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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Easter egg in Super Mario Galaxy 2: the cloud used in the skybox of Starshine Beach Galaxy is actually taken from the Delfino Plaza skybox in Super Mario Sunshine and mirrored.
The low-resolution models of Pinna Park used in every area it can be seen from in Super Mario Sunshine. From top to bottom: Delfino Plaza, Bianco Hills, Ricco Harbor, Gelato Beach, Sirena Beach, Pianta Village.
The music that plays during the intro to Super Mario Sunshine, without the voices.
This passage from the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King is thought to have been the inspiration for the Phantamanta boss in Super Mario Sunshine. Just like in the game, the shadowy manta moves towards a hotel and fragments into parts.
In Super Mario Sunshine, if you go to the last mission of Bianco Hills and balance on a rope while repeatedly using the Rocket Nozzle, then get hit by a Wind Spirit, Mario will shoot up to a great height. As he falls, he will sometimes stop in midair, looking broken. Pressing the Y button will resume the fall.
In Super Mario Sunshine, NPCs are loaded when they are far away from the camera, while their animations are only active when they are much closer. From specific distances, it’s possible to see some characters activate their animations while the ones next to them remain motionless.
Low-resolution versions of Delfino Plaza, Sirena Beach, Gelato Beach and Ricco Harbor that can be seen across the water from Pinna Park in Super Mario Sunshine.
This is what Piantas in Super Mario Sunshine look like without their grass skirts.
Unused “Yoshi” version of the music in Noki Bay from the files of Super Mario Sunshine.
Geographical oddity in Super Mario Sunshine: even though Bianco Hills and Pianta Village are both visible from other parts of the island and seem close to each other, you cannot see Bianco Hills from Pianta Village or Pianta Village from Bianco Hills at all; in fact, they do not exist in the model of Isle Delfino that is loaded in the respective other stage.
