The weird history of Goombas

Goombas are one of the most iconic Mario enemies. But what are they meant to be? Mushrooms? Chestnuts? Why did Nintendo create these little enemies in the original Super Mario Bros game? And how have they evolved in games like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Bros Wonder? In this video, we'll fully explore the strange history of the Goomba! PATREON -   / thomasgamedocs   BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedo... SOURCES https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/colu... Gunpei Yokoi discusses turtles in Mario Bros https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interv... Super Mario Bros developers discuss Goombas    • Miyamoto on World 1-1: How Nintendo made M...   Shigeru Miyamoto discusses Goombas https://www.ndw.jp/mario-220913-2/ Shigeru Miyamoto discusses Goombas’ Japanese name https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideog... Speculation about possible English name origin https://www.chrismcovell.com/secret/S... Early screenshots of Super Mario World Goombas https://www.ndw.jp/post-1763/ Super Mario Odyssey developers discuss origins of transformations The Art of Super Mario Odyssey - Early concept art of Odyssey’s Goombas https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/... Super Mario Bros Wonder developers discuss Goomba animations