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A sketch of Mario wearing Madame Broode's outfit is presented in the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book without context or description, the only caption being "Incredible impact!" It is unknown if this was planned to be a costume or an actual power-up able to use the Chain Chomp.
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In Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (shown here in the latter), if A and B are pressed simultaneously at the start of the level as Fire Mario, he will briefly slide on one foot. Unfortunately, Mario will correct himself to a regular run after 2 seconds.
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Unlicensed "Super Mafio" toy car. Note also the "W" emblems on the Mario artwork, the "Maior Stunt" logo on the car itself, and the head of Baymax from 2014 Disney animated film Big Hero 6 attached to the front of the car.
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The writing for Tetris Attack is unique in giving Yoshi a very serious personality he has not had before or since, speaking in a manner reminiscent of typical fantasy game heroes.
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In the downtown area of Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64, if Mario is positioned at the base of these trees, then A is held and B is pressed rapidly, Mario will quickly perform his dive animation while automatically spinning in a circle.
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To address inquiries I have received about the legitimacy of the character "Scripulous Fingore" that has recently become widespread: unfortunately, Scripulous Fingore is a fan-made character that has not appeared in any official Mario media. Regular content will now resume.
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The files for Super Mario Galaxy contain the body of Ghastly King, the final boss of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, under the name "BlackMistCreature". While other leftovers from that game exist in Super Mario Galaxy, the name indicates the developers planned to reuse it in some way.
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In Super Mario World, the Switch Palace/Bonus Room music always includes the Yoshi drum track, even when Yoshi himself is not present. Below is a comparison between the used version and a hypothetical "Yoshi-less" version of this music with the Yoshi drum sound channel disabled.
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2013 print ad for English language courses from Peru.
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While playing New Super Mario Bros., there is a 0.0000001164% chance that the random number generator stops working due to a fault in the algorithm. This affects a few areas in the game in minor ways. Details in image.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, if Mario performs a Ground Pound at the boundary of sand and water, he will close his eyes and keep them closed until the next time he jumps, spins or comes to a stop. As long as he moves without stopping, Mario can keep his eyes closed indefinitely.
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In Super Mario 64, Mario's health is not restored when entering a course. By precisely timing fire damage, it is possible to enter Lethal Lava Land with 0 health. Mario will play the entering animation as normal, but die immediately upon touching the ground.
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In the battle against Doopliss pretending to be Mario in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, if Koops is Doopliss's active partner and is currently knocked down when Doopliss reaches half his health, he will get up to warn Doopliss, but then lie back down.
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In Super Mario Bros., stomping a Bullet Bill in a precise position in Level 6-3 will cause it to become suspended in mid-air. Jumping on top of it will make it descend extremely slowly while Mario performs a dance-like motion.
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Illustration from a 2017 print ad for an Ecuadorian dental care company. Mario and Peach symbolize teeth, and Broccoli Bowser represents bits of food stuck between them.
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A 1995 officially licensed Mario quiz card featured an Inca sun in a Mario style. By coincidence, it looks similar to the Shine Sprites from Super Mario Sunshine, which appeared 7 years later; particularly a hypothetical "Grand" variant, analogous to Grand Stars.
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In Super Mario Bros. 3, whenever Mario jumps while under the effect of a Star, he somersaults instead. If the Star runs out while he is climbing a vine, he will continue somersaulting indefinitely as long as he is touching the vine.
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The red coin mission of Ricco Harbor in Super Mario Sunshine is notorious for not letting Mario dismount the Blooper, making it unnecessarily hard to collect the Shine Sprite. However, there is a secret way to dismount the Blooper: by ramming it into the pool float Pianta.
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Internal files for Yoshi's Island show that the original concept for Hookbill the Koopa was a Birdo/Koopa hybrid creature. Despite being consistently paired up with Yoshi in Mario spin-off games, Birdo or anything Birdo-related has never appeared in a single Yoshi game.
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The preview images for Mii costumes in Mario Golf: World Tour replace the Mii head with a solid black shape, which causes some of them to look like the costume's depicted character with a wide open mouth.
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In the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3, if a Koopaling is defeated with fireballs on the first frame after emerging from the shell, the Koopaling's sprite will be completely scrambled upon death.
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In the King Dedede battle in Kirby Super Star, Mario can be seen in the background. However, another version of Mario actually loads when the room is entered, being immediately overwritten by the finished Mario. The overwritten Mario looks more aggressive.
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Every black hole in Super Mario Galaxy contains an image of Mario in Beach Bowl Galaxy, filtered and distorted beyond recognition alongside its outer edge.
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A common interpretation of Peach's sprite in Super Mario Bros. is that she is pointing with her finger. This could be a mere quirk of the graphic; however, in Super Paper Mario, another sprite was added that also seems to point her finger, lending credence to this interpretation.
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2012 print ad for a now-defunct Tunisian copyright protection organization.
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