1801
To commemorate the inclusion of King K. Rool in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, here is a scene of King K. Rool receiving a celebratory cake from a manga based on the Donkey Kong Country cartoon.
1802
In Level 6-1 of Super Mario Bros. 2, if Pokeys are led off a cliff, they will continue floating in mid-air (top left). Although the game received two remakes in Super Mario All-Stars (top right) and Super Mario Advance (bottom), this issue was never fixed.
1803
At the end of Level 1-4 of Donkey Kong Country Returns, there is a shipwreck in the background (top). Just below the surface of the water behind it, there are giant letters spelling out "DONKEY KONG" (bottom), likely intended to rise from the water in an unused Easter egg event.
1804
The official Nintendo Power guide for Super Mario 64 contradicts itself between the enemy glossary (top row) and the course guide (bottom row). It is possible the glossary was written for an earlier version of the game where enemies like the Mad Piano could in fact be defeated.
1805
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga contains a Christmas tree-themed hermit crab named Hermie III as a boss (top). This is likely to be a reference to the Japan-only RPG Tomato Adventure, released one year prior by the same developer AlphaDream, which contains a similar enemy (bottom).
1806
Naval Piranha's profile in Tetris Attack mentions Yoshi's mother. If Yoshi's mother is intended to be a female Yoshi, this would be the only instance of a female Yoshi being referenced in a Nintendo game, as every single other Yoshi whose gender has been identified has been male.
1807
A comparison of the tiny character sprites seen in the endings to Super Mario Bros. 2 (left) and its remake within Super Mario All-Stars (right). This is a rare example of Mario and Luigi being depicted without mustaches, as usually they are visible in even the smallest sprites.
1808
Landing in this spot of Ghostly Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy (top left), then looking back at the mansion using first-person view (bottom left) shows a unique model for the mansion that has a high-quality top half and a low-quality bottom half (shown from several angles).
1809
Despite Mario games being officially localized into Russian since 2011, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games contains the only instance of the "Mario" logotype being translated into Russian as well.
1810
Design concepts for Nabbit seen in the 2014 Nintendo company guide. Unfortunately, two of the sketches are obscured by official art for a Super Acorn.
1811
In Paper Mario, the main hall of Tubba Blubba's Castle has an ornate ceiling (top) that can never be seen during gameplay, as all in-game scenes such as passing the upper corridor (bottom left) and the castle collapse (bottom right) have the in-game camera crop out the ceiling.
1812
Star Yoshi is a form Yoshi can take in the game Yoshi for NES and Game Boy. It is simply Yoshi with a star floating next to him (left). However, a manga based on the game reimagines Star Yoshi as a giant Godzilla-type monster (right).
1813
Shy Guy eating a bomb from a Valiant Nintendo Comics System comic. This is one of the few times Shy Guy's teeth are visible.
1814
In Super Mario Odyssey, whenever Mario throws his cap, there is one frame between Cappy's eyes not being present on the cap and them being fully visible where the eyes are much smaller than usual.
1815
This group artwork for Super Mario Bros. 3 is notable in that every single character in it with a visible eye color (eyes that are not simple dot pupils) has blue eyes. Bowser's eye color was changed to red since, so this would no longer be true if the image was recreated today.
1816
Concept art for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker characters not present in the finished game, from the 2015 Nintendo company guide. Top: a living door that quizzes Captain Toad to proceed, bottom left: Goombas with accessories, bottom right: Cat Captain Toad.
1817
In Super Mario Advance 3, it is possible for Yoshi to die while the game is paused, as Ground Pounding a specific kind of platform makes him keep moving during the pause screen, resulting in him passing the death barrier all by himself. Details in image.
1818
In Yoshi's Cookie on the NES, the game's cursor is credited as an important character at the end of the game.
1819
During the tutorial in WarioWare: D.I.Y., Wario continuously offers to assist the player. Here is his attempt to draw a circle.
1820
North American print ad for Yoshi Touch & Go.
1821
Unique artwork of a Boo holding an ice cream cone, from a line of "Super Mario Travel" merchandise released in Japan in 2018.
1822
Usually, Boos are depicted with visible teeth whenever their mouths are open. However, in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, sprites of Boos do not have visible teeth in most instances.
1823
Illustration of Mario with six arms used for a line of licensed merchandise by Italian luxury fashion house Moschino.
1824
The upcoming Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics contains a game called 6-Ball Puzzle (left). It actually originates from Mario Party 9, where it is called Castle Clearout (right). This is the only game with a Mario-related origin in the collection.
1825
In Paper Mario, there is a graphical glitch involving the Toad running the Toad House in Shiver City. If the game is paused immediately after Mario talks to him after waking up, upon unpausing the Toad will lose his winter clothes and stop smiling.
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