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Screenshots, photos, sprites, gifs, scans and more from all around the world of Super Mario Bros.
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Concept art for the design of Mamu from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for the Nintendo Switch; the top one being the one used in the final game while the bottom being an early, less stylized version. Mamu is the same character as Wart, the final boss of Super Mario Bros. 2, only using his original Japanese name.
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The doors in Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64 (left) and the Forest Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (right) look remarkably similar. The wood grain on certain parts of the doors matches up enough to suggest that the textures might have been created using the same assets, which is likely given that these games share several other textures.
Fan-submitted artwork from the Brazilian Nintendo World magazine.
Illustrations of the Yoshi Doll item from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening as seen in official guides published in different countries. Top: Japan, bottom left: United States, bottom right: Germany.
A Mario and Zelda character size comparison chart from Hyrule Historia.
In what is most likely a complete coincidence, the tree on a hill in the ending of Dr. Mario on the NES resembles the tree on a hill near the ending of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
Cameo appearance of Princess Peach in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
In The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, the cannon operator Fyer has a Bullet Bill design on his sleeve.
Lakitu and Bob-Omb figurines from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.
Talon and Malon’s Bowser medallions in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
