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[[File:SM64 Mario Head.png|thumb|right|Artwork of Mario's head for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
[[File:SM64 Mario Head.png|thumb|Artwork of Mario's head for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
{{quote|I'm-a bet you can't-a do this! WHEEEEEEEEE! Ahahaha!|Mario's face|Mario Teaches Typing 2}}
{{quote|I'm-a bet you can't-a do this! WHEEEEEEEEE! Ahahaha!|Mario's face|Mario Teaches Typing 2}}
'''Mario's face''', also referred to as the '''Mario face''', is a floating disembodied head of [[Mario]]. The gameplay element of an interactive floating head of Mario along with other disembodied character heads have appeared in many games.
'''Mario's face''', also referred to as the '''Mario face''', is a floating disembodied head of [[Mario]]. The gameplay element of an interactive floating head of Mario (along with other disembodied character heads) has appeared in many games.


==History==
==History==
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
Mario's floating head first appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Mario's head appears during [[The Mario Rap]] and as a transition during live-action segments.
Mario's floating head first appears on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Mario's head appears during [[Mario Brothers Rap|The Mario Rap]] and as a transition during live-action segments.


===''Mario Teaches Typing'' / ''Mario Teaches Typing 2''===
===''Mario Teaches Typing'' series===
Mario's floating head (animated with [[Mario in Real Time|VActor technology]]) later appears in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''. He narrates players' lessons and actions as they learn to type, while also making random small talk, sometimes invoking jokes and comments about his lack of body.
Mario's floating head (animated with [[Mario in Real Time|VActor technology]]) later appears in the [[Mario Teaches Typing (series)|''Mario Teaches Typing'' series]]. He narrates players' lessons and actions as they learn to type, while also making random small talk, sometimes invoking jokes and comments about his lack of body.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Mario's head later appears on the title screen of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where players can tug and stretch his facial features (his nose, ears, cheeks, chin, and [[Mario Cap|hat]]) to humorous positions. As ''Super Mario 64'' was [[Nintendo]]'s first title for the [[Nintendo 64]], an interactive Mario face served to familiarize the player to the [[Nintendo 64#Controller|Nintendo 64 Controller]] without worrying about actual gameplay. Additionally, on the [[Game Over]] screen, Mario's head will appear dazed and worn out.
Mario's head later appears on the title screen of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where players can tug and stretch his facial features (his nose, his ears, his cheeks, his chin, and [[Mario Cap|his cap]]) to various positions. The model originates from a demo for real-time vertex calculations by ex-[[Nintendo]] programmer {{wp|Giles Goddard (video game programmer)|Giles Goddard}}, which featured a primitive Mario head controlled via movement from a camera on an {{wp|SGI Indy}} workstation.<ref>Green, Mark (September 10, 2010). [https://pixelatron.com/blog/the-making-of-super-mario-64-full-giles-goddard-interview-ngc/ The Making Of Super Mario 64 – full Giles Goddard interview (NGC)]. ''Pixelatron''. Retrieved June 26, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230328155419/https://pixelatron.com/blog/the-making-of-super-mario-64-full-giles-goddard-interview-ngc/ Archived] March 28, 2023, 15:54:19 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> As ''Super Mario 64'' was Nintendo's first title for the [[Nintendo 64]], an interactive Mario face served to familiarize the player with the [[Nintendo 64#Controller|Nintendo 64 Controller]] without worrying about the actual gameplay. Additionally, Mario's head appears dazed and worn out on the [[Game Over]] screen.


In the remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', the Mario head appears along with a [[Yoshi]] head. In this game, Mario's face is able to turn into an ink outline version of itself, which can be distorted with the [[Nintendo DS#Stylus|stylus]] or various buttons. The player can also erase the face and draw their own creations.
In the remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Mario's head appears along with a [[Yoshi]] head. In this game, Mario's face can turn into an ink outline version of itself, which can be distorted with the [[Nintendo DS#Stylus|stylus]] or various buttons. The player can also erase the face and draw their own creations.


Mario's face is also a feature in some of the [[minigame]]s in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. When the player opens a [[treasure chest]] in [[Boom Box (minigame)|Boom Box]], the chest makes a sound, astonishing Mario's face on the top screen. If the player makes a mistake, Mario's face frowns, while if the player succeeds, Mario's face beams joyously at the player. If the player gets a Game Over in any minigame, Mario's face will yell and look dazed. When the player clears any minigame round or beats a high score, Mario's face is astonished, then bursts out laughing. In [[Tox Box Shuffle]], if the player finds Yoshi in the right [[Tox Box]], the Mario head will burst into laughter like how the player succeeds in Boom Box, and will yell if the player loses twice in a round.
Mario's face is also a feature in some of the [[minigame]]s in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. When the player opens a [[treasure chest]] in [[Boom Box (minigame)|Boom Box]], the chest makes a sound, astonishing Mario's face on the top screen. If the player makes a mistake, Mario's face frowns, while if the player succeeds, Mario's face beams joyously at the player. Mario's face yells and looks dazed if the player gets a Game Over in any minigame. When the player clears any minigame round or beats a high score, Mario's face is astonished, then suddenly begins laughing. In [[Tox Box Shuffle]], if the player finds Yoshi in the right [[Tox Box]], Mario's head begins laughing like when the player succeeds in Boom Box; if the player loses twice in a round, Mario's head yells.


