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In Super Mario 64, an oversight in the code results in the texture for one of the Scuttlebug enemy's eyes being mirrored along the wrong axis, giving it a lopsided appearance (left). By loading the model correctly, we can see what the eyes were intended to look like (right).
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In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, whenever Mario runs for a few seconds, he will shift into a slightly faster speed. During this, there is a 1/18 chance of his animation becoming glitched so that he rotates his leg 360° through his body.
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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.
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In the Nintendo Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Goombas have a unique smiling model based on their sprite from the Game Boy versions (right). Goombas are only seen from the front in-game; here the model is shown from multiple angles.
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Promotional image of an official Toad Mii in Miitomo, posted in 2016 on Nintendo's official Japanese LINE account.
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The intro to the North American version of New Super Mario Bros. Wii starts with the message "Today is Princess Peach's birthday!" (left). For an unknown reason, this was changed in the European version to sound less enthusiastic (right).
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In Luigi's Mansion, if Luigi is interrupted while picking up an item by a call from E. Gadd, instead of turning around, he will morph between his picking-up animation (left) and the call answering animation (right) by turning inside-out.
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The Game Boy version of Dr. Mario becomes unplayable upon reaching Level 28, as Dr. Mario himself simply fails to appear on screen, causing the round to never start.
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions contains an extremely tiny, barely visible Pikachu. Details in image.
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In the international version of Mario Party 2, the ending to Western Land has Bowser and the winning character shoot corks at each other from toy guns. However, in the original Japanese version, they appear to shoot each other with actual bullets fired from real guns.
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In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario's skeleton is visible when he is hit by electricity, remaining in the same pose Mario was when hit. However, unused data exists showing it falling apart and scattering on the floor (right), suggesting the animation was originally much more gruesome.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, all partners shrink by 8% of their height whenever Mario swaps them in. The only way to see the true height of a partner is to enter a room with that partner already out, or during cutscenes. Details in image.
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Development files for Super Mario World contain sprites for Mario moving towards and away from the camera. He does so by assuming a unique transitional state between Small Mario and Super Mario, which is shown here in the middle alongside the two standard forms.
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Aftermath of a Bowser Event mistakenly turning all players into Wario, from a Mario Party 4 manga.
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In the code of Super Mario Maker, names for five unused Costume Mario transformations remain. Below is a list of them and what they most likely would have turned Mario into.
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In Mario Kart Wii, the Battle menu shows two balloons and a coin. However, there are actually three balloons; one is simply 1/100 the size of the others. This is due to balloons always coming in threes and the developers deciding that shrinking it was easier than deleting it.
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Illustration from documents handed out at the 2014 Nintendo Game Seminar, appearing to depict Super Mario 3D World concept art. The artwork suggests that the Cloud Flower from Super Mario Galaxy 2 was intended to be in the game and that Cat Luigi was originally based on a tiger.
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When Mario normally dismounts Yoshi in Super Mario Galaxy 2, Yoshi will wait briefly before teleporting away in an egg (left). However, dismounting Yoshi before the pole leading to the final boss fight results in Yoshi waving goodbye to Mario and not teleporting away (right).
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The official Prima guide for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story contains unique low-resolution artwork that depicts early designs of some enemies. Here are the enemies where the artwork is different from the finished game, with the art on the left and the sprite on the right.
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A developer oversight in Paper Mario: Color Splash can result in Mario being locked into a battle that he can only escape from by using up all his cards, which in the worst-case scenario takes up to 99 turns of watching Mario shrug as his attack misses. Details in image.
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Super Mario 64 contains unused code for throwing MIPS the rabbit, including a unique animation of him falling onto the floor and getting back up. In the finished version of the game, this was replaced by Mario carefully setting MIPS down instead of throwing him.
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According to the manual for Mario Party, Luigi is smarter than Mario.
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Behind-the-scenes photo from the production of the 2002 commercial for Super Mario Advance 3, showing the Yoshi mascot actor sitting between takes. Yoshi is never shown sitting in the commercial as this deforms the suit, causing him to appear more bloated than intended.
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If Tubba Blubba catches Mario while chasing him in Paper Mario, Mario is supposed to flee. However, using Bow's Outta Sight move will confuse Tubba Blubba, making him leave the battle. An even more obscure interaction is that rubbing Repel Gel on Mario achieves the same effect.
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In Super Mario Galaxy 2, if Mario or Luigi are riding Yoshi and enter first-person view, there will be a single frame after returning from first-person view where their hands and most of their faces are not rendered.
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