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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

27 Things Even Die-Hard Mario Fans Don’t Know About Mario

Over 30 years together and we still have so much to learn about our little Italian friend.

While developing Luigi, for the original Mario Bros., memory limitations meant the character had to be a duplicate of Mario, so Shigeru Miyamoto differentiated the second character by applying the color palette from the shellcreeper to the sprite.

While developing Luigi, for the original Mario Bros., memory limitations meant the character had to be a duplicate of Mario, so Shigeru Miyamoto differentiated the second character by applying the color palette from the shellcreeper to the sprite.

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There are a possible 256 hidden, glitchy levels on the original Super Mario Bros. cartridge that can be accessed by swapping it out with a Tennis cartridge while the game is running.

There are a possible 256 hidden, glitchy levels on the original Super Mario Bros. cartridge that can be accessed by swapping it out with a Tennis cartridge while the game is running.

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According to urban legend, Mario as he’s depicted on the original cover of Super Mario Bros. is moments from running into a wall, falling into lava, and dying. But, according to Shigeru Miyamoto this is not the case.

According to urban legend, Mario as he’s depicted on the original cover of Super Mario Bros. is moments from running into a wall, falling into lava, and dying. But, according to Shigeru Miyamoto this is not the case.

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The clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros. are the same graphic, just with alternate color palettes.

The clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros. are the same graphic, just with alternate color palettes.

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