When I showed that to Mr. Tezuka, he said ... that never made it into the final game. One sees Mario standing on top of an enormous Goomba head. The most eye-catching one shows Mario surfing ...

And Mario has faced plenty of enemies over the years, from the common Goomba, stomping on their heads to defeat them, to the villainous Sir Grodus as he hunts after the Crystal Stars, Mario has ...