Excerpt from a 2000 interview with Paper Mario chief director Ryota Kawade and Technical Support Hiroyasu Sasano, recently translated by shmuplations.com -Were there any other locations you wanted to include? Sasano: There were... if only we'd had more time. Kawade: We were cutting it pretty close. We didn't waste anything, although some characters and party members did end up getting cut. -What kind of characters were they? Kawade: You know the Ninji characters? They appear in Chapter 7 in Starborn Valley. One of them was originally supposed to join your party when you first meet Merlee. It's a real shame we couldn't get him in because of time constraints. Data in the game lists an unused partner known only as "Ninji Boy", with the only description of him being that he can "lower the block" NINJI BOY? HE CAN LOWER THE BLOCK Original text: ハックンのオトコのコ? ブロックを下げることができるぞ Ninji Boy could possibly have used any of these five unused Ninji colorations found in the game, or even used all five similar to how Yoshi Kid has multiple colors in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. One thing is clear, however. Director Ryota Kawade really regrets not including Ninji Boy. Source: shmuplations.com/papermario, tcrf.net/Paper_Mario/Unlocalized_Japanese_Text

Previously, I have posted about an unused partner in Paper Mario known only as "Ninji Boy", with the only information about him being that he can "lower the block". A newly translated developer interview confirms that he was cut and that director Kawade really regrets not having him.

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Hey #PortfolioDay I love colors, strange patterns and surrealism ✨ (sshh im late i know)

Okay so you might see this video with the audio muted. Now imagine how the music must sound like. I urge you to unmute and listen to what it's actually like because I guarantee you you're not prepared for it.

ad astra, artemis ii 🌒

#illustration

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✦ A #commission for @josalemar0.bsky.social ! ✦

Happy March 15. Here is my favorite Ides of March meme:

My huge yoshi plush wearing flight safety equipment with graham crackers and jack daniels

Flight attendants had to move my giant yoshi plush to an empty seat in the back because it was taking too much room in the ceiling compartment, look a what they did to him 😭😭

"Hey... are you awake?"

This is the warning on the blood pressure monitor my dad just got.

Exceptional work. Anybody know what the fuck it’s supposed to mean?

Last line is especially ominous

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. . .
████▒▒▒▒▒▒ 39%

✦ #vocaloid ✦ ＃初音ミク ✦ #ミクの日 ✦ #ミクの日2026 ✦

Feliz Día de Andalucía! 💚🤍💚 #fanart #miku

Gumi loves you! 💚🥕 #vocaloid #fanart

Fanart of Raqio and Remnan from Gnosia. Remnan is holding Raqio close. They are both infected and smiling.

#gnosia

#GNOSIA #グノーシア

my evil gnosia phase has started.

#gnosia #gnosiafanart #setsugnosia #yurignosia

#GNOSIA #グノーシア

pixel art of setsu from gnosia. a blonde person wearing a somewhat futuristic light blue coat.

"so, i guess i'm in the way, huh...?"

i started playing gnosia the other day. i like setsu's awkwardness... they're trying their best.

#pixelart

#GNOSIA #グノーシア

Black SQ because I thought her hair would look very cute in twists 💖
#gnosia

Sketch of AC Follower Raqio and Gnosia Mei (my OC)

Take Over!

#ChikiArt #OC #Raqio

The Seventh of the Fatui Harbingers, Sandrone! 💛
#GenshinImpact #fanart

Pixel art of various animal themed robot bosses. The tag at the top says MegaGear X

People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups.

Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight.
#megaman #pixelart #ドット絵

Colored sketch of the character Setsu from GNOSIA, wearing a chef’s outfit inspired by the cafe D.Q.O. collab!

let them cook !!
#GNOSIA #グノーシア

ok so we just live in cutie world now?????? #raqio #racio #gnosia #ラキオ #グノーシア

it is done
almost a year later Paper Chrono Trigger is done
proper photo session this weekend
made from bristol paper, cardstock, sketchbook paper, toilet paper, & matboard
(Also bit of clear resin, colored gel, LED strip, & microLEDs)

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✦ #vocaloid ✦ ＃鏡音リン ✦

a collage of many super marios! many reds blues and yellows

all together now! #agdq2026