Editing Pre-release and unused content

[[File:Beta Wendys Castle Room.png|thumb|A room in an early version of [[6 Wendy's Castle|#6 Wendy's Castle]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (top), and the room that appears in the final game (bottom)]]
'''Pre-release and unused content''' are components of a video game that, for whatever reason, are removed or altered before the game is released. Knowledge about pre-release elements usually comes from information released about a game by its creators before the game is complete or from data found within a game that is not used in the final product but may have been intended to be used at some point during development.

Pre-release and unused content definitions:
* '''Prototype (version) / early version / Pre(-)release (version)''' = A non-final version of a game or part of a game. Pre(-)release (version) is sometimes used to specifically mean an early version that is seen in pre-release materials.
* '''Pre(-)release material''' = Screenshots, videos, interviews, etc. depicting or describing a prototype version of the game or the game's development history.
* '''Unused''' = Describes content that is in the game data, but not used.
* '''Cut/scrapped''' = Describes content that was in a prototype version, but is absent in later builds. Also describes content that was planned to be or suggested to be in the game, but was never actually implemented.
* '''Beta''' = A near-final version of a game or other software that is used to test for bugs before the final release.

Pre-release elements should not be confused with [[List of cancelled games and vaporware|vaporware]], entire games which never see release.

To some extent, this can apply to television shows and movies. For example, there were some [[List of Super Mario Bros. (film) deleted scenes|early depictions of characters and deleted scenes]] found for the [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'' film]], which can be often found in the special features section of DVD and Blu-ray releases.

The full list of pre-release and unused content can be found [[:Category:Pre-release and unused content|here]].
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