Mario vs. Donkey Kong’sNintendo Switchremake has toned down most of Mario’s death animations, including no longer showing him burn to death like he did in theGame Boy Advanceversion.
Ever since the Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake was first announced last year, fans have wondered how faithful it was going to be to the strange spin-off from 2004. The last Mario remake we got, Super Mario RPG, was surprisingly true to the original (including keeping Peach’s crude ??? collectible), but it did also make some strange changeslike removing a Bruce Lee referenceandnot letting Mario show a peace sign.
So far, the Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake seems very close to the original game in almost every way, but there have already been a few changes. The biggest one has just been discovered, though, as it looks like Mario’s infamous burning to death animation has been toned way down for the remake.
As pointed out by Twitter user SuperMarioOOC85,the original death animations for Mario vs. Donkey Kong were surprisingly violent at times, with the mustachioed plumber getting crushed, smacked, knocked out, and, most notably, even burning to death if he came into contact with fire. Sure, he’s notactuallya flaming corpse or anything, but the sprite does make him look surprisingly damaged by the flames.
With that in mind, many fans wondered if the remake would tone this down or recreate Mario’s various ways of dying in HD and with more detail. Perhaps unsurprisingly, footage of the Switch version of the game has revealed that Mario’s death animations have been toned down significantly, which is especially noticeable when he comes into contact with fire.
In even more tragic news,the remake also gets rid of most of the iconic dialogue from the original, which is one of the most beloved things about Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
As you can see in the clip posted by SuperMarioOOC85 above, the Switch version of Mario’s fiery death animation just has him looking at the camera shocked, before holding his bum and falling off-screen. Beyond grabbing his behind, you’d barely be able to tell that it was a fire-related death scene if you didn’t already know, which is a far cry from him burning to a crisp in the Game Boy Advance version of the game.
