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The Lego Super Mario series introduces a new type of enemy not seen in any Mario games: the Boomer Bill, seen in the Boomer Bill Barrage set (left). Note that this is not simply a renaming of Bullet Bill, as it still appears under that name in the Character Packs (right).
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Concept sketch of Mario capturing Peach from the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book (left), based on official art from Super Princess Peach (right). According to the book, Peach was one of the first ideas for characters Mario could capture; this was dropped in the finished game.
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In Super Paper Mario, red lycoris flowers can be seen in Sammer's Kingdom. In Japanese culture, they symbolize death and mourning, and are said to bloom when seeing someone for the last time. This may be foreshadowing of Sammer's Kingdom being obliterated during the game's story.
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Normally, Boos in Super Mario 64 move around in a slow and continuous manner. However, this particular Boo in Big Boo's Haunt has the ability to instantly teleport behind Mario on rare occasions. Below are two consecutive frames of gameplay.
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In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, the in-battle playable Bowser is a heavy modified Luigi, still using some of Luigi's attributes. This can be seen if Bowser enters battle against Mario/Luigi-exclusive enemies by hacking; their attacks are green as though aiming at Luigi.
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The 1997 book Mario Man is one of the most unique unlicensed Mario works. It is an English textbook for native speakers of Polish, taught through the framework of a story about a boy who is suffering from delusions that he is Mario.
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In a new gameplay clip seen on Nintendo of Japan's official website for Paper Mario: The Origami King, Birdo can be seen flying in the far background for a few frames. Whether this is merely an Easter egg or Birdo has a more important role is not yet known.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, when Mario is capturing an enemy, he assumes a special open-mouthed model which uses 10 control points to deform (samples on the right). The extreme nature of the resulting deformations is likely why Nintendo decided to disable Snapshot Mode during this.
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In the Super Mario Maker series, if Bowser is placed directly into lava, he will die upon spawning. However, Bowser starts spitting fire a few screens before actually spawning. This can lead to a "phantom Bowser" situation where his flames appear while Bowser himself does not.
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In the files of Nintendo of America's official Mario website, the image depicting a Rocky Wrench calls it "Morty Wrench" instead. This may be a simple error; however, it could be an official name for Giant Rocky Wrenches that has simply not been used in a game before (see text).
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Scene featuring Yoshi's mother from the official Japanese guide for the puzzle game "Yoshi" for the Famicom. Out of all interpretations of Yoshi's mother seen in various media, this one may be the most legitimate due to Shigeru Miyamoto being involved in the creation of the book.
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In the original and Super Mario All-Stars versions of Super Mario Bros. 2, if the player character attempts to pick up a dead enemy in the middle of its death animation (left), the character's arms will be stuck in a raised pose as though holding an item, while holding nothing.
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In Super Mario World, standing less than 20 pixels away from Ludwig makes Mario immune to his fireball attack.
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In Mario Kart 8/Deluxe, the Water Park track contains Wario and Waluigi branding, meaning the park is likely owned by them. This suggests that the name could be a subtle pun; "Water Park" starts with "Wa", a syllable often used to refer to Wario and Waluigi.
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The Chinese beverage company Wahaha Group uses an unlicensed edited version of Super Mario World artwork for their "Wahaha Vitamin A&D and Calcium Soft Drink" featuring their mascot. The mascot and original Super Mario World artwork are on the right for comparison.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, if Ms. Mowz joins the party early through exploits, the game is playable normally. However, if Ms. Mowz eats the poisoned cake in Chapter 3, instead of playing a cutscene of getting poisoned, she will simply disappear completely (right).
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In Super Mario Maker 2, if a Giant Mechakoopa is placed into a pipe, it will assume a unique front-facing sprite for a few frames while emerging from the pipe. Here are the front-facing Mechakoopas in all four game styles where they are available.
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Stage Debut was a GameCube game shown at E3 2003 and then cancelled. It revolved around creating a virtual version of the player with a camera peripheral, which could then interact with Nintendo characters. The game was planned to include Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser and Wario.
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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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Paper Mario contains mipmaps of some textures, or low-resolution versions meant to speed up rendering of faraway objects. However, these are never used; the high-resolution versions are displayed at all times, likely due to the simplistic graphics making optimization unnecessary.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, the Crazy Cap guide brochures for most kingdoms include those locations' average temperatures. Here are all the temperatures laid out in a chart.
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In a 2012 interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, he suggested that Dr. Mario may "not necessarily" be a legitimate doctor. While no official statement has been given, this raises the possibility that some or all of the many doctors featured in Dr. Mario World are illegitimate as well.
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In the first turn of the opening Bowser battle in Super Mario RPG, Peach is actually present as an enemy with a Speed stat of 255. If Mario is hacked to have matching speed, he can target (left) and attack her (middle). Peach has 10 HP and awards a coin upon defeat (right).
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In a 10-Man Smash as Yoshi in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a Giant Yoshi is fought. If the Egg Lay move is used on him, he will emerge from the egg slightly larger. This can be repeated until he is so large he touches the upper KO boundary, self-destructing immediately.
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In Super Mario Galaxy 2, when Mario talks to NPCs while riding Yoshi, Yoshi will look at the NPC (left). However, if B is pressed at any point during this, Yoshi will open his mouth and continue looking at the NPC with his mouth open until the conversation ends (right).
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