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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A 1989 Viewmaster reel for the Super Mario Bros. Super Show shows scenes of Wart attacking Mario and his friends, while referring to him as “King Koopa”. This suggests that during an early point in the cartoon’s production, Wart was considered as the main villain (as the story is roughly based on Super Mario Bros. 2, where he was the antagonist) before being replaced by King Koopa.
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The Super Mario Bros. pinball machine by Gottlieb is notable for containing three different designs for Bowser in different places on the board. In addition to the King Koopa design from the cartoon series (bottom left), there is both a Super Mario World artwork of Bowser with red eyes (top right) as well as a Super Mario Bros. 3 artwork with blue eyes (bottom right).
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The only known photo of an extremely rare Super Mario Bros. Super Show poster from a 1989 issue of the Scholastic Hot Dog magazine. The poster is notable for including designs of grotesque creatures that resemble nothing found in the actual cartoon. Whether these are based on some manner of early concept art or were created specifically for the poster is unknown.
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Chapter 4-2 of Super Paper Mario includes two decorative trees that are larger than the screen. The only way to see the trees fully in-game is to switch into 3D mode, which makes them appear at a very oblique angle. In addition, in 2D mode, the camera refuses to scroll up far enough to see the entirety of the trees. Here are the trees viewed from afar in a model viewer.
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Top: the Japanese and US versions of the trailer for the launch of the Nintendo Switch Online service contain a segment showing Bowser and Bowser Jr. in front of a TV, with Bowser playing Ghosts & Goblins.
Bottom: in the European versions of the trailer, however, Bowser is playing Super Mario Bros. 3 instead.
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