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 64, it is possible to collect the “Fall onto the Caged Island” star in Whomp’s Fortress by using the cannon, bypassing the intended way of using the owl to fly above the cage and drop down. However, this has been made deliberately difficult by the developers. The upper image shows the correct targeting to shoot to the star. However, as the lower image shows, if the target is even slightly off, Mario will activate the destruction of a wall and be thrown off the course without any chance to alter his trajectory, losing a life. (Footage recorded by me in a N64 emulator.)
Box art for the Pocket Size variant of the Mario Bros. Game & Watch.
Bowser’s photorealistic lair from the “Bowser’s Lair Hockey” Flash game found on Nintendo of America’s official Mario Party 7 website.
During Bowser’s victory cutscene in Mario Power Tennis (top images), a red Birdo jumps towards him from offscreen. Moving the camera during this scene reveals that the Birdo is suspended in midair in a jumping pose from the moment the scene starts.
Illustrations of Mario causing children to crash their karts on two separate occasions in the British N-Force magazine.
From a 1994 Japanese commercial for Super Mario Kart RC cars. (Source)
Back cover of the Japanese official soundtrack CD for Mario Kart 64.
In Super Mario World, it’s possible to accidentally lose a life through a glitch by stepping on a falling springboard near a Bullet Bill Blaster. This is easiest to do in the Outrageous level in the Special Zone. (Footage recorded by me in a SNES emulator.)
Top: Nintendo Power print ad for Donkey Kong 64. While the relative sizes of Donkey, Diddy and Chunky are slightly incorrect, the sizes of Lanky and Tiny are wildly off-model.
Bottom: Comparison of the ad to a piece of Donkey Kong 64 official art with correct proportions.
Artwork of Princess Peach and Mario from the German Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia.
