The Super Mario Galaxy Movie features the first meeting between Mario and Fox McCloud outside of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. But this odd pairing of Nintendo icons was seemingly foreshadowed nearly three decades ago in promotional art for Taco Bell.

On X, Slavko ShyGuy shared a picture of Mario and Fox from Taco Bell’s 1997 Nintendo 64 promotion. There wasn’t any deeper meaning behind the pairing at the time, it’s just kind of fun to see them together two years before the original Super Smash Bros. game was released

As another user pointed out, Taco Bell’s promo pics could also be fun to revisit by adding Killer Instinct Gold‘s Fulgore and a Stormtrooper from Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for the inevitable third Mario movie.

Continue Reading at GameSpot The Super Mario Galaxy Movie features the first meeting between Mario and Fox McCloud outside of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. But this odd pairing of Nintendo icons was seemingly foreshadowed nearly three decades ago in promotional art for Taco Bell.On X, Slavko ShyGuy shared a picture of Mario and Fox from Taco Bell’s 1997 Nintendo 64 promotion. There wasn’t any deeper meaning behind the pairing at the time, it’s just kind of fun to see them together two years before the original Super Smash Bros. game was releasedRandom, silly post. But I just realized something…..Taco Bell predicted the Galaxy Movie in 1997! LOL!! 🌮🤣🦊 pic.twitter.com/3HAYTzrlwE — Slavko ShyGuy (@MarioSimpson64) April 7, 2026 As another user pointed out, Taco Bell’s promo pics could also be fun to revisit by adding Killer Instinct Gold’s Fulgore and a Stormtrooper from Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for the inevitable third Mario movie.Continue Reading at GameSpot  Read MoreGameSpot – All Content