List of Mario Power Tennis pre-release and unused content

The original logo

This is a list of pre-release and unused content in Mario Power Tennis.

Concept art

Concept art for Potato

Fumihide Aoki created concept art for a character intended for this game named「ポテト」(Poteto, "Potato"), a young girl donning a green dress and glasses, but he ultimately did not propose the design. Fumihide mentioned that she was designed "with the image of a rich country girl in mind", further stating that she would have a laid-back and clumsy personality and Power as her skill type.

Nintendo DREAM showcase

Nintendo DREAM issue 125, released in 2004, showcases concept art for Mario Power Tennis while advertising the game's official guidebook. The following pieces of concept art can be seen:

• A storyboard for the game's intro.
• Waluigi's Swimming Return Power Shot, featuring a unique swimming outfit.
• Koopa Troopa's Water Bomb Power Shot.
• Wiggler's Anger Management Power Shot, depicting it green like the Wiggler boss from Super Mario Sunshine, and Flutter Return Power Shot.
• Koopa Paratroopa's Energy Ball and Sky Dive Power Shots.

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  Page depicting concept art of Waluigi and Koopa Troopa

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  Page depicting concept art of Wiggler

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  Page depicting concept art of Koopa Paratroopa

Walpeach

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This section is about the unused character in Mario Power Tennis. For the character in the Super Mario Kodansha manga, see Warupīchi.

After the idea of a "Walpeach" was discarded for Mario Tennis, the concept was revisited by Fumihide Aoki for this game. Some concept art — where she is labeled as both「ワルピーチ」(Warupīchi) (Walpeach) and「プリーチ」(Purīchi) (Preach or Priech) — and a model were made depicting a young Peach-like character wearing a purple outfit (that would have been recolored had the character been accepted) with a pointy crown, but the idea was ultimately rejected once again, as there were no characters to pair with her. Aoki also stated that she was designed with the intention of "defying everyone's expectations in a good way", mentioning she would have a cute but scary personality when angry, see Peach as her rival, and be the descendant of a fallen royal family. She would act as a boss to Wario and Waluigi, as a tribute to the Dorombo gang from Yatterman, and according to Aoki, she would have most likely taken Bowser's role in the game's animated intro if she was approved. Additionally, like Wario's association with garlic, she would have been associated with cherry tomatoes. He also stated that he had an idea for a Yoshi-based sidekick for her resembling a dragon with horns and wings.

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  Concept art for Walpeach

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  Unimplemented model for Walpeach

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  Unimplemented model for Walpeach

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  Unimplemented model for Walpeach

Early builds

2002 Famitsu build

The earliest known screenshots of the game were shown in a 2002 issue of Famitsu and were released on March 7, 2002 on IGN. They are simple scenes composed of Mario serving against Bowser. The shaders on the models and designs of rackets on the characters are noticeably different compared to the release.

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E3 2004 build

Mario Power Tennis was shown off during E3 event held in May of 2004, with screenshots of the game also being made available in press kits. Mario's racket is now closer to the final game, but has an early emblem that is different from the final version. The Luigi's Mansion Court features a few differences: A Purple Toad appears as the court's judge instead of Toadsworth, and the lightbulb icon on the gimmick version of the court has the inside of the lightbulb not filled in. In the Terror Tennis Special Game, the Purple Toad judge can be seen on the court, whereas in the final version there is no judge. Screenshots of the DK Jungle Court show the court with regular wooden planks when played without gimmicks. In the final game, the court is painted green. The Tic-Tac-Glow Special Game showcased a different pattern of Shine Sprite spots on the court, as well as a different arrangement of Piranha Plants and F.L.U.D.D. nozzles.

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Nintendo Online Press Room screenshots

Other pre-release screenshots of Mario Power Tennis were made available on Nintendo's official website in the months following E3 2004, showcase a variety of other changes.

August 2004

A few differences on the DK Jungle Court can be seen: The logo on either side of the court features one green and one red Klaptrap instead of red and green pairs on both sides, and the design of the panel that clears Klaptraps from the court resembles a cloud with two small lightning bolts. Instead of a single lightning bolt over a blue background in the final version. The court for the non-gimmick version of the Luigi's Mansion Court is made up entirely of grass, while it consists of a cobblestone surface with patches of grass in the final version. The UI for the Gooper Blooper Volley minigame is simpler, and the crates that Gooper Blooper takes rackets from have detailed sides.

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  Mario and Luigi have a chain of Klaptraps

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  Mario smashes the ball after a lob

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  Luigi using the Poltergust Return

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  Boo using the Boo Brigade Return

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  Luigi serving

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  Waluigi returning

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  Gooper Blooper Volley

October 2004

In the screenshots dated October 2004, the Peach Dome's grass court has a lot more dirt visible than in the final version. Lakitu is seen in the Mario Classic Court and Luigi's Mansion Court, while he is absent in the final version. In the Artist on the Court Special Game, no spectators are present in Peach Dome's stands, and the outline on the artwork is thinner than in the final version. Mario's racket now has his final emblem on it.

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  The Peach Dome Grass Court

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  A match between Luigi and Waluigi

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  Yoshi using the Rainbow Flutter

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  A gimmick match on the Mario Classic Court

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  Mario using the Iron Hammer

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  Mario readying the Spin Jump Return

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  Mario using the Spin Jump Return

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  Wario using the Ultra-Hand Return

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  Waluigi and Boo in the Luigi's Mansion Court

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  Luigi serving

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  Artist on the Court

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  A finished Artist on the Court game

Other pre-release screenshots

Mario's racket is still the same one seen in the E3 build.

Early Peach Dome

Bob-ombs and Bob-omb Buddies were seen acting as line judges in Peach Dome, matching their role in Mario Tennis. In the final game, they are replaced by Toads in Peach Dome, and appear as line judges in the Wario Factory Court instead. Toadsworth's chair has a simpler design compared to the final version.

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Early DK Jungle Court

The DK Jungle Court still does not have its surface painted green. The gimmick version of the court also has other small differences: The Klaptrap logo on the barrels has angry eyebrows; The Klaptrap icons on the court still resemble the ones from the August screenshots; And the design of the lightning panel now depicts a POW Block instead.

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  Mario versus Waluigi

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  Mario serving

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  Mario volleys with Waluigi

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  DK lunges after a ball

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  DK uses Boomerang Banana Return

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  DK transforming his racket into a banana.

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  DK ready to throw his banana boomerang

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  DK using his Barrel Cannon Blast

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  Waluigi is struck by a tennis ball

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  Mario releases a Klaptrap by striking it

Early Tic-Tac-Glow

In this version, Tic-Tac-Glow now has the same layout present on release. It features a score goal of 200 points, while the final version only has 50 or 75 points modes.

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Unused Data

During the intro of the game, when Wario and Waluigi are checking out the tournament board, Toad and Toadette are visible on the lower left corner as one of the teams in the tournament. It is unknown if they were intended to be playable or if it is a simple cameo. Unused models found within the game's files include a Hammer Bro (with its filename implying that it was meant to be the linesman) and 3D models for a Spiny, a Shellcreeper, and a Fighter Fly. Presumably, the latter two models were to be used for the Mario Classic Court as either spectators or obstacles. In the final game, they use their sprites from the NES version of Mario Bros. During production, the game was called Mario Tennis.

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  Toad and Toadette

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  Hammer Bro model

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  Spiny model

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  Shellcreeper model

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  Fighter Fly model