The 7 Mysterious SM64 Levels You Can't Play, Exposed!

[@NintegaDario]

There have been a few times where someone tried to recreate SM64 beta, but none of them were ever finished, ugh.

[@shnouk3814]

Nintega Dario I know its sucks Ive wanted to play a sm64 beta replica since i was 9 Never got to

[@epicboomshine6595]

Same curse affects all Ura Zelda projects, except we're more used to those failing for more unsavory reasons.

[@AnthonyDaBest]

We should be able to play Dudaw's since he's still working on it.

[@alphakretin2387]

SM64 beta beta

[@shnouk3814]

AnthonyDaBest Nope he's not anymore 😪

[@FlameLFH]

Here's a theory about levels 1-3: at least one of them could very well be the test level Koizumi spoke of containing a now removed Luigi. Quote: Iwata: "Regrets?" Koizumi: "One goes all the way back to Super Mario 64. When we made the first prototype, Mario and Luigi were on a flat field." Iwata: "Both of them?" Koizumi "Yes. We ran it that way, but when we made the landforms, because of hardware limitations we had a choice between cutting Luigi or making more elaborate landforms. Then, in tears, we had to ask Luigi to leave." Emphasis on " we ran it that way." The dev team may have kept the test area as well as Luigi until, during the final stages of development, noticing framerate drops due to limited hardware. Source: iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/super-mario-3d-world/0/6

[@gusholtan4848]

FlameLFH no, just stop

[@SB2749]

Derpy doo MC howitzer Why should he?

[@WasabiKitCat]

Derpy doo Mc howitzer ????

[@RetroDoneRight]

Because we know the game didn't have Luigi a year before it was released.

[@onion2445]

He was probably talking about polygon limits in individual levels.

[@onitheogre]

another great video but the game audio is a bit louder than your voice, so it can be hard to hear you. Can you please lower the audio or raise your volume?

[@ddnava96]

English is not my native language and I still could understand him. Maybe it was because I was using headphones?

[@Skelux]

I thought it was fine, but maybe I set the video volume too high and narration volume too low.

[@seanminion]

And to add on that, speak faster. If your voice sounds fairly normal at 1.5x the speed, then you probably need to pick up the speed of your voice.

[@GlitchyPSI]

They probably are levels that are made to test collissions and the analog stick in a game like M64 since that was a whole twist on the mario concept at the time, but that's a given

[@lemonadesnake]

three years and we finally got them

[@emptyspotlight]

You know that picture frame with the starry night sky in super mario 64? I wish they had made a world on that!

[@TheReturnOfAlexFlame]

Nice Video Skelux, and I got atleast 1 idea for one of the stages, it's the metal cap area it's a cave, has unique textures and models for the crystals and it's near Peach's Castle which is one of the Hub worlds, so it would make sense that somewhere in development they made it a much smaller level and just put the metal cap switch there.

[@unmeltabledjdkrnrjdjsnd9317]

There's also artwork of Metal Mario in an unknown cave area. Maybe that has something to do with your idea.

[@607]

Oh hey, good point!

[@lilred7679]

Unmeltable Dude can you put a link to the artwork? I'm really curious

[@unmeltabledjdkrnrjdjsnd9317]

goo.gl/images/Zxhj2p It looks sort of like Hazy Maze Cave or Wet Dry World but not exactly like either.

[@lilred7679]

Unmeltable Dude Thank you

[@ViewpointProd]

when me and alex (mariosan) where digging into TTM, we found texturers left over from SNOW SLIDER/COLD COLD MOUTAIN (2 early names), aswell as texturers fro the painting rooms, confirming that it was ripped out and added into tall tall without having the assets removed.

[@TetraBitGaming]

:O

[@superstitiouswaffle2942]

TetraBitGaming Oh!Hey there

[@sawyerswitzer]

Hey Tetra!

[@funfoxvlad7309]

:0

[@Cptn.Viridian]

TetraBitGaming 0:55 where he says that the ghost house is the first level created, it is important to note that that was the first official one to START being created. Just wanted to clear it up in case some people thought that it was the first finished.

[@tyjacy4642]

Hey Tetra!

[@607]

Huh, so Super Mario 64 was supposed to be a working title only? That's interesting!

[@ThomasOrtegaTomy56739]

No. It's just a debug menu that Nintendo used to make sure all their levels worked properly. It was to test levels. It's better than having to walk to a painting.

[@JaxsinP]

I think he's mentioning the pre-release footage. The game's listed as "Super Mario 64 (temporary)", which I suppose isn't too surprising, "Super Mario 64" isn't very creative and does seem like a placeholder. The game only being listed as "Super Mario" in the level select suggests as much. Probably just stuck as a title during the course of development for whatever reason.

[@607]

Comrade Crunch I suppose so. But it's interesting, as this title seems to have inspired many other titles for the N64. At least, I suppose not all of them were supposed to be placeholders.

