History CommonKnowledge / SuperMarioBros

** It doesn't have only one court either, it has ''nine'': Hard, Clay, Grass, Carpet, Mushroom, Sand, Ice, Rebound and Morph; all of the variations that were previously seen in the series. What it ''doesn't'' have is courts themed after characters.

* Similarly, Mario does not "spit" fireballs from his mouth after collecting a Fire Flower, he "throws" them from his hands. (Again, Luigi ''does'' spit fireballs from his mouth in ''Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World''.) For that matter, apart from the Mushrooms in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series and '' WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', he doesn't "eat" the various powerups he encounters. Even as graphics continue to improve, Mario is still depicted as simply absorbing power-ups into his body when he "collects" them.
* Everyone "knows" that Mario's original name was Jumpman, but it actually wasn't. Before the character debuted in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto called him "Mr. Video" and planned to include him in various different video games as cameos. And even before that, artwork of the character was labelled "Ossan", which is Japanese for "middle-aged guy". Likewise, Donkey Kong was always intended to be Donkey Kong (due to an assumption that the name would read as "stubborn ape" to English speakers) and is not a misspelling of "Monkey Kong".

** There has never been a "Clawdia Koopa" (supposedly Bowser's ex and the mother of both the Koopalings and Bowser Jr.) mentioned in any official media; she is the creation of [[https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Clawdia_Koopa Nintendo Power UK]], and it was only ever fan theory that she had ''any'' relationship to Bowser let alone being his ex-wife. The closest she ever got to a "canon" appearance was in Creator/ValiantComics' ''[[https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Nintendo_Comics_System Nintendo Comics System]]'', making her about as "canon" as ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster''.
** Daisy is also not Peach's cousin despite fans assuming otherwise; the strategy guide that mentioned them being related wasn't authorized by Nintendo.

* Mario and Peach are often regarded to be an OfficialCouple by many fans and critics, with many viewing them as the video game equivalent of WesternAnimation/{{Mickey|Mouse}} and WesternAnimation/{{Minnie|Mouse}}. However, while there is ''a ton'' of ShipTease between them, and it ''is'' confirmed that the two have mutual romantic feelings for each other, their relationship is portrayed differently [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on the source]], with some portraying their relationship in rather [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/f/fb/SMRL-Line-Mario-Sunset.gif romantic]] [[https://youtu.be/AYBuy7i1uzQ?t=53 ways]], while some others don't address the relationship at all turning them into JustFriends by default. Either way, at the very least they ''are'' officially considered to be mutual Love Interests ([[ImpliedLoveInterest if implied]]). There were plans for them to finally [[RelationshipUpgrade hook up]] in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', but this was scrapped from the final game likely to maintain the series' {{status quo|IsGod}}. Likewise, Luigi and Daisy are not officially a couple either, despite the two of them having plenty of ShipTease with each other as well ever since ''NES Open Tournament Golf'' --where the pairing originated as a case of PairTheSpares-- acting as Luigi's caddie just like Peach does for Mario. Ship Teasing in various games aside, the only official mention of the relationship to date is in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' where it's stated that "After her appearance in Mario Golf, some gossips started portraying her as Luigi's answer to Mario's Peach".

* Mario and Peach are often regarded to be an OfficialCouple by many fans and critics, with many viewing them as the video game equivalent of WesternAnimation/{{Mickey|Mouse}} and WesternAnimation/{{Minnie|Mouse}}. However, while there is ''a ton'' of ShipTease between them, and it is confirmed that the two have mutual romantic feelings for each other, their relationship is portrayed differently [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on the source]], with some portraying their relationship in rather [[https://www.mariowiki.com/images/f/fb/SMRL-Line-Mario-Sunset.gif romantic]] [[https://youtu.be/AYBuy7i1uzQ?t=53 ways]], while some others don't address the relationship at all turning them into JustFriends by default. Either way, at the very least they are officially considered to be mutual Love Interests ([[ImpliedLoveInterest if implied]]). There were plans for them to finally [[RelationshipUpgrade hook up]] in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', but this was scrapped from the final game (likely to maintain the series' {{status quo|IsGod}}). Likewise, Luigi and Daisy are not officially a couple either, despite the two of them having ShipTease with each other as well.

* Mario and Peach are often regarded to be an OfficialCouple by many fans and critics, with some viewing them as the video game equivalent of WesternAnimation/{{Mickey|Mouse}} and WesternAnimation/{{Minnie|Mouse}}. However, while there is a ton of ShipTease between them, and it is confirmed that the two have mutual romantic feelings for each other, the two are mostly JustFriends. There were plans for them to finally hook up in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', but this was scrapped from the final game (likely to maintain the series' {{status quo|IsGod}}). Likewise, Luigi and Daisy are not officially a couple either, despite the two of them having ShipTease with each other as well.

