Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
From The Cutting Room Floor
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This is nothing more than a single test map, featuring five exits, two raised areas, and what currently appears as part of an item shop sign. It more than likely used to be something different back then. | This is nothing more than a single test map, featuring five exits, two raised areas, and what currently appears as part of an item shop sign. It more than likely used to be something different back then. | ||
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===Mountain area=== | ===Mountain area=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map-MountainAreas.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map-MountainAreas.png|thumb|left]] | ||
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The map actually appears in a prototype screenshot shown in a Nintendo Power issue. Surprisingly, the screenshot matches the unused map almost exactly. | The map actually appears in a prototype screenshot shown in a Nintendo Power issue. Surprisingly, the screenshot matches the unused map almost exactly. | ||
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===Town area=== | ===Town area=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map02-TownExterior-Collision.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map02-TownExterior-Collision.png|thumb|left]] | ||
Sadly the tilemaps no longer exist for this area, therefore we can only judge its supposed appearance by the collision tiles and the tileset. The tileset makes it obvious this was supposed to be a town. The collision looks quite interesting as well. | Sadly the tilemaps no longer exist for this area, therefore we can only judge its supposed appearance by the collision tiles and the tileset. The tileset makes it obvious this was supposed to be a town. The collision looks quite interesting as well. | ||
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===Mushroom Kingdom alternate exterior=== | ===Mushroom Kingdom alternate exterior=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map04-MushKingdomExterior-Alt.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map04-MushKingdomExterior-Alt.png|thumb|left]] | ||
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An early scan shows the castle's entrance, making it easy to tell how the tileset was changed. | An early scan shows the castle's entrance, making it easy to tell how the tileset was changed. | ||
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===Mushroom Kingdom alternate interior=== | ===Mushroom Kingdom alternate interior=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map0A-MushKingdomInteriors-Alt.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map0A-MushKingdomInteriors-Alt.png|thumb|left]] | ||
This is an alternate interior for one of the Mushroom Kingdom houses, though it resembles the interior of Raz and Raini's house the most. It is easy to see how most things have been rearranged, like the beds or the tables (which are just a glitchy mess). | This is an alternate interior for one of the Mushroom Kingdom houses, though it resembles the interior of Raz and Raini's house the most. It is easy to see how most things have been rearranged, like the beds or the tables (which are just a glitchy mess). | ||
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===Sewer areas=== | ===Sewer areas=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map10-SewerAreas-Collision.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map10-SewerAreas-Collision.png|thumb|left]] | ||
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However, an early screenshot shows what greatly resembles the top left area. Apparently, Mario and the Princess are imprisoned for some reason. The knights and the character facing Mario are not in the game at all. The cell doors and the bars still exist in the game but are unused. | However, an early screenshot shows what greatly resembles the top left area. Apparently, Mario and the Princess are imprisoned for some reason. The knights and the character facing Mario are not in the game at all. The cell doors and the bars still exist in the game but are unused. | ||
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===Forest areas=== | ===Forest areas=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map15-ForestAreas.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map15-ForestAreas.png|thumb|left]] | ||
These are removed areas for the Forest Maze. The top left one was most likely intended to have a treasure box. The others simply have tree stumps, giving this a real "maze" feel. They were removed though, maybe because the developers thought the Forest Maze is extensive enough as is. Note also the strange ground, suggesting the ground tiles were changed in the forest tileset. | These are removed areas for the Forest Maze. The top left one was most likely intended to have a treasure box. The others simply have tree stumps, giving this a real "maze" feel. They were removed though, maybe because the developers thought the Forest Maze is extensive enough as is. Note also the strange ground, suggesting the ground tiles were changed in the forest tileset. | ||
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===Bowser's Keep 1=== | ===Bowser's Keep 1=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map25-BowserKeep-1.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map25-BowserKeep-1.png|thumb|left]] | ||
The tiles are seriously messed up, which suggests a lot of switching around was done for the castle tileset. You can, however, barely make out a donut-shaped platform in the middle of a pit. This could have very well been intended as a battlefield. | The tiles are seriously messed up, which suggests a lot of switching around was done for the castle tileset. You can, however, barely make out a donut-shaped platform in the middle of a pit. This could have very well been intended as a battlefield. | ||
