A Super Mario variety blog.
Screenshots, photos, sprites, gifs, scans and more from all around the world of Super Mario Bros.


Comparison of Geno’s real name in the Japanese and North American versions of Super Mario RPG.
From a video preview for Super Mario RPG released by Square.
In Super Mario RPG, getting a Game Over results in the music of the current battle slowing down before restarting the game. This is the Game Over version of Smithy’s first battle theme.
From a video preview for Super Mario RPG released by Square.
From the
preview of Super Mario RPG at the V-Jump Festival in 1995.
The hints in the Sunken Ship puzzle in Super Mario RPG are all laid out in such a way that there are two possible solutions: “corals” and “pearls”. Only “pearls” is correct, though. Whether the other solution is a coincidence or an intentional misdirection is unknown.
Official art for Super Mario RPG items from a Japanese guide.