Editing List of Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content

{{italic title|List of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' pre-release and unused content}}
This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. For pre-release and unused content pertaining to the remake, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', see [[List of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 pre-release and unused content|List of ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' pre-release and unused content]].
==Early ideas==
At the beginning of production, the development team of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' wanted the game to use an overhead, isometric view<ref name="Nintendo Topics">Brian (November 06, 2016). [http://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-tezuka-kondo-on-super-mario-bros-3-scrapped-overhead-perspective-power-ups-music-more/2/ Miyamoto, Tezuka, Kondo on Super Mario Bros. 3 – scrapped overhead perspective, power-ups, music, more]. ''Nintendo Everything''. Retrieved June 09, 2017</ref>. The developers found that it was difficult to balance the platforming gameplay around this perspective, leading them to abandon the idea. Several graphical elements of the final ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' were influenced by the original direction, such as the black and white checkered floor on the title screen<ref name="Nintendo Topics"></ref>.

Designers considered a power-up to turn [[Mario]] into a [[Wikipedia:Centaur|Centaur]] (half-man, half-horse), although this was rejected before being implemented into the game.<ref>''Designing a game in the Super Mario Bros. series is certainly different than creating one based on all new characters, but it is just as challenging. The difficult task is to make familiar characters seem fresh.<br>In each of the previous SMB games, Mario gained new power-ups. So in SMB 3, Mr. Miyamoto and the other designers wanted to invent another new, interesting way for Mario to power-up. Their initial ideas tended toward having Mario turn into some sort of creature. A concept that was rejected was having Mario power-up as a Centaur (half man, half horse). The idea that they finally settled on was to give Mario a tail and the ability of flight. Their first tail concept, that of a Racoon tail, was the one that finally stuck.<br>″I′m sorry to say there isn′t a funny story behind why we chose the Racoon tail,″ Miyamoto remarked. ″We thought the Racoon tail worked best from a practical point of view and it fit right in with Mario′s style. It also created some great new game play possibilities.″'' - Nintendo Power Volume 10, page 21</ref>

==Early builds==
[[File:Koopahost SMB3.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:Hammerbrohost SMB3.png|thumb]]
As seen in early screenshots, [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Hammer Bro]]thers were going to host two mini-games. The [[minigame]]s were a Question Block and a dice game respectively, which also would have marked the first ''Super Mario'' game to have the Koopas standing on two feet instead of all fours. These minigames and their hosts seem to have been replaced by [[Toad]]. An early build of the game was previewed in a promotional VHS tape coming with the September 1988 edition of the magazine ''Famimaga''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov8A5tz8MU0</ref> The preview shows several levels unused in the final game, a different sprite for the [[Hard Block|Wood Block]] and a slightly different status bar. 

The back of the box of some early copies of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' depicts Mario traversing a hilly grassland stage with many Para-Beetles and two [[Note Block]]s. This particular stage is not any of the lost ones present on the cartridge, nor is it in the final game. These boxes also feature an early map of [[Grass Land]].

These are the differences between the early and final map of Grass Land:

* World 1-3's level tile is in where the level tile of World 1-4 is in the final version, and World 1-4's level tile is lined up with the [[Toad House]] in the early map and not World 1-3's level tile.

* The [[Spade Panel]] tile is on the left of the fortress, instead of being on the right of the fortress in the final version.

