Unused Textures

This is a sub-page of Proto:Mario Kart DS/Europe Multiplayer Kiosk Demo.

To do: There's even more textures!

Unsorted#

Lakitu's Countdown Lights#

In an earlier build of the game, Lakitu had hold a countdown light when starting a race. This was scrapped, but the model still remains. It can be seen in the GDC 2005 gameplay.

Test Graphic#

Translates as "Temporary Pause". That's all. It's used when pressing X on the unused communication error screen.

Speedometer#

The game was originally meant to have an on-screen speedometer, much like Double Dash!!. It is different from the earliest screenshots, but matches the design seen in the late 2004 screenshots up to the GDC 2005 build.

Mario Bros. Graphics#

A collection of sprites from Mario Bros. Classic. While some of them are used in the unused communication error screen, a large majority of them are not used at all.

Japanese Goal and Start Graphics#

In the directory /Scene/Race_ja.carc, the files goal.nsbmd and start.nsbmd have the race start (スタート) and end (ゴール!!) graphics in Japanese, however they're not used, even when the system firmware language is set to Japanese. The English "GO" and "GOAL" graphics are always used.

Early Return Graphic#

Found in the menu graphics is an unused early return button with different shading.

Titlescreen Banner#

Graphics along with a tilemap showing a blue banner can be found in the files from the titlescreen. This banner is used in this build with some scrolling text.

Double Dash!!-Based Menus and Early Placeholders#

Located in the menu.carc section of the demo are early graphics of an early menu in the style of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. However, these are mostly static images, so they were most likely proof of concept graphics.

Chara_Main#

Meant for use in the top screen, for the character selection. chara_sub (see below) would be used for the bottom screen.

Kart_sub#

Cropped Red Fire kart ripped from Double Dash!! with a dark background and three different colors.

kart_sub_obj

Selection cursors for this screen.

Chara_sub#

Includes a roster of characters with icons resembling those from Double Dash!!

chara_sub_obj

Selection cursors for this screen.

Displacement_sub#

Menu with the option to change the game speed (50cc, 100cc, etc.).

displacement_sub_obj

Selection cursors for this screen.

Entryselect_sub#

Judging from the internal filename, it could be a placeholder for the name entry screen, such as the name entry screen in the final version. Might also be meant for multiplayer.

entryselect_sub_obj

Selection cursor for this screen.

Menu_sub#

This menu is similar to the title screen of the final build. Suggests that this menu was meant to appear after the MKDS logo title screen ("Press the A button" in the prototype). The Japanese was changed to シングルプレイ (Singleplayer) and マルチプレイ (Multiplayer) in the final.

menu_sub_obj

Selection cursor for this screen.

Mode_sub#

Mode select screen similar to that of final version's. Note that タイムアタック (Time Attack) and ミニゲーム (Minigames) are the Japanese names for Time Trials and Battle modes.

mode_sub_obj

Selection cursor for this screen.

Cup_sub#

Unused cup selection menu. Note that Retro Grand Prix used to be called Oldies Grand Prix. The final Japanese version uses レトログランプリ (Retro Grand Prix).

cup_sub_obj

Selection cursors for this screen.

Cup_sub2#

Confirmation to play screen.