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[brian0057]

In an inversion of the usual game development cycle, Wired, in an interview with the game's produces, Takashi Tezuka, reports that Super Mario Bros. Wonder basically had no deadline and the devs had free reins to do whatever they wanted.

HERE’S SOMETHING YOU don’t hear often in game development: When the team behind Super Mario Bros. Wonder was in the prototyping stage of the game, it had no due date. “I wanted to prevent people from saying, ‘We won’t make that deadline, so that’s why we didn’t do it—we can’t do it,’” producer Takashi Tezuka says. For the game’s director, Shiro Mouri, it was a very clear, and very positive, sign. They did not intend to make this game halfway.

“I do think people have ideas that Mario has to be a certain way. There are certain limitations that people have in their own brains,” says Tezuka. He asks his teams to throw away their limiting beliefs right out of the gate. “If you think it looks cool, it’s going to be fun. Do it.”

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/

 

[Bonfires Down]

“I do think people have ideas that Mario has to be a certain way. There are certain limitations that people have in their own brains,” says Tezuka. He asks his teams to throw away their limiting beliefs right out of the gate. “If you think it looks cool, it’s going to be fun. Do it.”

 

[Tarin02543]

still looks like a flash game though

 

[Happosai]

In an inversion of the usual game development cycle, Wired, in an interview with the game's produces, Takashi Tezuka, reports that Super Mario Bros. Wonder basically had no deadline and the devs had free reins to do whatever they wanted.




Source: https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/

In this case, it may have worked out well. Imagine if they had too much time though...could have ended up with Super Mario Bros of the Kingdom.

 

[Oberstein]

Mouri says. “The number of ideas we got was probably over a thousand, 2,000 ideas.” From there they narrowed down options and refined what they had.

"Half of them were "bring in Bowsette", so we had to send a memo to the teams to say it wouldn't be possible."

 

[existensmaximum]

still looks like a flash game though

Yeah, it really looks extremely unappealing. Most of all the animations. I can't believe they still haven't made a 2D Mario game that looks better than Super Mario World from 1990.

 

[Beer Baelly]

No Miyamoto interference ?

 

[VN1X]

still looks like a flash game though

 

[Punished Miku]

Cant wait!

 

[Lokaum D+]

where is Mecha Mario ?

 

[Dream-Knife]

I watched part of the direct yesterday, it actually looks like a good game.

 

[DenchDeckard]

OK, OK, OK Nintendo....I'll buy it day 1...stop being so damned good.

Actually, no don't....carry on being the mad bastards you are.

 

[Synless]

Yeah, it really looks extremely unappealing. Most of all the animations. I can't believe they still haven't made a 2D Mario game that looks better than Super Mario World from 1990.

Man, when I play Mario Maker 2 on the switch I am always amazed how fucking good Super Mario World still looks. Not only iconic, better than any of the new 2D Mario’s.

 

[diffusionx]

No Miyamoto interference ?

He said he didn’t like the original elephant design.

I think at this point he is like an executive producer that passes notes to the team.

 

[ozz ex machina]

Wasn't this basically what dreams was and that was a naval gazing pile of shit?

It's about the people you have more than the process you use to get there in my opinion.

 

[THE DUCK]

I don't recall being consulted. Hmph.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Yeah, it really looks extremely unappealing. Most of all the animations. I can't believe they still haven't made a 2D Mario game that looks better than Super Mario World from 1990.

Drop the drugs, mate. And maybe get an eye check. It’s the best-animated 2D Mario on record by far, it’s clear as day from yesterday’s Direct.

 

[amigastar]

still looks like a flash game though

Yep, the old 2D Marios had their own charme which look good even today, but this one? Meh.

 

[F0rneus]

still looks like a flash game though

Show me one Flash game that looks this good.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Yep, the old 2D Marios had their own charme which look good even today, but this one? Meh.

This game looks fantastic.

 

[Kuranghi]

Saying it looks like a flash game is the most submental take ever, it's beautiful

 

[Doom85]

Mario 3D World had a similar development process IIRC, and I loved that game, so sounds good to me.

