/vr/ - Retro Games

Hello!

Recently an old friend who worked as an American localiser for Nintendo of America from between 1988-1994 reached out to me and sent me some content that a few people would be interested in. What I received was what appears to be an early US localisation prototype version of Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo. I've played through it so far and have managed to find a few minor differences in sprite work, dialogue and level design. I have intentions to share the ROM since I am a firm believer in video game preservation, but I am currently unsure of a safe place for myself to do so. Friends of mine have advised me to proceed with caution when uploading as it seems Nintendo has been heavily attacking multiple ROM sites, suing them for ridiculous amounts of money. Does anyone here know where I can find a safe place to upload it, whilst also making it available to everyone easily?

Below are some screenshots of the development ROM which I have been sent. I also did some research on the prototypes and have gathered some photos to show the similarities between the builds. There also seems to be a "debug mode" within this version. It can be activated when looking up and pressing select on the controller. It simply cycles through each power up state for Mario. As well as the photos attached, I've posted a YouTube video to show it in action. Thank you for reading.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH2TztGb52E