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  1. In World 3-7 of Yoshi’s Island, the bubble-spitting Barney Bubble enemy and the Clawdaddy crab enemy…

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:00:32 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="276" data-orig-width="500"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b50b7798d070b7a1a6496138154dec8/ce15e3442f61b4bd-e3/s640x960/d3c3078741b70a416f43ba5011d1b54e719f7982.gif" data-orig-height="276" data-orig-width="500" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b50b7798d070b7a1a6496138154dec8/ce15e3442f61b4bd-e3/s75x75_c1/0fd0ad34a881fb822958b38f716bdb96f335cd4f.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b50b7798d070b7a1a6496138154dec8/ce15e3442f61b4bd-e3/s100x200/6af3d29fbcfd7f04c818de1be79181004324480a.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b50b7798d070b7a1a6496138154dec8/ce15e3442f61b4bd-e3/s250x400/1b62c2583fa918fb98f9002d1f8b0b02ef7fc0b7.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b50b7798d070b7a1a6496138154dec8/ce15e3442f61b4bd-e3/s400x600/658086b9b122f7bcf2e07d80179eea5760ff025e.gifv 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5b50b7798d070b7a1a6496138154dec8/ce15e3442f61b4bd-e3/s500x750/1b53952b78bea56a22458e01cdf58e2b030ecabf.gifv 500w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px"/></figure></div><p>In World 3-7 of Yoshi&rsquo;s Island, the bubble-spitting Barney Bubble enemy and the Clawdaddy crab enemy appear in the same room. While they are a few screens away from each other, Yoshi can still easily eat one of the bubbles, backtrack to the Clawdaddy, and spit the bubble at him.</p><p>This interaction was evidently not tested during development, as the Clawdaddy will then enter a glitched state in which he will slide back and forth rapidly. The Clawdaddy will no longer be able to be interacted with, and will continue sliding forever until the room is exited.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/raindingrandom.bsky.social/post/3lt77itvr6c24" target="_blank">raindingrandom</a></small></p>
  2. In Super Mario Odyssey, the final moment of the game before the ending sequence is Mario and Peach…

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:28 -0000

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srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s75x75_c1/ed82f9b5a0e19b0e7bdcedb29463b873547f0797.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s100x200/c376a116fef34d85dc3241c6104d13538ce384c8.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s250x400/a6a45c444e177380d2c7de50edec32c74d0fc6c9.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s400x600/ae1be7a920885edaee8626e853878cdf50253f51.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s500x750/3ba341d6c8342bc35bea8914854a14d2cdfdd29c.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s540x810/e15e2c359744fe8314ec85ff58919f515fa98a7d.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s640x960/a6773f888e76710b1ecfd11717ed953e9bda8d77.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9759e02bf4feeb712696b705828483ec/b71d783512960366-61/s1280x1920/ac5fcc8fbcc436f97d3149fc8322e0d5be231219.png 932w" sizes="(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px"/></figure></div><p>In Super Mario Odyssey, the final moment of the game before the ending sequence is Mario and Peach capturing a Spark Pylon (while Mario is also capturing Bowser), very briefly appearing in these Spark Pylon Bowser Mario and Spark Pylon Peach forms. Due to this being seen only very briefly and both characters emitting light and pulsating, some of the details of their designs can be best seen when extracting the models from the game instead (please zoom in to view).</p><p>Spark Pylon Peach&rsquo;s lightning bolt-shaped hair on the sides of her face is very difficult to see in-game and can only be seen clearly on the model. Note that her eyelashes and eyebrows have a red texture on the model but are recolored to be black in-game; this suggests that they were originally meant to be red before it was decided to leave the color unchanged instead.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></small><small> |</small><small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://models.spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/supermarioodyssey/asset/507222/" target="_blank">Source</a></small></p>
  3. Top: it is well known among Super Paper Mario enthusiasts that the Korean version of the game…