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===Bowser's Keep 2=== | ===Bowser's Keep 2=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map26-BowserKeep-2.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map26-BowserKeep-2.png|thumb|left]] | ||
These are quite simply some passageways for Bowser's Keep which are not used, possibly because the developers considered them pointless. | These are quite simply some passageways for Bowser's Keep which are not used, possibly because the developers considered them pointless. | ||
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===Bowser's Keep 3=== | ===Bowser's Keep 3=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map2B-BowserKeep-3.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map2B-BowserKeep-3.png|thumb|left]] | ||
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Another area which only has the collision left, but which was most likely meant to be some sort of town interior area. The rightmost structure is especially interesting - it appears to be much larger than a normal interior area. | Another area which only has the collision left, but which was most likely meant to be some sort of town interior area. The rightmost structure is especially interesting - it appears to be much larger than a normal interior area. | ||
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===Cave areas=== | ===Cave areas=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map3A-CaveAreas.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map3A-CaveAreas.png|thumb|left]] | ||
Some cave areas which were not used. They may have been intended for the Forest Maze - the two uppermost ones have no apparent exits, and probably had springboards to launch you outwards like the cave areas in the game. No idea about the other two ones. | Some cave areas which were not used. They may have been intended for the Forest Maze - the two uppermost ones have no apparent exits, and probably had springboards to launch you outwards like the cave areas in the game. No idea about the other two ones. | ||
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===Grassland area 1=== | ===Grassland area 1=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map34-Grassland-1.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map34-Grassland-1.png|thumb|left]] | ||
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A typical grassland passageway. It doesn't suggest a lot about where it was supposed to be, but the shadows of the treasure boxes are easily visible. This area can also be seen in an early screenshot. | A typical grassland passageway. It doesn't suggest a lot about where it was supposed to be, but the shadows of the treasure boxes are easily visible. This area can also be seen in an early screenshot. | ||
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===Grassland area 2=== | ===Grassland area 2=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map3C-Grassland-2.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map3C-Grassland-2.png|thumb|left]] | ||
Two dead-ends, or maybe one continuous area. Either it had treasure boxes, or was meant as a trap of some kind. | Two dead-ends, or maybe one continuous area. Either it had treasure boxes, or was meant as a trap of some kind. | ||
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===Mountain area=== | ===Mountain area=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map48-MountainAreas-2-Collision.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map48-MountainAreas-2-Collision.png|thumb|left]] | ||
Another mountain area where only the collision is left. | Another mountain area where only the collision is left. | ||
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===Sewer areas=== | ===Sewer areas=== | ||
[[File:SMRPG-Map4D-SewerAreas-2.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPG-Map4D-SewerAreas-2.png|thumb|left]] | ||
Some sewer passageways which didn't end up being used. The area at the lower left corner, again, may have been intended to have a treasure box. | Some sewer passageways which didn't end up being used. The area at the lower left corner, again, may have been intended to have a treasure box. | ||
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===Early Melody Bay=== | ===Early Melody Bay=== | ||
[[Image:Betatadpolepond.png|thumb|left|Early version of Melody Bay]] | [[Image:Betatadpolepond.png|thumb|left|Early version of Melody Bay]] | ||
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{{source|Mattrizzle}} | {{source|Mattrizzle}} | ||
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| + | ===Mushroom Kingdom=== | ||
| + | {{compare | ||
| + | |leftt = Actual map | ||
| + | |left = [[File:SMRPG Mk map final.png|320px]] | ||
| + | |rightt = Collision map | ||
| + | |right = [[File:SMRPG Mk map collision.png|320px]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | The collision map of the Mushroom Kingdom exterior is much larger than what is normally seen in the game, and even larger than the alternate Mushroom Kingdom exterior seen above. This would've made the castle much more menacing. | ||
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| + | {{source|Matrizzle}} | ||
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== Unused Enemies == | == Unused Enemies == | ||
There are quite a few unused enemies in this game. Most of them are simple palette swaps of existing enemies with a unique battle script, but no proper stats. It also shows how the battle script format was likely different back then, as some of the unused enemies attack themselves and power up you. | There are quite a few unused enemies in this game. Most of them are simple palette swaps of existing enemies with a unique battle script, but no proper stats. It also shows how the battle script format was likely different back then, as some of the unused enemies attack themselves and power up you. | ||
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|{{hex|20}} | |{{hex|20}} | ||
