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In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the further away a slope is from the camera, the less slippery it becomes. This may result in Mario slipping while running up a slope that is close to the camera, but suddenly being able to run up all the way if the camera is zoomed out.
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The licensed Mario product with the earliest copyright date is this 1982 Jumpman/Mario doll that shows a copyright of 1978. Since Shigeru Miyamoto only invented the character in 1981, this should logically be impossible; the company simply reused tags from an earlier toy.
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Official artwork of Bowser laughing at a screen depicting logos of Internet video streaming services from a Japanese Wii U informational brochure. Although it may appear that the TV screen has been edited in from different artwork, this is the only existing version of this image.
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Behind-the-scenes photo taken during the filming of the North American commercial for Super Mario Advance 2 in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Throughout the Mario franchise, gold coins are sometimes shown to be picked up by magnets. Pure gold is not magnetic; however, gold alloys with at least 40% non-gold content can exhibit magnetism. Thus, the coins from the Mario franchise can be assumed to have at most 60% purity.
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The high-polygon model for Mario's mustache, seen in the pause menu of Super Mario Odyssey. With 814 triangles, it is nearly as complex as Super Mario 64 Mario's entire model, which had 838 triangles.
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The Mario Characters Nintendo 3DS theme (top) is a remake of the earlier Mario Character Size Chart (bottom). Every character is either in a different pose or has updated shading, except for Birdo and Goomba, who were evidently not considered important enough to warrant this.
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Happy New Year from Supper Mario Broth! I wish all of you the best in 2019! Please look forward to another year of obscure Mario information! To celebrate, here is a small fun fact regarding Mario games with stars and star-like collectibles.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, the Glasses Bridge is so named due to looking like the top of a pair of glasses. However, the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book reveals that it originated when the kingdom was supposed to be filled with water, making the reflection complete the glasses.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, airplanes can sometimes be seen flying through the sky in various levels, leaving long contrails. However, there is also a "ghost plane". It is only visible in the mirrors on Gelato Beach (left), but is absent in reality (right).
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In the ending to Super Mario 64, Peach, the Toads and Mario all walk towards the castle. However, as soon as they are off screen, Peach and the Toads stop moving, while Mario continues towards the door. This results in Mario running straight through Peach on his way to the door.
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In Wario Land 4, the owner of the Item Shop offers Wario a smile for free. This is actually a reference to the menu of McDonald's Japan, where a smile is something one can order for 0 yen.
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Unlicensed "Star Wario" T-shirt from Haiti, featuring a joke based on Darth Vader's famous line "I am your father" from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.
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Version 3.0.4 of Super Mario Run, released 9 months after the game's launch, added Small Yoshi as Yoshi's form after taking damage, similar to Small Mario. This is to date the only appearance of Small Yoshi, as usually Baby Yoshi is used whenever a small form of Yoshi is needed.
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Earthworm Jim Special Edition for the Sega CD contains an unauthorized Donkey Kong appearance. If the game is paused and the secret code Down + C, B, A, A, A, A, B, C, B, A, A, A, A, A, B, C is entered, Jim will wear a mask of Donkey Kong with an arrow through his head.
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In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Thunder Bros. move will lower an enemy's defense. However, as a result of a glitch, failing the move on purpose will make it immensely powerful, completely nullifying the enemy's defense instead. Details in image.
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In Super Mario World, if Up is held on the D-pad after defeating Bowser until the start of the credits, Mario's walking animation during the credits will be glitched, whereby he will keep looking up and stretching his arms out while walking.
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The first game crashing bug in Super Mario Maker 2 has been found. If the player character is facing the screen and holding an item while landing on Yoshi and a Fire Flower simultaneously (left), the game will crash on the next frame (right), freezing the Nintendo Switch.
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In Super Mario 64 DS, the painting for Tall, Tall Mountain provides a hint for the location of the course's secret slide. Looking very closely, the entrance appears completely white in the painting (left, circled) while it is masked to blend in with the rock wall in-game (right).
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The data of Mario Kart DS contains an unused early model of Shy Guy, which is notable for having no modeled limbs. Here is a mock-up of what it would have looked like in-game, driving a kart.
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If Tubba Blubba catches Mario while chasing him in Paper Mario, Mario is supposed to flee. However, using Bow's Outta Sight move will confuse Tubba Blubba, making him leave the battle. An even more obscure interaction is that rubbing Repel Gel on Mario achieves the same effect.
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As seen in the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book, one of the earlier concepts for the Odyssey involved it being able to move across land and sea in addition to flying.
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, if Bowser picks up a Smash Ball and then performs a backwards double jump, the Smash Ball-specific texture of his eyes will detach from his actual eyes, resulting in an additional pair of eyes floating above the shell (indicated with red arrows).
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In Super Paper Mario, a design appears inside Count Bleck's cape when he performs magic. Extracting it from the files (middle) shows it is identical to the design on the Thousand-Year Door pedestal in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, hinting at a connection between the two.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, the Crazy Cap guide brochures for most kingdoms include those locations' average temperatures. Here are all the temperatures laid out in a chart.
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