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Strange Mario designs didn't almost make Super Mario 3D Land, says director
Remember when Koichi Hayashida talked about Long Mario, Pro Skater Mario and Huge Mario? Those were ideas that came up during Super Mario 3D Land's creation...or so he said during his GDC session. In a post-session interview, Hayashida admits that those ideas were more or less just jokes for the audience.
"Just for this presentation, I decided to turn my hilarity meter up to maximum for an American audience. If I was addressing a Japanese audience, of course, I would be much more subdued. I think if I tried to give that same presentation for a Japanese audience, they might not even be able to follow it. I was really surprised, because that's the sort of thing that Japanese audiences might have just sat there not clapping for." - Koichi Hayashida
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"Just for this presentation, I decided to turn my hilarity meter up to maximum for an American audience. If I was addressing a Japanese audience, of course, I would be much more subdued. I think if I tried to give that same presentation for a Japanese audience, they might not even be able to follow it. I was really surprised, because that's the sort of thing that Japanese audiences might have just sat there not clapping for." - Koichi Hayashida
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