Nintendo Composer's Rejected Mario Idea Yields New Badge
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Koji Kondo, Nintendo's legendary composer, had an idea rejected for Super Mario Bros Wonder involving a live-action Mario with human proportions.
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The idea was rejected because it didn't meet the criteria for a viable Wonder effect.
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Elements of Kondo's idea were used for the Sound Off badge, which has Kondo's voice making sound effects.
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The Wonder director said unused ideas like Kondo's shouldn't go to waste ("mottainai").
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Even rejected ideas like a decapitated Mario generated something useful, like Kondo lending his voice acting to the game.