Supper Mario Broth
A Super Mario variety blog. Screenshots, photos, sprites, gifs, scans and more from all around the world of Super Mario Bros.
First iteration of the floating Mario head used during the Mario in Real Time interactive displays…
Extremely rare officially licensed 1991 Yoshi plush from Japan.
Illustrations from a 2019 Nintendo patent for the Luigi’s Mansion 3 method of seamless integration…
The Friend House in Mario Party Superstars, used to setup online play, features two unique 2D…
Photo from a 1994 feature in Nintendo Power that details Nintendo’s efforts to investigate issues…
Original sound quality version of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show theme song, provided by one of…
In Mario Kart Wii, the ramps in front of the bouncy mushrooms on the Mushroom Gorge track have a…
Original production art for a cover for a 1986 Japanese guide for Super Mario Bros.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, at the end of Luigi’s solo segment where he retrieves the Crabbie…
Illustration from an officially licensed 1986 Super Mario Bros. board game from Japan.
In most Wii games, if save data is found to be corrupted, a special screen will appear notifying the…
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the Koopa Troopa at the end of Level 2-3 has special physics…
Officially licensed 1999 Mario Golf board game from Japan.
Mario at a Nintendo-sponsored racing event in Sweden in 1994.
The footage above depicts a perfect session of Break the Targets with Peach in Super Smash Bros….
Unauthorized Mario toy from Mexico featuring two original illustrations that appear to be partially…
In Super Mario Bros., if Fire Mario shoots a fireball, and then both Down and A are pressed…
In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser is never fought underwater. However, if he is placed underwater and…
Unused background in a unique art style, found in development files for Yoshi’s Island.
The original GameCube version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has unused graphics for…
Unused “death from electrocution” animation found in the files of the Nintendo Switch version of…
Some of the winning entries from a 2013 Miiverse art contest for Super Mario 3D World (please zoom…
The final level of New Super Luigi U, Flying Squirrel Ovation, consists of a long autoscrolling…
Extremely rare officially licensed 1995 climbing Donkey Kong plush from Japan.
Top: in the prototype version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the background of the small area…
In Super Mario 64 DS, there is an extremely small gap in the collision by a wall near the beginning…
Rare officially licensed 1999 Bowser action figure.
Rare factory error leaving an officially licensed Chain Chomp toy without pupils.
In the credits of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario has no hat on. Internally, this is accomplished via…
Top: officially licensed Super Mario handheld fan decorated with a Luigi figurine.
This mural seen in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials in Super Paper Mario presents a very interesting…
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a glitch occurs with the Chain Chomp’s animation if Mario defeats it…
Officially licensed 2024 Boo-patterned clothes from Japan (“Teresa” being the romanization of テレサ,…
In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, a rare glitch may occur during online multiplayer mode…
Early concept art for Yoshi’s Woolly World. Note Yoshi being extremely simple to the point of…
Two-page spread from an officially licensed 1995 Mario activity book, depicting Mario being…
Mario Artist: Paint Studio was a successor to Mario Paint for the Japan-exclusive 64DD add-on for…
Photo posted by Nintendo of America’s official Twitter account in 2017 showing Mario performing a…
Original illustration featuring a rare back view of Wart from Super Mario Bros. 2, from an…
In Mario Kart Wii, Green Shells and Red Shells break when they hit bananas. However, the same is…
1996 Super Mario RPG-themed Nintendo Power subscription form, featuring a summary of the game…
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an unused battle event called “btl_un_ufo”, or “Battle…
Collection of small Yoshi figurines hidden at random within officially licensed Mario bath bombs…
Development files for Super Mario World contain graphics for a shark enemy in a remarkably similar…
Officially licensed 2011 Bob-omb T-shirt.
Mario Party contains a curious set of textures for a Dice Block that only has six sides. This might…
In Super Mario Advance 4, there is a room that causes Koopa Troopas to assume glitched graphics,…
Yoshi-themed sample of the 2001 Mario Awards, commemorative glass statues given out by Nintendo of…
The 1990 Dr. Mario commercial for Dr. Mario had different variations. One variation that ended with…
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, the Fire Extinguisher is a Thing that must be used in the boss battle…
In Super Mario Odyssey, there is a glitch that can be performed in the rematch against…
Rare officially licensed Mario Party plush of Bowser from Japan. The eyebrows on this plush are…
In the Mini-Game Island mode of Mario Party, the final challenge is playing a special version of the…
New Super Mario Bros. contains unused functionality for Super Mario Bros. 3-styled enemy challenge…
Artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong fighting Riptor from Killer Instinct, drawn by Kevin Bayliss,…
Development files for Super Mario World contain sprites of Mario with wings, which appear to be an…
Two extremely rare officially licensed 1988 Para-Beetle figurines from Japan.
