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This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game Super Mario Bros. 3. For pre-release and unused content pertaining to the remake, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, see List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content.

Early ideas[edit]

At the beginning of production, the development team of Super Mario Bros. 3 wanted the game to use an overhead, isometric view^[1]. The developers found that it was difficult to balance the platforming gameplay around this perspective, leading them to abandon the idea. Several graphical elements of the final Super Mario Bros. 3 were influenced by the original direction, such as the black and white checkered floor on the title screen^[1].

Designers considered a power-up to turn Mario into a Centaur (half-man, half-horse), although this was rejected before being implemented into the game.^[2]

Early builds[edit]

As seen in early screenshots, Koopa Troopas and Hammer Brothers were going to host two mini-games. The minigames were a Question Block and a dice game respectively, which also would have marked the first Super Mario game to have the Koopas standing on two feet instead of all fours. These minigames and their hosts seem to have been replaced by Toad. An early build of the game was previewed in a promotional VHS tape coming with the September 1988 edition of the magazine Famimaga.^[3] The preview shows several levels unused in the final game, a different sprite for the Wood Block and a slightly different status bar.

The back of the box of some early copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 depicts Mario traversing a hilly grassland stage with many Para-Beetles and two Note Blocks. This particular stage is not any of the lost ones present on the cartridge, nor is it in the final game. These boxes also feature an early map of Grass Land.

These are the differences between the early and final map of Grass Land:

World 1-3's level tile is in where the level tile of World 1-4 is in the final version, and World 1-4's level tile is lined up with the Toad House in the early map and not World 1-3's level tile.

The Spade Panel tile is on the left of the fortress, instead of being on the right of the fortress in the final version.

Unused data[edit]

Levels[edit]

Fifteen unused levels exist within Super Mario Bros. 3. Some of these are unique, while others bear much resemblance to levels seen in the final version. They can be accessed via Game Genie codes/cheats.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 1.png

The first unused level

The first unused level resembles a plainer version of World 5-3. The only enemies found are Kuribo's Goombas and Spinies. It has multiple colored semisolid platforms and more Brick Blocks.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 2.png

The second unused level

The second unused level slightly looks like World 3-9. The enemies found are Piranha Plants, Koopa Troopas, Cheep-Cheeps, and Bloobers with kids. The level can only be cleared with a Lakitu's Cloud, found inside a chest in Coin Heaven. The player must then use the Lakitu's Cloud to fly over the Hard Blocks.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 3.png

The third unused level

The third unused level is similar to World 7-3. The enemies found are a Kuribo's Goomba, Lakitus, and Pile Driver Micro-Goombas. Coin Heaven can be accessed by hitting a pink Note Block. There is a single stray coin floating in the sky.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 4.png

The fourth unused level

The fourth unused level resembles World 1-5 although slightly harder. The enemies found are Buzzy Beetles, Piranha Plants, Venus Fire Traps, and Koopa Troopas. All Warp Pipes contain either a Piranha Plant or a Venus Fire Trap.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 5.png

The fifth unused level

The fifth unused level is a collection of Tanooki Suit bonus rooms. It does not have any enemies.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 6.png

The sixth unused level

The sixth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The enemies found are Cheep-Cheeps, Fire Chomps, Lil Sparkies, and Koopa Paratroopas. There is a lift and a floating semisolid platform near the end.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 7.png

The seventh unused level

The seventh unused level slightly looks like World 7-4. The enemies found are Jelectros, Cheep-Cheeps, Bloobers with kids, Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, Munchers, and Boomerang Bros. The power-up at the beginning is impossible to collect. This level includes the unused tan versions of Cheep-Cheeps.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 8.png

The eighth unused level

The eighth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The player must swim up the waterfalls to reach to end, although the level has no proper ending. No enemies can be found in this level.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 9.png

The ninth unused level

The ninth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas, Fire Chomps, and a Lakitu.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 10.png

The tenth unused level

The tenth unused level resembles a Coin Heaven. The only enemies there are Koopa Troopas.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 11.png

The eleventh unused level

The eleventh unused level heavily resembles World 1-6. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, Paragoombas, Goombas, and Micro Goombas. It does not have any lifts on tracks.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 12.png

The twelfth unused level

The twelfth unused level also is similar to World 1-6, but more unfinished. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 13.png

The thirteenth unused level

The thirteenth unused level is exactly the same as the twelfth except everything is one block lower.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 14.png

The fourteenth unused level

The fourteenth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. It does not have any enemies. There is an unused starry background at the top.