|Goomba <br />Shy Ranger x4 | |Goomba <br />Shy Ranger x4 | ||
| - | |rowspan=4|Packs {{hex|20}} and {{hex|21}} were intended for the Pipe Vault, which instead uses the Goomba packs from Bandit's Way | + | |rowspan=4|Packs {{hex|20}} and {{hex|21}} were intended for the Pipe Vault, which instead uses the Goomba packs from Bandit's Way. |
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|{{hex|041}} | |{{hex|041}} | ||
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|{{hex|7E}}, {{hex|7F}} | |{{hex|7E}}, {{hex|7F}} | ||
|Pounder | |Pounder | ||
| - | |rowspan=3|Unlike the Mad Mallet packs, none of these sets are | + | |rowspan=3|Unlike the Mad Mallet packs, none of these sets are used. |
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|{{hex|109}} | |{{hex|109}} | ||
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This partially glitched battle background looks very similar to the Forest battle background, but this one has windows. Therefore, it must have been planned for some indoor area with a large flora, of which there is none in the final game. | This partially glitched battle background looks very similar to the Forest battle background, but this one has windows. Therefore, it must have been planned for some indoor area with a large flora, of which there is none in the final game. | ||
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| - | == Debug | + | == Debug Menus == |
[[Image:SMRPG Debug Menu.png|right|The Debug Menu]] | [[Image:SMRPG Debug Menu.png|right|The Debug Menu]] | ||
Super Mario RPG has a very [http://smrpgsecrets.tripod.com/debugmenu.html complex debug menu]. To enable it, use the PAR code {{hex|C106AF80}}, enter any battle, and simply press Start on your turn. | Super Mario RPG has a very [http://smrpgsecrets.tripod.com/debugmenu.html complex debug menu]. To enable it, use the PAR code {{hex|C106AF80}}, enter any battle, and simply press Start on your turn. | ||
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*'''MAGIC''' - Lets you choose from several spell effects that utilize translucency. | *'''MAGIC''' - Lets you choose from several spell effects that utilize translucency. | ||
| - | *'''LASTER''' - Shows an image of the Big Boo from Bowser's Terrorize special. Pressing Left and Right lets you manipulate the image. | + | *'''LASTER''' - Shows an image of the Big Boo from Bowser's Terrorize special. Pressing Left and Right lets you manipulate the image. (Probably should have said "RASTER".) |
*'''BGLASTER''' - Same image, but this one tests vertical scaling. Pressing Up and Down scales the image. | *'''BGLASTER''' - Same image, but this one tests vertical scaling. Pressing Up and Down scales the image. | ||
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[[Image:SMRPG-Banana.png|Caution: Slippery!]] | [[Image:SMRPG-Banana.png|Caution: Slippery!]] | ||
| - | It's... a banana peel, not unlike the ones seen in Mario Kart games. It could probably have worked just about anywhere, although the most likely places would have been Booster Hill (probably while chasing Booster himself) or the sequence at Marrymore where you have to gather Peach's lost accessories.[[Image:SMRPG-UnusedPipePlacement.png|thumb|right|How the wall pipes | + | It's... a banana peel, not unlike the ones seen in Mario Kart games. It could probably have worked just about anywhere, although the most likely places would have been Booster Hill (probably while chasing Booster himself) or the sequence at Marrymore where you have to gather Peach's lost accessories.[[Image:SMRPG-UnusedPipePlacement.png|thumb|right|How the wall pipes look when placed in game.]] |
[[Image:SMRPG-Urchin.png|You filthy little urchin!]] | [[Image:SMRPG-Urchin.png|You filthy little urchin!]] | ||
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[[File:SMRPGCasinoNPC.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:SMRPGCasinoNPC.png|thumb|left]] | ||
The map of the Grate Guy Casino's outside is on the same physical map as Seaside Town. There are also some NPCs there which cannot normally be seen, including a pair of Terrapins, a mushroom guy and Geno. Maybe this map was originally part of Seaside Town, and this was a canned scenario? | The map of the Grate Guy Casino's outside is on the same physical map as Seaside Town. There are also some NPCs there which cannot normally be seen, including a pair of Terrapins, a mushroom guy and Geno. Maybe this map was originally part of Seaside Town, and this was a canned scenario? | ||
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| + | ==Version differences== | ||
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| + | ===File select=== | ||
| + | {{compare | ||
| + | |leftt = Japanese | ||
| + | |left = [[File:SMRPGFileSelectJ.png]] | ||
| + | |rightt = American | ||
| + | |right = [[File:SMRPGFileSelectU.png]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | The file select screen looks completely different in the Japanese version. It was probably changed to allow long place names like "Mushroom Kingdom" to fit in there. | ||
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| + | ===Battle buttons=== | ||
| + | The buttons in the North American release were changed to reflect the controller. The same happened to Bowyer's buttons, though they all become one color. | ||
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| + | ===Bowser's victory=== | ||
| + | Bowser's victory pose in the Japanese version resembled an obscene gesture, so it was changed in the American release. | ||
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| + | ===Secret code=== | ||
| + | The secret button code to get advice from Toad was removed from the American version. | ||
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| + | {{todo|figure out what it was again}} | ||
{{mario series}} | {{mario series}} | ||
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a role playing video game designed by Squaresoft and released for the Super Nintendo in 1996.
