Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Also known as: Super Mario Wii 2: Galaxy Adventure Together (KR) Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Wii Released in JP: May 27, 2010 Released in US: May 23, 2010 Released in EU: June 11, 2010 Released in AU: June 30, 2010 Released in KR: January 20, 2011 Released in HK: December 4, 2010 Released in TW: December 4, 2010 This game has unused animations. This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has uncompiled source code. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused objects. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused items. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences. This game has a prerelease article

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.

For the first time, Nintendo released a second 3D Mario game on the same console. Once again, Mario gets sent back into space to save the Princess and collect the Power Stars. The game mostly revolves around unused ideas from the first game and features a simpler story.

As the game is directly built off of Super Mario Galaxy, there are a lot of unused leftovers from that game, though there's a bunch of new unused assets as well.

To do: English, Spanish, and French text differences between the US and European versions. Sweet Mystery Galaxy "invisible area" oddity Important ObjectData files - Kuribo64 - "NPCData: Has all the information about items NPCs are holding. PenguinRacerItem & PenguinRacerItemLeader are unused." Nearly inaccessible 1-Ups in Slipsand Galaxy Constant puffs of smoke in Starshine Beach Galaxy; occurs due to effect positions defaulting to the origin if not applicable. Reflection texture oddity Unused Flipsville Daredevil Comet Octoboos can be defeated with the Rainbow Star and Fire Flower. Make sure this page split didn't inadvertently remove anything that shouldn't have been Prologue Starship Mario oddities Unused input replay files (Cosmic Spirit/Tip Network) List of unused files in USA version generated by comparing dolphin gameplay file load log with filesystem list - some are not documented here yet, also this list should be linked on/incorporated into notes page https://www.lumasworkshop.com/wiki/Unused_files#Super_Mario_Galaxy

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Prerelease Info

Objects

Unused Object Features

Unused Objects & Actors New objects and duplicates galore.

Leftover Objects & Actors Tons of objects and actors from the first game!

Removed Objects Remnants of more than 700 objects!

Stages

Unused Stage Features Boss Blitz Galaxy originally had more bosses?

Unused Stages A few cut zones that were left in the files.

Removed Stages Test maps, E3 trailer stages, and cut Galaxies.

Audio

Unused Music Bosses originally got angrier?

Unused Sounds Tons of leftovers and new audio.

Unused Audio Data An actual E3 remnant? Wow.

Graphics

Unused Models & Animations The load-bearing mushroom persists.

Unused Graphics

Unused Light Data Unused light data comes to light!

Code

Unused Player States Enter the Bone Zone.

Unused Mechanics

Miscellaneous

Unused Message Data What's all the talk about unused message data? And Luma's favorite food is... ham?

Leftover Source Files The developers did an oopsie!

Unused BCSV Data There are still leftovers from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat...

Oddities Outlandish oddballs from outer space.

Internal Name

The internal project name for the game is, amusingly, Super Mario Galaxy More.

Crash Debugger

The exception handler is still included in the game's code, but it's usually disabled and does not appear without code modifications. It can be reenabled by using the following Riivolution memory patches for the American, European, and Japanese versions of the game:

<memory offset="0x804B7D90" value="60000000"/>
<memory offset="0x804B7E54" value="60000000"/>
<memory offset="0x805B66B4" value="60000000"/>

(Source: Treeki)

Leftover Super Mario Galaxy Content

Since Galaxy 2 was built directly off of the previous game, it only makes sense that there would be content left over that the developers either planned to use, forgot to remove, or simply didn't bother to remove. This includes several enemies, items, graphics, functions, powerups, stage pieces, and object features. As there is way too much to list here, all leftovers are detailed on the corresponding subpages.

While the Ice and Flying powerups from the first game were cut, their functionality can be restored by readding their files and collectable items. Notably, both powerups have new remixed music themes for Galaxy 2.

Level Design Changes

Intro Galaxy

The names of empty folders of deleted zones as well as unused texts, indicate that in the intro galaxy you could originally go into Peach's Castle and Bowser stole only the Power Stars for the time being and not Peach.

Sky Station Galaxy Planets

The second planet in Sky Station Galaxy, which features a grassy path to a curvy house, is called DrumSeparateRocketPlanet despite not looking anything like a rocket. What's more, there are two empty objects that were meant to go with it: DrumSeparateRocketPlanetGravityStep and DrumSeparateRocketPlanetMoveParts. These things together hint that this planet must have received a graphical overhaul at some point, and was likely repurposed to fit earlier in the game.

Puzzle Plank Galaxy Bonus Room

The bonus room full of steps, featured in Puzzle Plank Galaxy's purple coin run and other galaxies, is named IslandFleetCoinRoomPlanetZone despite never appearing in Sky Station Galaxy.

Upside-Dizzy Galaxy Planet

The topmost section of Upside-Dizzy Galaxy's first room is called SwitchGravityBombHeiPlanet. Bob-omb (BombHei) is not used anywhere in the level.

Flipsville Galaxy Boss Zone

According to its name, ChaosBossBussunZone, the boss section from Flipsville Galaxy was originally meant to appear in Upside-Dizzy Galaxy.

Rolling Masterpiece Sphere Planet Zone

Its name, TamakoroFlipPanel02Zone, references Flipswitch Panels. There is another zone in Rolling Masterpiece that actually has Flipswitch Panels, but that's a separate zone called tamakoroPanel02Zone.

Supermassive Galaxy's Koopa Planet

The zone containing the second planet of Supermassive Galaxy is called SmallBigMetboZone, indicating that it was meant to have Goombeetles (Metbo) instead of three giant Koopa Troopas. Giant Goombeetles do not exist anywhere in the game's files.

Cloudy Court Galaxy Level Select Banner

Level Select Banner	In-Game Screenshot

Cloudy Court Galaxy's level select banner lacks a few aesthetic features, such as the green vines growing up the planets, and the little yellow flowers on the trees. In addition, the grassy hedge wall curling around the wooden platform is taller in the level select banner.

(Source: CometMedal)

Chompworks Galaxy Level Select Banner

Level Select Banner	In-Game Screenshot

The level select banner for Chompworks Galaxy depicts the Wanwan Escape Planet with a beige-colored frame, as opposed to the blue frame seen in-game. In addition, there seems to be an object resembling a Comet Medal floating above the Chain Chomp "bazooka".

(Source: CometMedal)

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US/Europe	Korea	Taiwan

As with the previous game, the Japanese version's title screen has the game's title in Japanese under the logo. The Taiwanese version follows suit, but in Chinese. And again, the Korean logo was changed completely to accommodate the game's different title.

Wii Channel Audio

Like the previous game, as a result of the Korean version's title changing into Super Mario Wii 2: Galaxy Adventure Together, the audio for when you select the game on the Wii Menu was edited; however, instead of editing the new voice clip of Mario shouting "Super Mario Galaxy!", it reuses the one from the first game. The "WAHOO!" sound is also different in the Korean version.

International	Korean