A look at cut content in New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U features quite a bit of cut content, mainly relating to items and enemies. Now thanks to the fan-created level and game editor known as Miyamoto plus YouTuber Ceave, we’re able to get a look at some of the things that were ultimately scrapped.
Here’s the rundown of what was left on the cutting room floor:
– Unused snow particle effects
 – Unused Bullet Bill/blaster variations
 – Written in the same engine in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
 – Cut Piranha Plant variation
 – Unused moving ice platform
 – Unused moving ice cubes
 – Scrapped ice blocks that Mario could pick up
 – One type of sinking platform was unused
 – Unused level files, that seem to be mostly testing areas
 – Balance platforms were unused
 – Unused fog effect
 – Scrapped four-way platform
 – Wooden box spawner went unused
 – Unused coin fountain
 – Unused firebars
 – One type of air background that didn’t make it in
 – Unused ember effect
 – Unused wind effect that doesn’t affect Mario
 – Floating question blocks used
 – Golden pipe unused
Ceave shows off the cut content from New Super Mario Bros. U in the video below.