[@skyriotAndKadeGaming]

Just think of it as Zelda Wii U, but Mario 64 didn't get a name change.

[@honeydarlinggaming9156]

Wow. Dude. You are like a rom hacking legend at this point

[@lokland9506]

Decent Narrative voice

[@IkanaCanyon7]

Ey nice job with this video Skelux! I Wouldnt mind more of them being done with narration rather than text! You seem pretty good at narrating overall, especially for someone who hasnt really done narrantions in their videos before. Nice job man! Keep up the good work as always ^^

[@saraha180]

There was very little here that wasn't complete speculation based on almost nothing: there's just not enough information to draw conclusions.

[@scraps7240]

2 years later and we can play them.

[@marksmithwas12]

I'm pretty sure the slide was an early version of Princess Peach's Secret Slide (considering the fact that the door that usually takes you upstairs in the castle used to instead take you directly to the Bowser 1 fight, making it possible that only the Foyer was accessible). Then for whatever reason they moved that side to TTM, and made a new Secret Slide for the Foyer

[@davidmenlo9305]

Has anyone ever asked the developers? I've gotten full game source codes to certain games I've been interested in just by talking to the developers.

[@iWinRar]

I find it amazing that these games had such little storage to use especially back in the NES and SNES days and N64 days yet they leave stuff in.

[@brannycedeno6823]

Whoa. More SM64 beta footage I've never seen before. Where do you get such stuff brother? Things like that are pure gold.

[@nicolegreaux7118]

Thank you for using your real voice last time it was a robot it was all choppy I couldn’t understand what you were saying

[@Nexus71c]

To be honest, I never actually expected you to expose yourself anytime soon lol. (Well voice wise at least lol) but not bad

[@607]

Nexus71c Huh? He's had videos with mic for a while...

[@nykita427]

Nexus71c he did an interview with Attacking toucans a while back about Star road

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

Woah, exposing himself? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@gaminghistory101]

Good video, man. Glad to see you back from the dead. I'm sure many people said it before me, but definitely work on the audio mixing for the next voice video you do. Otherwise, great job :)

[@tim0lmazan162]

And wait, there were originally a limit of 230 stars?

[@firefalco_]

I Love How You and Others Allows Find More and More To SMG4, Whether it's Beta Content, ROM Hacks, Mods, and More. :D

[@FireSonicYT]

SMG4? as in, super mario glitchy 4? lol, i know you mean SM64, but still :P

[@moro9146]

super mario galaxy 4

[@Pikamon101]

pile of trash SUPER MARIO GALAXY 4 RUMOR?!!! GameXplain is going to make a video about this!

[@pokepress]

I suppose it’s possible that there was originally going to be a fourth Bowser course corresponding to where the 50 Star door is in the castle.

[@cat1554]

did you check the japanese version for those missing levels? if you did, keep looking! look for the unused level code like maybe platforms and other stuff.

[@cjetson]

It's always interesting to see any beta/unused footage of this game. What do you think the odds of one of those Spaceworld demos resurfacing are?

[@Esth.1]

Would it be possible that these levels, or at least one of them, had something to do with the 64DD add-on that was planned to release? They were making an expansion for this game, maybe some lost levels were related to this in some way? Im not sure if the DD wouldve worked that way, but imagine being in a level that triggered something on the expansiondisk to load? Again, Im not sure if the N64 and the DD worked together in this way...

[@rhcorr]

I think you didn't consider the possibility that the first 3 levels are, indeed, the main menu (title) stages. Having seen a bit of boundary break for SM64 I know that even the "flat screens", like the save select screen, are actually 3D models rendered in real time in a room of sorts. Logos etc are also sometimes flat surfaces rendered in 3D while the camera is fixed. The mario face is evidently also rendered in a "room" of its own that could very well be considered a "level". Who knows? Other ideas are: some of these missing levels are used for the end sequence, or maybe a scrapped yoshi / luigi level. Maybe level 32 was simply a special load sequence to test sound effects (echo). The first one (level 1) is probably indeed a proof of concept level which was removed from the final build.

[@ivboy3300]

32 was most likely the unused yellow cap switch stage.

[@_mikut]

I could listen to your voice for hours.

[@lolkiu64]

Previously I was watching the Mario Kart 64 secret areas video, after hearing the robot voice I thought SKELUX would never record his real voice.

[@MDTravisYT]

If only one mario 64 beta cart was out there... lost... found... somewhere... or lost in time... destroyed? wiped? leftover data? All of those can lead to beta discoveries on beta carts. Maybe one day we may find like an E3 copy of some sort... just one day we have a chance.

[@KnownAsKenji]

There's a well-known effect in Jolly Roger Bay that only shows up until you collect the first star. The sky is darker and there is more fog in the level. Kind of a long shot, but perhaps this has something to do with Level 38's JRB-like effects?

