Mario pictures

Who did 8-bit Donkey Kong better?

The Mario Maker team...
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or Kevin Bayliss (the Rareware OG who gave him his current official design)?

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I'm partial to the Mario Maker one.
 
extremely obscure version of that one Mario render where he tips his hat

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i've only ever seen it on the queue page of EU's My Nintendo Store when the Switch 2 Direct had just been broadcast and the site was overwhelmed with traffic. (archive)

It may look very similar, but it's not the same as this one:

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After looking through the gallery of Mario Party 9, I noticed several images are pretty goofy/strange to me. So… I feel I should point them out!

When you think of a Whomp, you'd picture the enemy like this:
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It's a completely normal Whomp! Now have a look at Mario Party 9's Whomp, who looks more menacing.
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Looks possessed, does it not? It's got a bone to pick with the heroes…

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Looking at King Bob-omb's artwork, he's about to throw a lit Bob-omb at something or someone, but who? Is it the Toad that's running away from him? That would make sense. If you were to look at this image without knowing anything about the game, you'd likely be confused due to the Koopa Troopa who looks as if he's saying "Save me!". Why would one of Bowser's elite members be so cruel to a fellow minion? That's because Koopa Troopa is a good guy in the game. Looks like he changed sides before officially becoming affiliated with Bowser's Minions in Super Mario Party.

In the minigame "Spike Strike", the goal is to pick up the hammers before your opponents do. You don't want to pick up the tree branches, as they only serve to hinder you. Frail twigs aren't meant to counterattack the Spike Balls! If you do happen to choose one, your character's icon will become sad (or depressed). It's funny! Here are some examples.
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Princess Peach and Daisy cover their faces in shame, Wario looks like he lost all of his gold and Koopa Troopa is down in the dumps.

And then you have Mario, Luigi and maybe Birdo, looking like they haven't gotten enough sleep/feeling a little tipsy…
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Lastly, I'd like to discuss the cover art for the game.
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Looks pretty cool right? Yeah it does! We see Mario, Yoshi, Wario and Princess Peach aboard the car chasing after a Super Star. Other characters like Bowser, Waluigi, Birdo and Bowser Jr. aren't as apparent, but can still be seen if one looks closely enough.

Bit wait, where in the world is Luigi?! Oh wait - I found him!
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Poor Luigi is trapped at the horrible Boo's Horror Castle. But why? Is he being punished for stealing Mini Stars from Mario? Did Bowser capture him? He may be faking it for all I know! We may never know why he's there…​
 
Itsameweegee said:
Very adorable GIf of our hero, trying to learn how to lose weight by exercising.
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If you wanna have a monument of him, just go to SimCity.
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🎶🎵Up Up and Away in my beautiful, my beautiful ballooooooooon🎵🎶
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Funny enough, I think this is the SAME guy who illustrated the "El Tigre" TV series.
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Golfing is fun, try it!
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I swear to God, I wish these rides were in my nearest boardwalk when I was a kid.
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Xiahou Ba said:
I still can't believe Mario Party 8 did not have widescreen support lol
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Except that it did, but only on the main menu, inexplicably. Soon as you get into a game, here come the black bars of gross. Also on the main menu, even though the picture is widescreen, you cannot move your cursor into the widescreen zone.
 
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