>>47286990There is fair reason not to have believed it was a hack that obtained them back then. Most prototypes and oddities from early dev are horded up by odd collectors who don't want to share. Before the treasure trove of leaks from Nintendo, that was the bullshit we had to deal with.
Man, that guy gave us so much. That link has the 2401 reference as a joke, and yet that post was only months away from learning Luigi had been in 64 thanks to him.