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Proto:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!/Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc (US)/Early Dialog

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This is a sub-page of Proto:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!/Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc (US).

Some of the game's on screen was given some slight tweaks.

GameCube Banner

Proto Final
Short title
Mario Kart: Double Dash ! !
NINTENDO
MarioKart:DoubleDash
NINTENDO
Long title
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
NINTENDO
Mario Kart races onto the Nintendo GameCube!
2 riders & twice the thrills!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
NINTENDO
MarioKart races onto the Nintendo GameCube!
2 riders & twice the thrills!
The banner's text matches 1:1 with the European release, despite this being a US region kiosk demo.

Battle Mode Descriptions

Proto Final
Hit your rivals and
pop their balloons!
The last player
with balloons, wins!
Hit your rivals and
pop their balloons!
The last player
with balloons wins!
A comma was removed from "balloons".
Use Bob-ombs to
blow up your rivals.
The first player 
to get  points, wins!
Use Bob-ombs to
blow up your rivals.
The first player 
to get  points wins!
A comma was removed from "points".

Memory Card & Ghost Data

Proto Final
The data is corrupted
and could not be loaded.
This game data is corrupted
and cannot be loaded.
If you save new game data,
it will overwrite the corrupted data.
"Could not" was changed to "cannot" and the text was expanded.
The Memory Card in Slot A
is damaged and cannot be used.
Continue without saving?
The Memory Card in Slot A
is damaged and cannot be used.
Continue without saving game data?
"Game data" was added to the end of the sentence.
Formatting.
Do not remove the Memory Card
or turn the POWER Button OFF.
Formatting.
Do not touch the Memory Card
or the POWER Button.
"Remove" was changed to "touch" and some grammar was fixed.
The ghost data is corrupted
and could not be loaded.
This ghost data is corrupted
and cannot be loaded.
Go to the Memory Card Management
screen and delete this ghost data.
"The" was changed to "this" and the dialog was expanded.
An error may have
occured during saving.
An error may have
occurred during saving.
A spelling mistake with "occurred" was corrected. This was only corrected in the final North American release.
No Memory Card found in Slot A.
Continue without saving?
No Memory Card found in Slot A. 
Continue without saving game data?
"Game data" was added to the end of the sentence.
The Memory Card in Slot A
does not contain the save file
you last used.
Continue without saving?
The Memory Card in Slot A does not
contain the save file you last used.
Continue without saving game data?
The dialog's spacing was changed and "game data" was added to the end of the sentence.
The device inserted in Slot A
is not a Memory Card.
Continue without saving?
The device inserted in Slot A
is not a Memory Card.
Continue without saving game data?
"Game data" was added to the end of the sentence.
The Memory Card in Slot A
does not correspond to this game.
Continue without saving?
The Memory Card in Slot A
does not correspond to this game.
Continue without saving game data?
"Game data" was added to the end of the sentence.

LAN Mode

Proto Final
Disconnecting LAN link...
Do not touch the LAN cable
or the POWER Button.
Linking error.

Disconnecting LAN link...
Do not touch the LAN cable
or the POWER Button.
"Linking error" was added.
Linking error.
Check LAN cable connections
and other settings.
Check LAN cable connections
and other settings. (Please see
the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
"Linking error" was removed and a reference for the instruction booklet was added.
Linking error.
Make sure the LAN link cable
is connected only to a
Nintendo GameCube system.
Make sure only
Nintendo GameCube systems
are connected to the LAN link cables.
(Please see the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
"Linking error" was removed, the sentence's words were changed around and a reference for the instruction booklet was added.
Linking error.
Data could not be properly
transferred to other Nintendo
GameCube systems.
Data could not be properly transferred to
other Nintendo GameCube systems.
(Please see the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
"Linking error" was removed and a reference for the instruction booklet was added.
Linking error.
Check router and other
settings.
Check router and other settings.
(Please see the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
"Linking error" was removed, spacing was changed and a reference for the instruction booklet was added.
Looking for Nintendo
GameCube systems...
Looking for
Nintendo GameCube systems...


Word spacing was changed and extra spaces were added to make room for the 180 seconds countdown.
Could not establish LAN link.
Check LAN cable connections
and other settings.
Could not establish LAN link.
Check LAN cable connections
and other settings. (Please see
the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
A reference for the instruction booklet was added.
Could not establish LAN link.
Make sure the LAN link cable
is connected only to a
Nintendo GameCube system.
Could not establish LAN link.
Make sure only
Nintendo GameCube systems
are connected to the LAN link cables.
(Please see the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
The sentence's words were changed around and a reference for the instruction booklet was added.
Could not establish LAN link.
Check router and other
settings.
Could not establish LAN link.
Check router and other
settings. (Please see
the Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Instruction Booklet for more details.)
A reference for the instruction booklet was added.
 Nintendo GameCube
systems are connected.
Press START/PAUSE to
begin play with this number.
 Nintendo GameCube systems
are connected. Press START / PAUSE
to begin play with this number.
Word spacing was changed around.

This piece of text doesn't seem to line up with anything found in the final game.

Could not establish LAN link.
Data could not be properly
transferred to other Nintendo
GameCube systems.

Unlock Screen

Proto Final
You won a gold trophy on
the cc !
You won a gold trophy
on the  at cc!
Word spacing was changed around and "at" was added between "the" and cc class.
You won a gold trophy
on the 
with  & !
You won a gold trophy
on the 
in Mirror mode!
The dialog's purpose was changed to tell the player they got a gold trophy, only in Mirror mode.
This kart is a gift for all the
time you've spent playing!
PARADE KART

This kart is a gift for all the time
you've spent playing!
"Parade Kart" was added and the word spacing changed a bit.
You got , a new
Battle mode stage!
You got ,
a new Battle mode stage!
Word spacing was changed around.

The unlock screen has quite a few messages of dialog that resemble nothing found in the final game.

You won gold trophies on the
All Cup Tour in all four
engine classes!

Would've displayed if you got every gold cup in All Cup Tour.

You cleared 
the !

Possibly would've displayed if you cleared a cup for the first time.

You got gold trophies in Mirror mode
all the way through the Special Cup!

Would've displayed after clearing Mirror mode by finishing with the Special Cup.

You cleared everything
through the Star Cup!

Would've displayed after clearing a cc class by finishing with the Star Cup.