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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 16h

A "Portuguese Luigi Disrespect" version of New Super Luigi U was uploaded to Nintendo's servers but replaced before it could be distributed to users. It is completely identical to the final version except that one Toad calls Luigi "Mario" in Portuguese.

On June 20th, 2013, New Super Luigi U was released in Europe as a downloadable update for New Super Mario Bros. U. However, internal files reveal that two weeks prior to this, another version of the game was uploaded to Nintendo's servers, but never pushed to users as an update.
The only difference between the early internal version of NSLU and the final one was that in the early version, one Toad mistakes Luigi for Mario in Portuguese.
Internal "Portuguese Luigi Disrespect" version, June 6, 2013:
Ai, isto é terrível! Alguém roubou as minhas coisas! E ele é tão rápido que não o consigo apanhar! Ajuda-me, Mario!
Final European version, June 20, 2013:
Ai, isto é terrível! Alguém roubou as minhas coisas! E ele é tão rápido que não o consigo apanhar! Ajuda-me, Luigi!
clearly not Mario
Translation:
"Oh, this is terrible! Someone stole my things! And he's so fast that I can't catch him! Help me, Mario!"
Translation:
"Oh, this is terrible! Someone stole my things! And he's so fast that I can't catch him! Help me, Luigi!"
The reasoning for this is almost certainly that the early version was a work in progress while Nintendo made one final check to see if everything was in order, and managed to catch one single mistake. However, it is curious how a version of the game exists that is nearly identical to the final except for not respecting Luigi.
Source: tcrf.net/New_Super_Mario_Bros._U; note the screenshots are mock-ups using internal data due to no clear footage of that version being available

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Muz 🍀 @muzyoshi.bsky.social · 16h

Patreon Requests (September 2026) This month's theme was 'Minions/Lackeys'! Become a Patreon member here!

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Super Mario 64 DS Hidden Stars @sm64dsstars.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This Ugly Son of a Bitch is Collecting Super Powerful Stars and Basically, You are Fucking Stupid

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed that Toad is his least favorite character in Mario Kart. Despite this, in all footage of him playing Mario Kart 8, he picked Toad every time. Whether he was joking or specifically picking a character he hates to challenge himself is unknown.

I have an important question. Nintendo has also just released Mariokart 7 for the 3DS. In every iteration of Mariokart, I've always preferred to play as Toad. Who's your favorite character?
That's the most challenging question! I'm sorry that I cannot come up with an interesting answer. Somehow, it's habit to me, but I play with Mario. He's a very balanced character.
Who's your least favorite character?
Toad. [Laughs]
My favorite character is your least favorite character?
I understand that he has some popularity. Somehow.
In a 2012 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed Toad is his least favorite Mario Kart character.
In December 2014, Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen played Mario Kart 8 against YouTuber Rosanna Pansino. Miyamoto picked Toad.
Also in December 2014, Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen played Mario Kart 8 against YouTuber iJustine. Miyamoto picked Toad again.
Finally, in January 2015, the two played Mario Kart 8 against YouTube group Smosh Games. Miyamoto picked Toad again.
Whether Miyamoto simply had an enormous change of heart about Toad in the intervening 2 years, or whether he was picking his least favorite to challenge or punish himself, is unknown.
Source: information compiled by @SpriteCell, x.com/SpriteCell/status/1653842781897474048 ew.com/article/2012/02/10/shigeru-miyamoto-zelda, youtu.be/DNUcDkNI24o, youtu.be/3Q2KxS32Q1g, youtu.be/untLD6z6aql

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Vesper @fullmoonfireball.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's okay to get a little extra rest in this Moss Monday!

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door inadvertently depicts Peach as the quickest typist in the world. She is able to type up a 126-word email in exactly 3 seconds, making her 8 times faster than the current typing speed world record.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Peach sends multiple emails to Mario during the plot. Almost all of them take her exactly 3 seconds to type.
The length of the emails she types in 3 seconds varies from 54 words to the longest one seen below, at 126 words.
Peach: I'm OK
My Dearest Mario, I send this letter in the hope that it reaches you safely. I am being held against my will in some strange place. Though I do not know where I am, I remain unharmed and in relative comfort.
Those who have captured me seem to be after the map I sent to you earlier. They may be hoping to use it to find objects they call the "Crystal Stars." I do not know what they are planning, but I have a feeling it is not anything positive.
Mario, please collect these Crystal Stars before they do. You must! They are already aware that you have the map, so please be very careful.
And please... Don't worry about me.
-Princess Peach-
At the current world record typing speed of 319 words per minute, Peach should have been able to get about this far into the email.
In order to finish the email in three seconds, she needed to type with an a speed of 2520 words per minute, 7.9 times the world record.
While the quick typing is clearly merely a way to make the scene move along more quickly and should not be taken as accurate depiction of Peach's typing skills, it is still humorous to imagine the implications arising from it if taken at face value.
Source: analysis inspired by @nintendostuff.bsky.social

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 27/09/2026

Can @tuyoki.bsky.social draw this sprite please

pluey putting object on very low table by kneading paws (object is not seen)

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Vesper @fullmoonfireball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

couple of silly hachiware doodles because i liek them

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Muz 🍀 @muzyoshi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ermm.... what the based?

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Many games for the GameCube use only a fraction of the storage capacity of the disc. I have analyzed the data to determine what the maximum number of retail Mario games that can fit on a single disc would be, creating the Luigi & Wario + Puzzle + Rhythm Maximum Value Pack.