[@wakkowarner123]

Woah, neat! What an interesting video. Just as a bit of constructive criticism, Skelux -- I'd lower background noise more than you did. Sometimes it was a bit difficult to hear your commentary, which should be more isolated and audible. It's the main focus.

[@NickGoblin2]

They could be part of Peach’s castle. Possibly the Castle could have had much more loading sequences until they were merged into one level, making the chopped up sequences of Peach’s castle completely useless. Just my theory.

[@johnw7707]

Nintendo knows we hunger for a lot of this data. I'd like Nintendo to reveal more information on things like this to cure our hunger.

[@RecklessLink86]

Part of me wonders that if you could get a hold of a SM64 NFR (demo kiosk) cart or dumped ROM, would it yield any different results from what you've uncovered from the base ROM? If anything, I think it could be worth looking into.

[@iProgramInCpp]

Most of these levels have already been found in the game leak

[@ChorusKids]

I have a theory. There is 1 Stage that is not a true Bowser stage that involves Bowser. Dire Dire Docks. Maybe the sub may have originally had it’s own level,but was cut due to the rom size or something.

[@kylesatwon1134]

It could be that these levels were intended to have collectables, but they were just never coded in.

[@DCWario886]

2:09 anyone got footage or context for this? I don't recognise this at all from 64 DS

[@samjaques5763]

If you want to change the context of a level it might be for when koopa troopa is added to bob omb battlefield or where in whomps fortress you have a change from it being a boss fight at the top to a small tower and then you also then get access to the owl, it might have been easier to duplicate the level and change a bit rather than change the coding for the whole level, also in the jolly roger bay you have the change or there being the ship wreck in the 1st variation of the game to there being a floating ship in the next variation with the eel now residing in a home in the wall, just some possibilites for changes need to duplicate levels.

[@RocketoPunchee]

Hey bro, you should check your audio levels when editing videos, sometimes the background audio has similar voulme with your voice audio and it's hard to hear what you say

[@MissHashshashin]

What if there was originally an intention to have a level where you could have rid on yoshi which would cause drums to kick in like in mario world? Crazy idea I know but it is possible

[@squiddler7731]

2:08 Um... what? This is the first I've ever heard of some kind of DS exclusive Bowser fight.

[@MrBizznessMan]

Could someone explain what was happening in that SM64DS screenshot i never saw it before

[@SirRuto]

I have the same question. Been searching everywhere for a clue.

[@SirRuto]

Actually I found a bit of an answer. It's apparently from an old version of the game where all 4 characters were fighting Bowser. www.mariowiki.com/List_of_Super_Mario_64_DS_pre-release_and_unused_content

[@marioisawesome8218]

It's a beta screenshot.

[@shnouk3814]

_x_Mario_x_YT Yep

[@Sebastian-sf3ji]

Its mario party ds

[@TolerableDruid6]

What SM64DS level is 2:09 from? The screenshot isn't even of the final game as it shows the multiplayer co-op mode in action - is this battle in the final game? I can't find any videos showing it. EDIT: Just realised he said "beta".

[@glitchmingaming4216]

0:34 whole peach's castle used to be so empty and tight.

[@KupoRap]

I subbed. Great work and video.

[@Evonia2122]

your voice sounds like one of a top 5 list channels. (I am not saying that to be rude I like your voice) :)

[@llamagodarceus1680]

I got a jumpscare at the end XD

[@vileshaffconker3914]

they planned to have even more levels than the 7 missing ones

[@stupad]

I think the audio could be a little better as you made your voice audio the same volume as the game and it can be a little hard to hear your voice at times. Examples of this happening is at 3:12 when a 1 up mushroom is collected and at 4:15 when the wing cap is collected the track makes it hard to hear your voice.

[@3DWorldMan]

maybe a second desert level some test levels and another cave

[@ajpink5880]

So does this mean we can eventually have up to 64 levels in SM64 mods? That'd be amazing

[@yoloboy7201]

Maybe the level with the echo is a level under the castle. And you could enter it through the unused gate thing near the waterfall

[@Pabmyster]

Great video :) As others have mentioned though I’d lower the music and game audio and make your voice louder for next time. Couldn’t hear you some times

[@gothicspoon]

Good video, but you might want to turn the game volume down a bit, or your voice up a bit, it's a bit hard to hear you at times!

[@yandere-chan9076]

I want to see that level with Bowser, Mario, and Yoshi found in SM64DS

[@BiggestSniff]

i feel like more and more channels are doing gaming history now lol

[@groszak1]

Please make an uncommentated version, this would help a lot for the people that aren't born in an English-speaking country

[@MasterKofficial]

great video, looking forward to see more :) but i have to say, sometimes its hard to hear you. maybe lowering the gameplay audio next time a little bit :) (smartphone speakers)

[@ladymecha8718]

Seems to me it would make sense to have 64 levels for marketing in n64 but Time constraints of the new technology just didn’t allow for it.

