Reposted by EnderLightSTM
Experimental post: The Time 5-Year-Old Supper Mario Broth Thought Luigi Was a Cryptid
I share a story from my personal life about the first time I encountered Luigi at the age of 5. Due to a combination of factors, I was unprepared for him and ended up believing he was a cryptid.
![In the map screen in Super Mario Sunshine, a Yellow Yoshi in the Pinna Park brochure is seen saying something nearly unreadable:
[screenshot of unreadable text]
However, trying to enhance the image suggests, using the evidence provided, that he is congratulating someone named Shinko:
Please accept my best wishes for your marriage, Shinko!
Shinko Konishi is a map designer who has worked at Nintendo since 2000. In 2001, she worked with programmer Yoshitaka Takeshita on Animal Crossing:
Field Design
Jun Takamura
Shinko Konishi
Program
Masaro Sakakibara
Makoto Sasaki
Nobuhiro Sumiyoshi
Yoshitaka Takeshita
Hiroshi Umemiya
In Super Mario Sunshine, Yoshitaka Takeshita was not involved, and her name was still Shinko Konishi:
MAP DESIGN
Hiromu Takemura
Atsushi Miyagi
Shinko Konishi
Taeko Sugawara
However, in Super Mario 64 DS, they work together again (in the same roles), and now Shinko's last name is Takeshita:
MAP & LEVEL
DESIGN
MINI-GAME PROGRAMMING
JUN TAKAMURA
SHINKO TAKESHITA
EIJI MUKAD
YUJI SAHATANI
YUKARI SUZUKI
YOSHITAKA TAKESHITA
EIJI NISHIKAWA
This all is extremely strong evidence that Shinko was engaged to Yoshitaka during the production of Super Mario Sunshine. As the Yoshi image would have been made by someone on the map design team, they would have worked closely with Shinko and used this opportunity to congratulate her.
Source: YouTube user @Choa, Discord user "Andrat"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heeihz7xdhf7dbjx4befobqw/bafkreifmeze6bgsivrraahideo4zpsd6wfikpiivaij6tqv5cxqtnzqlza)
