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The Yoshi Doll in the Nintendo Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening cannot be seen up close in-game. Here is its model, extracted from the game's files, from various angles.
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book provides in-universe lore for the Binoculars, describing how they operate and stating that they are supposed to be an older model of the Binoculars from Super Mario 3D Land (right).
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During the beginning segment of Paper Mario: The Origami King, a series of events happens at the east end of Whispering Woods. Going all the way back to the other end to talk to the furthest tree after each event will give a new comment on Mario's thoughtfulness each time.
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At one point in Super Mario Sunshine, Delfino Plaza is flooded while the rest of Isle Delfino is not. The game achieves this not by raising the water level, but by lowering Delfino Plaza relative to the rest of the island (note the same water level in Ricco Harbor on the left).
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In Super Mario Maker 2, a unique effect can be observed by stacking a Zappa Mechakoopa onto a giant Iggy (left). The Zappa Mechakoopa will blend into Iggy's sprite due to their similar colors (middle) and Iggy will appear to shoot lasers from his eyes (right).
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When calling the E. Gadd Hotline in Luigi's Mansion 3, sometimes E. Gadd's model will be seen in a default position for a frame when the first letter of the message appears (left) before snapping to the correct position (right).
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book shows an early Mario model with extra detail on his shoes. This was not used for the game; however, the Nintendo Tokyo store features a Mario statue from 2019 with that detail, suggesting this model may be used for the next mainline Mario game.
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In Super Mario 64, the lighting effect on Bowser in the final battle (left) is achieved by taking the regular Bowser model and applying a layer of rainbow colors on top of it. On the right is the color layer by itself, without Bowser's regular textures.
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In the sunken ship in Jolly Roger Bay in Super Mario 64, there is one corner that has no collision that Mario can swim right through (left). Swimming upwards after going through the wall will lead Mario to an open expanse of water in the darkness (right).
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In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Bobby's attack sometimes misses. While this appears to be random, there is actually an indicator beforehand that allows it to be strategized around. If during the lineup phase Bobby has no "Z"s above him, he will hit. If he does, he will miss.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, if Mario performs a Ground Pound while on Yoshi, they both turn around in mid-air as expected (left). However, if Yoshi is spitting juice during this, the animation becomes glitched and Mario remains in the same position while Yoshi rotates under him.
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Comparison of the size/resolution of Paper Mario's sprites over time. From left to right: Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Paper Mario, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Paper Mario: The Origami King.
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Regarding recently unearthed Mario information: I plan to cover it as soon as the flow of new reveals slows down and I have time to extensively analyze and verify the material myself. Until then, I will be posting regular content. Thank you very much for your understanding.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, reentering a completed side area causes Cappy to comment on it (left). However, if Mario enters it without Cappy, the message still appears, but in a smaller font (right), representing Cappy's voice coming from outside the area.
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In the ending to Super Mario 64, Peach, the Toads and Mario all walk towards the castle. However, as soon as they are off screen, Peach and the Toads stop moving, while Mario continues towards the door. This results in Mario running straight through Peach on his way to the door.
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In the Nintendo Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Goombas have a unique smiling model based on their sprite from the Game Boy versions (right). Goombas are only seen from the front in-game; here the model is shown from multiple angles.
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Officially licensed 2020 Mario and Peach light-up Crocs from Japan.
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According to Donkey Kong 64 creative director George Andreas, Shigeru Miyamoto personally designed Donkey Kong's coconut gun (bottom right) after being shocked at the pre-release version's realistic gun design (top right).
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In the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Origami King, the Whispering Woods is called "デクの山" (Deku Mountain) and Ol' Grandsappy is called "デクじい" (Grandfather Deku). This is a reference to the similarly elderly and mustachioed Deku Tree from the Legend of Zelda series.
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All sprites of Soldier Mario from the 1983 "Mario's Bombs Away" Game & Watch in high quality, scanned from the Panorama Screen device and cleaned up.
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In Super Mario World, normally a stomped Galoomba will recover and stand up after 8 seconds. However, if the Galoomba is taken through a pipe, its struggle animation will be much faster and it will never get up, no matter how much time passes.
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Yoshi's Island is unique among Mario games for having had three different subtitles as numbered parts of different series: "Super Mario Bros. 5" (left, prototype), "Super Mario World 2" (middle, US/European release), "Super Mario Advance 3" (right, remake).
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Normally, whenever Mario dies in Super Mario Bros. 3, all moving objects freeze in place. However, Fire Piranha Plants are unique in that they are still partially active during this, continuing to turn their heads to look at Mario even during his death animation.
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Whenever Mario returns from a course in Super Mario 64, before he jumps or falls out of the painting, his model assumes this pose behind the painting during the first few frames of Peach's Castle being loaded. Mario is floating sideways with his limbs folded into his body.
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In Mario Kart 8/Deluxe, a melody can be heard faintly near the Aqua Cups ride on the Water Park track. This is actually the Merry-Go-Round music from Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64. An isolated version of the music, extracted from the game, is provided after the footage.
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