These are early ideas and beta elements from Super Mario: Lightning Of Death.
Early Ideas[]
Characters[]
Wario, Toadette, Rosalina, and Bowser Jr were all planned to be playable, However Wario was confirmed as DLC at Fantendo's Holiday Showcase.
Yoshi[]
You could ride on Yoshi anywhere Nintendo planned, but you could only do it on certain bonus games.
Donkey Kong[]
Fans e-mailed Nintendo and suggested Donkey Kong should be playable, Nintendo said maybe and just gave him a cameo.
Ashley and Red[]
Ashley was going to have Red everywhere she goes as a life bar, this was changed for technical issues.
Early Builds[]
Great! Level Cleared![]
In the E3 demo of the game, when you finish a level, the game will say Great! Level Cleared! Instead, this was replaced with Level Complete!
Unused Platforms[]
In the E3 video of the game, There is a yellow platform with a black star pattern, This was never used in the game at all, There is also an blue and green platform with Mario's face on it.
X Near Coins[]
The number of coins would originally have an "x" next to it, as in the original, but this is changed in the final version.
Character Design Change[]
Nintendo wanted Princess Peach and Princess Daisy to remove their crown when playing as them in story mode, but Nintendo kept the crowns on.
Unused Item Outfits For Characters[]
Ashley had a different ice outfit, and Princess Daisy's fire outfit was pink. This was changed in EU and USA but not in JP for some reason.