YouTuber solves thirty year old Super Mario 64 mystery
A content creator has reportedly decoded a famous blurred plaque in Super Mario 64, addressing decades of fan speculation about the playable status of Luigi.
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A YouTuber claims to have solved a 30-year-old mystery in Super Mario 64 regarding a blurred statue plaque, Dexerto reported. The landmark platforming game was originally published by Nintendo in 1996 for the Nintendo 64 console. [1][9][12]
The rumor centered on a small, blurry plaque beneath a star statue in the courtyard of Peach's Castle. For decades, players interpreted the pixelated text as L is real 2401, sparking rumors that Mario's brother Luigi was secretly playable in the single-player game. [1][12]
Other outlets including Metro.co.uk, TechSpot, GameRant, OpenCritic, and ScreenRant also reported that the long-standing mystery regarding the Nintendo 64 classic has finally been solved. [4][5][6][7][8]
In related Mario developments, DSOGaming reported that an unofficial PC port of the 2007 Nintendo Wii title Super Paper Mario has been released. As FTMQ Gaming reported earlier, fan developers previously released an unofficial native PC port of Super Mario Sunshine for Windows and Linux. [3][14]
In short
- A YouTuber claims to have solved the blurred plaque mystery in Super Mario 64.
- Super Mario 64 was originally released by Nintendo in 1996.
- The plaque text was long speculated by players to read L is real 2401.
- An unofficial PC port of the 2007 Nintendo Wii title Super Paper Mario has launched.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]YouTuber finally solves 30-year-old Super Mario 64 mystery & debunks Luigi rumorsDexerto, 14d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Super Mario Galaxy Has Arrived On The Game Boy AdvanceRetro Dodo, 14d ago
- [3]Nintendo Wii-Exclusive Super Paper Mario Gets Unofficial PC PortDSOGaming, 14d ago
- [4]30-year-old Super Mario 64 mystery has finally been solved by obsessive fanMetro.co.uk, 15d ago
- [5]30-Year-Old Super Mario 64 Mystery Finally SolvedOpenCritic, 14d ago
- [6]Super Mario 64's 30-year-old plaque mystery may finally be solvedTechSpot, 15d ago
- [7]Super Mario 64's Final Mystery Has Been Solved After 30 YearsScreenRant, 14d ago
- [8]30-Year-Old Super Mario 64 Mystery Finally SolvedGameRant, 15d ago
Background
- [9]Super Mario on Wikipedia
- [10]Austin Evans (YouTuber) on Wikipedia
- [11]Luigi Mangione on Wikipedia
- [12]Super Mario on Grokipedia
- [13]YouTuber on Grokipedia
- [14]Unofficial Super Mario Sunshine native PC port released FTMQ Gaming, 29d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 14 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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