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Upon losing the Road Wario microgame in WarioWare Gold, a 3D model of Wario with realistic proportions is shown from behind, standing next to his car. By extracting the model from the game's files, we can view this Wario from the front.
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Limited edition officially licensed 2021 Super Mario designer kimono from Japan.
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The writing for Tetris Attack is unique in giving Yoshi a very serious personality he has not had before or since, speaking in a manner reminiscent of typical fantasy game heroes.
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In Super Mario Galaxy 2, when Mario talks to NPCs while riding Yoshi, Yoshi will look at the NPC (left). However, if B is pressed at any point during this, Yoshi will open his mouth and continue looking at the NPC with his mouth open until the conversation ends (right).
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The Checkpoint Flag is usually an immovable fixture of levels. However, in Level 1-5 of New Super Mario Bros. U, a frozen Hammer Bro can be used to lift it and carry it around. Unfortunately, moving or destroying the flag does not change the point at which Mario respawns.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, glitches can be used to let Flavio follow Mario for the entirety of the game. Scenes not originally intended to have Flavio then exhibit "Flavio omnipresence" whereby instead of physically entering the scene, he is already always there.
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The Nintendo Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker contains an unused model called "Stalker", which depicts a simplistic cube-shaped creature holding a knife. This was likely a test version of an enemy that was planned to be added to the Nintendo Switch port.
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Officially licensed 2020 Mario and Peach light-up Crocs from Japan.
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It is commonly known that in Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64, Mario can drop the two baby penguins off a cliff. However, by using exploits, it is possible to cause the two adult penguins to fall off cliffs as well, allowing Mario to dispose of all penguins in this manner.
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Super Mario Galaxy contains an unused early model for a Luma, appearing similar to a red Power Star. Below is the model inserted into various official artwork to show what the series would have looked like if it had kept that design.
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In Super Mario World, if Mario is turned towards a Big Boo and does not move for 25 in-game seconds, the Big Boo will lower its arms and peek at Mario for half a second before going back to covering its eyes.
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In the final battle in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Kersti turns into a sticker and warns Mario not to sell her at a shop. Normally, this is impossible; however, modifying the code to take Kersti to a shop, it is revealed that a set price is coded for her: she is worth 15 coins.
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Some minigames in the Nintendo 64 Mario Party games are programmed to never end in a draw. Instead, they are biased in favor of Player 1; even with identical inputs among the players, the game cheats on the last frame to let Player 1 win. Details in image.
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In Super Mario World, Yoshi is normally forbidden from entering castles and ghost houses. Using cheats to bypass this limitation reveals that when taken to certain ghost houses, Yoshi will become translucent, appearing as though he turned into a ghost himself.
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In Super Mario 64, if Mario collects a 100 coin star above water while spinning, he will return to regular movement during the star collection scene. However, his spinning is not stopped, but merely suspended. Mario will finish spinning after the save prompt.
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Extremely rare officially licensed 2002 Bowser plush from Spain, notable for its frizzy hair giving it a particularly disheveled appearance.
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The Spike Traps in the Super Mario World underwater style in the Super Mario Maker games are actually Sea Urchins from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, which are based on the Gordos from Kirby's Dream Land. Thus, they are a Mario version of a Zelda version of a Kirby enemy.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario's unlockable sunglasses do not appear in any reflective surfaces, although his Shine Sprite shirt does. This is the only in-game way to see Mario with the shirt, but without the sunglasses, as he cannot normally wear the shirt separately.
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Balloon Boos are rare enemies appearing in only one level in New Super Mario Bros. They are found in confined spaces where there is little incentive to use a Mega Mushroom, but if one is used to defeat them, an obscure animation of them flying away like a real balloon will play.
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An officially licensed 2006 Buzzy Beetle keychain took liberties with its design where instead of making its beak a 3D shape, the beak was represented by a line drawn on its face, appearing similar to a smile and giving it a much more friendly appearance than usual.
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In Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, the textures for Peach, Daisy and Rosalina's faces contain unused simplistic eyes in a style reminiscent of Paper Mario. Below is what their models would look like if these eye textures were used.
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With immense amounts of grinding, it is possible to raise Mario's evasion rate in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to 99.427%, making him nearly untouchable by enemy attacks. Details in image.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, the shoes of the King's Outfit are shiny and reflect most major areas (left). However, when Mario enters a side area that does not natively contain reflective surfaces, the shoes fail to find a reflection map and become dull as a failsafe instead (right).
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In the Castle Grounds in Super Mario 64, if Mario performs a Long Jump towards a specific section of the fence near the waterfall, he will sit on the fence. Mario will continue sitting until either A is pressed or the Control Stick is wiggled enough to make him fall off.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, when Mario enters the shade of a structure, he will wipe the sweat from his forehead. However, the animation has no cooldown timer, meaning that Mario will wipe his sweat after performing any action, no matter how minor, appearing perpetually exhausted.
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