Editing Fourth wall

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Sometimes, characters from the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise will perform an action that implies that they are aware of being fictional characters in a video game; this is known as breaking the '''fourth wall'''. The reason it is called "fourth wall" is because the term originated from plays in theaters, when actors would look at the audience, talk to them, or do anything else that involved the audience. Because the stage would generally have a wall at the back and both sides, this concept involves the actors becoming involved with the audience who are at the front, which can be considered an invisible wall, making it the fourth one.

'''''Note:''' Video games frequently break the fourth wall in order to address the player with directions (i.e. "Press A to jump"). These instances are not to be recorded here, unless the characters are aware they are in a video game due to the remark.''

==Games==

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''[[Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels]]''====

[[File:SMAS LL World 9-4 Thank You Screenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|アリガトウ！, the message.]]

In the final level of [[World 9 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9]], [[World 9-4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 9-4]], group of tile blocks can be found spelling out "アリガトウ！" (''Arigato!'', meaning "Thank You" in Japanese). Also, the opening of World 9-1 features a message saying "WE PRESENT FANTASY WORLD. LET'S TRY '9' WORLD WITH ONE GAME.", and the [[Game Over]] screen for World 9 has a message saying "YOU'RE A SUPER PLAYER! WE HOPE WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. MARIO & STAFF."

After the [[Yoshi Egg]]s hatch during the ending sequence, the words "THANK YOU" appear as Mario gives the V for victory sign to the player while Princess Toadstool (or Peach in the GBA remake) waves to the player. At the end of the remake, ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', there is no text, though the princess still waves at the player and Mario and [[Luigi]] will still flash the peace sign. In the last level of the [[Special Zone]], [[Funky (level)|Funky]], a group of coins spells out the phrase "YOU ARE A SUPER PLAYER!!" near the end of the level. In the Japanese version, the "A" is absent.

At the game's title's screen, Mario will speak to the player with lines such as "''It's-a me, Mario!''", "''Hello!''", and "''Press Start to play!''"

In the two versions, after Bowser is defeated in [[Bowser in the Sky]], he will exclaim, "''C'mon, troops! Let's watch the ending together! Gwa ha ha!''" Additionally, if Mario retrieves all 120 or 150 Power Stars and then defeats Bowser, he will say, "''Just you wait until next time. Until then, keep that Control Stick smokin'! Bwaa ha ha!''" In the case of ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Bowser mentions the Touch Screen instead of the Control Stick, as the [[Nintendo DS]] does not feature a control stick; in the ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario 64'', he specifically refers to the L Stick.

When the player defeats the [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]] in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], the Big Bob-omb will say, "''Just select this Star from the menu. For now, farewell.''"

[[File:Pianta breaking fourth wall.png|thumb|A Pianta ponders whether this is the end of the game.]]

After Mario defeats Bowser and Bowser Jr. or enters [[Corona Mountain]] for the first time, a certain yellow [[Pianta]] in [[Delfino Plaza]] will ponder whether the game is over and express his hopes of something else happening when Mario talks to him.

In the intro, when Mario is hit by the green shell, the words "Super Mario Bros." fall from the sky. A few seconds later, [[Small Mario]] runs near it, notices it is not straight, and jumps to hit the words and straighten them, also causing "New" to appear next to "Super". This only happens after waiting a few seconds on the title screen.

Similar to ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Mario will also say "Buh-bye!" to the player when closing the [[Nintendo DS]]. He also says "It's-a me! Mario!" when the player opens the DS and resumes the game, similar to the opening title screen in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and similar to that in [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]].

The enemies and power-ups do a small dance when there is a little "bah bah" vocal in the music, such as Goombas jumping up in the air and Koopa Troopas will turn to the screen for a split second and rock their fists.

Much like the ending to ''Super Mario 64'', after the credits roll, Mario or Luigi will say "''Thank you so much for playing my game''" (Luigi, however, removes the "so much" part of the sentence). When 120 Power Stars are collected, after Mario or Luigi thanked the player, Rosalina will also thank the player and says  "''I will watch over you from beyond the stars.''"

The enemies still do a dance to the "bah bah" vocals in the music, along with the items and flowers bouncing and blooming to the beat. Also, when underwater, the [[Cheep Cheep]]s do a spin whenever there is a windchime in the music and [[Dry Bones]] rotate their head when a xylophone sound is heard in the [[Tower|fortresses]].

