Calicosine
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Calicosine (@DrewNaylor@mastodon.online)
14.9K Posts, 24 Following, 175 Followers · I make videos sometimes, posts other times, and software yet other times. Supports BIPOC rights (& Black Lives Matter), LGBT+ (include the T) rights, disabil...
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In 1991, Shigeru Miyamoto claimed that the reason Yoshi did not appear on the NES was that it was not technically possible. A 1995 unauthorized port of Super Mario World to the NES shows it is very much possible, suggesting the real reason could have been more complex.
![It is well known that Shigeru Miyamoto wanted Mario to ride a dinosaur ever since Super Mario Bros., as seen in concept art from 1985. However, in a 1991 Nintendo Power interview he claimed it had been impossible to do it on the NES due to technical limitations.
[Excerpt from interview]
A good example is Yoshi the dinosaur who just appeared in Super Mario World. We wanted to have Mario ride a dinosaur ever since we finished the original Super Mario Bros., but it was impossible technically. We were finally able to get Yoshi off the drawing boards with the Super NES.
Interestingly, an unauthorized 1995 port of Super Mario World to the NES showed that it was very much possible to have Yoshi without any additional hardware with most of his functionality.
He hatches from an egg, then grows from a baby.
He can be ridden in any power-up form and correctly reflects this.
He can eat enemies and spit out objects.
He can be dismounted and will run away when Mario is hit; he also persists outside the screen.
As such, here are some possibilities of what Miyamoto could have meant:
-While Yoshi can be implemented on the NES, he uses up the sprite limit. It is not possible to have both Yoshi and many enemies on screen without flickering.
-He also contributes to slowdown. It may not be possible to have both Yoshi and many objects in the game's memory at a constant framerate.
-Nintendo genuinely did not know how to do this in 1989/1990 while developing the game, and advances in understanding of code allowed the bootleggers to do it 5 years later.
Note that in the NES version of Mario is Missing (1993), Luigi is riding Yoshi, but he has
virtually no functionality except walking and jumping, so it is not comparable in scope.
Source: archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_Mario_Mania_1991, bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Mario_World_(Famicom)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heeihz7xdhf7dbjx4befobqw/bafkreiedu7zwgrblfskxat6c7pxwita7qnvrefn5hzthh45zbo7ezx2wd4@jpeg)
February 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
In 1991, Shigeru Miyamoto claimed that the reason Yoshi did not appear on the NES was that it was not technically possible. A 1995 unauthorized port of Super Mario World to the NES shows it is very much possible, suggesting the real reason could have been more complex.
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It's simply "reach 11 of a combined total of both", so there are no restrictions. It could be 11 of one, or 11 of the other, or 5 of one and 6 of the other, etc. The only caveat is that if you do both on the same frame, it still only counts as 1. Thank you very much for your inquiry!
February 18, 2026 at 5:31 PM
It's simply "reach 11 of a combined total of both", so there are no restrictions. It could be 11 of one, or 11 of the other, or 5 of one and 6 of the other, etc. The only caveat is that if you do both on the same frame, it still only counts as 1. Thank you very much for your inquiry!
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In Super Mario 64, it is actually possible to escape from the grasp of King Bob-omb or a Chuckya after they grab Mario, by whipping the Control Stick back and forth and mashing the A button a combined total of 11 times before they throw him.
February 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
In Super Mario 64, it is actually possible to escape from the grasp of King Bob-omb or a Chuckya after they grab Mario, by whipping the Control Stick back and forth and mashing the A button a combined total of 11 times before they throw him.
If you think about it, Yoshi is the Avatar in Mario 64 DS, for he is able to embody all forms: Metal, Air, Elementary particles, Fire.
February 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM
If you think about it, Yoshi is the Avatar in Mario 64 DS, for he is able to embody all forms: Metal, Air, Elementary particles, Fire.
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It is a good reaction image, but also a good revamp of this silly meme XD
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February 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It is a good reaction image, but also a good revamp of this silly meme XD
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I think Faire Square would be better if either the Whomp path didn't exist or if it required you to pay at least one more coin than the last player like in Pirate Land and Yoshi's Tropical Island. Either way, players would be required or incentivized, respectively, to explore the rest of the board.