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==Unused data==
===Levels===
Fifteen unused levels exist within ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Some of these are unique, while others bear much resemblance to levels seen in the final version. They can be accessed via Game Genie codes/cheats.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 1.png|500|The first unused level}}
The first unused level resembles a plainer version of [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-3]]. The only enemies found are [[Shoe Goomba|Kuribo's Goombas]] and [[Spiny|Spinies]]. It has multiple colored semisolid platforms and more [[Brick Block]]s.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 2.png|500|The second unused level}}
The second unused level slightly looks like [[World 3-9 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 3-9]]. The enemies found are [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheeps]], and [[Blooper Nanny|Bloobers with kids]]. The level can only be cleared with a [[Lakitu's Cloud]], found inside a chest in [[Coin Heaven]]. The player must then use the Lakitu's Cloud to fly over the [[Hard Block]]s.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 3.png|500|The third unused level}}
The third unused level is similar to [[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7-3]]. The enemies found are a Kuribo's Goomba, [[Lakitu]]s, and [[Pile Driver Micro-Goomba]]s. Coin Heaven can be accessed by hitting a pink [[Note Block]]. There is a single stray coin floating in the sky.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 4.png|500|The fourth unused level}}
The fourth unused level resembles [[World 1-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-5]] although slightly harder. The enemies found are [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, Piranha Plants, [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Traps]], and Koopa Troopas. All [[Warp Pipe]]s contain either a Piranha Plant or a Venus Fire Trap.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 5.png|500|The fifth unused level}}
The fifth unused level is a collection of [[Tanooki Suit]] bonus rooms. It does not have any enemies.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 6.png|500|The sixth unused level}}
The sixth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The enemies found are Cheep-Cheeps, [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s, [[Lil Sparky|Lil Sparkies]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s. There is a [[lift]] and a floating semisolid platform near the end.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 7.png|500|The seventh unused level}}
The seventh unused level slightly looks like [[World 7-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7-4]]. The enemies found are [[Jelectro]]s, Cheep-Cheeps, Bloobers with kids, Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, [[Muncher]]s, and [[Boomerang Bro]]s. The power-up at the beginning is impossible to collect. This level includes the unused tan versions of Cheep-Cheeps.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 8.png|100|The eighth unused level}}
The eighth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The player must swim up the waterfalls to reach to end, although the level has no proper ending. No enemies can be found in this level.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 9.png|500|The ninth unused level}}
The ninth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas, Fire Chomps, and a Lakitu.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 10.png|250|The tenth unused level}}
The tenth unused level resembles a Coin Heaven. The only enemies there are Koopa Troopas.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 11.png|500|The eleventh unused level}}
The eleventh unused level heavily resembles [[World 1-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 1-6]]. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, [[Paragoomba]]s, Goombas, and [[Mini Goomba|Micro Goombas]]. It does not have any lifts on tracks.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 12.png|300|The twelfth unused level}}
The twelfth unused level also is similar to World 1-6, but more unfinished. The enemies found are Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 13.png|300|The thirteenth unused level}}
The thirteenth unused level is exactly the same as the twelfth except everything is one block lower.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 14.png|500|The fourteenth unused level}}
The fourteenth unused level does not resemble anything in particular. It does not have any enemies. There is an unused starry background at the top.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Level 15.png|500|The fifteenth unused level}}
The fifteenth unused level is most likely a test level. The only enemy found is a [[Hammer Bro]]. There is an inactive [[Bill Blaster]] and unused stacked clouds. The level is ended by opening the chest.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused 2 Player Level.png|200|The unused two-player level}}
This level is most likely intended for two-player versus mode.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused World 7 Hammer Bro Level.png|200|World 7's Hammer Bro level}}
[[World 7 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 7]] has an unused Hammer Bro level with two Hammer Bros.
{{wide image|SMB3 Unused Secret Exit.png|500|An unused secret exit}}
An unused secret exit exists towards the right of [[World 4-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 4-5]]'s Tanooki Suit room.

===Graphics===
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SMBBETA1.png|Mario sprites intended for minigames
SMB3 Hammer Mario Sliding.png|A frame of [[Hammer Mario]] sliding; this can be seen in-game with a glitch
SMB3FrogMarioFront.png|An alternate front-facing frame of [[Frog Mario]]
SMB3ToadStatue.png|An alternate sprite of [[Toad]]
Smb3 gcheep ani.gif|A tan version of a Cheep-Cheep
Smb3 gparabeetle ani.gif|A green version of a [[Para-Beetle]]
SMB3PBall.png|An unused "P-Ball" sprite
SMB3SmallOpenChest.png|A sprite of an open [[Treasure Chest]]
SMB3MapMarioLeft.gif|Map animation of Mario walking to the side
SMB3MapMarioUp.gif|Map animation of Mario walking up
SMB3 Unused Castle Sprite.png|Unused [[Castle]] sprite
SMB3 Unused Castle Defeat Sprite.png|Unused defeated Castle sprite
SMB3QuestionMark.png|A question mark meant for the world map
SMB3Skull.png|A skull meant for the world map
SMB3 Unused Clump Bush Sprite.png|A clump of bushes
SMB3 Early Cloud Sprite.png|An early sprite for the clouds
SMB3PipeConnector.png|A breakable pipe connector found in the desert tileset
SMB3SandPillar.png|A background pillar found in the desert tileset
SMB3SandBlock.png|A sandstone block found in the desert tileset
CHB124SMB3UnusedDesertEX.png|A ladder and brick design found in the desert tileset
SMB3Beta2.gif|An unused propeller found in the underwater tileset
SMB3UnusedDungeon.png|An unused frame of some sort found in the castle tileset, possibly meant for the top of the door in the [[Bowser]] fight
SMB3Beta1.gif|Unused sprites of spikes and a wheel found in the [[Dark Land]] tileset
SMB3UnusedBlock.png|An unused block found in the versus mode tileset
SMB3 Unused Goomba Closed Eyes.png|A Goomba with closed eyes that was meant to appear in the ending sequence
</gallery>

===Mechanics===
The [[Spade Panel|Spade]] card minigame originally featured an invisible wild card which would match one of the cards already drawn by the player<ref name="TCRF">The Cutting Room Floor (June 09, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEINu54XB8 The Unused Wild Card in Super Mario Bros. 3]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 09, 2017</ref>. If matched with itself, the wild card acts as a 20-coins card. On boards with an uneven number of wild card, the mechanic would make the minigame unwinnable as the wild card leave one card unmatchable<ref name="TCRF"></ref>. The code for the wild card was retained in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''<ref name="TCRF"></ref>.

==References==
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