The POW Build

 Introduction 

The POW Build was an early build of Super Mario 64, and was presumabley compiled between September 1995 - October 1995. This POW Build was presented in the "Ultra 64 B-Roll Promotional Tape", along side another build, "The POWER Build". Not much is known between both builds of the game as of now.

 Photographic Evidence 

3 Photographs have surfaced since the Personalization Conspiracy in May of 2020, and those photographcs are displayed below: Photo One - This photo shows an early pause screen, as well as a minimized debug UI in the bottom right. this seems to be in the unused test stage, known as "castle1".

Photo Two - This photo shows Mario looking up at a castle tower, with a more complex debug UI located on the right hand of the screenshot. this photograph is noticably more darker than the others, and appears to be the same session as before.

Photo Three - This photo shows Mario swimming in a pool, with the POW healthwheel displayed above, with a transparent "8" numerical figure. This photograph also seems to be taken within the same session.

 Assumptions & Theroies 

-The POW Build was possibly developed simoteianously along side the POWER build, both shown in the B-Roll Promotional Tape for the Ultra 64.

-The POW Build was dedicated for the press, while the POWER build would remain indoors, and in private hands of Nintendo.