Super Mario has been with us for so many years that it has given a lot, and obviously I am not just referring to fun, those moments are more than guaranteed in products of such high quality, but to strange moments, bizarre details and difficult to explain that fans discover over time and leave anyone thoughtful. But hey, you won’t deny me that ultimately these elements are what add sauce to life and, due to their strange nature, they greatly feed the collective imagination of the fan community, giving rise to all kinds of theories and creepypastas. .
Hoy, We are talking about events and events linked to the Super Mario saga that make any fan raise their eyebrows in surprise.but before going into the matter, I would invite you to visit our article on “The 20 most popular Super Mario games in history“as well as those related to the upcoming releases of the plumber, namely, Super Mario Bros Wonder y Super Mario RPG. Last but not least, since it is more closely related to this text, the article on “5 Super Mario Enemies That Will Give You Nightmares“. Now yes, we are ready to start getting into the matter.
Is a smashed brick the equivalent of taking the life of an innocent?
Do you remember the manuals? Yes, that element that until a few years ago was essential in any game in physical format and that today seems to have been relegated to a collector’s item in some very specific editions. In 1985, with the release of the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES, these little conglomerations of information pages were still the norm rather than the exception. The fact is that the description of the game was, to say the least, disturbing… Do you want to know what I mean? Let me take the license to illustrate it and translate the manual sheet in English.
One day, the peaceful Champion Kingdom was invaded by the Koopa, a tribe of turtles famous for their black magic. Thus, the population of this peaceful place was turned into mere stones, bricks, and even horsetails (a type of plant), and of course, the Mushroom Kingdom fell into ruin.
The only one who can undo the magical spell on the Mushroom Kingdom and its people in an effort to return them to their normal state is Princess Toadstool, the daughter of the Mushroom King. Unfortunately, she is currently in the hands of the great turtle king Koopa,
Mario, the hero of the story (maybe!), learns of the plight of the Mushroom People and sets out on a mission to free the Mushroom Princess from the evil Koopa and restore the fallen Mushroom Kingdom.
Are you Mario? It’s up to you to save the Mushroom Town from the black magic of the Koopa!
Do you see where the shots go after reading the translation? If the population of the peaceful Mushroom Kingdom was turned into “stones and bricks”, where did that leave our favorite plumber? That is, jumping and breaking brick blocks is implicit in the DNA of the franchise. Does this mean that each broken brick would be equivalent to taking the life of an inhabitant of the Mushroom Kingdom? One that, of course, will never be able to return to its original form once Mario manages to rescue the Princess to break the spell, because, well… he’ll be in pieces. remember that This is official information from the instruction manual included by Nintendo in the game.which you can consult in this link.
The ghost that watches you in Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario 3D Land It was the first Super Mario Bros for Nintendo 3DS, a really good one, an addictive, entertaining and really fun title, standing as a celebration of the franchise’s roots as a platform game, which helped it become one of the best games from the Nintendo portable catalogue.
The fact is that in World 4-4, a gloomy place with a ghostly atmosphere, with little lighting and invisible platforms (the usual thing in a phase of this nature), once you reach the end of the phase and you are practically in front of flag, if you look at the bottom of the screen, a ghostly figure will watch you from a distance to finally open his mouth and vanish. What is that spectral being doing there? Nobody knows, but his presence is merely testimonial, as he will not try to attack us. If you are left wanting more, you will be interested to know that this figure also appears in World 8-4 and Special World 6-5.
The mysterious shadows of the “Valley of Hell”
Who doesn’t like Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel? Mario’s two galactic journeys are, on their own merits, two of the best platform video games that have ever existed, since their new mechanics linked to gravity, among other things, managed to breathe fresh air into the plumber series.
And as for puzzling moments, Super Mario Galaxy 2 left one of the most interesting, because it spread like wildfire on the internet as few have done in the Mario series. Who has not ever heard of the beings from the Hell Valley Sky Tree? A set of shadowy, hollow-eyed figures that stand tall and watch from the distance of a cliff. at the bottom of the screen. They are not actually referenced by the game and you cannot interact with them in any way. However, the figures are reportedly found in the game files under the filename “HellValleySkyTree”. What are they doing there? Are they just a discarded idea that was forgotten? Maybe some kind of joke from some developer? Be that as it may, the theories are diverse. If you want to see them in first person, go to World 5 and look towards the mountains in the background.
And here is the article! Did you know what is exposed here about Super Mario? In addition, What other information of interest related to the most “macabre” world of Super Mario would you add? Do not hesitate to record it in the comments!
