Trivia: When Mario briefly walks by the antique store, a Toad asks if the gizmo he is holding works, and the shopkeeper in the background can just barely be heard saying the Toad might have to blow into it to make it work. This is a cute callback to the popular theory that blowing into Nintendo cartridges makes them work better, since it helps get rid of dust that could block the connectors... although it's not unanimously agreed that this actually works.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
26 trivia entries
Directed by: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day
Continuity mistake: When Mario first consumes the Blue Mushroom, he emits a light that causes Donkey Kong to shield his eyes. However, later in the movie, when Peach forces Bowser to consume the same mushroom, no light is emitted. (00:49:15 - 01:21:22)
Princess Peach: There's a huge universe out there. With a lot of galaxies. They're all counting on us.
Question: Why is the Princess called Peach instead of Toadstool and why is the main villain called Bowser instead of King Koopa?
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.
Answer: "Princess Toadstool" was used in the original English-language manual, but she was Peach in the original Japanese, and that name continued in later versions, being combined with Toadstool. Bowser was originally called "Kuppa", but presumably the English-language version resonated more with people, plus removed any confusion of "Kuppa, King of the Koopas", so the English version stuck.