File:SMB3 Unused Level 15.png

The fifteenth unused level

The fifteenth unused level is most likely a test level. The only enemy found is a Hammer Bro. There is an inactive Bill Blaster and unused stacked clouds. The level is ended by opening the chest.

File:SMB3 Unused 2 Player Level.png

The unused two-player level

This level is most likely intended for two-player versus mode.

File:SMB3 Unused World 7 Hammer Bro Level.png

World 7's Hammer Bro level

World 7 has an unused Hammer Bro level with two Hammer Bros.

File:SMB3 Unused Secret Exit.png

An unused secret exit

An unused secret exit exists towards the right of World 4-5's Tanooki Suit room.

Graphics[edit]

Mario sprites intended for minigames
A frame of Hammer Mario sliding; this can be seen in-game with a glitch
An alternate front-facing frame of Frog Mario
An alternate sprite of Toad
A tan version of a Cheep-Cheep
A green version of a Para-Beetle
An unused "P-Ball" sprite
A sprite of an open Treasure Chest
Map animation of Mario walking to the side
Map animation of Mario walking up
Unused Castle sprite
Unused defeated Castle sprite
A question mark meant for the world map
A skull meant for the world map
A clump of bushes
An early sprite for the clouds
A breakable pipe connector found in the desert tileset
The broken version of the pipe connector
A light blue platform found in the desert tileset
A background pillar found in the desert tileset
A chain object found in the desert tileset
A sandstone block found in the desert tileset
A ladder and brick design found in the desert tileset
An unused propeller found in the underwater tileset
An unused frame of some sort found in the castle tileset, possibly meant for the top of the door in the Bowser fight
Unused sprites of spikes and a wheel found in the Dark Land tileset
An unused block found in the versus mode tileset
A Goomba with closed eyes that was meant to appear in the ending sequence

Mechanics[edit]

The Spade card minigame originally featured an invisible wild card which would match one of the cards already drawn by the player^[4]. If matched with itself, the wild card acts as a 20-coins card. On boards with an uneven number of wild card, the mechanic would make the minigame unwinnable as the wild card leave one card unmatchable^[4]. The code for the wild card was retained in Super Mario All-Stars^[4].

References[edit]

The Cutting Room Floor has an article on Super Mario Bros. 3.

^ ^a ^b Brian (November 06, 2016). Miyamoto, Tezuka, Kondo on Super Mario Bros. 3 – scrapped overhead perspective, power-ups, music, more. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved June 09, 2017
^ Designing a game in the Super Mario Bros. series is certainly different than creating one based on all new characters, but it is just as challenging. The difficult task is to make familiar characters seem fresh.
In each of the previous SMB games, Mario gained new power-ups. So in SMB 3, Mr. Miyamoto and the other designers wanted to invent another new, interesting way for Mario to power-up. Their initial ideas tended toward having Mario turn into some sort of creature. A concept that was rejected was having Mario power-up as a Centaur (half man, half horse). The idea that they finally settled on was to give Mario a tail and the ability of flight. Their first tail concept, that of a Racoon tail, was the one that finally stuck.
″I′m sorry to say there isn′t a funny story behind why we chose the Racoon tail,″ Miyamoto remarked. ″We thought the Racoon tail worked best from a practical point of view and it fit right in with Mario′s style. It also created some great new game play possibilities.″ - Nintendo Power Volume 10, page 21
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov8A5tz8MU0
^ ^a ^b ^c The Cutting Room Floor (June 09, 2017). The Unused Wild Card in Super Mario Bros. 3. YouTube. Retrieved June 09, 2017

[Nintendo_Topics-1] Brian (November 06, 2016). Miyamoto, Tezuka, Kondo on Super Mario Bros. 3 – scrapped overhead perspective, power-ups, music, more. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved June 09, 2017

