A Super Mario variety blog.
Screenshots, photos, sprites, gifs, scans and more from all around the world of Super Mario Bros.


During the opening segment of Super Mario Galaxy, Peach’s castle is besieged by Bowser’s airships and Peach is calling for Mario’s help from her balcony. Since she is far away from the camera and cannot normally be zoomed in on, she uses an extremely low-polygon model.
Luigi making a farce of Super Mario 64 DS by using his spin jump.
From a Japanese commercial for Mario merchandise.
Cover of Edge Magazine with an illustration by Shigeru Miyamoto.
The background of Ghostly Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy is really just a slightly edited version of the background of the Ghost Ship in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. The original Zelda texture is on the left; the Mario version added detail and made the faces look more anguished.
The Hammer Bros. battle theme from Super Mario All-Stars without the lead piano track.
In Level 7-1 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, Foggy Fumes, there is a window at the end of the level that shows an unusual environment. Zooming in, we can see a painted landscape that is not used anywhere else in the game.