1701
In The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the back of the Happy Mask Salesman's backpack is decorated with, among others, a Mario mask. Here is a comparison of the mask in the original Nintendo 64 version (left) and the 3DS remake (right).
1702
Textures used for the signs in the Sub Coaster building in the Water Park track in Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
1703
Due to a shading issue creating a sharp line of contrast below their facial textures, Toads in Super Mario Galaxy appear to have double chins.
1704
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story contains a debug menu, accessible by modifying the game's code. In the Japanese version (left), all entries in the menu are individually labeled. The North American version (right) translates all of them with "no need to translate".
1705
In Super Mario 64, Mario can safely hang off the back ledge of the roof of Peach's Castle bordering the out-of-bounds area (left). However, if Mario pulls himself up in this spot (right), he will immediately lose his hat and die.
1706
Decal found on a Viessmann maintenance van in Italy (left) that highly resembles Mario Party 6 official art (right). As most similar instances of copying artwork come from smaller businesses, this is a rare case of a large multinational company tracing Mario art in this manner.
1707
A Yoshi's Island manga offers a possible explanation for why Mario and Luigi are different heights.
1708
Messages that appear in Donkey Kong Country 2 (left) and Donkey Kong Country 3 (right) when the games detect devices attempting to create unlawful copies of them. Both games use their respective Game Over graphics for the messages.
1709
In Super Mario Odyssey, when Mario is wearing the Diddy Kong Suit, his ears are noticeably larger. Instead of being modeled this way, the ears are dynamically adjusted by the engine. Diddy Kong Mario's model contains "ear bones" (unique to this model) which are scaled up by 139%.
1710
Licensed Japanese Super Mario World patch depicting extremely rare artwork of Cape Mario holding a Baby Yoshi.
1711
Nintendo eShop cards have consistently assigned Luigi cards a lower monetary value than Mario cards ever since the cards started being sold in 2006, across all regions.
1712
Officially licensed Mario T-shirt from Japan depicting a swarm of Boos with the caption "HORRIBLE TIME".
1713
In Super Mario 64, only half of a Lakitu's model is displayed when Mario is far enough away; however, which half depends on whether Mario has already approached the Lakitu. If Mario did not yet approach it, only the Lakitu's body is loaded, if he did, only the cloud is loaded.
1714
In the first mission of Pianta Village in Super Mario Sunshine, three Chain Chomplets must be brought to a pond, where they will burrow into the sand (top). However, the ground in that spot is so thin that they burrow through to the underside of the village (bottom).
1715
Yoshi's Story contains a secret message spanning every level of the game: "YOU ARE YOSHI'S GREAT PARTNER". I have published the first comprehensive and illustrated guide on how to see all the hidden letters of the message on the Supper Mario Broth Patreon: patreon.com/posts/23582692
1716
Wario: Master of Disguise contains a debug menu. It offers a list of 756 entries, each opening a different room in the game. One of the entries, W59_09_01, loads up this room with an unused character. Nothing in the room responds to input and the game must be reset to proceed.
1717
In Super Mario 64 DS, if Yoshi swallows a portable crate, he will produce a cubical egg. Running the game at a resolution higher than possible on original hardware allows us to see the egg in high definition.
1718
Mario at the second Granollers Video Game Contest in Catalonia, 1998.
1719
In Super Mario Galaxy, Bob-ombs have legs of usual length for the series (left). However, looking closely at the model, we can see the legs are actually much longer, being partially retracted into the body (middle). On the right is the Bob-omb model with its legs fully extended.
1720
Extremely high-resolution renders for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe reveal that while Toad's and Toadette's shoes look identical from a distance, they are actually made from different materials. The leather of Toad's shoes is covered in wrinkles, while Toadette's is bumpy.
1721
Happy New Year from Supper Mario Broth! I wish all of you the best in 2019! Please look forward to another year of obscure Mario information! To celebrate, here is a small fun fact regarding Mario games with stars and star-like collectibles.
1722
Pre-release version of the Stage Clear screen from Yoshi's Woolly World.
1723
In the title screen of Super Mario 64, it is possible to retract the facial features of Mario's floating head into his face rather than stretching them outward by utilizing the R and C buttons' functionalities. Here is Mario's head with all facial features fully retracted.
1724
Super Mario RPG contains a debug menu called "UFUFU", accessible by modifying the game's code. The menu has three options, "MAGIC", "LASTER", and "BGLASTER". Selecting "LASTER" makes this Boo sprite appear, which changes between different distortions by pressing Left or Right.
1725
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the textures for Luigi's cap and his L emblem are stored separately, to prevent the L from being mirrored with the rest of the model when Luigi turns. Even with this precaution, one instance of the L flipping slipped past the developers.
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