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As part of a charity campaign in 2013, Nintendo of Europe put up Mario decals at the Princess Elisabeth Children’s Hospital in Ghent, Belgium. Each room contained a singular piece of Mario artwork positioned above the examination table in the manner depicted.
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I apologize as I usually do not post personal opinions on this account, but I would like to thank Masahiro Sakurai and the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team from the bottom of my heart for their inclusion of Piranha Plant as a playable fighter. Regular posting will now resume.
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Extremely rare promotional Luigi's Mansion flashlight given to select invitees to E3 2001. The glass is patterned to cast a GameCube logo shadow. The red button above the on/off switch keeps the flashlight off while pressed, mimicking the B button functionality in the game.
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"What is your Donkey Kong name?" activity posted by Nintendo UK's official 3DS Facebook account in 2013.
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Development data for Super Mario World contains graphics for a Banzai Bill that is so large that it would have taken up almost the entire screen (left: finished game's Banzai Bill, right: mock-up of pre-release Banzai Bill).
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In Super Mario RPG, Valentina's Japanese name is "マルガリータ" (Margarita), referring to a cocktail often served with a lime slice. However, in her original artwork, she was holding a drink with a cherry in it. In the remake, her model was updated to correctly hold a margarita.
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Illustration of Toad without his mushroom cap, from an officially licensed 1989 Super Mario Bros. greeting card.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, a glitch causes Cappy to turn invisible if Mario kicks an object after catching Cappy thrice in a row. However, Cappy's eyes will still remain. With the Swim Goggles equipped, this causes the eyes to appear in front of Mario's eyes in the manner depicted.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario's blinking speed is proportional to his movement speed. When walking slowly, he will blink slowly. By tilting the Control Stick extremely slightly, Mario will close his eyes for several seconds every time he blinks.
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Throughout the Mario franchise, Mario does not speak very often outside of short exclamations like "Here we go!" Below is a selection of lesser-known quotes by Mario that are either unexpected or surprisingly profound compared to how he usually expresses his personality.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, there is a special message for getting 0 purple coins in the Dreadnought Galaxy that can not be seen during normal gameplay, as one coin is collected automatically and cannot be avoided. After hearing the message, Mario will die.
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Bowser's body is fully drawn under his shell in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. By modifying the game's code to not load the shell graphics, we can see how Bowser would appear without it.
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Extremely high-resolution renders for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe reveal that while Toad's and Toadette's shoes look identical from a distance, they are actually made from different materials. The leather of Toad's shoes is covered in wrinkles, while Toadette's is bumpy.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, it is FLUDD that makes Mario take damage when falling from great heights. While not wearing FLUDD, Mario can fall from any height unharmed. When wearing it, he will take fall damage instead.
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The GameCube Service Disc, used by Nintendo representatives to test and diagnose problems with GameCube systems, contains two images of Mario in its files: a regular render called "mario", and an inverted one called "remario".
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In Super Mario Odyssey, the entrance to the Odyssey uses a more complex darkness effect than other entrances. If Mario is precisely positioned as far as possible inside it without activating the loading zone, he will take on an unsettling appearance as the darkness subsumes him.
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In Super Mario 64, setting a crate down near a slope of a specific angle and then performing a Ground Pound on it kills Mario instantly.
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In 2004, to promote the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo of America donated 1000 doors to nonprofit homebuilding organization Habitat for Humanity.
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In Super Paper Mario, it is possible to "bully" Mr. L by stealing his drinks. When his health is low, Mr. L attempts to restore it with a Shroom Shake. By using Thoreau, Mario can grab the Shroom Shake out of Mr. L's hands and add it to his own inventory.
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Whenever Mario hits a wall during his rolling move in Super Mario Odyssey, he will assume a saddened expression for three frames at the moment of impact. This expression is not used in any of Mario's other animations. Here it is from various angles.
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Waluigi is the only major human Mario franchise character to have been portrayed by the same voice actor since his creation: Charles Martinet.
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As part of a promotional event for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Nintendo of America's official Twitter account was temporarily taken over by Cranky Kong. During this, Cranky Kong posted four image macros attempting to make jokes relating to Internet culture.
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Extremely rare officially licensed 1990 Mario mask.
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Mario games have never given Peach and Daisy their own Wario-like counterparts. However, a 1994 Super Mario Land 2 manga features Wario brainwashing Daisy into becoming "ワルデイジー" (Warudaisy/Waludaisy), who has similar demeanor to Wario.
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In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Grand Prix rank is calculated with a complex formula that awards points for player performance. However, the formula also gives free bonus points simply for playing as certain characters, with Bowser getting the most and Yoshi getting none.
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