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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Cartridge containing the North American prototype version of Super Mario All-Stars for the SNES.
Mario romance story excerpt from the British N64 Magazine.
In Super Mario Galaxy, jumping off of reflective surfaces sometimes makes the reflection briefly follow Mario to the surface he lands on.
Left: Early sprite of Dreamy Bowser found in the data of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Right: Dreamy Bowser’s appearance in the finished game.
From Super Mario-Kun.
Game Over screen from the Russian unlicensed “Mario 3: Around the World” for the Sega Genesis. The text translates to “You failed to save the princess. Without the princess, the Mushroom Kingdom is doomed.”
Promotional pin from an awareness campaign by Nintendo and Atlanta homebuilding company Beazer Homes that used Mario to illustrate the dangers of wandering into building sites.
In all Mario Party games released prior to 2012, non-playable characters blink as part of their idle animations, while player characters don’t. In this example scene from Mario Party 4, note how only Goomba blinks. Mario Party 9 is the first entry in the series where player characters blink regularly.
Top row: Mr. I’s appearances in Super Mario 64, Mario Party 2, and Super Paper Mario. In all these games, Mr. I’s iris is round.
Bottom row: In Mario Party 8, Mr. I’s iris has been redesigned to be more oblong. While possibly coincidental, this design strongly resembles Mario’s irises in both shape and colors.
Official art of Mario’s head without any facial features, found in the activity section of the Nintendo of Japan website. The site invites the viewers to fill in Mario’s face themselves.
