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Unfinished beta builds and earlier versions of released retail games are sometimes found in the oddest of places, be it in a stored box in a garage sale, an online reseller who thinks is just a normal game (or doesn't even know it's a game), and this time, a new beta build of a rather infamous Mario game has made its way into a goodwill store.

YouTube user Game Pak Rat posted a video two weeks ago about a recent discovery he found in a local goodwill store, where they sell stuff from big media bins, which tend to be DVDs most of the time, but there's Blu Rays and videogames in some luck cases, and in this event, the media bin held a rather priceless item inside.

With the recent finding, Game Pak Rat has released a brand new video showcasing some of the key differences between the retail version and the newly discovered beta version, with some things like the intro consisting of only voice lines (without music or echo effects), voice lines mentioning 8 hotels in the beta instead of 7 from the retail version, title screen graphics and options, and a voiceover related to the game's rules and gameplay mechanics in the Help section.

Game Pak Rat will continue uploading new videos comparing the retail and beta versions of Hotel Mario to find what other differences are hidden in this discovered beta, so those interested can follow his YouTube channel for more comparisons.

Game Pak Rat's YouTube Channel

 

[Noctosphere]

Maybe not "full of" treasure, but if you check back consistently you'll definitely find something to pique your interest. I got a functioning copy of Smash Bros Melee from Goodwill a couple years back for $3.

they used to sale valuable stuff like they had no idea. I could find working NES consoles for like 40-50$, which could be sold online for 200$.

 

[17hitcombooo]

damn we got clean bowser audio and new dialogue? thats pretty awesome

 

[chrisrlink]

why do i feel another hacker is involved no dev in their right mind would give a beta to goodwill even if it is garbage remember the GS Demo ryanrox illegally obtained it by hacking nintendo (I guess their network security is a shitty as NSO's infrastructure

 

[AkiraKurusu]

Aw; I was hoping it was found in an actual hotel.

Still, beta builds are always interesting peeks into game development, even for one as...meme-filled...as Hotel Mario.

 

[Jayro]

Hope this will get dumped soon.

I hope it not only gets publicly released, but that someone also takes the time to "restore" what's been cut from the beta into the retail version.

 

[|<roni&g]

This article is brought to you by Goodwill

 

[LoggerMan]

Meh, I bet you could put a price on it, and the same guy would probably buy it.

 

[JimbobStarfish10]

Nintendo discovers they made the cdi

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What if the zelda cdi games' beta versions are found and morshu has a third dialogue?

“If you have enough rupees, the toaster can toast toast.”