Facts about Mario

#17

Something smells fishy..
If you are a North American Super Mario World player, you are aware of the dolphins that appear in some worlds as those friendly goggle-wearing platforms that move across the stage to keep Mario afloat and which Yoshi cannot eat under any circumstance. However, did you know that the Japanese version treats those dolphins slightly differently?

In Japan, Yoshi is actually able to eat the dolphins as he would any other enemy. Why? As always, it has to do with added difficulty. If Yoshi accidentally eats a dolphin while trying to hit the run button, the friendly transport disappears, and thus it makes completing the level much trickier. The fact that unedible dolphins cater to North American sensibilities is an added bonus, as it prevents Yoshi from treating the cetaceans like a black-market tuna fisherman