2101
The world maps in Yoshi's Island are surrounded by scrolls, however, there are still graphics extending past the visible boundary, obscured by the scrolls. On the far right edge of the World 3 map, removing the layer with the border reveals a hidden monkey.
2102
The 3D model for Chain Chomps is carefully crafted to appear as circular as possible from almost all angles even when their mouths are open. However, this effect is not optimized for viewing them from above.
2103
Mario waving a German flag in celebration of the one year anniversary of the reunification of Germany, from the German Club Nintendo magazine.
2104
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, using the "Balloons" card in the battle against Ludwig normally causes Birdo to appear and balloons to lift Ludwig's submarine out of the water. Using a replica of "Balloons" instead causes him to shoot Birdo down with a missile.
2105
Hooktail, the first chapter boss from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, seen from above. Due to only being intended to be viewed from the side, there is nothing covering the top of Hooktail's head, resulting in the tongue being visible.
2106
While Bowser usually has a simple set of two spikes on his tail, Giga Bowser from the Super Smash Bros. series replaces it with an arrangement of four spikes called a "thagomizer".
2107
According to Yoshi's Island DS, Mario, Luigi and Wario are "Star Children" who are said to possess "an extraordinary amount of power", while Waluigi is not. This makes Waluigi fundamentally different and potentially inferior to the other three.
2108
Annoyed and saddened expressions of Mario series characters in Fortune Street.
2109
A peculiar stylistic choice that recurs throughout Mario media is hairy hearts. Wario's heart in Wario World, Tubba Blubba's heart in Paper Mario and Sluggy the Unshaven's heart in Yoshi's Island all have hair.
2110
Mario in the new Super Smash Bros. for Switch, as seen in the latest Nintendo Direct.
2111
Group photo of the development team of the PC version of Mario's Time Machine, found in the game's files. Don Lloyd, the project manager, is in the middle of the bottom row, holding a sprite of Mario.
2112
During the cutscene in Paper Mario where Mario is thrown out of Peach's castle, Bowser and a Koopatrol are spawned outside of the room prior to entering the scene. Due to spawning at the same coordinates, the Koopatrol appears embedded in Bowser's lower body.
2113
Illustration of Mario and Pauline from Video Games magazine.
2114
Storyboard drawing for a shot in the intro to the Super Mario World cartoon.
2115
Prerelease screenshot of Super Mario 64 featuring a beta Pokey design.
2116
My apologies for an error in a recent Tweet. I had wrongfully stated that Luigi's skeleton can only be seen in cutscenes in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, when in reality it can also be seen by failing the Thunder Bros. move. The Tweet in question has been deleted.
2117
During Bowser's first scene in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a painting of him at the far right wall of the room, at an oblique angle to the camera. Moving the camera to better see it reveals that a mustache has been added to Bowser.
2118
Transitional sprites displayed for a single frame at a time in Super Mario World when characters change forms. Left: Baby Yoshi growing up, right: Mario obtaining a Super Mushroom.
2119
From the cover of an issue of the Valiant Comics "Nintendo Comics System" series.
2120
Virgo Yoshi and Leo Yoshi from a Yoshi-themed horoscope section in the German Club Nintendo magazine.
2121
In Super Mario Galaxy, Luigi will cower and shake when ghosts are nearby. However, moving the camera to see his face during this reveals that he is smiling.
2122
Unlicensed T-shirt design using a modified version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door artwork.
2123
From the back cover of the official Japanese soundtrack for Super Mario World.
2124
In the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country 3, Lanky Kong appears in a minigame, using these four sprites. This is the only time Lanky Kong appeared in a two-dimensional form, and these are the only Lanky Kong sprites in existence.
2125
Fan-submitted artwork from the British N-Force magazine.
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