List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga pre-release and unused content: Difference between revisions

[[File:MLoriginaltitle.PNG|thumb|300px|The original logo for the game's international release, shown at {{wp|Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3}} 2003.<ref>Japancommercials4U2 (September 1, 2009). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbc6DoBqOQ Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga E3 2003 Trailer]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 23, 2015.</ref> Note its similarities to the game's {{media link|MLSS Japan box art.jpg|Japanese logo}} with the decorative bean design.]]

This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.

==Unused data==

===Unused cameos===

[[Wario]], [[Fox|Fox McCloud]], [[Captain Olimar]], [[Samus Aran]], [[Toon Link]], and an [[Excitebike|Excitebike Racer]] were intended to appear in the [[Starbeans Cafe]] after [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] create a drink.<ref name=TMK_MLSS>[https://themushroomkingdom.net/mlss_lost.shtml themushroomkingdom.net] Accessed 8 March 2009</ref> The Excitebike Racer is the only character to not be portrayed in the game's art style, instead remaining as an 8-bit sprite. Despite originally being intended to only appear once, [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]] replaces all of these cameo appearances in the final game.

====Quotes====

Below is a list of the dialogue for each character's intended appearance.

=====E. Gadd=====

'''E. Gadd''' : Hmm... My sniffer’s detecting the aroma of a new kind of juice...<br>

=====Wario=====

=====Fox McCloud=====

'''Slippy Toad''': Fox! Help me! Fox! Where are you?<br>

=====Captain Olimar (Pikmin)=====

Captain Olimar's text would appear on the screen the same way the item text does (such as “''You got a Mushroom!''”), meaning he would not have a speech bubble.

=====Samus Aran=====

'''Cashier''': Whoa! A power outage? Yikes! Samus Aran! I see you're rocking and rolling as usual! ...Looks like your energy tanks are empty! Sorry, but can't you give your Hoolumbian to Samus? Oh! Feeling better?

=====Excitebike Racer=====

'''Cashier''': Hey? Is that the sound of a motorcycle I hear? Hey, buddy! What are you doin'?! This isn’t a drive-through! What? Are you thirsty or something? Fine, but no need to get so...EXCITED! Are your engines on full throttle?

=====Link=====

'''Cashier''' : Whoa! Link! The Hero of...what is it, now? Anyway, long-time, no see, buddy! What are you doing here? Did you get lost in a dungeon again? What? You're having trouble finding the fairy fountain? Oh... It’s game over, and your bottles are all empty? Are your hearts filled now, kiddo?

==Other==

[[File:MLSS Beta - Cloaked Beanish.gif|frame]]

The game's data includes sprites of a cloaked [[Beanish]] character, an early sprite of [[Lady Lima]],<ref name=Salafrog>Salafrog (October 8, 2009). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfN08noR6sk Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga: More Beta Sprites]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 13, 2009.</ref> and an unused color palette for [[Tuki]]. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Tuki uses this alternate color palette instead.

Sprites of five colored letters and a star symbol exist that spell out "MARIO✩", alongside a series of colorful polka-dotted triangles. No equivalent exists for Luigi. Early [[coin]] sprites show a different design, as well as unused red and blue variants. The starting area of [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] looked drastically diferent. Unused sprites for the 'Happy' statues in Woohoo Hooniversity reveal that they were supposed to catch on fire. [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s icons at the top of the screen were slightly smaller and less detailed.

Originally, the [[Bean Fruit]]s were each intended to be a different color, rather than being all colored purple as in the final game. Descriptions exist for items called "Neon Beans" that match the unused Bean Fruit colors. The text "You got a [[Game & Watch]]" is also present, which is a remnant of when it was rewarded by the cloaked Beanish.<ref>Skawo (October 25, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBnYXSOFEIM&t=1429s <nowiki>[TCRF]</nowiki> Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Demo Indepth Look - Part 2]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 26, 2023.</ref> An item named "Spiritual Bros." may have been a [[badge]]. A badge named [[Soulful Bros.]] exists in the final game, so [[Nintendo]] may have attempted to rename this item.<ref name=TMK_MLSS/><ref name=Salafrog/> There are also unused sprites for badges in blue and yellow-orange colors, red and green [[block]]s without "M"s or "L"s, a closed book similar to open ones in [[Beanbean Castle]], and an unremarkable key. The latter was intended to be displayed for key items in a similar manner to badges having badge icons beside their names. The [[Oho Gear]] is unobtainable through legitimate means in international versions of the game. The gear, which raises Defense by 28, was changed in the Japanese release so that it is dropped by [[Beanerang Bro|Boomerang Bro]]s. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' fixes this issue in all regions.

The name "[[Sharkbone]]" is found in the game's code but unused in the final game, as in battle, Sharkbones' names will always display as "????", alongside [[Sand Cheep]]s.<ref name=TMK_MLSS/> Both enemies are found together in [[Gwarhar Lagoon]]. ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' officially uses the names "Sharkbone" and "Sand Cheep" for the enemies in their [[Easy Mode]] hints.

Blue [[Goomba]]s called Mossy Goombas, red [[Goomba]]s called Pop Goombas, [[Paragoomba]]s, [[Sergeant Starshade]], and a [[Hoohooligan]] named Nice Guy all have battle statistics and sprites. The green Oho Jee from the [[Surfing Game]] also has shocked and hurt animations, although it is unclear if it was intended to be battled. There are also overworld sprites of smaller [[Fighter Fly|Fighter Flies]] bearing more resemblance to those in the version of ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' included with the game. Finally, there are battle sprites of a [[Bombshell Bill|golden]] [[Bullet Bill]] in a taller [[Bill Blaster]] with the skull icon from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

====Unused enemy statistics====

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Goomba

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Goomba SSS.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Getme!