Original illustrations of Mario for the NES/Famicom version of Donkey Kong, created for an official…
Extremely early design for a Bomp, found in the files of Super Mario Galaxy.
The 2003 PlayStation 2 RPG Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne contains unused dialogue seemingly…
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, if the Baby Spin move is performed on top of the giant mushroom…
Rare officially licensed 2004 Luigi plush. These plushes have a common manufacturing defect whereby…
Boss Game Studios was an American development studio of Nintendo 64 racing games such as Top Gear…
In Super Mario 64, the celebration animation for obtaining a Power Star (known commonly as the “star…
Promotional photo of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the reopening of the Nintendo World store in…
Concept art for various scrapped vehicles for Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, there is an extremely easy way to accidentally receive a Game Over…
Mario Kart Wii contains a bizarre unused function called “rk_snowTest”, presumably meant to test…
Unauthorized severely deformed Goomba plush with its face being upside-down in relation to its body….
Super Mario Galaxy contains various decorative fish that are difficult to see up-close in-game due…
Extremely rare officially licensed 1990 Yoshi juggling toy from Japan. Note his body being curled…
E3 2000 footage of Paper Mario contains a very peculiar name tag for an enemy. During a battle…
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a specific Boo in Level 4-Ghost House is positioned precisely so that…
Cover of a 2017 issue of the Spanish Edge magazine, featuring an original Super Mario Odyssey…
Unused early Peach and Daisy models found in the files of Mario Superstar Baseball. The white…
Top: in Donkey Kong Country, the Master Necky boss is a bird whose main body is never seen. Instead,…
In the Nintendo 3DS version of Luigi’s Mansion, a computer terminal is seen next to Luigi while…
Production artwork for an official 1986 Japanese guide for Super Mario Bros. Note a unique design…
Original illustrations of Mario in Hazy Maze Cave, from an official 1996 Japanese guide for Super…
In Super Mario Galaxy, regular Power Stars are textured normally, with yellow stars having a yellow…
Original animation of Mario playing with a sword, from a short-lived 1989 French TV program…
The official guide for Wario World makes an unexpected appearance in a feature film.
Bizarre unauthorized Paper Mario plastic cup from Mexico, featuring fan artwork of Bowser being…
Early concept art for Super Mario RPG, depicting Mario as a musketeer.
In the final battle of Super Mario Sunshine, Mario must perform a Ground Pound from a great height…
Cover of a 1997 Mario Kart 64 manga.
Top: world map seen in the prototype version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Unlike the final…
In Super Mario 64 DS, it is possible, through an immensely complex setup too difficult for a human…
In Mario Kart 7, as in most 3D games, characters are replaced with low-quality models when they are…
In Super Mario Sunshine, whenever Strollin’ Stus need to spawn repeatedly, they spawn from a…
Officially licensed Bowser finger puppet from Japan.
Some of the earliest concept artwork for Donkey Kong’s design in Donkey Kong Country. At this point,…
Those who follow the Supper Mario Broth Twitter/X account may recall that during the Wario bone…
Concept art for the 2023 Super Mario Bros. movie.
Goomba from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie at the 1993 Consumer Electronics Show.
Officially licensed “I’M A FUNGI!” Toad boxers.
Design from an officially licensed 2005 Mario T-shirt.
Unused animation from Super Mario Bros. Wonder, showcased during a developer interview, showing a…
In Super Mario Galaxy, Rosalina sits down when reading from her storybook in the Library. However,…
Top: In Super Mario 3D World, rare enemies called Madpoles appear in a few levels. While they are…
In Donkey Kong Country 2, a severe glitch exists in the Castle Crush level where a barrel can cause…
Illustration of Peach’s bedroom from Paper Mario in a deliberately silly-looking style, from an…
Officially licensed action figure of a Goomba from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie.
Raccoon Mario interacting with a live-action dog in a commercial for a Super Mario Bros….
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey, during one cutscene, Bowser leaves…
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time contains a music track that is exclusive to non-American versions of…
Unused animation of Bowser looking left and right before laughing, found in development files for…
According to internal Nintendo documents, the development names for Mega Mario and Mini Mario in New…
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga contains a debug menu that allows access to different debug rooms. One…
Concept art for Super Mario RPG reveals that the Shaman species from the game was supposed to have a…
Officially licensed Mario Kart 64 jigsaw puzzle from Japan (please zoom in to view details).
