Unused 'Wonder Effects' for Super Mario Bros. Revealed at Game Developer Conference
• Nintendo developers show unused "Wonder Effects" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder at GDC 2024 • Ideas included Mario surfing, riding a unicycle, jumping on a pogo stick • Prototype level featured "giant block Mario" with enemies chomping his head • Team prototyped over 2,000 ideas during development before refining best ones • Cut content included alternative Yoshi egg-throwing mechanics and elephant character designs