If the player's [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] batteries are low, and they talk to [[Lubba]], he will warn the player about the batteries running out in a dangerous place. He will frequently make these kinds of references, such as suggesting that the player go to bed when it is late, or to turn off the game after a certain playing time, especially after getting a [[Game Over]], or tell the player to take a break before playing again. Additionally, if the player plays the game at an early time, [[Lubba]] will say he is sleepy and that it is rather late to be adventuring.

If the player has 70 to 120 [[Power Star]]s, then at the end of the credits, Mario says "''Thank you so much for playing my game''", much like in the previous game and ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario 64 DS''. When playing as Luigi, he will say the same thing as its predecessor.

If the player gets a [[Game Over]] or goes to a [[world]] for the first time, [[Lubba]] will speak to the player.

In [[Special 8-Crown]], a group of [[Flip Panel (platform)|Flip Panel]]s near the end will be activated to spell out the phrase "THANK YOU!!" similar to other thanking messages in ''Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels'' and ''Super Mario World''.

[[File:Roy on a D.png|thumb|130px|Roy's tail on the "D"]]

Near the end of the game intro, [[Ludwig von Koopa]] uses his [[Magic Wand|magic wand]] to make the title and multiple [[coin]]s fall from the sky. This only happens when watching the intro after a few seconds on the title screen.  

In the credits, [[Roy Koopa]] hangs off the D of EAD with his tail.  

The enemies still do a dance at the "bah bah" vocals.

On the title screen, the characters ground pound to make the title and two [[Super Acorn]]s appear.

In the credits, the characters not being played dance to the music, and when a character being played runs near the credit letters, they spin around.

The enemies still do a dance to the vocals. [[Baby Yoshi]]s have an added choir to all the music that they mouth to.

When the player starts up the game, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]] yell out, "Super Mario 3D World!"

The flowers and bushes move along to the music.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1XoHPJSAbQ]</ref>

The [[Sprixie Princesses|Green Sprixie Princess]] waves to the screen near the end of the credits scene.

In the E3 demo for ''Super Mario Odyssey'', a [[New Donker]] says, "We'll have to wait for the full game to go any further."<ref> Nintendo World Report TV. (June 21, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA6wrwwbggc&t=265 Super Mario Odyssey Finding Pauline's Band (E3 2017)]. Retrieved July 2, 2017.</ref>

The Mario 64 Cap and Outfit could possibly be considered a fourth wall break, as it is a reference to the polygonal textures used in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where the outfit originated. Additionally, the Toad blocking the doorway to the Courtyard room in the Mushroom Kingdom states that he misses "Mario's blocky polygonal look", which in turn, refers to the block like textures used in said game.

 

 

 

====''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''====

In a secret area in [[Jungle Rhythm...]], there is a [[Message Block]] that gives the message "''We, the Mario team poured our hearts and souls into creating this game for your entertainment. It is full of secrets. Enjoy!"'' In the [[Game Boy Advance]] [[remake]], the message is changed to "''How do you like this game? Goodies are hidden in every level, you know. You should look all over if you want to get 100 points! Investigate anything that looks suspicious.''"

 

====''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''====

If the player gets a perfect score in every stage, a message comes up saying "''Congratulations! What an amazing job! You are the [''nth''] Yoshi to adventure on Yoshi's Island.''" The number to be shown here is the number of lives spent before the game's completion plus one (for example, if the player has lost 300 lives before completing the game, the message says that they are the 301st Yoshi).

 

Each time the player eats a [[Heart Fruit]] after playing a level's minigame, a row of coins forming a letter will appear. If the player puts all the letters from each level in order, it reveals the message "YOU ARE YOSHI'S GREAT PARTNER!"

 

 

 

 

If the player is with [[Poochy]], he will dance if the player collects a [[Wonder Wool]] or collects a [[Smiley Flower]] that Poochy brings to them.

 

In the fifth short in the remake ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', "Chaaarge!", Poochy looks and runs towards the viewer(s), Poochy then falls over when he hits the screen. Also in the short "What Goes Up... ?", after Poochy looks up for a bit, he then looks at the viewer(s) and wags his tail.

 

In the level [[Weighing Acorns]], while waiting for the bus, Yoshi hums the level's background music.

===[[Wario (franchise)|''Wario'' franchise]]===

====''[[Wario's Woods]]''====

In the SNES version of ''Wario's Woods'', after defeating the player in the VS. COM mode, [[Sven]] will tell Toad that he was "glad that [the player] didn't reset the game when he saw it was hopeless."

