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The desire for Mario to hang out with animals was so strong that in the last Mario game on the NES, Super Mario Bros. Nintendo loved the idea of giving Mario an animal, but the technical limits of the Nintendo Entertainment System proved to be a hindrance. The idea went back years to a Pac-Man-style game Miyamoto had developed called Devil World which had a green dragon protagonist. Shigeru Miyamoto, the producer of Super Mario World and father of the Mario games in general, had long envisioned his trusty plumber palling around with an animal friend. Nintendoīefore you grab that Yoshi: What are your favorite games and platforms of 2021, and what future releases are you most excited about? Take our poll! The original cover art is nothing short of brilliant in its simplicity.