Unused maps
Test map
This is nothing more than a single test map, featuring five exits, two raised areas, and what currently appears as part of an item shop sign. It more than likely used to be something different back then.
Mountain area
These mountain areas demonstrate how a lot of the mountain tileset was changed, moved or removed. This leads to lots of broken tiles when viewing this map in a map editor.
The map actually appears in a prototype screenshot shown in a Nintendo Power issue. Surprisingly, the screenshot matches the unused map almost exactly.
Town area
Sadly the tilemaps no longer exist for this area, therefore we can only judge its supposed appearance by the collision tiles and the tileset. The tileset makes it obvious this was supposed to be a town. The collision looks quite interesting as well.
Mushroom Kingdom alternate exterior
This is an alternate version of the Mushroom Kingdom exterior area. The most obvious changes involve the weird "gate" in front of the castle and the lack of the exit to Bandit's Way. The Item Shop is also in the lowermost building in this version which got two doors for this purpose (in the final game, the Item Shop is in the rightmost building). The exit to Mushroom Way has also been rearranged.
An early scan shows the castle's entrance, making it easy to tell how the tileset was changed.
Mushroom Kingdom alternate interior
This is an alternate interior for one of the Mushroom Kingdom houses, though it resembles the interior of Raz and Raini's house the most. It is easy to see how most things have been rearranged, like the beds or the tables (which are just a glitchy mess).
Sewer areas
These sewer areas sadly do not have tilemaps either. They look rather interesting, judging from the collision.
However, an early screenshot shows what greatly resembles the top left area. Apparently, Mario and the Princess are imprisoned for some reason. The knights and the character facing Mario are not in the game at all. The cell doors and the bars still exist in the game but are unused.
Forest areas
These are removed areas for the Forest Maze. The top left one was most likely intended to have a treasure box. The others simply have tree stumps, giving this a real "maze" feel. They were removed though, maybe because the developers thought the Forest Maze is extensive enough as is. Note also the strange ground, suggesting the ground tiles were changed in the forest tileset.
Bowser's Keep 1
The tiles are seriously messed up, which suggests a lot of switching around was done for the castle tileset. You can, however, barely make out a donut-shaped platform in the middle of a pit. This could have very well been intended as a battlefield.
Bowser's Keep 2
These are quite simply some passageways for Bowser's Keep which are not used, possibly because the developers considered them pointless.
Bowser's Keep 3
No idea. It uses a different tileset than the other two Bowser's Keep areas, though, maybe it was intended as some sort of basement. However, it does contain 8 x 8 tile pieces of the Nimbus Royal Bus / Jugem's Bus.
This could also be an area seen in the V-Jump presentation in 1995 (Video). The palettes both share resemblances with each other.
Town interiors
Another area which only has the collision left, but which was most likely meant to be some sort of town interior area. The rightmost structure is especially interesting - it appears to be much larger than a normal interior area.
Cave areas
Some cave areas which were not used. They may have been intended for the Forest Maze - the two uppermost ones have no apparent exits, and probably had springboards to launch you outwards like the cave areas in the game. No idea about the other two ones.
Grassland area 1
A typical grassland passageway. It doesn't suggest a lot about where it was supposed to be, but the shadows of the treasure boxes are easily visible. This area can also be seen in an early screenshot.
Grassland area 2
Two dead-ends, or maybe one continuous area. Either it had treasure boxes, or was meant as a trap of some kind.
Mountain area
Another mountain area where only the collision is left.
Sewer areas
Some sewer passageways which didn't end up being used. The area at the lower left corner, again, may have been intended to have a treasure box.
Early Melody Bay
A rough early version of the "Melody Bay" at Tadpole Pond. The graphics are considerably simpler in design, and there appears to be no way to walk around the pond, although the small island appears to be where Toadofski would have stood.
