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ヤマリ @yamari6363s.bsky.social · 14h

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10h

Sound Fantasy was a cancelled SNES game that would have used the SNES Mouse to draw pictures to turn into sound, like a musical Mario Paint. A prototype of it surfaced in 2015. One of the sample images is this unique illustration of Mario that plays the Happy Birthday song.

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ヤマリ @yamari6363s.bsky.social · 14h

裏ピーパックン🎃

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Remember to wear your Wii Remote wrist straps when playing Wii Sports bowling, folks. One of the stronger testing boys back in '09 didn't, and that beautiful piece of motion control tech wound up as Jupiter's 116th moon.

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Experimental post: The Duality of Whacka In the Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Whacka can finally be fought, and has a suspiciously specific 108 HP. The game both offers a ridiculously simplistic explanation for this as well as a complex one steeped in Dharmic symbolism.

In Paper Mario, the original version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Super Paper Mario, Whacka was just a harmless whack-a-mole creature that could be abused to get Whacka Bumps, extremely valuable healing items. After being hit enough times, the Whacka goes extinct, teaching the players the consequences of their actions. However, in the Switch version of Paper Mario: TTYD, he instead moves to the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials and becomes an optional superboss with 108 HP.
He is fought at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials and has to be hit 8 times in order for the fight to activate.
but also
The number 108 is considered sacred by the Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Whacka symbolizes karma for killing him in past games
ring the bell 108 times, per Japanese tradition? The ringing of the bell represents the 108 bonno-defilements of man..
Buddhism holds the view that there are precisely 108 temptations on the path to Nirvana.
Therefore, in order to reach Nirvana, every Buddhist must resist 108 earthly temptations.
With a combination of any of the elements of the above four factors, there are 108 ways with which the karmas can be attracted to the soul.
the earthly temptation to get those Whacka Bumps
There are 108 qualities of praiseworthy souls
Some people think that the human spirit travels through 108 stages, while others believe that enlightenment is attainable with just 108 breaths each day while in Intense meditation,
108 beads to awaken your inner light
Meditators count mantra repetitions with mala beads of 108, (100 counted for self, 8 for mistakes and for those who have not the opportunity to meditate in mantra)
108 breaths to return to your truth
108 mantras to dissolve ego into dever
108 steps from the self to the soul
The Sacred Meaning of 108 Temple Steps
the journey to Whacka is a journey of enlightenment

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“M🌎THER,” She Wrote: An EarthBound Podcast 💌 @mothershewrote.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

TODAY! (Sunday) 2PM EST! The "MOTHER," She Wrote episode 12 streaming event! The ascent of Mt Itoi begins! ⛰️🛸 Hear another new episode long before its public debut on the Omniverse Discord server: discord.gg/b9ZxMNTwC?ev... (Early release episodes on Patreon and Supporting Cast too) 💌✌️

An illustration from a vintage MOTHER guidebook of Ninten, bat on his shoulder and Ana holding a frying pan, both looking angry or hard. Teddy stands beside them, hands on hips, smoking.

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Day 10. Hai Mian Bao Bao

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No Crying Until The End - EarthBound Beginnings / MOTHER 1 Drawn on an index card with a dip pen, and touched up digitally in Clip Studio Paint

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It is possible to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 completely pacifist using a combination of secrets and glitches, allowing no enemy or boss to be harmed. Ironically, getting the true ending destroys Crocodile Isle, killing everyone on it anyway.