Top: pre-release screenshot for Mario Kart Wii. This screenshot contains a very peculiar oddity near…
Officially licensed Game Boy-shaped container of adhesive bandages from Japan, featuring a Super…
Top: the manual for Mario Kart 64 is unique in calling Monty Moles “Chubby” (note “Watch out for…
Mario-related submissions from a 2015 Miiverse photo submission event for Super Smash Bros. for Wii…
Inflatable 4 meter/ca. 13 ft tall Elephant Mario decoration used for a Super Mario Bros. Wonder…
In Mario Kart Wii, a special sunset version of Luigi Circuit is used for the game’s credits….
In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the Elephant characters’ trunks are nearly always curled. They briefly…
In the Super Mario World game style of Super Mario Maker 2, it is possible to create a…
Splash illustration of Mario and Yoshi sleeping by a bonfire from a 1992 Super Famicom manga.
Original illustration of Mario and Luigi setting off on their adventure from a Japanese guide for…
The café at the upcoming Nintendo Museum will be called Hatena Burger (Question Burger), with its…
Concept art for Yoshi’s Woolly World where Yoshi was briefly considered to be made out of beads.
In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, if a racer slips on a banana peel and hits a wall at the finish line,…
In Super Mario Sunshine, whenever Mario impacts a solid surface at a high speed (known in the…
Top: extremely early pre-release screenshot of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, featuring a…
The official Nintendo character manual used throughout the early 1990s has a bizarre description for…
Court documents from the 1983 Universal vs. Nintendo lawsuit about whether Donkey Kong infringed…
Descriptions of various officially licensed 2002 Hi-C fruit drinks that describe them in relation to…
In Luigi’s Mansion 3, some objects have “self-preservation routines” whereby they will respawn at…
Top: in the “Runaway Ferris Wheel” mission of Pinna Park in Super Mario Sunshine, the Ferris wheel…
An extremely rare event that may happen during the Card Party mode in Mario Party 5 is a Star found…
Officially licensed 2023 Bob-omb cap from Japan.
Luigi’s Mansion for the Nintendo 3DS features a psychedelic moving background for the Chauncey,…
Top: concept art for Yoshi’s Woolly World, made during a period of development where Yoshi was…
Behind-the-scenes footage from the production of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, showing the Yoshi…
Development files for Super Mario World contain an unused “Flower Toad” character (left), which…
Two-page spread from “Super Mario Fun Picture Book 2: Beautiful Picnic”, an officially licensed…
Illustration of Mario’s forms combining their powers, from an official 1988 Japanese Super Mario…
In World 3-3 of Super Mario Bros. 3, if too many objects are on screen, the level will become…
Super Mario RPG concept art for Geno, showing him using a sword instead of an arm cannon.
During the final battle in Luigi’s Mansion, one of Bowser’s attacks is putting his head on backwards…
Extremely rare officially licensed 1995 plush of Mallow from Super Mario RPG, from Japan.
Officially licensed 1992 “Smiling Bowser” plushes from Japan. The one on the left with the stuffed…
In Super Mario 64, it is possible for the Cheep Chomp fish enemy in Tiny-Huge Island (known as…
Restored version of the Vs. Overworld theme from New Super Mario Bros., created by replacing the…
Officially licensed 2024 Piranha Plant, Blooper, Bob-omb, Boo and Goomba lip balm from Japan.
Officially licensed holographic Super Mario Bros. stickers from Japan.
Top: Super Mario 64 contains an unused “small Chill Bully” enemy (middle of the image), which…
Diddy Kong Racing artwork by Rare character designer and Diddy Kong creator Kevin Bayliss, featuring…
In Super Mario Sunshine, there are ten peppers floating in the void outside the King Boo boss battle…
Officially licensed Bob-omb/Bob-omb Buddy handbag from Japan. The reversible sequins can be pushed…
In Mario Party 5, the players’ reflections are faintly seen in the ice in the Ice Hockey minigame….
Segment from a commercial for action figures for the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, featuring a boy…
Unused Iron Goomba found in the files of Super Mario Galaxy.
Officially licensed metallic Peach’s Castle puzzle from Japan.
Unused flame-throwing Zinger enemy found in the files of Donkey Kong 64.
Various unused Bowser vehicles found in development files for Super Mario World. It is unknown if…
Illustration from a Super Mario World manga showing a humorous result of a Roulette Block being hit…
Prototype version of Koopa Beach 1 found in development files for Super Mario Kart.
Extremely rare officially licensed Mario tissue box from Japan.
Rare officially licensed 2002 Yoshi plush.
Live-action segment from a 2006 Japanese commercial for Super Mario Strikers.
Officially licensed 1998 board game version of the Slot-Car Derby minigame from Mario Party, from…
Cover for “Super Mario’s Fire Brigade”, an official original video animation (short anime movie)…
Unused animation found in Luigi’s Mansion for “Luige” (a misspelled copy of Luigi found alongside…
Concept artwork for “Project Haunt”, a cancelled game by Retro...
