10 Biggest WTF Moments In Super Mario Games
8. Mario's Realistic Drowning Animation
https://youtu.be/UXCzeszG-I0?t=1m8sRemember all that stuff about Mario being an innocent space for kids and adults alike? Apparently Nintendo threw that out the window during the development of Super Mario 64.
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Released on the Nintendo 64, Super Mario 64 revolutionized gaming on a three-dimensional plane. It also revolutionized dying on a three-dimensional plane. The death animations in Mario 64 are fairly well-known, but none moreso than his drowning one, which features intense writhing and spluttering as our child-friendly champion claws desperately for his life, only to succumb to a watery grave. From a shocked-looking Mario sprite leaping into the air to a full, 3D model drowning before your very eyes. How do you feel about losing a life now?