Editing List of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker pre-release and unused content

{{italic title|List of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' pre-release and unused content}}
This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''.

==Early ideas==
{{multiframe|[[File:CTTT Concept Art - Treasure.jpg|x200px]][[File:CTTT Concept Art - Draggadon.jpg|x200px]]|Concept artwork showing a skull-shaped Gold <br>Mushroom.|align=right}}
The concept artwork for the game revealed that at the beginning the quest was meant to revolve around skull-shaped [[Gold Mushroom]]s, with [[Wingo]] also wearing a necklace with a skull-shaped [[Poison Mushroom]], which happens to resemble the [[Rotten Mushroom]] from ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', released several years later. The [[Sprixie Princesses|green Sprixie Princess]] was also meant to accompany [[Captain Toad]] in his adventures.

When deciding on a title for the game in Japan, various suggestions such as "Captain Toad and his Amateur Adventures", "Hello! Captain Toad", and "Captain Toad is Giving His All!" were pitched by the staff before the final Japanese title was decided.<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHivKwF_Kg (Translated) Miiverse post by Shinya Hiratake] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160506234938/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHivKwF_Kg Archived post]) (February 16, 2015). Retrieved February 18, 2015. ([https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHiro0ssFA Original Japanese post] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20171107164124/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHiro0ssFA archived post])</ref>

[[File:CTTT Concept Art - Green Star.jpg|thumb|x200px|left|Concept artwork featuring [[Captain Toad]] finding a [[Green Star]].]]
During development it was discussed whether the story of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' would be connected to ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', or whether it would be a separate story being read by [[Rosalina]]. In the end, the former idea was chosen. According to director Shinya Hiratake, "If we had gone with the book idea, Rosalina might've appeared in person at the end of the game[...]"<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHivL637Aw (Translated) Miiverse post by Shinya Hiratake] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160506234946/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHivL637Aw Archived post]) (February 16, 2015). Retrieved February 19, 2015. ([https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHirpbuESQ Original Japanese post] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160426074136/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHirpbuESQ archived post])</ref>

Early in development, the developers intended to allow the player to use the first-person view on every stage, but the idea was scrapped and instead only implemented on the mine cart and turnip cannon stages, since "the controls and rules got a little too complicated.<ref>[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHivLtoKZ (Translated) Miiverse post by Shinya Hiratake] ([https://archiverse.guide/post/AYMHAAACAAADVHivbyrwpw Archived post]) (February 16, 2015). Retrieved February 19, 2015. ([https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHirpYMGtg Original Japanese post] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160426074140/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAAADVHirpYMGtg archived post])</ref>

[[File:CTTT Piranha Sprout Concept art.jpg|thumb|200px|Concept art of Piranha Sprouts.]]
Concept art of the [[Piranha Sprout (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)|Piranha Sprout]] enemy shows that several different color schemes were considered before the final design with an orange body, white lips and green leaves was chosen. The other color schemes show an orange body with pink lips and yellow leaves, and Piranha Sprouts with yellow bodies and orange lips with either green or brown leaves.
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==Early builds==
===E3 2014===
[[File:CTTT Beta.png|thumb|The unused level found in the E3 Trailer.]]
The six stages shown off in the E3 2014 demo<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGjb1ec1f34&list=PL2JiZAV5BmDWcPKIfaeijxnxFU7iT-dX4&index=23 Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 -- Day 1: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]. Posted to YouTube by Nintendo of America (June 20, 2014). Retrieved January 2, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m91qkP5ZaN8 Wii U - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker E3 2014 Announcement Trailer]. Posted to YouTube by Nintendo of America (June 10, 2014). Retrieved January 2, 2015</ref> had different names than given in the final game:

*'''Walleye Temple: Steal the Star!''' - [[Walleye Tumble Temple]]
*'''Mine Cart Summit: Throw the Turnips!''' - [[Mine Cart Sunset Rundown]]
*'''Magma Mountain: Time to Climb!''' - [[The King of Pyropuff Peak]]
*'''Mystery Mansion: Doorway Drama!''' - [[Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion]]
*'''The Star Express: Sneak Attack!''' - [[Blizzard on the Star Express]]
*'''Mushy Monument: Mayday!''' - [[Mushroom Mesa]]

In the E3 trailer, there is a stage with an underground mine setting featuring the [[Super Pickax]] and a stage featuring a [[Clear Pipe]] cannon shooting [[Captain Toad]] to the [[Power Star]] set on two star-shaped platforms that are nowhere to be seen in the final game.

