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In Super Mario World, if two shell-less Koopa Troopas enter the same shell at the same time, they will merge into a single Koopa Troopa.
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Donkey Kong 64 contains an obscure hint function that is ostensibly intended to help players who fail to make progress in any specific level. However, the requirements to activate it are absurd, such as pausing the game 1501 times in a row or crouching for 4 hours straight.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, whenever Mario opens the closet found inside the Odyssey, there is one frame where the model of Mario used to preview costumes is displayed outside the change menu, resulting in two Marios in the scene. During this frame, the mirror reflects only darkness.
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According to Donkey Kong 64 creative director George Andreas, Shigeru Miyamoto personally designed Donkey Kong's coconut gun (bottom right) after being shocked at the pre-release version's realistic gun design (top right).
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In Super Paper Mario, Tippi appears as an abstract geometrical butterfly without a face. To make her more expressive, the official Super Mario-kun manga adaptation of Super Paper Mario completely redesigned her to be more in line with regular Mario series character designs.
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The Mario game that can be beaten the fastest is Super Mario Bros. 3, which can be completed in 19 frames, or 0.316 seconds, by pressing buttons very quickly during startup to execute unintended code. Below is every frame from starting up the game to finishing it.
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The US version of Diddy Kong Racing contains an inaccessible Japanese language setting in the files. If the code is modified to activate it, it is revealed that all it does is replace text with the word "Japanese" in English.
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In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the optional boss Bonetail has empty eye sockets (top). However, the game's data contains an unused version of Bonetail's facial texture that features a glowing blue eye (bottom). A mock-up of how this would appear in-game is provided.
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When Bowser attacks Peach's Castle in the beginning of Super Mario Galaxy, the Toads start panicking. However, some Toads remain loaded outside the playable area who continue their cheerful festival animations. Note the sounds of destruction and screaming Toads in the background.
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The officially licensed Super Mario Knife is an object that appears to be so rare that it is possible it was never actually released, as the only documentation on it comes from secondary sources. A cancellation of the product was possible due to its potentially dangerous nature.
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As seen in the new trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, everything in the Bowser's Fury adventure is cat-themed. One very minor instance of this seen in the background of a shot is that even the birds in this world are still cat-themed.
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In the beginning segment of Luigi's Mansion 3, Luigi gets a disturbed look when near the hotel staff (left). The animation of him noticing the ghosts can only be seen during that segment and includes him going through several expressions in half a second (right).
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In Super Mario Sunshine, if Mario's hat is stolen in Pinna Park, he will take damage from the heat, even during conversations. Talking to the Great Sunflower during this can lead to an ironic scene of Mario dying from sun stroke while being told the sunshine "feels lovely".
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Development files for Super Mario Advance contain voice samples of Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad laughing in unusual, possibly intentionally odd-sounding ways. It is unknown what these clips would have been used for.
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Unlicensed bedazzled shirt using Waluigi's official artwork for Mario Hoops 3-on-3, found in Arizona. Also note the unlicensed Monopoly branding partially visible behind the price tag.
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In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, a paper reading "XD3R-B8HH-9ZR2-FL16" can be found in W5-1. To this day, the purpose of this message remains unknown. Despite being in the right format, it is not a valid code for any Nintendo service. If it is encrypted, the code is yet unsolved.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, the Moe-Eyes in the Sand Kingdom always turn to look directly at Mario, no matter how far away he is from them. They are the only NPCs to exhibit this behavior.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, when Mario is capturing an enemy, he assumes a special open-mouthed model which uses 10 control points to deform (samples on the right). The extreme nature of the resulting deformations is likely why Nintendo decided to disable Snapshot Mode during this.
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Scene featuring Yoshi's mother from the official Japanese guide for the puzzle game "Yoshi" for the Famicom. Out of all interpretations of Yoshi's mother seen in various media, this one may be the most legitimate due to Shigeru Miyamoto being involved in the creation of the book.
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In New Super Mario Bros., every power-up has a unique ID. Attempting to collect a power-up with an unused ID by modifying the code sometimes results in unique behaviors, such as Mario beginning to grow and not stopping until the game crashes due to his model being too large.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Mario's height is constant regardless of outfit. Here is a comparison of him wearing flip-flops and being barefoot; note the equal height. In other words, whenever Mario puts on shoes, instead of becoming taller, his legs become shorter to compensate.
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Waluigi disguised as Dr. Mario from a 2007 multi-part Dr. Mario manga.
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As part of a charity campaign in 2013, Nintendo of Europe put up Mario decals at the Princess Elisabeth Children’s Hospital in Ghent, Belgium. Each room contained a singular piece of Mario artwork positioned above the examination table in the manner depicted.
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Peach's Castle Grounds act as metaphorical bookends on the entirety of the Nintendo 64 library of Mario games. The first scene of the first Mario game on the system, and the final scene of the final Mario game on the system, both take place in this location.
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In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Grand Prix rank is calculated with a complex formula that awards points for player performance. However, the formula also gives free bonus points simply for playing as certain characters, with Bowser getting the most and Yoshi getting none.
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