At the Digital Press Forum, van_halen has posted some photos from a prototype version of Super Mario Kart, a “beta” with some interesting differences, like early version of some of the sprites, different layout and music in some levels, different title screen, select screen and “choose-your-driver” screen, missing “black X” from the Lakitu’s flag (when you drive in the opposite direction), a flying Super Koopa and missing reward cups in the ending scene. Check the original topic for more infos. Huge props to van_halen for sharing these images!
In an old magazine, MathUser has even found a couple of screens that show a different design for one of the tracks, maybe an early version of the Mushroom Cup Round 2, as Madou has wrote in the HPZ Forum
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6 Responses to Super Mario Kart [SNES - Beta / Proto]
FullMetalMC
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
dump it plox
Anon BSSM Fan
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:12 am
Please how can I find the Super Mario Kart prototype rom?
Anon BSSM Fan
June 25th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Well, If there is no sign of the Super Mario Kart prototype or a Beta SMRPG rom, I have a greek translated Sailor Venus’s attack. all I’m about to say is “Aphroditi! Me ti Voitheia tis Aphroditis!”(AKA Venus Love and Beauty Shock) If you want to make a Super Mario Kart hack based on a greek sailor moon website, visit at wingsofdestiny.net46.net. or make a Geno sprite SMK style, if you must. here is my letter. Dear Boys at the Digitpress forum, where can you download the Super Mario Kart prototype rom?
monokoma
June 26th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
The SMK Beta was not shared / leaked publically yet, maybe in the future :)
Anon BSSM Fan
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Oh! By the way, is there a Nintendo 64 prototype version of Mario Party? you have to wait and see.
Anon BSSM Fan
March 14th, 2010 at 12:24 am
I’m back again. it’s been a long time since I was making a screenshot of a beta Player select screen. Anyway, The N64 prototype of Mario Party is just a fake. I have wasted hours and hours of research on MAKE to showcase my Mario Kart Super Circuit beta tracks on Super Mario Kart! Truly, that I have made a beta Vanilla Lake 1 on Trackdes, But that’s a consequential! I spent more time waiting for the SMK Beta rom to be shared.