Proto:Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance)

This page details one or more prototype versions of Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance).

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Notes:

There are level design differences, differences in the pre-Mini Mario Level cutscene and possibly more.
There is another pre-final demo on the May 2004 Gekkan Nintendo disc
Document differences in levels of World 5 and 6, and e-Reader levels.

The "Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 16 (USA)" GameCube demo, which has the first four worlds playable, has various differences with the final. It also exists as an unused file in the May 2004 Gekkan Nintendo Tentou Demo disc.

Name
Prototype	Final
MARIO DONKY	MARIOVSDK

Serial
Prototype	Final
MRDK	BM5E

The game name and serial code in the header are different. The latter isn't even a valid serial code like the final's is, instead just being a shortening of the game's title.

(Source: Eientei95)

Gameplay#

This needs some investigation.
Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.

While the level editor flag is at 0x030009B0, toggling it doesn't seem to do anything other than if you enable it in the menu, enter a level, and disable the cheat while the screen is black, the introduction to the level is playable.

(Source: Eientei95)

Graphics#

Door#

Prototype	Final

The end-of-level door's keyhole was shrunken and the borders were touched up.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Spooky House Block#

Prototype	Final

The blocks used throughout Spooky House show a different design.

Boss Defeat Renders#

There are some differences in the renders that appear after you beat Donkey Kong in each world, such as the presence of black outlines around the models in the demo.

World 1
Prototype	Final

World 2
Prototype	Final

World 3
Prototype	Final

World 4
Prototype	Final

World 5
Prototype	Final

World 6
Prototype	Final

Minigame#

The mini-game sprites also show alterations.

Minigame
Prototype	Final

v · t · e The Mario series
NES	Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 (Prototype; Doki Doki Panic) • Super Mario Bros. 3
Famicom Disk System	Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.
Arcade	VS. Super Mario Bros.
Game Boy (Color)	Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
SNES	Super Mario World (Localization Prototype) • Super Mario All-Stars • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Prototypes)
Satellaview	BS Super Mario USA • BS Super Mario Collection
Nintendo 64(DD)	Super Mario 64 (iQue Prototypes; 64DD Version)
Game Boy Advance	Super Mario Advance • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
GameCube	Super Mario Sunshine (Demos)
Nintendo DS	Super Mario 64 DS • New Super Mario Bros.
Wii	Super Mario Galaxy • New Super Mario Bros. Wii • Super Mario Galaxy 2 • Super Mario All-Stars
Nintendo 3DS	Super Mario 3D Land (Prototype) • New Super Mario Bros. 2
Wii U	New Super Mario Bros. U (New Super Luigi U) • Super Mario 3D World
iOS, Android	Super Mario Run
Nintendo Switch	Super Mario Odyssey • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe • Super Mario 3D All-Stars • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Kiosk Demo)
Game & Watch	Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

Mario Kart
Console Games	Super Mario Kart (Prototypes) • Mario Kart 64 (iQue Prototype) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Demos, Bonus Disc) • Mario Kart Wii (Mario Kart Channel, Demo) • Mario Kart 8 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Prototype) • Mario Kart World
Handheld Games	Mario Kart: Super Circuit • Mario Kart XXL • Mario Kart DS (Demos) • Mario Kart 7 (Prototype) • Mario Kart Tour (Closed Beta)
Arcade Games	Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

RPGs
Super Mario RPG	Legend of the Seven Stars (Switch Remake)
Paper Mario	Paper Mario • The Thousand-Year Door (Demos, Switch Remake) • Super Paper Mario • Sticker Star • Color Splash • The Origami King
Mario & Luigi	Superstar Saga (Prototype, + Bowser's Minions) • Partners in Time (Demos) • Bowser's Inside Story (+ Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Dream Team • Paper Jam • Brothership
Mario + Rabbids	Kingdom Battle • Sparks of Hope

Mario Party
Console Games	Mario Party • Mario Party 2 • Mario Party 3 (Prototype) • Mario Party 4 (Demo) • Mario Party 5 (Demo) • Mario Party 6 (Demo) • Mario Party 7 • Mario Party 8 • Mario Party 9 • Mario Party 10 • Super Mario Party • Mario Party Superstars
Handheld Games	Mario Party Advance • Mario Party DS • Island Tour • Star Rush • The Top 100
Web Games	Mario's Matching Madness • Mario Party 7: Bowser's Lair Hockey

Sports
Golf	Family Computer Golf: Japan Course • NES Open Tournament Golf • Mario Golf (N64, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Demos) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour • Mobile Golf
Tennis	Mario's Tennis • Mario Tennis (N64, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Bicep Pump) • New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash • Mario Tennis Aces
Soccer	Super Mario Strikers (Demos) • Mario Strikers Charged • Mario Strikers: Battle League
Baseball	Mario Superstar Baseball (Mario Baseball Demo) • Mario Super Sluggers
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Beijing 2008 (DS, Wii) • Vancouver 2010 (DS, Wii) • London 2012 • Sochi 2014 • Rio 2016 (Wii U, Arcade) • Tokyo 2020
Other	Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle • Mario Pinball Land • Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix • Mario Sports Mix

