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 Biggest Fan
Sure, there are Mario dolls, Mario notebooks, and even Mario shampoo. But a Super Mario Bros. ceiling fan?

This bizarre piece of merchandising hails from 1988 during the height of Mario and NES mania in the US. At that time you could buy just about every decorative component of a typical bedroom bedecked in Mario artwork, including this fan–truly an item for the Mario fanatic who has everything.

Photo: The Mushroom Kingdom



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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!