Check Out This Early Mischief Makers Concept Art
This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.
Back when the N64 arrived on the scene, pretty much everyone made the jump to 3D. However, there were a handful of more traditional 2D platformers developed for the console, including the excellent Mischief Makers.
Developed by Treasure and published by Enix (in Japan) and Nintendo (everywhere else), it was the first 2D game released on the system, and went on to garner quite a rabid fanbase, despite lukewarm reviews at the time.
That fanbase has long sought after an artbook that was published by the game’s artist Tetsuhiko Kikuchi around the time of the game’s launch. The Japanese-only release known as Trouble Shooting! features a bunch of sketches and artwork showing early designs of the game’s protagonist, Marina, and some of the other characters she meets along the way.
Twitter user @xinus22 put a call out, saying he’d love to see the art book someday. Through the magic of the internet, fellow Mischief Makers fan @williamisviking - and owner of a copy of said artbook - was happy to oblige with a few photos. You can check them out below!
It’s always great to get a glimpse into some of the lesser-known gems from Nintendo history like this. There is a full scan of the book available on internet archive now too, though we can’t encourage you to go download that as it is technically in breach of copyright.
Were you a fan of Mischief Makers back in the day? Let us know down in the comments!
Source: Twitter