====[[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]====

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=====''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''=====

In the microgame "[[Heads Up]]," if the player fails to catch the ball and it goes out of bounds, it will break a hole in the screen and the catcher will look at it.

At the end of Mona's microgame category, she is looking at the customers while serving ice cream. The camera then irises out at her face, stops, and Mona winks at the player.

 

 

 

 

In the second level of the microgame "[[Skip It]]", if the player successfully make the hippo jump over the rope, she will kiss the screen, leaving a lipstick stain on it.

 

In the microgame "[[Swat Team]]", if the player fails to swat the fly, it will fly towards the screen.

 

In the microgame "[[Roll Model]]", if the player makes [[Wario]] dodge the spears, he will jump towards the player.

 

During the lesson on how to draw a background for the [[Ladybug]] microgame, Wario notices that the music has changed as soon as the player taps on the stamp tool.

 

=====''[[Game & Wario]]''=====

In the minigame [[Ashley (minigame)|Ashley]], [[Ashley & Red|Ashley]] will tell the player 'You with the GamePad! You're gonna have to guide me.'

 

Also, if the player blows on the GamePad, Ashley tries to cover her skirt as it goes up and will give the player an angry look.

 

=====''[[WarioWare Gold]]''=====

Throughout the game, [[Wario]] speaks to the player (not counting Wario's intro cutscenes where he explains the controls), and is even aware of the player clearing the levels.

 

 

 

In the microgame "[[I Came, I Saw]]", there are a few scenarios in which the worm will be surprised and look at the player, complete with an exclamation mark over its head.

 

In [[5-Volt]]’s stage, if the player fails a [[microgame]], she may ask, “Did your hand slip?” If the same thing occurs in [[Ashley & Red]]'s stage, Ashley may say, "You must be cursed..." Additionally, there are several other voice clips whether the player wins or loses a microgame, like Wario saying, "Aw, what you do?!" after the player loses three times in a row and Mona occasionally saying, "Aren't you clever?" when the player avoids a trick.

 

During the [[Wario Deluxe]] stage, Wario asks if the player is ready to collect their reward, and turns into Wario Deluxe. He then says, "Do your worst. Next to me, you're all number 2!" He eventually starts using his powers to hide the control hints, before saying "Getting too tough, kid? You can always give up!" After that, [[Lulu]] pops some balloons on his hot air balloon and jumps on him to grab the gold potty, after which she looks at the screen and says, "Hey! Hey you! I'll take care of Wario here. You go and win this thing!"

 

After the Wario Deluxe stage is cleared, while Wario adamantly tells Lulu to take the pot and announces the Wario Bowl to be over, she brings up the credits, which are interrupted when the rest of the cast demand their payment.

Most of Wario Deluxe's interruptions in the "Wario Interrupts" challenge involve using his powers to alter the Touch Screen or block the player's view. Like his stage in the main game, he can also hide the control hints.

=====''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''=====

At the end of the game's intro cutscene, the camera pans into Wario's handheld in a manner that gives the effect of the player using it when playing in handheld mode.

Most crew members warn the player that they are on their last life when the player loses the first three. They also thank the player when they give them [[Prezzy|Prezzies]].

In the opening cutscene for Penny's Mix, as Penny flies into the WarioWare Inc. building, some water from her [[Jet Tank One]] splashes on the screen.

====''[[Wario Land 4]]''====

In the minigame [[Wario's Homerun Derby]], if the player hits a home run, the ball will be sent toward the screen, breaking it.

In the manual, Wario complains about his transformations caused by enemies and blames the developers.

====''[[Wario World]]''====

In ''Wario World'', Wario states "So admit it..... Don't I look cool in the game screens? Those long, muscular legs on my sturdy toned frame.... I'm the perfect specimen of a man ..... What!?!? You say I look fat and my quadruple chin looks like a waterfall of flab? Shut up! That's just because you have your television set up on widescreen display!"

Whenever the player pauses the game, Wario will constantly sing, "Na Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na Na!" If the player listens for about 50 minutes, Wario will eventually say, "Sorry" and stop singing.

====''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''====

If the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] is left idle, Wario may say, "Come on, pick it up and play."

====[[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]]====

=====[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Golf'' (Nintendo 64)]]=====

=====''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''=====

[[File:Waluigi_camelot.png|thumb|Waluigi, holding up the Camelot sign in the opening to ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''.]]

