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Concepts for ''Luigi's Mansion'', such as character designs, were being planned during the [[Nintendo 64]]'s lifetime.<ref name="N-Sider"></ref> | Concepts for ''Luigi's Mansion'', such as character designs, were being planned during the [[Nintendo 64]]'s lifetime.<ref name="N-Sider"></ref> | ||
The game was first revealed at {{wp|Nintendo Space World}} in 2000 as a [[tech demo]], designed to show off the graphical capabilities of the Nintendo GameCube.<ref name="SpaceWorld 1">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zr0Nu24OCU Nintendo Gamecube, SpaceWorld 2000]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 29, 2014.</ref><ref name="SpaceWorld 2">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUavULj4Bo Space World 2000 GameCube Movie Reel]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 29, 2014.</ref> | The game was first revealed at {{wp|Nintendo Space World}} in 2000 as a [[tech demo]],<ref>https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/luigis-mansion-spaceworld-2000-demo-footage-discovered/</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAENsimS65o&t=225s</ref> designed to show off the graphical capabilities of the Nintendo GameCube.<ref name="SpaceWorld 1">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zr0Nu24OCU Nintendo Gamecube, SpaceWorld 2000]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 29, 2014.</ref><ref name="SpaceWorld 2">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUavULj4Bo Space World 2000 GameCube Movie Reel]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 29, 2014.</ref> | ||
Nintendo then decided to make ''Luigi's Mansion'' into a full-fledged game, and was later showcased at E3 in 2001, with notable changes to the design of the disc.<ref name="E3 Footage">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp4WwE_6nUc Luigi's Mansion E3 2001 Trailer]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref><ref name="E3 Tech Demo"></ref> | Nintendo then decided to make ''Luigi's Mansion'' into a full-fledged game, and was later showcased at E3 in 2001, with notable changes to the design of the disc.<ref name="E3 Footage">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp4WwE_6nUc Luigi's Mansion E3 2001 Trailer]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref><ref name="E3 Tech Demo"></ref> | ||
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|description1=A recording of an unknown ghost screeching. | |description1=A recording of an unknown ghost screeching. Similar in sound to when the chandelier in the Foyer drops down.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXH3DdVr30o&t=35s</ref> | ||
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LM Luigi Entering The Mansion Pause Screen.jpg|An early [[Foyer (Luigi's Mansion)|Foyer]] with a chair to the left leaning on the wall, the final drawer with a lamp on top to the right. There is a spider web, and the Area 2 door design is different (which can still be seen on the select screen), and the mirror is missing. This version of the Foyer can still be seen if the player presses start/pauses the game. | LM Luigi Entering The Mansion Pause Screen.jpg|An early [[Foyer (Luigi's Mansion)|Foyer]] with a chair to the left leaning on the wall, the final drawer with a lamp on top to the right. There is a spider web, and the Area 2 door design is different (which can still be seen on the select screen), and the mirror is missing. This version of the Foyer can still be seen if the player presses start/pauses the game. | ||
Luigi Fourth Wall.jpg|Luigi looks at the viewer, breaking the [[fourth wall]], while in the early Foyer. | Luigi Fourth Wall.jpg|Luigi looks at the viewer, breaking the [[fourth wall]], while in the early Foyer. | ||
Blue Ghost Teeth.jpg|Luigi being scared by a blue ghost in the Foyer. Part of a | Blue Ghost Teeth.jpg|Luigi being scared by a blue ghost in the Foyer. Part of a full motion video (FMV). | ||
LM Prerelease Luigi Screaming Cutscene.png|Luigi screaming | LM Prerelease Luigi Screaming Cutscene.png|Luigi screaming after being scared by an early blue ghost, having appeared without fear of Luigi's direct eye contact presence. | ||
LM Prerelease Empty Parlor Room.jpg|A very early [[Parlor (Luigi's Mansion)|Parlor]]. Filled with a cafe table, two chairs, a window with curtains, a different china cabinet, an extra side-chair to the left of the table, which do not appear in the final game. | LM Prerelease Empty Parlor Room.jpg|A very early [[Parlor (Luigi's Mansion)|Parlor]]. Filled with a cafe table, two chairs, a window with curtains, a different china cabinet, an extra side-chair to the left of the table, which do not appear in the final game. | ||
