2101
In the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros., Mario displays a victory sign when finishing a level (left). However, inside the game's data are 10 unused alternate versions of this pose, all using an inverted clothing palette with a blue cap (right).
2102
Illustration on the packaging of a 2014 licensed "Wario with Mystery Accessory" figure. While the figure itself has Wario's regular face, the illustration shows him without rings around his eyes and with a nose that is not red, bringing his facial color scheme closer to Mario's.
2103
Messages that appear in Donkey Kong Country 2 (left) and Donkey Kong Country 3 (right) when the games detect devices attempting to create unlawful copies of them. Both games use their respective Game Over graphics for the messages.
2104
Extremely rare official art of Mario with an irregularly-shaped mouth, found in the booklet included with the 1988 Japanese official "Fantastic World of Super Mario Bros. 3" remix album.
2105
The vinyl version of the soundtrack to the 1986 anime film The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach (left) is packaged with an informative sleeve that is positioned in such a way as to cover up Luigi entirely (right).
2106
Licensed 1992 Mario mugs featuring Mario saying "Two teas please" and "One lump or two?"
2107
The only instance of the same character being selectable by multiple competitors in the Mario Party series is in Mario Party 10. Using only one amiibo (say, Mario) during "amiibo Party", the human player plays as a plastic Mario toy while the CPU plays as cardboard Mario cutouts.
2108
Behind-the-scenes photo of the Donkey Kong mascot costume and kart used in the production of the North American commercial for Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
2109
Beta screenshot of Super Mario Sunshine with extremely low-polygon Pianta models.
2110
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Lubba usually has a mouth, which is visible in all official art and during normal gameplay (left). However, going into first-person view around Lubba makes his mouth completely disappear (right).
2111
Illustration from GamePro magazine accompanying a report of Sega planning to release games on the Game Boy Color. According to GamePro, this was "hard to believe", shown by Mario's disbelief in the image.
2112
Unused image from the files of Super Mario 3D Land. It appears to be nearly identical to an image sent to the Wii Message Board by Super Mario Galaxy 2, except for a heart that has been added next to Mario.
2113
During the introduction scene of the Apes of Wrath minigame in Mario Party 7, Mario's eyes become misaligned for several frames.
2114
Mario illustration from the British Mean Machines magazine.
2115
Paper Mario contains mipmaps of some textures, or low-resolution versions meant to speed up rendering of faraway objects. However, these are never used; the high-resolution versions are displayed at all times, likely due to the simplistic graphics making optimization unnecessary.
2116
The Skulking Around museum level in Yoshi's Crafted World contains a somewhat hidden exhibit: an armless Yoshi statue that can only be seen when the intruder alarm is active. By targeting its plaque, the camera will focus on it. It can also be seen from behind on the flip side.
2117
Illustration of Mario with a short beard in addition to his mustache for a feature on beards in video games from the Russian GameLand magazine.
2118
The cover of the Nintendo Crisis Management Manual, which according to Nintendo of Japan's website is the size of a business card so all employees carry it with them at all times.
2119
The "Special Episode" DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker contains new, unique illustrations used in the book menu between levels, as in the base game. However, the data for the DLC also contains these two illustrations that are not used.
2120
Rare pieces of official art for Super Mario Bros. depicting enemies from behind.
2121
In 2014, the Japanese Club Nintendo offered a set of Dr. Luigi-themed microfiber screen cleaning cloths as a reward for members. The package included a special message in English, along with a custom Club Nintendo logo depicting a Luigi cap instead of the usual Mario cap.
2122
Cover illustrations for unauthorized clones of the Donkey Kong arcade for Commodore systems. Left: Anirog Kong for Commodore 64, right: Crazy Kong for the unexpanded Commodore VIC-20.
2123
Mario at the second Granollers Video Game Contest in Catalonia, 1998.
2124
Illustration from the Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out guide.
2125
Illustrations of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad from the packaging of unlicensed South Korean Mario-themed pastels and watercolors.
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