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In the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3, the Fire Flower has eyes under nearly all circumstances. However, receiving a Fire Flower from a Toad House briefly shows it with its eyes missing. It is the only object that changes its appearance in this manner.
927
The demo version of Mario Kart: Double Dash, released on a multi-game demo disc, contained data for "Reverse Cup" trophies, which have a unique symbol and upside-down design. In the finished game, this is replaced with the Mirror Mode, which does not have unique trophy designs.
928
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, nothing can prevent CPU opponents from participating in microgames on the WarioWare, Inc. stage. Even ordering them to not move in Training Mode (left) will cause them to ignore this setting to play the microgames (right).
929
The first production run of the licensed World of Nintendo Mario series figurines had quality issues such as typos on the packaging and miscategorized figurines; seen here with an Ice Luigi figurine sold as "Fire Mario". These issues were fixed in later runs starting with 2015.
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Luigi's Mansion contains a model for an unused playable version of Mario. A barely visible irregularity on one side of his mustache is, upon closer inspection, revealed to be a triangular hole. As the model is otherwise complete, the reason for the missing polygon is unknown.
931
Entering Snapshot Mode in Super Mario Odyssey while performing various moves shows that Mario's nose bounces in response to his movement. Falling from a great height (left) and bouncing off a trampoline (right) reveals the maximum extent of the deformation applied to the nose.
932
In Super Mario Bros. 3, it is possible to grab the wand dropped after Koopaling battles in mid-air, starting the victory cutscene earlier. However, counter-intuitively, this results in more wasted time compared to grabbing it on the ground. Details in image.
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The model used for Toad in Mario Strikers Charged is unique due to his mushroom cap bouncing considerably with each movement (left), a detail absent from other Mario games. The model data shows the maximum extent to which Toad's cap is able to raise and lower on his head (right).
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Mario toy dressed in a custom-knitted Goomba sweater, used as a decoration at the Nintendo booth at Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany.
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In the Mario Kart series, Toad's model has longer arms to allow him to properly use a steering wheel. The difference can be seen even within a single game: a Toad from the audience in Mario Kart 8 (left) has regular arms, while the playable Toad's (right) arms are visibly longer.
936
In Super Mario Odyssey, the cliffs in the Seaside Kingdom appear to be stratified rock from a distance. However, upon extremely close inspection, they are revealed to be made of cork, fitting the kingdom's sparkling water theme. This is also confirmed by the internal filenames.
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Behind-the-scenes photo of the actor playing Luigi in the 2014 Japanese Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class/Mario Kart 8 cross-promotion commercials after the prosthetic Luigi nose has been applied (left). The finished costume can be seen on the right for comparison.
938
Upon beating the Versus mode on Easy difficulty in Tetris Attack, Yoshi will congratulate the player (top left). However, if no input is made for a prolonged time, Yoshi will become increasingly aggravated and berate the player for expecting a reward for beating Easy difficulty.
939
When riding Hoot the owl in Whomp's Fortress in Super Mario 64, it is possible to see the platforms around the tower on top of the course not being aligned properly with the sides of the tower, for only a few frames at a time (right, example in circle). Details below.
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Bronze Mario statue awarded to Nintendo of America employees in recognition of longtime service. The statues are made by R. S. Owens & Company, the current manufacturer of the Emmy award statues, as well as formerly, the Academy Awards.
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The 2008 official Prima guide for Spore includes a collection of sample creatures, one of them being "Sloshi", a design referencing Yoshi. This is expounded further in the second half of the paragraph on the left, which contains more Mario franchise references.
942
Officially licensed 2018 Super Mario masking tape from Japan. While appearing to be a simple camouflage pattern at an angle or from a distance (top left), the patterns are actually made from Mario character silhouettes (bottom right, zoom in to view).
943
Super Dragon, Yoshi's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, makes him grow wings but otherwise retains his model (left). However, the Super Dragon trophy (right) shows him also losing his saddle. This is the only existing in-game depiction of an adult Yoshi without his saddle.
944
Promotional plunger for the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie.
945
While this has not been officially confirmed, it is possible that the names of the 11F bosses from Luigi's Mansion 3, Nikki, Lindsey & Ginny, are a reference to the initials of the game's developer, Next Level Games, as the characters have the same initials in several languages.
946
Whenever Mario hits a wall during his rolling move in Super Mario Odyssey, he will assume a saddened expression for three frames at the moment of impact. This expression is not used in any of Mario's other animations. Here it is from various angles.
947
In a room in Bowser's Castle in Paper Mario, Goombario suggests there may be an attack item hidden in the room. However, there are no items of any kind in the room. As all of his other hints of this kind are correct, this can mislead players into wasting their time searching.
948
With the release of Luigi's Mansion 3, the Mario, Wario and Luigi sub-franchises all featured games where the most common/basic enemy had a name starting with "Goo" (Goomba, Goom, Goob). How much of this is an intentional reference and how much is coincidence is unknown.
949
Correction to the previous Tweet: I had mistakenly claimed it is Mario who is 3D in NSMBU and 2D in Super Mario Maker 2; it is in fact the goal pole itself that is 3D on the left and 2D on the right. I apologize for the error. Thank you to everyone who offered corrections.
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After Pinna Park is unlocked in Super Mario Sunshine, Yellow Toad is missing from Delfino Plaza. He is still present in the sewers, out of bounds, with a unique message. As he is standing on the death plane, Mario dies while talking to Yellow Toad, as seen in the screenshot.
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