Most celebrations have the characters facing the screen at the end of each hole. For example, if [[Waluigi]] gets an [[eagle]] or better, he will dance and spin all across the green until he points to the player, turning around upon realizing he is pointing the wrong way. Prior to the opening, Wario and Waluigi hold up signs for both [[Nintendo]] and [[Camelot Software Planning|Camelot]] respectively. This also occurs at the start of ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''.

=====''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''=====

This is done in the same manner as in the previous game. For example, if [[Bowser]] gets an eagle or better, he will run to the screen and [[Fire Breath|breathe fire]], or punch the screen if he gets a [[bogey]] or worse.

[[Birdo]] breaks the fourth wall by kissing the screen if she gets an eagle or better, or shoot eggs at the screen if she gets worse than a bogey. [[Yoshi]] breaks the fourth wall by turning into an egg and rolling into the screen if he gets worse than a bogey. [[Bowser Jr.]] breaks the fourth wall by using his [[Magic Paintbrush]] to paint the screen if he gets an eagle, albatross, hole in one, or bogey.

====[[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]]====

=====''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''=====

In his singles celebration, after eating Luigi, Yoshi looks at the player and shrugs. Donkey Kong also looks at the player and scratches his head in his singles celebration after grabbing his trophy from Toad, causing him to pass out. Also, outtakes occur during the credits.

 

In the cutscene following the credits, Mario leaves his signature on the screen; he also does this in the game's trailer featuring Rafael Nadal.

 

 

On the character select screen, each character will say "Good choice!" when chosen (except Yoshi and Donkey Kong). They say this again in ''[[Mario Party 4]]''.

 

 

[[Peach]] and [[Toad]] say, "Good choice!" when selected. Also, [[Wario]] says, "You've picked Wario!" when selected. This also happens in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=====''[[Super Mario Party]]''=====

 

 

After the credits, Mario shouts "Thanks for playing! Way to go!" or "Thanks for playing! You're the best! Ha ha!" depending on how much the player has progressed during the game, and the default characters or all of the characters wave to the player, including their own [[Mii]].

 

In {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}}, trucks with ''Mario Kart 8'' on the back and sides can be seen.

 

While in [[Mario Kart TV]], the player can tap on the [[Mii]]s to elicit an annoyed response from them.

 

=====''[[Paper Mario]]''=====

[[File:PM Paper Bowser Sequel.png|thumb|Quote]]

While Mario is fighting [[Bowser???]], the [[Koopa Bros.]] try to lower his confidence by telling him that the phony Bowser is invincible. One of the things they say is "''The sequel should be called '''Paper Bowser!'''''"

=====''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''=====

After Mario defeats [[Gus]], he will shout, "''CRUD! You dumb video-game heroes always do this!''"

A young Toad in [[Petalburg]] will say: "There's this one game that just absolutely rules. It's called 'Fire Emblem'...". This reference was written shortly after the international release of [[fireemblem: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade|''Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'']], the first game in the series to be released outside Japan and seventh installment overall. ''Paper Mario'' and ''Fire Emblem'' are both developed by [[Intelligent Systems]]. In the Japanese version of the game, the Toad kid mentions ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' for the [[NES|Famicom]] instead. Later on, he states that he is a fan of [[Luigi]] and says he wants a game called "Paper Luigi". Afterwards, he mentions that he is actually playing the game ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and ends up beating it before the player does. <ref>[http://legendsoflocalization.com/legit-translation-or-clever-fire-emblem-advertisement/ Legit Translation… or Clever Fire Emblem Advertisement?]</ref>

After rescuing [[Koopley]] from [[Hooktail]], [[Koops]] says: "''For ten long years we all thought you'd...you know! We thought your game was over!''"

While describing how the [[Happy Lucky Lottery]] works, [[Lucky]] will explain that the daily number changes every day in real-time and that he uses the [[Nintendo GameCube]]'s clock as a reference. If the player sets the GameCube's date back in an attempt to cheat the system, Lucky will penalize them.

When [[Goombella]] tattles on [[Stewart]] in [[Glitzville]], she will tell Mario that [[Cheep Cheep]]s have been a part of the ''Mario'' franchise for a while. In fact, Goombella even says, "''Oh, gosh. I just broke through the fourth wall there, didn't I? Sorry. Just forget it.''"

[[Koops]] breaks the fourth wall after the fight with [[Doopliss]] where he says "''Sort of easy for a boss battle as it were."'' Unlike Goombella though, he does not seem to notice that he broke the fourth wall. Doopliss also breaks the fourth wall during the chapter by removing the [[the letter "p"|lowercase p]] from the naming screen.

