

to appeal to Sonic fans, Nintendo changed Mario's nose in 1990 to make him appear less like an Italian stereotype. 2: Sonic had fangsThe prototype for Sonic The Hedgehog faxed to SEGA of America (SOA) from SEGA of Japan (SOJ) had fangs and came with "extreme" accessories: An electric guitar, a spiked collar, and a ridiculously-proportioned human girlfriend named "Madonna." 3: Mario was too ItalianAlthough Nintendo never altered the Disney-like family game vibe of Super Mario Bros. The latter became Sonic The Hedgehog.Īn early sketch of Mr.

Some ideas included a rabbit with prehensile ears, a fat man that resembled Theodore Roosevelt in pajamas, an egg, and a hedgehog named "Mr. NeedlemouseSEGA held a contest where its Japanese programmers came up with ideas for a mascot to match Mario.
