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

{{italic title|List of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' pre-release and unused content. Also the recently leaked demo content like the Beta Bowletta sprites.}}

{{rewrite-expand|Document the E3 demo when enough info is compiled.}}

[[File:MLoriginaltitle.PNG|thumb|300px|The original logo for the game's international release, shown at {{wp|Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3}} 2003.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbc6DoBqOQ ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' E3 2003 trailer]. 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.]]

[[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.

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.  

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.]]''.

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On October 24, 2023, a cartridge containing the demo made for E3 2003 was found and dumped online.<ref name=E3>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]]

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

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|Early sprite of what appears to be a type of [[Fighter Fly]]. This enemy has a battle sprite in the E3 demo.<ref name=E3/>

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

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

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

Beta MLSS University BBG.PNG|An early battle background for [[Woohoo Hooniversity]]

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