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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From the cover of the German translation of a Valiant Nintendo Comics System comic.
Mario and Yoshi using a ghost costume to scare Larry Koopa in the Japanese “Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book 4: Larry’s Mischief”.
In the Tanked Up Trouble level in Donkey Kong Country, a special case of the “frustrated” animation occurs when a moving platform runs out of fuel while the Kongs are not standing on it. By picking up the first two fuel barrels after the stage’s midway point and ignoring the others, the moving platform will run out of fuel directly below a short piece of walkway. If Diddy stands on the right edge of the walkway as the moving platform falls, he will perform his “frustrated” animation and jump into the pit automatically, losing a life. (Footage recorded by me in a SNES emulator.)
As many of you may have noticed, Supper Mario Broth does not operate on a consistent schedule, often suffering from hiatuses lasting weeks or months.
Readers of Supper Mario Broth who have conversed with me privately have known for a long time that the reason for this is my financial struggles. I often cannot afford the Internet access, or even electricity costs, necessary to run the blog. Before now, I have always preferred to not talk about it publicly, as I did not wish to burden my readers.
But now, with no apparent end to my situation in sight, I had a choice: either to continue posting irregularly whenever I had the chance, or to turn to my readers with a request for support in exchange for rewards, in the hope of creating a mutually beneficial relationship. I decided to attempt the latter.
Supper Mario Broth is now on Patreon.
Should you choose to click the link above, a video on the Patreon page will explain exactly what I do, why you should consider supporting my blog, and what you will get in return.
I realize that to ask anyone to contribute to something as frivolous as a blog for obscure Mario content is, in many ways, preposterous. You may think that I do not produce enough output to warrant a subscription. But please consider the following:
During a period of time where I was able to access the blog without issues in 2013, I contributed an average of 20 new discoveries every day. If you choose to become a subscriber, not only will you receive exclusive content, but I will be able to once again restore my output to those levels.
In the 6 years since the blog’s creation, I have posted over 7,000 findings: many sourced from other creators, many discovered and recorded myself. If I had uninterrupted Internet access, I could double that number in a year.
Of course, no matter the outcome of the campaign, I will continue to post whenever I can afford to. The Mario franchise is my life. It is all I have.
Thank you very much for reading.
In Super Mario World, the collision detection of the fence-climbing Koopa Troopas is inaccurate, resulting in them only being able to harm Mario if his feet are touching them. By hanging off the bottom of the fence in the manner depicted, Mario is safe from the Koopa Troopas.
Render of Mario by Rareware used to promote the Nintendo 64 pre-release. The same model of Mario is used in Donkey Kong Country 2 promotional material and in-game during a post-credits scene.
Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork by Nintendo character designer
Yoichi Kotabe.
Donkey Kong Country decorations from Nintendo’s booth at the 1994 Winter Consumer Electronics Show.
Neon sign distributed by Nintendo to authorized repair centers qualified to perform repairs of Nintendo consoles in the 1990s.
Illustration of Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi and Link mourning the Nintendo 64, from the British NextGen magazine.
