2051
The 3D model for Chain Chomps is carefully crafted to appear as circular as possible from almost all angles even when their mouths are open. However, this effect is not optimized for viewing them from above.
2052
Removing one of the graphical layers during Orbulon's intro in WarioWare: Twisted lets us see what he looks like without his sunglasses.
2053
Background containing Chef Wario from the "Wokka Wokka" microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. This is one of the few times Wario is seen with his mouth closed.
2054
In Mario Kart 64, the official art and course preview icon for Sherbet Land prominently show the reflection of the large penguin from the center platform in the water. However, in-game, that penguin is the only character in that course that does not have a reflection.
2055
In Super Mario Maker, whenever Mario takes a running jump in any form except Small Mario in the Super Mario World style, his feet disappear. Compare the original Super Mario World sprite (left) to the footless Super Mario Maker sprite (right).
2056
Thanks to the efforts of Twitter user @reborn_cookies, the Yoshi statue from the previous Tweet has been identified as part of a GameCube exhibit at Nintendo of America in the early 2000s.
2057
Mario showcases his drawings of Yoshi, from a Mario & Wario manga.
2058
Illustration of Mario in his Satellaview space suit (most recently seen in Super Mario Odyssey) from the British SuperPlay magazine. Why it was chosen to promote the Nintendo 64, which did not support Satellaview, in a country where Satellaview was never available, is unknown.
2059
Behind-the-scenes photographs of Rare using Silicon Graphics workstations to render Rambi the Rhino for Donkey Kong Country, from GamePro magazine.
2060
In the background of Level 7-1, "Foggy Fumes", in Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mr. Game & Watch can be seen hitting a pipe with a hammer. Below are the sprites used for him, extracted from the game's data.
2061
Wario's standard shoes worn with his overalls have had more colors than any other Mario character's shoes throughout the years, having been shades of green, teal, purple, gray, brown and yellow. (This does not include shoes worn with other outfits.)
2062
Illustration from GamePro magazine accompanying a report of Sega planning to release games on the Game Boy Color. According to GamePro, this was "hard to believe", shown by Mario's disbelief in the image.
2063
The European French (top), European Spanish (bottom left) and Italian (bottom right) titles for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story all translate as "Journey to the Center of Bowser", referencing the 1864 science fiction novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.
2064
Peach snow statue found in Level 4-4 of New Super Luigi U.
2065
"Super Mario Bros. Vol. 3: Mario Corps Sortie", an army-themed 1985 Mario manga/adventure book. The book features military outfits for Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach.
2066
The only instance of the same character being selectable by multiple competitors in the Mario Party series is in Mario Party 10. Using only one amiibo (say, Mario) during "amiibo Party", the human player plays as a plastic Mario toy while the CPU plays as cardboard Mario cutouts.
2067
Super Mario Bros. 2 illustration from the 1991 official Nintendo calendar.
2068
A call to all my readers: if you have access to the North American 3DS Virtual Console version of Super Mario Land, you may become the first person to prove the existence of the elusive Goombo. Details below.
2069
Artwork of a Chain Chomp featured in a North American print ad for Mario Party Advance.
2070
Illustration of Mario from the cover of an issue of the Australian Hyper magazine.
2071
In Super Mario World, Bowser's sprite on the Valley of Bowser overworld map appears as two red eyes, only showing a silhouette with other features when lightning strikes. This is due to parts of the sprite being transparent. Here are examples of it on different backgrounds.
2072
The Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia states that when Mario swims, he becomes "Aqua Mario". While the Super Mario Land 2 manual, where the term originates, states it is "one of Mario's many faces", the Encyclopedia lists it as a "power-up".
2073
The 1993 official Nintendo Character Manual explains why Princess Peach's dress is always clean.
2074
Fan-submitted artwork from the British N-Force magazine.
2075
Promotional photo from a Mario Kart 7 launch event.
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