Dr. Mario
Console Games	Dr. Mario (Prototypes) • Tetris & Dr. Mario • Dr. Mario 64 • Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Dr. Mario Online Rx • Dr. Luigi
Handheld Games	Dr. Mario (Prototype) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League • Dr. Mario Express • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure • Dr. Mario World
Web Games	Dr. Mario: Vitamin Toss

Super Mario Maker
Wii U	Super Mario Maker
Nintendo 3DS	Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch	Super Mario Maker 2

Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Handheld Games	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo) • March of the Minis (Demo) • Minis March Again! • Mini-Land Mayhem! • Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Console Games	Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge • Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Mario Bros.
Arcade	Mario Bros.
NES	Mario Bros.
Famicom Disk System	Kaettekita Mario Bros.
PC-88	Punch Ball Mario Bros.
Virtual Boy	Mario Clash
Game Boy Advance	Mario Bros. Classic

Mario's Picross
Game Boy	Mario's Picross (Prototype) • Picross 2
SNES	Mario's Super Picross

Captain Toad
Wii U	Treasure Tracker
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS	Treasure Tracker

Donkey Kong
Arcade	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.
Atari 8-bit family	Donkey Kong (Prototype)
NES, Famicom Disk System	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.
Game Boy	Donkey Kong

Luigi's Mansion
GameCube	Luigi's Mansion
Nintendo 3DS	Dark Moon • Luigi's Mansion
Arcade	Luigi's Mansion Arcade
Nintendo Switch	Luigi's Mansion 3 • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Princess Peach
Nintendo DS	Super Princess Peach
Nintendo Switch	Princess Peach: Showtime!
Adobe Flash	Super Princess Peach: Parasol Fall

Wrecking Crew
NES, Famicom Disk System	Wrecking Crew
SNES	Wrecking Crew '98

Art
Console Games	Mario Paint (Prototype) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio (Prototype) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio • Mario Artist: Communication Kit • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio I am a Teacher: Super Mario no Sweater • Mario no Photopi
Handheld Games	Jaguar Mishin Sashi Sen'you Soft: Mario Family • Photos with Mario

Educational
Computer Games	Mario is Missing! • Mario's Early Years • Mario Teaches Typing
Console Games	Mario is Missing! (SNES, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (SNES, NES) • Mario's Early Years (Fun With Letters, Fun With Numbers, Preschool Fun)

Misc.
Arcade Games	Mario Roulette
Computer Games	Mario's Game Gallery (DOS, Mac OS Classic)
Console Games	Mario & Wario • Yoshi's Safari • Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version • Hotel Mario (Prototype) • Super Mario's Wacky Worlds • Fortune Street
Handheld Games	Alleyway • Mario Clock • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Web Games	Bowser's Diary Quiz • Heads-Up • Which Mushroom Kingdom Character Would Be Your BFF?
Compilations	Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros. • 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet (Prototype)
Competitions	Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 • Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 • Nintendo PowerFest '94

See Also
Donkey Kong • Game & Watch • Wario • Yoshi • Super Smash Bros.

v · t · e The Donkey Kong series
Arcade	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros.
Atari 8-bit family	Donkey Kong (Prototype)
NES	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (Prototype)
Famicom Disk System	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Jr.
Game Boy	Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Country
SNES	Donkey Kong Country (Competition Cartridge) • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Game Boy (Color)	Donkey Kong Land • Donkey Kong Land 2 • Donkey Kong Land III (Prototypes) • Donkey Kong Country (Demo)
Nintendo 64	Donkey Kong 64 (Demo)
Game Boy Advance	Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2 • Donkey Kong Country 3 (Prototype) • King of Swing (Demo)
GameCube	Jungle Beat
Nintendo DS	Jungle Climber
Wii	Barrel Blast • Jungle Beat (Kiosk Demo) • Donkey Kong Country Returns
Wii U	Tropical Freeze
Nintendo Switch 2	Donkey Kong Bananza
Adobe Flash	Barrel Blastapalooza • King of Swing: Hurling for Distance • Create-n-Send a Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait

Diddy Kong Racing
Nintendo 64	Diddy Kong Racing
Game Boy Advance	Diddy Kong Pilot
Nintendo DS	Diddy Kong Racing DS

Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Game Boy Advance	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Demo)
Nintendo DS(i)	March of the Minis (Demo) • Minis March Again! • Mini-Land Mayhem!
Nintendo 3DS	Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Wii U	Tipping Stars • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Nintendo Switch	Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Donkey Konga
GameCube	Donkey Konga • Donkey Konga 2 • Donkey Konga 3

Related Games
Game Boy Advance	It's Mr. Pants

See Also
Mario • Game & Watch • Banjo-Kazooie

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