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In Super Mario Bros., stomping a Bullet Bill in a precise position in Level 6-3 will cause it to become suspended in mid-air. Jumping on top of it will make it descend extremely slowly while Mario performs a dance-like motion.
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In the downtown area of Wet-Dry World in Super Mario 64, if Mario is positioned at the base of these trees, then A is held and B is pressed rapidly, Mario will quickly perform his dive animation while automatically spinning in a circle.
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The Wii U version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 features exclusive Nintendo costumes for each fighter, with some fighters appearing similar to a hyperrealistic stylization of Mario characters when wearing them.
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In Yoshi's Island, a glitch can delay the Naval Piranha battle by 25 minutes. If Yoshi is underwater when he approaches Naval Piranha, there is a chance that Kamek's theme will play, but Kamek himself will only appear 25 minutes later to start the boss cutscene (details below).
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The name of the 1-Up Mushroom from the Mario series can be traced back to a 1963 pinball machine, which used the phrasing "1st player up" to indicate the player's turn. Over time, this morphed into associating the phrase "1up" with extra lives. Details in image.
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Production photo taken during the recording of the North American commercial for Super Smash Bros.
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In Super Mario 64 DS, it is possible to cause the Chill Bully boss to self-destruct by making it stand on a crate. This disables its self-preservation AI, causing it to walk off the edge of the arena and die.
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In Luigi's Mansion 3, ghosts board up the entrance to the hotel, which gives the reason for why Luigi can't leave (left). However, approaching the door after the battle shows the boards and chains have disappeared (right), meaning Luigi would be free to leave, but chooses not to.
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In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario will not fall asleep if close to a wall; however, due to backs of furniture counting as walls, he won't sleep in some locations where it would be reasonable. He will not sleep on a bench or on a couch, but he will sleep on the floor or on a table.
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The textures for the snow sculpture ground tile decorations for the New Super Mario Bros. U theme of Super Mario Maker 2, extracted from the game's files. At night, the snow pile turns into a Goomba and Peach turns into Luigi.
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In Super Paper Mario, a design appears inside Count Bleck's cape when he performs magic. Extracting it from the files (middle) shows it is identical to the design on the Thousand-Year Door pedestal in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, hinting at a connection between the two.
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The Mario planet from Toy Time Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy is not an accurate recreation of the Small Mario sprite from Super Mario Bros., but a slightly larger, distorted version of it. Left: planet in-game, middle: interpretation of planet as sprite, right: original sprite.
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Shigeru Miyamoto with his personal collection of Mario memorabilia in 1995. I had previously posted a black-and-white version of this photo in 2018, however, this higher-resolution color version of it has recently surfaced.
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A follow-up to the recent post about the rare artwork of Toad and Yoshi holding hands: reader @_Kingboomber_ has faithfully recreated the artwork by tracing over the original scan for those who wished for a high-quality version of it. Thank you very much for your excellent work!
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The Yoshi Doll in the Nintendo Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening cannot be seen up close in-game. Here is its model, extracted from the game's files, from various angles.
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Officially licensed 1992 Japanese plush of the Mega Mole enemy from Super Mario World. The toy interprets the light coloration on the sprite's cheek, likely intended to be simple shading (left), as blush marks instead (right).
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I apologize for an error in the previous Tweet. I have been informed that the object Wario turns into is not a copy of the Final Destination sun, but an original sun-like object made up of Wario-Man particle effects. The original Tweet was deleted; a corrected version is below.
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Toadette's transformation into Peachette upon collecting a crown in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe may be a reference to Yoshi's ability to transform into Mario, Luigi and Wario by picking up their hats in Super Mario 64 DS.
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Illustration for the sentence "It is fun to sit on the pig" from the PC version of the educational game Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters.
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From a Christmas-themed comic in the Dutch Club Nintendo magazine.
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Concept art of unused expressions for several characters in Mario Strikers Charged.
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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).
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In Super Mario 64 DS, if Yoshi eats a baby penguin, it will say it doesn't taste good (middle). However, the penguin has a second message in the code, calling Yoshi a monster that eats naughty kids (right); there is no known way to activate it in-game (shown here with hacks).
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Luigi refusing to be vaccinated in one of a set of educational Mario quiz cards.
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In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, passing between Fury Bowser's legs while riding Plessie will give Mario a free Super Bell.
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