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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Artwork of Mario dressed as Luke Skywalker and Luigi as Darth Vader
from the Star Wars films shown in a comedy segment of an official 1997
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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Officially licensed 1991 set of Mario dominoes from the Netherlands. For unknown reasons, instead of using default official artwork of these characters, Luigi is depicted on a motorcycle and Bowser is holding a key.
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Prototype title screen theme for Mario Kart 64, used in the November 1995 version that was still called “Super Mario Kart R”. The style of this track is drastically different from anything heard in the finished game.
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Unused animations for Mario’s skeleton found in the data of Super Mario Galaxy 2. In the finished game, Mario’s skeleton briefly replaces his regular model when he is hit with electricity and has no animations of its own; these animations suggest the skeleton model was intended to be used more prominently at some point during development.
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Illustrations from a picture book included with a bottle of officially licensed Super Mario shampoo from Japan, showing Mario being tired from working and Luigi and Yoshi telling him to take a bath, followed by a scene of Mario and Yoshi washing themselves.
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Design from an officially licensed Mario T-shirt, consisting of outlines of various official artwork in a collage shaped like a Super Mushroom.
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Left: since its founding, the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas contained this Mario statue in the entrance area.
Right: however, in January 2020, it was demolished and replaced with a larger sculpture depicting not only Mario, but also other famous video game characters.
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In the data of Super Mario 64, an unused model and behavior for a Blargg enemy from Super Mario World exist. If the code is modified, the Blargg can be made to appear. It has no textures, but in-engine coloring gives it red skin and white teeth. Unfortunately, it has no behavior other than performing its attack animation in place. Mario cannot defeat it and will be hurt on contact.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: myself, Super Mario 64 (NA, N64) in N64 emulator
Comparison between the dancing Marios used in the Japanese (left) and international (right) title screens for Game Boy Camera.
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Unused early version of the intro story theme from Paper Mario, found in the game’s data. The first part of it was repurposed in the finished game as one of the tracks that plays when Peach’s Castle is rescued.
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