Luigi’s Mansion [GC – Beta / Tech Demo / Unused Stuff]

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Luigi’s Mansion [GC – Beta / Tech Demo / Unused Stuff]

U64 Staff & Contributors
08-04-2008
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In its beta E3 2001 version, Luigi’s Mansion featured different ghosts than the final version. The 3 main ghosts (Orange, Pink, and Blue) were very different looking than their present day forms. The Orange ghost used to be a pink colored ghost featuring smaller eyes and mouth. The tall and thin pink ghost was once an orange lanky ghost with a huge nose. The blue ghost was originally a purplish colored ghost with smaller eyes and mouth. There was also another ghost that was scrapped from the final. It was colored dark purple, had a similar look to the pink beta ghost, and was only found in the hallways of the Mansion. Of what the ghost did was come up behind Luigi and scream; causing Luigi to yell in fear and fall to the ground. This would cause 50 HP to be drained from Luigi’s health and temporarily shrink his total HP to 50 as well. If the ghost still exists, it would have the same behavior as a ReDead.

In very early screenshots (all being the E3 version), there were shots of a timer in the Game Boy Horror, possibly hinting that the game was either going to have a challenge mode or a time limit, but was scrapped in the final version. It is said that if Luigi did not save Mario within the 24 hours he had, the mansion, along with mario, would vanish. In other builds, the Gameboy Horror also feature a Gameboy Camera-like effect, so it showed everything it could “see”. It is suspected that the Gameboy Horror had at first the time keeping function, and then the Gameboy Camera-like mode, and the onto a different version of the final’s GBH. The near final build had more of a cartoony icon set, while the final build has the more realistic icon set.

The Poltergust 3000 once featured a “heat meter”, showing of how hot it would get from sucking objects and ghosts up. Its gauge went from a level of 1 to 10. Once it got to 10, the Poltergust 3000 would burst into flames, and cause Luigi to collapse onto the floor, also having Luigi lose some of his HP. On the side note, the Poltergust 3000 was more squarish compared to the final’s version.

Other differences include slight changes in room designs, a beta coin meter, and many other objects. – [info from Wikipedia]

The ending screen would probably unlock to your file a “congratulations” image, or probably just an image for the ending, such as a picture in the wall. Three unused different looking sprites were found by Gabrielwoj, as can see below:

luigi_b.bti_colorluigi_b.bti_alpha
“luigi_b.bti_color/alpha”, probably with Bad ending, with low money. (B = Bad)
luigi_g.bti_colorluigi_g.bti_alpha
“luigi_g.bti_color/alpha”, probably with medium ending, with a good quantity of money. (G = Great)
luigi_V.bti_colorluigi_V.bti_alpha
“luigi_V.bti_color/alpha”, probably with perfect ending, with all the money caught. (V = Victory)

Thanks to SteamingBullet, Matthew Burke and Gabrielwoj for the contribution!

Miyamoto recently spoked about the Nintendo 3DS system, and said that the Nintendo Gamecube was capable of playin stereoscopic 3D video. He said too that they made a compatible version from Luigi’s mansion that with an accessory is able to display in special LCD TVs the game in 3D.

According to a issue in nintendo power,there was going to be a hidden boss ghost that was a generic austrailian hunter guy,and had dialogue that was on the lines of saying he wanted to Kill you and mount your head on the wall. He shot his rifle at you as you ran around the Safari Room.

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55 thoughts on “Luigi’s Mansion [GC – Beta / Tech Demo / Unused Stuff]”

  5. betamario64megafan

    I Have The Beta And Its Darker Diffrent Ghosts And some Rooms are in Other hallways And luigi holds the light with 2 hands Like when you Have 20HP In the Final Version The beta Is dark More scary And way More fun And the GBH is A clock You have From 12AM to about 6 to have Mario If you Dont game over and luigi will Be depressed

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  7. The Triple A's

    Here, people, this should clear things up:
    Pic # 1: The gameover sequence in which Luigi gives up to the ghosts and. as DRMARIOX said, becomes some sort of zombie.
    Pic # 2: The original version of room 1, but instead of paintings, it has ghost elders.
    Pic # 3: Showing stats, time, etc.
    Pic # 4: Mansion, of course.
    Pic #5: Luigi suffering from overcharge, which is when you use the Poltergust for too long (I believe 100 seonds.) and it basicly explodes and takes off some health.
    Beta baby fight, with charge at 0.
    Also, there was a really horrible thing in the game that the ghosts could do called a superscare, where there was a sort of ghostish sound, and if you couldn’t tell where it was coming from, a ghost would pop up and scare you half to death. I think it took off 10 to 20 points of health, and it always scared the crap out of you because it was freaking loud and came out of nowhere.
    This game was originally very grim and was probably gonna get set with a T for Teen rating, so nintendo brushed it up. You can play the demo at Disney World, I think, (my friend goes there) and it sounds pretty fun.

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  8. DRMARIOX

    Thanks for explanations, The Triple A’s.
    This game should have kept what they removed. The game was popular, but Luigi would be given an even bigger name if it was darker.

