"Cool," Leo muttered, assuming this was just the emulator failing to load the assets. He tapped the jump button. Mario jumped, but he didn't make a sound. The animation was jittery, like a slideshow missing frames.
The screen flashed white, and there it was: the title screen. But something was off. Usually, the camera pans over a bustling New Donk City festival or a sweeping shot of the Cascade Kingdom. This screen was static. It showed Mario standing on the ledge of the airship, the Odyssey, but the sky behind him was a void of glitched, purple static. The music wasn't the upbeat jazz of "Jump Up, Super Star!"; it was a distorted, slowed-down version of the main theme, sounding like it was being played through a tunnel underwater. super mario odyssey nsp juego baseparte 1 work