If you watched the Super Mario Maker 2 Direct last night (or perhaps you're catching up this morning), you might have caught Mario hopping into a Koopa Troopa Car and zipping through the Super Mario 3D World sections. Looks pretty neat, no? You might also have noticed a logo fade up briefly when Mario jumps into his newfound set of wheels. Watch the video above to see for yourself.
Yes, the Super Famicom logo appears and vanishes as the plumber takes to the wheel. This has led to speculation amongst some fans as to the exact meaning. Is Nintendo dropping hints about Super Famicom games coming to Switch Online? Is the company just trolling us as it continues to drop NES games on the service?
Well, if you watch the footage carefully (and repeatedly, as we have), it looks an awful lot like one of the new effects mentioned earlier in the video (skip back to 5:23). The car seems to have no specific link to the Super Famicom and the randomness of it feels like one of the many surreal moments the original game kicked up with disco balls, skinny Mario and the like. The video specifically highlights the ability to put a sound effect on an enemy or element, so we imagine the Super Famicom logo is simply an effect placed on the car when you jump in.
While it's tempting to see this as some sort of 'hidden' (or 'not-so-hidden') message, it's most likely just one of the many strange ingredients being thrown into the Mario Maker pot. We're dying to try out this sequel - it's going to be a long month-and-a-half until the 28th June!
So, it's probably just an effect. Do you think we'll be able to whack a GameCube or Virtual Boy logo into our courses? Or do you think this really does portend some upcoming Switch/SFC shenanigans? Let us know below.
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it could most likely just be one of the effects.
It'd be a very random choice of effect though. I don't know what context you would incorporate a SNES logo into a level outside of trolling.
I thought it was a sticker/screen effect that the user had placed on screen, similar to the sound effects and visual effects.
You could launch SNES games pretty soon by starting with Super Mario World and be like "Get some inspiration for levels or kill time till Mario Maker 2 arrives with Super Mario World!"
Yea you can build Super NES games because that's the only way your going to get them.
I wanna see lanky toadette
No mention of Amiibo use though.. Which is strange. That was such a great fun part of the original. Anyone know if they'll be usable?
If there is no SNES library available at any point this year , then the online experiment has been a failure
Did wonder about that when I was watching, but just thought nothing of it as I watched the video before I came to work so was still half asleep. I don't think it means anything to be fair
Oh my gosh.
It means a sound effect used for the Koopa Troopa car, which was taken from Super Mario Kart on SNES. You know, Mario Maker, where you can trigger effects and sounds?
Do you guys research at all before posting articles? Lately it sems like a publish first, research later approach.
Trolling at its finest! Vigorous applause for Ninty! I reckon NSO SNES games announced at E3.
I watched it last night and noticed it then again this morning watching it with my son. It ain’t there for nothing, I can tell you that! All in good time.
@BacklogBlues I hope that’s not true, but it was very funny!
@MJInnocent
It's a sound/visual effect triggered in game, that someone made for the Koopa Troopa car which came from Mario Kart on SNES.
That's all it is.
@JaxonH ah, still cool though!
Chances are it's a reference to the SNES Mario Kart. Which will either be one of the many effects you can use in this game, or it's just an effect that'll pop up whenever you hop into the kart. That being said, one can hope that this is a Sakurai level of teasing and that this means in the next Nintendo Direct we will finally get the SNES Switch app.
@MJInnocent
Oh ya its definitely cool. The effects options have been dialed up to 10 in this game.
Special effect stickers.
I want n64 and gamecube effects
WhyNotBoth.gif
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this could mean something... unless Gavin Lane saw my comment and didn’t credit me. The cheek 😂
“It definitely means....”
No it doesn’t.... that’s the point.... Nintendo do this time and time again... they do stuff to make people wonder
Wouldn't it be a bit random for them to add a Super Famicom sticker?
This is Nintendo they dont do anything by mistake, and too me it flashed up too fast to be something added by the player as wouldnt they want to make it show up longer so you know about the feature.
Also it wouldnt make much sense to show a the Super Famicom logo in the wester direct as it has a different name over here, why wouldnt they just show the western version instead?
This would also apply to then hinting at SNES games as if they were hinting at them why wouldnt they make the simple change to the western version?
I do hope it means SNES games but I won't hold my breath.
Wasn’t it just a reference to Super Mario Kart..?
HYYYYYYYYPE!!!
Why Famicon? It seems everything else is English?
