The top corner of the hill is also more rounded, possibly to accommodate the triangle block. The triangle block looks more mechanical than the final version, which was made magenta and given a face. The final game replaced them with the Cape Feather and Cape Mario. 3 is present at this point, as is Raccoon Mario. 3, as do the wood blocks, which were ultimately removed from the final version. The ? Blocks resemble those used in Super Mario Bros. The top of the spinning platform is also much thicker and has 6 pivots instead of 5. 3, albeit with a miscolored pixel in the middle. The Fire Flower resembles its appearance in Super Mario Bros. A common feature in early screenshots is round, donut-shaped clouds in the background. Large coins similar to the Dragon Coins are present, though whether they actually are Dragon Coins is unknown. The reserve box color is also a teal color in some shots. Only the Bonus Star counter is missing, with the coin counter in its place rather than above the score, and the lives counter is right-justified rather than centered. The HUD is very similar to the final version. Judging from their positioning between shots, they were likely implemented as a separate independently-scrolling background layer. The backgrounds of the outdoor areas are similar to those used in the final, aside from the presence of circular 'donut' clouds. Interestingly, the prologue cutscene of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 ends with a shot of the first world as it appears in the in-game overworld before fading to a brown map-style drawing of it, after which the logo appears. The domed mushroom-like house is clearly a starting point, not unlike the START tiles of Super Mario Bros. There are four 'Worlds', at least three of which have a Fortress (seemingly looking no different than the final) at the end. 3 games), and (for whatever reason) coin and score counters. On the top side of the border is Small Mario walking (albeit using very different sprites), the lives counter, the stage number (using a World-Level style similar to the pre- Super Mario Bros.

Very different than the final, aside from the border and Mario's overworld sprite. Something that has been oversight in the 1989 title screen is that the 'W' in the logo has a slight defect on the left side. Behind the logo, however, is a brown map-style drawing of the mushroom-shaped island used as the overworld at this point in development. There are also visible eyebrows and a smiling expression on his face during the jumping and running animations.Ĭolors aside, the logo is pretty much exactly the same as the final Japanese version, as is the wood border (although the border is one block taller here). (Source: Chris Covell ( 1, 2)) Earlier Buildįeatures Mario with red shoes and no gloves, similar to Super Mario Bros. The only known differences between the two builds seen are Mario's sprite work and one of the levels having a background change. Many more graphics assets were found among the 2020 Nintendo leaks, and are covered here. Various remnants of early development, including some elements shown below and some that aren't, are present in the final game, the SNES Test Program, and the SNES Burn-In Test Cart. It is almost certain that the '1989 Shoshinkai' was a private event, open only to members of the press. While some elements are pretty much done even at this early point, others were changed - some significantly. These are photos taken off the projector screen, published in 1989 issues of Famitsu and Famimaga. AugThe game is released in North America.Īt least two early builds of Super Mario World were shown on July 28, 1989.January 1990 - The game is said to have reset development around this time.JThe game is revealed at Shoshinkai in Japan.October 1988 - Development for Super Mario World begins after the release of Super Mario Bros.

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