December 95 winter CES build

general differences

• Mario's model has a different hair shape
• Certain horizontal coin formations are shorter, being 3 coins long instead of 5, the coins themselves are spaced differently too.
• The moveset is almost the same as the Shoshinkai '95 demo, except it has the long jump
• many textures are either the same as in the pre-E3 1996 builds (most likely from the inverted hud build) or are the shoshinkai '95 ones
• The flames are noticeably more red than in the final game
• The HUD position and icons are from the shoshinkai '95 demo

Inside castle

Lobby

differences from the final game

• There is no staircase in the middle of the lobby, instead there's 2 platforms, like in the shoshinkai 1995 demo.
• The Wing Cap Carpet is pretty much missing, either the switch palace warp wasn't implemented or the carpet was added later to reduce confusion, as it's a pretty well hidden warp.
• The locked doors and large star doors are replaced with the default door model.
• The checkerboard texture is simpler looking.

Peaches slide room

Note: this screenshot is really damaged

differences from the final game

• The bright brick texture is replaced with a unique looking brick texture, which can be seen in screenshots of the castle entrance in a later beta build. (pre-e3 1996)
• It's not possible to enter the slide itself, as that level wasn't implemented yet.

Basement stairs/Hallway to courtyard

differences from the final game

• Just like peaches slide, the brick texture uses the entrance brick texture.

Bob-omb battlefield

Starting position

differences from the final game

• The cannon at the start is completely replaced by a coin ring.
• The Boxes at the start have a completely different location
• The fence texture is the same as the whomp's fortress fence texture.
• There are no signs.
• Some trees and rocks are absent.
• There are no bob-ombs at the start and bottom of the course.
• The white rockface doesn't have the spike at the top, and also appears a bit more asymmetrical.
• The whole level has smooth shading.

Top section

differences from the final game

• The green rocks are a bit more desaturated.
• The rock stairs use a different texture.

Cannon hole

differences from the final game

• The cannon hole's interior has the basic sharpened stone texture that's used for every other cannon lid.
• The exterior has a different rock texture and UV map
• One of the green rocks are missing

Under the bridge

differences from the final game

• There is no shadow under the bridge.
• The Wing Cap box has a completely different position, which can be found in the gigaleak.

Whomp's fortress

differences from the final game

• Many of the textures are different.
• the star "Shoot to the wild blue" is entirely missing, along with the path to it.

Big boo's haunt

Exterior

differences from the final game

• The wall texture is different, resembling the one used in Tall Tall mountain's slide.
• There's no skybox
• The roof isn't fully vertex painted.
• The Boos have a different face.

Bookshelf puzzle

differences from the final game

• The bookshelves have a different wood texture.
• There's also no bookends coming out of the bookshelves.

Hazy Maze Cave

Starting area

differences from the final game

• The Map on the wall is completely missing, so are the lanterns on the walls.
• The Metal Cap box is in a different position, somewhat close to where the map in the final game is.
• The Scuttlebugs are missing.

Flame Thrower path

differences from the final game

• Jumping Scuttlebugs are replaced with flame throwers.

Elevator

differences from the final game

• The Elevator uses the lantern texture.

Wet-Dry World

Cannon

differences from the final game

• The Cannon platform is shorter.
• One of the five coin boxes seem to have a different placement.
• A different skybox is used.
• The music seems to be the E3 1996 version of the jolly roger bay theme, but with the same note pattern as the shoshinkai version.