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 RPG, getting a Game Over results in the music of the current battle slowing down before restarting the game. This is the Game Over version of Smithy’s first battle theme.
In some levels of Super Mario Galaxy, Captain Toad’s headlamp and backpack are always rendered no matter where the camera is pointing, even if Captain Toad himself or the planet he is standing on have unloaded from memory.
Print ad for Mario Golf on the Game Boy Color.
Mario’s father holding the one-inch tall Mario in the “Super Mario Issun-bōshi” original video animation.
In Super Mario Sunshine, a test map from development exists that can be accessed with an Action Replay code. Among other oddities, a Noki without a shell can be found within, replying with an error message when spoken to.
Audio from the cutscenes of Mario vs. Donkey Kong without background music.
Top: A view of the main area of Jolly Roger Bay in Super Mario 64 from above.
Bottom: The same area in Super Mario 64 DS. Rocky terrain not present in the original was added outside the boundaries, even though it is not normally visible in-game. Curiously, this geometry is also not visible on the minimap on the bottom screen.
In Super Paper Mario, the top of Flipside Tower and the second floor of Flipside are actually part of the same room, even though the game doesn’t normally let you transition between them without a black loading screen. However, by using glitches to jump in midair indefinitely, it’s possible to reach the top of the tower without using the elevator.
Croupier Luigi’s model from the casino minigames found in Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros.
Mario beads.
