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The data of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an image of an early version of Mario jumping (middle) that provides insight into how the design evolved, being an intermediate stage between his design from the original Paper Mario (left) and his finished design (right).
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In Super Mario Bros. 3, it is normally impossible to take a Starman into a Koopaling battle. However, if this is done with cheats and Mario somersaults when the magic wand falls down, he will catch it while upside-down. He will also remain upside-down during the falling cutscene.
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Unused Yoshi colors found in the data of Super Mario Sunshine. While the greyish-blue and greyish-purple Yoshis spit water like the temporary green Yoshi state that all Yoshis turn into when they run out of juice, the grey Yoshi on the right spits a unique brown liquid.
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At one point during the trailer for Paper Mario: The Origami King, during a quick camera swipe, a Thwomp wearing a traditional type of kabuki makeup called "kumadori" can be seen for a few frames. It is yet unclear if this depicts an enemy from the game or is merely decoration.
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In 2018, Build-A-Bear Workshop introduced a licensed Mario plush collection. For a limited time, the Bowser plush could be ordered in an unstuffed form from their website; this form is now very rare due to no longer being produced. The regular form is on the right for comparison.
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book is notable for providing insight into how the concept artists at Nintendo simplify Mario's shape when inserting him into artwork, by including many examples of low-detail Mario sketches.
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Steamer is a talking locomotive that first appeared in Mario Party 2 and had a string of minor appearances lasting until Hudson Soft's final Mario Party game, Mario Party DS. With the dissolution of Hudson Soft, it is unlikely Steamer will ever be seen again.
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The Scribblenauts series revolves around summoning entities by typing in words. The only words that summon a plumber are "Plumber" and "Weegee", a reference to Luigi. In Scribblenauts Unlimited, the plumber summoned with "Weegee" has Luigi's color scheme, further confirming this.
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Near the end of Bowser's Star Reactor in Super Mario Galaxy, Bowser falls from the sky and starts attacking Mario. Moving the camera, we can see that off-screen, Bowser waits in a T-pose on the tower, then jumps up. Only after this does the camera show him falling down.
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Due to a programming oversight, when playing the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3 on original SNES hardware, there is a chance that the game will be in debug mode, giving Mario free access to all power-ups at any time by pressing Select. Details in image.
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The officially licensed Mario Party 5 plush of Luigi is of notoriously low build quality, causing the mustaches of many of the plushes to fall off over time.
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The original concept for Yoshi's Crafted World included a 3D overworld consisting of a giant kindergarten and its grounds, with the individual levels being craft exhibits found in its rooms and outdoor areas. In the finished game, this was dropped in favor of a world map.
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Concept art for Bowser's appearance in Skylanders: SuperChargers as Hammer Slam Bowser and his vehicle, the Clown Cruiser from the "Clutch: The Art of Skylanders: SuperChargers" book.
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In Super Mario 3D World, jumping and swiping at a Cannon Box in Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade in cat form can result in the character's head and arms seemingly disappearing. However, they are still there, only shrunk to a fraction of their size (note Toad's tiny head, right).
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Normally, if a Koopa Troopa hiding in its shell is taken through a pipe in Super Mario World, the Koopa will die, with only an empty shell remaining. However, with a complex setup explained below, it is possible to keep the Koopa Troopa alive after traveling through the pipe.
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The data of Super Mario Strikers contains unused models showing early, more varied designs of characters' uniforms before they were standardized for the final game. The models are in different states of completion, with some being posed and some, like Luigi, showing expressions.
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Officially licensed Boo bean bag chair. The chair is 96 cm (ca. 3 feet 2 inches) wide and deep, and 71 cm (ca. 2 feet 4 inches) tall.
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At a 2002 Nintendo press event, early footage of Super Mario Sunshine was shown; however, no cameras were permitted. A correspondent of the British NGC Magazine drew sketches of what he saw in the footage; notably, a talking Yoshi NPC. In the finished game, Yoshis do not talk.
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In Super Mario Advance 2, if Mario has 999 lives and exits a level as Yoshi is swallowing a 1-Up Mushroom on the first frame the "1-Up" text appears (left), upon returning to the map screen, Mario will have "Y00" lives (right). This resets back to 999 when entering a level.
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In Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64, by repeatedly touching the left wall in the Whomp's Fortress room and then checking the hallway with the Boo, the Boo will eventually seemingly disappear. However, the Boo is not gone; it is actually displaced to the darkness beyond the door.
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Prior to the termination of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, rarely, the message "The next match might have 13 players" could appear at the end of a race in Mario Kart Wii, even though the game supports only 12 racers.
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If Mario is in the front when exiting the Starbeans Cafe in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Luigi will be drawn on top of Mario during the few frames the screen fades in, appearing to be standing on Mario's face. If Luigi is in the front, nothing happens.
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In the Mario Kart series, Kamek was nearly playable twice, but was removed both times. In Mario Kart 64, he was dropped in favor of Donkey Kong close to release (left); in Mario Kart 8, he is the only driver whose emblem is found in the code, but who is not in the game (right).
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In Super Smash Bros., if Mario or Luigi keep rolling against a wall, their models will be displaced from the gameplay plane and can get arbitrarily far away as long as they continue rolling. However, the effect is purely visual; the character's hitbox is still in the same place.
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During the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns in Europe in 2010, select video game stores in the United Kingdom ran a promotion where 20 visitors per store could get the game for free in exchange for a bunch of bananas. Below is an excerpt from the news coverage at the time.
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