Mouri: There wasn’t any game we took inspiration from, but we made sure to start the game design with single-player, local multiplayer, and online multiplayer in mind. Were there any games that you looked to for inspiration for these elements, and did you run into any challenges during development? Wonder introduces new multiplayer elements like standees.
Multiplayer elements like the standees were created as “solutions” to problems that popped up with the game’s multiplayer. But this time we pulled more out of people, we made it a richer or more intense experience. Tezuka: Our process for development is that every person on staff becomes a game planner. It doesn't matter if it's a new employee or an idea that the producer tosses out - what’s good is good. It really makes a difference having a proof of concept, something that's actually moving, to see if it's going to work or not. That led to over 2,000 ideas that we narrowed down. Our level designers were like, “No, that’s not possible.”įor a different approach, we decided no matter how long someone had worked at Nintendo, or what part of the game they were working on, we’d all pitch ideas. But on top of that, in every course, there's going to be a version where you touch the Wonder Flower and a version where you haven't. It takes a lot of work even just to create one wonder. Tezuka suggested we create a unique Wonder for each level, and when I asked, “Are we really doing that?” He said, “Yes, we are.” Mouri: That's exactly what I thought! Mr. Mouri was thinking, “We'll create a few of these wonders and sprinkle them out over a few courses.” Tezuka: They were really hard to create and implement, so I think Mr.
When we started testing this out, we started off with things like what if a pipe came to life and started wiggling around? Or what if we tilted the entire screen one way, or maybe we have to travel on a horde of enemies? That was kind of the conception of wonder. When I heard the word, ‘change,’ it made me think, if I'm going to change, let's just do the entire screen, the entire course. Can’t you just change where you are right now?” Tezuka and he said, “Well, if you're just warping to a different area, it's the same thing. We created a prototype of this and we showed Mr. We felt that we needed to overcome this challenge, so we came up with the idea for a new item that warps you to a different area. With that idea, it became challenging, as we noticed all the secrets and mysteries started to become standardized. was packed with secrets and mysteries, like eating a mushroom to get bigger or using a pipe to travel down, instead of as an obstacle. The first one is “packed with secrets and mysteries,” and the second is “freedom of choice.” Mouri: There are two concepts that we wanted to explore. How has that changed your approach with Wonder? It’s been a decade since the last 2D Mario entry. The Elephant transformation integrally changes how you interact with the level. The pair provided a ton of insight into the development of Wonder - and how the “methodology they employed will influence future titles.” Wonder’s release in October, Inverse spoke with Tezuka and game director Shiro Mouri, both of whom have a long and storied history with the franchise. That made it exciting for us to continue that development process.”Īhead of Super Mario Bros. “The artists really liked how cute Peach’s eyes were when she transformed into an elephant. But from there we created the Peach elephant transformation, the Toadette transformation, and the artwork started to catch up to the idea,” producer Takashi Tezuka tells Inverse. “Midway through development, the only character that actually transformed into the elephant was Mario. Surprisingly, that power-up was initially intended for just Mario himself. The first 2D Mario in more than a decade features transforming stages, emergent multiplayer modes, and the instantly beloved Elephant power-up. There’s not a single game character more iconic than the mustachioed plumber, and Nintendo’s aiming to reinvent platformers all over again with Super Mario Bros. Few game franchises manage to consistently redefine the medium like Super Mario.
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