 

[PianistaMacabro]

All that freedom and the new stuff are stuff from super Mario 3 + a nonsense grappling hook in a cheesy art style

 

[64bitmodels]

Wasn't this basically what dreams was and that was a naval gazing pile of shit?

Dreams wasn't shit, it just wasn't what Playstation gamers wanted. IMO it was on the wrong platform and had the wrong audience

 

[64bitmodels]

still looks like a flash game though

Yeah, it really looks extremely unappealing. Most of all the animations. I can't believe they still haven't made a 2D Mario game that looks better than Super Mario World from 1990.

Man, when I play Mario Maker 2 on the switch I am always amazed how fucking good Super Mario World still looks. Not only iconic, better than any of the new 2D Mario’s.

Yep, the old 2D Marios had their own charme which look good even today, but this one? Meh.

Jesus Christ, Mario World didn't even look that good. It's a serviceable basic looking game that didn't even do anything to display the true potential of the SNES. Sonic 1 came out the same time and looks far better. F-Zero, too.

If you guys want Mario World play Mario World. No one's asking you to pay attention and give your terrible takes about what Nintendo makes, especially when there are fans making romhacks and fangames that i guarantee all 4 of you pay no attention to.

 

[Ozzie666]

Game looks great and fun, instant buy. But I have to wonder if they fired the guy who suggested 1) Lets make a more interesting OLED console and 2) lets include a digitial copy of the game with the this special console.
Nintendo gives nothing away for free, even Capcom had a unique Monster hunter console with digital download. The Switch keeps on selling, it's incredible to see.

 

[Marvel14]

Yeah, it really looks extremely unappealing. Most of all the animations. I can't believe they still haven't made a 2D Mario game that looks better than Super Mario World from 1990.

Good lord....

 

[AJUMP23]

Game looks incredibly fun. Can’t wait to play it.

 

[nordique]

Went from zero expectations to my most hyped game rest of the year

 

[Days like these...]

I wanted to hate this game because of the art style but I can't the gameplay just looks too good.

 

[SirTerry-T]

Yeah, it really looks extremely unappealing. Most of all the animations. I can't believe they still haven't made a 2D Mario game that looks better than Super Mario World from 1990.

 

[Danjin44]

This year this fucking year.......

And we also have.....

They are literally trying to bankrupt me.

 

[NanaMiku]

This year this fucking year.......

And we also have.....

They are literally trying to bankrupt me.

Oh shit, I forgot about Super Mario RPG. Time to buy that voucher.....

 

[Robb]

Neat approach but feels like it can be very risky unless you have a good director/lead. Looks like it turned out pretty darn great here though, probably because they weren’t working under any deadlines, which is very luxurious tbh.

 

[Hudo]

This is the funniest thing I've seen all week. lmao.

 

[UnNamed]

still looks like a flash game though

That was my initial thought. But when you are used to it, it's actually pretty good considering it's all 3D.

 

[Woopah]

Game looks great and fun, instant buy. But I have to wonder if they fired the guy who suggested 1) Lets make a more interesting OLED console and 2) lets include a digitial copy of the game with the this special console.
Nintendo gives nothing away for free, even Capcom had a unique Monster hunter console with digital download. The Switch keeps on selling, it's incredible to see.

I guess it worked with TOTK, but I do think.its time for Nintendo to get more aggressive with Switch and game pricing.

 

[theclaw135]

This is the funniest thing I've seen all week. lmao.

The randomness! (are we going to next joke about Mario launching next to Sony's Spider-Man?)

 

[Trilobit]

Cool! Now give me a new SMB2-style game!

 

[Synless]

Jesus Christ, Mario World didn't even look that good. It's a serviceable basic looking game that didn't even do anything to display the true potential of the SNES. Sonic 1 came out the same time and looks far better. F-Zero, too.

If you guys want Mario World play Mario World. No one's asking you to pay attention and give your terrible takes about what Nintendo makes, especially when there are fans making romhacks and fangames that i guarantee all 4 of you pay no attention to.

Why would I ever give a fuck about fan made games?

I never said I wanted more SMW, I said it had an iconic look. All Mario games had a unique look and feel to them, every fucking time. That is until the “New“ series came out and has reused the same flat, awful art style and physics for over a decade.