They also said you could 'embiggen' enemies with a super mushroom and called Boom Boom a 'mad lad', so I think they were just in a particularly playful mood.
@Toads-Friend I imagine that amiibo support is dropped in favor of Multiplayer. Sacrifices, and it would've been expensive to get all those amiibos if you're new to the series.
Is the internet trying to out-internet itself again? We know SNES games are coming to NSO at some point.
I'll chalking this up to a nifty screen effect.
Koopa Kart + Mario Maker + Super Famicom = Super Mario Kart Maker
I think people are looking into this way to much, as much as I'd really like them to announce SNES games on NSO like 8 months ago.
Why Super Famicom and not Super NES though. Unless Nintendo is planning to bring back Virtual Console with all my Super NES games along with it I'm not convince it's anything special.
@Tim_Vreeland oh no! Now we have to check who posted it first lol. One of us should get the credit 😊
I posted about it at 2:50am or 3 hours 50 minutes after the Direct
@Tim_Vreeland
The article put a note at the end admitting that yes, it was just an effect. That was done after the fact.
Had you read the article, you'd see they admitted they jumped the gun. And they did jump the gun.
It's an effect. Only on in this fanbase do people think subliminal messages are being flashed on screen, not because the evidence indicates but because wishful thinking overpowers logic.
It's an effect. Nothing more. This is how crazy conspiracy theories get started. Because people like you tweet around telling people something is there that really isn't, and ignorant people buy into it.
It's an effect. Its Mario Maker. There are effects. It was set to trigger with the car, which was a homage to Mario Kart on Super Famicom. That's all it is.
For the people getting a little testy over the speculation, it really isn't necessary. Nothing wrong with a little harmless theorizing and speculation. Agreed that at the same time, expectations need to be kept in check. But I see nothing wrong with a little speculation until proven otherwise
@UmbreonsPapa completely agree. Makes me laugh how some people get so defensive and think they’re so obviously the final word on a situation. Who cares either way, it’s just a bit of fun.
It’s most likely nothing, but here’s hoping it’s something.
@PapaPedro those were my favorite parts lol
I had to rewind it just to make sure I heard them correctly when they said "mad lad"
@TJWorks the original mario maker was so random. A Super famicom Logo appearing in a Nintendo game is more predictable than the Rave sound effect or the trampoline costume that appeared in the original.
They put a CAR in a side-scrolling platformer and people are asking if Nintendo just does random things for the hell of it. The answer is yes.
hope its a hint about Super Mario All-Stars theme versions of SMB1 and SMB3.
@BacklogBlues this guy wins the thread because it's true.
...If this was Sakurai, then maybe....but...this isn't Sakurai. lol
Oh Man this game will break the world records.
Shameful, we’re starving for nearly 30-year old games to be available because the Online subscription doesn’t have anything better to offer.
@YoshiAngemon Amiibos worked as a bypass. You could unlock everything through regular play throughs.
Also, a logo with a black square seems really lazy for an effect.
I even thought it was an editing mistake from Nintendo’s part during the Direct.
I honestly don't think it has anything to do with NSO, just something related to Super Mario Maker.
It's obviously just random, yet NintendoLife have to make an article out of nothing.
NEW super mario maker 2 for snes confirmed
@McDerbert YouTube says 21 hours ago as of this post. Too lazy to do the math
@Tim_Vreeland you made a video? Can you link it?
Edit: just realised you meant a comment you posted on the direct video. Ignore linking it 😆
would be nice if they give us super mario world before someone puts the effort to recreate the levels
@PartyMarty45
Sure, a failure with over 98 million subscribers....
@Toads-Friend The costumes being locked behind (often unavailable) amiibo was not fun to me. I have about 5 amiibo and unlocking the rest through Expert challenges was not something I would enjoy. I wouldn't be surprised if they saw many not unlocking the costumes and made some sort of change.
@Zequio a failure as far as our ( the gamers ) experience
@PartyMarty45 i know we all want snes, N64 games in the service. And we ARE getting SNES games in 3 months tops (there is nothing official, but it is inevitable)
But keep in mind that the service is mostly meant for on online gaming for some games (Mario Kart, Splatoon, etc), as it os on other consoles (for a higher price).
Besides, as a gamer, Tetris 99 is awesome.
It's because the car is from the Mach Rider XMario BS Satelleview games. I don't know why know on e did their research apparently....which (edit) isn't a thing really thought it was but there is excitebike...hmmm
"Is the company just trolling us as it continues to drop NES games on the service?"
Lol, you guessed it!
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