Mushroom Kingdom
| Actual map | Collision map |
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The collision map of the Mushroom Kingdom exterior is much larger than what is normally seen in the game, and even larger than the alternate Mushroom Kingdom exterior seen above. This would've made the castle much more menacing.
Unused Enemies
There are quite a few unused enemies in this game. Most of them are simple palette swaps of existing enemies with a unique battle script, but no proper stats. It also shows how the battle script format was likely different back then, as some of the unused enemies attack themselves and power up you.
Baba Yaga
Psychopath thought: Feelin' kinda round...
Chompweed
Psychopath thought: (none)
Attacks: (physical attack)
Crippo
Psychopath thought: (none)
Attacks: Lightning Orb, Doom Reverb, Thornet (itself), Vigor Up! (you)
Drill Bit
Psychopath thought: This is for Yaridovich!
Attacks: (physical attack), Skewer
Harlequin
Psychopath thought: Kekekekekekekekekeka!
Attacks: (physical attack)
Juju
Psychopath thought: K-9 is after my bones!
Attacks: (physical attack), Mush Funk, Scream, Knock Out, Silver Bullet
Lumbler
Psychopath thought: Grrr!
Mastablasta
Psychopath thought: Life is tough, ain't it?
Attacks: (physical attack), Crystal, Blast, Storm, Eerie Jig
Pile Driver
Psychopath thought: (none)
Purple Bahamutt
Psychopath thought: (none)
Attacks: Somnus Waltz, Flame, Bolt
Radish
Psychopath thought: (none)
Attacks: (physical attack), (water droplet), Endobubble
Super Spike
Psychopath thought: (none)
Attacks: (physical attack), (spike shot)
Yellow Gunyolk
Psychopath thought: (none)
Attacks: (physical attack), Lightning Orb
Unused palettes
The unused enemies show by far not all of the unused palettes there are for the enemies in this game - there are many more palette swaps which are never used by any enemy in the game. Even Smithy's first form has an unused palette!
Unused battle formations
| Group ID | Pack ID(s) | Enemies | Notes |
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| 010 | 08 | K-9 | Part of an unused, easier version of the K-9 enemy pack in Bandit's Way. |
| 03F | N/A | Sparky x4 | |
| 040 | 20 | Goomba Shy Ranger x4 | Packs 20 and 21 were intended for the Pipe Vault, which instead uses the Goomba packs from Bandit's Way. |
| 041 | 20, 21 | Goomba x2 Shy Ranger x2 | |
| 042 | 20, 21 | Goomba x2 Piranha Plant x2 | |
| 043 | 21 | Goomba Piranha Plant x2 Sparky | |
| 054 | 2A | Lakitu | Part of an unused, easier version of the Lakitu enemy pack in Booster Pass. |
| 06B | 35 | Lakitu | Part of an unused, harder version of the Blaster enemy pack in Booster Tower. |
| 06C | 35 | Torte | Both packs are unused. Either you were intended to fight chefs in Marrymore, or Torte replaced a different enemy. |
| 06D | 35, 36 | Torte x2 | |
| 06E | 35, 36 | Torte x3 | |
| 06F | 36 | Torte x4 | |
| 08B | N/A | Bandana Red x2 Dry Bones x2 Straw Head | This is an easier version of another unused enemy group that is part of a pack. |
| 08C | 46 | Bandana Blue | Another two enemy packs that are never seen. Bandana Blues are only seen with Johnny. |
| 08D | 46, 47 | Bandana Blue x2 Greaper | |
| 08E | 46, 47 | Bandana Blue x4 | |
| 08F | 47 | Bandana Blue x2 Straw Head Greaper x2 | |
| 09B | 4D | Greaper Gorgon Straw Head x2 | Part of an unused, harder version of the Greaper enemy pack in the Sunken Ship. |
| 09C | 4E | Drill Bit | Two unused enemy packs with four unused enemy groups populated by an unused enemy. |
| 09D | 4E, 4F | Drill Bit x2 | |
| 09E | 4E, 4F | Drill Bit x3 | |
| 09D | 4F | Drill Bit x4 | |
| 0A8 | 54 | Chomp Chomp | Part of an unused, easier version of the Chomp Chomp enemy pack in Bean Valley |
