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Game preservation group Forest of Illusion has gotten their hands on a fun prototype build of a game you might have heard of before: Super Mario World. The beta is dated October 25, 1990--a month prior to the game's release in Japan, and ten months before its eventual release in North America. It also happens to be a build of the game specifically designed for the localization team at Nintendo of America, and features lots of differences from the final release. Forest of Illusion, partnered with The Gaming Historian, published a YouTube video breaking down most of the details from the prototype, including script changes and debug modes. They have also dumped the prototype, preserving a part of gaming history forever.

 

[SylverReZ]

This is the best Christmas gift from Forest of Illusion. They've done the best efforts on preserving history so far.

 

[godreborn]

might sound cheap, but I think I beat everything or maybe it was just the game on nso? I know I beat this game and breath of fire officially on nso.

 

[KeeperCP1]

LOST MEDIA WIKI WAKE UP AGAIN
A TREASURE IS FOUND

 

[SylverReZ]

LOST MEDIA WIKI WAKE UP AGAIN
A TREASURE IS FOUND

I swear that you've said the same thing for that Mario Kart XXL thread. You must be really obsessed with that site.

 

[Deleted member 610824]

I swear that you've said the same thing for that Mario Kart XXL thread. You must be really obsessed with that site.

People really love that site for some reason, and obsess over it. But then the lost media phase passes and they forget it exists.

 

[Bladexdsl]

is that nintendo i see spying in the bushes over there calling the big boss?

 

[yoyoyo69]

One of the best games ever and still to this day, just as easy to pick up and play, it's simplicity was it's greatest strength and also protected from aging.

Such a shame Nintendo are borderline toxic and monitor/issue takedown, rather than embrace the love of devoted fans.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Gamer-Thieves to the rescue!

 

[Maximumbeans]

Enjoy the video before it gets nuked by Big N!

 

[BlueFox gui]

i expected more, but this is cool

 

[ChanseyIsTheBest]

It's unbelievable that Super Mario World came out 32 years ago. The amount of polish and care put into that game make it feel like it hasn't aged at all from its original release. Good to see more stuff come out of this although this prototype is underwhelming having so few changes from the original release. I hope that maybe some day they dig up and dump the prototypes given to the press in 1989 - that would be one of gaming's holy grails alongside if we ever got our hands on Mother 3 N64.

 

[urbanman2004]

Is this an alternate channel from the Gaming Historian? The narration sounds an awful a lot like his.

 

[lordelan]

Love that group's name.

 

[krakenx]

Enjoy the video before it gets nuked by Big N!

Very smart of them to release it on the one day a year that it might not get taken down immediately.

 

[Kioku]

Gamer-Thieves to the rescue!

Daddy pls

 

[eduall]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT

 

[Ettino]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT

It's about love, it's about justice. For when darkness fell, New Dork City became something else. Bad things happen in the night, on the streets of that other city. Noir Dork City.

 

[KeeperCP1]

I swear that you've said the same thing for that Mario Kart XXL thread. You must be really obsessed with that site.

I just check it 24/7 to see if there is something newly found

 

[gaga941021]

might sound cheap, but I think I beat everything or maybe it was just the game on nso? I know I beat this game and breath of fire officially on nso.

Who the fuck cares?