====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Although a floating Mario head does not appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', it has appeared in website advertisements for certain events that promoted the game.
Although a floating Mario head does not appear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', it has appeared in website advertisements for certain events that promoted the game. In the [[Guide Book]], an icon of Mario's face represents the area on the map of [[Isle Delfino]] he is in. The game's save data icon in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] main menu is additionally an animation of Mario's disembodied head.


====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy'' / ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
The heads of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Toad, along with [[Mii]] heads, have appeared in both ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and [[Super Mario Galaxy 2|its sequel]] as file icons. In the sequel, a [[Rosalina]] head can be unlocked as a file icon when the player collects 120 [[Power Star|Star]]s and unlocks the [[Green Star]] [[Prankster Comet]]s. Also, the Peach head has her neck removed unlike in the predecessor, allowing more of a disembodied feature.
The heads of Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], Yoshi, and [[Toad]], along with [[Mii]] heads, have appeared in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as file icons. In ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'', a [[Rosalina]] head can be unlocked as a file icon when the player collects 120 [[Power Star|Star]]s and unlocks the [[Prankster Comet#Green Comet|Green Comet]]s. Also, the Peach head has her neck removed unlike in the predecessor, allowing more of a disembodied feature.
 
''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' features a spaceship modeled after Mario's head, [[Starship Mario]].
 
===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', Mario's head appears in a variant of its own loading screen. Peach's head, Yoshi's head, [[Wario]]'s head, [[Donkey Kong]]'s head, and [[Bowser]]'s head also have their own loading screen variants.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
Mario's face is also spoofed in a beginning chapter of volume 16 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. This volume also follows ''Super Mario 64''{{'}}s story. Later in the volume, there is a 4-koma that involves Yoshi playing the game and not only moving Mario's face to bizarre positions but also drawing on it.
Mario's face is also referenced in the beginning chapter of volume 16 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. This volume also follows ''Super Mario 64''{{'}}s story. Later in the volume, there is a 4-koma that involves Yoshi playing the game and not only moving Mario's face to bizarre positions but also drawing on it.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party'' series===
Mario's face later appears in the ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' version of [[Face-Lift (minigame)|Face Lift]] (also in ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' but with [[Bowser]]'s face and no other faces), where the player has to alter the face of Mario or other characters in the game. The more accurately the face is changed to match a picture, the more [[point]]s the player receives. The player who earns the most points wins, although two players can win if they earn the same number of points. Mario's head, along with a [[Luigi]] head, [[Princess Peach|Peach]] head, Yoshi head, [[Wario]] head, and [[Donkey Kong]] head, appears in the 1-vs-3 minigame [[Look Away]], where each head has to dance along to the music, and the team of three heads must avoid looking in the same direction as the single player head. Soon, in the next game, ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Mario's face is one of the faces (alongside [[Wiggler]] and [[Toad]]) to appear in the minigame [[Picture Imperfect]]. The player must get his ''M'' on his hat right, nose right, mustache right, mouth right, and eyes right.
Mario's face later appears in the ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' version of [[Face-Lift (minigame)|Face Lift]] (also in ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' but with Bowser's face and no other faces), where the player has to alter the face of Mario or other characters in the game. The more accurately the face is changed to match a picture, the more [[point]]s the player receives. The player who earns the most points wins, although two players can win if they earn the same number of points. Mario's head, along with a Luigi head, Peach head, Yoshi head, Wario head, and Donkey Kong head, appears in the 1-vs-3 minigame [[Look Away]], where each head has to dance along to the music, and the team of three heads must avoid looking in the same direction as the single player head. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Mario's face is one of the faces (alongside [[Wiggler]] and Toad) to appear in the minigame [[Picture Imperfect]]. The player must get his ''M'' on his hat right, nose right, mustache right, mouth right, and eyes right. In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', the minigame [[Making Faces]] involves players recreating Mario's or Bowser's face as accurately as possible.
 
