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 Super Mario Sunshine, it is not normally possible to view Mario’s tropical shirt from all sides, as he can only wear it in levels where FLUDD is covering his back. Here is Mario’s shirt-wearing model with his back unobstructed.
Badges awarded to Nintendo of America employees after completing a number of years of service.
Cards from Nintendo Monopoly.
In Super Mario Bros. 3, the Munchers that come out of pipes keep moving when the game is paused, allowing the player to always be safe by simply pausing when a Muncher would be underneath Mario until it goes away. The reason for this behavior is that the Munchers are not independent objects; instead they are simply animated tiles. Like with other animated tiles such as question mark blocks, the animation keeps playing even when the game is paused.
Back cover of a Japanese guide for Mario & Wario.
Mario stamps.
In Super Mario RPG, getting a Game Over results in the music of the current battle slowing down before restarting the game. This is the Game Over version of Smithy’s first battle theme.
In some levels of Super Mario Galaxy, Captain Toad’s headlamp and backpack are always rendered no matter where the camera is pointing, even if Captain Toad himself or the planet he is standing on have unloaded from memory.
Print ad for Mario Golf on the Game Boy Color.
Mario’s father holding the one-inch tall Mario in the “Super Mario Issun-bōshi” original video animation.