| 0BC | 5E | Bluebird x2 | Part of an unused, easier version of the Chomp Chomp enemy pack in Nimbus Castle. |
| 0BE | 5E | Bluebird x4 | |
| 0C3 | 61 | Pinwheel x3 Sling Shy x2 | Part of an unused, easier version of the Pinwheel enemy pack in Nimbus Castle. |
| 0DF | 6F | Terra Cotta x2 Gu Goomba x2 Forkies | Part of an unused, harder version of the Terra Cotta enemy pack in Bowser's Keep. |
| 0EB | 75 | Big Bertha x2 Terra Cotta | Part of an unused, harder version of the Big Bertha enemy pack in Bowser's Keep. |
| 0EC | 76 | Magikoopa Terra Cotta x4 | An interesting set! Either the Magikoopa once behaved differently or it replaced a different enemy. Since the Magikoopa is coded as a boss, the other enemies don't show up. Perhaps the Magikoopa was once a regular enemy. |
| 0ED | 76, 77 | Magikoopa Malakoopa x2 Tub-O-Troopa | |
| 0EE | 76, 77 | Magikoopa Gu Goomba x2 Star Cruster | |
| 0EF | 77 | Magikoopa Forkies Star Cruster | |
| 0F5 | N/A | Springer Ameboid Ninja | This was likely intended for pack 7A, which has two copies of the "Spring, Glum Reaper" group. |
| 0F8 | N/A | Ameboid | Intended for packs 82 and 83, which instead contain 3 copies each of the 5x Ameboid group. These are old enemy groups, and Gunyolk and Boomer replaced whatever the original enemies were. |
| 0F9 | N/A | Ameboid x2 Gunyolk | |
| 0FA | N/A | Ameboid Gunyolk Boomer | |
| 104 | 7C, 7D | Mad Mallet x2 | Mad Mallets were supposed to appear in large groups as random enemies. Only the 3x Mad Mallet group is used in the game, but it's used in a different pack. |
| 106 | 7C, 7D | Mad Mallet x5 | |
| 107 | N/A | Mad Mallet x4 Clerk | Another old group, likely intended for pack 7D. Clearly the Clerk wasn't part of the game's earlier design. |
| 108 | 7E, 7F | Pounder | Unlike the Mad Mallet packs, none of these sets are used. |
| 109 | 7E, 7F | Pounder x3 | |
| 10A | 7E, 7F | Pounder x5 | |
| 10B | N/A | Pounder x4 Clerk | Like group 107, but with Pounders. |
| 111 | N/A | Axem Rangers | An odd group. Whatever this one enemy was, the Axem Rangers enemy now appears in its enemy ID slot. |
| 117 | A5 | (Croco #3) | A third battle with Croco. The Croco in this battle doesn't have an action script and only has 10 HP. |
| 11A | N/A | Right Eye, Bandana Red | Another coded-over boss. The Right Eye clearly wasn't supposed to be in these groups... |
| 11B | N/A | Right Eye, Bandana Red x2 | |
| 11C | N/A | Right Eye, Bandana Red x4 | |
| 120 | N/A | (Belome #3) | A third battle with Belome! Like Croco #3, he only has 10 HP and no action script. |
| 123 | N/A | Microbomb | A very intense boss battle against...oh, a Microbomb. More boss overwriting! |
| 128 | N/A | Axem Yellow | Yet another boss battle with a boss that's no longer in the game. |
| 12C | N/A | King Bomb, Mezzo Bomb | This boss duo was overwritten with the two largest Bob-ombs. They sure get around. |
| 140 | 80, 81 | Poundette | Sick of unused hammer enemy groups yet? |
| 141 | 80, 81 | Poundette x3 | |
| 142 | 80, 81 | Poundette x5 | |
| 143 | N/A | Poundette x4 Clerk | Like group 107, but with Poundettes. Yep. |
| 160 | BE | Super Spike x3 | Possibly used to test the game's random group code. |
| 161 | BE | Super Spike x4 | |
| 1FD | N/A | Bundt, Raspberry, Terrapin x2 | A very strange set that appears right before the Bowser battle's ending group. |
Unused battle backgrounds
Sea
This is a fully completed background and was likely intended for the outside area of the Sea, where the entrance to the Sunken Ship lies. But for some reason, it is never used.
Forest
This partially glitched battle background looks very similar to the Forest battle background, but this one has windows. Therefore, it must have been planned for some indoor area with a large flora, of which there is none in the final game.
