1826
Illustrations of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad from the packaging of unlicensed South Korean Mario-themed pastels and watercolors.
1827
In the Mario Party 4 minigame Mushroom Medic, if Toad is poisoned and left untreated, he will collapse on the floor (upper left). However, moving the camera reveals that he is smiling after collapsing (right), despite looking panicked when he is poisoned (lower left).
1828
The European French (top), European Spanish (bottom left) and Italian (bottom right) titles for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story all translate as "Journey to the Center of Bowser", referencing the 1864 science fiction novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.
1829
In Super Mario World, if Mario is turned towards a Big Boo and does not move for 25 in-game seconds, the Big Boo will lower its arms and peek at Mario for half a second before going back to covering its eyes.
1830
Usually, Boos are depicted with visible teeth whenever their mouths are open. However, in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, sprites of Boos do not have visible teeth in most instances.
1831
Unused model of Mario found in the files of Pikmin. The model is notable for giving Mario a brown-colored, rather than black, mustache and adding folds and creases to his clothes that are not present in this magnitude on even his most detailed models to date.
1832
Officially licensed Mario boxer shorts.
1833
Behind-the-scenes photographs of Rare using Silicon Graphics workstations to render Rambi the Rhino for Donkey Kong Country, from GamePro magazine.
1834
In Super Mario Odyssey, whenever Mario throws his cap, there is one frame between Cappy's eyes not being present on the cap and them being fully visible where the eyes are much smaller than usual.
1835
In Luigi's Mansion, the Game Boy Horror scan hitbox of the Toad on the 2nd floor balcony is partially overlapped by the scan hitbox of the potted plant near him, resulting in Luigi sometimes remarking how sad it is that no one watered Toad in a long time when scanning him.
1836
In 2014, the Japanese Club Nintendo offered a set of Dr. Luigi-themed microfiber screen cleaning cloths as a reward for members. The package included a special message in English, along with a custom Club Nintendo logo depicting a Luigi cap instead of the usual Mario cap.
1837
The high-polygon model for Mario's mustache, seen in the pause menu of Super Mario Odyssey. With 814 triangles, it is nearly as complex as Super Mario 64 Mario's entire model, which had 838 triangles.
1838
Bowser T-shirt from South Korea, captioned "The Big Boss Koopa" on the front and "Koopa the Big Boss" on the back.
1839
Left: Princess Peach's regular 3D model. Right: Princess Peach's model used in Mario Kart 7. To fit her body inside the relatively small karts, her legs were shortened considerably.
1840
All color schemes of Referee Mario from Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, viewed in the in-game debug mode. Referee Mario never wears his blue hat with his green jacket.
1841
The final story mission of Super Mario Odyssey contains a segment that is navigated by capturing a Pokio bird and sticking its beak into moving platforms. If another platform intercepts the Pokio, its body will be dragged away, resulting in the beak becoming extremely elongated.
1842
If you wait long enough on the title screen for the SNES version of Yoshi's Cookie, Yoshi will transform into a cookie in an extremely quick animation lasting only 5 frames. Here are all frames of that animation.
1843
Illustration of mudslinging between Sony (represented by Crash Bandicoot) and Nintendo (represented by Mario) in an editorial in GamePro magazine.
1844
Front and side views of a licensed 2001 Bowser bobblehead toy.
1845
The way the blue rings around Wario's eyes interact with his eyelids is inconsistent. Sometimes the eyelid covers the ring, sometimes the ring surrounds the eyelid, sometimes the ring disappears when the eye closes and sometimes one eyelid goes over and the other under the ring.
1846
Super Mario Bros. Power Up is a Mario-themed energy drink licensed by Nintendo (left, Official Nintendo Seal in top right). Unfortunately, due to its high caffeine content, the product comes with a warning that it is not intended for children (bottom right).
1847
In Super Mario 64, Mario can recover air underwater by collecting coins. A Super Mario 64 manga explains that Mario breaks open the coins, which are filled with air, and inhales it. (I have rearranged the panels into a Western left-to-right reading order.)
1848
Giant inflatable Mario and Yoshi, seen at the 1993 Consumer Electronics Show.
1849
In Super Mario Odyssey, whenever Mario opens the closet found inside the Odyssey, there is one frame where the model of Mario used to preview costumes is displayed outside the change menu, resulting in two Marios in the scene. During this frame, the mirror reflects only darkness.
1850
The Japanese version of the Donkey Kong arcade features the pre-round message "How high can you try?" (left). This was changed in the North American version to "How high can you get?" (right).
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