How to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 the pacifist way
Most enemies in the game can be spared via damage boosting through them or skipped via team-up throws or Dixie's twirl. However, some bonus rooms require all enemies inside to be defeated. These can be avoided by using the secret that gives 75 Kremkoins*, allowing all bonus rooms to be skipped.
*In the first level, enter the cabin, exit immediately. Collect the first banana bunch but not anything else. Return to the cabin, collect the balloon, Exit, collect the bunch again, but nothing else. Return, and it will contain a coin that gives you 75 Kremkoins.
To skip bosses, get a glitch called "Bonus Storage" by pausing and exiting while failing a bonus. After this, use "Funky Skip" (get near the boss, hold L+Select, then tap Right, Left, Up, Down, Right, Left. Hold Up, press B, let go of Up and B, and press Down) which will put you on the world map. Reenter the world, then visit any NPC, and if done correctly, you will be put on the world map again but with the next world unlocked without fighting the boss.
After beating all the Lost World levels (requires only getting to the beginning of K. Rool's Keep and the 75 Kremkoins) the final battle is unlocked. In this battle, the player needs to enter it, then die, and finally do another Funky Skip to enter the True Ending credits instantly, without harming K. Rool.
In an exquisite case of irony, the True Ending cutscene shows Crocodile Isle being blown up and sinking into the sea, presumably killing everyone on it (save for K. Rool, who escapes on a boat).
It seems all the pacifism was for nothing in the end.
Source: YouTube user @kfin45, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEmOV78AqBIFpzVdz8N6SU7UEllnn1FBR

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Sketchmii @sketchmii.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

King Koopa (1985) #SuperMario #スーパーマリオ #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #クッパ #Bowser

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Day 9. It's kinda crazy Rope Snake got sold for a single rotten eclair, insane value tbh.

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Inktober Day 9: Ram #inktober2026 #goldenretriever #art

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Day 8. Effective advertising for your products.

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OatmealDome 🏳️‍🌈 @oatmealdome.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

[Nintendo Music] 🤖 "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask" has been added. Listen now: 🔗 music.nintendo.com

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

$5 off all eShop titles for lesbians.

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Happy Lesbian Day

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

When starting Donkey Kong Land, there is a 1/8 chance the game will boot in a "paranoid ducking state" where Donkey Kong will constantly look around while ducking. This is actually a fault of the random number generator, which "locks in" to a single value and fails to be random.

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¿Mr.Whatshisname? (COMMISSIONS OPEN) @bridgeoffaust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Revolting Dinner

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In the Mario Teaches Typing games, Mario never criticizes the player for underperforming and tries to be understanding and supportive. According to Charles Martinet, that was his initiative, as he felt being negative would go against the core principles of Mario's character.

In the Mario Teaches Typing games, even if the player does badly or underperforms compared to previous attempts, Mario will try to be understanding instead of critical:
Uh-oh, that wasn't quite as fast as the last time.
Hmm, are your fingers getting tired? Mine would be by now... if I had any. (laughs)
Charles Martinet, speaking at TooManyGames Convention 2021:
I got this marvelous opportunity to do Mario Teaches Typing. And when I got the script and I'm in the studio - I'm reading the script for the first time, there were things like "You failed!"
"That wasn't very good." "That was much worse... that was bad."
And I was reading that and I said, "Do you mind if I just, like, play with these words a little bit and just change them around?" because, you know, I never say "no" and I never say anything negative as Mario... and the producer graciously said "Sure, go for it!"
And so it became "Oh, that was good, but I know you can do even better!" "Oh, nice one but let's try again!" so it was always uplifting and always trying to be positive. And I think that that is the essence of the character to me - it's that love and that joy.
Source: transcript of speech found at youtube.com/watch?v=k9RywNQXCUM

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 7. Murasaki forest is aesthetically my favourite region in MOTHER3.

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Inktober Day 7: Panic #inktober2026 #goldenretriever #art

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Inktober Day 6: Ogre #inktoher2026 #goldenretriever #art

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Spunky Tunky @spunkytunky.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

i loved @voidmilkyway.bsky.social's ashely horror videos so much i made songs based of their custom microgames that appear in the videos #warioware #ashley #music

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Inktober Day 5: Smack #inktober2026 #art #goldenretriever

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 5. Brother.exe is missing

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Super Mario Sunshine is surprisingly more realistic than later Mario games in one specific aspect: here, Mario will start drowning if he hangs on to a ledge in such a way that water is flowing into his nose and mouth, as one would in real life.

