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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Mario Kart 64 illustration from the German Total magazine.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: Total (Germany), Issue 11, 1997
In Luigi’s Mansion 3, the AI used for characters following Luigi sometimes causes them to turn around in circles if Luigi takes a certain path. Immediately after rescuing E. Gadd in the beginning of the game, descending the stairs on the right side with Luigi in the manner depicted will result in E. Gadd running in a circle indefinitely until Luigi approaches him again.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: twitter.com user “achristrophe”
In Super Mario Odyssey, capturing a Goomba in the ruins in the Sand Kingdom and then leaving the ruins and walking over to a Jaxi station reveals that the lamp post is afraid of Goombas and will say “Eeek!” when Mario approaches in this form.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Source: myself, Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) on original hardware
Animations of an unused ghost found in the data of Luigi’s Mansion, called “Ball” internally. This ghost was seen briefly in the game’s E3 2001 trailer, and was originally supposed to harmlessly bounce around Chauncey’s room.
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Photos of Mario costumes used at Nintendo events in the early 1990s from the Nintendo of America media archives.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: twitter.com user “EGPRCHAMP”
When the press kit containing Mario Party 8 official art was released, it included two almost identical renders of Donkey Kong; one with a closed mouth and one with an open mouth. This is a rare example of official art being made from the same model being modified in such a limited way without any additional changes such as being part of a group image, a different camera angle, or different lighting. Here are the two renders displayed one after another as an animation.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: 1, 2
In Level 1-4 of Yoshi’s Island, Burt the Bashful’s Fort, if Yoshi loses Baby Mario and recovers him by licking at the exact same time a wall falls onto Yoshi from the background, the game will crash. First the action freezes, then the wall graphics are displayed incorrectly, and finally the entire screen is turned into random pixels in the manner depicted.
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