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In Donkey Kong 64, if a Kong plays an instrument while sliding off a ledge into water, the game will lag immensely and produce harsh, corrupted noise for the duration of the instrument scene, whereupon it will return to normal as though nothing happened. (Warning: loud sound.)
427
Ever since Waluigi's first appearance up to the present day, he has been extremely consistently depicted with exactly 12 teeth in all official artwork and all in-game models except one. Waluigi's Mario Kart DS model (bottom right) depicts him with 16 teeth instead.
428
In Super Mario World, standing less than 20 pixels away from Ludwig makes Mario immune to his fireball attack.
429
The subtitle in the logo for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is written in Times New Roman. Since serif typefaces are uncommon for Mario franchise logos, and Times New Roman is not used in any other Mario game logo, it is possible this was a deliberate joke on the word "time".
430
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, one of Piranha Plant's taunts ends in it displaying a grin (top left). This expression is achieved using a perspective trick; by moving the camera we can see that the teeth on the side of the model not facing the screen are enlarged for the effect.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario has a unique finger-snapping animation when next to the trumpet and guitar players before recruiting them (left). After the band is formed, he will only perform his regular dance (right) and the snapping can never again be seen on the same save file.
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Before being finalized as stone statues, the Jaxis in the Sand Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey were planned to be living cat/sphinx-like creatures, as seen in the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book. The speaker on the right is a reference to the Message Block from Super Mario World.
433
In Super Mario 64 DS, if Yoshi swallows a portable crate, he will produce a cubical egg. Running the game at a resolution higher than possible on original hardware allows us to see the egg in high definition.
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When played on a SNES, Donkey Kong Country 3 has an extremely small chance to accidentally misidentify itself as an illegitimate copy, bringing up this screen on startup. This is due to the console's RAM being randomized upon startup. Details in image.
435
The extremely rare Big Yoshi artwork, previously believed to have only been used in Japanese media, has been found on the cover of Games Unlimited, a 1997 British amateur print publication. The search for the original high-resolution render of Big Yoshi continues.
436
Two test messages found in the files of Mario Party Superstars. One is regular but spoken by "Plincess Peach" with an "L". The other is spoken by "キノピオ" (Toad's Japanese name) and is nearly identical, except Toad appears to scream in the middle of the message.
437
Due to an oversight in Super Mario Galaxy, the base of the Honey Queen's stinger is designated as a grabbable ledge. With a precise jump, Mario or Luigi can grab it and pull themselves up, ending up completely inside the Honey Queen's body.
438
A 1990 licensed Japanese guide for Super Mario World depicts Yoshi with an extremely large saddle/shell that, in some cases, gives him an appearance close to that of a Koopa Troopa.
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In Version 3.0.0 of Super Mario Maker 2, putting on the Goomba Mask causes all Koopa Troopa Car drivers to fall asleep immediately, including in mid-air after driving off a ledge.
440
The Nintendo Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker contains an unused model called "Stalker", which depicts a simplistic cube-shaped creature holding a knife. This was likely a test version of an enemy that was planned to be added to the Nintendo Switch port.
441
Extremely rare officially licensed 1992 Super Mario World Wiggler plush from Japan. This is the only plush of Wiggler that is based on his sprite, which has a round head, instead of his official artwork, which has prominent cheeks.
442
In Luigi's Mansion 3, Peach has "eyes on the back of her eyes", i.e. an additional pair of irises on the back side of her eyeballs, looking inside her skull. Details in image.
443
Due to a programming oversight, when playing the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3 on original SNES hardware, there is a chance that the game will be in debug mode, giving Mario free access to all power-ups at any time by pressing Select. Details in image.
444
In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Captain Toad can defeat Boos by shining his headlamp at them. However, he is even more powerful in Super Mario Galaxy, where Boos die immediately upon touching him, regardless of whether he is shining his light at them.
445
In Super Mario Odyssey, if a captured Cheep Cheep is brought over to Lakitu, who is fishing, Lakitu will say "I can't fish under these conditions!", which ironically implies that Lakitu is bothered by the presence of fish while he is trying to fish.
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The data of Super Mario RPG contains an unused purple Bahamutt-like enemy with sunglasses, which appears to be a hybrid between Bahamutt and Boshi. The decision to combine them may have been due to both being related to Yoshi through their Japanese names (Doshi and Washi).
447
In 2000, the official Nintendo of America site featured an April Fools' Day article claiming that Lickitung can evolve into Luigi in Pokémon Red and Blue by turning the Game Boy upside down (highlighted). In 2013, a Pokémon that actually evolves this way was introduced (right).
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Production photo of a factory worker checking whether Super Mario Bros. 3 cartridges will start in a Famicom. In 1988, every manufactured copy of a Nintendo game was still tested manually for errors. The worker is using both hands to operate two Famicoms for maximum efficiency.
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Concept art for the Skeleton Suit from the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book, detailing Mario's individual bones and offering various options for the appearance of his eyes. In the finished game, Mario has no eyes and his nose and mustache were added to the design (right).
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Extremely rare officially licensed 2002 "Bowser sitting on a chair with an apple" figurine from Japan. It is actually based on the Fruits of Doom minigame from Mario Party 4, but the lack of context provided by the figurine makes it seemingly depict Bowser having a peaceful meal.
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