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A 1990 licensed Japanese guide for Super Mario World depicts Yoshi with an extremely large saddle/shell that, in some cases, gives him an appearance close to that of a Koopa Troopa.
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The trailer for Super Mario Maker 2's 2.0 update features white birds flying away from the Master Sword. This may be a reference to the box art of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, depicting a similar scene (exclusive to the box; the birds are not present in-game).
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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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Nintendo of Europe's official German guide for Donkey Kong 64 claims that Tiny Kong is in charge of the taxes and finance of Donkey Kong Island.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario leaves footprints in the sand, up to 20 before they unload (left). This has been upgraded to 255 prints in the Super Mario Galaxy games (middle), however, Super Mario Odyssey drastically lowered the limit to only 12 footprints at a time (right).
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Extremely rare "Happy Bowser" plush toy, available as one of the main prizes in 1992 Super Mario World-themed claw crane game machines in Japan.
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Promotional photos from a 2005 event organized by Nintendo of Japan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., featuring Mario and actress Shoko Nakagawa in a party setting.
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The largest number of Bomb Boos Mario can swing around at the same time in Super Mario Galaxy is 6.
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The data of Mario Kart DS contains an unused early model of Shy Guy, which is notable for having no modeled limbs. Here is a mock-up of what it would have looked like in-game, driving a kart.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, fences decorated with stars can be found in Poshley Heights (left). Zooming in on other objects, we can see the fence texture being reused all over the town, such as for an umbrella (middle) and a pool awning (right).
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario is immune to the sleep effect of Peach's Final Smash as long as he is riding his bike. As seen in the provided screenshot, Wario is able to freely move and attack Peach with his bike during her Final Smash animation.
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A 1996-1997 illustrated audio magazine for the Japan-only Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom had a running gag of depicting Luigi as a sinister figure. Here, Luigi is shown being responsible for an explosion engulfing a bus Mario and Peach are riding.
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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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Officially licensed "Super Mario World Twin Cooker" waffle/toast maker from Japan, designed to burn images of Peach and Mario into toast. An example of the finished toast is provided.
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There is an unused animation in Mario Party 8 that differs from all other animations in that it does not exist for all playable characters. Instead, the only ones that have it are Mario, Yoshi, Birdo and Boo. It is possible that a special scene existed involving only these four.
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Promotional photo released by Nintendo of Europe upon their offices being moved to Großostheim, Germany in 1994, depicting Mario and Donkey Kong moving a table with a banana on it. Nintendo of Europe left this building in 2014 and is now situated in Frankfurt, Germany.
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In the December 1991 issue of Nintendo Power, a reader-submitted letter was published that predicted the name "Super Mario Galaxy". In addition, the letter predicts the console's price as $259.95, very close to the Wii's actual launch price of $249.99.
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Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World features a variety of unlockable Yoshi patterns. Two of them are different between regions. While international versions have NES and Super NES Yoshis (left), these are replaced by Famicom and Super Famicom Yoshis in the Japanese version (right).
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In Super Mario 64 DS, the painting for Tall, Tall Mountain provides a hint for the location of the course's secret slide. Looking very closely, the entrance appears completely white in the painting (left, circled) while it is masked to blend in with the rock wall in-game (right).
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Takashi Tezuka, director and designer of Super Mario Bros. 3, drawing concept art for what would eventually become Super Mario's standing sprite in the game, in 1987. A zoomed-in version of the drawing and the sprite are provided for comparison.
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, if Bowser picks up a Smash Ball and then performs a backwards double jump, the Smash Ball-specific texture of his eyes will detach from his actual eyes, resulting in an additional pair of eyes floating above the shell (indicated with red arrows).
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Mural on an unauthorized Mario-themed ride at the 2009 Florida State Fair, with close-up. The "ML" on Mario's and Luigi's caps stands for the ride's name, "Mario Land".
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Update to this Tweet: the prerequisite for the Boo ball event is Boo losing the most recent hole in a VS. match; although the event still has a random chance of occurring. Thank you to Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour speedrunner @Kyandishan for the information! twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog…
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On extremely rare occasions in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the golf ball may briefly turn into a tiny Boo. Due to the rarity of the event, it is currently unknown if this requires special conditions to occur or whether it is entirely random.
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