Observe Mario holding on to a ledge that water is flowing over in Super Mario Galaxy (left) and Super Mario Odyssey (right). If realistic physics applied, he should start drowning since his nostrils and mouth are covered by water flowing into them.
However, in these games the air depletion/drowning state is tied to the swimming animation. As long as Mario is not visibly swimming, he cannot be drowning even if he is covered by water.
In Super Mario Sunshine, however, air depletion is decoupled from swimming as an action, allowing Mario to realistically start drowning in this situation (note him flashing red and his air meter depleting).
However, he is saved by Sunshine's (also unique among 3D Mario platformers) ledge tiredness mechanic. After hanging on for 20 seconds, Mario will let go. This is also realistic, since why would he let himself drown?
Source: discovery by YouTube user @miguelgcgamer, screenshots by Supper Mario Broth

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 4.

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Inktober 2026 Day 4: Cactus #inktober2026 #goldenretriever #earthbound

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A Polar Bear @ehpolarbear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Day 3. Unimpressed Boney

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm participating in Inktober this year Here are Days 1-3 #art #inktober #inktober2026 #goldenretriever

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¿Mr.Whatshisname? (COMMISSIONS OPEN) @bridgeoffaust.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Mad Mad Mansion

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door includes its own fictional language that is a cipher for English. Amusingly, the misspelled "Game Cuve" graffiti from the original version is translated into the new language... but still reads "Game Cuve" when deciphered.

The Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains an in-universe language used for signs and labels that is a cipher (i.e. a one-to-one symbol conversion) for English.
Textures that were in English or unreadable in the original (left) are translated into the cipher in the remake (right). The remake's poster reads "Wanted" and the signboard reads "Signboard".
A famously misspelled "Game Cuve" graffiti appears in Rogueport in the original.
In the remake, it can be seen through this arch from the back.
Analyzing it reveals that it is still misspelled! The designers deliberately kept the misspelling in the translation.
Here is the key to the cipher used.
Source: research/images by Mario Wiki users "LadySophie17" and "Reese Rivers", mariowiki.com/List_of_fictional_languages

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In Paper Mario, Mayor Penguin is found seemingly dead, with Mario being suspected of his murder. However, if a letter is delivered to him during that time, he will get up, thank Mario, and promptly go back to being dead. Unfortunately, this cannot prove Mario's innocence.

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OatmealDome 🏳️‍🌈 @oatmealdome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

[Donkey Kong Bananza] Past Emerald Rush events will be re-ran. One event will be held per month, in the order that they were released. • Oct: Chip Fever • Nov: So Strong It's Funny • Dec: Dig the Beat • etc... 🐦 original post

A screenshot of a post on a different platform.

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Splatoon North America @splatoonnamirror.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fall time is here, and with it comes a Splatoween celebration! This year's question is "What would you be in a fantasy world?", a Wizard, a Knight, or a Ninja? This Splatfest event takes place from Oct 30 at 5pm PT to Nov 1 5pm PT, see you there!

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now you can never stop playing! The PlayStation Vita comes to the Nintendo Classics App on October 2nd exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2, and will be launching with all 3 titles that are actually worth anything, including Little Deviants. Nintendo Switch Online Membership required to play.

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Sketchmii @sketchmii.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

💛✨Made this to celebrate, yahoo~✨💛

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OatmealDome 🏳️‍🌈 @oatmealdome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[Nintendo Music] 🤖 "Star Fox" has been added. Listen now: 🔗 music.nintendo.com

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OatmealDome 🏳️‍🌈 @oatmealdome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[Star Fox] Version 1.2.0 has been released. This update adds new features to battle mode: three new stages, new items, and splitscreen multiplayer. It also makes some adjustments to the campaign. For example, it is now easier to see if you're damaging some bosses.

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TannersArt @tannersart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Redrew a drawing I made roughly 20 years ago

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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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ヤマリ @yamari6363s.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

雨宿り

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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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ヤマリ @yamari6363s.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

雨

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

wtf it's Andross why are you here

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I just found out you can draw a circle around Bowser

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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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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We put Luigi in a dress and he looked fucking marvelous, what did you do today?

Luigi in Peach's dress looking fucking marvelous

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