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[Saltman]

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[Evil Yoshi Toes]

I can't think of an example off the top of my head but yeah, this happens to me sometimes when I see a small sprite out of context.

[bigpotato]

I believe the classic example is the goomba with a beak:

[GothGirlGangBlasterMaster]

abobo always looked like he was made out of rocks to me. kinda like the thing from fantastic four
apparently he's some kinda irradiated mad max mutant?

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[Yakibomb]

Thought it might be worth mentioning: Mario bopping Yoshi on the head in Super Mario World. (Apparently confirmed to be true in an interview this past year)

[Turly Gang]

I always thought that the Burts from Yoshi's Island were supposed to be fat birds wearing or riding in giant teacups with feet.

[Amine Retro]

So, as a child i used to watch the Sonic X anime and everytime at the end of the episode they show the credits with the Sonic logo and

I always saw Sonic's right ear as the nose, and his mouth was open as the bottom jaw being actually the nose and i didn't live my childhood comfortably ever since and therefore my life was totally ruined until i actually realised what the logo is...

And you know how Togepi has a certain pattern on his egg?

The red dot on the left was his eye, middle blue one is mouth, red right one is his other eye and i thought Togepi was ugly because of this, meanwhile his actual face is right up there...

[VinnyVideo]

The first time I saw Marin's sprite in Link's Awakening, I thought she was wearing a bonnet or hood. (Then I realized it's just long hair.)

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[Turly Gang]

[Saltman]

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[Mariotroid]

My mind was blown when I realized that isn't a symbol, it' the letter D

[Snessy the duck]

I always thought the Mizzile enemies from Mega Man 5's upper part was it's face. I didn't actually notice those lower eyes initially.

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