This page details one or more prototype versions of Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64).
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Several localization prototypes of Super Mario 64 were found in the iQue Player leak, these builds mostly have only texture and model differences to accommodate the Chinese release. These builds seem to be uncompiled, but can be built using N64_SDK_RHL9_v2.iso on Red Hat 9 (shrike-i386).
January 13, 2003
General Differences
- Being an early localization prototype, most of the game's script is left in English.
Title Screen
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The logo retains its English title, albeit without the "64". The screen is also taken from the Shindou version.
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Texture
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The title screen's background is completely different compared to the final, and the "Press Start" text is still intact. Interestingly, the background texture has "BB" on it.
File Select
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The Custom colored font is different compared to the final release.
Options
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Pictured here is the Sound Select from this prototype, the colored text is from the Shindou release, though this difference is seen in every other option in this build.
Peach's Letter
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Final
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The "桃花公主" is positioned differently, and Mario's name uses different characters.
Thank You Screen
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Final
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The Thank You screen in this prototype is just the one from the Shindou release, which was edited for the iQue version.
March 9, 2003
Title Screen
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Final
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The copyright years are swapped, and the English logo from the previous prototype is still used.
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Final
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Mostly identical to the final, except that the "按" in "按 START" is different.
File Select
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Final
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The text on the Sound option is finalized, but the Score option's text was changed. The textures for the Colored letters are with the style of the original game, but are different.
Options
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Final
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The Options' Colored Text has been updated to Chinese, though the textures are still different from the final.
May 5, 2003
Title Screen
The logo used in this prototype is the exact same as the previous prototype.
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Final
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Again, the "按" in "按 START" was changed.
File Select
The File Select screen is the exact same from the previous prototype.
June 11, 2003
Title Screen
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Final
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The Title Logo's model has been finalized, albeit with different, corrupted-looking vertex colors. It's still positioned to make space for the "64" seen in the original game and the copyrights are the same as the previous prototypes.
File Select
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Final
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The File Select is the same as the previous prototypes, except that the Check Score text was changed back to it's earlier state, becoming finalized.
June 25, 2003
Title Screen
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Final
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The Title Logo's textures have been changed to more closely resemble the original game's, though the darker outline on the colors are thicker than the final.
File Select
Everything seems to be the same as the previous build.
August 18, 2003
Title Screen
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Final
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It is the same as the previous prototype, but has removed polygons on where the outline of the previous prototype was to edit the textures, and the model is now centered into its final position.
August 21, 2003
Title Screen
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Final
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The title logo's textures have been finalized, though the copyright info is still the same as the previous prototypes this far.
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Final
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Yet again, the "按" in "按 START" was changed, this time to an orange texture.
File Select
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The Custom colored font has been changed again, while the rest is identical to the previous prototypes.
September 11, 2003
Title Screen
The Title logo is identical to the previous prototype.
September 11 onward
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All of the major translation has been mostly completed, aside from the "按 START" text having slight differences.
File Select
September 11 onward
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The Colored text has been finalized.
October 15, 2003
Final build date.
