List of Play Nintendo secret messages
The Play Nintendo website contains multiple secret message posts in the News section in which the reader must decode a cryptogram to finish a sentence by using a key of different items, blocks and enemies that correlate to letters of the alphabet.
The following are Super Mario–related secret message posts.
Alphabet key
The same alphabet key is used in every post. Each letter is represented by an item, block, or enemy.
- A - Buzzy Beetle
- B - Koopa Troopa
- C - Hammer Bro
- D - Piranha Plant
- E - Red Shell
- F - Green Shell
- G - Warp Pipe
- H - Note Block
- I - Empty Block
- J - POW Block
- K - Brick Block
- L - Goomba
- M - ? Block
- N - Yoshi's Egg
- O - Propeller Mushroom
- P - 1-Up Mushroom
- Q - Super Star
- R - Fire Flower
- S - Super Mushroom
- T - Coin
- U - Bob-omb
- V - Lakitu
- W - Monty Mole
- X - Boo
- Y - Thwomp
- Z - Cheep Cheep
Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding
Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding, also referred to as Homework cat-astrophe! by its card and description, is a secret message post about Super Mario Maker 2 in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.
Questions
The solution is marked with a green border.
Question Oh no! Undodog undid Cat Mario’s homework! What will Cat Mario do now?
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Description
Cat Mario worked hard on his first homework of the school year, but his friend Undodog accidentally made it disappear—woof! Can you decode the message below to find out what Cat Mario will do? Undodog and Cat Mario appear in the Super Mario Maker 2 game, available now for the Nintendo Switch system.
Wario Secret Message Game
Wario Secret Message Game, also referred to as Can you decode a secret back-to-school message? by its card and description, is a secret message post in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.
Questions
The solution is marked with a green border.
Question What was Wario’s excuse when he was sent to the principal’s office for nose picking?
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Description
Wario was sent to the principal’s office—again! Can you guess why? You can try to decode the secret message below to get the answer!
Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez
Missing Word Game Bowser for Prez, also referred to as Bowser for prez by its card and description, is a secret message post in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.
Questions
The solution is marked with a green border.
Question Why does Bowser want to be class president?
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Description
Bowser’s running for class president, but it’s not because he wants to help anyone…except for himself! Can you solve the riddle below by using the answer key to find the right letters?
Mario Secret Message Game
Mario Secret Message Game, also referred to as Get the message? by its card and description, was a secret message post in the News section released on Play Nintendo's website.
Questions
The solution is marked with a green border.
Secret message
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Description
In honor of National Mario Day, we’ve written a super-duper secret message in a Mushroom Kingdom-inspired picture alphabet. Can you decode the message using the key below?
Gallery
Mario Secret Message Fun Decoding banner cryptogram (spells "oops")
Wario Secret Message Game banner cryptogram (spells "wow")
Alphabet key, A to G
Ditto, H to N
Ditto, O to U
Ditto, V to Z
