Editing List of Paper Mario pre-release and unused content

''Paper Mario'' was originally going to be named ''Super Mario RPG 2''<ref>Owsen, Dan (January 1998). ''Nintendo Power'' Volume 104, "Insider Collector's Edition". [[Media:Nintendo Power NSider Collector's Edition Volume 104 Page 16.png|Page 16]].</ref> (also called ''Mario RPG 2''<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/07/30/miyamoto-reveals-secrets-fire-emblem-mario-paint-64 Miyamoto Reveals Secrets: Fire Emblem, Mario Paint 64]. (July 29, 1997). ''IGN''. Retrieved May 18, 2015.</ref> or ''Mario RPG 64''<ref name=IA>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/papermario/0/1 Iwata Asks: Paper Mario: Sticker Star: "Going All Out with Stickers"]</ref>), but due to complications involving [[Square Enix|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'')<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' #88, July 2000</ref> 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.<ref>"''M: We are going forward with the concept of those unique 2-D graphics. We are now incorporating events in the game that are associated with the Super Mario series, and most of the characters who appear in the Mario games will appear in Super Mario RPG 2.''" - ''Nintendo Power Previews '99''. Page 3.</ref>

PM Concept Art SMRPG64.jpg|An early concept image for ''Mario RPG 64'' dated March 5, 1997.<ref name=IA/> It acted as the basis for the style of the game, having 2D sprites from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in a 3D environment.

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-Enut]]s were going to be in this game also (indicating that [[Lavalava Island]] was going to be more like [[Yoshi's Island (location)|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 (character)|Whale]].{{ref needed}} 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.<ref>(February 3, 1999). [https://web.archive.org/web/19990203162009/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/mariorpg2/index.html Super Mario RPG 2]. ''Nintendo'' (Wayback Archive). Retrieved February 20, 2018.</ref>

PM Prerelease Poochy.png|An early screenshot of an area with [[Poochy]] in it

PM Prerelease Nep-Enut.png|A [[Nep-Enut]]

PM Prerelease Forever Forest 2.png|An early screenshot of [[Forever Forest]] with different trees

PM Prerelease Forever Forest.png|A different perspective of Forever Forest

PM Prerelease Early House.png|An early screenshot of a house. Mario's sprite is also different.

PM Prerelease Battle.jpg|An early battle

PM Prerelease Yoshi's Island.png|An early Yoshi's Island

[[File:PM Partner Coding.png|thumb|Unused partners remain in the game's code.]]

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 [[Thwomp]]s 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.<ref>[https://noclip.website/ noclip]</ref>

|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.

Blue Bandit.png|A blue-colored Bandit. This palette would later on be used in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|the sequel]]

[[Princess Peach]] has an unused sprite of her kissing someone. The dark palette suggests it happens sometime during the ending epilogue when [[Peach's Castle|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.

BrownYoshiPM.png|The Village Leader's friend standing up