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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Illustration of Mario helping Princess Peach pick flowers, from the Japanese “Super Mario Fun Picture Book 2: Beautiful Picnic”.
For many years, the screenshot showcased in this post was thought to be the only one ever taken of the “Mario Demo” project for the Virtual Boy, which was shown at a trade show in 1994 and never seen again. However, after researching print media published during that timeframe, I was able to find a second screenshot, seen above.
During the credits of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario can briefly be controlled as the scene changes between various environments from the game. If first-person view is activated during this segment, an oddly-shaped object is revealed to be obstructing Mario’s view. This is in fact Mario’s own hair, as seen from inside his own head. Due to the scene being relatively short, the development team has neglected to make Mario’s hair, which replaces his usual hat during the credits, disappear in first-person view.
Illustration regarding a potential increase in violence in Nintendo games from an issue of GamePro magazine.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, glitchy behavior can be observed when Mario is allowed to drink from a fountain before acquiring the Bros. Hammer moves. If Luigi hammers Mario and Mario’s angry animation plays while Mario stands in front of a fountain, the characters will uncontrollably move in different directions and teleport around the area. Note that this footage contains no cuts; what looks like cuts is actually Mario and Luigi teleporting. (Source)
In the early 1990′s, the German Club Nintendo magazine insisted on making the L on Luigi’s cap red. This stylistic decision is present in all artwork commissioned for the magazine, including the comics, until 1995. Here is a selection of “red L” Luigi artwork seen in just a single issue of the magazine. (Source: Club Nintendo (Germany), Issue 1992/3).
Illustrations of Mario from a licensed Super Mario Bros. beach towel.
In Super Mario 64, going into first-person view and moving the Control Stick makes Mario turn his head to look around. Moving his head to the bottom right or bottom left corner results in his nose overlapping his arm, as his body does not adjust to the position of his head.
The CD-ROM version of the 1994 educational title Mario’s Early Years: Fun with Numbers contains a song where nine Koopalings are enumerated:
1. Iggy Koopa
2. Roy Koopa
3. Larry Koopa
4. ?
5. Ludwig von Koopa
6. Lemmy Koopa
7. Morton Koopa Jr.
8. Wendy O. Koopa
9. ?
The names of Koopalings 4 and 9 are not stated, and their identities remain unclear to this day as they have not reappeared since.
Unlicensed Chinese board game based on Super Mario World. Note the Yoshi design on a card in the bottom right.
