Unused Game Content Graphics ~ Ballistic GBC US Unused Super Mario Bros Deluxe Sprite Set Mockup

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Published on May 10, 2016 10:42:54 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyD76p-YhvI

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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)

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Present only in Ballistic is a complete Mario sprite set carried over from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. plus partial "PAUSE" text and font data. This may have been used for testing purposes as this is the only piece of data remaining.

It is unknown how these graphics ended up in an entirely unrelated game. I assume that the programmers wanted to borrow code from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe but based on my close examination they ultimately decided that there were better options. The devlopers obviously had access to the source code of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

This is what I like to call a gaming mystery at the very least... I am unable to find information about who developed Ballistic and I doubt they were given Super Mario Bros. Deluxe source code from Nintendo.

All references of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe are completely nonexistent in the Japanese version, Puzzle Loop. This was likely intentional for obvious reasons.

I recall being shocked when I found this among other weird random graphics scattered throughout the Ballistic ROM a few years ago. I also found debugging functions and a completely unused title screen and guess what else... Super Game Boy programming.

http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/12747-nensondubois-codes

The original site article was edited by numerous people including myself. As a result there are obvious writing inconsistencies. Minus a star for that.

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