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Video Games => Mario Chat => Topic started by: billy chilly on November 12, 2000, 12:12:16 AM

Title: Centaurio
Post by: billy chilly on November 12, 2000, 12:12:16 AM

Everybody here knows about how Nintendo originally wanted to put in a "Centaur Mario" power-up in Mario Bros. 3, right?

Well, I was just wondering, were there ever any screenshots or concept drawings, or just plain old information about this?  It sounds pretty cool, and I always like "behind-the-scenes" sort of stuff.  Deezer?

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Mario Maniac on November 13, 2000, 06:24:35 AM

Oh, I didn't know anything about having a "Centaur Mario" powerup in Super Mario Bros. 3...

Where did you hear that?



Mario Maniac!!

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: billy chilly on November 13, 2000, 02:59:12 PM

That's the thing, "Centaur Mario" was never put in.  I read it in an article celebrating the NES's anniversary, if you want, I can try and find the URL for it.

ps- Please don't think I'm making this up.  Starting up videogame rumors is lame.

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Lola Prue on November 13, 2000, 04:05:56 PM

That's very interesting! I wonder why they didn't put that in the game? It would have been really super nifty! :)

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Ironfoot on November 14, 2000, 05:44:14 PM

"Centuar" sounds Japanese to me. Perhaps the item wasn't included in the USA version of Super Mario bro. 3 at all.

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Edited by - Ironfoot on 11/14/2000 3:45:21 PM

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Mega 2 on November 14, 2000, 05:55:16 PM

Ironfoot-You're either joking or you're stupid.  "Centaur" is latin, from the Greek "Kent Taur" and refers to a mythical race that were various combinations of  human and horse parts.  I don't know if there's an equivalent in Japanese folklore.  "Centaurio" is an obvious combination of "Centaur" and "Mario."

Billy Chilly-No, I'd never heard of a Centaur
suit, but it sounds cool.  The only power I know of that was scrapped in preproduction was the leaf/raccoon in "Super Mario Bros. 4" (that's "Super Mario World" to the purists) which was reprogrammed to look like a feather/cape but can apparently be seen in its original form in the arcade version.


Lee "Mega 2" Sherman

Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopa

Edited by - Mega 2 on 11/14/2000 3:56:32 PM

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Mario Maniac on November 16, 2000, 10:53:50 AM

Arcade version of SMW? WOW! Do they still have it at arcades?

Mario Maniac!!

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Deezer on November 17, 2000, 01:19:29 AM

I heard about the Centaur thing too. I can't remember where, though.

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Mega 2 on November 17, 2000, 03:58:04 PM

I don't know if it's still in arcades.  I've received all my information secondhand.


Lee "Mega 2" Sherman

Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopa

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Hinopio on November 17, 2000, 06:20:05 PM

Yeah, there was a topic about the SMW arcade game awhile back.  In my own quest for information about this (rare) game, all I found was a few pictures of hardware and one or two bids on eBay for assorted parts.  Sadly, no screenshots or other game info.

Title: Re: Centaurio
Post by: Black_Yoshi on November 17, 2000, 07:16:41 PM

I know there was going to be a mario three but that game...hhmmm....i wonder


(Yoshi sits down and starts thinking. very hard.)