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To enter Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64, Mario appears to shrink during a jump and land inside a small cage. However, zooming in reveals that while he does enter the cage, he then falls through it into the ground (note Mario's legs sticking out of the ground on the right).
2127
Mario and Luigi from a German print ad for Mario Bros. on the Atari 2600.
2128
Illustrations from a Japanese guide for Super Mario World.
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In the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 3, if Mario is hit while wearing the Goomba's Shoe (or Kuribo's Shoe), it will turn red while flying off him instead of remaining green. This may have inspired the red coloring of the stiletto in the SMB3 theme of Super Mario Maker.
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In Super Mario 64, only half of a Lakitu's model is displayed when Mario is far enough away; however, which half depends on whether Mario has already approached the Lakitu. If Mario did not yet approach it, only the Lakitu's body is loaded, if he did, only the cloud is loaded.
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Unused sitting sprites for Mario and Pauline, found in the code of Donkey Kong for the NES. These may have been used for an alternate ending scene.
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Promotional photo from a Mario Kart 7 launch event.
2133
Animation frames of Ludwig retreating into and emerging from his shell, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
2134
The PC CD-ROM for Mario is Missing depicts three Marios, which is an odd choice of illustration for a game where Mario is not playable.
2135
In Mario Party, the font of the "PEACH MADE" text around Peach's Birthday Cake appears to be Comic Sans MS Bold or a very similar font.
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Level 2-5 of Donkey Kong Country Returns is decorated with barnacles. Most of them are ordinary; however, after the giant octopus appears, some of them have googly eyes, likely being shocked at the octopus. This is very hard to see at the game's native resolution (left, circled).
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@GoddammitBaz The background was a crumpled sheet of paper with additional arrows and comments; it is provided below. Thank you very much for your inquiry!
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The flight action game Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ for the New Nintendo 3DS contains unlockable aircraft based on Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser, as well as additional designs for them only unlockable with their respective amiibo (marked with "amiibo" in the image).
2139
Due to concerns around spoilers in a post containing end-game details for Luigi's Mansion 3, the post has been deleted. I am now introducing a no-spoilers policy whereby I will not post plot-relevant content for games within 2 months of release. I apologize to everyone affected.
2140
Hidden message found in the code of Super Mario Land 2. Note that no version of the game released around Christmas. Also, the game is one of the few Mario titles where Mario does not save any character, meaning there is no one who could plausibly say "Thank you Mario!" to him.
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NES cartridge containing a prototype version of Super Mario Bros. 2, for company-internal use by Nintendo.
2142
The area lighting specifications in the data of Super Mario Galaxy were never updated if an area was deleted, leading to the lighting file containing names of 34 deleted zones and galaxies. Some, like "ChristmasBattleZone", do not resemble anything found in the finished game.
2143
Frame from a promotional Super Mario World animation shown at the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago.
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It has been brought to my attention that this sprite, as well as other Super Mario Bros. concept sprites, have been previously recreated (with minor differences) by Twitter user @NikoAnesti. I was not aware of this; I apologize for insufficient research. twitter.com/NikoAnesti/sta…
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Earlier today, I have made a Tweet that due to a technical issue, did not contain an image and had to be deleted. Below is an explanation of the situation along with the Tweet as it was intended to be presented.
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An image of Mario being projected onto the side of a building in New York during the GameCube launch on November 18, 2001. To celebrate, Nintendo organized a "Cube Club" event with celebrity guest Lil' Kim.
2147
A piece of official artwork for Mario Party 4 contains an error where the "Γ" symbol on Waluigi's glove is mirrored. Since the "Γ" used on his hat and his gloves are identical, how this error could occur is unknown. An example of the glove being rendered correctly is provided.
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In Super Mario World, entering Star World 3 with Yoshi and following any three moving objects to the goal (left) will result in the Lakitu suddenly vanishing (right) due to the game running out of sprite memory. While normally Lakitu respawns, it never returns in this scenario.
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Hidden stone Luigi statue found in Level 8-1 of New Super Luigi U.
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Mario reference in the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit. Lerna Lotte, one of the characters hosting the game's tutorials, shows off her painting of Mario to decorate one of the Labo creations, the Toy-Con Motorbike.
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