[2] Designing a game in the Super Mario Bros. series is certainly different than creating one based on all new characters, but it is just as challenging. The difficult task is to make familiar characters seem fresh.
In each of the previous SMB games, Mario gained new power-ups. So in SMB 3, Mr. Miyamoto and the other designers wanted to invent another new, interesting way for Mario to power-up. Their initial ideas tended toward having Mario turn into some sort of creature. A concept that was rejected was having Mario power-up as a Centaur (half man, half horse). The idea that they finally settled on was to give Mario a tail and the ability of flight. Their first tail concept, that of a Racoon tail, was the one that finally stuck.
″I′m sorry to say there isn′t a funny story behind why we chose the Racoon tail,″ Miyamoto remarked. ″We thought the Racoon tail worked best from a practical point of view and it fit right in with Mario′s style. It also created some great new game play possibilities.″ - Nintendo Power Volume 10, page 21

[3] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov8A5tz8MU0

[TCRF-4] The Cutting Room Floor (June 09, 2017). The Unused Wild Card in Super Mario Bros. 3. YouTube. Retrieved June 09, 2017

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-This article pertains to the [[beta elements]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and its remake, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3#Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
+{{italic title|List of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' pre-release and unused content}}
+This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. For pre-release and unused content pertaining to the remake, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', see [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|List of ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' pre-release and unused content]].
+==Early ideas==
+At the beginning of production, the development team of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' wanted the game to use an overhead, isometric view<ref name="Nintendo Topics">Brian (November 06, 2016). [http://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-tezuka-kondo-on-super-mario-bros-3-scrapped-overhead-perspective-power-ups-music-more/2/ Miyamoto, Tezuka, Kondo on Super Mario Bros. 3 – scrapped overhead perspective, power-ups, music, more]. ''Nintendo Everything''. Retrieved June 09, 2017</ref>. The developers found that it was difficult to balance the platforming gameplay around this perspective, leading them to abandon the idea. Several graphical elements of the final ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' were influenced by the original direction, such as the black and white checkered floor on the title screen<ref name="Nintendo Topics"></ref>.
-==''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Beta elements==
+Designers considered a power-up to turn [[Mario]] into a [[Wikipedia:Centaur|Centaur]] (half-man, half-horse), although this was rejected before being implemented into the game.<ref>''Designing a game in the Super Mario Bros. series is certainly different than creating one based on all new characters, but it is just as challenging. The difficult task is to make familiar characters seem fresh.<br>In each of the previous SMB games, Mario gained new power-ups. So in SMB 3, Mr. Miyamoto and the other designers wanted to invent another new, interesting way for Mario to power-up. Their initial ideas tended toward having Mario turn into some sort of creature. A concept that was rejected was having Mario power-up as a Centaur (half man, half horse). The idea that they finally settled on was to give Mario a tail and the ability of flight. Their first tail concept, that of a Racoon tail, was the one that finally stuck.<br>″I′m sorry to say there isn′t a funny story behind why we chose the Racoon tail,″ Miyamoto remarked. ″We thought the Racoon tail worked best from a practical point of view and it fit right in with Mario′s style. It also created some great new game play possibilities.″'' - Nintendo Power Volume 10, page 21</ref>
-[[File:Smb3 gcheep ani.gif|thumb|A gold [[Cheep Cheep]].]][[File:Smb3 gparabeetle ani.gif|thumb|A green [[Para-Beetle]].]]
-There were going to be two new [[enemies]] called '''Gold Cheep Cheep''' (a golden version of a [[Cheep-Cheep]]), and '''Green Para-Beetles''' (green colored [[Para-Beetle]]s). The Gold Cheep Cheeps would come in groups and swim faster than regular Cheep-Cheeps and the Green Para-Beetle is a green Para-Beetle that flies faster than normal ones, Gold Cheep-Cheeps appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' as smaller versions traveling around in schools. ''The game coding reveals an item-sized [[Toad (species)|Toad]] icon among some of the game's suits; this is interpreted by several as a sort of "Toad Suit", although it makes no changes to gameplay when granted to Mario.'' - This has been recently proven to actually be a Hammer Suit with palette errors, and appears clearly in a "?" block in 7-8, giving Mario the Hammer Suit. <ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=12446.0 The Mushroom Kingdom] Accessed 25 March 2009</ref> Designers also considered a power-up to turn Mario into a Centaur (half-man, half-horse), although this was rejected (Tilden 1990, 21).
-[[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Hammer Bros.]] were going to host two mini-games. The mini-games were a Dice Block game and a Question Block game. These mini-games and their hosts seem to have been replaced by [[Toad]]. However, it could also be possible that they were all around at the same time, but all got scrapped except for one due to memory size.
+==Early builds==
+[[File:Koopahost SMB3.png|thumb|left]]
+[[File:Hammerbrohost SMB3.png|thumb]]
+As seen in early screenshots, [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Hammer Bro]]thers were going to host two mini-games. The [[minigame]]s were a Question Block and a dice game respectively, which also would have marked the first ''Super Mario'' game to have the Koopas standing on two feet instead of all fours. These minigames and their hosts seem to have been replaced by [[Toad]]. An early build of the game was previewed in a promotional VHS tape coming with the September 1988 edition of the magazine ''Famimaga''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov8A5tz8MU0</ref> The preview shows several levels unused in the final game, a different sprite for the [[Hard Block|Wood Block]] and a slightly different status bar.
-Finally, fifteen extra levels exist within the coding of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Some of these are strange and unique, while others bear much resemblance to levels in the final version and were very likely redone as those. Also, the back of the box of some early copies of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' depicts Mario traversing a hilly grassland stage with tons of Para-Beetles and two [[Note Block]]s about. This particular stage is not any of the lost ones present on the cartridge, nor is it in the final game. It could even be a press mock-up from [[Nintendo]]. The "special" boxes also feature a beta map of [[Grass Land]].
