1826
Whenever Mario enters water from a great height in Super Mario 64, he says "haha!" This actually sets a "haha flag", which does not get cleared until Mario enters an airborne state or exits the area. As long as it is set, Mario will say "haha!" every time he touches water.
1827
In Yoshi's Island, if Yoshi deals the final hit to Hookbill the Koopa before he hits the ground, Yoshi will shoot up into the sky at an extremely high velocity. The boss defeat cutscene will play out and the level will end without Yoshi ever coming down.
1828
NES Open Tournament Golf is the earliest in-game instance in which Donkey Kong spoke. The screenshots below show his dialogue at the beginning of a game. As such, Donkey Kong's first words can be considered to have been "MARIO, your total prize is $0."
1829
In Super Mario 64 DS, if Mario's Wing Cap runs out while he is jumping into water and holding Ukiki, his hat will become invisible. The next time Mario gets a Wing Cap after this, the wings will appear to sprout directly from his head.
1830
Official Yoshi ringtone available for download from Nintendo of Europe's site in 2002. The ringtone is an arrangement of the Yoshi's Island track from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
1831
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions contains an extremely tiny, barely visible Pikachu. Details in image.
1832
Development screenshots from the earliest build of Super Mario 3D Land in March 2010. At this stage, the landscape consisted entirely out of blocks, and Mario was represented by an extremely crude model that moved by sliding along the ground.
1833
In Super Mario Sunshine, walking into the space between the slot machines in Casino Delfino will cause random parts of Mario's model to oscillate uncontrollably. He is actually walking extremely quickly and being displaced back on every frame; the rattling sound is his footsteps.
1834
It is widely known that the Endless Stairs in Super Mario 64 can be skipped by performing a series of backwards long jumps up the staircase. However, for some specific angles, Mario may get caught on an invisible wall and then warped down instead, entering Wet-Dry World.
1835
Officially licensed 2019 Japan-exclusive Yoshi oven mitts.
1836
In Super Mario Galaxy, penguins that are far away from the camera only blink with the eye that is turned towards Mario. If Mario is looking directly at them, they blink normally, but if Mario can only see one of their eyes, they wink with that eye instead.
1837
Holiday-themed Mario jokes found on Nintendo of America's official site.
1838
During the award ceremony in Mario Kart Wii, the cap of a purple Toad can be seen briefly behind a fence. This Toad is actually embedded in the ground, giving him the appearance of a regular mushroom.
1839
It is well known that Daisy's trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee has an eye hidden at the back of her head. The eye texture is actually tiled across the entirety of her head, and the developers made the copies invisible, missing one in the back. Below, all eyes are made visible.
1840
An officially licensed 1997 Super Mario quiz book from Germany mostly used official art for illustrations, but sometimes made minor edits for visual humor, such as the below illustration of Mario as a marsupial with a smaller Mario in his "pouch".
1841
Photos from a 1995 Yoshi's Island launch event fundraiser in Culver City, California where school principals could sit with Mario and Yoshi on top of a giant egg in exchange for Nintendo donating $500 to their school. Details in image.
1842
In Super Mario World, if the game crashes due to collecting invalid items via glitches, it is possible for the frozen screen to randomly display a line of text from the game, sometimes resulting in vaguely ominous messages like "Illusion lies ahead."
1843
It is commonly remarked that the box art for Super Mario Bros. shows Mario moments before his death due to falling into lava. However, there is one spot in the game where a similar situation can occur with Mario surviving the jump; the art could be a stylized depiction of this.
1844
Whenever a character levels up in Super Mario RPG, a bonus can be chosen to be applied to one stat. Unlike the later Mario & Luigi games, the bonus is not randomized and there is a pattern that, when followed, allows the player to maximize the character's stats. Details below.
1845
The European PEGI rating system contains content warnings that include "Fear" for content that may be frightening or scary. Below are all the Mario-related games to have received the "Fear" warning; coincidentally, all of them also have the "Violence" warning.
1846
When the Nintendo logo appears at the start of Super Mario Sunshine, a coin sound is heard. The game is actually coded to sometimes have Mario randomly say "Ciao!" instead; however, this never occurs in practice due to a fault in the random number generator.
1847
In Mother 2, the Japanese version of Earthbound, selecting "Don't Care" six times during character creation will give the party Mario-themed names: Ness becomes Mario, Paula becomes Peach, Jeff becomes Luigi, Poo becomes Toad, and King becomes Yoshi.
1848
The Internet contains many outlandish Mario-related images, of which most are presumed to not be official material. I have compiled a set of images that I have seen online commenters consistently assume to be edited or fan-made, but which are in fact completely official.
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@eljunama Of course! I hope this helps!
1850
@DDSeudonym If you mean this one, then yes! This comes from a 1996 manga. It is presented without context even within the work; Luigi only appears like this on the cover and not within the story itself. Thank you very much for your inquiry!
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