The Mario we all know is somewhat of a gaming icon, but it seems that things could have gone very differently for the moustached one if Nintendo had followed through on an original game design. The 25th Anniversary Boxset, which has been released in Japan, includes some design documents which list an interesting control scheme considered for Super Mario Bros.
- Left: Walk Left
- Right: Walk Right
- Up: Jump
- Down: TBA (Duck)
- B: Run (Accelerate) (Rocket->Shoot)
- A: Attack (Depending on Item) (Bare Hands->Kick; Rifle; Beam Gun)
Rifle? Bare handed attacks? Beam Gun? A very different beast to the Mario we know today, and one that piques our interest.
Source: N-Styles
Nauraph
Shank style Mario? =P
3shirts
I’m glad they went with what they did. I friggin HATE games where up is jump
theberzerka
I second this it’s so annoying.
kahana95
Maybe the nintendo uncles told the nintendo nephews and it had to be omitted from the final design
baggyg
Rifle gun, although it sounds strange is more coherent to he puts on a raccoon hat and can suddenly fly
djsunna
a beam gun? surely a welding gun would have been more appropriate
DrNate86
Left is walk left! Madness!
Charmed_Fanatic
Guns!?!? I want to this mario!
Liberi Fatali
Mobile Suit; Super Mario! wow beam guns would’ve be epic heh-heh