Early Official Nintendo Art Shows Wildly Different Design For Princess Peach

In the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the console’s 8-bit graphics left a lot of room for interpretation from artists. Throughout the ’80s, many artists came up with unique takes on Nintendo’s characters, before the company had established standard designs. Japanese artist Gaku Miyao has revealed a design he created back in the day that appeared on a pair of officially-licensed slippers aimed at girls. The slippers feature Mario, Peach, Bowser, and a pair of Toads. Miyao’s designs for Mario and the Toads are pretty close to the ones we still see today, but his take on Princess Peach is quite a bit different!

#あれ実は私なんですまだ任天堂から公式のピーチ姫キャラが作られて無かった頃の女子向けお仕事。この後に皆が知ってるあのピーチ姫が生まれた。正式なのにニセモノ扱いに約1名が泣いた(TдT) pic.twitter.com/jQX5Eqa38u

ちょい補足この仕事のオファーを受けた時点での「公式ピーチ姫素材」はこの2点だけ。流石にこれでは女の子向けの商品キャラには弱い。で、こんなのでどーでしょとラフをFAXでN天堂に送ってOKを頂いた。あのまんま公式に定着すれば、今頃こんなピーチ姫だったかも知れない。 pic.twitter.com/sTVjB0pqg3