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Proto:Super Mario Kart
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This page details one or more prototype versions of Super Mario Kart.
 | This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes. |
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Multiple prototypes of Super Mario Kart were leaked alongside source code on July 24, 2020.
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Uncompiled Builds
 | 1991 Alpha A very early driving test including hovercrafts! |
 | November 29, 1991 Proto A rapid-fire gun battle, a Coin Runners mode, and a top-down view à la Mario Kart DS? It's all here. |
| February 13, 1992 Proto Some of the tracks could've been dramatically different... This build also contains extra title menu options like viewing records and items/no items race modes. It's also notable for the temporary removal of Battle Mode. |
Precompiled Builds
 | mkart A third Choco Island track? This early build also features elements seen in some prerelease videos and pictures like the early Donut Plains 1 track. |
 | kart_* Rainbow Road could've been much harder. This build is very similar to the well-known unreleased prototype. |
 | mario-kart-* A similar, more unstable build to kart_* with no way to unlock Special Cup. |
 | mario-kart More things have been implemented while still missing the Nintendo polish. |
 | kar4t Even more things are finalized, but this features a build-exclusive debug mode for Time Trial. |
| kart-* Appear to be internal testing builds that span the last days of development. |
| kart |
General Notes
_-_Debug_-_Edit1.png) | Debugging Menus Many Debug Menus from various builds with a lot of features, including a track editor! |
Debug Commands
The debug commands found in the final game also work in the precompiled prototype builds. These can also be activated without Cheat codes by starting a race from the debug menu and pressing a certain button combination. The RAM viewer that crashes the final game at race start (Pro Action Replay code 7E1F0608) does not crash in builds that have the Debug Menu implemented like the May Build (kart_*) and can accessed without action replay codes too.
Rom Info
| Filename | Path | Date | Sha1sum |
|---|---|---|---|
| "1991 Alpha" | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/exp | 18 Apr 1991 - 25 Jul 1991 | Uncompiled |
| game.hex | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/games/temp | 29 Nov 1991 | Uncompiled |
| mario-kart.hex | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/kart/mak | 13 Feb 1992 | Uncompiled |
| mkart.rom | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/util | 13 Apr 1992 | 1863f951a0a5db07a3397106bd89d9f11acfe1a3 |
| kart_01.rom kart_02.rom |
other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/kart/risc.lzh/mak/ other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/mak |
18 May 1992 05 Aug 1992 |
d4f3a3944e600f4d4543ceca5d686b9b47c764ff aa2eebbec858e378c4726b5fd6ef9536036032ed |
| kart.rom | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/kart/risc.lzh/mak/ | 09 Jul 1992 | aedec7fffaf14e5b983c39477251922f132a5adb |
| mario-kart.bin | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/mak other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/kart/mak |
14 Jul 1992 | 99241cc8a2c78f59d78f916f3ce3f215ad991338 |
| kar4t.bin | other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/mak other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/kart/mak |
14 Jul 1992 | abbc7e553d530f2935fd895d4f688c8878dd0bd2 |
| mario-kart-01.bin mario-kart-02.bin |
other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/mak | 14 Jul 1992 | b2b754272d86e3f72355412d82d5d590a83b822b aa2eebbec858e378c4726b5fd6ef9536036032ed |
| kart_01.rom kart_02.rom |
other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/kart/mak | 06 Aug 1992 | |
| kart-e.bin kart-j.bin kart-p.bin |
other.7z/NEWS.7z/テープリストア/NEWS_05/NEWS_05.tar/home/kimura/mak | 06 Aug 1992 | 76d56a41767625e6da1b8a9c8342f17aa9c1f7b0 179ced0c566a10a8d0c91bb282f3914b1bcf0806 27d9b4f30d39af75075691344b7bdeedbd32ac19 |