===Unused appearances===
====''Mario Artist: Paint Studio''====
Mario's face appears as an icon and on a TV screen during the minigame [[Gnat Attack]] in a prototype of ''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]''.<ref>{{file link|Mario-artist-gnat-attack.png|Image of the minigame, featuring Mario's face in the top-left corner of the screen}}</ref> Additionally, according to an image shared by Nintendo of America's Twitter account on [[Mario Day|Mar10 Day]] 2023, Mario's face in ''Super Mario 64'' was taken from a prototype of what eventually became this game,<ref>Nintendo of America. [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1634252793795039232 MAR10DAY post]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 10, 2023.</ref> previously referred to by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] as ''Mario Paint 3D''.<ref>[https://shmuplations.com/mario64/ Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews]. ''shmuplations''. Retrieved January 27, 2022.</ref>
 
====''Mario's Face''====
{{main|Mario's Face (tech demo)}}
A [[tech demo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] involved Mario's face, which could be squeezed and stretched so as to demonstrate to players about the usage of the Touch Screen.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
MTT Marios face.jpg|The floating Mario head as seen in ''Mario Teaches Typing'' (CD-ROM version)
Mario's Head Model SM64.png|Model from ''Super Mario 64''  
Mario's Head Model SM64.png|Model from ''Super Mario 64''  
SM64 MarioHead.gif|Animation from the title screen of ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 MarioHead.gif|Animation from the title screen of ''Super Mario 64''
MarioMiniSM64.png|Mario's face in ''Super Mario 64''
MarioMiniSM64.png|Mario's face in ''Super Mario 64''
MTT Marios face.jpg|The floating Mario head as seen in ''Mario Teaches Typing'' (CD-ROM version)
MTT2 Mario Head.png|The floating Mario head as seen in ''Mario Teaches Typing 2''
MTT2 Mario Head.png|The floating Mario head as seen in ''Mario Teaches Typing 2''
Pnpvol5 marioface.PNG|''[[Picross NP|Picross NP Vol. 5]]''
Mario Party 2 Face Lift.png|Mario's face in the minigame [[Face-Lift (minigame)|Face Lift]] from ''Mario Party 2''
Mario Party 2 Face Lift.png|Mario's face in the minigame [[Face-Lift (minigame)|Face Lift]] from ''Mario Party 2''
MarioHeadSM64DS.png|In-game model from ''Super Mario 64 DS''
MarioHeadSM64DS.png|In-game model from ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
MarioMiniSM64DS.png|[[Tox Box Shuffle]] from ''Super Mario 64 DS''
Boom Box.png|[[Boom Box (minigame)|Boom Box]] from ''Super Mario 64 DS''
SMG2 Mario File Select.png|Mario's head as a file icon in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
SMG2 Mario File Select.png|Mario's head as a file icon in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
Mario'sFace SuperMarioKun.jpg|Mario's face in ''Super Mario-kun''
SMP Making Faces Mario.png|[[Making Faces]] from ''[[Super Mario Party]]''
SMKun 16 chapter 1.jpg|Mario's face in ''Super Mario-kun''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Game appearances==
==List of appearances==
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|Nintendo 64
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|''Pokémon Stadium 2''
|''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Stadium 2|Pokémon Stadium 2]]''
|Cameo. Appeared on a TV screen, and appears exactly as in ''Super Mario 64''.
|Cameo on a TV screen, and appears exactly as in ''Super Mario 64''.
|2001
|2001
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
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|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
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|Featured in one of the loading screens, similarly to Peach's, Yoshi's, Wario's, Donkey Kong's, and Bowser's heads each having their own loading screen variation.
|2005
|2005
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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==Nintendo DS tech demo==
{{main|Mario's Face (tech demo)}}
A [[tech demo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] involved Mario's face, which could be squeezed and stretched so as to demonstrate to players about the usage of the Touch Screen.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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*''"Have you seen [[Luigi]]? Hmm."''
*''"Have you seen [[Luigi]]? Hmm."''
*''"Have you seen [[Princess Peach|the Princess]]? PRINCESS! Hmm."''
*''"Have you seen [[Princess Peach|the Princess]]? PRINCESS! Hmm."''
*''"Thank you for choosing [[Mario Teaches Typing]]. By [[Nintendo]], and [[Interplay]]."''
*''"Thank you for choosing [[Mario Teaches Typing]], from [[Nintendo]] and [[Interplay]]."''
*''"Have you seen the Princess? PRINCESS! Hmm, I'm can't find her."''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFzFsCHPuNA</ref>
*''"Have you seen the Princess? PRINCESS! Hmm, I'm-a can't find her."''<ref>1983parrothead (July 24, 2013). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFzFsCHPuNA Mario Teaches Typing 1]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 24, 2015.</ref>
*''"Say, I'm-a thirsty. You got something to drink-a?"''
*''"Say, I'm-a thirsty. You got something to drinky?"''
*''"Hey, I'm-a hungry. Have you got any food?"''
*''"Hey, I'm-a hungry. Have you got any food?"''
*''"Okey-dokey. Let's do the next advance song."''
*''"Okey-dokey. Let's do the next lesson."''
*''"Oh, boy, finally! I'm-a get to move on the ground! Here we go! Movin' on the ground, movin' on the ground! Hee hee hee hee hee! Hey, where'd everybody go? Oh, there you are! Hahaha!"''
*''"Oh, boy, finally! I'm-a get to move on the ground! Here we go! Movin' on the ground, movin' on the ground! Hee hee hee hee! Hey, where'd everybody go? Oh, there you are! Hahaha!"''
*''"Hey! Are you ready to Mariocise? Okey-dokey. You do just like Mario, OK? One... Very good! Two... And three! Wheeeeee! Oh. Sorry. That's hard for you, but easy for me. You know why? {{wp|I Ain't Got Nobody|IIII ain't got no BO-DY!}} Get it? No body? Heeheeheeheehee! Eeheeheehee! Wheeee haha!"''