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I think Faire Square would be better if either the Whomp path didn't exist or if it required you to pay at least one more coin than the last player like in Pirate Land and Yoshi's Tropical Island. Either way, players would be required or incentivized, respectively, to explore the rest of the board.
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@chuggaaconroy.bsky.social Pollockson doing his best Snoopy helicopter impression.
February 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
@chuggaaconroy.bsky.social Pollockson doing his best Snoopy helicopter impression.
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#Pokemon #Fanart #MyArt #Creative
Broke: Flying Pikachu
Woke: Flying Smeargle
#Pokemon #Fanart #MyArt #Creative
Broke: Flying Pikachu
Woke: Flying Smeargle
February 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
@chuggaaconroy.bsky.social
#Pokemon #Fanart #MyArt #Creative
Broke: Flying Pikachu
Woke: Flying Smeargle
#Pokemon #Fanart #MyArt #Creative
Broke: Flying Pikachu
Woke: Flying Smeargle
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Super Mario World was shown in early screenshots to have a mushroom-shaped overworld. However, development files show that this concept went much further. The mushroom island eventually connected to a large mainland. It is unknown why such an elaborate overworld was completely scrapped.
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Super Mario World was shown in early screenshots to have a mushroom-shaped overworld. However, development files show that this concept went much further. The mushroom island eventually connected to a large mainland. It is unknown why such an elaborate overworld was completely scrapped.
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See Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie in a theater if you can. Most I've laughed in a theater since Rise of Skywalker
February 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM
See Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie in a theater if you can. Most I've laughed in a theater since Rise of Skywalker
House of Tables/House of Lists
February 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
House of Tables/House of Lists
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In Super Paper Mario, entering 3D mode during the Brobot battle reveals a synthwave-style vector background. Since it can only be seen during the battle, it is impossible to enjoy it by itself, undisturbed by enemy attacks, without external tools.
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In Super Paper Mario, entering 3D mode during the Brobot battle reveals a synthwave-style vector background. Since it can only be seen during the battle, it is impossible to enjoy it by itself, undisturbed by enemy attacks, without external tools.
"This video will be published on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 5:30:00 PM GMT-04:00."
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
"This video will be published on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 5:30:00 PM GMT-04:00."
Pro tip: KDE has a program called "Accessibility Inspector" which allows inspecting accessibility properties of applications as the name implies. This can show you if something is missing accessibility text and displays where that particular item is in the window.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Pro tip: KDE has a program called "Accessibility Inspector" which allows inspecting accessibility properties of applications as the name implies. This can show you if something is missing accessibility text and displays where that particular item is in the window.
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Super Mario 64 DS contains a "Surf or Die" glitch. If Yoshi lands on a Koopa shell in a specific way, he will be fine for as long as he keeps surfing. However, the moment he stops surfing, the game will freeze.
February 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Super Mario 64 DS contains a "Surf or Die" glitch. If Yoshi lands on a Koopa shell in a specific way, he will be fine for as long as he keeps surfing. However, the moment he stops surfing, the game will freeze.
It's Perfect Works all the way down.
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It's Perfect Works all the way down.
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"Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing" is a meme started with a fan video in 2009, which got so popular Nintendo themselves referenced it repeatedly. However, the earliest instance of Luigi winning by doing nothing actually comes from a game and predates the meme by 5 years.
!["Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing" is a popular Internet meme about Luigi that started with a video uploaded by YouTube user KlydeStorm in 2009, in which Luigi wins against CPU opponents in Mario Party 2 without performing any inputs. It became so popular that Nintendo's own social media accounts and official videos referenced it.
[A post from SuperMario_UK on Twitter]
He does nothing. How does he always win?
[A subtitle on Nintendo Monthly Rewind-April 2021 on YouTube]
But will Luigi win by doing nothing?
However, the first instance of Luigi winning while doing absolutely nothing actually comes from Nintendo themselves. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi wins a drama contest while playing grass, a role requiring him to lie down and be silent for the whole play. While it might at first appear that the other actors's performances were responsible for the victory, it turns out that everyone specifically liked Luigi doing absolutely nothing.
