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$Supper Mario Broth @MarioBrothBlog In the source code of Super Mario Bros., the goal pole is referred to by a variety of misspelled names, including "gorl pole", "goul flag", "gole pole", or simply "girl". In addition, Bowser's axe, another smaller object that marks a goal, is referred to as a "smorl girl". Internal Nintendo files that surfaced in 2020 included parts of the original source code for Super Mario Bros. The goal pole at the end of each level, and its associated routines and objects, use a variety of misspelled instances of "goal" to refer to it: 13 Gorl pole mn_hp_smplay.asm, line 448 Gorl flag mn_hp_smenmy.asm, line 148 Gorl stopper mn_hp_sminit.asm, line 2718 Gorl mn_hp_smram.asm, line 1200 Goul flag mn_hp_smenmy.asm, line 5314 Goul mn_hp_smcset.asm, line 1494 Gole pole mn_hp_smmain.asm, line 4111 Girl mn_hp_smenmy.asm, line 153 In addition, Bowser's axe, which is a variation of the goal object, is called Smorl girl mn_hp_smcset.asm, line 1016 Source: July 2020 Nintendo leak, file: other\SFC.7z\SFC\'\—75—\srd13-SFC7 ¹J*>\export\mario-z\linkp\mario_n¹$

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Sum Lu Zer

Nov 12, 2023 at 01:51PM EST in reply to GreenLinzerd

+12

Mistress Fortune

Nov 13, 2023 at 12:45PM EST

Safe to assume they're simple typos as a result of the devs simply not knowing much English (remember, Miyamoto gave Donkey Kong his name based on mistakenly thinking it meant "Stubborn Ape").

+11

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