
#MARIO KART ARCADE GP DX QR CODES SERIES#
We assume that Sheff was thinking about a different flying enemy, because the Mario Land series was produced by Gumpei Yokoi, not Miyamoto. 2 (Japanese version) had flagpoles.Įrror: Pages 53 and 54 give us an example of what it was like in the production stages of a game before technology improved: " showed programmers not only how the character looked but how it moved and what special traits it had (a bee, when hit, lost its wings but continued to stalk Mario boats made out of skulls sank into a fire pit)."Ĭorrection: The only bees at the time were in Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2, and they fall harmlessly off the screen after Mario stomps them. When Game Over was published, only Super Mario Bros. 3 each standard level ends with a "roulette block" in front of a black background. It is unknown if any were fixed for the 1999 re-release, Game Over: Press Start to Continue.Įrror: : "Each level of each game ends with a flagpole, but a secret whistle in 'Super Mario 3' is hidden beyond and above the flagpole ."Ĭorrection: There are no flagpoles in Super Mario Bros.

Note: These errors are from the 1993 printing of Game Over by David Sheff.

Since Game Over is one of the more well-known video game books, some of its mistakes about Mario's history have unfortunately been referenced in other publications. So, be on the lookout for the errors listed below if you own any of these books or games.

#MARIO KART ARCADE GP DX QR CODES MANUALS#
Note that game packaging and manuals are often prepared well in advance of the actual release, which explains why "wrong" screen shots or Japanese screen shots sometimes appear in manuals. When translating screen text and instruction manuals from Japanese to English, sometimes typos and grammatical errors slip by the editors. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
