1551
Normally, Boos in Super Mario 64 move around in a slow and continuous manner. However, this particular Boo in Big Boo's Haunt has the ability to instantly teleport behind Mario on rare occasions. Below are two consecutive frames of gameplay.
1552
In Super Mario Bros. 3, the faint outlines of items in the sky in Level 1-1 are randomly generated every time the level is entered.
1554
In Tetris Attack, the cutscene of meeting Bowser plays an uncharacteristically lengthy and imposing piece of music called "The Place Where Evil Sleeps". This is actually the original Panel de Pon's final boss theme, downgraded to playing only in this short cutscene.
1555
The 8-Bit Mario Cap outfit in Super Mario Odyssey (right) is based on the Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary 8-Bit Mario Modern Color amiibo (left). However, the model is not entirely faithful: there is a pixel missing from the tip of Mario's mustache, directly under his eye.
1556
Signs at "Pirates of the Marioland", an arcade in Ko Samui, Thailand. The arcade is operating without licensing from either Nintendo or Disney.
1557
A pre-release screenshot of Paper Mario shows a bed without a blanket (left). In the finished game, all Toad House beds have blankets (middle). By modifying the game's code, we can see what Mario sleeping in the bed would look like if the blanket were removed (right).
1558
When exiting the Mushroom Shop in Mario Party, the camera quickly rotates past a corkboard. For a few frames during this, a wanted poster of Bowser is visible where Bowser is drawn with square, human-like teeth. On the right is the texture extracted from the game's data.
1559
Completing the Special World in Super Mario World results in, among other changes, some enemies assuming alternate forms (left column). However, two forms were added exclusively to the Super Mario Advance 2 version that were absent from the original (middle and right columns).
1560
During the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns in Europe in 2010, select video game stores in the United Kingdom ran a promotion where 20 visitors per store could get the game for free in exchange for a bunch of bananas. Below is an excerpt from the news coverage at the time.
1561
The Shogun Studios area in Paper Mario: The Origami King is based on a real-world Japanese theme park called Edo Wonderland, with some explicit references like the Japanese name or the House of Tricky Ninjas. Details in image.
1562
The files of Mario Kart Arcade GP include this unused smiling Toad model. Its location in the code suggests it was intended to not be merely track decoration, but an interactive object, or even a usable item.
1563
The title screen for Yoshi on the NES contains four different versions of Baby Yoshi across the versions, one unused. Below is a showcase of the sprites and where they appear.
1564
The Fishin' Boo is an enemy that appeared in Super Mario World and has always been considered a ghost (Super Mario Encyclopedia entry, left). However, defeating a Fishin' Boo in Super Mario Run using a Super Star shows it is merely a Toad-like character wearing a sheet (right).
1565
Both Super Mario Maker (top row) and Super Mario Odyssey (bottom row) contain sprites of a mustached Bowser carrying Peach in the style of Super Mario Bros., but drawn slightly differently. Here is a comparison of the two. Super Mario Odyssey also includes a unique "skid" pose.
1566
From a normal distance, the eyes of Piantas in Super Mario Sunshine appear to be simple black pupils. Zooming in, we can see they are actually dark gray irises with barely-visible black pupils.
1567
Promotional photo of Charles Martinet laughing next to official artwork of Mario for Mario Party 9, from the UK Official Nintendo Magazine.
1568
The signatures of some people involved in the creation of Mario games contain Mario-inspired elements. Details in image.
1569
In Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, Luigi's new, redrawn Super Mario World sprites have an unused palette that gives him Mario's colors.
1570
Textures used for the Thwomps' facial expressions in Mario Kart 64. Note that the caged, seemingly green Thwomp in the Bowser's Castle course actually uses the same blue textures as the other Thwomps, and is merely lit with stark yellow lighting to appear green.
1571
Super Mario Advance 4's data includes unused victory poses for all forms of Mario and Luigi, intended to be displayed after beating a level. In the finished game, Mario and Luigi simply quickly walk offscreen after completing a level without striking a pose.
1572
A peculiar stylistic choice that recurs throughout Mario media is hairy hearts. Wario's heart in Wario World, Tubba Blubba's heart in Paper Mario and Sluggy the Unshaven's heart in Yoshi's Island all have hair.
1573
Star Yoshi is a form Yoshi can take in the game Yoshi for NES and Game Boy. It is simply Yoshi with a star floating next to him (left). However, a manga based on the game reimagines Star Yoshi as a giant Godzilla-type monster (right).
1574
The final level of Mini-Game Island in Mario Party has the player compete against Toad in the Slot Car Derby game. If Toad wins this game, the screen fades out without a message. However, hacking the game to remove that effect reveals that Toad's victory message is "ALL WINS!"
1575
One change added to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door when it was localized from Japanese was polite shopkeepers. In the original version, they do not thank Mario for his purchases, but in all international versions, "thank you" messages were added for all transactions.
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