How does finding stuff in a video game’s data work?

Question

For example, take the news that Luigi was found in Mario 64’s “data” a couple of years ago. How can this be when this game’s data has been ripped and examined by fans for years?

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Answer 1

The model for Luigi was discovered among leaked betas/prototypes of the game obtained from the “Gigaleak” a couple years ago, not within the final game that shipped.

Answer 2

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