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NES/FDS | Super Mario Bros. (All Night Nippon) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) (Prototype, Doki Doki Panic) • Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Game Boy (Color) | Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe |
SNES | Super Mario World (Localization Prototype) • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Prototypes) |
Satellaview | BS Super Mario USA • BS Super Mario Collection |
Nintendo 64(DD) | Super Mario 64 (iQue Prototypes, 64DD Version) |
Game Boy Advance | Super Mario Advance • Super Mario Advance 2 • Super Mario Advance 3 • Super Mario Advance 4 |
GameCube | Super Mario Sunshine (Demo) |
Nintendo DS | Super Mario 64 DS • New Super Mario Bros. |
Wii | Super Mario Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Mario All-Stars |
Nintendo 3DS | Super Mario 3D Land (Demo) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Wii U | New Super Mario Bros. U (New Super Luigi U) • Super Mario 3D World |
iOS, Android | Super Mario Run |
Nintendo Switch | Super Mario Odyssey • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe • Super Mario 3D All-Stars • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Kiosk Demo) |
Game & Watch | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. |
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Mario Kart |
Console Games | Super Mario Kart (Prototypes) • Mario Kart 64 (iQue Prototype) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Demos, Bonus Disc) • Mario Kart Wii (Mario Kart Channel) • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Prototype) |
Handheld Games | Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart DS (Demos) • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Kart Tour (Closed Beta) |
Arcade Games | Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX |
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RPGs |
Super Mario RPG | Legend of the Seven Stars (Switch) |
Paper Mario | Paper Mario • The Thousand-Year Door (Demos, Switch) • Super Paper Mario • Sticker Star • Color Splash • The Origami King |
Mario & Luigi | Superstar Saga (Prototype, + Bowser's Minions) • Partners in Time • Bowser's Inside Story (+ Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Dream Team • Paper Jam • Brothership |
Mario + Rabbids | Kingdom Battle • Sparks of Hope |
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Mario Party |
Console Games | Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 (Prototype) • Mario Party 4 (Demo) • Mario Party 5 (Demo) • Mario Party 6 (Demo) • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 Mario Party 9 • Mario Party 10 • Super Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars |
Handheld Games | Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Mario Party: Island Tour |
Web Games | Mario Party 7: Bowser's Lair Hockey |
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Sports |
Golf | NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf (N64, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mobile Golf |
Tennis | Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis (N64, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Bicep Pump) • Mario Tennis Aces |
Strikers | Super Mario Strikers (Demo) • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers: Battle League |
Baseball | Mario Superstar Baseball (Mario Baseball Demo) • Mario Super Sluggers |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Beijing 2008 (DS, Wii) • Vancouver 2010 (DS, Wii) • London 2012 • Rio 2016 (Wii U, Arcade) |
Other | Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle • Mario Pinball Land • Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix • Mario Sports Mix |
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Dr. Mario |
Console Games | Dr. Mario (Prototypes) • Tetris & Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario 64 • Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Dr. Luigi |
Handheld Games | Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Mario Express • Dr. Mario World |
Web Games | Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss |
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Super Mario Maker |
Wii U | Super Mario Maker |
Nintendo 3DS | Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS |
Nintendo Switch | Super Mario Maker 2 |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong |
Handheld Games | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo) • March of the Minis (Demo) • Minis March Again! • Mini Land Mayhem! • Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge |
Console Games | Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge |
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Mario Bros. |
Arcade | Mario Bros. |
NES/FDS | Mario Bros. (Kaettekita) |
PC-88 | Punch Ball Mario Bros. |
Virtual Boy | Mario Clash |
Game Boy Advance | Mario Bros. Classic |
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Mario's Picross |
Game Boy | Mario's Picross • Picross 2 |
SNES | Mario's Super Picross |
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Captain Toad |
Wii U | Treasure Tracker |
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS | Treasure Tracker |
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Donkey Kong |
Arcade | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. |
Atari 8-bit family | Donkey Kong (Prototype) |
NES/FDS | Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. |
Game Boy | Donkey Kong |
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Luigi's Mansion |
GameCube | Luigi's Mansion |
Nintendo 3DS | Dark Moon • Luigi's Mansion |
Arcade | Luigi's Mansion Arcade |
Nintendo Switch | Luigi's Mansion 3 • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD |
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Princess Peach |
Nintendo DS | Super Princess Peach |
Adobe Flash | Super Princess Peach: Parasol Fall |
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Wrecking Crew |
NES/FDS | Wrecking Crew |
SNES | Wrecking Crew '98 |
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Art |
Console Games | Mario Paint (Prototype) • Mario Artist Paint Studio (Prototype) • Mario Artist Talent Studio • Mario Artist Communication Kit • Mario Artist Polygon Studio I am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater • Mario no Photopi |
Handheld Games | Jaguar Mishin Sashi Senyou Soft: Mario Family • Photos with Mario |
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Educational |
Computer Games | Mario is Missing! • Mario's Early Years • Mario Teaches Typing |
Console Games | Mario is Missing! (SNES, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (SNES, NES) • Mario's Early Years |
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Miscellaneous |
Arcade Games | Mario Roulette |
Computer Games | Mario's Game Gallery |
Console Games | Mario & Wario • Yoshi's Safari • Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version • Hotel Mario (Prototype) • Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Fortune Street |
Handheld Games | Mario Clock • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition |
Compilations | Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. • 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet |
Competitions | Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 • Nintendo PowerFest '94 |
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See Also |
Donkey Kong • Game & Watch • Wario • Yoshi |