 

Just before Mario begins [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates|Chapter 5]], [[Professor Frankly]] is about to tell them very important and long information concerning [[the Thousand-Year Door]]. He asks if they're ready to hear it, and then says, "''And you there! In front of the TV! You listen up, too!''". Mario's current partner out will question Professor Frankly (for example, [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]] says to him, "''Did someone pile-drive your head, or what? I don't see any TV here, nutjob!''". [[Vivian]] remarks, "''What to say... ARE YOU TALKING TO NO ONE?!?''" Goombella even says, "''Yeesh. First me, then you! Why do we always have to break through the fourth wall?''") Frankly yells at them, saying to disregard it as he continues. Later during the chapter, [[Lord Crump]] (under his alias, "Four Eyes") tells the player that they'd better not tell Mario who he really is, though it is impossible to even use Mario to attack him until the end of the chapter.

After [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess|Chapter 6]], when Bowser makes it to [[Rawk Hawk]]'s secret training facility, Rawk Hawk appears. As soon as he appears, he points at the camera insultingly asking the player if they forgot him.

In the [[Palace of Shadow]], if Mario allows the [[Dry Bones]] to force him to the center of the room, Mario's partner will warn him that the floor will swallow them up. If Mario does not move to prevent this, his partner will scream that they are doomed. If [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]] is Mario's partner at the time, he will say, "Awww, game over, man! WHOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!"

After completing Chapter 6, a young [[Toad (species)|Toad]] will appear in Cabin 007 of [[Excess Express]]. Should the player talk to him, he will ask Mario a quiz: "What did [[Bowser]] nab in the last ''[[Paper Mario]]''?" The options are "The Star Cookie", "The [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]]", and "Someone's Lunch".

In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]], [[Hamma Jamma]] says that [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|7-1]] was his grandfather's 'hood'.

=====''[[Super Paper Mario]]''=====

[[File:SPM Swoon exe.png|thumb|right|Swoon.exe]]

Several characters, the first one being [[Bestovius]], refer to a certain button when explaining how to perform an action. When Mario asks what they mean by pressing that certain button, the [[List of characters|character]] assures them not to worry, and that the great being that watches them (the player) will know what it means. For example, when encountered, [[Thoreau]] says: "''What's this {{button|wii|1}}, you say? You need not worry. The great being that watches us will know what it is.''" However, during [[Garson]]'s story "Stylish Moves," he states that Mario can perform one by shaking the Wii Remote; when Mario asks what the remote is, Garson replies, "''What? What's a {{button|wii|Wiimote}}? ...Don't worry. As long as the player gets it, we're fine,''" outright stating the existence of the player instead of alluding to them.

Before fighting him in [[The Bitlands|Chapter 3-1]], [[Bowser]] shouts to Mario, "''No more sequels!''" and that he will finish him off, describing himself as "''Grade A, 100% prime-cut final boss.''" Later, during [[Fort Francis|Chapter 3-4]], the last option for Princess Peach on the [[Swoon.exe]] will result in her angrily demanding to know who is picking these answers for her.

=====''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''=====

If the player refuses to hear the [[Battle Spin]] tutorial four times, [[Kersti]] will say "You know what? Forget you! Here--pick one of these answers so we can move on." The resulting answers will be "Yes" and "Yeah", forcing the player to do the tutorial anyway.

When [[Mario]] uses a [[Slaphammer]] sticker and manages to do a "Nice" move or better, the enemy will be flung in the air, and crash into the screen. This also happens with Mario when [[Bowser]] slaps him in the final phase of his fight.

During a battle against a [[Snifit]] or a [[Shy Guy]], after the player's turn of 3 stickers ends, they might attack by shoving away the third attack panel so that the game reverts back to the use of only one sticker in their next turn, due to the last attack panel vanishing every turn and therefore being able to use one sticker less, until it reverts back to only one sticker use.

If Mario runs away from the fight with [[Bowser Jr.]] during [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]], he will proclaim himself final boss.

=====''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''=====

*When the Fan Thing Card is used, all of the enemies will fly to the screen before falling.

When Mario fights a [[Slurp Snifit|Blue Slurp Snifit]] in battle, one of the things it will say is "This is not a game!" due to the game itself having goofy humor.

=====''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''=====

====[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]====

=====''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' / ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''=====

[[File:FourthWallSuperstarSagaBowsersMinionsScreenBreak.jpg|thumb|Bowser hitting the screen in the remake.]]

