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 Japanese commercial for Mario Hoops 3-on-3.
In Mario Party 5, there are barely readable labels under the game pieces during the character selection for the Card Party bonus game. However, looking very closely, you can see that the Wario and Waluigi pieces have been swapped.
Holiday-themed Pepsi/Super Mario World tin can.
Illustrations from a Spanish guide for Super Mario World.
In Chapter 7-2 of Super Paper Mario, some areas obscure the player’s vision with a hand-drawn overlay of a constantly shifting darkness. This is the animation used for this effect.
Early concept art for Donkey Kong during the design phase for Donkey Kong Country, as well as a 3D render based on that design.
From Super Mario-Kun.
In the newer Super Mario series games starting with the Wii U, Princess Daisy’s nose has no texture. It is entirely modeled in polygons and becomes indistinguishable when lit from the front. By contrast, Princess Peach’s nose is still textured.
Idle animations of the Koopalings from Paper Mario: Color Splash.
A screenshot of a project named “Mario Demo” for the Virtual Boy. It was teased at the Shoshinkai trade show in 1994 and was never shown afterwards.
