Do you know in Super Mario Bros the power-up mushroom was originally meant to make Mario grow taller
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Do you know in Super Mario Bros the power-up mushroom was originally meant to make Mario grow taller
In the early days of Super Mario Bros development, the iconic power-up mushroom was envisioned to have a different effect: it was originally intended to make Mario grow taller.
This design choice aimed to offer players a more direct visual cue for Mario’s increased size and power. However, during development, the team realized the limitations of representing height changes effectively within the game’s pixelated graphics.
Ultimately, they opted to make Mario grow larger in size overall, leading to the distinctive mushroom transformation we know today
Prompt:
What obscure design choice in a classic video game had a surprising and lasting impact on its genre or a future title?
