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


Model for Chunky Kong’s brief appearance during the first few seconds of the DK Rap in Donkey Kong 64.
Victory screens from Mario vs. Donkey Kong.
In the beginning of Donkey Kong Country’s development, Shigeru Miyamoto and the Rare team both drew initial concepts of what they envisioned Donkey Kong to look like in the new game.
The “Sawmill Thrill - Midway” track from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. The only way to hear it in full is to reach a checkpoint in Level 2-4, then lose a life, and instead of continuing the level upon restarting, stay on the tiny platform with the checkpoint for over 30 seconds.
Concept art for the first draft of Donkey Kong Country’s story. Cranky Kong and Diddy Kong are Grandpa Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. in this version.
From the Japanese commercial for Donkey Kong 64.
Victory screens for Team Kong, Team Krem and Team Cranky from Diddy Kong Pilot (an unreleased game that was reworked into Banjo-Pilot).