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In Luigi's Mansion, there is an extremely fainly visible object floating in the darkness outside the Storage room (left edge of left image). Increasing the brightness and contrast reveals that it is a poster of a ghost holding a trumpet (right).
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Tatsumi Kimishima, former president of both Nintendo of America from 2002 to 2006 and Nintendo of Japan from 2015 to 2018, alongside Mario and Sonic in 2002.
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At the 1994 European Computer Trade Show, Silicon Graphics presented "Project Reality", hardware that would later be used inside the Nintendo 64. One of the demos shown was the "Luigi Gallery", an interactive gallery containing Luigi artwork to show off the lighting engine.
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In the Mushroom City track in Mario Kart: Double Dash, a smiling yellow block appears in the far background between buildings (directly above Mario and Luigi on the left). The block is too far away to be seen clearly on original hardware, requiring external tools to view.
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Store display for a 1992 Nintendo/Pepsi cross-promotional campaign. This is chronologically the first time Yoshi has been seen wearing reindeer antlers, which has become a recurring theme and most recently appeared as Yoshi's Reindeer outfit in Mario Kart Tour.
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As of the current Nintendo Switch firmware version (7.0.1), Toadette is one of the characters with the most representation among the selectable user icons. Depending on how certain characters are counted (explanation in image), she may even be the most represented character.
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Clay model of an early concept version of Isle Delfino from Super Mario Sunshine, made by Yoshiaki Koizumi, the game's director and later producer of most major Mario titles. The only existing photo (left) is very small; I have used an upscaling algorithm to enlarge it (right).
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Mario and Wario's answers to the question "what will more Nintendo 64 games be using in 1999?" from Nintendo Power.
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In both of his major appearances as an antagonist, Mario is seen flying a helicopter. In addition, he is never seen flying a helicopter in games where he is the protagonist, instead using other types of aircraft. Whether this is deliberate or a coincidence is unknown.
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Photo from a 1990 Nintendo advertising brochure from Sweden.
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To fit the 256x240 pixel display of Super Mario Bros. into the 240x160 pixel resolution of the Game Boy Advance, the sprites in the Classic NES Series version of the game were adjusted to take up less vertical space. Here is a comparison of Mario's original and adjusted sprites.
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In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Bobby's attack sometimes misses. While this appears to be random, there is actually an indicator beforehand that allows it to be strategized around. If during the lineup phase Bobby has no "Z"s above him, he will hit. If he does, he will miss.
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Toad from a Spanish print ad for Super Mario Bros. 3.
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In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there is an error in Mario's "wedding" costume that results in a hole between the model's shirt and trousers, through which the inside of the model can be seen. Although the model originates in Super Mario Odyssey, no such error is present there.
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Often, video games that want to despawn an object will wait until it is slightly off screen to do so. A particularly notable example is in the Rambi Rumble level in Donkey Kong Country 2, where King Zing will instantly disappear if he is even a single pixel outside of the screen.
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In 2019, unused "Mushroom Proposals" art from the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book (left) was repurposed for a Japan-only Toad bandana (right). This indicates that Nintendo is willing to reuse discarded Super Mario Odyssey concept art, allowing these ideas to return in the future.
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In the Mario Party 4 minigame "Mr. Blizzard's Brigade", the characters are reflected in the arena's icy floor. Looking closely reveals that Luigi's reflection does not match up with his aboveground model, having slightly bigger irises and being wall-eyed. This affects only Luigi.
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In the Yoshi's Crafted World demo, a box of cookies called "Yo'ster Cookies" can be found. This in a reference to Super Mario RPG, where an island inhabited by Yoshis called "Yo'ster Isle" can be found.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, Bob-ombs have legs of usual length for the series (left). However, looking closely at the model, we can see the legs are actually much longer, being partially retracted into the body (middle). On the right is the Bob-omb model with its legs fully extended.
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After the Game Boy Advance was announced in 2000, but its design not yet shown by Nintendo, Edge Magazine featured mockups of what they expected. Interestingly, the ideas of four face buttons and the ability to run Super Mario 64 ended up predicting the Nintendo DS instead.
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Rare high-quality photo of the Naval Piranha Yoshi craft used in the promotion of Yoshi's Woolly World, seen in the Chilean Club Nintendo magazine. The resolution is roughly twice that of the version used on Nintendo's official sites for the game.
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Reader-submitted artwork depicting Yoshi as the character Robert Garcia from the Art of Fighting series by SNK, from the Spanish Hobby Consolas magazine.
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The data for Super Mario World contains 6 sprites for the Big Boo enemy. The first four are seen in regular gameplay, the fifth (bottom middle) is used for an Easter egg when Mario looks at the Big Boo for 25 in-game seconds, and the last one (bottom right) is completely unused.
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Near the lighthouse in Delfino Plaza in Super Mario Sunshine, there is an alcove blocked with goop that requires Yoshi to clear. Going into first-person view in the alcove reveals that due to a texture error, it is lined with many tiny doors and windows.
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In a 2008 interview, Yoshiaki Koizumi revealed that the concept for the Megaleg boss battle in Super Mario Galaxy was originally envisioned for the final boss battle against Ganon in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
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