended for Bouquet Gardens.
USA en191 180(pm hei 3 flower3).png|An unused scrap internally referred to as "pm_hei_3_flower3". Likely intended for Bouquet Gardens.
Sticker Star Beta Screenshot.png|A screenshot found in ''Sticker Star''{{'}}s data, which shows an unused [[Koopa Troopa]]-like snake enemy.
PMSS-Ui status test.bcrez.04.png|Unused UI elements that appear to be similar to sprites from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.
Early Sombrero Guy PMSS.png|Earlier design for [[Sombrero Guy]]
Early Accordion Guy PMSS.png|Earlier design for [[Accordion Guy]]
Early Maraca Guy PMSS.png|Earlier design for [[Maraca Guy]]
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==Gallery==
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Paper Mario Sticker Star.png|An early logo, as shown in the E3 2012 trailer
PM3DSart1.png|Early artwork of Mario in the same art style as previous ''Paper Mario'' games
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==References==
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