Debug Menus
Super Mario RPG has a very complex debug menu. To enable it, use the PAR code C106AF80, enter any battle, and simply press Start on your turn.
- SCENE - Battle select. This option allows you to select any battle/formation in the game, including some that aren't used.
- OBJ - View all the uncompressed sprites in the game!
- BG - Allows you to change the current battle background.
- HPMAX - This simply refills your HP to its current maximum. It won't max out your HP to 999.
- MUSIC - This option lets you listen to all the music that's in the game!
- SE - Allows you to listen to all the sound effects in the game.
- LINE - This is used to measure the CPU usage of what it would use on the SNES. Nothing too fancy about this. You can simply turn it on or off.
- EFFECT - This is used to show the Background Animation of objects like the Star used for Mallow's Star Rain or the rock from Bowser's Crusher attack.
- EVT 1 - Leads directly to the first fight to save Toadstool from Bowser.
- EVT 2 - Leads directly to the fight with Boomer at Bowser's Keep.
- EVT 3 - Leads directly to the Smithy fight.
- TEST - This option just shows the animation used when Smithy transforms into his true form, after which the game hangs.
Spell Effect Test Menu
This menu tests several HDMA and translucency effects used in magic attacks. To enable it, add the above debug menu PAR code, in addition with PAR codes C106D2F3 and C106D307, enter a battle, and press Start on your turn.
- MAGIC - Lets you choose from several spell effects that utilize translucency.
- LASTER - Shows an image of the Big Boo from Bowser's Terrorize special. Pressing Left and Right lets you manipulate the image. (Probably should have said "RASTER".)
- BGLASTER - Same image, but this one tests vertical scaling. Pressing Up and Down scales the image.
Debug Room
It can be accessed with the par codes 7FF40400 7FF40501, and taking any exit. Once you arrive in there, this message will appear:
The World Map Talk to the person of the place you wish to go.
The map itself is quite large, however all relevant objects are only found in the first part, leaving the rest of the map completely vacant. This suggests this debug room once contained much more things which were removed later on. Except for the Toad at the top left corner, all the Toads in the map allow you to go to specific areas of the game, namely Land's End, Monstro Town, Bean Valley, Nimbus Land, Barrel Volcano. If you go to the right you can also talk to Bowser to get to Bowser's Keep. All of these locations appear in late game, suggesting that these were the last locations the game developers tested.
Now, that one Toad at the top left corner is interesting, because he provides you with many useful options using message box options. Besides saving your game, you can add all the party members here, turn on the entire world map, grant yourself the Signal Ring, get 999 Coins, and also go directly to the credits.
Video of it in action.
Debug Menu (Overworld)
Here is a tree showing the page flow in the debug menu; Options shown like this are blank in-game.
- Next
- Next
- Next
- Next
- Booster Hill, Booster chase
- next page-->
- Next Booster Hill, beetle chase
- Booster Hill, flower search
- Booster Hill, beetle chase no box*
- Moleville from minecart
- Midas River waterfall
- Next
- leads to Sky Bridge
- leads to Land's End Desert
- Next
- next page-->
- Next
- Next
- Next
- INTRO: Jumping on Wiggler
- INTRO: Bowser troops at Moleville
- INTRO: Bandit's Way
- INTRO: Booster Hill, Snifit chase
- Next
- INTRO: Midas River tunnel
- INTRO: Midas River Barrels
- Next
- Option
- Next
- Next
- Next
- Moleville, Item Trade Shop
- restart from first menu
- 99 flowers
- Max level up
- Next
- 500 coins
- 1 level up
- Next
Unused scene
In Booster's tower where you rescue Peach, there are two longer variants of the Peach tower scenes. You can access them from the debug menu. The first is BG:11, SCENE:150. The second is BG:11, SCENE:151.Unused items
There are a few unused items present in the game, but they're more along the lines of developer items to quickly test status effects on characters.
- Bomb - Deals 255 damage to a single enemy.
- Debug Bomb - Deals 255 damage to all enemies.
- Doom Bomb - Deals 255 damage to targeted ally.
- Bane Bomb - Causes "Poison" status on targeted ally.
- Fear Bomb - Causes "Fear" status on targeted ally.
- Sleep Bomb - Causes "Sleep" status on targeted ally.
- Mute Bomb - Causes "Mute" status on targeted ally.
- S.Crow Bomb - Causes "Scarecrow" status on targeted ally.
