#140 - Chestnut Boys


Shigeru Miyamoto wanted Goombas to be evil shiitake mushrooms, but after showing the first designs to the programmers, they insisted they looked more like chestnuts. The Japanese word for chestnut is "kuri", and Goombas are known as "kuribo" in Japan.

SOURCE: https://legendsoflocalization.com/super-mario-bros/names/#evil-shrooms

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