LM Prerelease Floating Chair in the Parlor.jpg|There is a cloth on the table with two champagne bottles and a candle on top, a fireplace, and the Area 2 and Area 3 hallway painting of the mansion itself instead of a portrait. | LM Prerelease Floating Chair in the Parlor.jpg|There is a cloth on the table with two champagne bottles and a candle on top, a fireplace, a chandelier much like from the Foyer, and the Area 2 and Area 3 hallway painting of the mansion itself instead of a portrait. | ||
Parlor room early.png|The rest of the very early Parlor. There is an analog TV with three blue ghosts on it seen in Space World 2000, similar to the sepia-toned portrait that is seen framed on the [[Ghost Portrificationizer]] in the [[Portrificationizer Chamber]] in the final game. | Parlor room early.png|The rest of the very early Parlor. There is an analog TV with three blue ghosts on it seen in Space World 2000, similar to the sepia-toned portrait that is seen framed on the [[Ghost Portrificationizer]] in the [[Portrificationizer Chamber]] in the final game. | ||
Open Door Ghost.jpg|Two early | Open Door Ghost.jpg|Two early ghosts hide behind an opened door in the early Parlor, with the upper green ghost later appearing to sit on the center table seat in the Parlor and the other blue ghost on the bottom blinking and later sitting on the left table seat in the said room. There is a different wall design and a spider web. | ||
LM Prerelease Ghosts Playing Poker.jpg|Three blue ghosts appear at the center in the early Parlor playing spider web-themed cards for roughly a second at one segment. There are three chairs around the table with an ashtray on top, and the middle | LM Prerelease Ghosts Playing Poker.jpg|Three blue ghosts appear at the center in the early Parlor playing spider web-themed cards for roughly a second at one segment. There are three chairs around the table with an ashtray on top, and the middle green ghost has a top hat and is smoking a pipe. The one on the left also appears to have a big mouth and the right hand one has a red nose much like [[Lanky Kong]] and sporting a haircut similar to [[Slim Bankshot]]. This screenshot is also seen in the final game on the [[Ghost Portrificationizer]]. | ||
Newpokerghosts.png|A shot of the three blue ghosts playing cards in the Parlor, with the center blue ghost holding a heart sided spider web themed playing card. Originally found on page #89 of issue #99 of the ''Official Nintendo Magazine'' released in December 2000. | Newpokerghosts.png|A shot of the three blue ghosts playing cards in the Parlor, with the center blue ghost holding a heart sided spider web themed playing card. Originally found on page #89 of issue #99 of the ''Official Nintendo Magazine'' released in December 2000. | ||
LM Prerelease Blue Ghosts Surround Luigi.png|Unused blue ghosts circling Luigi | LM Prerelease Blue Ghosts Surround Luigi.png|Unused blue ghosts circling Luigi in the upper left area inside the early Parlor, similar to how [[Boolossus]]' minions did. | ||
Luigi Handrail 2000.png|Luigi slides down a handrail in the Foyer, running from a light blue ghost. A spider web can be seen on the stair handrail. | Luigi Handrail 2000.png|Luigi slides down a handrail in the Foyer, running from a light blue ghost. A spider web can be seen on the stair handrail. | ||
LM Prerelease Falling Chandelier.png|The Foyer's chandelier falling, with a long narrow hallway carpet. | LM Prerelease Falling Chandelier.png|The Foyer's chandelier falling, with a long narrow hallway carpet. | ||
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LM Prerelease Meet E Gadd Cutscene.png|E. Gadd on the floor after failing to catch a Gold Ghost. | LM Prerelease Meet E Gadd Cutscene.png|E. Gadd on the floor after failing to catch a Gold Ghost. | ||
LM Prerelease Elvin Gadd.jpg|E. Gadd laying on the floor next to an early version of a Gold Ghost, along with a picture of E. Gadd placed over the screenshot. There is no cloth on the table, an extra sofa, purple Blue Twirler ghost portraits on the wall, and the [[Anteroom]] door is different in design and is boarded up. | LM Prerelease Elvin Gadd.jpg|E. Gadd laying on the floor next to an early version of a Gold Ghost, along with a picture of E. Gadd placed over the screenshot. There is no cloth on the table, an extra sofa, purple Blue Twirler ghost portraits on the wall, and the [[Anteroom]] door is different in design and is boarded up. | ||