When [[Bowser's Castle]] plunges into the ocean (GBA) or explodes (3DS), [[Bowser]] hits the screen, cracking it. The same thing happens at the end of [[Believe in Bowser]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions#Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser|Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'', but with [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]], [[Captain Koopa Troopa]], [[Captain Boo]], and [[Captain Shy Guy (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Shy Guy]].

In Mushroom Plaza, when [[Mario]] talks to the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] by the fountain he will ask [[Mario]] if he wants to hear about Action Commands. If [[Mario]] says no every time, the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] will say "''Action Commands are... Well go read the instruction booklet!''"

In an area of the [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] that contains no [[List of enemies|enemies]], but several objects to be studied, there is one room with four blocks in it: One from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', one from ''[[Super Mario World]]'', one from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', and one from ''[[Paper Mario]]''. If Mario or Luigi strikes the block, they will read a description of the block, which says what game it is from. (i.e. Block used in ''Super Mario Bros.'')

=====''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' / ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''=====

After beating the game and after the cake picture, [[Chakron]] will directly compliment the player.

The last one of [[Bowser]]'s ranks is "Final Boss", referencing that Bowser is the final boss in most ''Mario'' games.

If the player talks to Toadbert after beating Junker, he will mention a dream where he hears the "{{button|ds|A}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|L}} {{button|ds|R}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|A}}" buttons being pressed. Inputting this code will speed up the timer in the scene in the Lumbar Nook.

=====''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''=====

After freeing [[Brickle]] in Mushrise Park by increasing the water pressure on the fountain that he is stuck in, the top part of the fountain will launch into the air, break a hole in the screen and get stuck in it before shattering the screen completely and falling onto [[Grobot]], which results in him malfunctioning.

[[Britta]] warns Mario and Luigi that it will be “game over” if they do not pay attention while using the [[Drilldigger]].

[[Pi'illoper]] also breaks the fourth wall in-universe in his chronicles of the [[Pi'illo]]s, by directly talking to Mario and Luigi.

One of the signs in [[Mushrise Park]] tells the player to look at the touch screen if they get lost. It appears to have been written by the Mushrise Park staff (more specifically, [[Brickle]] himself due to the heavy Bronx accent seen on such a sign).

If Mario and Luigi drink from the fountain on [[Mount Pajamaja]], they will go into a dream, and "Game Over" will appear on the screen during the dream. Shortly after, [[Prince Dreambert]] wakes them up.

Getting hit by one of [[Mount Pajamaja (boss)|Mount Pajamaja's]] attacks will knock Mario into the 3D screen, rendering Bros. Attacks unusable in the process.

=====''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''=====

After [[Nabbit]] has stolen [[Bros. Attack]]s, [[Toad]] laments that, if Bros. Attacks were lost, it is over for not only for Toad himself, but also for Mario and Luigi, for [[Mushroom Kingdom]], and the game itself. He then says that it is going to be "[[Game Over]] for all of us".

Before the [[Paper Petey Piranha]] boss fight, the [[Monologue Toad]] that Petey grabbed will tell the player "I'm as anxious as you are to move on, but please don't press {{button|3ds|R}} to fast forward!" The Toad then launches into a very long explanation of why [[Petey Piranha]] is here when they already defeated him while an onscreen prompt appears saying "You can fast-forward with {{button|3ds|R}}".

While the trio climbs the [[Paper Toad]] staircase to [[Neo Bowser Castle (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Neo Bowser Castle]], along with compliments like, "You can do it!"' or tips like "Eat a healthy breakfast!", another Paper Toad says "Save your game frequently..."

=====''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''=====

At the end of Credits 1 and Credits 2, Mario will say "''Thanks very much for-to playing my game!''", a line similar to the one at the end of ''[[#Super Mario 64/DS|Super Mario 64]]''. Also, Mario makes several remarks at the credits in Credits 2 as they pop up (such as "''Oh, the engineering! Mamamia!''" and "''Ooh, don't forget to thank [[Shigeru Miyamoto|Mr. Miyamoto]].''"). Also, Mario breaks the fourth wall in every level (bar the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini-Mario]] and boss levels) by smashing the [[Crystal Ball]] against the screen to break it.

=====''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''=====

=====''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''=====

When closing the Nintendo DSi or Nintendo 3DS, Mario will say "''I love this game!''" and "''Hey! You! Come back-a here!''" Opening the system again will result in him saying things such as "''Let's play again!''"

