Editing Mario's face

[[File:SM64 Mario Head.png|thumb|right|Artwork of Mario's head for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]

'''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 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 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 appears dazed and worn out.

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.

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 yells and looks 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 bursts into laughter like how the player succeeds in Boom Box; if the player loses twice in a round, the Mario head yells.

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 heads of Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|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.

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.

MarioHeadSM64DS.png|In-game model from ''Super Mario 64 DS''

==Game appearances==

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|''Pokémon Stadium 2''

|Cameo. Appeared on a TV screen, and appears exactly as in ''Super Mario 64''.

|Appears in loading screens along with heads of Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Donkey Kong, and Bowser.

*''"Say, I'm-a thirsty. You got something to drink-a?"''

*''"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!"''

*''"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? A {{wp|moray eel}}? Heeheeheeheehee! I said-a funny!"''

*''"Oh, boy, look at that keyboard! I'll bet you're going to learn how to type on it! Heehee!"''

*''"Oh, look! Hmm... It's Mario's Expert Express! I’ll bet you're an expert, too."''

*''"Look, I don't got no tonsils! Aaaah..."''

*''"Uh-oh! That wasn't as fast as last time. Let's try again, okay?"''

*''"Hey, don't leave me alone. Hey, where is everybody? Come back!"''

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