The Many Faces Of Super Mario Mushrooms

Graphic artist Mathijs Sterrenburg (whose favorite video game is Legend of Zelda, FTW!) went and created 120 different variations of the power-up mushroom from the Super Mario franchise. These are them (well, 30 of them, the rest are after the jump). Damn -- how cool would it have been if there was a power-up mushroom that turned you into Vader? I'd have force-choked Bowser from level 1-1 and been back to the Death Star in time to blow up Endor! F***ing love the smell of burnt Ewok in the morning.
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This is a MASSIVE series of characters from Flickr user soundofdesign (aka Ty Lettau) in the style of Mario's little (read: unpowered-up) form from the original Super Mario Bros. It...obviously took a long time to do. Way longer than it took me to name them all, which was li... / Continue →
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Ever wonder what Mario looks like on the inside? Jesus, you're a braver wonderer than I am. But if you have, consider yourself lucky, because here's a peek at the plumber's plumbing courtesy of anatomical artist extraordinaire Jason Freeny. As you can see, there's nothing re... / Continue →

