Super Mario 3D details – Zelda inspired stage

– Nintendo still working on the final name for the game
– Game is a return to a more traditional Mario world
– The Galaxy games allowed Yoshiaki Koizumi to think about what Mario is really about
– Koizumi wanted to make the most Mario-like 3D Mario game ever
– Dash: X or Y button can be used
– Game automatically controls camera angles
– Has the moves from Super Mario 64
– Flagpole at the end of levels now instead of stars
– Airship level showed off at the developer roundtable
– Boss battle at the end of the level
– Stomp on him to make him go into his shell
– He’ll spin around the area after that
– There’s a secret in the E3 levels that involves a hurdle
– Game has side-scrolling levels
– Another level: Zelda-themed stage
– The level is top-down, floor pattern comparable to A Link to the Past
– Use the fireball suit to light up four torches with fireballs
– Has Zelda chimes, spikes, and fixed perspective, and more