On December 4th, 2009, IGN released a preview of the game, and what was seen seems to imply the game was close to completion. There is no box around the text and there are some sound effects not present in the final game.
On October 5th, 2009, IGN released the full intro for the beginning of the game, which has some minor changes. There are also no sound effects, and when you die you immediately jump back to the beginning of the level, rather than a 1-second long animation of Meat Boy exploding and regenerating playing out. As shown, there is no "Level complete" message at the end of the level, only the animation of Dr.
This prototype was also used in the September 2009 trailers. It showcased Edmund McMillen's mom playing an early prototype of the WiiWare port. On August 15th, 2009, the first ever footage of Super Meat Boy was released to the public. It is unknown whether or not Team Meat still has the ROM in their archives.Ĭurrently known WiiWare prototypes August 15th, 2009 prototype However, IGN uploaded 2 videos in 2011 (One year after the games release) showcasing some short gameplay of the WiiWare version. This prototype has never been released or leaked in any way, and it is unlikely that it will ever be uncovered. The backgrounds also seem to be much more detailed than in the final. Also, there were no sound effects for the map selection screen, and the cutscene for the first chapter was animated differently. These include a different character select screen, additional levels that were either reworked into existing levels or scrapped entirely, and a different The Forest boss, as seen in IGN's preview of the game. There are spinning blades in front of you, these are not actually blades, but are spinning grouped triangles that will send you flying back if you. You start on a platform with Meat Boy in front of you giving a thumbs up. It currently has over 13,000,000 plays, and a rating of 2.86 from over 13,000 votes. Being one of the earliest prototypes of the game, there were a lot of major differences. Super Meat Boy 1-1 is a featured level by MrOrder.