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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Drawings of various Hollywood actors portraying Mario (top: Harrison Ford, middle: Jean-Claude Van Damme, bottom: Bruce Willis), from
a 1996 comedy broadcast for the Satellaview. 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.
Officially licensed vibrating Chain Chomp toy from Japan. The toy is both sound- and motion-activated; while here, the toy begins to vibrate when the presenter claps his hands, it can also be activated by a person passing in proximity to it.
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2018 promotional image from Build-A-Bear Workshop, featuring a Mario bear, two Yoshis and Bowser toasting marshmallows.
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The portion of the racetrack that is surrounded by walls of snow in Frappe Snowland in Mario Kart 64 (top) may be a reference to the real-life Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Japan, which experiences such heavy snowfall that the road must be dug out of many feet of snow, which then forms similar walls around the road (bottom).
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Promotional photo of Tatsumi Kimishima, former president of both Nintendo of America from 2002 to 2006 and Nintendo of Japan from 2015 to 2018, alongside Mario and Sonic in 2002.
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Illustration of Mario’s, Peach’s and Bowser’s silhouettes used for the box of the Collector’s Edition of Monopoly Gamer.
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The officially licensed New Super Mario Bros. Wii plushes of Mario, Luigi and their power-up forms have caps that are attached at only one point to the characters’ heads and can easily be accidentally torn off. If this happens, it is revealed that the characters’ hair is modeled only halfway, giving them the appearance of balding.
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Unlicensed Donkey Kong, Bomb Boo (an enemy from Super Mario Galaxy), Yoshi and Koopa Troopa slippers, sold as a set.
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