*''"Hey! Are you ready to Mariocise? Okey-dokey. You do just like Mario, OK? One... Very good! Two... And three! Wheeeeee! Oh. Sorry. That's hard for you, but easy for me. You know why? (in sing-song voice) {{wp|I Ain't Got Nobody|I ain't got no body!}} (in normal voice) Get it? No body? Heeheeheeheehee! Eeheeheehee! Wheeee haha!"''
*''"Hey, can you tell me what the back of my head looks like? Oops! I'm-a disappeared for a minute. Hey, why are you upside-down? Oh, sorry. Heeheehee! It was me."''
*''"Hey, can you tell me what the back of my head looks like? Oops! I'm-a disappeared for a minute. Hey, why are you upside-down? Oh, sorry. Heeheehee! It was me."''
*''"Can I sing a song for you? {{wp|That's Amore|When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore}}; when an eel lunges out, and he takes a bite of your snout, that's a moray! Get it? The {{wp|moray eel}}? Heeheeheeheehee! I said-a funny!"''
*''"Can I sing a song for you? {{wp|That's Amore|When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore}}; when an eel lunges out, and he takes a bite of your snout, that's a moray! Get it? The {{wp|moray eel}}? Heeheeheeheehee! I said-a funny!"''
*''"Hey, wait a minute. Where's all my furniture? Hey, somebody must've brought a moving van in here! Hmm."''
*''"Hey, wait a minute. Where's all my furniture? Hey, somebody must've brought a moving van in here! Hmm."''
*''"Oh, boy! That-a makes me so happy, I'm-a lightheaded! Wee!"''
*''"Oh, boy! That-a makes me so happy, I'm-a lightheaded! Wee!"''
*''"Hey, what are you doing upside-down anyway? What's-a matter for you? Oh, wait a minute... Hmm... Oh, it's me, sorry. Heehee!"''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZS4NFJyZCM</ref>
*''"Hey, what are you doing upside-down anyway? What's-a matter for you? Oh, wait a minute... Hmm... Oh, it's me, sorry. Heehee!"''<ref>LuigiBlood (June 2, 2009). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZS4NFJyZCM Mario Teaches Typing (CD Version) DOS - Gameplay]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 24, 2015.</ref>
*''"Oh, boy, look at that keyboard! I'll bet you're going to learn how to type on it! Heehee!"''
*''"Oh boy, look at that keyboard! I'll bet you're going to learn how to type on it! Heehee!"''
*''"Hoo hoo! Hello! It's me, Mario! And I'm-a want to thank you for choosing Mario Teaches Typing. I know you're gonna be a great typist. Hee hee."''
*''"Hoo hoo! Hello! It's me, Mario! And I'm-a want to thank you for choosing Mario Teaches Typing. I know you're gonna be a great typist. Hee hee."''
*''"I'm-a bet you can't do this! WHEEEEEEEEEE! Ahahaha!"''
*''"I'm-a bet you can't do this! WHEEEEEEEEEE! Ahahaha!"''
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*''"Ooh! Mario's Tunnel of Doom! Very scary!"''
*''"Ooh! Mario's Tunnel of Doom! Very scary!"''
*''"Oh, look! It's-a Mario's Expert Express!"''
*''"Oh, look! It's-a Mario's Expert Express!"''
*''"Oh, look! Hmm... It's Mario's Expert Express! I bet you're an expert, too."''
*''"Oh, look! Hmm... It's Mario's Expert Express! I'll bet you're an expert, too."''
*''"Oh, you're doing great!"''
*''"Oh, you're doing great!"''
*''"Ooh! You're getting faster. Keep it up."''
*''"Ooh! You're getting faster. Keep it up."''
*''"Hey, who's that behind you? Made you look! Made you look! Heeheehee!"''
*''"Hey, who's that behind you? Made you look! Made you look! Heeheehee!"''
*''"Look, I don't got no tonsils! Aaaah..."''
*''"Look I don't got no tonsils! Aaaah..."''
*''"Hoo hoo! I always want to type."''
*''"Hoo hoo! I always want to type."''
*''"Hoo hoo! You're getting better with each lesson."''
*''"Hoo hoo! You're getting better with each lesson."''
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*''"Hey, are you ready to type? Gooooooooooood!"''
*''"Hey, are you ready to type? Gooooooooooood!"''
*''"So, you want to type, eh? Well, there's no better time than now. Go for it."''
*''"So, you want to type, eh? Well, there's no better time than now. Go for it."''
*''"If you ready, go for it."''
*''"If you’re ready, go for it."''
*''"Okey-dokey! I'm-a ready to run!"''
*''"Okey-dokey! I'm-a ready to run!"''
*''"Okey-dokey! Begin typing now!"''
*''"Okey-dokey! Begin typing now!"''
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*''"Okey-dokey. It's time to type now, so go for it."''
*''"Okey-dokey. It's time to type now, so go for it."''
*''"That was great! Want to try again?"''
*''"That was great! Want to try again?"''
*''"Uh-oh! That wasn't as fast as last time. Let's try again, okay?"''
*''"Oh oh! That wasn't as fast as last time. Let's try again, okay?"''
*''"Uh-oh. That wasn't quite as-a fast as the last time. Hmm... Are your fingers getting tired? Mine would be by now...if I had any! Hehehehehe!"''
*''"Uh-oh. That wasn't quite as-a fast as the last time. Hmm... Are your fingers getting tired? Mine would be by now...if I had any! Hehehehehe!"''
*''"Uh-oh, we slipped a little bit. Now let's get back in there and try real hard to get better, eh?"''
*''"Uh-oh, we slipped a little bit. Now let's get back in there and try real hard to get better, eh?"''
*''"That was fantastic! See you next time! Okay, bye-bye! ... Peekaboo!"''
*''"That was fantastic! See you next time! Okay, bye-bye! ... Peekaboo!"''
*''"Hey, don't leave me alone. Hey, where is everybody? Come back!"''
*''"Hey, don't leave me all alone! Hey, where is everybody? Come back!"''
*''"Get ready to show those rock heads what you can do!"''
*''"Get ready to show those rock heads what you can do!"''
*''"Okey-dokey, it's time to type now, so go for it."''
*''"Okey-dokey, it's time to type now, so go for it."''
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*''"Hey, I got something in my eye. Can you help me get it out?"''
*''"Hey, I got something in my eye. Can you help me get it out?"''
*''"I'm-a look better when I standing still. Hmm!"''
*''"I'm-a look better when I standing still. Hmm!"''
*''"When I kissed the Princess, I'm-a get lightheaded. Hee!"''
*''"When I kiss-a the Princess, I'm-a get lightheaded. Hee!"''
*''"Hey, you must be pretty ready to type now, so do it!"''
*''"Hoo hoo! Good job!"''


