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The prototype version of Donkey Kong 64 has a bizarre quirk for Lanky Kong whereby he will always automatically do a backflip after performing a long jump. In the footage, only the long jumps are initiated by the player; the backflips are entirely Lanky Kong’s own doing.
This was likely removed in the finished version both to equalize the feel of the controls between the different Kongs and because the backflip serves no gameplay purpose outside of slowing the player down and potentially expose Lanky Kong to danger as he cannot be controlled during it.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Small Findings | Source: LookAtTheWindow
In Super Mario Odyssey, an extremely bizarre glitch may occur when clipping out of bounds during the Spewart battle in the Luncheon Kingdom, whereby Mario will oscillate while falling and finally come to a resting state in mid-air, as seen in the footage.
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Original drawing used for the cover of the “Super Mario Bros.: Favorite Mushroom Party Hits!” compilation album cassette. The album features no Mario-related music, but does contain brief audio segments narrated by Lou Albano as Mario between the songs.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Small Findings | Source: TheUltiMarioFan
The official 1998 Yoshi’s Story Japanese guide features original comic pages depicting the intro of the story, as well as each of the five boss battles.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Small Findings | Source: ISBN 4-09-281158-6
In Super Mario 64 DS, pressing the button to start reading a sign on the same frame that it is destroyed by an explosion will cause everything in the game world to freeze, except for the player character’s idle animation.
The game can not be controlled in this state outside of rotating the camera, and must be reset to continue playing.
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Color blindness test from a 1992 issue of the Japanese Famitsu magazine, asking the viewer to identify how many Marios there are in the circle.
There are 5 Marios in the circle, with the other 8 being Luigis. If you see any other number of Marios, you may have red-green color blindness.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Source: Famitsu (Japan), Issue 188, 1992
Cover of a 1993 issue of the Cracked magazine, featuring the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Small Findings | Source: VGArtAndTidbits
Original illustration of King K. Rool (in his Kaptain K. Rool persona from Donkey Kong Country 2) alongside Screech (the antagonistic parrot from the Screech’s Sprint level of that game), drawn by Steve Mayles, character designer for Donkey Kong Country and creator of King K. Rool.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Small Findings | Source: winkysteve
Mario on the cover of a 1999 issue of a warehouse management trade magazine, shown off in a Nintendo of America merchandising business meeting as an example of their excellence in the field.
Main Blog | Patreon | Twitter | Bluesky | Small Findings | Source: Avery Beckett