
Update: it seems that this hack was found by Trekki, Tanks, Sonicandtails and other “NSMB hackers” too, along with the version of LucaPM and other gamers. You can download the Trekki version at http://treeki.googlepages.com.
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LucaPM was working on a “beta-hack” to restore more removed stuff from the game. The beta revival would have had all the secret levels playable plus some more from the early Mario Bros DS tech demo and the E3 beta version, the removed “traditional” 2 Players mode in the levels and mega goombas.
Some info about the “beta-hack”: how you probably know, there are 5 unused levels in the “Final NSMB game code” that come from the beta version of NSMB :
One of the desert levels is probably the oldest level in NSMB because it’s showed in a video of the beta NSMB at the E3 when the old tileset were used (NSMB was still a concept). You can see the video in the NSMB beta page of Unseen64 :) More infos about the beta levels and the tech demo come from Youtube and U64. Some beta-levels are completely shown so the reconstruction should be affidable and accurate, but others will be incomplete because there are not many more informations.
Here’s the download link for the semi-beta of the beta project: http://lucapmspace.blogfree.net/?t=2121216
U64 is an archive with articles, screens and videos for cancelled, beta & unseen videogames. Every change & cut creates a different gaming experience: we would like to save some documents about this evolution for curiosity, historic and artistic preservation.
8 Responses to [Projects] A new beta-remake: New Super Mario Bros DS!
Sukasa
October 30th, 2008 at 4:42 am
dude, rip-off. This is a ROM hack being done by several people I know, and LucaPM has absolutely nothing to do with it.
monokoma
October 31st, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Tanks has contacted me and explained the situation, i have updated the page with the correct informations :)
LucaPM
June 21st, 2009 at 8:57 pm
@Sukasa
I’ve done this with Nitro Explorer by my own and it’s NOT A RIP-OFF.I can also make a video on how I did it.
LucaPM
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Here’s how I did it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTN4eYVagA&feature=channel_page
monokoma will edit my post later,as he said by e-mail.
Hiccup
January 12th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
The link is broken here is the new one it is version 1.1 it has all 5 lost levels playable: http://lucapmspace.blogfree.net/?t=2121216
monokoma
January 12th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Thanks Hiccup! I have updated the link :)
Luigionos
January 29th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Oh, it´s so great! It´s a pitty, they removed the multiplayer (Mario/Luigi “co-op”) in the final version!
liamthx
September 1st, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Is the beta hack still being worked on? I’m working on a remake of the unused “Sea” level with the sharks that was shown in the E3 Trailer, and I’m wondering if I could have it put into the beta hack.