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:00:28 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="808" data-orig-width="1310"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s640x960/a6ff869ca9a31febf744a60f19ed85886f00aafe.jpg" data-orig-height="808" data-orig-width="1310" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s75x75_c1/afad03186b7f262727e185d6f6354b10d7f94b05.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s100x200/68dbb105b2a4afd8fe3624db7f9ea24b121c6584.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s250x400/e2441dbe9b849507b65acacf5f2c988605576d08.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s400x600/b0a3c99c0cde73d7cb14b5c6af7f0763deffede5.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s500x750/9cccb76b9e337080edc1fb8cdfa0a675c9d3d817.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s540x810/629211bb5b3bed8d41bc6bbeb36162ed90d68318.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s640x960/a6ff869ca9a31febf744a60f19ed85886f00aafe.jpg 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s1280x1920/a4ad6c6a7b93abd98cb56fc96b9cdb3738aca2f5.jpg 1280w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/ed344e10b2a3957e5904d8793376e096/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-2f/s2048x3072/7390a01a8c4504328a43cf9f12c0e347f47c372b.jpg 1310w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px"/></figure></div><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="319" data-orig-width="540"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s640x960/223d8b346e9f8a3103314c65885ce09bdcfc0408.gif" data-orig-height="319" data-orig-width="540" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s75x75_c1/2a51a06c921b59df91df302cccba460ed9b966ab.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s100x200/46e30975549349ec9b9f7a23a340d206ac4b1727.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s250x400/fd92d641ef2714753dcf89aa97445f252b80a413.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s400x600/6fb763532541dfef0ebff4600290385f1c95a806.gifv 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s500x750/1e8707b95bbe3a85fb39b80b08ed627e21c58d86.gifv 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d7bcc9de5377e30285491b9a3aab263c/94ccc4d6c5aa8531-a7/s540x810/23b56512f2627d7446b402767c0b0d3adae0488e.gifv 540w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px"/></figure></div><p>Top: it is well known among Super Paper Mario enthusiasts that the Korean version of the game contains a set of 11 unused areas that appear to have been a test or prototype for a new game in the same engine, referred to as &ldquo;Korean Cat Adventure&rdquo; due to the absence of an official name.</p><p>The rooms are designed in the same colorful style as the rest of the game, but contain five cat characters that are named after various character designers at Intelligent Systems. Evidently, the Korean Cat Adventure concept was abandoned, as no other material related to it was ever published.</p><p>Bottom: however, merely viewing the extracted graphics on their own does not provide a scale for how large the characters would have been. By loading the rooms in-game through modifying the code, Mario can explore them and compare himself to the cats, which reveals that they would have been approximately 1.3 times his height. </p><p><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank"><small>Main Blog</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank"><small>Patreon</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank"><small>Twitter</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank"><small>Bluesky</small></a><small> | Source: </small><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U1hsFYaSBs" target="_blank"><small>dimensio_italian_magician</small></a></p>
  4. Top: officially licensed 1996 Japanese poster for Super Mario RPG.

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:00:33 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="534" data-orig-width="740"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s640x960/23314b1836f89f39cab9dcc8f64c753cb9d0f9bf.jpg" data-orig-height="534" data-orig-width="740" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s75x75_c1/b204124505733a1e6ed6af2711b6a55ebc2196bf.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s100x200/5ec920f176a34aa924f8aceae8956c59fc151e1a.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s250x400/75d33b931fb2e6373c8ec7666bd37bd404c71caf.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s400x600/55d105b64cc1120df22a0a6a9cb0a4127300627f.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s500x750/464eb0dd72134f57be3000c957eaffff2dd8358f.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s540x810/87af4af74df6723640b0361e7c90af478afc7a90.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s640x960/23314b1836f89f39cab9dcc8f64c753cb9d0f9bf.jpg 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/916b42d0bb5ea21a1be08c8b201a4b0b/dfd21c3a95e2d358-97/s1280x1920/b64e6414a017282fd88e4122c953b0879001fb0a.jpg 740w" sizes="(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px"/></figure></div><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="446" data-orig-width="1012"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s640x960/069ac303f992f3794fd00abe2a7866ebd572ff74.png" data-orig-height="446" data-orig-width="1012" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s75x75_c1/992e5a19c3a3e85213a95f5c4ac946e47474a3b7.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s100x200/42b7be6157592a72ddcb242a350b71162e23a601.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s250x400/853f3bc0580add759adb9cb6ccc034c6138a4400.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s400x600/967957fc5c72a8934dd53014adae7a524bac0b49.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s500x750/06563b8082993ba1f6948a45532a42ef7ce333a7.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s540x810/2c43930c889e92e5d8037da993302a4e8a487d5a.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s640x960/069ac303f992f3794fd00abe2a7866ebd572ff74.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4c824c9e5413ac56b4988db677b91a5/dfd21c3a95e2d358-61/s1280x1920/1039f151fc1163f015852c7567c941587ab2b03a.png 1012w" sizes="(max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px"/></figure></div><p>Top: officially licensed 1996 Japanese poster for Super Mario RPG.</p><p>Bottom: interestingly, the Mario image in the poster is not a real render, but a combination of two other pieces of official art overlaid over each other; using a base image of Mario standing in isometric perspective with a head that is looking directly at the viewer.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | <a href="https://x.com/blacktangent/status/2015408103718809800" target="_blank">Source</a></small></p>
  5. Top left: this Mario illustration was commonly used in various video game magazines, such as the…

