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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Original 3D animation segments of Mario and Donkey Kong driving through the tunnel in Luigi Raceway from a German commercial for a Mario Kart 64 contest.
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Edited Super Mario 64 screenshot imagining what “increased safety” would
look like in the game shown in a comedy segment of an official 1997
Satellaview broadcast. 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.
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In Super Mario World, a glitch can result in the goal tape at the end of the level temporarily despawning. Here is one of the scenarios where it can happen:
Left: in the Donut Secret 2 level, enter while riding a Blue Yoshi and have him eat the Yellow Koopa near the end of the level. This will allow him to fly, so fly diagonally upwards until hitting the right edge of the level.
Right: upon falling down, spit out the Koopa shell. It should display as a jumble of graphics including Cheep Cheep and Key sprites.While it is on screen, the goal tape is unloaded, allowing Mario and Yoshi to walk through without ending the level. After the glitched shell falls down the hole, the goal tape returns to its correct position.
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Officially licensed Mario padlocks from Japan. Note that despite being sold separately from each other, each of these locks accepts the same key, posing a security risk if more than one of them is used at a time.
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Officially licensed 1994 Donkey Kong plush from Japan; the earliest Donkey Kong Country toy made in that region.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, there is a unique animation of Mario snapping his fingers when he is listening to the guitarist playing in the park in New Donk City. After the quest to recruit musicians is completed, there are no other places in the game where Mario would assume this animation and it can no longer be seen on the same save file.
One peculiarity of the animation is that Mario’s legs elongate when standing on the edge of the circular platform where the guitarist is playing (left: normal length, right: elongated). This was likely overlooked due to the animation being so limited in its use.
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Cover of a Taiwanese guide for the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, known internationally as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, featuring original designs for some Mario enemies.
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The special character Gulliver from Animal Crossing: New Leaf will occasionally mention locations and characters from various Mario games.
Top left: the Overthere, the afterlife location from Super Paper Mario
Top right: Isle Delfino from Super Mario Sunshine
Bottom left: Bobbery, one of the party members from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Rogueport, a town from that game
Bottom right: Ricco Harbor from Super Mario Sunshine
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Unused animations for Mario found in the data of Super Mario 64, including two flips, Mario bending his knees while surfing on a Koopa shell, and an animation of him crying, likely used in a cutscene that was scrapped during development.
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Original animation from a promotional VHS distributed by Nintendo of Spain in 1992.
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