Found in the Player directory next to the final Mario are the folders Mario_old and old, which collectively contain an earlier version of Mario. Differences to the final include a lower-poly head, harsher lighting, darker hair, and a slightly brighter sideburn texture. The early head can be seen in some prerelease builds of the game, like the Spaceworld '95 demo. This version of Mario also lacks many features from the final, mostly powerup and hatless head variants--though his LOD models are still present (they're visually the same as the final aside from the different lighting and head geometry). The files in old are dated December 7, 1995.