$A GameCube disc has a storage capacity of 1.46 gigabytes. Many Mario games use only a fraction of that storage. Below is the optimal distribution of the smallest Mario-related games on the system to fit 6 entire retail games on a single disc. Unused space 54 MB Luigi's Mansion 186 MB DDR Mario Mix 264 MB Wario World 257 MB Donkey Konga 2 312 MB Donkey Konga 250 MB Please note that this pie chart is for data visualization only. If the games were in fact put on one disc, the data would be arranged in rings, not in slices. Concept for post based on an idea from a comment by @vinchvolt.bsky.social$

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Dark Star @frozencomet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Too busy playing Fortune's Weave so have whatever this is

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Vesper @fullmoonfireball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

couple of silly hachiware doodles because i liek them

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Super Mario 64 DS Hidden Stars @sm64dsstars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nnnnggghh... I'm a Collectable Little Star. You Have To Find Me

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

While Mario collects fictional gold coins in his games, Wario in Wario World collects the real-life "American Gold Eagle" official US gold bullion coins (91.67% gold).

Wario with coins as seen in Wario World
Coin texture
"American Gold Eagle" official US gold bullion coin
Source: info: YouTube user @Geibuchan, screenshot taken by Supper Mario Broth

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New Super Mario Bros. Wii contains unused Hint Movies where the players play badly and then die. While these were likely recorded before the levels were changed so the inputs don't match up, it is humorous to imagine them being actual intentional hints on what not to do.

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Yoyo @yoyosdoodles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My favorite idiots The Extension Dorks #marioandluigibrothership

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Super Mario Sunshine debug room contains a seemingly unassuming barrel that will become extradimensional if Mario slides into it. The barrel will appear to be superimposed onto reality like a PNG badly edited into the image.

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the prototype version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario and Luigi would have needed to electrocute a living mouse for all eternity to solve a puzzle. This was changed in the finished version to a toy mouse, likely due to the original being absurdly cruel.

In the finished version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, there is a puzzle in the Woohoo Hooniversity basement whereby an electric circuit must be completed using mechanical toy mice as conductors:
Mario must fill himself with water, which Luigi shoots out with a hammer to push the mouse into the circuit, completing it:
After this, for the rest of the game, going back to that room shows the mouse continuing to be electrocuted as it is now permanently part of the circuit.
This is completely fine since the mouse is a toy.
However, in the prototype version of the game, the mice are clearly living animals, being shown to eat cheese when they stop moving:
Now, Mario and Luigi are completing an electric circuit by electrocuting a real animal.
This means that for the rest of the game, the circuit is completed via the mouse's body, meaning it is a real animal being electrocuted eternally.
The cruelty of this is so absurd that it was likely removed for this reason.
Source: tcrf.net/Proto:Mario_%26_Luigi:_Superstar_Saga/Early_Sprites/Map_Graphics_and_Objects,
YouTube user @Skawo, youtube.com/watch?v=lloE59IWN4c

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Vesper @fullmoonfireball.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Say, do you remember? Moss Monday~!

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In Super Mario Advance 2, a "pink Mario head replica" object can be created, which will sit on the ground and mimic Mario's head (except in pink). It does nothing when touched, but will give a power-up when eaten.

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courtesy.bsky.social @courtesy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mušḫuššu monday once again

Drawings of the mušḫuššu (a VERY CUTE dragonlike creature from Mesopotamia with a snake head, horns, the body of a lion, and taloned hind legs).
1) It has a reptile face so it looks very goofy from the front.
2) The winged woman from the Burney Relief/Queen of the Night giving it a biiiig hug.
3) Comparison of the mušḫuššus from the Ishtar Gate, a kudurru fragment, the Statue of Marduk, and the Libation Vase of Gudea. (I accidentally arranged them like Gorillaz)
4) Mušḫuššu sittin'

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Yoyo @yoyosdoodles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Stupid bugs I love them

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Dark Star @frozencomet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bothering the other

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In Paper Mario, the Power Bounce badge's maximum number of bounces is arbitrarily capped against bosses, making Mario end the attack even with perfect inputs. Below are ways to determine if the player should feel bad about the missed input or if it was the game's fault.

$In Paper Mario, the Power Bounce badge's maximum number of hits is arbitrarily capped when fighting various enemies, particularly bosses. This means that even if you perform the input perfectly, Mario will'simply stop the attack all by himself at some point, making it look like it was your fault. Here is how to tell if your attack was capped by the game or if you missed an input: If you missed an input, the A button will remain on screen for a fraction of a second after the hit. In addition, Mario will jump off the enemy in a steep arc, landing close to the enemy. If you were capped, the A button will disappear on the frame Mario deals the final hit, and he will jump off in a larger arc, landing further away. If you see these signs, rest easy: it was not your fault. Source: YouTube user @Bonecrusher1022, youtube.com/watch?v=nLNyZyQxrr0$

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Unused graphic found in the files of Mario Superstar Baseball, possibly used as a placeholder for the title screen. It features crude sketches of Mario and Luigi seemingly made in MS Paint and the text "ルイージの兄野球", which translates to "Luigi's Older Brother Baseball".

ルイージの兄野球
Source: tcrf.net user "Geno Penguin", https://tcrf.net/File:MSSBTitleScreenSketch.png

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 16/09/2026

A friend found one of my business cards from 13 years ago

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