+The back of the box of some early copies of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' depicts Mario traversing a hilly grassland stage with many Para-Beetles and two [[Note Block]]s. This particular stage is not any of the lost ones present on the cartridge, nor is it in the final game. These boxes also feature an early map of [[Grass Land]].
-<center><gallery>
+These are the differences between the early and final map of Grass Land:
-Image:Koopahost_SMB3.png|<center>A Koopa Troopa hosting an item mini-game in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
-Image:hammer.gif|<center>A Hammer Bro. hosting a card mini-game in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
-Image:toad.gif|<center>''Super Mario Bros. 3'''s "Toad Suit" as it appears in the game's programming.
-Image:SMBBETA1.png|<center>Unused Mario sprites.
-Image:Super_Mario_Bros._3_Beta_Sprite.PNG|<center>Unused castle sprites.
-Image:SMBBETA3.png|<center>More unused Mario sprites.
-File:SMB3Beta1.gif|<center>Unused sprites of spikes and a wheel.
-File:SMB3Beta2.gif|<center>Unused underwater propeller.
-</gallery></center>
-==''Super Mario Advance 4'' Beta elements==
+* World 1-3's level tile is in where the level tile of World 1-4 is in the final version, and World 1-4's level tile is lined up with the [[Toad House]] in the early map and not World 1-3's level tile.
-===Logo===
-[[File:Sma4betalogo.jpg|thumb|right|The beta logo for the game.]]
-The logo had a very few differences to the current logo.
-===Map Icons===
+* The [[Spade Panel]] tile is on the left of the fortress, instead of being on the right of the fortress in the final version.
-[[File:SMA4SledgeIcon.png|frame|left]]
-An icon of a [[Sledge Bro.]] was supposed to be used for the Map but was taken out.
-===Unused E-Reader Items===
+{{br|right}}
-[[File:SMA4GreySwitch.png|frame|left]]
-A Grey Switch was found in the game's codings. It was taken out for unknown reasons.
-===Gameplay===
+==Unused data==
-Not much is different to the gameplay, but there is a different version of showing how many A Coins can be collected in the HUD.
+===Levels===
+Fifteen unused levels exist within ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Some of these are unique, while others bear much resemblance to levels seen in the final version. They can be accessed via Game Genie codes/cheats.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 1.png|500|The first unused level}}
+The first unused level resembles a plainer version of [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-3]]. The only enemies found are [[Shoe Goomba|Kuribo's Goombas]] and [[Spiny|Spinies]]. It has multiple colored semisolid platforms and more [[Brick Block]]s.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 2.png|500|The second unused level}}
+The second unused level slightly looks like [[World 3-9 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-9]]. The enemies found are [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheeps]], and [[Blooper Nanny|Bloobers with kids]]. The level can only be cleared with a [[Lakitu's Cloud]], found inside a chest in [[Coin Heaven]]. The player must then use the Lakitu's Cloud to fly over the [[Hard Block]]s.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 3.png|500|The third unused level}}
+The third unused level is similar to [[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7-3]]. The enemies found are a Kuribo's Goomba, [[Lakitu]]s, and [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]]s. Coin Heaven can be accessed by hitting a pink [[Note Block]]. There is a single stray coin floating in the sky.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 4.png|500|The fourth unused level}}
+The fourth unused level resembles [[World 1-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-5]] although slightly harder. The enemies found are [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, Piranha Plants, [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Traps]], and Koopa Troopas. All [[Warp Pipe]]s contain either a Piranha Plant or a Venus Fire Trap.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 5.png|500|The fifth unused level}}
+The fifth unused level is a collection of [[Tanooki Suit]] bonus rooms. It does not have any enemies.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 6.png|500|The sixth unused level}}
+The sixth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The enemies found are Cheep-Cheeps, [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s, [[Lil Sparky|Lil Sparkies]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s. There is a [[lift]] and a floating semisolid platform near the end.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 7.png|500|The seventh unused level}}
+The seventh unused level slightly looks like [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7-4]]. The enemies found are [[Jelectro]]s, Cheep-Cheeps, Bloobers with kids, Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, [[Muncher]]s, and [[Boomerang Bro]]s. The power-up at the beginning is impossible to collect. This level includes the unused tan versions of Cheep-Cheeps.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 8.png|100|The eighth unused level}}
+The eighth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The player must swim up the waterfalls to reach to end, although the level has no proper ending. No enemies can be found in this level.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 9.png|500|The ninth unused level}}
+The ninth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas, Fire Chomps, and a Lakitu.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 10.png|250|The tenth unused level}}
+The tenth unused level resembles a Coin Heaven. The only enemies there are Koopa Troopas.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 11.png|500|The eleventh unused level}}
+The eleventh unused level heavily resembles [[World 1-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-6]]. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, [[Paragoomba]]s, Goombas, and [[Mini Goomba|Micro Goombas]]. It does not have any lifts on tracks.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 12.png|300|The twelfth unused level}}
+The twelfth unused level also is similar to World 1-6, but more unfinished. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 13.png|300|The thirteenth unused level}}
+The thirteenth unused level is exactly the same as the twelfth except everything is one block lower.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 14.png|500|The fourteenth unused level}}
+The fourteenth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. It does not have any enemies. There is an unused starry background at the top.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 15.png|500|The fifteenth unused level}}
