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Promotional photo from Nintendo Power showing Mario being exhausted after playing too much Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix.
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Ending screen exclusive to the 1994 rerelease of Mario Teaches Typing (absent from the original 1992 release).
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Officially licensed Bob-omb and Bullet Bill paper towel dispensers from Japan, designed in such a way that the towels resemble the smoke that is usually emitted from these enemies.
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I have previously posted about how Mario will talk in cutscenes in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door if no partners are present, however, he will only say an error message. I have since discovered that in this particular cutscene, Mario will in fact talk when Koops is unloaded.
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Between the releases of the original Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. and the international versions, Mario and Luigi have been made slightly taller, while Kirby has been made slightly shorter. These are the only characters whose sizes are location-dependent.
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In Mario Superstar Baseball, every captain has four possible team names and logos: one default, one when most of the team members match the captain's type, and two special ones only used when the team includes four particular players. Below are all logos with their requirements.
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According to Yoshi's Island DS, Mario, Luigi and Wario are "Star Children" who are said to possess "an extraordinary amount of power", while Waluigi is not. This makes Waluigi fundamentally different and potentially inferior to the other three.
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey book details a concept, unused in the finished game, whereby Mario would witness a character's development throughout the story. In this concept, Mario would see a boy buy a trumpet, practice, and eventually become a famous musician.
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At release, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate contained a glitch whereby jumping as Bowser with both Superspicy Curry and a Screw Attack active would cause him to assume a T-pose while facing away from the screen, in addition to deforming his feet. This has been patched in Version 3.0.
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In Super Mario Galaxy, if during his battles, Bowser stomps in such a way that he hits a raised platform on the planetoid at a specific angle (top left), he will ricochet (top right) and continue flying off into space indefinitely (bottom), requiring the level to be restarted.
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The writing for Tetris Attack is unique in giving Yoshi a very serious personality he has not had before or since, speaking in a manner reminiscent of typical fantasy game heroes.
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The Spike Traps in the Super Mario World underwater style in the Super Mario Maker games are actually Sea Urchins from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, which are based on the Gordos from Kirby's Dream Land. Thus, they are a Mario version of a Zelda version of a Kirby enemy.
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Extremely rare 1993 "Cursed King of Pipe Land" plushie from Japan. In the Super Mario All-Stars version of SMB3, the king of Pipe Land is transformed into a Yoshi. As he is only seen for a few seconds, this is one of the most obscure characters receiving official merchandise.
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Unique artwork of Mario in three different beach outfits, found only on an extremely rare officially licensed 1991 Super Mario Bros. towel.
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In 2016, Nintendo trademarked the Super Mario Bros. coin sound. Below is the trademark application document, which provides official sheet music for the sound.
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Comparison of the size/resolution of Paper Mario's sprites over time. From left to right: Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Paper Mario, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Paper Mario: The Origami King.
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The internal graphics file for Mario in Mario Pinball Land is laid out in an elegant manner that allows the game to animate Mario by scrolling it in various directions. To move Mario back and forth, the graphic moves horizontally, to rotate him, it moves vertically.
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Game & Watch Gallery 3 contains a bizarre unused graphic of two characters, possibly stylized versions of Mario and Luigi, carrying a Pikachu in a manner usually used for animals being prepared to be roasted over a fire.
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In Mario Party 8, every playable character can turn into Bowser by using a Bowser Candy item. For Boo, an unused version of his Bowser form exists in the game's files. The one used in the game is on the left, the unused one on the right.
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According to the Art of Super Mario Odyssey book, the original concept for the game's title sequence intended for it to convey a feeling of despair after Mario loses Peach in the intro, as the camera slowly zooms out to reveal him being completely alone before the logo appears.
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Live-action segment of Mario taking a smoke break, from a promotional VHS tape for the Japanese Famitsu magazine.
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Super Mario 64's original release featured an asymmetrical M emblem on Mario's hat, the only instance of this in a 3D Mario game. Now, with the release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, the emblem was retroactively changed to be symmetrical, equalizing its appearance across all games.
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In Super Paper Mario, it is possible to "bully" Mr. L by stealing his drinks. When his health is low, Mr. L attempts to restore it with a Shroom Shake. By using Thoreau, Mario can grab the Shroom Shake out of Mr. L's hands and add it to his own inventory.
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Development files for Super Mario World contain graphics for the "block dancer", a simplistic egg-like creature that would dance on a row of blocks. Nothing else is known about it, as it appears only a single time in a file from July 12, 1990 and is never seen again.
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The Koopa Bros. from Paper Mario are a clear reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, however, in most versions it is limited to their visual design. The German version takes it further and gives them names that parody the TMNT: Citronello, Melanzano, Pomodoro and Asparago.
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