List of Super Mario 64 DS pre-release and unused content

These are the beta elements for Super Mario 64 DS

Beta Elements
The working title for this game was Super Mario 64x4. Also, several beta screenshots were released for the game. One of these screen shots show an unused background. Originally, all four characters could fight Bowser at the same time, and fly. This feature was removed, as the four characters can only fight Bowser by their own (with Yoshi utilizing hats to be able to swing Bowser).

At E3 2004, there was a demo called Mario's Face, where the user could use the stylus to mess around with Mario or Wario's face, and have them be 3D or outlined like a cartoon. This could have possibly been the beta Mario Mini for Super Mario 64 DS.

The caps the player uses were originally enclosed in boxes labeled M, L, and W. The boxes can still be found in the test level. Also, early screenshots depicted Wario with his original long shirt sleeves before adopting the shorter ones for the final product. The game was originally supposed to have a co-op mode but was canned probably due to memory constraints. There was also supposed to be a purple rabbit. A picture of this rabbit can be found on page 30 of certain version of the instruction booklet for the game.

Fully functional red koopa troopers can be found in the game's code. Unlike green koopas, when red koopas see the heroes they will run into them and knock them around. (similar to what bullys do.). When they get knocked out of their sells, they don't panic and only walk back to their sells slowly. When the player hits a red shell it slides along the ground, killing foes in its path until the sell hits a wall and breaks. If the shell hits a player, it will take off one piece off the power meter. When Yoshi eats a red koopa, he can spew fire.

If one uses cheat codes to play as Yoshi in the Chief Chilly boss battle, the boss will say this unused speech; "Hmm? I see you have no mustache! Poor, little, bald creature. Its not a fair fight for you, but luckily, I'm not a fair fighter! Lets go!" and if Yoshi beats him he says "I simply can't believe that I lost to a hairless pip-squeak like you! My mustache was my only joy! Now what will I do?!"