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|ChiS=马力欧头像<ref>[https://ia803005.us.archive.org/33/items/iQueSM64DSManual/0607.png  iQue's ''Super Mario 64 DS'' instruction booklet, page 7]</ref>
|ChiS=马力欧的脑袋<ref>iQue's ''Super Mario 64'' instruction booklet, page 7.</ref>
|ChiSR=Mǎlì'ōu Tóuxiàng
|ChiSR=Mǎlì'ōu de Nǎodai
|ChiSM=Mario Head Portrait
|ChiSM=Mario's Head
|ChiS2=马力欧头像<ref>[https://ia803005.us.archive.org/33/items/iQueSM64DSManual/0607.png  iQue's ''Super Mario 64 DS'' instruction booklet, page 7].</ref>
|ChiS2R=Mǎlì'ōu Tóuxiàng
|ChiS2M=Mario Head Portrait
}}
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Artwork of Mario's head for Super Mario 64
“I'm-a bet you can't-a do this! WHEEEEEEEEE! Ahahaha!”
—Mario's face, Mario Teaches Typing 2

Mario's face, also referred to as the Mario face, is a floating disembodied head of Mario. The gameplay element of an interactive floating head of Mario (along with other disembodied character heads) has appeared in many games.

History[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

Mario's floating head first appears on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Mario's head appears during The Mario Rap and as a transition during live-action segments.

