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In Super Mario Odyssey, whenever Mario loses 3 times against a boss, a
Tostarenan Crazy Cap salesman appears near the entrance to the boss
battle, offering to sell Mario a Life-Up Heart for 30 coins.
What
is particularly interesting about this setup is how the game prevents
Mario from seeing any Tostarenans too early in the story. The only two
bosses fought before getting to the Sand Kingdom are Topper in the Cap
Kingdom and Madame Broode in the Cascade Kingdom. Instead of letting the
salesman appear in those two battles and potentially confusing new
players, the Topper battle has no one appear no matter how many times
Mario dies, while the Madame Broode battle employs a camera trick
(bottom). Whenever Mario respawns after losing to Madame Broode, the
camera pans up to show a Life-Up Heart on top of the pole, providing the
same benefit the salesman would.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Source: myself, Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) on original hardware
Storyboard drawings for the intro of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show cartoon, from the Special Features section on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show Volume One DVD.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Small Findings | Source: Super Mario Bros. Super Show Vol. 1
Illustrations of the story of Super Mario Bros. from the back of the original Famicom box for the game, illustrated by Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto’s design for Princess Peach’s father, the Mushroom King (in the top left panel) never reappeared in any official media after this.
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In the first mission of Ricco Harbor in Super Mario Sunshine, “Gooper Blooper Breaks Out”, there is an invisible barrel near the start of the level that only appears once the boss battle against Gooper Blooper begins. If Mario leaves the boss and backtracks to the beginning of the level, jumping in the spot shown in the footage will cause Mario to appear to stand in mid-air.
The barrel only has collision at the top and not at the sides, meaning it cannot be picked up and only functions as an invisible platform.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Source: myself, Super Mario Sunshine in GC emulator, 2
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.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Store | Small Findings | Source: twitter.com user “mrneilesq”
