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The kiosk demo version of Mario Kart DS contained more tracks in its data than were actually available for players to select. One of those tracks was Shroom Ridge. By modifying the code to allow the track to be loaded, we can see that the Cheep Cheep delivery trucks, which in the finished game read “FRESH”, read “FLESH” in this early version of the track instead.
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Artwork of Mario, Yoshi, Toad and Lakitu playing in a band, shown in an official 1996 Satellaview broadcast. The Satellaview was a Japan-only add-on for the Super Famicom that allowed it to receive satellite transmissions; while it is most commonly known for featuring games, it also offered shows that had live audio alongside a slideshow of pictures.
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Left: In Donkey Kong 64, if Chunky Kong charges up the shockwave ability and releases it while simultaneously picking up a rock, the rock will break while Chunky releases the shockwave.
Right: After this, Chunky will be in a glitched state where he will be holding an invisible rock. Pressing B will make him throw away the invisible rock.
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During Chapter 4 of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario’s body is stolen by Doopliss, who spends a portion of the chapter in Mayor Dour’s house in Twilight Town, along with Mario’s partners. During this time, the mayor’s normally empty table has food on it. This is difficult to see due to the partners obscuring the table; particularly, Koops is standing in front of a unique roast pig dish that only appears during this scene (the other food can also be found in Ishnail’s house in Rogueport). Below are close-ups of the pig.
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Top: illustration found in a 1993 issue of the Chilean Club Nintendo magazine.
Bottom: the illustration is notable as it is a colored version of this size comparison chart found in the Nintendo Character Manual, also published in 1993. Unlike the Club Nintendo illustration, the manual’s image is in black and white. The illustration implies a full colored version of the size chart exists; it is possible that the Club Nintendo staff received a more detailed version of the manual than the one available to the public.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Small Findings | Source: 1: Club Nintendo (Chile), Issue 5, 1993; 2
Top: 1993 Super Mario All-Stars phone card from Japan.
Bottom: Compared to the game’s title screen, which the phone card is based on, the illustration looks a lot more in line with the characters’ modern appearance despite being released in the same year.
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Taiwanese 16-in-1 game cartridge for the Atari 2600, featuring original artwork of Mario balancing on a stack of sweating Goombas.
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