Mario Teaches Typing series[edit]

Mario's floating head (animated with VActor technology) later appears in the Mario Teaches Typing series. He narrates players' lessons and actions as they learn to type, while also making random small talk, sometimes invoking jokes and comments about his lack of body.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Mario's head later appears on the title screen of Super Mario 64, where players can tug and stretch his facial features (his nose, his ears, his cheeks, his chin, and his cap) to various positions. The model originates from a demo for real-time vertex calculations by ex-Nintendo programmer Giles Goddard, which featured a primitive Mario head controlled via movement from a camera on an SGI Indy workstation.[1] As Super Mario 64 was Nintendo's first title for the Nintendo 64, an interactive Mario face served to familiarize the player with the Nintendo 64 Controller without worrying about the actual gameplay. Additionally, Mario's head appears dazed and worn out on the Game Over screen.

In the remake Super Mario 64 DS, Mario's head appears along with a Yoshi head. In this game, Mario's face can turn into an ink outline version of itself, which can be distorted with the stylus or various buttons. The player can also erase the face and draw their own creations.

Mario's face is also a feature in some of the minigames in Super Mario 64 DS. When the player opens a treasure chest in Boom Box, the chest makes a sound, astonishing Mario's face on the top screen. If the player makes a mistake, Mario's face frowns, while if the player succeeds, Mario's face beams joyously at the player. Mario's face yells and looks dazed if the player gets a Game Over in any minigame. When the player clears any minigame round or beats a high score, Mario's face is astonished, then suddenly begins laughing. In Tox Box Shuffle, if the player finds Yoshi in the right Tox Box, Mario's head begins laughing like when the player succeeds in Boom Box; if the player loses twice in a round, Mario's head yells.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

Although a floating Mario head does not appear in Super Mario Sunshine, it has appeared in website advertisements for certain events that promoted the game. In the Guide Book, an icon of Mario's face represents the area on the map of Isle Delfino he is in. The game's save data icon in the Nintendo GameCube main menu is additionally an animation of Mario's disembodied head.

Super Mario Galaxy / Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

The heads of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Toad, along with Mii heads, have appeared in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 as file icons. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, a Rosalina head can be unlocked as a file icon when the player collects 120 Stars and unlocks the Green Comets. Also, the Peach head has her neck removed unlike in the predecessor, allowing more of a disembodied feature.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 features a spaceship modeled after Mario's head, Starship Mario.

Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]

In Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario's head appears in a variant of its own loading screen. Peach's head, Yoshi's head, Wario's head, Donkey Kong's head, and Bowser's head also have their own loading screen variants.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Mario's face is also referenced in the beginning chapter of volume 16 of Super Mario-kun. This volume also follows Super Mario 64's story. Later in the volume, there is a 4-koma that involves Yoshi playing the game and not only moving Mario's face to bizarre positions but also drawing on it.

Mario Party series[edit]

Mario's face later appears in the Mario Party 2 version of Face Lift (also in Mario Party, Mario Party: The Top 100, and Mario Party Superstars but with Bowser's face and no other faces), where the player has to alter the face of Mario or other characters in the game. The more accurately the face is changed to match a picture, the more points the player receives. The player who earns the most points wins, although two players can win if they earn the same number of points. Mario's head, along with a Luigi head, Peach head, Yoshi head, Wario head, and Donkey Kong head, appears in the 1-vs-3 minigame Look Away, where each head has to dance along to the music, and the team of three heads must avoid looking in the same direction as the single player head. In Mario Party 3, Mario's face is one of the faces (alongside Wiggler and Toad) to appear in the minigame Picture Imperfect. The player must get his M on his hat right, nose right, mustache right, mouth right, and eyes right. In Super Mario Party, the minigame Making Faces involves players recreating Mario's or Bowser's face as accurately as possible.

Unused appearances[edit]

Mario Artist: Paint Studio[edit]

Mario's face appears as an icon and on a TV screen during the minigame Gnat Attack in a prototype of Mario Artist: Paint Studio.[2] Additionally, according to an image shared by Nintendo of America's Twitter account on Mar10 Day 2023, Mario's face in Super Mario 64 was taken from a prototype of what eventually became this game,[3] previously referred to by Shigeru Miyamoto as Mario Paint 3D.[4]

Mario's Face[edit]

Main article: Mario's Face (tech demo)

A tech demo for the Nintendo DS involved Mario's face, which could be squeezed and stretched so as to demonstrate to players about the usage of the Touch Screen.

