10 Most MIND-BLOWING Things We Learned From The Nintendo Gigaleak

2. This Old Yoshi

Luigi leak
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In addition to the hideous prototype Yoshis, the leak also unearthed this living fossil, apparently an elderly member of Dinosaur Land's extant race. Based on the non-pastel art style, we're guessing this was cut from Super Mario World, but precisely what role Grandpa Yoshi would have played is anybody's guess.

Maybe the elder would have been on hand at the end of the game to infer some sort of honorary title on Mario for helping save the land? Even if he did only had to give a few dozen members of his species a concussion to do so.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.