=====''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''=====

When closing the Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS, Mario will say the same things he did in the previous game, along with some new ones, including "''Ow, my head!''" and "''Whatta' you doing?''" After the credits of the second ending, Pauline says, "''Bye-bye! Thanks for playing!''" and Mario says, "''Well, that was a fun game!''"

===[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]===

[[File:Mario & Little Mac K.O.!.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mario]] and [[Little Mac]], having been screen KO'd.]]

When a character is KO'd by being sent off the top blast line, they may occasionally hit the screen before falling and losing one of their stocks. This is called a screen KO.

A few [[Assist Trophy|Assist Trophies]] interfere with the display, such as Devil who moves the screen by pointing in a certain direction, and Nintendog, which blocks the screen to prevent players from viewing the battlefield and their characters.  

Just like in his original games, one of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'s idle animations has him looking at the player tapping his foot impatiently. His other animation has him turning to the camera and waving his finger in a patronizing manner.

====''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''====

When [[Mr. Resetti]] is released from an Assist Trophy, he may tell the players to stop resetting, as he considers it to be a form of cheating in the ''Animal Crossing'' games. Additionally, if the game is being played late at night, he may tell the player to "get some shut-eye".

When using [[Solid Snake]]'s codec on [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] on [[Shadow Moses Island]], [[Otacon]] says that people are excited that he is in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. In the codec on Mario, [[List of Smash Taunt characters#Colonel Roy Campbell|Colonel Roy Campbell]] says that Mario made his first appearance in [[List of games by date#1981|1981]], and in [[Jigglypuff]]'s codec, he says that it takes all kinds of energy in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''; Colonel also mentions the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' games in Wario's codec. In [[Pit (character)|Pit]]'s codec, Otacon says that Pit has gone through "''countless trials over the years''", to which Snake replies, "''And by 'trials', you mean '[[Game Over]]s'?''" Finally, when Snake uses his codec on [[Mr. Game & Watch]], Otacon will talk about his first appearance, 1980, and his console, [[Game & Watch]]. There are other Codec Conversations that break the fourth wall as well.

There is a scene in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] mode where Snake reveals himself after being hidden in his cardboard box for a long time. While facing towards the screen, he says "''Kept you waiting, huh?''" There are no other characters in his vicinity during the scene, so he must have been talking to the player - in reference to the fact that a brief scene of him hidden in the cardboard box was shown much earlier in the Subspace Emissary storyline. This is the only time the characters say a full sentence, excluding [[Pokémon]].

In a similar manner, before facing [[Wolf O'Donnell]] in The Subspace Emissary, Wolf will appear to look at the screen, and strikes a pose at the challenger. Since Wolf does not interact with anyone directly, this is likely a sign of breaking the fourth wall.

During gameplay, super heavy characters, such as [[Bowser]], will shake the screen when they hit the ground after jumping, due to their high weight.

====''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''====

[[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[Final Smash]], [[Shadow Mario Paint]], involves painting a giant "X" across the screen itself.

In [[Duck Hunt (character)|Duck Hunt]]'s reveal trailer, the dog and the duck actually dodge their introduction statement.

In the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Link|Palutena's Guidance conversation]] for [[Link]], [[Pit (character)|Pit]] mentions how both of them were "born around the same time". [[Palutena]] also mentions [[Pac-Man]]'s creation date during his conversation.

In the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Samus|Palutena's Guidance conversation]] for [[Samus Aran|Samus]], Viridi mistakenly refers to Samus as Metroid, with Pit correcting her name. Additionally, Palutena says that [[Link]]'s name is not [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] and Viridi states that Pit's name is not Icarus. This is a reference to the fact that many people mistakenly refer to the protagonists by the series' name.

Similarly to the previous game, [[Bowser]]'s footsteps cause the screen to shake.

====''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''====

In the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Simon|Palutena's Guidance conversation]] for [[Simon Belmont|Simon]], [[Pit (character)|Pit]] mentions how he and Simon "hit the scene around the same time", referring to their shared launch year (1986) of their respective franchises.

In the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Corrin|Palutena's Guidance conversation]] for [[Corrin]], Pit says, "For Nohr! For Hoshido! I make my own fate!" along with Palutena claiming that Pit has found all three paths, referencing the three story paths of ''Fire Emblem Fates''.

In the [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Ridley|Palutena's Guidance conversation]] for [[Ridley]], Viridi mentions the various versions of Ridley throughout the ''Metroid'' games and mentions a robot version of Ridley which was invented by Ridley himself. After it is mentioned, Pit wonders if that incarnation is canon to the ''Metroid'' series.