** There has never been a "Clawdia Koopa" (supposedly Bowser's ex and the mother of both the Koopalings and Bowser Jr.) mentioned in any official media; she is the creation of an early fansite.

* One fact that tends to come up in {{Alternative Character Interpretation}}s of Mario being less than heroic, or even straight-up [[RonTheDeathEater evil]], is that he stomps on enemies that are beyond harmless, like Goombas, who don't even try to attack Mario, they just mind their own business and walk in pre-determined paths, the only danger being from running into them. It is true that in the original game and other old 2D platformers, technical limitations made it so that enemies couldn't have complex attack patterns, so they simply walked back and forth, acting more like obstacles. In modern 3D platformers, and in spin-offs like the various [=RPGs=], though, it's made clear that the Goombas that work for Bowser aren't simply "minding their own business" and they ''do'' actively try to attack Mario. The same can be said about basic Koopas.

* The fruits that Yoshi can eat in ''Super Mario World'' are berries. Many players mistake them for apples, likely due to their large size and red/green coloration. The fact that they grow on bushes instead of trees (though some can be found on trees in the Forest of Illusion levels) should be telling.

* On November 17, 2014, [=GameSpot=] posted an [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-reveals-the-toads-gender-secret/1100-6423610/ article]] about an interview with Koichi Hayashida on ''VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker''. He discusses the Toads' gender, where he claims that they never went out of their way to decide the sex on them. This led to the conclusion that the Toads are ''literally [[NonHumanNonBinary genderless]]''. [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer However]], [[GodNeverSaidThat that's not the case]]. In an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUkU6O4p7Lw&t=8m44s interview]], Shigeru Miyamoto clarifies that when the Toads were first designed, they didn't focus on their genders, though their Japanese name ''Kinopio'' was chosen as a portmanteau of ''kinoko'' (mushroom) and ''Pinocchio'', Pinocchio being a boy, of course. Once [[VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash Toadette]] came into the picture, they clearly designed her to be female. Because she was the most feminine out of the others and because the character [[ADogNamedDog Toad]] was clearly referred to as he, [[ViewerGenderConfusion it led the conclusion]] [[TheSmurfettePrinciple that the rest were male]] with the RPG games being exceptions. In other words, it's likely that Hayashida's comment was implying that the Toads just have ''[[AmbiguousGender Ambiguous Genders]]'' and not entirely ''genderless'', a point that is further made with ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' with the Move Lists for both Peach and Daisy. In Peach's, it clearly states that [[ADogNamedDog Toad]] is male, while Daisy's refers to the Blue Toad as an [[GenderNeutralWriting it]] as the other Toad colors aren't as significant.

* When discussing ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels'', it's common to claim the game was passed over for a Western release solely because it was too difficult, mainly as a point against Nintendo. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUYSN5aFcE&t=825s However, there's a variety of factors as to why it wasn't released stateside initially.]] Not only was it too difficult (there were also many difficult games licensed by Nintendo in the US, they just didn't have the value that Mario had), the game looked too similar to the previous game, and this wouldn't bode well for a new series that came out of the ashes of the UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983, where one of the problems were games that looked exactly like their predecessor, but with new levels.
* It's widely believed by fans of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' that Vivian was written as a UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} girl in the Japanese version, and [[ShesAManInJapan this was cut entirely from the English version]] in order to HideYourGays. This is only half-true, however. While Vivian is indeed biologically male in the Japanese version, the character is actually written as an ''[[WholesomeCrossdresser otokonoko]]'', and consistently referred to with male pronouns both in-game and in official materials. A TransAudienceInterpretation, while very much possible given that Vivian in the Japanese never genders himself, is not the intent in the game's original script.

* Similarly, Mario does not "spit" fireballs from his mouth after collecting a Fire Flower, he "throws" them from his hands. (Again, Luigi ''does'' spit fireballs from his mouth in ''Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World''.) For that matter, apart from with Mushrooms in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series, he doesn't "eat" the various powerups he encounters. Even as graphics continue to improve, Mario is still depicted as simply absorbing power-ups into his body when he "collects" them.

* Mario and Princess Peach are a couple. Though it varies, most media present them as not actually dating yet. They're flirty but are not going steady.

* Many can easily assume that Wario and Waluigi are brothers, since they are the respective evil twins of Mario and Luigi (who are brothers) and are very similar in themselves. However, their relationship is deliberately meant to be [[AmbiguouslyRelated ambiguous]], with official sources often going back and fourth on if they're related at all or if they're just close friends. That said, modern sources such as Waluigi's profile on Nintendo's Japanese website have indicated that the two are unrelated.
* When discussing ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosTheLostLevels'', it's common to claim the game was passed over for a western release solely because it was too difficult, mainly as a point against Nintendo. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EUYSN5aFcE&t=825s However, there's a variety of factors as to why it wasn't released stateside initially.]] Not only was it too difficult (there were also many difficult games licensed by Nintendo in the US, they just didn't have the value that Mario had), the game looked too similar to the previous game, and this wouldn't bode well for a new series that came out of the ashes of the UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983, where one of the problems were games that looked exactly like their predecessor, but with new levels.