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:01:03 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="461" data-orig-width="500"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c52d1795fb53b57b4e96ef2add0d9a22/57e5c62c311915ab-38/s640x960/515772f6e17612819651c2b16f6907c747052ace.png" data-orig-height="461" data-orig-width="500" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c52d1795fb53b57b4e96ef2add0d9a22/57e5c62c311915ab-38/s75x75_c1/5868bf7b205345a9f652a421396fee97f54760ee.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c52d1795fb53b57b4e96ef2add0d9a22/57e5c62c311915ab-38/s100x200/e164893af651bfa80d9eac8fe8b01a72ebc5a292.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c52d1795fb53b57b4e96ef2add0d9a22/57e5c62c311915ab-38/s250x400/14d7cadd4c863e4f12adae561c7455028ffd4f6d.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c52d1795fb53b57b4e96ef2add0d9a22/57e5c62c311915ab-38/s400x600/8183375126b20ebcf971b08676e3ab339fcce7ff.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/c52d1795fb53b57b4e96ef2add0d9a22/57e5c62c311915ab-38/s500x750/a15129ab095d6199f8e615c10d75ed566eb4836a.png 500w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px"/></figure><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="698" data-orig-width="860"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s640x960/3096d43d0dea77e9f17e50aced3ba56d3435b06f.png" data-orig-height="698" data-orig-width="860" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s75x75_c1/80f31581616f2853ebf8803c8fe5b0db00e24bcc.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s100x200/e4f5bff9faf9fdfce97532bec33fcaa993391747.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s250x400/5cde550143e069b1c66e704b51eaf198489a5a52.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s400x600/341596289dc70afeb7c62521e9c9f8471470de8b.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s500x750/b41faa6f80a7d254ce0e9268a758b620f0251d02.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s540x810/ff213a8ae9c621c719ac65f2bee2824dbd1ebf89.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s640x960/3096d43d0dea77e9f17e50aced3ba56d3435b06f.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/5a3a0a89409388880cd4b87855e6881d/57e5c62c311915ab-88/s1280x1920/5f16dca8175aabfe0de8b9e27a0f03b9906c5072.png 860w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px"/></figure></div><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="693" data-orig-width="908"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s640x960/e2615c69ef38f56aae09c908196890be3987599f.png" data-orig-height="693" data-orig-width="908" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s75x75_c1/3005d0fbfda3a4accc75d2f749ccf119f8729f55.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s100x200/6a53b917d9a4e78a1e2c4cea41e2d56aec56fed2.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s250x400/eede56c653fbb71cd1289df652dfe67ee9f2a341.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s400x600/27c2d0655184789c2d0e655694a01b057d577a26.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s500x750/75cf726ddb110b8113585acc60aa4de06b404358.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s540x810/7f36fdd6ea1d94302794b44c8d409dc9a0c4d254.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s640x960/e2615c69ef38f56aae09c908196890be3987599f.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/dfbd072c4965cb9f510d7c97110f28dc/57e5c62c311915ab-2d/s1280x1920/51089bd10edbbeb781063217538a52d195f49f7f.png 908w" sizes="(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px"/></figure></div><p>Top left: this Mario illustration was commonly used in various video game magazines, such as the British Computer and Video Games magazine, starting with 1997. Mario&rsquo;s expression and the light being emitted by an unseen object in front of him is intended to convey amazement at e.g. a new reveal.</p><p>Top right and bottom: a version of this artwork was used in the Mexican &ldquo;Nintendomanía&rdquo; TV show as part of the background. However, due to removing the light effect and slightly changing Mario&rsquo;s mouth shape, it inadvertently made him appear to express fear or a similar emotion of unease instead.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzSuoDJEtg" target="_blank">elrohpro</a></small></p>
  6. A Mario Paint reference appears in the Homestar Runner game “Dangeresque: The Roomisode…

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:00:22 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="301" data-orig-width="540"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s640x960/157e28b0d12937c8a8a0ea1db3b626a02113b5b5.gif" data-orig-height="301" data-orig-width="540" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s75x75_c1/68781693b073096a5abbd1ae1517ee63bbb3738a.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s100x200/8983d271e3cc7714274839e38d674d94098e0cd3.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s250x400/83c696c44507da249e334a2a502d89ddf8929aeb.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s400x600/a61fc6c1c11d607971ce60da71b6c69693ab60e5.gifv 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s500x750/00079ab61d4bde791ac2cc7aefb3d32593170887.gifv 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/a0fff0162129fdc04c1e94c433640ec1/c0d3681d78dfcc1b-63/s540x810/87a66cdadf686cbeba5812c5a5a7ee246c0ecf52.gifv 540w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px"/></figure></div><p>A Mario Paint reference appears in the Homestar Runner game &ldquo;Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate&rdquo;, where one of the random lines after a Game Over is &ldquo;Undo Dog! Undo Dog!&rdquo;, referring to the Undodog character that debuted in that game and later also appeared in the Super Mario Maker games.</p><p>The choice to reference Mario Paint specifically may be due to the very first Homestar Runner animation being made in Mario Paint in 1996 (four years prior to the official launch of the website), to acknowledge its part in the series&rsquo; history.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></small><small> |</small><small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idfeGbu79LY" target="_blank">Source</a></small></p>
  7. In Super Mario Bros. 3 (shown here in the Super Mario All-Stars version, but applicable to all…

