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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Back cover of the Japanese official soundtrack CD for Mario Kart 64.
In Super Mario World, it’s possible to accidentally lose a life through a glitch by stepping on a falling springboard near a Bullet Bill Blaster. This is easiest to do in the Outrageous level in the Special Zone. (Footage recorded by me in a SNES emulator.)
Top: Nintendo Power print ad for Donkey Kong 64. While the relative sizes of Donkey, Diddy and Chunky are slightly incorrect, the sizes of Lanky and Tiny are wildly off-model.
Bottom: Comparison of the ad to a piece of Donkey Kong 64 official art with correct proportions.
Artwork of Princess Peach and Mario from the German Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.
In Super Mario 64, getting hit by the piano in Big Boo’s Haunt and then moving into the piano’s hitbox will make Mario never exit his blinking invulnerable state, making him completely safe from the piano. In fact, Mario is so safe that after not moving for a while, he will fall asleep with the piano still trying to chase him. (Footage recorded by me in a N64 emulator.)
A licensed Paper Mario-themed board game from China contains a number of Mario assets from different games, such as Super Mario 64, but among them is this Whomp-like original character. This brick creature appears in four illustrations in the game’s manual and pieces, which are all compiled here.
Showcase of the different stages of the creation of a Super Mario RPG render, from the British Super Play magazine.
Mario asks the viewer to help color him and Yoshi in a Japanese commercial for colorable Super Mario World plush toys. (Source)
Illustration of Mario, Pauline, Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. competing in a quiz show against Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Inky, and Blinky, from Video Games magazine.
Pages 1 and 15 from Nintendo’s 2013 Annual Report.