* It's believed by fans that Daisy used to be AmbiguouslyBrown before her redesign, to the point that some have accused Nintendo of "whitewashing" her when they redesigned her. However, Daisy has always been depicted with a fair-skinned appearance as far back as her debut in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand''. While some of her renders and models from the early '90s and early 2000s do give her a slight tan, this was more an unintentional byproduct of the limitations of early CGI at the time rather than a deliberate creative choice, as several human Mario characters — including Mario himself — have been depicted with tanned look in many early 3D renders around the mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s.

* There's a portion of the fanbase that believes Bowser used his Japanese name of Koopa in the NES games. With [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 one tiny blip]], this isn't the case; the name Bowser goes all the way back to [[AllThereInTheManual the instruction manual]] for his debut, ''Super Mario Bros.'' While he was called Koopa in [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros the cartoons]] and the [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 live-action movie]], English translations of the games have consistently called him Bowser, with the exception of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', which does indeed call him Koopa in English, though this is primarily due to mistranslation.

* Calling anything "non-canon". The ''Mario'' franchise is a WidgetSeries with explicit NegativeContinuity, and no game is more or less "canon" than any other. Not ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', not ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', and not ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', ''VideoGame/MarioParty'', or any other instance of GoKartingWithBowser.

* Many fans know Daisy used to be AmbiguouslyBrown before her redesign, to the point that some have accused Nintendo of "whitewashing" her when they redesigned her. However, Daisy has always been depicted with a fair-skinned appearance as far back as her debut in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand''. While some of her renders and models from the early '90s and early 2000s do give her a slight tan, this was more an unintentional byproduct of the limitations of early CGI at the time rather than a deliberate creative choice, as several human Mario characters — including Mario himself — have been depicted with tanned look in many early 3D renders around the mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s.

* Many can easily assume that Wario and Waluigi are brothers, since they are the respective evil twins of Mario and Luigi (who are brothers) and are very similar in themselves, but nowhere does it confirm their relation.

* Many fans know Daisy used to be AmbiguouslyBrown before her redesign, to the point that some have accused Nintendo of "whitewashing" her when they redesigned her. However, Daisy has never actually been depicted with brown skin and she has always been depicted with a fair-skinned appearance as far back as her debut in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand''. While some of her renders and models from the early '90s and early 2000s do give her a slight tan, this was more an unintentional byproduct of the limitations of early CGI at the time than a deliberate creative choice, as several human Mario characters — including Mario himself — have been depicted with tanned look in many early 3D renders around the mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s.

* Many fan videos joke that the manual for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' states all the blocks are Mushroom Kingdom citizens transformed into blocks and thus whenever Mario breaks a block, he's killing a citizen. The original manual actually says ''only'' the PowerUp Blocks are transformed citizens, and they are noticeably completely indestructible within the game; in fact, they actually ''help'' him by giving out the various items they hide. Good luck getting that point across to the people that believe that every single Brick Block is actually a Toad, and that [[RonTheDeathEater Mario is a murderer for every ordinary Brick Block he breaks]].

* There's a portion of the fanbase that believes Bowser used his Japanese name of Koopa in the NES games. With [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 one tiny blip]], this isn't the case; the name Bowser goes all the way back to [[AllThereInTheManual the instruction manual]] for his debut, ''Super Mario Bros.'' While he was called Koopa in [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros the cartoons]] and the [[Film/SuperMarioBros live-action movie]], English translations of the games have consistently called him Bowser, with the exception of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', which does indeed call him Koopa in English, though this is primarily due to mistranslation.

* It's widely believed by fans of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioAndTheThousandYearDoor'' that Vivian was written as a UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} girl in the Japanese version, and [[ShesAManInJapan this was cut entirely from the English version]] in order to HideYourGays. This is only half-true, however. While Vivian is indeed biologically male in the Japanese version, the character is actually written as an ''[[WholesomeCrossdresser otokonoko]]'', and consistently referred to with male pronouns both in-game and in official materials. A TransAudienceInterpretation, while very much possible given that Vivian in the Japanese never genders himself, is not the intent in the game's original script.

* It's widely believed by fans of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYear'' that Vivian was written as a UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} girl in the Japanese version, and [[ShesAManInJapan this was cut entirely from the English version]] in order to HideYourGays. This is only half-true, however. While Vivian is indeed biologically male in the Japanese version, the character is actually written as an ''[[WholesomeCrossdresser otokonoko]]'', and consistently referred to with male pronouns both in-game and in official materials. A TransAudienceInterpretation, while very much possible given that Vivian in the Japanese never genders himself, is not the intent in the game's original script.