Shell Games

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Not to be confused with Shell Game.
"Shell Games"
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Platform YouTube, Instagram
Upload date August 26, 2025[1]

"Shell Games" is the third episode of It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts on Play Nintendo's YouTube channel.

Plot synopsis[edit]

Mario finds a Green Shell and kicks it. He then follows the Green Shell and jumps on it to stop it. After kicking it a second time with a stronger kick, the shell collects some coins and hits a ? Block which makes it go in the opposite direction, chasing Mario. When it hits him, Mario successfully lands a backflip, but the shell then comes back and hits him a second time, making him spin.

Characters[edit]

References to other media[edit]

Super Mario Bros.
  • An arrangement of this game's "Game Over" theme plays at the end of the short.
Super Mario World

Naming[edit]

"Shell Games" may reference the shell game.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese こうらに ちゅうい!
Kōra ni Chūi!
Watch out for the Shell! [2]
Dutch Schildje schoppen Shell kicks [3]
French (European) Attention à la carapace Watch out for the shell [4]
German Panzer-Kicken Shell Kicking [5]
Italian Attenti al guscio Watch out for the shell [6]
Portuguese (European) Perigo à solta Danger on the loose [7]
Spanish (European) Jugando con el caparazón Playing with the shell [8]

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