+The fifteenth unused level is most likely a test level. The only enemy found is a [[Hammer Bro]]. There is an inactive [[Bill Blaster]] and unused stacked clouds. The level is ended by opening the chest.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused 2 Player Level.png|200|The unused two-player level}}
+This level is most likely intended for two-player versus mode.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused World 7 Hammer Bro Level.png|200|World 7's Hammer Bro level}}
+[[World 7 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7]] has an unused Hammer Bro level with two Hammer Bros.
+{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Secret Exit.png|500|An unused secret exit}}
+An unused secret exit exists towards the right of [[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]]'s Tanooki Suit room.
-===Other===
+===Graphics===
-[[Image:SMA4_248C98.png|thumb]]
+<gallery>
-Found among the game's internal data are some uncompressed ''[[Super Mario World]]'' graphics.  This is odd, as graphics in modern Video Games are almost always compressed, since they can consume a lot of space.  The probable reason for their decompression is that ''Super Mario World''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s graphics are 3-bit, making them fairly "light" on space requirements. The graphics found were the following.
+SMBBETA1.png|Mario sprites intended for minigames
+SMB3 Hammer Mario Sliding.png|A frame of [[Hammer Mario]] sliding; this can be seen in-game with a glitch
+SMB3FrogMarioFront.png|An alternate front-facing frame of [[Frog Mario]]
+SMB3ToadStatue.png|An alternate sprite of [[Toad]]
+Smb3 gcheep ani.gif|A tan version of a Cheep-Cheep
+Smb3 gparabeetle ani.gif|A green version of a [[Para-Beetle]]
+SMB3PBall.png|An unused "P-Ball" sprite
+SMB3SmallOpenChest.png|A sprite of an open [[Treasure Chest]]
+SMB3MapMarioLeft.gif|Map animation of Mario walking to the side
+SMB3MapMarioUp.gif|Map animation of Mario walking up
+SMB3 Unused Castle Sprite.png|Unused [[Castle]] sprite
+SMB3 Unused Castle Defeat Sprite.png|Unused defeated Castle sprite
+SMB3QuestionMark.png|A question mark meant for the world map
+SMB3Skull.png|A skull meant for the world map
+SMB3 Unused Clump Bush Sprite.png|A clump of bushes
+SMB3 Early Cloud Sprite.png|An early sprite for the clouds
+SMB3PipeConnector.png|A breakable pipe connector found in the desert tileset
+SMB3 Broken Pipe Block.png|The broken version of the pipe connector
+SMB3 Unused Platform.png|A light blue platform found in the desert tileset
+SMB3SandPillar.png|A background pillar found in the desert tileset
+SMB3 Unused Chain.png|A chain object found in the desert tileset
+SMB3SandBlock.png|A sandstone block found in the desert tileset
+CHB124SMB3UnusedDesertEX.png|A ladder and brick design found in the desert tileset
+SMB3Beta2.gif|An unused propeller found in the underwater tileset
+SMB3UnusedDungeon.png|An unused frame of some sort found in the castle tileset, possibly meant for the top of the door in the [[Bowser]] fight
+SMB3Beta1.gif|Unused sprites of spikes and a wheel found in the [[Dark Land]] tileset
+SMB3UnusedBlock.png|An unused block found in the versus mode tileset
+SMB3 Unused Goomba Closed Eyes.png|A Goomba with closed eyes that was meant to appear in the ending sequence
+</gallery>
-*One of the animation frames for [[Bowser]]'s [[Clown Car]].
+===Mechanics===
-*Three frames of [[Koopa Troopa]]'s walking animation.
+The [[Spade Panel|Spade]] card minigame originally featured an invisible wild card which would match one of the cards already drawn by the player<ref name="TCRF">The Cutting Room Floor (June 09, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEINu54XB8 The Unused Wild Card in Super Mario Bros. 3]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 09, 2017</ref>. If matched with itself, the wild card acts as a 20-coins card. On boards with an uneven number of wild card, the mechanic would make the minigame unwinnable as the wild card leave one card unmatchable<ref name="TCRF"></ref>. The code for the wild card was retained in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref name="TCRF"></ref>.
-*Two frames of [[Goomba (Super Mario World)|Goomba]]'s walking animation.
-*The Nintendo Presents logo from the beginning of the game.
-*The font used for the HUD, used to write out this text string: 0123456789:VER./
-It's probably worth noting that none of these graphics are anywhere near each other in ''Super Mario World,'' although they are right next to each other in ''Super Mario Advance 4''. It's not known whether these are a true beta element, or random data that was compiled into the game by mistake, possibly while coding something else.
-Using Lunar Magic, a popular hacking tool for ''Super Mario World'', and YYCHR, a graphics hacking tool for various game roms, can prove the fact that these graphics aren't anywhere near each other, with the exception of the Koopa and Goomba graphics. Extracting all of ''Super Mario World''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s graphics from the rom splits the graphics into different files with a .bin extension, labeled from GFX00 to GFX33 (The numbers are labeled in hex, e. g. GFX 0E). When opened with YYCHR, the "Nintendo Presents" gfx are located in GFX00, the Koopa Troopa's and Goomba's walking animations are located in GFX01, Bowser's Koopa Clown Car sprite tiles are located in GFX21, and the font for the HUD, is located in GFX28.
-;Beta sprites
-[[Image:Sma4_enemies-4.png|thumb|right|All sprites in ''Super Mario Advance 4''. Some are unused.]]
-*SMB3 NES [[Spiny Cheep Cheep]]. This was used in the Japan-only E-reader level Classic 2-2.
-*[[Dolphin]]s (SMA2) Unused
-*[[Fishbone]] (SMA2) Unused
-*[[Yoshi]]'s Fireballs (SMA2, Giant New Appearance, from when Yoshi spits out a Red Shell, and also a Giant version, probably to be caused by spitting out a Red [[Gargantua Koopa Troopa]] Shell
-*[[Flutter]] (SMA3) (Unused) This Enemy is fully scripted and acts like the ''Super Mario Advance 2'' Wigglers. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJvZnRP5HTk YouTube - SMA4, UpaLuppa's (Continued) Demo of Beta / Unused Stuff on ROM! - Flutter from SMW2:YI]</ref>
-*[[Fuzzy]] (SMA2) (Unused)
-*Unused [[Boo]] graphics from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' (note that those aren't the actual Boo graphics from ''Yoshi's Island'', but unused ones that were unused in both ''Yoshi's Island'', and ''Super Mario Advance 4'').
-Also, the [[Para-Goomba]] (SMA2), the [[Para Bob-omb]] (based off of its SMW appearance with the SMA4 bob-ombs), and the [[Porcu-Puffer]] are in the game, fully scripted.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDGsAjHrjbk SMA4 - Forest of Fear!]</ref>
 ==References==
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-[[Category:Beta elements|Super Mario Bros. 3]]
+[[Category:Pre-release and unused content|Super Mario Bros. 3]]
+[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3|*]]

