The Super Mario Galaxy series is among some of the best adventures the red and blue plumber has ever embarked on. The original Super Mario Galaxy released in November 2007 worldwide on Nintendo’s new surprise commercial hit of a system, the Wii. The Wii brought motion controls to the forefront, and many were speculating how Mario would control on the new system. The game was met with immense praise and a follow-up sequel was later released, also on the Wii, which many say is the best 3D Mario game in existence. Especially impressive when you find out how the game was initially conceived (but more on that later). The games were also huge, each task you with collecting 120 stars and defeat Bowser in order to see everything, well, ALMOST everything. Due, to the series insane amount of content, there are many crazy things that most player’s failed to pick up on. On top of that, there are some weirdly wonderful facts that can only be noticed by someone with the technical know-how, ability to research or an extremely keen eye for all things Mario Galaxy! So we have compiled a list of some of the craziest things in the Super Mario Galaxy series that you may have had no idea about! Grab your mushrooms, co♓llect your coins, and eat those Starb🐓its and remember to tell Rosalina about your findings on this galaxy-spanning adventure into some of the craziest things you had no idea about! To the observatory!
20 The Creepy Characters In The Distance
Our favorite weirdly wonderful thing in the Super Mario Galaxy series has to be this Spo-OOo ky one! Cue the X-Files Theme! In Super Mario Galaxy 2, at the beginning of Shiverburn Galaxy, if you look towards the distant hills in the background, just on the moonlit horizon you will see some strange and ominous alien figures. The silhouettes of whatever these creatures almost look like some kind of advanced alien race inspecting Mario from a distance ready to return with their information back to the mothership. What is makes this even more creepy is that the image in the game’s data files is called "HellValleySkyTree." The picture speaks for itself, this is probably the biggest Super Mario mystery since the “L is Real 2041” message written on the Courtyard Plaque in Super Mario 64!
19 There Is A Planetoid That References Pokemon
The stage that is known as “Buoy Base Galaxy” appears to look intriguingly similar to the shape and geometrics to that of a Pokeball. The level is spherical, which is no surprise since this is Super Mario Galaxy. However, it is divided into two halves, one being land and the other being a body water. The two masses are divided by what looks exactly like the button a Pokémon Trainer would press to send out a Pokémon. Nintendo has been known to include such references in their games throughout their💜 long history, so it would not be crazy to assume that this is indeed a direct reference by the💙 level designers and not just a mere coincidence. There are sure to be more on these in the list!
18 Secret Blue Rupee!
Continuing the trend of clever references, did you know that there is a hidden cluster of blue Starbits that forms the shape of a blue rupee from The Legend of Zelda series? Well, you do now! In the level titled Rolling Gizmo Galaxy, a level where you have Mario stand on and control a rolling ball across a series of platforms in the middle of the sky. You can find the shiny, blue piece of nostalgia below one of the said platforms if you angle the camera correctly. It appears to be situated will out of the level general route so you may need to use your Wiimote to collect 🧸the 5 Rupees worth of Starbits if you want to stay alive as well as obtain them all.
17 There's A SECRET 'Adult' Message On The Cover
One of the most insane things about the original Super Mario Galaxy isn’t even found IN the game, but rather ON the game. On the official Box Art for Super Mario Galaxy in both the NTSC and PAL regions, there is a hidden secret message which spells out something rather peculiar. If you look at the heading that says “Super Mario Galaxy” Obviously, there is a little twinkl🍰e of light on some letters in the graphics. If you are to spell out all the letters in the order from left to right, top to bottom. Then the message reads as “U R MR GAY.” What?? We are not sure of the intentions of this message or if it was even intended in the first place, but it is definitely either an extremely strange coincidence or a very cheeky graphic designer’s handiwork!
16 Yoshi Is A Space Dragon!
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Yoshi’s house can be f💦ound in the level titled “Sky Station Galaxy.” If you select the first mission you may notice a sign in front of the house that reads "Hello, friend! Please go around back! -Yoshi." After reading ꦕthat quit the level and then enter the third mission on that level. The sign will then read “Hello, friend! Please go around back! -Yoshi the space dragon.” This easter egg has puzzled many gamers who love to look under the surface in their Nintendo games. This could be linked somehow to a statement from Miyamoto-san himself, particularly when asked how Yoshi survives in space. Miyamoto answered by saying “He is a space dinosaur.” Though this doesn’t really explain the part that reads “Dragon."
15 You Can Eat Starbits In Real Life!
The Starbits you or even your buddy on the couch can help you collect with the Wiimote in the Super Mario Galaxy games actually were heavily inspired by a Japanese candy. The sweets are known as “Konpeito” and even come in a variety of different colors. This might explain why the Hungry Lumas love them so much in the game and allow you to access different parts of the levels by feedin🔥g your collected Starbits to them. How do they taste? Well, we haven’t tried them yet, but we are told that despite the assortment of colors they come in, they all taste exactly the same and are quite bland much like a cube of suga🌄r. Quite disappointing, especially seeing as those Lumas make them look so darn delicious!
14 Insects In The Game Files That Were Never Used
In the game files for Super Mario Galaxy, there are a number of assets that were never used in the final game. Some of which are a variety of different Bug-like creatures that resemble something you might come across in a Metroid game. There are a couple of Dragonfly looking creatures as well as what appears to be them in their shelled state. On top of the 3D models of the bugs, they were even complete with animation, suggesting that they were only taken out later on in development. It is not known why they were taken out of the final game or what their purpose might have been, perhaps they decided to save them for Metroid Prime 3? I guess we might never know!
13 Japan Got An Oddly Translated Message
We are nowadays all too familiar with poor translations of video games after making it to the west from Japan, but this one is oddly one featured in the Japanese version of Super Mario Galaxy. In the English release of Super Mario Galaxy, when Mario obtains a Star a message pops up stating “You Got a Star!” and if it is a Grand Star it reads “You got a Grand Star!” However, the Japanese version chose to also go with English text in this instance but awkwardly reads as “Star Get!” or “Grand Star Get!” respectively. Much is confused here in the west with regards to Japanese culture, so it is unsure whether this is actually a conscious design choice catered for the Japanese audience or ꦫa poor translation error.
12 Rosalina's Storybook Was Written In One Night!
Rosalina’s Storybook, which is unlocked chapter by chapter as you progress in Super Mario Galaxy, was written by the longtime Nintendo developer and Director of the Galaxy series, Yoshiaki Koizumi all by himself. If you know that already, did you know that it was written in one night and no one else at Nintendo knew what he was working on? The secret was later revealed to none other than Shigeru Miyamoto, legendary creator of the Super Mario series. Miyamoto was 🤪surprised that he was the first one to find out and that he didn’t tell anyone, especially seeing as that it soundꦜed like a pretty integral part of the game. Yoshiaki also mentioned in an that he was unsure of how a story in a Mario game would be received so this may have been why he kept it under wraps!
11 Scrapped Legend Of Zelda Idea Became A Boss
In Super Mario Galaxy, there is a boss called “Megaleg,” but did you know that its origins lie within the development of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? We've already mentioned that during Ocarina of Time’s development Nintendo origin⛄ally planned for the final showdown against Ganon to be one of gigantic proportions. Like a battle from Shadow of the Colossus, the player would have scaled a giant Ganon that would act as both the Boss and the Boss Arena at the same time. This idea was scrapped due to fears of the Nintendo 64’s capabilities but was later given new life in Super Mario Galaxy with the Boss battle against MegaLeg. The Battle has the player work their way up MegaLegs Limbs while maneuvering themselves around the robots defenses and mechanical joints and co🧸gs.