History Trivia / SuperMariobros

* OldShame: The ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon has an episode centered around the Princess going to a Milli Vanilli concert... [=HaHA=], that's so [[TheNineties Nineties...]]

* CreatorBacklash: Averted. ShigeruMiyamoto actually admitted that he liked how the movie took creative liberties.

** Lena is [[HarryPotter Aunt Petunia]].

* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: According to [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19457_6-baffling-early-prototypes-your-favorite-video-games.html Cracked]], the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[http://kotaku.com/5668710/super-mario-used-to-shoot-bullets was going to be a shoot-em-up platformer]], and Mario was going to carry guns, [[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol5_page1.jsp like the beam gun]] similar to those in ''{{Metroid}}'' and a rifle. [[HilariousInHindsight Also, he was going to]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 punch and kick enemies while empty-handed]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld ride on clouds]] (which was previously {{r|idingTheBomb}}ockets in earlier development) and fire at enemies in cloud drive-bys that would soon become [[BonusStage bonus coin stages]]. Also, [[HilariousInHindsight the "jump button" was going to be]] [[MortalKombat "up" on the Control Pad, leaving the "A" button open for attacks]], which, to quote WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, would have been "[[ClusterFBomb f--king f--ked up]]".

* ShoutOut: Mario himself is named after Mario Segale, an American warehouse landlord who worked with Nintendo in the 1970s and 1980s, and whom the character happened to resemble.

* CreatorBacklash: Miyamoto was not pleased with ''Lost Levels'', due to it being a blatant rehash of the original game, as well as too difficult for its own good. He much preferred the US ''Super Mario Bros. 2.''
* ShoutOut: Mario himself is named after Mario Segale, an American warehouse landlord who worked with Nintendo in the 70s and 80s and who the character happened to resemble.

** According to [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguidesimpsons5.html this]] issue of TV Guide, the movie was originally planned to be released in 1991 and would have been animated.

** Kootie Pie is [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rarity]], whiny voice and all!

* OldShame: The ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon has an episode centered around the Princess going to a Milli Vanilli concert... HaHA, that's so [[TheNineties Nineties...]]

* OldShame: The ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' cartoon has an episode centered around the Princess going to a Milli Vanilli concert... [=HaHA=], that's so [[TheNineties Nineties...]]

* TalkingToHimself: Yes, most characters are {{Heroic Mime}}s, but nonetheless, CharlesMartinet voices both Mario brothers, their baby versions, ''and'' both "Wario brothers".

* CreatorKiller: Roland Joffe (''TheKillingFields''), the producer of the film, never really recovered from the film's failure, though his adaptation of ''TheScarletLetter'' certainly didn't help.

* FakeAmerican: Bob Hoskins does such a good job at playing one that between this movie and ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', many American kids were genuinely surprised to discover that he's actually British.

* CreatorKiller: Roland Joffe(''TheKillingFields''), the producer of the film, never really recovered from the film's failure, though his adaptation of ''TheScarletLetter'' certainly didn't help.

!!The series as a whole:

* TalkingToHimself: Yes, most characters are {{Heroic Mime}}s, but nonetheless, Charles Martinet voices both Mario brothers, their baby versions, ''and'' both "Wario brothers".
* ThrowItIn: Blocks which release multiple coins were originally not intended to be in game, but were kept since they were liked.

* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: According to [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19457_6-baffling-early-prototypes-your-favorite-video-games.html Cracked]], the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[http://kotaku.com/5668710/super-mario-used-to-shoot-bullets was going to be a shoot-em-up platformer]], and Mario was going to carry guns, [[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol5_page1.jsp like the beam gun]] similar to those in ''{{Metroid}}'' and a rifle. [[HilariousInHindsight Also, he was going to]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 punch and kick enemies while empty-handed]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld ride on clouds]] (which was previously {{r|idingTheBomb}}ockets in earlier development) and fire at enemies in cloud drive-bys that would soon become [[BonusStage bonus coin stages]]. Also, [[HilariousInHindsight the "jump button" was going to be]] [[MortalKombat "up" on the Control Pad, leaving the "A" button open for attacks]], which, to quote WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, would have been "[[ClusterFBomb f--king f--ked up]]".