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:00:40 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="300" data-orig-width="400"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2e68f6c541b31a1927f491998affda8d/8afded263585ebbb-ca/s640x960/4ab442634ee3d5249382136c05ddbd355f1879f0.gif" data-orig-height="300" data-orig-width="400" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2e68f6c541b31a1927f491998affda8d/8afded263585ebbb-ca/s75x75_c1/b56a600c64d46f6ec86aaf811ba3f64ae761f4cd.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/2e68f6c541b31a1927f491998affda8d/8afded263585ebbb-ca/s100x200/e46f0ee7e57a873c67be5d490fd8bf79d0ab6624.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/2e68f6c541b31a1927f491998affda8d/8afded263585ebbb-ca/s250x400/6a6deb1e29eb7cace7a876d8e226e520482f0f34.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/2e68f6c541b31a1927f491998affda8d/8afded263585ebbb-ca/s400x600/cf8443623e92725dc4792afe2a2e63e10a3349ca.gifv 400w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px"/></figure></div><p>In Super Mario Bros. 3 (shown here in the Super Mario All-Stars version, but applicable to all versions), diagonal Thwomps have faulty collision that does not turn off entirely after their death.</p><p>As such, defeating one of them with a Star will allow Mario to &ldquo;juggle&rdquo; it after death for additional points, as seen in the footage.</p><p><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank"><small>Main Blog</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank"><small>Patreon</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank"><small>Twitter</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank"><small>Bluesky</small></a><small> |</small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><small> Small Findings</small></a><small> | Source: </small><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INqAWrIDJ_g" target="_blank"><small>MrPyt1001</small></a></p>
  8. Super Paper Mario contains unused sprites that seem to depict Mario, Luigi and Mr. L either jumping…

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 01:00:41 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="300" data-orig-width="540"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s640x960/8d43e3a6b5bf45c8bae865508ef8954e57d4414e.png" data-orig-height="300" data-orig-width="540" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s75x75_c1/39de9e1b62d5cad870d897ea64896a9b50ea6f63.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s100x200/3485b267435399a1068c727406c4f088553e0af4.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s250x400/49e7f9900ce1050f76a8a64b8e01f1b3e9eff76d.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s400x600/1e649df9e4bcfe8cd205245b14dc7db02798a62f.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s500x750/da35c0a649652cb3aa27f20be72f1ccdbcd0ac4b.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/da037ffe40405a527cf575d0684348de/ec408ffae4f3bc96-83/s540x810/36db7faafedd91ecaff4e9eb6ee0d999aedbc5be.png 540w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px"/></figure></div><p>Super Paper Mario contains unused sprites that seem to depict Mario, Luigi and Mr. L either jumping while crouching, or hitting a brick with their heads in a painful manner. Neither of these scenarios use those sprites in-game.</p><p>Interestingly, the Mario sprite already existed in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but was also unused. Please note that Mr. L&rsquo;s sprite is smaller due to him not being subject to the same Wii graphics upgrade Mario and Luigi received during development, as explained in <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social/post/3mc5yz66o5s2x" target="_blank">this previous post</a>.</p><p><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank"><small>Main Blog</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank"><small>Patreon</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank"><small>Twitter</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank"><small>Bluesky</small></a><small> |</small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><small> Small Findings</small></a><small> | Source: </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/papermariobeta.bsky.social/post/3maj6y35tjc24" target="_blank"><small>papermariobeta</small></a></p>
  9. In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario’s eyes and hands are a separate model from the rest of his body, so…

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:00:35 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="439" data-orig-width="906"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s640x960/908c7353cdc2412d948719d4357124871877ccbd.png" data-orig-height="439" data-orig-width="906" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s75x75_c1/60b0a78a92fd5351393a624c8cff483a0bbf540b.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s100x200/c2bd008e1bddc649393979f3573f884f73845d18.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s250x400/5f8faca69852248adc68da36e04b9d8dc7a3be3b.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s400x600/8cd12cad9a853d4319664ecfe4a2fce712cc978b.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s500x750/7a3ee5cc4e570d053ee44ae3132346f275f78347.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s540x810/c89508336e848479a398a56ef9075ee9e2711b60.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s640x960/908c7353cdc2412d948719d4357124871877ccbd.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/78e5d2fde799a0b93bb8d2e403a8df64/75d2ed6ec05fc9fd-41/s1280x1920/e265bf24cde9a89cd6baad8581a471373c49ed74.png 906w" sizes="(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px"/></figure></div><p>In Super Mario Galaxy, Mario&rsquo;s eyes and hands are a separate model from the rest of his body, so that they are affected differently in certain scenarios (e.g. some reflections show Mario with no eyes, or with different hand positions than the real Mario; Mario&rsquo;s afterimages as Rainbow Mario have no hands; and so on).</p><p>Interestingly, different major versions of the game treat Mario&rsquo;s eyes differently during the brief window of a few frames while switching from regular gameplay to first-person view:</p><p>Left: in the original Wii version of the game, Mario&rsquo;s irises disappear and his eyes are completely blank.</p><p>Middle: in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars version, his eyes take on a temporary red/orange texture.</p><p>Right: in the Nintendo Switch version, his eyes disappear completely and only the darker skin outline of them remains, which also may give off the impression of Mario closing his eyes.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a></small><small> | </small><small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></small><small> |</small><small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a></small><small> | Source: </small><small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cometobservatory.bsky.social/post/3m2p3yj3rx22f" target="_blank">cometobservatory</a></small></p>
  10. In the original Japanese GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, if glitches are…