In Super Mario World, if a combination of glitches are used to mount Yoshi and land on a rotating…
In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, the Form Baton form descriptions are delivered via voice acting over a…
Unused model of an extremely rapidly rotating tomato, found in the files of Luigi’s Mansion.
Extremely small (0.8 inch) 2003 Mario Kart: Double Dash figurine of Baby Mario with a Star, from…
In Super Mario 3D World, crouching on ice repeatedly accelerates the character every time, with no…
All graphics in Super Mario Bros. fit into a single 16x16 table of 8x8 pixel sprites and an equally…
A brief announcement: those who follow the Supper Mario Broth Twitter/X account are already aware…
In Mario Kart 8/Deluxe, some course elements are shot high into the air when a racer using a Super…
Officially licensed Yoshi and Baby Yoshi plushes from Japan.
In Super Mario RPG, the parrot worn on Valentina’s head has always struck some players as being…
In Super Paper Mario, if Mario throws an enemy using Thoreau and then immediately flips into 3D…
Initial character sketches of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by Kevin Bayliss, character designer for…
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario’s body is stolen in Chapter 4. Despite Mario being…
In the Bowser’s Fury mode of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, thrown kittens can be used to…
In Super Mario 64, a particularly brutal way for Mario to die is...
In Delfino Square in Mario Kart DS, Pianta noises are overlaid over the music track when driving by…
In 2022, a prototype version of Super Mario World has surfaced. The prototype was intended for…
Officially licensed Mario plush from Korea. These plushes are known to have particularly flimsily…
In the pachinko secret stage in Super Mario Sunshine, the ground in specific spots has a special…
Officially licensed Super Mario World combination tin/pins from Japan. The object can either be used…
Longtime readers of Supper Mario Broth may recall me drawing a comic retelling Luigi’s story of the…
Top: in Luigi’s Mansion, an invisible object exists near the door during the final battle against…
The Mini Mario form Mario assumes after collecting a Mini Mushroom in the New Super Mario Bros….
The data of Mario Kart 64 contains an unused state called “USE_WING”, which is believed to have been…
Page 20 of the official Nintendo Power guide for Mario Paint contains in-game music notation for a…
Top: original stock photo used for the background in Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64. Mario…
Event card from the officially licensed 2010 Collector’s Edition Nintendo Monopoly board game.
In Super Mario Galaxy, the large planetoid that is the setting of the second mission of Freezeflame…
In 2D Mario platformers, the positions of objects are stored as subpixels for more precise…
Officially licensed Donkey Kong 64 Nokia 3310 cover plates.
Dessert available exlusively during the 2015 Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary event at select…
In the original Nintendo 3DS version of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, a glitch occurs at the end of…
Bob-omb headband made to evoke the imagery of the Disneyland “Mickey Mouse ears” headband, available…
Concept artwork for Yoshi’s Woolly World when it was still intended to be more similar in style to…
Footage of Mario and children twirling from a 1997 Chilean commercial for a Super Mario 64/Soprole…
Original Yoshi head prop from the production of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie, on display at the…
In the Bowser’s Fury mode of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, obtaining a Cat Shine on an…
Officially licensed 1987 do-it-yourself Super Mario Bros. papercraft clock kit from Japan.
The original Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon contains a large amount of unused music tracks in its files….
In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the sea lion boss, Pompy the Presumptuous, has an unused…
Concept art for the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie.Main Blog |...
Top: for over two decades, the mysterious pillar room in the Creepy Castle museum in Donkey Kong 64…
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga contains an extremely severe glitch called “Barrel Storage” that…
Extremely rare officially licensed 1996 figurine of a Chained Kong from Super Mario RPG, from Japan.
An official tie-in comic for the Casagrandes cartoon series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2019-2022…
In Super Mario World, ropes have an extremely glitchy interaction with solid surfaces. If Mario…
Top: in Super Mario Sunshine, it is not possible to point the camera straight up in first-person…
Top: the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an unused enemy in its…
In Super Mario 64, Mario can get crushed to death if a Thwomp stomps on a ledge that he is hanging…
Instructions for an officially licensed 1997 Super Mario 64 slot machine (left) and a view of the…
Illustration of Mario and a Chain Chomp by Masanori Sato, the illustrator responsible for the…
In Wario Land, if Dragon Wario hits the lightning bolts dropped by the Pikkarikun cloud enemy with…
Original concept art for the SNES version of Super Mario RPG, revealed in a 2024 Japanese guide for…
In Super Mario Galaxy, the area where Mario needs to navigate a Star Ball through a field of lava…