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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The kiosk demo version of Mario Kart DS contained more tracks in its data than were actually available for players to select. One of those tracks was Shroom Ridge. By modifying the code to allow the track to be loaded, we can see that the Cheep Cheep delivery trucks, which in the finished game read “FRESH”, read “FLESH” in this early version of the track instead.
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Artwork of Mario, Yoshi, Toad and Lakitu playing in a band, shown in an official 1996 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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Taiwanese 16-in-1 game cartridge for the Atari 2600, featuring original artwork of Mario balancing on a stack of sweating Goombas.
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Left: in Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64, there are Donut Blocks (which are elongated to resemble planks in this game). Standing on a Donut Block as it falls will result in it breaking when it reaches the death barrier at the bottom of the course. Mario will fall a short distance and stand on the death barrier for a few frames before being ejected from the level. This is a rare instance of Mario being able to stand on the death barrier, as he usually is in a falling animation when touching it.
Right: the Donut Block has the peculiar property that Mario will die when it reaches the bottom of the course no matter what Mario’s actual altitude is. In this footage, Mario jumps into the air and is well above the death barrier when the Donut Block hits it, causing Mario to die.
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Comparison of the 2016 “Mario Pikachu” promotional art by the Pokémon Company (top) and the 1985 Super Mario Bros. Japanese box art, drawn by Shigeru Miyamoto (bottom), on which it is based.
In addition to replacing all characters from the original artwork with Pokémon that resemble them, there are subtler changes around the environment. The cliff on the left was replaced with the Cerulean Cave from Pokémon Red and Blue, the pipe below Mario was replaced with the Slowpoke Well from Pokémon Gold and Silver, and the castle behind Bowser was replaced with the Tin Tower/Bell Tower, also from Pokémon Gold and Silver.
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Officially licensed Super Mario World knife from a 1991 Nintendo of Japan product catalog.
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