LM Prerelease Parlor Pink Ghost.jpg|The early Gold Ghost with a light purple color. The portrait has an early Blue Twirler with a black cartoonish top hat and is smoking a pipe, much like one of the | LM Prerelease Parlor Pink Ghost.jpg|The early Gold Ghost with a light purple color. The portrait has an early Blue Twirler with a black cartoonish top hat and is smoking a pipe, much like one of the green ghosts seen at Space World 2000. | ||
LM Prerelease Parlor Cutscene.png|More early Gold Ghosts. | LM Prerelease Parlor Cutscene.png|More early Gold Ghosts. | ||
Parlor room Anteroom boarded up.png|The unused coin meter. | Parlor room Anteroom boarded up.png|The unused coin meter. | ||
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Luigi's Mansion Prerelease Screenshot 3.png|A door which would lead to the Projection Room is boarded up. There is a grandfather clock to the right corner of the room. | Luigi's Mansion Prerelease Screenshot 3.png|A door which would lead to the Projection Room is boarded up. There is a grandfather clock to the right corner of the room. | ||
Dining Room ghosts.png|Ghosts in the Dining Room. | Dining Room ghosts.png|Ghosts in the Dining Room. | ||
LM Prerelease Kitchen.jpg|A possible chef ghost, red Grabbing Ghost,<ref>''Luigi's Mansion'' Official [[Nintendo]] Instructional Booklet, page 17.</ref>, early [[Waiter]], or early [[Bowling Ghost]] holding an unused tomato in the [[Kitchen (Luigi's Mansion)|Kitchen]]. A spider web can be seen, there is no fire on the Boneyard door and there is a different array of pots and pans above the stove, with two bottles on top of the sink, and the door which would lead to the Area 2 hallway is boarded up. | LM Prerelease Kitchen.jpg|A possible chef ghost, red Grabbing Ghost,<ref>''Luigi's Mansion'' Official [[Nintendo]] Instructional Booklet, page 17.</ref>, early [[Waiter]], or early [[Bowling Ghost]] holding an unused tomato in the [[Kitchen (Luigi's Mansion)|Kitchen]], likely from a cut tech demo. A spider web can be seen, there is no fire on the Boneyard door and there is a different array of pots and pans above the stove, with two bottles on top of the sink, and the door which would lead to the Area 2 hallway is boarded up. | ||
Luigis Mansion Manual Grabber.png|A red Grabber Ghost in the Kitchen. | Luigis Mansion Manual Grabber.png|A red Grabber Ghost in the Kitchen. | ||
LM Boarded Up Kitchen Door.png|There are different ghosts in the Kitchen. | LM Boarded Up Kitchen Door.png|There are different ghosts in the Kitchen. | ||
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Luigis Mansion Unused Map Icon.png|A Matryoshka doll (labeled "gidemap.szp"), likely an early Luigi's head that appears on the Game Boy Horror's maps. | Luigis Mansion Unused Map Icon.png|A Matryoshka doll (labeled "gidemap.szp"), likely an early Luigi's head that appears on the Game Boy Horror's maps. | ||
LM Unused Cyan Ghost Sprite.png|An unused graphic labeled "Obake01", likely the same early blue ghost with a slightly different design from the Nintendo Space World 2000 trailer.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5-B22FphKg&t=55</ref> | LM Unused Cyan Ghost Sprite.png|An unused graphic labeled "Obake01", likely the same early blue ghost with a slightly different design from the Nintendo Space World 2000 trailer.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5-B22FphKg&t=55</ref> | ||
LM Unused Green Ghost Sprite.png|An unused graphic labeled "Obake02", which appears to be the same | LM Unused Green Ghost Sprite.png|An unused graphic labeled "Obake02", which appears to be the same green ghost from Space World 2000. | ||
LM_UnusedMap_F3.png|An early map of the third floor labeled "gidemap.bin", which had an extra room on the left side of the Balcony on the third floor. | LM_UnusedMap_F3.png|An early map of the third floor labeled "gidemap.bin", which had an extra room on the left side of the Balcony on the third floor. | ||
LM_UnusedMap_Basement.png|An early map of the basement shows that the [[Breaker Room]] would have been accessed from the basement hallway instead of from the stairway area. | LM_UnusedMap_Basement.png|An early map of the basement shows that the [[Breaker Room]] would have been accessed from the basement hallway instead of from the stairway area. | ||