Gallery[edit]

  • The floating Mario head as seen in Mario Teaches Typing (CD-ROM version)

    The floating Mario head as seen in Mario Teaches Typing (CD-ROM version)

  • Model from Super Mario 64

    Model from Super Mario 64

  • Animation from the title screen of Super Mario 64

    Animation from the title screen of Super Mario 64

  • Mario's face in Super Mario 64

    Mario's face in Super Mario 64

  • The floating Mario head as seen in Mario Teaches Typing 2

    The floating Mario head as seen in Mario Teaches Typing 2

  • Mario's face in the minigame Face Lift from Mario Party 2

    Mario's face in the minigame Face Lift from Mario Party 2

  • In-game model from Super Mario 64 DS

    In-game model from Super Mario 64 DS

  • Tox Box Shuffle from Super Mario 64 DS

    Tox Box Shuffle from Super Mario 64 DS

  • Boom Box from Super Mario 64 DS

    Boom Box from Super Mario 64 DS

  • Mario's head as a file icon in Super Mario Galaxy 2

    Mario's head as a file icon in Super Mario Galaxy 2

  • Mario's face in Super Mario-kun

    Mario's face in Super Mario-kun

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release date System/format
Mario Teaches Typing (CD-ROM version only) Makes small talk with player while playing. 1994 PC
Super Mario 64 Appears on Title Screen, speaks occasionally. Can be altered with hand. 1996 Nintendo 64
Mario Teaches Typing 2 Makes small talk with player while playing. 1996 PC
Mario Party 2 Must be altered in the minigame Face Lift. Also appears in Look Away along with other character heads. 1999 Nintendo 64
Pokémon Stadium 2 Cameo on a TV screen, and appears exactly as in Super Mario 64. 2001 Nintendo 64
Super Mario 64 DS Face appears on Title Screen. If touched with stylus, it becomes a sketch. Also observes several minigames. 2004 Nintendo DS
Mario Superstar Baseball Featured in one of the loading screens, similarly to Peach's, Yoshi's, Wario's, Donkey Kong's, and Bowser's heads each having their own loading screen variation. 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario Galaxy File icon 2007 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 File icon and Starship Mario 2010 Wii
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Appears on title screen, speaks occasionally. Can be altered with hand. (Super Mario 64)
File icon (Super Mario Galaxy) 		2020 Nintendo Switch

Quotes[edit]

The following quotes are from the Mario Teaches Typing series.

