July 25th 2020 leak

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On July 25th, 2020, a leak of an iQue CVS repository was put up onto 4chan. It brought to light a ton of unused and beta content from the Nintendo 64 era, including a portion of Super Mario 64's source code. While there is not enough content to assemble a beta ROM of Super Mario 64, it brought a large amount of unseen assets into the limelight.

Luigi
After many years of speculation and absence, content retaining to Mario's brother Luigi have finally been found within Super Mario 64. Within the folder where assets regarding the player can be found is a colour palette, model and three textures for Luigi. The three textures are the emblem on Luigi's cap, his side burns and his moustache which all are different from Mario's as they are depicted in official artwork.

Luigi's model was found in parts and had to be assembled by the users. The model is very similar to Mario's, though his proportioning is alot slimmer and taller, most noticeable in the torso and head.

Level Files
It's known that there are 38 levels programmed for Super Mario 64, with seven of which going unused. In these beta files however, there is alot more content associated with these levels than in the retail release. The files line up nearly perfectly with the level select screen found within the final game.