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Title: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Tv_Themes on February 24, 2009, 04:21:26 PM
An early idea for a Mario Power Up in SMB3 was Centaur Mario. What would his powers be?
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: PaperLuigi on February 24, 2009, 04:24:42 PM
The Centaur Flash!

 
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Turtlekid1 on February 24, 2009, 04:26:35 PM
I dunno... He would be able to use astrology to predict a safe path through dangerous levels.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: CrossEyed7 on February 24, 2009, 04:55:44 PM
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Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Tv_Themes on February 24, 2009, 05:23:02 PM
Why isn't the Toad Suit there?

Speaking of, what would Toad Suit's power be?
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: LuigiBros on February 24, 2009, 06:13:40 PM
The toad suit could give super strength and speed at the cost of jumping power.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Kojinka on February 24, 2009, 08:46:47 PM
Why isn't the Toad Suit there?

Speaking of, what would Toad Suit's power be?
The ability to flip people off and say "Thank you, Mario, but the princess is in another castle."
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Weegee on February 24, 2009, 09:00:53 PM
Perhaps Toad Mario could turn the tables on Bowser's minions by posing as an innocent Mushroom Retainer and reciting the inevitable "THANK YOU GOOMBA! BUT OUR MARIO IS IN ANOTHER LEVEL". We should just be grateful that Tanooki Mario's abilities had nothing to do with the actual creatures of Japanese folklore, which apparently crushed people with their disproportionately large set of... never mind. Google "Tanuki" for further enlightement.

EDIT: I suppose somebody beat me to the joke. Ah well.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 24, 2009, 09:45:18 PM
Wasn't the Toad Suit just a misinterpretation of the hammer bro suit found while rom diving?
Weegee, Tanuki were also able to change shape with leaves.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Tv_Themes on February 24, 2009, 09:55:48 PM
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I can't find an icon of the Hammer Suit but I do know it doesn't have a mouth. This is obviously a Toad Suit.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Captain Jim on February 24, 2009, 10:14:56 PM
I don't think that's OBVIOUSLY a Toad suit. That could even be a construction worker.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Silver Metaknight on February 24, 2009, 10:23:22 PM
The Centaur suit would probably be like yoshi, were you can stomp on pointy stuff such as spinies.  Also, you would be able to run slightly faster.  You might even give a second player a ride.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: CrossEyed7 on February 24, 2009, 10:28:14 PM
I don't think that's OBVIOUSLY a Toad suit. That could even be a construction worker.
It's a coal miner doing Aladdin cosplay.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Deezer on February 24, 2009, 10:41:29 PM
Chup's right; when you get the Hammer Suit from the big block in 7-8, that "Toad Suit" sprite is what comes out of the block. Probably a palette issue.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Weegee on February 24, 2009, 10:44:26 PM
That factoid may be worth adding to TMK's Super Mario Bros 3 "Lost Levels" page...
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Deezer on February 24, 2009, 10:47:23 PM
Editing that now...
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Tv_Themes on February 24, 2009, 11:03:23 PM
Chup's right; when you get the Hammer Suit from the big block in 7-8, that "Toad Suit" sprite is what comes out of the block. Probably a palette issue.

You know, I was actually playing through SMB3 today to see if that's the case, but my roommate and his friend came home and when people are talking, I suck at playing more and I quit.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: El Gato on February 25, 2009, 07:50:20 AM
The truth stinks.

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Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: LuigiBros on February 25, 2009, 09:59:39 AM
Why doesn't someone get it to see what it does? If it just an alternate hammer bro. suit?
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Tv_Themes on February 25, 2009, 12:03:14 PM
I guess the question now is, why are there two icons? The "Toad" Hammer Brother suit does appear as an inventory item but was replaced by another. Did they think it didn't look enough like a hammer brother suit?
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: LuigiBros on February 25, 2009, 04:34:28 PM
A Hammer Bro. Suit makes more sense than a Toad Suit because Toads don't throw hammers.
Title: Re: Imagine if we ended up with Centaur Mario
Post by: Toad on February 25, 2009, 04:44:02 PM
Why doesn't someone get it to see what it does? If it just an alternate hammer bro. suit?

I have gotten it: it's just a Hammer Bros Suit that doesn't know which pallette to go with.