In Super Mario RPG Kinopio is watching Mario explain what happened at Koopa
castle. Mario then implies the castle bridge has fallen down and Kinopio
responds with this: [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jvmHd.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jvmHd.jpg)

I think he is saying:

  1. "Koopa castle, really no way!?"(implying the bridge has fallen)
  2. "hmmmmm"
  3. "Until now, that is not the (usual) pattern."

I am not sure about the first part of Line 3[いままでになかった]. I think いままで is
supposed to be 今まで. However, I do not understand what になかった is.
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meaning definitions
Trying to understand a sentence from Mario RPG "いままでになかったパターンですね"
You pretty much have it... Yes いままで is the same as 今まで. And Here it is used as
a point in time for relative to なかった. なかった simply meaning something did not
exist in the past. So put together it is "A pattern we haven't seen until
now."
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