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Video game characters are often depicted with large heads. In order to make cut scenes, I may have to show the character getting dressed. But with a character whose head is as big as or bigger than his shoulders, how should I depict that?


How did Mario put on that red shirt?

Spandex?

gannon wrote:Spandex?

That's a sensible answer, if no magic is involved.

It took me a while to realize that this was a legitimate NESdev question...

Maybe it has a zipper on the back. Or... he never changes it.

I think the most reasonable theory is the guy went into it in normal mode, allowing it to just barely get across his ears with some brute force applied, and then ate a magic mushroom to go super.

On second thought, the fastener might be there, just not depicted in the texture on the disc. SSBM's Dixie Kong trophy is evidence of this hypothesis: her shirt is obviously a button-down, as it's tied in a knot at her navel, but the overlapped part is shown with a solid color texture to save loading time.

But what about Bonk?

Do what they often do in video games. Have him walk behind a curtain, either shake the curtain or have the old shirt thrown out...

how do we even know he got a red shirt? maybe he just painted his body red..

Because his shirt color has changed: brown in SMB1, blue in SMB2, red in SMB3 and later.

Because he's wearing white in Punch-Out!!, wearing short sleeves in Sunshine, and wearing a soccer uniform in Strikers.

Because you can see the wrinkles in Brawl.

Oh f**k! Nintendo is doing to Mario what Sega did to Sonic!!!

I mean, placing them in games that are not like the characters at all.

Ok. So my theory didn't work (surprise surprise ).

But how about this:
His shirt is really to small and this is stopping the blood flow, making his head all swollen up?

tokumaru wrote:I mean, placing them in games that are not like the characters at all.

They've been doing that for years.

Dr. Mario?
Yoshi's Cookie?
Mario is Missing?
Mario Party?

"Mario Teaches Typing"

Since when is a plumber with big stubby fingers a typing expert????

Mario Kart?

Sonic in --insert pinball game here-- makes no less sense than Mario in --insert racing game here--.

Not that any of these games are bad, mind you. I rather like Dr. Mario and Mario Kart.