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Random: Mario Wonder prototyped Yoshi’s egg-throwing mechanic

Random: Mario Wonder prototyped Yoshi’s egg-throwing mechanic

Unfortunately, he was too “hard to control”. Super Mario Bros. Wonder contains all sorts of hidden secrets and surprises, but there were also a lot of ideas left on the cutting room floor. As producer Takashi Tezuka pointed out during a conversation with Famitsu last week, there was a point during the game’s development when ...

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Retro Studios prototyped Metroid Prime as a third-person shooter, but Nintendo insisted on making it first-person to appeal to the West

Retro Studios prototyped Metroid Prime as a third-person shooter, but Nintendo insisted on making it first-person to appeal to the West

Nineteen years ago as of last week, the first game in the Metroid Prime series released for GameCube, putting a 3D first-person spin on the 2D side-scrolling formula that the franchise was known for at the time. Jack Mathews, a former developer at Retro Studios, recently sat down with KIWI TALKZ for an interview, discussing ...