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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1983 print ad for the Mario’s Cement Factory Game & Watch.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, there is a ring of six Star Bits floating in space, not connected to any planetoids or flight paths, in Honeyhive Galaxy.
There is an unused Launch Star that can be activated by setting a flag in the code to “on” that appears next to the starting point of the galaxy. If Mario launches from it, he will fly through the Star Bit ring, but then, just as he is preparing to land, he will instead enter a death zone and lose a life.
From this, we can assume there was a planetoid at some point in development that the Launch Star would be used to access; however, the planetoid itself was replaced with a death zone, the Launch Star was set to “off”, and only the Star Bit ring remains visible in-game as evidence.
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Illustration from a Hong Kong print ad for the Super Nintendo, featuring original 3D models of Mario and Luigi.
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Top: in the manual of Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, the game that was eventually modified to become Super Mario Bros. 2, a grey Shy Guy appears. No such Shy Guy is seen in-game, either in the original version or in Super Mario Bros. 2.
Bottom: however, the code for the grey Shy Guy remains in the data and can be activated with cheats. The grey Shy Guy follows the player character, but does not turn around immediately when the player jumps over him; instead, he has a randomized reaction time to make the behavior seem more natural.
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Set of officially licensed Mario Party 6 figurines from Japan.
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An unused object found in the code of Super Mario 64 is a red coin that is programmed to always move a certain distance ahead of Mario, appearing to always be out of his reach. This was presumably intended to be used as a trap to lure Mario into dangerous situations.
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Design from an officially licensed 2007 Super Mario Galaxy T-shirt.
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During the brief segment where E. Gadd follows Luigi near the beginning of Luigi’s Mansion 3, it is possible to see E. Gadd’s eyes by using the Strobulb on him. In his ensuing animations, his glasses are temporarily raised, allowing his eyes to be seen. The best place to do this is during the elevator ride, as E. Gadd can be brought closer to the camera than usual.
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Officially licensed 1995 Yoshi’s Island plush.
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Extremely rare Super Mario 64 render of Princess Peach, found only on trading cards distributed by Nintendo of America.
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