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:00:29 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="239" data-orig-width="399"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6e138ef5bedc792411210acee7586d4d/527959d02590de7e-b7/s640x960/bff7182b5f91bf0d3c4179778aea433f0c2a5baa.gif" data-orig-height="239" data-orig-width="399" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6e138ef5bedc792411210acee7586d4d/527959d02590de7e-b7/s75x75_c1/2b5dd221d960179e8c227a91aad459363feb1827.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/6e138ef5bedc792411210acee7586d4d/527959d02590de7e-b7/s100x200/a54cc8170ee7fd5fecf1374842fc7a68840b26e1.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/6e138ef5bedc792411210acee7586d4d/527959d02590de7e-b7/s250x400/1cc694bbffc0f3ac44c326946da102ee2c6de2f6.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/6e138ef5bedc792411210acee7586d4d/527959d02590de7e-b7/s400x600/5f0a141cab20935aec771f3996f42ab951e8c998.gifv 399w" sizes="(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px"/></figure></div><p>In the original Japanese GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, if glitches are used to take Professor Frankly into the descending spike ceiling chamber in Hooktail Castle, he may randomly ascend.</p><p><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank"><small>Main Blog</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank"><small>Patreon</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank"><small>Twitter</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank"><small>Bluesky</small></a><small> |</small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><small> Small Findings</small></a><small> | Source: </small><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/alw0" target="_blank"><small>Alw0</small></a><small>, </small><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0tn4ZDr1jQ" target="_blank"><small>via</small></a></p>
  11. Koopa Troopa voice lines from the Simpsons Game for the Xbox 360. The game contains many parodies of…

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:00:30 -0000

    <figure class="tmblr-full"><figcaption class="audio-caption"><span class="tmblr-audio-meta audio-details"><span class="tmblr-audio-meta title"></span><span class="tmblr-audio-meta artist"></span><span class="tmblr-audio-meta album"></span></span><img class="album-cover" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/3462f3d2d78902a61c3393d1254331f2/e663e8ab50303899-68/s500x750/f949c81958ad8d8595ecb9ccb7fcaa9b5cb113e4.png"/></figcaption><audio controls="controls"><source src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6ff6edcad77c8c36bcb2b454f248c5b3/e663e8ab50303899-a4/f4af6eb9af2b7721d3215e13c2000b93e15d5d07.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"></source></audio></figure><p>Koopa Troopa voice lines from the Simpsons Game for the Xbox 360. The game contains many parodies of pop culture characters, among them various Mario references.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | <a href="https://sounds.spriters-resource.com/xbox_360/thesimpsonsgame/asset/415949/" target="_blank">Source</a></small></p>
  12. In a curious pattern, the top speed of the initial eight drivers in Diddy Kong Racing scales…

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:00:33 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="658" data-orig-width="1196"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s640x960/81a6b8e4c19cabfe1b614d20eb14688f1ef882d2.png" data-orig-height="658" data-orig-width="1196" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s75x75_c1/976ebd8ec79eb90192a060e04e139d1cc2d39a5c.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s100x200/127cf10c5042e96e440237ebc63f0de2713a2047.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s250x400/7aa0dc5f2654da864062c885956a8cb90c6db627.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s400x600/c43c52b91068fc9f8333c264c1511d5d42cafa0c.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s500x750/3d80869b04adf5a411de1ad0beb0afc8e4c95ff9.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s540x810/73af00aff69c48d894e78f15a78436451bfea546.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s640x960/81a6b8e4c19cabfe1b614d20eb14688f1ef882d2.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/3b5e07c2d1782934d2658560c29e8390/1d1b6500f6405571-2f/s1280x1920/4ac16c5f85953dce147d3b7d177d06a006757be2.png 1196w" sizes="(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px"/></figure></div><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="679" data-orig-width="1198"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s640x960/9f37124d3b5b24642fb0347c53718a07e1d5b2df.png" data-orig-height="679" data-orig-width="1198" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s75x75_c1/77b2b3d7534fb472f76f6b5362d9b826615e97d3.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s100x200/30d76008eb1eab720bf59e0f6ef5fdf8a887f8f9.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s250x400/80cb19508ae761e72275c72dac10b040350575b3.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s400x600/4114134540f4f28b1d112c786e33baa5e7385455.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s500x750/78e8580ff5154e2e8124b376b7e38c9546efeea4.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s540x810/8bc4094163249c2c6940986ac29cf790ed203584.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s640x960/9f37124d3b5b24642fb0347c53718a07e1d5b2df.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0762323bc72778470baf6ec2ee8fe6db/1d1b6500f6405571-5a/s1280x1920/d9cd78bbb960b338f83629c2a4b3331c07edefa4.png 1198w" sizes="(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px"/></figure></div><p>In a curious pattern, the top speed of the initial eight drivers in Diddy Kong Racing scales proportionally to their height, while their handling scales inversely with their height, as pointed out in the official Nintendo Power guide for the game.</p><p>However, please note that this applies specifically to the height of the <i>renders</i> instead of the characters themselves, as Conker is shorter than Bumper, but his upright tail in the artwork reaches further up. As such, it appears as though the renders may have specifically been designed like this with the speed/handling correspondence in mind, though it also may have been a serendipitious coincidence.</p><p>(Note that the renders have not been resized compared to the characters&rsquo; in-game models, which would have been an easy way to make their heights fit any pattern. The heights in the renders are the characters&rsquo; actual in-game sizes.)</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | <a href="https://archive.org/details/diddy-kong-racing-nintendo-players-guide/mode/2up" target="_blank">Source</a></small></p>
  13. The files of Super Mario Galaxy contain an unused, oddly mesmerizing object that was supposed to be…

