Mario pictures

I'm surprised nobody has posted about this.
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In the cover of the JPN version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, you can see Popple under the P.
 
It's to let the player know he's a jerk, which wild orcas often can be.
you don't have to make characters ugly to be a jerk, look at Starlow the floating ball thing

yknow with look at it frequently having posts that definitely do not look bad at all too...
I bet you're still reeling from the rake handed Toads and Peach's parasol hands though!
 
I think it's like a beak and Mario's going "BUH BAWK!?", I just can't help thinking that.
 
you don't have to make characters ugly to be a jerk, look at Starlow the floating ball thing

The difference with Starlow is that the devs were under the misguided belief people actually liked her.
 
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Fun fact time. In Super Mario Kart, Yoshi is obviously a playable character.
In the international version, Yoshi has his cheeks extended to match his modern look, as seen in the picture above.
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However, in the japanese version, Yoshi's cheeks aren't even edited to match the international version, making him look a little awkward.
I'm still interested why they did this even to this day.

Even more fun facts. According to the Cutting Room Floor:
The Japanese version of Mario Kart: Super Circuit had online capabilities, which were done through connecting an adapter so that the GBA could hook up to a cell phone, presumably to allow ghost exchanging. The service was discontinued on December 14, 2002.
Sadly, I couldn't find a video of this, so you will just have to take my word for it.
 
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i think they did this because yoshi simply looks better when he hs a more defined face. it's a better, more defined silhouette.
 
Why is Lulu working with him?! Wasn't she on the player's side in Gold? What motivated her to do this instead of defending Luxeville? Money? Boredom? Desire?
 
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