List of Mario Party 9 pre-release and unused content
This page pertains to the beta elements of Mario Party 9.
Beta elements
Stages
Toad Road had a much simpler design. One will notice that there are no Green Spaces or Mini Star/Mini Ztar Spaces, but there are instead Blue Spaces. Mini Stars and Mini Ztars were only seen to be in one number, rather than three, five and ten. The unbroken bridge seen in the image is broken in the final game, yet there are still spaces underneath the bridge. The vine is placed near the upper-left corner of the mountain instead of the spiral hill in front of the fort. A Lakitu is seen above the fort, possibly to symbolize the mid-boss of the fort is Lakitu.
The center of the stage has a circular island that was later moved to the forest part of the stage in the final game. It is unknown how to get there, although a Warp Cannon can be seen near a Lucky Space, indicating that the island (including the rocky mountain with a water slide) can be reached through the cannon. The Bowser Gate is not at the end of stage.
Lucky Space Routes
Peach takes a route that is not seen in the final game. Notice there are no spaces in this route. Green Spaces are only seen here.
Minigames
A minigame involving two players to capture Bowser Jr. is not in the final game.
Other
The HUD only displayed how many Mini Stars a player had, instead of a Dice Block. The characters' faces are also facing right, while in the final version they are facing forward. Spaces were also more brighter in color in the beta version. The Dice Block was designed a bit differently; it lacked the aesthetic effects of the final Dice Block.
Gallery
An earlier version of the North American boxart.
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A beta logo shown at E3 2011.
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