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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1983 print ad for the Mario’s Cement Factory Game & Watch.
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Illustration from a Hong Kong print ad for the Super Nintendo, featuring original 3D models of Mario and Luigi.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: twitter.com user “VGArtAndTidbits”
An unused object found in the code of Super Mario 64 is a red coin that is programmed to always move a certain distance ahead of Mario, appearing to always be out of his reach. This was presumably intended to be used as a trap to lure Mario into dangerous situations.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: youtube.com user “Kaze Emanuar”
Officially licensed 1995 Yoshi’s Island plush.
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An original design for Mario from an official 1987 manga titled “Neo Bowser’s Challenge”.
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Full-page illustration featuring silhouettes of Mario and Peach from an article about region-locked games in the British Edge magazine. The text refers to the fact that region-locked Nintendo games existed that British audiences were unable to play legitimately.
Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source: Edge (UK), Issue 70, 1999
Mario animatronic used at the Nintendo booth during E3 1998.
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Nintendo Switch help images featuring Mario characters, extracted from the system memory.
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Animation excerpt from a 1995 VHS tape that was distributed by Nintendo to be played in video game stores on a loop to promote the Virtual Boy.
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Top: the “Perfect Mario” model on display under a glass dome at the Nintendo New York store.
Bottom: the plaque under the model explaining its purpose.
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