2101
The manual of Mario Kart 64 states that Mario and Luigi are "well balanced" and have no "extreme pros and cons". In reality, Mario and Luigi have abysmal acceleration, reaching top speed 2 seconds later than any other racers (57% slower).
2102
Unlicensed Mario statue sold by UK garden furniture shop Aston Garden Ornaments, named "ITALIAN MAN".
2103
Mario Party 4 contains messages intended as disclaimers that the message is missing when an invalid ID is loaded. However, instead of using the same message every time, the disclaimers are all different and appear increasingly more forlorn as the internal message list goes on.
2104
Super Mario World contains an unused "reaction sprite" for Yoshi, in which he appears shocked or suprised. Below is a mock-up of Yoshi reacting to an in-game event using the sprite.
2105
The secret alcove in Whomp's Fortress containing a 1-Up Mushroom is one of the best-hidden secrets in Super Mario 64. Development files show that the alcove was meant to contain a Power Star at some point, which would have been extremely hard to find if it was kept in.
2106
A 1986 guide for Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels from the Japanese Family Computer Magazine contained many comedic illustrations of Mario and other characters from the game. Below is a selection of drawings from the guide.
2107
In 2009, a team of nanobiology researchers from Osaka University in Japan genetically engineered three types of bacteria to generate fluorescent proteins in order to arrange them to replicate the Small Mario sprite from Super Mario Bros. as a demonstration.
2108
Unused graphics found in the data of Super Princess Peach reveal that at some point in development, Goombas were able to experience positive emotions. In the finished game, Goombas are limited to experiencing only negative emotions instead.
2109
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2110
The Bowser in the Fire Sea course in Super Mario 64 contains a group of Goombas. These have a chance of randomly exploding when they walk near the edge of their platforms. Note the Goomba in the bottom left corner of the footage dying for seemingly no reason.
2111
Peach's Castle Grounds act as metaphorical bookends on the entirety of the Nintendo 64 library of Mario games. The first scene of the first Mario game on the system, and the final scene of the final Mario game on the system, both take place in this location.
2112
Promotional photo from Nintendo Power showing Mario being exhausted after playing too much Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix.
2113
In the code of Super Mario Strikers, the unlockable robotic Super Team has a cryptic comment calling them the "only thing mattering right now". What this might mean is unknown.
2114
In Super Mario Maker, official accounts existed that used a picture instead of a Mii, one of which was Bowser's account. However, internally, even these accounts had Miis assigned to them. Here is Bowser's official Mii, extracted from the game's files. His name is Ethan.
2115
@DanielF9129 Here are the rest of the official Miis! Thank you very much for your inquiry!
2116
DiC Entertainment original production artwork for the Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoon, depicting King Koopa with no mouth. During production, King Koopa's mouth would sometimes be animated on a separate layer, leaving the base layer looking like this.
2117
The Italian version of Mario Party 9 introduces a visual pun absent from all other languages. In Italian, the "Reverse Minigame" event is called "!ocoiginiM", which is literally "Minigioco!", Italian for "Minigame!", spelled backwards to show it has been reversed.
2118
The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book indicates that the butterfly in the Lost Kingdom that produces a Power Moon when hit may actually be the adult form of the Tropical Wiggler, i.e. a Tropical Flutter.
2119
In Super Mario 64, Spindrift enemies have small, surprised-looking mouths. Development files for the game show they originally had smiling mouths. The smiling mouths are still present in the finished version, merely overwritten with the final texture, and can be restored (right).
2120
In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario has drastically different expressions when climbing up a pole compared to climbing down. When climbing up, Mario is visibly happy. However, when climbing down, his joy suddenly turns to anger.
2121
Nintendo VIP 24:7 was a mid-2000s Nintendo of Europe rewards program, similar to the later Club Nintendo. One premium downloadable wallpaper from that service featured a hallway with a Toad eating the wallpaper, for an unknown reason.
2122
Doors of Doom is a completely luck-based minigame in Mario Party 4 that is home to some of the most absurdly low probabilities in a Mario game. The chance of getting the highest possible score is less than 1 in 1 billion, or 0.00000009%. Details in image.
2123
Inspired by this post, reader @tomato_modest attempted to beat the known legitimate world record and was able to do so, with the new record being 15 doors! Congratulations!
2124
One of the 1996 officially licensed Mario quiz cards depicts Mario's father.
2125
Promotional photo of Shigeru Miyamoto with a Mario plush, taken for a 1995 interview with the British Super Play magazine, isolated from the magazine layout.
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