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''This only includes mistakes in the video games, not in any other media.''
''This only includes mistakes in the video games themselves, not in the manuals or any other media. This also does not include factual errors.''


==Grammatical errors in [[Mario]] games==
==Grammatical errors in [[Mario]] games==
===[[Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'' series]]===
====''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''====
*Inside of [[Gloomy Galleon]], a book on a desk is titled "'''Captain''' K. Rool's Log Book", instead of the intentional misspelling "'''Kaptain'''".


===[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]===
===[[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]===
====''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''====
*In the credits, the [[Hoopster]] enemy is misspelled "'''Hoopstar'''".


====''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''====
====''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''====
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*If the player has one less star than they need to open a [[★ door]], the text that pops up will say "You need 1 more Stars", pluralizing the word "star" even though it is only talking about one. This was fixed in the remake, as in that game the line of text only says "You need 1 more".
*If the player has one less star than they need to open a [[★ door]], the text that pops up will say "You need 1 more Stars", pluralizing the word "star" even though it is only talking about one. This was fixed in the remake, as in that game the line of text only says "You need 1 more".
*In [[Cool, Cool Mountain]], the [[Headless Snowman]] says "Have you run '''in to''' any headhunters lately??" instead of "'''into'''".
*In [[Cool, Cool Mountain]], the [[Headless Snowman]] says "Have you run '''in to''' any headhunters lately??" instead of "'''into'''".
====''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''====
*In the [[Metro Kingdom]], [[Rattly]]'s name is misspelled "'''Rattley'''" on the street signs.
===[[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]===
====''[[Mario Kart 64]]''====
*In the Japanese version of the game, [[Charles Martinet]]'s surname is misspelled as "'''Martinee'''" in the credits. This was fixed for the English release.


===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===
===[[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]===


====''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]''====
====''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]''====
*[[Goombella]] states that [[Paragloombas]] are stronger versions of [[Parakoopas]] instead of [[Paragoombas]].
*[[Goombella]] misnames [[Chain Chomps]] as "'''Chomp-Chomps'''"
 
===[[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]===
 
====''[[Mario Party]]''====
*[[Charles Martinet]]'s surname is misspelled as "'''Martinee'''" in the credits.
 
====''[[Mario Party 2]]''====
*[[Charles Martinet]]'s surname is misspelled as "'''Martinee'''" in the credits.
 
====''[[Mario Party 10]]''====
*[[Kerri Kane]]'s name is misspelled as "'''Kerry'''" in the credits.
 
===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===
 
====''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''====
*The [[Kongo Jungle]] is misspelled as "'''Congo''' Jungle", the name of the real-life location on which the Kongo Jungle is based.
*[[Charles Martinet]]'s surname is misspelled as "'''Martinee'''" in the credits.
 
===[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]===
 
====''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''====
*When [[Bowser]] visits [[Blubble Lake]] for the first time and uses the [[Save Block]], his name is misspelled as "'''Boswer'''".
 
===[[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]]===
*[[Kerri Kane]]'s name is misspelled as "'''Kerry'''" in the credits.
 
===[[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]===
 
====''[[Mario Golf]]''====
*When selecting the [[Boo Valley]] course in tournaments, "Boo Classic" is misspelled as "Boo '''Clasic'''".
*[[Charles Martinet]]'s surname is misspelled as "'''Martinee'''" in the credits.
 
====''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''====
*Fumihiro Okabayashi's name is misspelled "'''Humihiro'''" in the credits.
 
===[[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]===
 
====''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''====
*[[Kerri Kane]]'s name is misspelled as "'''Kerry'''" in the credits.
 
====''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''====
*In the credits, the "License & Localize Coordinator" heading is misspelled as "'''Coodinator'''".
*In the credits, Patrick Seitz's name is misspelled as "'''Patrcik'''".
*In the credits, [[Cristina Vee]]'s name is misspelled as "'''Christina'''".
 
===[[Mario Discovery (series)|''Mario Discovery'' series]]===
 
====[[Mario is Missing!]]====
*Several historical figures' names are misspelled.
**Frida Kahlo is misspelled as "'''Frieda'''".
**Richard Leakey is misspelled as "'''Leaky'''".
**Rufina Tamayo is misspelled as "'''Tomayo'''".
*In addition, many geographical places' names are misspelled
**Nuuk is misspelled as "'''Nuk'''".
**Bogotá is misspelled as "'''Bogata'''".
**Caracas is misspelled as "'''Caracus'''".
**Suriname is misspelled as "'''Surinam'''".
**French Guiana is incorrectly rendered as "'''French-Guiana'''".
**Asunción is misspelled as "'''Asucion'''".
**Bahía Blanca is misspelled as "'''Bahai Blanca'''".
**Reykjavík is misspelled as "'''Reykavik'''".
**Stockholm is misspelled as "'''Stolkolm'''".
**Plovdiv is misspelled as "'''Ploudiv'''".
**Smara is misspelled as "'''Semara'''".
**Mombasa is misspelled as "'''Monbassa'''".
**Riyadh is misspelled as "'''Riyad'''".
**Muttrah is misspelled as "'''Matrah'''".
**Dushanbe is misspelled as "'''Dashanbe'''".
**Ulaanbaatar is misspelled as "'''Ulaabaatar'''".
**Pyongyang is incorrectly rendered as "'''P'yong'yang'''".
**Thimphu is misspelled as "'''Thimpu'''".
**Myanmar is incorrectly rendered as "'''MyAnmar'''".
**Auckland is misspelled as "'''Auchland'''".
**The L'Aéroport d'Orly is misspelled as "'''L'Airport d'Orly'''".
*In [[Athens]], several signs say "ΟΔΑΝΤΟΚΡΕNΑ", which is not a word in Greek. It may be a misspelling of "ΟΔΟΝΤΟΚΡΕΜΑ", which means "toothpaste".
*A boy in [[Moscow]] says "Its '''Cyrlik''' initials spell out GUM" instead of "'''Cyrillic'''".
 