- Secret Game - It appears that the Beetle Mania game was also supposed to be an item. Its description is "A super popular video game!", the item sells for 999 coins. In the final game, Beetle Mania adds itself to the menu, rendering this item unused.
Unused Attacks
There are a few unused enemy attacks, as well. The first four are shown in this YouTube video.
- Toxicyst - Throws green spores at the party; causes Poison status.
- Dahlia Dance - Turns one character into a mushroom.
- Chain Saw - Same as Corona attack; name isn't displayed.
- Knock Out! - Deals 9999 to all party members.
- Royal Flush - Physical attack with an 8× attack modifier, making it the only attack with an 8× modifier in the game. It was possibly intended for Jester, but removed as overpowered. (He has Full House and Wild Card, which are 2× and 4× respectively, so this would fit in perfectly)
- Sickle - Turns one character into a scarecrow, has a 1.5× modifier.
Unused Objects
There are a number of graphics present in the game that are visible on the debug menu or accessible through tools, but do not appear in the game normally.
Alternate item palettes
It seems that every item graphic was given a green, yellow, blue, and red palette. A few items, such as bombs, made use of all four palettes. Most items, however, did not. Not a single one of the above item palettes are used.
Other stuff
A spiny sea urchin. Probably intended as a trap of sorts for the Sea or Sunken Ship areas.
This graphic appears many times in the debug menu, and is almost certainly a generic placeholder.
These are pipes that go into walls. These actually have metatiles defined for them in an unused version of the sewer tileset (L1/L2 tileset setting 59 in Lazy Shell). The used version of the tileset replaces these with the gargoyles from Belome Temple.
Graphics, a palette, and metatiles are loaded in the Grate Guy's Casino lobby for what appears to be an early version of the blackjack table. This table is a lot less detailed than the one found in the final version, and has a more curved shape. The graphics set's assignment to the lobby could either mean that the main area of the casino once used the same graphics, or that this room was the main area at one point.
Within the game's data, there lies graphics for an early version of the sunken ship. The full ship is present, instead of just the mast, sails, and crow's nest. The ship faces in the opposite direction (top-right instead of bottom-left). The crow's nest doesn't look like a pipe opening, which could mean there must have been another method of entry, or it wasn't intended to be entered.
Unused text
Psychopath Messages
I love my hammer!
This is the psychopath thought of the Hammer Bros., and is fully coded in the game. But the problem is you only get Mallow (and thus the ability to use Psychopath) after you have defeated this enemy. As a result, there is no way for you to read his thought.
Yo! What's going on?
This is the psychopath thought of the Terrapin, but you only see them right at the beginning of the game and then never again, so you cannot possibly read his thought.
Mario! It's time!
This is Bowser's thought from the beginning part, unused for the same reasons.
Enemy Names
MAGIDRAGON
This is an unused name for the Czar Dragon, associated to the Czar Dragon shown in the game intro. This name is never shown during the intro though.
MERLIN
This is the name associated to the Magikoopa shown in the game intro, which is never shown.
BB-BOMB
The name of the tiny bombs that can be seen exploding in the intro.
THRAX
This is the stem of Smilax. It cannot be targeted at all, so its name is never shown.
HANGIN' SHY
This is the name of what Boomer calls "Chandeli-ho", the Shy Guys who hang down from the ceiling to hold the chandeliers. They cannot be targeted, so this name is not shown during the game.
Other text
SMITHY: You kids should be ashamed of yourselves for making me so upset!
This was meant for the Smithy dialog after beating his first form, but he doesn't say this in the game.
Debug messages
Error message
Go, World!
These are probably debug messages of some kind. The last one can appear in the game under rare circumstances when glitching.
Miscellaneous
The map of the Grate Guy Casino's outside is on the same physical map as Seaside Town. There are also some NPCs there which cannot normally be seen, including a pair of Terrapins, a mushroom guy and Geno. Maybe this map was originally part of Seaside Town, and this was a canned scenario?
Version differences
File select
| Japanese | American |
|---|---|
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The file select screen looks completely different in the Japanese version. It was probably changed to allow long place names like "Mushroom Kingdom" to fit in there.
Battle buttons
The buttons in the North American release were changed to reflect the controller. The same happened to Bowyer's buttons, though they all become one color.
Bowser's victory
Bowser's victory pose in the Japanese version resembled an obscene gesture, so it was changed in the American release.
Secret code
The secret button code to get advice from Toad was removed from the American version.
 | To do: figure out what it was again |
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