Mario Fax

Mario Fax is a blog where I post facts, findings, unused content, Easter eggs, bugs, obscure details, and more from all around the world of Super Mario. If you doubt the veracity of any of my posts, please let me know immediately. I will do my best to post only factual information.

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1996 print ad for the N64.

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Tyre Trail from Donkey Kong Land contains floating leaves that cannot be seen without hacking the camera.

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Unused 2d Princess sprite found in the files of Paper Mario: Color Splash.

In the finished game she uses a 3d cardboard-like model.

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Dummy particle effect found in the files of Mario Tennis Aces.

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Banjos first appearance was in Diddy Kong Racing.

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Unused “The End” graphic found in the files of Super Mario All-Stars.

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Unused classic Piranha Plant found in the files of Super Mario World. It’s fine tile was replaced in the memory with a flopping cheep-cheep.

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An unlicensed 1995 port of Super Mario World for the NES is almost exactly like the original.

What is most notable about this, however, is the fully functional Yoshi, which Nintendo claimed was impossible to do on NES hardware.

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The NES game Donkey Kong Jr. Math was the only North American title to be released under the “Educational Series” label.

The game consists of Donkey Kong holding up a sign with a number, and Donkey Kong Jr. having to find the numbers and math sign to get that number to a point.

Donkey Kong Jr. Math was the worst selling North American launch title for the NES.

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In Mario Paint, if the player manages to fill every pixel with different colors (such as using the spray tool with every color), and then attempts to save, this unique animation of the save bot emitting smoke will appear.

This is very hard to accidentally encounter in-game, and as such the majority of players will never see it.

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I apologize for not posting today. I was busy and did not have time to, but normal posting will resume tomorrow.

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Unused signboard text textures for New Donk City found in the files of Super Mario Odyssey. It appears “Dixie Street” was originally going to be called “Dixie Avenue”.

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Officially licensed 1997 Mario cup from Taco Bell as part of the N64/Taco Bell cross-promotion.

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In Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, losing a life while entering a pipe will force the player out into the map screen. From there, entering any level will cause it to become extremely glitchy.

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Despite serving as Wario's allies in Wario World, Spritelings are listed in the enemies section of the game's instruction booklet.

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Unused Weird Mario sprite with a third button titled “Appeal” found in the files of Super Mario Maker.

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Unused crudely drawn controller guide found in the files of Super Mario Party.

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