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:00:40 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="537" data-orig-width="540"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s640x960/e5864c30a932dd9225147a88ef7bb61b5424f2b6.gif" data-orig-height="537" data-orig-width="540" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s75x75_c1/9c902033580114e8773ee5c5f4d50cb3be0e2e2e.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s100x200/db9519bc1e70d177861312ffd67beccb1f611020.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s250x400/c1a6be815454c737efbc33e0185c50b0cd8d79a7.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s400x600/3499142ec248321aff142450d36cd92a57fc1670.gifv 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s500x750/03d8715228b0be338fcc83ba71018984ba2d5a68.gifv 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf8edbb23b4ade6517015908ff62e6a4/4abef5dd71be8af0-e8/s540x810/5eab24fde273e4dcc8e3ff29ba70822d9ff56e9d.gifv 540w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px"/></figure></div><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="328" data-orig-width="1684"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7430b065b7fb106580a77f533b278595/4abef5dd71be8af0-02/s640x960/197c7e1b76679dcc32f309de009cbf6079de1fc6.png" data-orig-height="328" data-orig-width="1684" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/7430b065b7fb106580a77f533b278595/4abef5dd71be8af0-02/s75x75_c1/74d88ee375204bf1097b725050c66fbc93b3a587.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/7430b065b7fb106580a77f533b278595/4abef5dd71be8af0-02/s100x200/29976f09c0ce5ed36fe65352251c1f7021736b24.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/7430b065b7fb106580a77f533b278595/4abef5dd71be8af0-02/s250x400/d4c54ebab03764be15b2e2037e9daf30d106e311.png 250w, 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data-orig-width="1102"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/96d474f3c4de63928462d29eacfcd30e/4abef5dd71be8af0-ac/s640x960/1d8c2367875f0a7cf78e9bdd18f6b50f214a4424.png" data-orig-height="573" data-orig-width="1102" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/96d474f3c4de63928462d29eacfcd30e/4abef5dd71be8af0-ac/s75x75_c1/bcfda647d6e40423b8595bf1d939860d8979ff77.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/96d474f3c4de63928462d29eacfcd30e/4abef5dd71be8af0-ac/s100x200/1fc4161b1116f6c40a9518b5fe92891fd1671874.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/96d474f3c4de63928462d29eacfcd30e/4abef5dd71be8af0-ac/s250x400/54f71313ac103c18f2c353f3b00dc91863c7071e.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/96d474f3c4de63928462d29eacfcd30e/4abef5dd71be8af0-ac/s400x600/420eea9447064be6d4fd848340a94a11cf749241.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/96d474f3c4de63928462d29eacfcd30e/4abef5dd71be8af0-ac/s500x750/2bb82237b262ae5043f98ab28c43f50438a1846c.png 500w, 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https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s100x200/d5ae44260557ec42fa9879dae457f04f527e6362.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s250x400/f09ac63f280dbfbdd9b504f157c39c86e5c70bd8.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s400x600/5369c2369444bfc537127f10168f3f993d97112b.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s500x750/600541102c0b7f31af612fcb57289bb054273da5.png 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s540x810/d9e4e3d11ae1116e23ff56c46bf4c886613fc8a1.png 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s640x960/be77eac6ac83899f2829297aa9567574f6a03929.png 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/0da12ec5ae1782b8131cf08f7b37f227/4abef5dd71be8af0-b1/s1280x1920/58d71f35541c30cebca30bb11d659370affd0362.png 1102w" sizes="(max-width: 1102px) 100vw, 1102px"/></figure></div><p>The files of Super Mario Galaxy contain an unused, oddly mesmerizing object that was supposed to be part of the Bowser&rsquo;s Dark Matter Plant galaxy geometry. The object is two squares joined by a round opening, with a modeled pattern on the inside of the squares that can only be seen by looking between them.</p><p>The undulating space texture on the object is actually seen in-game whenever a platform passes through a transparent dark matter cube and temporarily becomes not solid; however, since those gaps disappear quickly, it is difficult to see it in detail during gameplay.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | Source: SMG (NA, Wii)</small></p>
  14. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team contains a hidden loading zone in one of the Driftwood Shore areas that…