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Goomba SSS.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Dummonster

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Goomba SSS.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Mossy Goomba

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Beta MLSS Blue Goomba.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Pop Goomba

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Beta MLSS Red Goomba.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Paragoomba

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Beta SSS Paragoomba.png]]

{{br}}

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Sgt. Starshade

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Beta MLSS Sgt Starshade.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Nice Guy

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Beta SSS Nice Guy.png]]

{{M&LSS enemy

|altname=Time Bob-omb

|align=horizontal

|image=[[File:Time Bob-omb (5).png]]

{{br}}

===Music===

*A song similar to that of [[Little Fungitown]].

*A simpler version of [[List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga media|"Let's Go!"]], the main battle theme, using significantly different instrumentation.

*Two rearrangements of the title theme from ''{{wp|Tomato Adventure}}'', another RPG developed by [[AlphaDream]] in 2002 that uses a similar battle system to the one in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.

*An ominous theme that sounds similar to the [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] theme.

*Themes for [[Teehee Valley]] and [[Beanbean Castle Town]] without their lead instruments, possibly being early versions of these themes.

*A version of the File Select theme with different instrumentation, possibly being an early version of the theme. This version uses the [[Game Boy]]'s legacy channels in addition to samples for the lead. The harmonization, which uses the pulse channels in the final game, is interpreted as samples of choir voices, which would be how it is interpreted in the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] version.

===Battle backgrounds===

Several unused battle backgrounds exist in the game's data, such as backgrounds for the starry room and electric-themed room from [[Woohoo Hooniversity]]. All battle backgrounds in the game are 512 by 256 pixels. During most battles, however, the player only sees a 240 by 160 pixel portion of each one, as very few battles (such as [[Trunkle]] and [[Cackletta]]'s soul) make use of any kind of scrolling. This suggests that all battlefields were originally intended to feature scrolling, as would apply to later games in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series. In  ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', the background scrolls whenever Mario or Luigi use a [[Bros. Attack]].

==E3 demo==

On October 24, 2023, a cartridge containing the demo made for E3 2003 was found and dumped online.<ref>Marionova, RETIRE, sage_of_mirrors, Ashe (October 24, 2023). [https://ia601807.us.archive.org/11/items/mario-luigi-superstar-saga-e3-prototype-may-3-2003/Mario%20%26%20Luigi%20-%20ROM%20Document.pdf Mario & Luigi - ROM Document]. ''Internet Archive''. Retrieved October 24, 2023.</ref> This demo represents a mid-translation phase of development and features a multitude of differences from the final game, including alternate text, graphics and cutscenes. It contains three preset save files for E3 players, and has a large amount of content blocked off from normal play. Some of the E3 text, such as an "Ufu Mountain Trail" sign, still exists unused in the final game.

Beta MLSS Badges.png|Three different icons for [[badge]]s

Beta MLSS Beanish.png|Early sprite of [[Lady Lima]]

unusedassistant.png|Unused palette for [[Tuki]]

Beta MLSS Blue Goomba.png|Sprite of a "Mossy [[Goomba]]"

MLSS Beta - Cloaked Beanish.gif|A cloaked [[Beanish]] character

Beta MLSS Coins.png|[[Yellow Coin|Yellow]], [[Red Coin|red]], and [[Blue Coin|blue]] coins

Beta MLSS Eggs.png|Early sprites of [[Yoshi's Egg]]s, with duller colors

Beta MLSS Flaming Statue.png|Sprite of a statue on fire

Beta MLSS Fly.png|A type of [[Fighter Fly]]. This enemy has rudimentary battle code in the E3 demo, where it is listed as「ドン・フライ」(''Don Furai'', Don Fly) among the [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] enemies.<ref>Skawo (October 29, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_FPbqkWmk&t=173s <nowiki>[TCRF]</nowiki> Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Demo - Unused Enemies, Behaviours and Items]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 29, 2023.</ref>

Beta MLSS Fruit.png|Early sprites of [[Bean Fruit]]

Beta_SSS_Paragoomba.png|The early sprite of [[Paragoomba]]

Beta MLSS Red Goomba.png|Sprite of a "Pop Goomba"

Beta MLSS Sgt Starshade.png|Early sprite of [[Sergeant Starshade]]

CHB125Field.gif|An extended background for [[Beanbean Fields|Beanbean Outskirts]]

Beta MLSS University BBG.png|An early battle background for Woohoo Hooniversity

M&LSS Border Jump Early.png|Early version of the [[Border Jump]] minigame.

File:M&LSS Bink early sprite.png|[[Bink]], as seen in the E3 demo data

M&LSS E3 demo Jinx.png|Sprite of [[Jinx]] found in the E3 demo data

M&LSS Bowletta early sprite.png|Early version of [[Bowletta]], as seen in the E3 demo data

Early Bowletta Walk.gif|Early version of Bowletta walking

Early Bowletta CC.png|Early version of Bowletta in the [[Koopa Clown Car]]

Early Bowletta CC Angry.gif|Early version of Bowletta angry in the Koopa Clown Car

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