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In the data of Super Mario Sunshine, an unused object named "kinopio_sunmegane.bmd", which translates to "Toad sunglasses", can be found. Here is a mock-up of what a Toad would look like if the sunglasses were used in-game.
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In the second Midbus battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a cake, donut and meat appear as part of the battle. While they do not act, their stats in the code designate them as some of the most powerful entities in the Mario universe, with every stat being maxed out.
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Mario toy dressed in a custom-knitted Goomba sweater, used as a decoration at the Nintendo booth at Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany.
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There exists an official depiction of Christianity in the Mario universe. The 1987 officially licensed Super Mario Bros. sticker called "Prayer Power" features Peach using a cross to ward off a Hammer Bro.
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Behind-the-scenes photos of the creation process of the Yoshi mascot suit used in various North American commercials. Left: rough pieces of foam are fitted onto a frame; middle: the foam is trimmed to a smooth shape; right: an outer layer of felt and extra details are added.
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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.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario briefly appears inordinately angry or annoyed every time he has to climb a ledge. This is usually hidden from the player due to the camera normally seeing Mario from behind when he climbs a ledge, but can be seen in Snapshot Mode.
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Illustration of Donkey Kong performing a breakdance from the Chilean official Club Nintendo magazine, used for a Donkey Kong Country soundtrack CD giveaway promotion.
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In Super Mario 64, Mario's health is not restored when entering a course. By precisely timing fire damage, it is possible to enter Lethal Lava Land with 0 health. Mario will play the entering animation as normal, but die immediately upon touching the ground.
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In Level 5-4 of Yoshi's Island, two Georgette Jelly enemies are positioned a specific distance from each other so that if Yoshi spits a Shy Guy into the space between the two, the Shy Guy will bounce between them indefinitely.
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In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it is possible to have 100% completion on a save file retroactively and permanently revoked, turning a perfect save file into an imperfect one forever, simply by losing 8 lives in a level. Details in image.
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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.
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In Super Mario 64, the collision detection of the lava inside the volcano in Lethal Lava Land is not aligned properly with its visual position, being slightly below it. This allows Mario to stand, crawl, and even fall asleep in lava at the edges of some platforms.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an extremely difficult-to-catch piece of foreshadowing that requires a player to go out of the way to visit an area ahead of time and look for a discrepancy in partner comments that reveals that one of them knows more than the others.
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Nintendo Magazine System, the official Nintendo magazine of Australia, had a tradition of showcasing at least one piece of reader-submitted artwork each issue where Sonic the Hedgehog was assaulted by Mario franchise characters. Here are some typical examples.
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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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Although this is hidden by the objects they are holding, the three Marios in the title screen of Super Mario 3D All-Stars are each showing one of the Rock-Paper-Scissors hand signs, completing the set. The hand poses can be seen within the respective games.
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At the end of Super Mario Land 2, Wario loses his hat and appears bald despite being depicted with visible hair when he is wearing the hat (top). A Super Mario Land 2 manga explains that Wario's hair is a wig attached to his hat (bottom).
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Previously, I have posted about the enigmatic "Stop Watch" character, an animate version of the Stop Watch item from Super Mario Bros. 2 that appeared in a few licensed works. Reader @RealSplatJam discovered that it likely originated from a misinterpretation of the game's manual.
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The German version of Mario Party 5 hints at a secret romantic relationship between Princess Daisy and Wario. While a team made up of the two is called "Mismatched Pair" in the English version, the German version calls it "Heimlich Liebende", which translates to "secret lovers".
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In Yoshi's Island, whenever Yoshi eats a Fuzzy, he expels a cloud of gas behind him. Despite appearing to merely be a visual effect, the gas is actually lethal to enemies.
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In Super Mario 64, punching Big Goombas seemingly does nothing. However, internally, it actually activates their "mark_goomba_as_dead()" function, so they exist in a state where the game considers them already dead. Leaving and coming back will cause them to not respawn.
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During the Mr. L battle in Chapter 4-4 of Super Paper Mario, if Mario grabs Mr. L, switches into 3D, throws him into 3D space, and switches back into 2D, Mr. L has no ways of attacking Mario or returning to 2D. Effectively, Mr. L is trapped in the third dimension indefinitely.
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A 1994 French documentary on Nintendo showed concept art for Super Mario Bros., containing a sprite of "Thinking Mario" which was not used in the final game. I have attempted to recreate Thinking Mario's sprite from the footage with both the pre-release and final palettes.
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Due to their objects containing crucial code, every scene in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains either Mario, Peach or Bowser. If the characters are not visible in the scene, they are simply hidden off-screen (note Mario and Peach in the darkness below the scenes).
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