Super Mario Design Documents Reveal Guns, Rockets and Fighting

The rocket idea would actually work in future games as anew power-up. I can see that happening.

I prefer Mario simple, but it would have been. And it would stop all the stupid 12 year olds from thinking that Mario is for 'babies'.

rocket mario would b cool but guns and fighting ... i wish i never knew this

And that seems a mite too complicated for the game that's supposed to just show off the NES. But as Rensch said, that would be great for future games.

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Sounds like a very different game. It would be cool if Nintendo would use this idea in a (non-Mario) WiiWare or DSiWare game. That would be fun.

Just got my 25th Anniversary All-Stars pack and I have to say, it's a bit disappointing. The game itself is, as expected, exactly the same as the SNES version. There is very little original artwork in the booklet and the soundtrack has only 20 tracks, half of which are 5 second long sound effects from the original Super Mario Bros. Only the main themes from each game are included. So no underground level music from Super Mario Bros. Nintendo have released arranged versions and medleys before but none are on here.

A disappointingly lazy effort from Nintendo when you consider what they could have done with it. I understand Miyamoto wasn't in charge of them but why have the Game Boy Super Mario Land titles seemingly been airbrushed out of history? An update of those titles would have been an excellent addition.

@Nekogao
Thanks for the heads-up.
You have just saved me a bundle of cash.

I like the rocket powerup idea too for a future game...or a non mario game with similar mechanics.

Rocket mario sounds like the Bullet bill item from mario kart.

Mario rocket jumping would be awesome.

I can see where some of the other Mario games got stuff. The rocket idea of pushing a button mid-air sounds much like the fludd rocket from Sunshine.

I'm with NintyFan, I'm glad of the Mario that we have now.

im also glad of the mario we have now

Just specially for the 25th aneversary, they should make these awesome sounding levels for the virtual console! (for a small price hopefully)

I like the idea but with those different concepts Mario would just be another forgotten 80s cash in and not the icon he is today. I'm glad Miyamoto realized how important it is to be different/original more so than just trying to please the market with fancy guns and other silly weaponry.

It's hard to imagine Mario like Rambo.

I like Mario the way he is. His normal nature is what makes him so appealing.

I think the rocket idea was recycled for Mario Kart.

I always questioned the rocket attachment for FLUDD in Super Mario Sunshine. I think we now know where it's from.

Now, as much as I love Mario the way he is now, I think it would be really cool if Nintendo at least tried a full-on, big-budget Mario shooter. They might have what it takes to change my mind about the genre.

Hmm...just thought of something. Nintendo is probably going to recycle the whole shooter idea in some form or another, even if they cut the guns (I honestly cannot ever see Nintendo going that route). While it's a little hard to come up with something for Mario, I think a first-person Yoshi game where you throw eggs in a 3D space might be possible.

It nearly sounds Halo to me.