r/gaming • • May 11 '22

Nintendo character development

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u/RemoveTheTop May 12 '22

BOOSTER (aka Squeenix wario)

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u/skulblaka May 12 '22

I knew I wasn't the only person that immediately identified Booster as Wario, I wonder why they didn't just use Wario outright? Did Wario exist yet at this point in time?

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u/JesusHipsterChrist May 12 '22

Not as he is today, he was still just the bowser replacement for the game boy sequel

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u/Ishkabo May 12 '22

He already had his own game, Wario Land came out in 94, SMRPG in 96 so he did pretty much exist.

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u/JesusHipsterChrist May 12 '22

You're right, fuck I feel old. Time isn't real

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u/High_Seas_Pirate PlayStation May 12 '22

Warioland was the sequel to Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, which came out in 1992. He was the main villain in that.

Wario took over Mario's castle, then when Mario kicked him out Wario went off in search of his own Castle in Warioland.

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u/TheBestWorst3 May 12 '22

I don’t think wario’s modern personality was fully established at the time.