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  12. dosluigigethunginthebeta01version?

    I heard luigi got hung in the telephone room.it sounds darker.He said:that if you go in the telephone room,answer the telephone,&wait for lighting to strike,when it does,you’ll see a scary shadow,its been rumored it was luigi getting hung.is this true?im confuesed.If you know could you let me know?,thank you!^～^”

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  13. Alkaid

    I haven’t played the game in a while, but to the one who asked about Luigi being hanged, I seem to recall that Luigi doesn’t directly become hanged in either versions, but he can witness a shadow that flickers during a lightning strike that shares the image of Luigi hanging from something in the ceiling. If I’m not mistaken, I believe this is still in the published game.

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  16. Rhys

    I dont think anyone can rip the beta it no one proberly really has it unless some at E3 stole the Disk :D or an empoley smuggled one home after E3

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  20. MPNagem89

    Luigi’s reaction to getting a sequel to his 2001 Gamecube game
    Luigi: FINALLY!!!!!!
    (he dances around while “Ode to Joy” is playing)

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  24. MPNagem89

    aww too bad luigi’s mansion isn’t coming until 2012 because i so want to get that game for my brother for his birthday, he’s a fan of that game you know.

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  25. luigibeta

    la version beta d este juego es mucho MEJOR q la version completa…. oigan porfas si alguien tiene el juego BETA q lo pase porfas todo el mundo se muere por jugar Luigi´s Mansion Beta Version 2000-2001

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  26. steph

    I remember hearing about this when it was being planned. I wish the beta version was out. There should be a ROM for it or something, it looks alot more fun. They should make it Gamecubes last release.

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  27. SpashBanjo

    Hey betasupermario64megafan could you post a vid of the beta or find out how to release it on ROM? We’re all dieing to see it!

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  28. Angel Canales

    Is it possible to get the beta or at least please show maby a drawing of the boss gohsts in the beta. If you have a facebook please tell me ok:)

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  29. not giving name

    So did they give out any discs for the beta? If so how many? I just wish I can have one cuz i’m dying for them.

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  32. Tomas Neil

    You have the beta?!?!?!?! Please may you put it up for a rom to download, please message my youtube or email, i am honestly begging you here, i want to play the beta so bad!

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  33. 989Nintendo898

    If someone’s interested, i have the Spaceworld 2001 version. It might take awhile before it’s ripped but i’m working on it. Works fine on my region-modded gamecube.

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  34. HounddogSnakes108

    @989Nintendo898 Do you really? That would be amazing! :) Very cool! Do you have the ISO ripped? I think it would be really cool to check out.

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  35. NessPeppyTails

    Luigi’s Mansion : Dark Moon releases in 2013, day not specified.
    Also, the Safari Hunter should’ve been added to this, as he was removed late in development (Nintendo Power issue about Luigi’s Mansion, 2001).

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  37. Zyrus

    In the final,if you have game over… It will say “good night!” then into B&W.
    In the beta luigi will be depressed.Beta is scarier! Final is Good.

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  40. tlak

    You know, playing this game currently, I noticed more curious (perhaps Beta) things.

    1) from the graveyard before the Bogmire fight, you can see there is no toad and the window is unbroken. Unfinished, missed details or a hint at something old.

    2) In the Nana’s room, you can see ghost portraits above the books. They seem to be older characters.

    I’m curious…are there lost item scans? I like seeing what Luigi has to see and some things only appear once or twice. Are there others that never appear?

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  41. tlak

    Also, there is a cool lost boss ghost who appeared in the kitchen. Since most claims of people owning a beta copy are only them stating the obvious (like its darker, the different ghosts, the rooms being in different places) you can tell most are lying fakes who want attention. Seriously, if anyone did own the Beta, it would be a ROM by now (or at least be in videos EVERYWHERE)

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  42. William Powell

    First of all, the assumption that a person owning the beta, would make it into a ROM by now or it being in videos everywhere, is without basis. It does not take into account that the person might be lazy, might not know how to make something into a rom, etc. Now can there be lying fakes? Yes, but just because someone does not do that, does not mean that they are a lying fake. Thanks.

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  46. PlayerTest

    If someone really has a beta of the game, why he doesn’t show any pictures on the internet? After such a long time I’ve seen still NOTHING …

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  47. Namn

    I can’t believe they scrapped thousands of awesome games for the N64 and Gamecube . I’d rather play only prototype and unreleased games than every other game! I wish I could’ve own Dinosaur Planet or Mario 128 … Some douchebag is out there not making all those wonderful games public! If we just could kill him, rip his soul from the inside out and steal all the unreleased games, then the world would be a lot more happier. Wouldn’t it ? It would :)

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  48. Jonaho23

    I’m currently working on obtaining the pronto version of Luigis Mansion. I’ve been extremely interested in this games beta from the beginning and I really hope my efforts will not be in vain. If I do obtain it, can anybody show me how to rip a GameCube ISO? I’ve heard you can do it via HomeBrew Channel on Wii with something called Cleanrip, right?

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