[Edit] Pre-release and unused content
Donkey Kong franchise	Platformers	Donkey Kong series		Donkey Kong Jr.
		Donkey Kong Country series		Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
		Donkey Kong Land series		Donkey Kong Land • Donkey Kong Land 2 • Donkey Kong Land III
		Other		Donkey Kong 64 • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat • DK: King of Swing • DK: Jungle Climber
	Mario vs. Donkey Kong series			Mario vs. Donkey Kong • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
	Other			Diddy Kong Racing • Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
Super Mario franchise	Platformers	Super Mario series		Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario Advance) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3) • Super Mario World • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario 64 (Super Mario 64 DS) • Super Mario Sunshine • New Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Mario 3D Land • New Super Mario Bros. 2 • New Super Mario Bros. U • Super Mario 3D World • Super Mario Maker (Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS) • Super Mario Odyssey
	Platformers	Other		Mario is Missing! • Hotel Mario • Super Princess Peach • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
	Spin-offs	Mario Kart series		Super Mario Kart • Mario Kart 64 • Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! • Mario Kart DS • Mario Kart Wii • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart Tour
		Mario Party series		Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 • Mario Party 6 • Mario Party Advance • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 • Mario Party 9 • Mario Party: Island Tour
		RPGs	Paper Mario series	Paper Mario • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door • Super Paper Mario • Paper Mario: Sticker Star • Paper Mario: Color Splash • Paper Mario: The Origami King
			Mario & Luigi series	Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
			Other	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
		Super Mario sports	Mario Golf series	Mario Golf: World Tour
			Mario Tennis series	Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis • Mario Power Tennis
			Mario Strikers series	Super Mario Strikers • Mario Strikers Charged
			Other	Mario Sports Mix
		Luigi's Mansion series		Luigi's Mansion • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon • Luigi's Mansion 3
Wario franchise	Platformers	Wario Land series		Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Virtual Boy Wario Land • Wario Land II • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land 4 • Wario Land: Shake It!
	Platformers	Other		Wario World
	WarioWare series			WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! • WarioWare: Smooth Moves • Game & Wario
Yoshi franchise	Platformers	Yoshi's Island series		Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island • Yoshi's Island DS • Yoshi's New Island
Yoshi franchise	Platformers	Other		Yoshi's Story • Yoshi's Woolly World
Crossovers	Mario & Sonic series			Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
	Super Smash Bros. series			Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Melee • Super Smash Bros. Brawl • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
	Other			Game & Watch Gallery 4 • Fortune Street
Miscellaneous				Drill Bit • Mario's Face • Super Mario Bros. film • List of unreleased media

