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Normally, if a video game becomes unresponsive, it needs to be reset. However, in Super Mario Advance 2, a glitch exists that makes the game unplayable for only 3 hours, after which it automatically fixes itself and continues as though nothing happened. Details in image.
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At the beginning of the Tracker Barrel Trek level in Donkey Kong Country 3, there is a precise spot where switching from Dixie to Kiddy will cause Kiddy to fall through the ground and die. The ground is otherwise completely solid; it is only that specific action that is lethal.
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In Super Mario 3D World, the Sprixie Princesses' cry for help was changed from "Help!" in the original to "HELP!" in the Switch version, possibly to convey a greater sense of urgency. This is the only in-universe (not system or control-related) dialogue changed in this manner.
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A rare misprint of the North American version of Super Mario World exists where the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality on the label is mirrored, resulting in a "obnɘɈniИ" logo.
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In the licensed version of Mario Bros. for the PC-8801 home computer, known as "Punch Ball Mario Bros.", failing to get any coins during a bonus round results in this screen that simply says "Mario." over a picture of Mario being displayed.
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Extremely rare officially licensed 1998 Wing Mario plush from Germany.
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Previously, I have posted about the enigmatic "Stop Watch" character, an animate version of the Stop Watch item from Super Mario Bros. 2 that appeared in a few licensed works. Reader @RealSplatJam discovered that it likely originated from a misinterpretation of the game's manual.
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In the Super Mario Galaxy games, causing the camera to clip into a Chain Chomp reveals that while its body is not rendered when viewed from inside, its face is. This results in the Chain Chomp's face seemingly floating in space in the manner depicted.
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Additional information: the plush is actually an officially licensed 1994 Yoshi's Safari plush of Mario with a Super Scope, as seen below. Miyamoto is covering up the gun in the photo.
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Promotional photo of Shigeru Miyamoto with a Mario plush, taken for a 1995 interview with the British Super Play magazine, isolated from the magazine layout.
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One of the 1996 officially licensed Mario quiz cards depicts Mario's father.
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Inspired by this post, reader @tomato_modest attempted to beat the known legitimate world record and was able to do so, with the new record being 15 doors! Congratulations!
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Doors of Doom is a completely luck-based minigame in Mario Party 4 that is home to some of the most absurdly low probabilities in a Mario game. The chance of getting the highest possible score is less than 1 in 1 billion, or 0.00000009%. Details in image.
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Nintendo VIP 24:7 was a mid-2000s Nintendo of Europe rewards program, similar to the later Club Nintendo. One premium downloadable wallpaper from that service featured a hallway with a Toad eating the wallpaper, for an unknown reason.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario has drastically different expressions when climbing up a pole compared to climbing down. When climbing up, Mario is visibly happy. However, when climbing down, his joy suddenly turns to anger.
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In Super Mario 64, Spindrift enemies have small, surprised-looking mouths. Development files for the game show they originally had smiling mouths. The smiling mouths are still present in the finished version, merely overwritten with the final texture, and can be restored (right).
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book indicates that the butterfly in the Lost Kingdom that produces a Power Moon when hit may actually be the adult form of the Tropical Wiggler, i.e. a Tropical Flutter.
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The Italian version of Mario Party 9 introduces a visual pun absent from all other languages. In Italian, the "Reverse Minigame" event is called "!ocoiginiM", which is literally "Minigioco!", Italian for "Minigame!", spelled backwards to show it has been reversed.
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DiC Entertainment original production artwork for the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoon, depicting King Koopa with no mouth. During production, King Koopa's mouth would sometimes be animated on a separate layer, leaving the base layer looking like this.
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@DanielF9129 Here are the rest of the official Miis! Thank you very much for your inquiry!
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In Super Mario Maker, official accounts existed that used a picture instead of a Mii, one of which was Bowser's account. However, internally, even these accounts had Miis assigned to them. Here is Bowser's official Mii, extracted from the game's files. His name is Ethan.
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In the code of Super Mario Strikers, the unlockable robotic Super Team has a cryptic comment calling them the "only thing mattering right now". What this might mean is unknown.
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Promotional photo from Nintendo Power showing Mario being exhausted after playing too much Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix.
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Peach's Castle Grounds act as metaphorical bookends on the entirety of the Nintendo 64 library of Mario games. The first scene of the first Mario game on the system, and the final scene of the final Mario game on the system, both take place in this location.
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The Bowser in the Fire Sea course in Super Mario 64 contains a group of Goombas. These have a chance of randomly exploding when they walk near the edge of their platforms. Note the Goomba in the bottom left corner of the footage dying for seemingly no reason.
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