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:00:34 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="204" data-orig-width="341"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2957d8de94c18c540c43dc6a1f6ff7e5/fcf01997e403ab3a-e9/s640x960/6aa7bb72ec3f76ae6ddec39f661ffff89fa23243.gif" data-orig-height="204" data-orig-width="341" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2957d8de94c18c540c43dc6a1f6ff7e5/fcf01997e403ab3a-e9/s75x75_c1/d4fb24d51aa26644ff81440fcb7f3c67b87b4fce.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/2957d8de94c18c540c43dc6a1f6ff7e5/fcf01997e403ab3a-e9/s100x200/c07e2fda589a016d5c3e85e0c32856576f28e135.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/2957d8de94c18c540c43dc6a1f6ff7e5/fcf01997e403ab3a-e9/s250x400/9e131291f960b245f8a1131e2c56cd01240b836d.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/2957d8de94c18c540c43dc6a1f6ff7e5/fcf01997e403ab3a-e9/s400x600/4583a8b339dad3996ee1712a6d22fe2d8a0e1772.gifv 341w" sizes="(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px"/></figure></div><p>Mario &amp; Luigi: Dream Team contains a hidden loading zone in one of the Driftwood Shore areas that leads to a test area with many untextured surfaces with numbers on them.</p><p>While the loading zone is very close to a point normally reached during gameplay, it is slightly out of bounds and requires modifying the game to actually access.</p><p><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank"><small>Main Blog</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank"><small>Patreon</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank"><small>Twitter</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank"><small>Bluesky</small></a><small> |</small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><small> Small Findings</small></a><small> | Source: </small><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHPKB0Fu0m0" target="_blank"><small>Pixiuchu</small></a></p>
  15. In Super Mario Odyssey, a New Donker man is sitting on a bench in front of the Crazy Cap store in…

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:00:39 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="255" data-orig-width="425"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc528ec917fb989d3e8e3966c5672212/0fcc1746b6800ded-64/s640x960/fb82eaa3d0a5e4672900cf581ca7492367ad8774.gif" data-orig-height="255" data-orig-width="425" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc528ec917fb989d3e8e3966c5672212/0fcc1746b6800ded-64/s75x75_c1/c9a1274db39edd82a2b0bf883b7943afb56dcba5.gifv 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc528ec917fb989d3e8e3966c5672212/0fcc1746b6800ded-64/s100x200/3edfd20266c2f4e52e470f223e733afed7d911cd.gifv 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc528ec917fb989d3e8e3966c5672212/0fcc1746b6800ded-64/s250x400/aac09cea1e99208fd486fc89c29acb034ef526aa.gifv 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc528ec917fb989d3e8e3966c5672212/0fcc1746b6800ded-64/s400x600/30fee4f993be1a3e1377c2419baf5ef7ac801512.gifv 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/bc528ec917fb989d3e8e3966c5672212/0fcc1746b6800ded-64/s500x750/b8f2c47190ee4968b4fa855d80b1c9a539773ad9.gifv 425w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px"/></figure></div><p>In Super Mario Odyssey, a New Donker man is sitting on a bench in front of the Crazy Cap store in Bowser&rsquo;s Kingdom. Normally, if Mario stands on the bench, he will enter a sitting animation next to the man.</p><p>However, by capturing a nearby Jizo statue and strategically uncapturing it while it occupies the other half of the bench, it is possible to make it push Mario into the man&rsquo;s hitbox. This will cause Mario to sit down <i>inside</i> of the man instead.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | Source: SMO (Switch)</small></p>
  16. Officially licensed cardboard drawers based on Mario blocks, from Japan.

