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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Comparison between Mario’s tropical shirt from Super Mario Sunshine (left) and its appearance as a downloadable outfit in Super Mario Odyssey (right). While the placement of the Shine Sprites in the Super Mario Odyssey design appears to be identical to the original at first glance, one Shine Sprite has been added to the back of Mario’s left sleeve that was not present before, thereby making the redesign not entirely faithful. (Source 1, Source 2)
In Super Mario Sunshine, a glitch allows Mario to swim in lava. After the first platform with a 1-Up Mushroom in Corona Mountain, being hit by the Lava Cheep Cheep when it is close to the lava surface will drop Mario into the lava while bypassing the instant death zone. In this state, Mario can swim under the lava, but touching the surface again will immediately cause him to die. (Footage recorded by me in a GC emulator.)
In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario’s shadow is made out of overlapping circles. Most of the time, this is not too conspicuously different from a true shadow; however, swimming above a slanted surface reveals the loose nature of the shadow as the circles begin to come apart. Here, Mario is swimming in the Pianta Village hot spring. (Footage recorded by me in a GC emulator.)
The music that plays during FLUDD’s introduction scene in Super Mario Sunshine, without the voices and sound effects. (Source)
In Super Mario Sunshine, Yoshi’s tongue reacts in an irregular manner to the wicker boxes on Pinna Park Beach. The closer Yoshi gets to one of the boxes, the shorter his tongue becomes. (Source)
During the Bowser Jr. reveal cutscene in Super Mario Sunshine, FLUDD is shown to have a Gadd Science, Inc. logo on the yellow part below its nozzle. However, no such logo is present during actual gameplay.
In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario’s legs and feet are dynamically adjusted to slopes, changing angles to always be aligned with the ground. However, the effect has not been optimized for slopes with a steepness of over 45°, resulting in Mario’s legs deforming in unintended ways.
Left: The Gadd Science, Incorporated logo from Super Mario Sunshine, featured on F.L.U.D.D., the Magic Paintbrush and the Nozzle Boxes.
Right: “Evil” version of the Gadd Science, Incorporated logo introduced in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, seen on Shadow Mario’s Magic Paintbrush.
Comparison between an early logo for Super Mario Sunshine (top) and the logo used in the release version (bottom).
In Super Mario Sunshine, the Raccoons that live inside the boathouse on the west edge of Delfino Plaza are actually situated in mid-air, and are normally invisible. By using exploits to jump high enough above the house, Mario will reach a place where he can stand in mid-air, and the Raccoons will become visible. The second picture shows how far above the ground they are located.
