Super Mario Galaxy 2 is hiding an unused "joyful zone" area where Mario can't stop somersaulting, and he's absolutely thrilled about it Every zone's a joyful zone for Mario, but this one's extra special GamesRadar · Jul 26
Beloved Mario RPG hides a secret "'Toads ramming each other rapidly' test room" where "talking to Peach causes the Toads to ram each other rapidly" What if... we were Toads and we rammed each other rapidly in the Toads ramming each other rapidly test room? Aha ha, just kidding... Unless? GamesRadar · Mar 17
Super Mario Galaxy has a "horribly inefficient" secret: the credits are always loaded in the background while you play, which has the "inadvertently heartwarming" side effect of making sure the platformer always remembers the Nintendo legends who made it "4643 lines of text" can add up in the Wii's memory GamesRadar · Oct 8, 2025
Nintendo devs were so obsessed with Konami's legendary 1994 dating sim that they filled Super Mario 64's code with references to it Maybe this is why the N64 classic ended with a kiss GamesRadar · Sep 22, 2025
If you play a pirated Super Smash Bros exactly 69 times on N64, Nintendo's "sneaky" anti-piracy measure will "lull the illegitimate user into a false sense of security" and trap you as Mario forever Not so nice GamesRadar · Sep 18, 2025
Wow, Mario Kart World really is Nintendo's take on Grand Theft Auto, as NPCs can break into each other's cars: "He's breaking into Green Shy Guy's car! And now he's stealing it!" We really got Yellow Toad committing grand theft auto before GTA 6 GamesRadar · Sep 17, 2025
I've been playing Super Mario 64 for nearly 30 years and I somehow never noticed the 1/256 Easter egg when Mario jumps out of the water, which at one point in development created a "bountiful fountain of fish" I just think that's beautiful GamesRadar · Aug 25, 2025
Mario Kart World banana snipers beware: that MKTV helicopter watching you race can apparently obliterate your chances at winning Collusion at its worst GamesRadar · Aug 11, 2025
Donkey Kong Bananza's Pauline sometimes gets confused about fruits: "We love an occasional girlfailure who eventually grows up to be a bonafide girlboss mayor" "She's a little confused but she's got the spirit" GamesRadar · Jul 25, 2025
Nintendo tracks Super Mario friendships on official web page that reveals Pauline is an outcast, Waluigi is controversial, and Mario canonically doesn't like you Et tu, Kirby? GamesRadar · Apr 25, 2025
8 years later, Super Mario Odyssey players are still getting awed by the discovery that you can destroy metal crates by turning into a bird and pecking them 200 times We probably could use a new 3D Mario already GamesRadar · Mar 17, 2025
Behold, Super Mario 64 speedrunners can do "an absurdly lengthy and precise series" of 41 button presses to make Mario stand underwater: "This has no known practical purpose" Not every speedrunning trick is actually going to be useful GamesRadar · Feb 18, 2025
Behold, a Super Mario 64 player discovered that a 34-frame loop repeated 2.8 million times over 36 days can make a log drift through a cliff: "This has no currently known purpose" No known purpose... yet GamesRadar · Jan 14, 2025
Disturbing classic Mario manga panel shows where 1-Up Mushrooms grow A panel from a classic 1996 Super Mario manga resurfaced online and raised some eyebrows over its depiction of the Mushroom Kingdom USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 24, 2023