Nintendo Merlin Collection Cards

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Game Titles: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, The Legend of Zelda, Adventure of Link (Zelda II), Super Mario Land, Star Fox (Starwing), Super Mario Kart, Super Mario Land 2, A Link to the Past, Dr. Mario, and Mario & Yoshi.
Set: 144 Cards
Released As: Carded Blister Booster Packs
Country of Origin: Possibly Ireland? (European Release)
Manufacturer: Merlin Publishing
Year: 1993
Other Info: This set differs from the Nintendo Official Album Sticker Set that was released by Merlin a year earlier. Merlin Publishing would later be purchased by Topps in 1995. Some of the cards feature artwork from the wrong titles or would have spelling errors. For example, the "Boot" item from Zelda was not introduced until Zelda II.
I am missing Mario Cards #1 & #9 and Checklist Card #143.

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Super Mario Bros

Mario Pointing Up
Cowboy Mario
Mario Quickly Stopping
Mario with a Hammer
Back of Mario
Mario Running Left
Mario Right Profile
Mario Running Right
Mario with Mushroom
Mario Right Profile (Upset)
Mario Sweating (Right)
Mario Throwing to Right
Mario Falling
Mario Quickly Running to Right
Mario Squatting
Mario on His Knee
Princess Toadstool Walking Right
Hammer Bro
Lakitu
Bowser Left Profile

Super Mario Bros 2
    21. Luigi Quickly Running Left
    22. Mario Pulling Up Turnip
    23. Mario Throwing Turnip
    24. Mario Running with Turnip
    25. Toad
    26. Birdo
    27. Mario Tip Toeing
    28. Princess Toadstool Running Left
    29. Princess Toadstool Looking Over Left
           Shoulder
    30. Mario Running Quickly to Left
    31. Mario Searching Left
    32. Mario Throwing to Left

Super Mario Bros 3
    33. Tanooki Leaf Mario Running with Koopa Shell
    34. Mario Kicking Right
    35. Mario in Goomba Boot
    36. Tanooki Leaf Mario Flying Left (Worried)
    37. Fire Mario Throwing Left
    38. Hammer Suit Mario Throwing Right
    39. Tanooki Leaf Mario Flying Left with Koopa
           Shell
    40. Mario Left Profile (Upset)
    41. Tanooki Leaf Mario Tip Toeing
    42. Mario Scarred
    43. Princess Toadstool, Toad, and Luigi Running
           Right
    44. Tanooki Leaf Mario Flying Left (Smiling)
    45. Tanooki Leaf Mario Looking Over Right
           Shoulder
    46. Boss Bass Trying to Eat Mario
    47. Larry Koopa
    48. Mario Kicking to Right
    49. Mario Sweating (Left)
    50. Princess Toadstool Profile (Right)

Legend of Zelda
    51. Link Pushing to Left
    52. Link Kneeling to Right
    53. Link in Low Battle Stance
    54. Back of Link with a Raised Piece of Triforce
    55. Link Dodging an Attack
    56. Link Pointing Left
    57. Link Portrait
    58. Fire
    59. Link Helping Old Woman
    60. Link in Battle Stance
    61. Boot (Art Misprint – Item wasn’t available
           until Zelda II)
    62. Link Kneeling to Back
    63. Merchant
    64. Heart Container
    65. Red Candle
    66. Key and Magical Key
    67. Princess Zelda
    68. Power Bracelet
    69. Boomerang
    70. Link Pointing Right

Zelda II: Adventure of Link
    71. Goriyas and Moblins Attacking a Town
    72. Link Showing Impa the Mark of the Triforce
           on His Hand
    73. Link Encountering a Bit
    74. Link Deflecting with Shield
    75. Thunder
    76. Link Lunging Right
    77. Link in Low Battle Stance
    78. Link with Raised Sword
    79. Confused Link with Lowered Sword
    80. Link Running Right
    81. Link with Bow and Arrow
    82. Shocked Link Looking Right
    83. Link Walking
    84. Link Reading a Scroll
    85. Link and Impa Observing Princess Zelda
    86. Impa Telling Link the Story of the Magician
           and Princess Zelda

Super Mario Land
    87. Mario Jumping
    88. Bowser

Starwing (Star Fox)
    89. Fox McCloud (Error on art reads “Fox
           McLeod”)
    90. Falco Ramaldi
    91. Peppy Hare
    92. Slippy Toad
    93. Realistic Fox Portrait
    94. Realistic Slippy, Falcon, and Peppy Portrait
    95. Super FX
    96. STAR Logo
    97. Realistic Falcon, Fox, and Peppy
    98. Game Art Falcon, Slippy, Fox, and Peppy

Super Mario Kart
    99. Mario on His Kart
100. Luigi on His Kart
101. Donkey Kong Jr. on His Kart
102. Toad on His Kart
103. Princess Toadstool on Her Kart
104. Yoshi on His Kart
105. Koopa on His Kart
106. Toad, Lakitu, and Luigi
107. Mario with Checkered Flag
108. Bowser Attacks Mario in Balloon Battle

Super Mario World
109. Cape Luigi
110. Cape Mario with Baby Yoshi
111. Luigi, Mario, and Princess Toadstool Using a
           Key
112. Mario Riding a Dolphin
113. Mario Riding Yoshi
114. Cape Mario
115. Mario Throwing a Koopa Shell Up
116. Cape Mario Landing
117. Cape Mario Jumping
118. Cape Mario Flying

Super Mario Land 2
119. Wario
120. Bunny Mario Running Left
121. Bunny Mario Stopping Right
122. Space Suit Mario
123. Fire Mario Without Fireball
124. Mario Swimming Right
125. Mario Swimming with Koopa Shell
126. Mario Jumping on Koopa Shell

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Unnamed in Set)
127. Fairy (Zelda II Artwork)
128. Keese
129. Link in Battle Stance
130. Magical Sword (Zelda II Artwork – Does not
           make an appearance in A Link to the Past)
131. Stalfos

Dr. Mario (NES)
132. Dr. Mario Driving an Ambulance
133. Dr. Mario Running Left

Dr. Mario (Game Boy)
134. Dr. Mario with X-Ray
135. Dr. Mario Listening to a Heart

Mario & Yoshi
136. Yoshi Eating Cookies

Special Card
137. Caped Mario Jumping Right
138. Super FX
139. Super Nintendo
140. NES
141. Game Boy

Checklist Card
142. Nintendo Logo Part 1 - Checklist Part 1 –
           Super Nintendo
143. Nintendo Logo Part 2 - Checklist Part 2 –
           Nintendo
144. Nintendo Logo Part 3 - Checklist Part 3 –
           Game Boy