[Edit] Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Protagonists		Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
Bosses		Boom Boom • Big Boo^a • Fake Bowser^a • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Bowser
Items		1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon^a • Advance Coin^a • Anchor • Blue Coin • Boomerang^a • Cape Feather^a • Card • Coin • e-Coin^a • Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Goomba's Shoe • Hammer • Hammer Suit • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic Ball • Magic Wand • Magic Whistle • Music Box • P-Wing • Poison Mushroom^a • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Vegetable^a
Objects	Main game	? Block • Beanstalk • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Magical ball • Mega ? Block • Mushroom Coin^a • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Track • Treasure box • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • White Block • Wood Block
Objects	World-e^a	!-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake Block • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
Forms		Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario • Cape Mario^a
Switch Cards^a		1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up!! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri!
Worlds		Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone • World-e^a
Locations		e-Coin Castle^a • Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel • Spade Panel • Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship
Enemies	Main game	Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • "Boo" Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Koopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Bloober • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Piranha
Enemies	World-e^a	Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles		Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spike^a • Fire-Bar^a • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-games^a		Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Miscellaneous		Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time Limit
Further info		Completion • e-Reader^a • e-Reader cards^a • Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4) • Glitches (Super Mario Advance 4) • Media • Pre-release and unused content (Super Mario Advance 4) • Quotes • References • Staff • Unwinnable state
^a Exclusive to Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

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