Culture in Video Games

[sundin13]

pokoko said:

sundin13 said:

Also, the Koopas are inspired by Kappas, another figure in Japanese Mythology:

Are you sure about that?  That looks nothing like any representation of a Kappa I've ever seen.  It just looks like ... a turtle.

Well, it all depends how loosely the inspiration was used. I didn't make that picture though...I just found it when I was googling stuff :P You can interpret things however you want.