Walleye Tumple Temple was set in a daytime background in the E3 demo and trailer; this was changed by the second trailer to an evening sky, as seen in the final game.

Mushroom Mesa originally featured four [[Shy Guy]]s instead of two, and the [[Flaptor]]s were not present on the course at all. Three [[Pluck Patch]]es are also in the place of three coins, and there is an extra Pluck Patch on the top of the rock near the end of the level. Another Pluck Patch is also added in the final in the hidden underground area near the first Super Gem alongside two [[coin pile]]s.

Blizzard on the Star Express originally featured [[Cat Goomba]]s in the place of the Flaptors.

[[File:Sleeping Goomba Level CaptainToadTreasureTracker.png|thumb|200px|left|Floaty Fun Water Park as seen in the trailer with Captain Toad and green Warp Pipes.]]
Mine Cart Sunset Rundown, [[Floaty Fun Water Park]], and [[No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep]] are seen being played by Captain Toad in the trailer and, in the case of the first level, the demo. By the time the second trailer was released this was changed to show [[Toadette]] playing these stages, as it is in the final game. Also in Floaty Fun Water Park, all of the Warp Pipes are colored green in the first trailer, while in the second trailer and the final version, all the pipes have different colors.

The ladders seen in The King of Pyropuff Peak in the demo (with the exception of the one leading to the Power Star) are the standard yellow when they are green in the final. The area with the moving metal barrier with three coin piles on an upper ledge also features a Pluck Patch with a Super Mushroom.

[[No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep]] originally featured standard Clear Pipes rather than the [[Warp Pipe]]-colored ones.

The [[Super Gem]]s do not have eyes in the demo and trailer, which is also reflected in the HUD icons. In addition, Toad's dance at the end of a stage is also different from the final, the music and animation being reused from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Collecting the Power Star in the demo also automatically defeats any remaining enemies in the level; this does not happen in the final game. The level select screen in the demo also features a large box next to the Super Gem icons which is not present in the final game.

Also in the E3 trailer, Captain Toad is shown to be riding on Draggadon. However, in the final release, only Toadette rides Draggadon, while Captain Toad rides Gold Draggadon instead.

(Any way to play these levels in any of the released versions?)

==Miscellaneous==
[[File:CaptainToadTreasureTracker Boxart.png|150px|thumb|The original box art.]]
The original box art and key artwork for the game features a [[Cat Bullet Bill]], an enemy which does not appear in the game. The artwork is also set in a standard sky while it has a gold background for the cover in the final game. (The European box art retained the sky background.) Captain Toad is also running away from [[Draggadon]] in the original when he is facing toward him in the final, and the original features a Power Star where [[Wingo]] is on the final. Toadette is also absent in the original.
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==Nintendo Switch version==
All of the Captain Toad levels from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', as well as the levels in the Wii U version of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' that are based on ''Super Mario 3D World'', are in the Nintendo Switch version as hidden code. Additionally, there are several test levels, as well as new ones unique to the Nintendo Switch version, most are in a fully playable state. The Nintendo Switch version of ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' has nearly half of its levels inaccessible:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oCk-HFeza8 Nearly HALF Captain Toad's Levels are UNUSED!] - SKELUX</ref>
*A nearly-finished cake themed stage named "WholeCakeStage". The platforms are supposed to move, but the code to move them is missing, and there is no music.
*A stage based on [[Flipswitch Panel]]s, called "DoubleZoneFlipStage". Some of the code is not finished, and a [[Piranha Creeper]], two [[Stingby|Stingbies]], and a [[Clear Pipe Cannon]] separating the areas.
*A cave area called "UndergroundTouchCaveStage". A grassy meadow is above with a Piranha Creeper, and stepping into the cave leads Captain Toad to an underground chamber with [[Touchstone]]s and [[Spike (obstacle)|spikes]]. There is also water, which is unusually glossy and reflective. This stage was actually shown in the E3 reveal for the Nintendo Switch version.
*A debug stage called "Kinopio01" with several [[Spike]]s and [[crate]]s.
*Another debug stage called "Kinopio08", that only has [[lift]]s and some [[coin]]s. It cannot be completed.
*Another debug stage called "KinopioSampleStage", that is just a platform with three [[Super Gem]]s and the [[Power Star]].
*Another debug stage called "SampleCoin", with many items. It cannot be completed.
*A sinking boat level whose models and coding is mostly missing.
(Perhaps make a hack that has all of the levels?)

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