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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.
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Annoyed and saddened expressions of Mario series characters in Fortune Street.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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Mario waving a German flag in celebration of the one year anniversary of the reunification of Germany, from the German Club Nintendo magazine.
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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.
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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.
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A prototype version of Mario Kart: Double Dash found on a European Gamecube demo disc contains an unused early build of the Sherbet Land track. Inside the track, unfinished versions of Freezies can be seen. These have the word "COOL" in the place their mouths should be.
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In a curious coincidence, the head of the side-facing sprite for the Nightmare Wizard from Kirby's Adventure (left) strongly resembles Waluigi's icon from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis (right).
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During Yoshi's licking animation in Super Mario Sunshine, he starts extending his tongue one frame before opening his mouth. In the first frame after starting a lick, Yoshi's tongue appears to be coming out of his nose.
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The final victory screen from Mario Kart Wii contains an easily missable detail: Toad and Toadette holding hands. This is the only time they have been shown holding hands since the introduction of Toadette 15 years ago.
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@SeshohoCian Mario Party 6 also provides us with another description of their relationship, being "Shroommates". twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog…
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Wario's body with his torso at maximum extension, seen in the "Wario" souvenir in WarioWare: Twisted.
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The Mushroom City track in Mario Kart: Double Dash contains a "Wario Pharmacy" building. However, the interior visible through the glass depicts tables with wine glasses on them, suggesting that it might not be a legitimate pharmacy.
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Illustration of children failing to catch a Baby Yoshi from the British N-Force magazine.
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Toadsworth's model with and without his mustache.
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Background containing Chef Wario from the "Wokka Wokka" microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. This is one of the few times Wario is seen with his mouth closed.
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From a print advertisement for Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64.
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A piece of official artwork for Mario Party 4 contains an error where the "Γ" symbol on Waluigi's glove is mirrored. Since the "Γ" used on his hat and his gloves are identical, how this error could occur is unknown. An example of the glove being rendered correctly is provided.
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Rare piece of official artwork depicting Donkey Kong playing the Snowball Summit minigame from Mario Party 3, found only in Japanese promotional content for the game.
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Frame from a commercial for the Hyundai Super Comboy, the South Korean licensed version of the SNES, featuring Buster Bunny and Dragon Ball characters alongside Mario series characters.
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Sprites of Wario from the unlicensed Wario Land 3 for the Sega Genesis.
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Artwork of Mario from a Japanese flyer for a Mario-themed pachinko machine.
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