Super Mario 64's 30-year-old plaque mystery may finally be solved
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The big picture: For more than 30 years, Super Mario 64 players have wondered what's written on a plaque on the fountain in the courtyard of Peach's castle. The text, which measures just 32 x 32 pixels, is far too small to decipher with the naked eye. Fans of the game came up with their own interpretations over the years but now, we might have a somewhat definitive answer as to what the text actually says.
The leading theory up to this point is that the text reads, "L is real 2401." This theory gained traction after it was published in an April Fool's Day feature in Nintendo Power magazine in 1998 and without a better answer, it stuck.
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