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:00:37 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="900" data-orig-width="1200"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s640x960/43fc678e78da3dfe8aafb73f63512dca8a1b65dd.jpg" data-orig-height="900" data-orig-width="1200" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s75x75_c1/bb8331768271590d33f482ee41d6528ed7ece4e9.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s100x200/a3ff52053adfbf8be4c6b089aaff85c902bd144e.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s250x400/6c7cad82aa882ab7ab833edf3848d822ba8efb88.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s400x600/6f76c0b5354882463d6eeab336a835a08cf1c091.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s500x750/1889d91e57e99bd43a25496c5af854542b6ad9cf.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s540x810/fc6ca8df7ed3d8f903b9a56a23d165fe5b930307.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s640x960/43fc678e78da3dfe8aafb73f63512dca8a1b65dd.jpg 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/44d97e7310e7c992d7be102b3be9c689/b90ceea5a8289ff8-8b/s1280x1920/df6a31f24658897fb4fec177c836c89f781b70e3.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></figure></div><div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="900" data-orig-width="1200"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s640x960/df750305c557770d9743048911576f54d6b48049.jpg" data-orig-height="900" data-orig-width="1200" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s75x75_c1/e44ed22aa5963b7c9c3fa696a82a743336d4b4c3.jpg 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s100x200/d18556d4d069f989ae454381d2af0e933b053482.jpg 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s250x400/e45f1f559ad612331185999dded604386ca26940.jpg 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s400x600/6618d95e838d3156bc87ca2c76612173ca148247.jpg 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s500x750/927cabc401bc204746483ba372a7d147d15bfe27.jpg 500w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s540x810/d74d303fe3fa50e8a20bdce0058d486795d5da34.jpg 540w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s640x960/df750305c557770d9743048911576f54d6b48049.jpg 640w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/8013981607ed25f207bf12d18e669763/b90ceea5a8289ff8-bb/s1280x1920/3fc5178ebd75c53ae53eedb6c8d146258d2af8ca.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></figure></div><p>Officially licensed cardboard drawers based on Mario blocks, from Japan.</p><p><small><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank">Main Blog</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> Small Findings</a> | <a href="https://buyee.jp/item/jdirectitems/auction/p1199150108" target="_blank">Source</a></small></p>
  17. Left: the first appearance of Sidestepper, as an enemy in the Mario Bros. arcade in 1983.

    Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:00:31 -0000

    <div class="npf_row"><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="280" data-orig-width="280"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9fda731d510960515d2ab441c5c3f6f1/0fffea683c7fa766-18/s640x960/dea513986160bf915cb5e65794f4c1ddf87f53a9.png" data-orig-height="280" data-orig-width="280" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9fda731d510960515d2ab441c5c3f6f1/0fffea683c7fa766-18/s75x75_c1/27ca3bc1abfbc4028ea2b2325338e50cf3d3d5b6.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9fda731d510960515d2ab441c5c3f6f1/0fffea683c7fa766-18/s100x200/f56ce3f1395bb23aea7a555be3f2d5003e1b8edc.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9fda731d510960515d2ab441c5c3f6f1/0fffea683c7fa766-18/s250x400/1951ea2e36ab35c9fa09ff442e357c8ad1552478.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/9fda731d510960515d2ab441c5c3f6f1/0fffea683c7fa766-18/s400x600/d7fccd67b29b27094d3e34ce25662704af094b3e.png 280w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px"/></figure><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="497" data-orig-width="497"><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/de27b26f880c58a10f31f4943073abc9/0fffea683c7fa766-50/s640x960/48e10461eab349ca2bc74b3852fcd9af7e12bd23.png" data-orig-height="497" data-orig-width="497" srcset="https://64.media.tumblr.com/de27b26f880c58a10f31f4943073abc9/0fffea683c7fa766-50/s75x75_c1/bb8d173f2f8a0c4959b07d6aa8e5823588f745e5.png 75w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/de27b26f880c58a10f31f4943073abc9/0fffea683c7fa766-50/s100x200/05acc29145baaeff39563af5b7b870e73bfc18ec.png 100w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/de27b26f880c58a10f31f4943073abc9/0fffea683c7fa766-50/s250x400/1ce1f6b447735a86206840db076d3820531ae113.png 250w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/de27b26f880c58a10f31f4943073abc9/0fffea683c7fa766-50/s400x600/d8649ded778c69a8a2f0f4904c6a2ce61ed80b6d.png 400w, https://64.media.tumblr.com/de27b26f880c58a10f31f4943073abc9/0fffea683c7fa766-50/s500x750/be6274c53aeff658a849742f2182c2564aa09b70.png 497w" sizes="(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px"/></figure></div><p>Left: the first appearance of Sidestepper, as an enemy in the Mario Bros. arcade in 1983.</p><p>Right: the first playable appearance of Sidestepper in Mario Kart World in 2025.</p><p>Sidestepper currently holds the record for the longest time between a Mario franchise character&rsquo;s introduction and becoming playable, being 42 years. The previous record holder has been Pauline, with 38 years between her introduction in the Donkey Kong arcade in 1981 and becoming playable in a Mario Tennis Aces update in 2019. </p><p><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.suppermariobroth.com/" target="_blank"><small>Main Blog</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://www.patreon.com/suppermariobroth" target="_blank"><small>Patreon</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://href.li/?https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog" target="_blank"><small>Twitter</small></a><small> | </small><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mariobrothblog.bsky.social" target="_blank"><small>Bluesky</small></a><small> |</small><a href="https://smallmariofindings.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><small> Small Findings</small></a><small> | Source: </small><a href="https://www.mariouniversalis.fr/" target="_blank"><small>Mario Universalis</small></a></p>