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Super Mario Sunshine is surprisingly more realistic than later Mario games in one specific aspect: here, Mario will start drowning if he hangs on to a ledge in such a way that water is flowing into his nose and mouth, as one would in real life.
![Toshiyuki Kusakihara (referred to as Kusakihara from this point on): Hello. I'm Toshiyuki Kusakihara from Intelligent Systems (1). As with Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2), I’m the director on the Intelligent Systems side for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.
(1) Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. A company that has developed Nintendo games, including the Fire Emblem and Paper Mario series. They have also created software development support tools for Nintendo systems. Headquartered in Kyoto. [Highlighted] Also known as “IS” (pronounced like the word “is”). [/Highlighted]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3sxab2l6jaeseu3avro3rbg6/bafkreiar34exe5aqwryls5eiqko57kqjec3st222mzw2hefx6ycamjwg4q)
![You can play 2D minigames on the hideout ship, and the pixel art for them was actually drawn by our general producer, Nogami-san. (4)
[A screenshot of an NES-style 8-bit game showing a squid jumping between fish enemies]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3sxab2l6jaeseu3avro3rbg6/bafkreidb5hscvdp4r3uzpsgxyg7mufdz3wzros3zeebuivbe533htqlwzm)
