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


The minigame “Bombard King Bob-omb” in Mario Party 9 features machinery of various kinds in the background. Moving the camera using emulator tools lets us see one of the machines more closely, which reveals a step in how Bob-ombs are constructed. A pump or stamp-like machine inserts the legs and winding key into the Bob-omb upside-down in a single step.
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All characters from Mario Party 9 holding axes.
In Mario Party 9, Bowser Jr. has an unusually high amount of music tracks dedicated to him.
In Mario Party 9, the lighting on player character models is heavily dependent on the position of the camera. On the left, Wario is looking in the direction of the camera. On the right, Wario is turned away from the camera.
While Shy Guy’s feet attach directly to his body most of the time, his model in Mario Party 9 has legs that become visible in some animations. Here is Shy Guy’s model with his legs extended to their maximum length.
Wario’s animations for getting different places in Mario Party 9.
Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi making a pizza in Mario Party 9, from the perspective of the pizza.
Waluigi’s animations for getting different places in a minigame in Mario Party 9.