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_color/alpha”, probably with Bad ending, with low money. (B = Bad)
“luigi_g.bti_color/alpha”, probably with medium ending, with a good quantity of money. (G = Great)
“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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I played the proto when I was at E3. It was really scarier than the final.
Interesting info James_Koopa37.. do you remember exactly which differences there were in the beta E3 demo?
luigi y mario deisi don kin kon me gusta luigi mansion un bicho bien rudo
I heard that that first pic is a zombie luigi. is this true? if not, what is it?
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
id, love to get a copy of this legendary beta. Wanta be a friend? [email protected]
maybe somewere someone had the beta… wait betamario64megafan you had it! can you send it to my mail? [email protected]
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.
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5IcBtaMR_k&playnext_from=TL&videos=za_2LNWfH10 This video has good footage of beta stuff
Thanks SteamingBullet! I’m going to add the video in the page :)
I know another video of the one ghost that scares luigi with 50 HP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks7H2pSepgk you might need to turn the sound up though.
I’m sorry if i’m posting too much. I know a lot about this game’s beta, i even found it’s E3 2001 Walkthrough, Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCobpCsuXRY and watch each of the parts.
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!^~^”
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.
Someone HAS to rip the beta!
I’ve looked everywhere!
Dose anyone know where i can find luigi mansion textures im doing a hack and i need the textures so i can do it!!!
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
I believe they gave like 50 away.
Anyway…
Does anyone know where to get
a NPDP-Console or NR Reader?
Luigi does not turn into a zombie. Basically, the mansion disappears and Luigi become depressed.
Luigi’s reaction to getting a sequel to his 2001 Gamecube game
Luigi: FINALLY!!!!!!
(he dances around while “Ode to Joy” is playing)
can some one please send luigis mansion beta to this email:[email protected]
they should add Fear mode to luigi’s mansion 2 where you can play some of the original LM stuff.
i really wanna play beta looks so much fun i wanna play it :((((((((
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.
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
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.
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!
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:)
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.
Luigi’s mansion 2 is coming out on the 2nd of august! XD
thank you anon, that was good to know
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!
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.
Could you send the spaceworld beta to me please?
Email: [email protected]
Please send one, if you still can to [email protected]
It is ISO ripped, no?
It’s been 2 years, do you have the ROM now?
It’s been more than 2 years. Are you done yet? If so, you should upload it to EmuParadise.
@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.
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).
Theeluigiman on YouTube has a beta copy everyone message him and tell him to put it online!!!!!!!
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.
Here to watch to see! Copy and Paste!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YppAKVVn4AM
You might want to add this video to the page:
http://youtu.be/ZFtxC7PML6o
It’s a video outlining almost all the beta elements.
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?
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)
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.
Can someone please send the beta to me: [email protected]
If anyone has the beta and is generous enough to give out an ISO, please send it to
[email protected]
Wow, shut up, betio. I hope you are now a proper Nintendo fan.
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 …
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 :)
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?
You’re better off asking on the Assembler games forums. They will definitely help you out.