  • "Oh! That's the file menu. Hmm."
  • "Oooh! That's-a the student's menu."
  • "That's-a the lesson's menu."
  • "You're fantastic! I know you're going to be a great typist one day."
  • "I'm-a going to fly for you. Mmmmmph. Mmmmmmmph. Mmmmmmmmph. Mmmmmmmph. KRSH! Ow! ... I hit my nose."
  • "Oh no! I'm-a fallen, and I can't-a get up! That is my impression of American advertising! Thank you very much! Thank you! Thank you!"
  • "Hmmm... Oh! Nice computer you've got here. Can I have it?"
  • "Look, I'm a video game. Pong...pong pong...pong pong...pong... Thank you very much, thank you, thank you."
  • "Hey, you got a good joke for Mario?"
  • "My nose-a feels-a funny against this screen. Hmm."
  • "Have you seen Luigi? Hmm."
  • "Have you seen the Princess? PRINCESS! Hmm."
  • "Thank you for choosing Mario Teaches Typing, from Nintendo and Interplay."
  • "Have you seen the Princess? PRINCESS! Hmm, I'm-a can't find her."[5]
  • "Say, I'm-a thirsty. You got something to drinky?"
  • "Hey, I'm-a hungry. Have you got any food?"
  • "Okey-dokey. Let's do the next lesson."
  • "Oh, boy, finally! I'm-a get to move on the ground! Here we go! Movin' on the ground, movin' on the ground! Hee hee hee hee! Hey, where'd everybody go? Oh, there you are! Hahaha!"
  • "Hey! Are you ready to Mariocise? Okey-dokey. You do just like Mario, OK? One... Very good! Two... And three! Wheeeeee! Oh. Sorry. That's hard for you, but easy for me. You know why? (in sing-song voice) I ain't got no body! (in normal voice) Get it? No body? Heeheeheeheehee! Eeheeheehee! Wheeee haha!"
  • "Hey, can you tell me what the back of my head looks like? Oops! I'm-a disappeared for a minute. Hey, why are you upside-down? Oh, sorry. Heeheehee! It was me."
  • "Can I sing a song for you? When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's amore; when an eel lunges out, and he takes a bite of your snout, that's a moray! Get it? The moray eel? Heeheeheeheehee! I said-a funny!"
  • "Hey, wait a minute. Where's all my furniture? Hey, somebody must've brought a moving van in here! Hmm."
  • "Oh, boy! That-a makes me so happy, I'm-a lightheaded! Wee!"
  • "Hey, what are you doing upside-down anyway? What's-a matter for you? Oh, wait a minute... Hmm... Oh, it's me, sorry. Heehee!"[6]
  • "Oh boy, look at that keyboard! I'll bet you're going to learn how to type on it! Heehee!"
  • "Hoo hoo! Hello! It's me, Mario! And I'm-a want to thank you for choosing Mario Teaches Typing. I know you're gonna be a great typist. Hee hee."
  • "I'm-a bet you can't do this! WHEEEEEEEEEE! Ahahaha!"
  • "Hello! It's me, Mario! Thank you for starting me up!"
  • "Hmm, Mario's Smash and Dash."
  • "Mario's Wet World Challenge."
  • "Ooh! Mario's Tunnel of Doom! Very scary!"
  • "Oh, look! It's-a Mario's Expert Express!"
  • "Oh, look! Hmm... It's Mario's Expert Express! I'll bet you're an expert, too."
  • "Oh, you're doing great!"
  • "Ooh! You're getting faster. Keep it up."
  • "Hey, who's that behind you? Made you look! Made you look! Heeheehee!"
  • "Look I don't got no tonsils! Aaaah..."
  • "Hoo hoo! I always want to type."
  • "Hoo hoo! You're getting better with each lesson."
  • "Oh, boy! That was a tough lesson! But I bet, if we do it again, it's-a gonna be easier!"
  • "Hmm... Guess what time it is? It's time for you to type! Let's do this!"
  • "Hey, Luigi! It's-a time for you to try!"
  • "Hello there, are you ready to type? Good! Then let's go."
  • "Hey, are you ready to type? Gooooooooooood!"
  • "So, you want to type, eh? Well, there's no better time than now. Go for it."
  • "If you’re ready, go for it."
  • "Okey-dokey! I'm-a ready to run!"
  • "Okey-dokey! Begin typing now!"
  • "Okey-dokey! Get ready to move your fingers!"
  • "Hey, that was pretty good. But I know you can do even better."
  • "Hey, that was pretty good. Let's see if we can go even faster next lesson, eh?"
  • "Okey-dokey. It's time to type now, so go for it."
  • "That was great! Want to try again?"
  • "Oh oh! That wasn't as fast as last time. Let's try again, okay?"
  • "Uh-oh. That wasn't quite as-a fast as the last time. Hmm... Are your fingers getting tired? Mine would be by now...if I had any! Hehehehehe!"
  • "Uh-oh, we slipped a little bit. Now let's get back in there and try real hard to get better, eh?"
  • "That was fantastic! See you next time! Okay, bye-bye! ... Peekaboo!"
  • "Hey, don't leave me all alone! Hey, where is everybody? Come back!"
  • "Get ready to show those rock heads what you can do!"
  • "Okey-dokey, it's time to type now, so go for it."
  • "Hmm, you have a nice PC here. Hmm, very nice. Hmm, nice keyboard, too."
  • "Hey! Anybody got a diving board?"
  • "Hey! I wonder there's hidden treasure down there?"
  • "Oooh! I can swim very fast when someone is chasing me!"
  • "Welcome to the outside world. You going to be typing one letter at a time. I know you can do it."
  • "Welcome to the intermediate level. You going to be typing whole words now. Hoo hoo!"
  • "Okey-dokey. Now we go to advanced level. Watch out for falling rocks! Heeheehee, scary!"
  • "On your mark...get set...go!"
  • "Typing is fun. Try it!"
  • "Hey, I got something in my eye. Can you help me get it out?"
  • "I'm-a look better when I standing still. Hmm!"
  • "When I kiss-a the Princess, I'm-a get lightheaded. Hee!"
  • "Hey, you must be pretty ready to type now, so do it!"
  • "Hoo hoo! Good job!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 马力欧的脑袋[7]
Mǎlì'ōu de Nǎodai 		Mario's Head
马力欧头像[8]
Mǎlì'ōu Tóuxiàng 		Mario Head Portrait

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Mark (September 10, 2010). The Making Of Super Mario 64 – full Giles Goddard interview (NGC). Pixelatron. Retrieved June 26, 2023. (Archived March 28, 2023, 15:54:19 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Image of the minigame, featuring Mario's face in the top-left corner of the screenMedia:Mario-artist-gnat-attack.png
  3. ^ Nintendo of America. MAR10DAY post. Twitter. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Super Mario 64 – 1996 Developer Interviews. shmuplations. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ 1983parrothead (July 24, 2013). Mario Teaches Typing 1. YouTube. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  6. ^ LuigiBlood (June 2, 2009). Mario Teaches Typing (CD Version) DOS - Gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  7. ^ iQue's Super Mario 64 instruction booklet, page 7.
  8. ^ iQue's Super Mario 64 DS instruction booklet, page 7.
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