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Have you ever noticed that the food graphics in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders is flat “billboarded” stock images of food? This artistic decision from director Masahiro Sakurai has persisted through 8 games over nearly 25 years. #gaming #nintendo #smashbros sethmlarson.dev/food-jpegs-i...

sethmlarson.dev“Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros & Kirby Air RidersHave you ever noticed that the food graphics in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders is flat “billboarded” stock images of food? This artistic decision from director Masahiro Sakurai has persi...

6/1/26, 5:20 pm22 reposts55 likes

ROAMER B

@roamerb.bsky.social

12 Jan

Think you could send your documentation of the Air Riders foods to WiKirby, the non-Fandom Kirby Wiki?

Jeff 🌸

@peabnuts123.bsky.social

15 Jan

As somebody who hasn't meaningfully played any of these games, I thoroughly enjoyed this deep dive 😄 I have a question, though. Is there metadata in the games confiming this sprite is cola? Because it looks like a "Japanese" iced coffee to me. I've not encounted coke served exactly like this before

Seth Larson

@sethmlarson.dev

15 Jan

Glad you enjoyed :) Oh huh! That hadn't occurred to me that it would be an iced coffee instead of a cola fountain drink (evolving from the colas in a glass with lemon). It would be difficult to tell for sure without getting an exact match on a stock photo site.

Seth Larson

@sethmlarson.dev

15 Jan

It's kinda the same story with the "Tea" items from earlier games, they could be black tea or coffee but most places call it tea and for Smash 3DS/Wii U it's definitely a tea (being a lighter color)...