====''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''====
*The surname of historical figure Juan Sebastián Elcano is misspelled as "'''Del Cano'''".
 
===Other games===
 
====''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]''====
*On the Go Fish cards, "[[Bowsers]]" is misspelled as "'''Bowzers'''".

Revision as of 20:38, September 21, 2022

This only includes mistakes in the video games themselves, not in the manuals or any other media. This also does not include factual errors.

Grammatical errors in Mario games

Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong 64

  • Inside of Gloomy Galleon, a book on a desk is titled "Captain K. Rool's Log Book", instead of the intentional misspelling "Kaptain".

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 2

  • In the credits, the Hoopster enemy is misspelled "Hoopstar".

Super Mario Bros. 3

  • In early copies of the game, Toad would say "Miss twice and your out!" instead of "you're". This was fixed in later copies of the game.

Super Mario World

Super Mario 64

  • If the player copies a save file to another file that already has data, it will say "Save Data Exits" instead of "Exists".
  • Once the player has collected all 120 stars and reached the roof of Peach's castle to talk to Yoshi, Yoshi will say "It that really you???" instead of "Is". This was fixed in the remake, as Yoshi is a playable character and the line of text is not present.
  • If the player has one less star than they need to open a ★ door, the text that pops up will say "You need 1 more Stars", pluralizing the word "star" even though it is only talking about one. This was fixed in the remake, as in that game the line of text only says "You need 1 more".
  • In Cool, Cool Mountain, the Headless Snowman says "Have you run in to any headhunters lately??" instead of "into".

Super Mario Odyssey

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 64

  • In the Japanese version of the game, Charles Martinet's surname is misspelled as "Martinee" in the credits. This was fixed for the English release.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Mario Party series

Mario Party

Mario Party 2

Mario Party 10

  • Kerri Kane's name is misspelled as "Kerry" in the credits.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros.

  • The Kongo Jungle is misspelled as "Congo Jungle", the name of the real-life location on which the Kongo Jungle is based.
  • Charles Martinet's surname is misspelled as "Martinee" in the credits.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario Tennis series

  • Kerri Kane's name is misspelled as "Kerry" in the credits.

Mario Golf series

Mario Golf

  • When selecting the Boo Valley course in tournaments, "Boo Classic" is misspelled as "Boo Clasic".
  • Charles Martinet's surname is misspelled as "Martinee" in the credits.

Mario Golf: World Tour

  • Fumihiro Okabayashi's name is misspelled "Humihiro" in the credits.

Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

  • Kerri Kane's name is misspelled as "Kerry" in the credits.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

  • In the credits, the "License & Localize Coordinator" heading is misspelled as "Coodinator".
  • In the credits, Patrick Seitz's name is misspelled as "Patrcik".
  • In the credits, Cristina Vee's name is misspelled as "Christina".

Mario Discovery series

Mario is Missing!

  • Several historical figures' names are misspelled.
    • Frida Kahlo is misspelled as "Frieda".
    • Richard Leakey is misspelled as "Leaky".
    • Rufina Tamayo is misspelled as "Tomayo".
  • In addition, many geographical places' names are misspelled
    • Nuuk is misspelled as "Nuk".
    • Bogotá is misspelled as "Bogata".
    • Caracas is misspelled as "Caracus".
    • Suriname is misspelled as "Surinam".
    • French Guiana is incorrectly rendered as "French-Guiana".
    • Asunción is misspelled as "Asucion".
    • Bahía Blanca is misspelled as "Bahai Blanca".
    • Reykjavík is misspelled as "Reykavik".
    • Stockholm is misspelled as "Stolkolm".
    • Plovdiv is misspelled as "Ploudiv".
    • Smara is misspelled as "Semara".
    • Mombasa is misspelled as "Monbassa".
    • Riyadh is misspelled as "Riyad".
    • Muttrah is misspelled as "Matrah".
    • Dushanbe is misspelled as "Dashanbe".
    • Ulaanbaatar is misspelled as "Ulaabaatar".
    • Pyongyang is incorrectly rendered as "P'yong'yang".
    • Thimphu is misspelled as "Thimpu".
    • Myanmar is incorrectly rendered as "MyAnmar".
    • Auckland is misspelled as "Auchland".
    • The L'Aéroport d'Orly is misspelled as "L'Airport d'Orly".
  • In Athens, several signs say "ΟΔΑΝΤΟΚΡΕNΑ", which is not a word in Greek. It may be a misspelling of "ΟΔΟΝΤΟΚΡΕΜΑ", which means "toothpaste".
  • A boy in Moscow says "Its Cyrlik initials spell out GUM" instead of "Cyrillic".

Mario's Time Machine

  • The surname of historical figure Juan Sebastián Elcano is misspelled as "Del Cano".

Other games

Mario's FUNdamentals

  • On the Go Fish cards, "Bowsers" is misspelled as "Bowzers".