Despite the uncovering of one beta version of the U.S./European version of Super Mario Bros. 2, I am wondering if there was an even earlier beta version of the title that had just the four Mario-related characters and no other modifications (everything else is Doki Doki Panic)?
When I talk about this, I take this to mean whether or not the very early beta version of SMB2 may have:
* The original DDP underground theme (not the remixed version heard in the released version of SMB2; nor the SMB underground theme used in the leaked beta version)
* The Arabian Sub-Space theme (not the SMB overground theme heard in the leaked beta and released versions of SMB2)
* The DDP Star theme (not the SMB Star theme)
* 1-UP as your player's head (instead of 1-UP Mushroom) and the level clear theme (instead of the Mario 1-UP sound) when you pick it up
* Heart (instead of Super Mushroom)
* The ending is similar to DDP but with the image of Mario sleeping instead of the skies. Production credits remain (unlike the leaked beta and released versions).
~Ben