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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The texture used for the Bowser Kite glider in Mario Kart 8. The seal in the bottom left corner spells “任天” (Ninten).
Top: Luigi’s model from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Bottom: Upon closer inspection, the buttons on Luigi’s overalls are not flat discs, but instead stakes that are driven into Luigi’s body. By taking them out of the main model, we can see their shape.
In most of his appearances, Yoshi’s mouth contains no teeth. These are the only two pieces of official art that show Yoshi with teeth.
Unlicensed Super Mario “Cute Character Set”.
Top: a piece of official art for Mario Kart: Double Dash. Note Mario’s determined expression and closed mouth.
Bottom: Zooming in on Mario’s reflection in the kart, then rotating and enhancing the contrast reveals that the reflection’s expression is different, with his mouth being open.
Credit to marioboards.com user “Princess Mario” for the discovery.
In Luigi’s Mansion, a severed puppet head is lying on a table in the Clockwork Room. Upon inspecting it, Luigi remarks that he has been wanting to have one of those for a while.
Shigeru Miyamoto with his Mario toy in 1993. From a French documentary about Nintendo.
Rare official art of Lakitu falling off his cloud from Super Mario Bros. This appears only in select Japanese print media.
Model for Chunky Kong’s brief appearance during the first few seconds of the DK Rap in Donkey Kong 64.
The texture used for the rail map in the Super Bell Subway track of Mario Kart 8.
