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In Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, one area of Stardust Fields is called "Area 64" (left), in reference to the Nintendo 64. However, in the Japanese version, it is instead called "Area 51" (right), referencing the famous classified US Air Force facility.
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I discovered what I believe to be an undocumented glitch in Super Mario Maker 2 that allows any course to be loaded with comments from any other course, effectively "transplanting" the comments. Details below. Please let me know of any previous documentation for proper crediting.
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Due to concerns around spoilers in a post containing end-game details for Luigi's Mansion 3, the post has been deleted. I am now introducing a no-spoilers policy whereby I will not post plot-relevant content for games within 2 months of release. I apologize to everyone affected.
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The 2013 North American commercial for Super Mario 3D World used live-action cat suits created by costume company KCL Productions. Here is the concept art sketch for the suit (left) and a behind-the-scenes photo of the costume artist wearing the suit's head (right).
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Due to sprites in character models in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door being layered with small amounts of empty space between them, with precise positioning Mario can hit NPCs and party members with his hammer in such a way that it passes between their individual layers.
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In Yoshi's Island, taking damage on the same frame as finishing a level causes Baby Mario to not be correctly relayed to the next Yoshi. The game will soft-lock as the left Yoshi will continue to cheer while the right Yoshi is stuck looking at Baby Mario's bubble indefinitely.
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The earliest officially licensed Magikoopa toy, released in Japan in 1990. Unlike all later Magikoopa/Kamek merchandise, this one has a fully removable robe.
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The Metal Box trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U claims it appeared in Super Mario 64 DS (bottom left corner). However, all instances of Metal Boxes in Super Mario 64 (top right) were replaced with red ? Blocks in Super Mario 64 DS (bottom right), making this incorrect.
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When Mario obtains a Big Mushroom in Super Mario Maker 2, he assumes his Small Mario sprite with modern coloration (top). However, when the same sprite is used on the Endless Challenge map screen, one of his overall buttons is white instead of yellow (bottom, button circled).
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On extremely rare occasions in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the golf ball may briefly turn into a tiny Boo. Due to the rarity of the event, it is currently unknown if this requires special conditions to occur or whether it is entirely random.
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Update to this Tweet: the prerequisite for the Boo ball event is Boo losing the most recent hole in a VS. match; although the event still has a random chance of occurring. Thank you to Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour speedrunner @Kyandishan for the information! twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog…
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Mural on an unauthorized Mario-themed ride at the 2009 Florida State Fair, with close-up. The "ML" on Mario's and Luigi's caps stands for the ride's name, "Mario Land".
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, if Bowser picks up a Smash Ball and then performs a backwards double jump, the Smash Ball-specific texture of his eyes will detach from his actual eyes, resulting in an additional pair of eyes floating above the shell (indicated with red arrows).
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Takashi Tezuka, director and designer of Super Mario Bros. 3, drawing concept art for what would eventually become Super Mario's standing sprite in the game, in 1987. A zoomed-in version of the drawing and the sprite are provided for comparison.
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In Super Mario 64 DS, the painting for Tall, Tall Mountain provides a hint for the location of the course's secret slide. Looking very closely, the entrance appears completely white in the painting (left, circled) while it is masked to blend in with the rock wall in-game (right).
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Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World features a variety of unlockable Yoshi patterns. Two of them are different between regions. While international versions have NES and Super NES Yoshis (left), these are replaced by Famicom and Super Famicom Yoshis in the Japanese version (right).
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In the December 1991 issue of Nintendo Power, a reader-submitted letter was published that predicted the name "Super Mario Galaxy". In addition, the letter predicts the console's price as $259.95, very close to the Wii's actual launch price of $249.99.
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Promotional photo released by Nintendo of Europe upon their offices being moved to Großostheim, Germany in 1994, depicting Mario and Donkey Kong moving a table with a banana on it. Nintendo of Europe left this building in 2014 and is now situated in Frankfurt, Germany.
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There is an unused animation in Mario Party 8 that differs from all other animations in that it does not exist for all playable characters. Instead, the only ones that have it are Mario, Yoshi, Birdo and Boo. It is possible that a special scene existed involving only these four.
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Officially licensed "Super Mario World Twin Cooker" waffle/toast maker from Japan, designed to burn images of Peach and Mario into toast. An example of the finished toast is provided.
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Reader-submitted artwork depicting Yoshi as the character Robert Garcia from the Art of Fighting series by SNK, from the Spanish Hobby Consolas magazine.
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A 1996-1997 illustrated audio magazine for the Japan-only Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom had a running gag of depicting Luigi as a sinister figure. Here, Luigi is shown being responsible for an explosion engulfing a bus Mario and Peach are riding.
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario is immune to the sleep effect of Peach's Final Smash as long as he is riding his bike. As seen in the provided screenshot, Wario is able to freely move and attack Peach with his bike during her Final Smash animation.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, fences decorated with stars can be found in Poshley Heights (left). Zooming in on other objects, we can see the fence texture being reused all over the town, such as for an umbrella (middle) and a pool awning (right).
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The data of Mario Kart DS contains an unused early model of Shy Guy, which is notable for having no modeled limbs. Here is a mock-up of what it would have looked like in-game, driving a kart.
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