John's Mario Emporium

Extremely detailed high-quality 3D scan of an officially licensed 1996 Whomp pewter metal figurine from Japan.

consistent practice opens up whole worlds of skill that you couldn't imagine

making mistakes in the process of learning is not only natural, it is also essential

activities that you enjoy can give you more energy back than you spent on them

The Wii Phone (left), known from various speculative social media posts and videos around 2008, is not actually a completely original idea made by fans, but is rather based on a real patent filed for a gaming phone by Nintendo in 2001 (right), which of course never materialized into a product.

Officially licensed "Yoshi dreaming about an apple" cap, available at Super Nintendo World in Japan. The cap features a thought bubble with an apple, to which a Yoshi plush accessory is attached to make it look like the Yoshi is thinking or dreaming about the apple*. *technically called a "fruit" in official Nintendo materials, but commonly called an "apple"

In Mario Kart 64, the seagulls in Koopa Troopa Beach are never seen up close during regular gameplay. However, viewing them in a model viewer reveals they have surprisingly detailed eyes.

A 1991 Toys "R" Us commercial featured live-action footage with video games superimposed over it, to illustrate lines such as "You couldn't get enough of it, you ate Nintendo, drank Nintendo, slept Nintendo" and "so now you can breathe Nintendo, love Nintendo, be Nintendo".

The Mario-related segments of the commercial feature surreal footage of boys eating a plate of Super Mario Bros. 2, drinking a glass of Super Mario Bros. 3, and physically turning into Super Mario World, respectively.