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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Texture for the folding screen seen in the Samurai outfit-exclusive room in Bowser’s Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey, extracted from the game’s data.
The composition is inspired by traditional Japanese ukiyo-e artwork, which often depicts Japanese landscapes. Note the snow-capped mountain in the bottom center of the painting, which resembles Mt. Fuji. Two Pokio enemies are present as well, sitting on the tree branches.
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German print ad for New Super Mario Bros.
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Edited official Super Mario 64 artwork where Bowser has been replaced with an evil version of Luigi,
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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Original medley-like version of the Super Mario Bros. overworld theme, from the Russian commercial for Super Mario Odyssey. This game marks the first time a commercial for a Mario game was shot specifically for Russian audiences. The scenes follow a boy as he grows up and continues playing Mario games on various Nintendo systems; the instruments change with each time skip.
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Top: in Paper Mario, walking towards the spring in Luigi’s secret basement from the back and using Kooper’s field ability will result in Mario falling through the floor after bouncing off the spring. If Right and Down is held while Mario is falling, Luigi can be seen for a few frames in the darkness below the house. This is due to the game storing all characters that are not currently used at the coordinate system’s origin position, which happens to be below the room.
Bottom: After this, Mario will land on invisible ground outside the house, enabling all rooms to be viewed simultaneously. The house can be entered again by walking back into bounds.
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Top: viewing the level Donut Plains 2 from Super Mario World in a level editor, we can see a Buzzy Beetle embedded in the wall on the far end of the main area. The Buzzy Beetle can not be seen in-game due to the screen not scrolling to its position; the level scrolls automatically and stops short of that location.
Bottom: editing the game’s code to remove the autoscroll feature from the level allows us to see the Buzzy Beetle; unfortunately, objects inside walls behave as though they were in mid-air, causing the Buzzy Beetle to immediately fall down below the death barrier.
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One of the rarest Game Boy special editions in existence: this black Wario Game Boy was given away as a prize on the British children’s TV show “Ghost Train”. Only 25 of these were ever produced, and the whereabouts of 23 of them are currently unknown.
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