History Trivia / CaptainToadTreasureTracker

* DummiedOut: Unusually, instead of the developers porting the VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld inspired levels onto the 3DS and Switch ports, the game instead just replaces them with VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey inspired levels instead for seemingly no other reason than to promote the latter game. The levels don't exist in the ports, but [[https://tcrf.net/Captain_Toad:_Treasure_Tracker_(Nintendo_Switch)/Unused_Levels_Part_1#3D_World_Bonus_Levels 3D World objects can still be found in the Switch port.]]

** Captain Toad was originally supposed to be the only playable character, but then it was decided that they needed to change the story a little bit so it wouldn't have the exact same kind of plot that most Mario games follow. So the game's director decided to add another playable character, someone who hadn't been playable in this capacity. This just happened to be Toadette.

** They thought about making the whole game a story told by Rosalina. [[spoiler: They opted to make it a prequel to Super Mario 3D World instead.]]

* NamesTheSame: The game's BigBad is a giant crow named Wingo. There's also a minor gangster character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' named Wingo.

** One early concept artwork shows that Sprixie was originally going to be in as a secondary character of sorts.

** They thought about making the whole game a story told by Rosalina. [[spoiler: They opted to make it a prequel to Super Mario 3D World instead.]]

* CommonKnowledge: Universally described as a SpinOff of the Captain Toad levels in SuperMario3DWorld even though its development started earlier than 3D World's before being shelved - with the Toad levels in 3D World being used to test whether it was a workable idea for its own game. So in some sense the Captain Toad levels are a spin-off from Treasure Tracker, rather than the other way round.

** An early concept for the boss battle with Draggadon revolved around the fact that he's submerged in lava like he's taking a bath. Captain Toad would accidentally pull the plug and the lava would drain out, [[DefeatByModesty leaving Draggadon naked and exposed]].

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Universally described as a SpinOff of the Captain Toad levels in SuperMario3DWorld even though its development started earlier than 3D World's before being shelved - with the Toad levels in 3D World being used to test whether it was a workable idea for its own game. So in some sense the Captain Toad levels are a spin-off from Treasure Tracker, rather than the other way round.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Very early in this game's development (around the time that ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' was being developed), this game was apparently going to be a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] related one staring Link. However, being included as special levels inside ''3D World'' meant that the use of Link was ultimately denied. This meant that they had to come up with a new character who couldn't jump. The director recalled that the Captain Toad from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' wore a heavy backpack and the rest is history.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Universally described as a SpinOff of the Captain Toad levels in SuperMario3DWorld even though its development started earlier than 3D World's before being shelved - with the Toad levels in 3D World being used to test whether it was a workable idea for its own game. So in some sense the Captain Toad levels are a spin-off from Treasure Tracker.

WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early in it's development, this game was apparently going to be a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] related one.