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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In the map screen of Super Mario RPG, two background layers are displayed: the terrain and the water. However, under those is the unseen Background Layer 3, which is displayed here. The layout of the tiles indicates that it may have displayed an image at some point in development, but the graphics had been overwritten since that point.
Concept art of the Octoguy enemies from Super Mario Galaxy.
In the character selection menu of Mario Kart Wii, Toadette is standing with her arms behind her back. If the camera is positioned to view her from the other side, we can see that the model’s arms are bent in an incorrect manner, creating an unnatural-looking crease.
Beta Super Mario 64 title screen.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the penguins’ eyes exhibit a strange property where they become darker the brighter lit the rest of the penguin is. Here is an example of a penguin under normal lighting and under brighter lighting.
From the Japanese commercial for Mario Hoops 3-on-3.
In Mario Party 5, there are barely readable labels under the game pieces during the character selection for the Card Party bonus game. However, looking very closely, you can see that the Wario and Waluigi pieces have been swapped.
Holiday-themed Pepsi/Super Mario World tin can.
Illustrations from a Spanish guide for Super Mario World.
In Chapter 7-2 of Super Paper Mario, some areas obscure the player’s vision with a hand-drawn overlay of a constantly shifting darkness. This is the animation used for this effect.
