A Super Mario variety blog.
Screenshots, photos, sprites, gifs, scans and more from all around the world of Super Mario Bros.
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In Super Mario World, pressing Left and Right simultaneously (only possible with third-party hardware on the SNES and removed completely in the Nintendo Switch Online version) allows Mario to perform movement he would otherwise unable to do, such as the Yoshi flight shown in the footage.
One side effect of this is that Mario (as well as Yoshi) will die when touching certain walls in this state. The footage also showcases what happens when Mario and Yoshi die while Yoshi is sticking out his tongue: any enemies that touch the tongue will be taken down with them, as happens to the Buzzy Beetle.
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Promotional 1999 Nintendo of America pin featuring various official artwork edited into a summer scene. Note Pikachu parachuting in the background.
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Rare “friendly” interpretation of Bowser’s sprite from Super Mario Bros., seen in a 1986 Japanese commercial for an officially licensed Super Mario Bros. pie snack.
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Officially licensed 1996 Peach keychain from Japan.
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While the Red Star flying power-up is not present in Super Mario Galaxy 2, its functionality remains in the data. It can even be used while riding Yoshi, which puts Mario in the pose shown in the screenshot while they fly around. It is not known if this suggests that the power-up was at some point actually intended to be used in that game, or whether the Yoshi flight and pose are merely a consequence of the objects interacting in unintended ways.
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Unused early sprites of Birdo found in the prototype version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. The mouth shape makes the expression ambiguous; due to only the sprites remaining in the data and no further context being present, it is not known whether this is merely a regular crying expression or a “crying laughing” expression in the style of the 🤣 emoji.
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First iteration of the floating Mario head used during the Mario in Real Time interactive displays at Nintendo events, as well as famously in the cutscenes of Mario Teaches Typing 2. In this version, Mario’s cap was for some reason black with a grey brim.
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Illustrations from a 2019 Nintendo patent for the Luigi’s Mansion 3 method of seamless integration of 2-player gameplay using Gooigi. The illustrations contain all elements of the game that are relevant to the patent, but “anonymize” Luigi himself by giving him a different nose shape and a different outfit.
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The Friend House in Mario Party Superstars, used to setup online play, features two unique 2D animations while waiting for connections, being a running Toad and a Koopa Troopa waving a flag.
Above are the animations extracted from the game’s files.
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Extremely rare officially licensed 1991 Yoshi plush from Japan.
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