[@zexos13]

I know I’m late on this lol but maybe they left the empty level slots open for Nintendo 64DD even though there’s no clear space for it in the level design. I’m just sharing my thoughts on it, idk

[@jempio]

Fantastic Video!

[@snipez6945]

You should do more videos with your own voice, not a robot's. I liked this more so please use it more often!

[@SAWNIX]

Ext5 is Bowser's room

[@aMkinfinity]

That joystick head looks a lot bigger than usual

[@VariaPrime]

aMkinfinity Prototype controller

[@SmashedTomatoes]

So... Super mario 64 levels holly shniz too long confirmed? That means that you could actually create 64 levels/areas in SM64 right?

[@tpptrumpet5986]

What if on those temporary mario 64 machines you were quick enough to do the bbh blj crash glitch?

[@Gaelpoo]

Nice vid! :) But the game’s audio is really high and I can’t hear your voice clearly? :’v

[@obvious_humor]

Gaelpo | Geometry Dash & More! The game audio isn't high. His voice is just really low.

[@71dembonesTV]

2:22 - Hori Mini Pad Level Confirmed?

[@Jonskipvp]

the pixelated mess on letters may also be "J" , not just "X"

[@Killgore52]

Maybe one of them is the Title/Mario Screen?

[@renakunisaki]

The title screen is actually level -1 iirc.

[@Lugmillord]

Fun fact: "Teresa Obake" means "Boo Ghost". pretty boring description :D

[@Lugmillord]

Teresa (てれさ) is the Japanese name for the character Boo.

[@Lugmillord]

What do you mean by that? The Japanese name of Boo is Teresa, I don't get what you are trying to say.

[@yeetlejuice7181]

*_EXPOSED_* also can you speak a bit louder

[@ProtoPropski]

Sneky_meme_man Turn Your Volume Up, I Can Here Him Just Fine, and I'm using a shitty TracFone

[@cameronsprong3001]

aw man he speaks! good shit as usual man!

[@prestigeblue]

Seems like it's about time to remove the "The" from this video's title.

[@Jumpi95]

Hey! Is there any possibility of a Kirby N64 multiplayer mode eventually? I'd think that its impossible but you've proven me wrong in the past! Also sorry for spamming your videos, i'd just love a response

[@ChillaxeGames]

Hyperspeed Wallkicks! Even Better, Non-TAS!

[@ChainChomp]

Is it possible to replace the unused levels with custom levels?

[@maryammon1610]

Tall Tall Mountain Is A Hub Now!

[@F1nicky]

Jesus dude,you dont have to scream.

[@Wellllllllalalala]

1996 this game came out. 21 years ago. Fark

[@Dare1C]

Whats 18. ET7 Hori Mini?

[@RadicalRaymondd]

I wonder if the 64DD copy of mario 64 that was found has more unused left over objects/level data since it's on a larger storage medium and was never full released to the public.

[@PablosCorner]

Do you leik betah?

[@christianvaldes3007]

Hey Pablo. Didn't think I'd find you here.

[@PablosCorner]

Christian Valdes Ayy, I do the ROM hacking so yeh.

[@3DWorldMan]

Pablo's Corner yas i liek betah

[@shnouk3814]

Pablo's Corner I waent da beita

[@PikaDogg]

I leik betah

[@nonominomusic]

sometimes your voice's audio is quieter than the game's audio and is hard to hear. otherwise, great video!

[@TJay_Games]

I have an idea what if they were beta stages but only in stage select now?

[@TheGameCreator13]

They have room for 64 levels? Ho shit that's great

[@ProtoPropski]

It's simple... Data Mine the game, and if you don't see anything, they where likely removed early, or late in development (most likely the later considering that they still somewhat appear in the Stage Select) if it does yield results HOLY FUCK!! You gotta send me those juicy pics, I wanna see what you got going on... Uhm about Mario 64, don't get any ideas... Weirdo.

[@HHGFHJGFHJGFJTYFJDGY]

And we've got em' now!

[@danielribeiro9678]

The real Bowser Room 2:10

[@pit2643]

Um, you might want to make the music a little calmer in certain parts so I can hear your voice better...

[@susanrodriguez4369]

When I clicked on this I expected robot voice

[@TheNostalgicDuo]

Where did you find the Mario 64 Beta footage???

[@Ascetimancer]

Spaceworld 1995

[@TheNostalgicDuo]

Greatminer72 plays videogames thanks

[@WilliamTresnon]

Impressive first take

[@will.2155]

0:59 ahh low poly mario

[@endergamer4545]

I actually came across those in the UK version on a emulator.