** JerryGoldsmith was attached to score the film but pulled out due to scheduling conflicts.

** An early draft of the script shows that Bowser only disguises himself as a human in his first two scenes, the Princess character is named Hildy and Bowser wants to marry her in attempt to obtain the Crown of Invincibility with which to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. Actual game enemies such as Piranha Plants and Thwomps make appearances, Toad accompanies the Mario Bros. Throughout their journey as a main character, a baby dinosaur named Junior thinks Mario is his mother, Luigi gets Raccoon Power at one point, one of Bowser's lackeys tells Mario "YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle", Mario and Luigi sing a VillainSong for Bowser, [[spoiler:Bowser [[DisneyVillainDeath ends up falling into a pit of lava]]]]... In other words, this draft is much more faithful to the games.

* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: According to [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19457_6-baffling-early-prototypes-your-favorite-video-games.html Cracked]], the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[http://kotaku.com/5668710/super-mario-used-to-shoot-bullets was going to be a shoot-em-up platformer]], and Mario was going to carry guns, [[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol5_page1.jsp like the beam gun]] similar to those in ''{{Metroid}}'' and a rifle. [[HilariousInHindsight Also, he was going to]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 punch and kick enemies while empty-handed]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld ride on clouds]] (which was previously {{r|idingTheBomb}}ockets in earlier development) and fire at enemies in cloud drive-bys that would soon become [[BonusStage bonus coin stages]]. Also, [[HilariousInHindsight the "jump button" was going to be]] [[MortalKombat "up" on the Control Pad, leaving the "A" button open for attacks]], which, to quote TheAngryVideoGameNerd, would have been "[[ClusterFBomb f--king f--ked up]]".

* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: AlternativeRock musician Mojo Nixon plays Toad.

* OldShame: The Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoon has an episode centered around the Princess going to a MilliVanilli concert... [=HaHA=], that's so [[TheNineties Nineties...]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19457_6-baffling-early-prototypes-your-favorite-video-games.html Cracked]], the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[http://kotaku.com/5668710/super-mario-used-to-shoot-bullets was going to be a shoot-em-up platformer]], and Mario was going to carry guns, [[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol5_page1.jsp like the beam gun]] similar to those in ''{{Metroid}}'' and a rifle. [[HilariousInHindsight Also, he was going to]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 punch and kick enemies while empty-handed]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld ride on clouds]] (which was previously {{r|idingTheBomb}}ockets in earlier development) and fire at enemies in cloud drive-bys that would soon become [[BonusStage bonus coin stages]]. Also, [[HilariousInHindsight the "jump button" was going to be]] [[MortalKombat "up" on the Control Pad, leaving the "A" button open for attacks]], which, to quote TheAngryVideoGameNerd, would have been "[[ClusterFBomb f--king f--ked up]]".

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19457_6-baffling-early-prototypes-your-favorite-video-games.html Cracked]], the NES version of ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[http://kotaku.com/5668710/super-mario-used-to-shoot-bullets was going to be a shoot-em-up platformer]], and Mario was going to carry guns, [[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/mario25th/vol5_page1.jsp like the beam gun]] similar to those in ''{{Metroid}}'' and a rifle. [[HilariousInHindsight Also, he was going to]] [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 punch and kick enemies while empty-handed]], [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros ride on clouds]] (which was previously [[RidingTheBomb rockets]] in earlier development) and fire at enemies in cloud drive-bys that would soon become [[BonusStage bonus coin stages]]. Also, [[HilariousInHindsight the "jump button" was going to be]] [[MortalKombat "up" on the Control Pad, leaving the "A" button open for attacks]], which, to quote TheAngryVideoGameNerd, would have been "[[ClusterFBomb f--king f--ked up]]".

** According to [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/tvguidesimpsons5.html this]] issue of TV Guide, the movie was originally planned to be released in 1991 and would have been animated.