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I have discovered what I believe is one of the most obscure references in a Mario game: the character Mattel from The Legendary Starfy 4 appears for a single frame in a rare animation at an extremely small resolution in Super Princess Peach. Details in image.
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A 1996-1997 illustrated audio magazine for the Japan-only Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom had a running gag of depicting Luigi as a sinister figure. Here, Luigi is shown being responsible for an explosion engulfing a bus Mario and Peach are riding.
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Earlier this year, I posted about random vaguely ominous messages that may appear when Super Mario World crashes, such as "Illusion lies ahead". Since then, more examples of such messages have been discovered.
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A commercial for an inflight entertainment system on Singapore Airlines planes features a shot of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe where Mario turns into a 3D model and jumps out of the screen. During this, a unique sprite of him facing the screen that does not appear in-game is used.
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In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario's skeleton is visible when he is hit by electricity, remaining in the same pose Mario was when hit. However, unused data exists showing it falling apart and scattering on the floor (right), suggesting the animation was originally much more gruesome.
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In the code of the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the heart symbol is not a special character, but the font's representation of the kanji "鳩", meaning "pigeon" or "dove". Whenever characters use the heart symbol, they are actually saying "pigeon".
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Official Yoshi ringtone available for download from Nintendo of Europe's site in 2002. The ringtone is an arrangement of the Yoshi's Island track from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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Close-up look at the artwork found only on the Super Leaf pouch sold exclusively at the Nintendo Tokyo store. While Tanooki Mario uses pre-existing artwork, Kitsune Luigi, Tanooki Peach and Tanooki Toad are original drawings.
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In the Japanese/North American version of Super Mario Bros., Mario is safe at the beginning of World 8-2, as the Koopa Paratroopa that spawns on that screen bounces over him if he doesn't move. In the European version, it was deliberately moved one tile over to kill him instead.
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A Yoshi's Island manga offers a possible explanation for why Mario and Luigi are different heights.
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In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, pressing Down as Luigi while having a photo taken in Beanbean Castle Town makes Luigi roll his eyes. However, there is one frame during this animation where his pupils disappear completely. With precise timing, Luigi's photo can have blank eyes.
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Failing to turn Mario into the correct form in the "Super Mario Bros. 3" microgame in WarioWare: Twisted results in other Marios looking at the playable Mario with a unique annoyed expression not present in the original game. Below are the annoyed sprites of all of Mario's forms.
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The internal names used for the characters in the code of Mario Kart 64. Of particular interest is Luigi being called "Luizi"; this game is the only instance of him being referred to with this spelling.
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Contrary to popular belief, Super Mario Odyssey was not the first game to give Mario visible nipples (left). Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which released one year earlier, featured a Miiverse stamp depicting Mario with nipples (right).
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A SNES test cartridge used internally at Nintendo to diagnose problems with the hardware contains a graphics test called "Look for clear image of princess flipping", which consists of Peach flipping side to side and upside-down while Mario and Luigi watch.
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A rare misprint of the North American version of Super Mario World exists where the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality on the label is mirrored, resulting in a "obnɘɈniИ" logo.
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The final Super Mario World manga, released in 1992, takes place after the events of Super Mario World. Here, Yoshi has officially become part of the Mario Bros. and has received his own yellow cap with a "Y" emblem. Unfortunately, no such cap has ever appeared in any games.
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Promotional photo from the 1998 Nuremberg International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany depicting a journalist interacting with a Mario mascot suit actor by threatening him with a toy gun.
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Extremely rare officially licensed 2002 "Bowser sitting on a chair with an apple" figurine from Japan. It is actually based on the Fruits of Doom minigame from Mario Party 4, but the lack of context provided by the figurine makes it seemingly depict Bowser having a peaceful meal.
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Due to being positioned in the bottom left corner of the Mario Party 10 box art, Luigi is covered up to varying degrees by rating labels in different regions. In one particular version of the game, he is covered up almost completely. Details in image.
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In the data of Super Mario Sunshine, an unused object named "kinopio_sunmegane.bmd", which translates to "Toad sunglasses", can be found. Here is a mock-up of what a Toad would look like if the sunglasses were used in-game.
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Due to a bug in Version 2.0 of Super Mario Maker 2, objects stacked on a Spike are weightless. A Spike weighs as much as a Fire Flower, and behaves correctly when stacked on other objects, but if it is on the bottom of the stack, the entire stack weighs as much as one Spike.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Peach asks "How does the castle stay afloat?" about Bowser's Castle, which is situated on a floating landmass (top right). In the context of this game, this question is particularly odd as Peach's own castle is on a floating landmass (bottom right).
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In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, passing between Fury Bowser's legs while riding Plessie will give Mario a free Super Bell.
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In Luigi's Mansion 3, when Luigi uses the Burst move, his Poltergust raises him into the air by its straps (left). However, when Gooigi performs the Burst, we can see that his Poltergust is instead attached to him by a solid mass of goo, being part of his body (right).
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