Me Dec 31 2018 11:59 pm:
Me Jan 1 2019 12:00 pm:
cowboys never die. they just ride off into the sunset
Top: Official artwork released by Nintendo for Dr. Mario on the NES. The artwork is cut off; this version of it has for a long time been assumed to be the only version, with no uncropped full drawing existing.
Middle: A 1995 manga discusses what the full image could have looked like, noting the discrepancy between Dr. Mario’s and Nurse Peach’s heights in the image compared to their usual heights and hypothesizing that one of the characters’ legs would need to be the wrong length.
Bottom: Twitter.com user “sayokoskatti“ has discovered a full version of the artwork in an obscure information brochure for proper care and cleaning of the Nintendo Famicom Disk System. While Dr. Mario appears to be sitting on a stool here, explaining the inconsistent heights, looking closely at the original cropped artwork, he is depicted standing instead.
Since the full version does not entirely match the cropped version, there is no clear solution to the discrepancy. Should additional versions of the artwork surface, I will post updates on the situation.
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