Super Mario Oddities

25 years of wackiness inspired by the legendary Nintendo game, from lost levels to breakfast food to pop art.

Posted by  | Sunday, September 12, 2010


Mario’s Mean Streak
When we think of Mario, we think of a perpetually happy plumber. That’s because he’s smiling in just about every authorized depiction ever–except this one, which finds him with a horribly mean look on his face.

This illustration is odd not just because it’s out of the ordinary, but because it appears on a licensed set of party plates. It’s true that Mario played villain once –in Donkey Kong Jr. — but even then he didn’t look this mean. In the end, we have to write it off as a one time slip-up by a disgruntled artist.

Photo: Eric Kaltman



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4 Comments For This Post

  1. lesinge32 Says:

    as a fellow love of old school video games you should check out the pac man video this swiss artist made! http://monkeybusiness1.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/a… also tetris, pong, space invaders

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  3. Guest Says:

    How about Communist Mario?

  4. GamesOgre Says:

    That's a fantastic collection of weird Mario stuff. I agree, that control-Mario-by-hand video is amazing!