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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Japanese print ad for Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
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1986 set of licensed minifigures based on the Japanese box art for Super Mario Bros.
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In Super Mario World, it is possible to carry an item while in a P-Balloon state, by grabbing it and the P-Balloon on the same frame. The item will stick to the side of Mario it was in before being grabbed until the power runs out.
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Top: the boss Manhandla from the NES The Legend of Zelda is described in the North American manual as a “large man-eating flower”.
Middle: however, this omits a Super Mario Bros. reference from the original Japanese version of the manual, which calls it (translated) “a four-limbed, jumbo-sized Piranha Plant”. The words “Piranha Plant” are marked in yellow.
Bottom: the Piranha Plant banner from the official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website providing an example of the name in Japanese; compare this to the marked text. It is unknown why the North American manual dropped the reference; possibly, the translator was not familiar with Super Mario Bros. and simply did not recognize it.
Drawings of various Hollywood actors portraying Mario (top: Harrison Ford, middle: Jean-Claude Van Damme, bottom: Bruce Willis), from
a 1996 comedy broadcast for the Satellaview. The Satellaview was a
Japan-only add-on for the Super Famicom that allowed it to receive
satellite transmissions; while it is most commonly known for featuring
games, it also offered shows that had live audio alongside a slideshow
of pictures.
In Super Mario 64 DS, if Mario picks up a Luigi or Wario hat on the same frame as touching a Power Flower, his head will disappear on that frame (the issue can also be observed on original hardware; however, the internal resolution of the game has been increased for this screenshot to provide a clearer view).
Officially licensed vibrating Chain Chomp toy from Japan. The toy is both sound- and motion-activated; while here, the toy begins to vibrate when the presenter claps his hands, it can also be activated by a person passing in proximity to it.
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In Super Paper Mario, all Pixls have a special animation for sleeping, activated when the player makes no input for over a minute. Here are all the Pixls in their sleeping states; note that Tippi and Tiptron land on the player character’s head to sleep.
Promotional 2006 interview with Mario, fully voiced by Charles Martinet, about New Super Mario Bros.
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