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The Making of Super Mario Bros. 3
Via Press the Buttons, a Nintendo Power feature on Super Mario Bros. 3, and the making of the game. From the post: "It's an interesting little article that has largely been forgotten over the years, as I've never seen any of the little tidbits and factoids in the piece resurface in other places (such as the existence of a centaur power-up instead of the raccoon leaf)."
Don't forget THE SHOE. You will bow before the awesome power of THE SHOE. THE SHOE is unstoppable, THE SHOE is untoppable, THE SHOE makes you irresistible to FAT PEOPLE. Okay, okay, that last thing could certainly be better, but THE SHOE excels in all other areas.
Man, no government would overstep its bounds if we all had THE SHOE. We'd stomp em good.
It's nothing but crumpled porno and Ayn Rand.
Why yes, THE SHOE, how could I forget the Spiny-stomping tool that--hey, I was once morbidly obese you insensitive clod!
You can hold down the "B" button for continuous firing.
Is it just me, or has the guy in the middle picture down on the third page got some impossibly long arms? Are Japanese programmers extremely well-armed?
Linkage:
http://nintendope.iodized.net/smb3/smb3article3.p"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life."
Their 404 page is more interesting. :)
Stumbling in the dark
I hear slavering of jaws
Eaten by a grue.
All I can say is:
I love the power glove, it's so BAD.
Uh that and "He touched my breast!"
Sometimes my arms bend back.
From the Article: "The team that produced Super Mario 3 consisted of over TEN PEOPLE..." My God. I mean, can you imagine ordering take out for TEN PEOPLE? Must have been a management nightmare.
I'm holding my breath waiting for it to pass the number of "Rocky" sequels.
.... I would pay good money to see an article about the making of Donkey Kong 3. I would love to know, conclusively, what set of decisions and approaches could take the Donkey Kong property and totally drive it into the ground like an oil drilling expedition.
I'm still waiting for this "Super Mario Brothers 4" they talked about.