[Screenshots of PM:TTYD]
Hayzee was a producer, and he was looking for actors to go on stage with him.
The script was great, but I got really hosed, Bro... My "role"... My "part"...
...Was grass! I played grass by the side of the road! Grass, Bro! Grass!
I just sprawled out on the ground and had to be silent. Everyone but me had lines...
In the end, our musical was the talk of the town, and we won the Drama Slam.
But wow! Outside were tons of fans! MY fans! Fans of grass! They swarmed me!
Source: x.com/SuperMario_UK/status/1183374507811246080, youtube.com/watch?v=u8DwWOEcBbg, screenshots taken by Supper Mario Broth](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heeihz7xdhf7dbjx4befobqw/bafkreidtb3gwy7vuwktcgr3k75dtjatrmo4zk3dmrsbjabefcdesng24bu@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing" is a meme started with a fan video in 2009, which got so popular Nintendo themselves referenced it repeatedly. However, the earliest instance of Luigi winning by doing nothing actually comes from a game and predates the meme by 5 years.
Thanks to Stephenvlog, I think of Pears and Pork every time I think about either of those two things.
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Thanks to Stephenvlog, I think of Pears and Pork every time I think about either of those two things.
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In Luigi's Mansion, revisiting the Bottom of the Well after watching the cutscene with King Boo causes Mario to be very faintly heard yelling "Eh Luigi! What's the hold-up-a?!" in the background, which is easy to miss unless playing the game on maximum volume.
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
In Luigi's Mansion, revisiting the Bottom of the Well after watching the cutscene with King Boo causes Mario to be very faintly heard yelling "Eh Luigi! What's the hold-up-a?!" in the background, which is easy to miss unless playing the game on maximum volume.
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I FOUND THE MARIO KNIFE!
I have finally negotiated the purchase of the rare officially licensed Super Mario World Knife. Once I receive it, I will test on stream just how dangerous an official Mario item can be. Thank you so much to my supporters for making this possible!
I have finally negotiated the purchase of the rare officially licensed Super Mario World Knife. Once I receive it, I will test on stream just how dangerous an official Mario item can be. Thank you so much to my supporters for making this possible!
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I FOUND THE MARIO KNIFE!
I have finally negotiated the purchase of the rare officially licensed Super Mario World Knife. Once I receive it, I will test on stream just how dangerous an official Mario item can be. Thank you so much to my supporters for making this possible!
I have finally negotiated the purchase of the rare officially licensed Super Mario World Knife. Once I receive it, I will test on stream just how dangerous an official Mario item can be. Thank you so much to my supporters for making this possible!
This year's April Fools Day video is something I meant to upload over a decade ago but forgot until going through my files recently.
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This year's April Fools Day video is something I meant to upload over a decade ago but forgot until going through my files recently.
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A Zelda II: Adventure of Link feature in the Japanese Family Computer Magazine featured 51 tips, with one of them being fake as a challenge to readers. The fake trick claimed that drinking from a fountain 5 times would turn it into Mario, and that he must be destroyed to get a 1-Up.
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A Zelda II: Adventure of Link feature in the Japanese Family Computer Magazine featured 51 tips, with one of them being fake as a challenge to readers. The fake trick claimed that drinking from a fountain 5 times would turn it into Mario, and that he must be destroyed to get a 1-Up.
Looking forward to Linux 7 and Linux Phone 7 Series.
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Looking forward to Linux 7 and Linux Phone 7 Series.
Today I learned you can pass a property list to the QtQuick Component "createObject" thing and it's more efficient than setting them later as I have been doing because I didn't know and I'm used to VB.
See:
doc.qt.io/qt-6//qml-qt...
See:
doc.qt.io/qt-6//qml-qt...
Component QML Type | Qt Qml | Qt 6.10.2
Encapsulates a QML component definition.
doc.qt.io
February 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Today I learned you can pass a property list to the QtQuick Component "createObject" thing and it's more efficient than setting them later as I have been doing because I didn't know and I'm used to VB.
See:
doc.qt.io/qt-6//qml-qt...
See:
doc.qt.io/qt-6//qml-qt...