In the new [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Link|Palutena's Guidance conversation]] for [[Link]], Palutena mentions that the Master Sword is the sword that seals Calamity Ganon's power. Pit asks if the sword is overpowered against Ganondorf, with Palutena stating that Ganondorf is from a different game (''Ocarina of Time'') and that this tactic would not work.

When fighting [[Master Hand]], one of his moves involve throwing balls of ink. When the player gets hit by one of the balls, the ink will splatter all over the screen.  

The Squid Sisters Assist Trophy has the camera zooming into them so that the players can easily get KO'd.

[[Bowser Jr.]]'s Final Smash, Shadow Mario Paint, returns in this game, functioning similarly to the last game.

[[Solid Snake]]'s codec calls from ''Brawl'' return in this game, retaining the fourth wall breaks made in them.

====''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''====

In dark rooms and hallways, Luigi will hum the background music while exploring, even if the music is not playing. [[Melody Pianissima]] plays songs from the earlier ''Mario'' games and asks Luigi what game it appeared in. (''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', etc.). She will also play the ''Luigi's Mansion'' theme while Luigi is in the hallway next to the vase with the picture above it. Luigi occasionally hums and whistles the theme as well.

====''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''====

Luigi hums the background music to the various mansions when the player does not touch the controls for five seconds.

During part of [[Professor Elvin Gadd|E. Gadd]]'s opening dialog, Luigi faces the player, points to E. Gadd, and performs the cuckoo motion.

====''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''====

Luigi hums the elevator's background music when the player stays idle for a few seconds if the elevator is not moving.

Also, at the end of the credits, Luigi will say, "Bye, everybody!"

===''[[Super Princess Peach]]''===

During the intro sequence, [[Bowser]] will tell the player to shut the door, using the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus, so that he and his minions could continue discussing their plan.

During the ending sequence, the player is asked, "''So, how did YOU feel about this last adventure?''" The player is also told that the [[Vibe Scepter]] might be in their house somewhere.

===''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''===

Sometimes, the team captains will look at the screen, making it seem that they are looking at the player. One example is if the player scores a goal against [[Waluigi]], it triggers one of his animations where he looks at the screen and then proceeds to punch it while shouting "Cheese!" in frustration.

During Wario's home entrance, he will hum to his own theme.

===''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''===

[[File:SMRPG Dodo OoB.png|thumb|Dodo beyond the room's boundaries]]

After Mario and [[Mallow]] join [[Geno]] while he is fighting [[Bowyer]], Bowyer will retort that a three-on-one fight is not fair. To compensate for this, the Y, X, and A buttons of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] controller will appear in front of him. Bowyer will then fire an [[Aero]] at one of the buttons, which will effectively lock the ability to use that button's commands (magic, items, or attacks). Only one button can ever be locked at once, although Bowyer will continually fire Aeroes at the buttons every few turns until he is defeated. This also happens when fighting [[Machine Made]] copies of Bowyer.

While [[Dodo]] is pecking the statues at [[Nimbus Land|Nimbus Castle]], he runs outside of the room's boundaries to sneakily peck Mario disguising as [[A Plumber's Lament]].

Upon defeating [[Culex]], he mentions that "Perhaps in another time, another game, [he and Mario] may have been mortal enemies...", which also references how Culex parodies bosses from the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise.

During the ending sequence, there is a scene where Mario, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Toad, and the [[Chancellor]] wave at the player, with the words "''THANK YOU''" displayed at the top of the screen. The scene ends as the camera irises out on Mario, who then winks at the player.

After the credits, when [[Captain Toad]] chases either a [[Green Star]] in the Wii U version or the [[Odyssey]] in the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch versions, Toadette, after attempting to call Captain Toad back a few times to no success, looks at the screen and says, "''Oh, no!''"

===''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''===

During golf, Bowser, Birdo, and Yoshi will perform their post-hole animations on the player just like in ''Mario Golf: World Tour''.

FireBreathSportsSuperstars.jpg|Bowser breathing fire at the camera in his Eagle animation

===Other===

====''[[Hotel Mario]]''====

During the intro of the game, [[Luigi]] points to the screen and says "''And you gotta help us!''". In turn, [[Mario]] says "''If you need instructions on how to get through the [[Hotel]]s check out the enclosed instruction book.''"

Throughout the many other cut scenes of the game, Mario and Luigi will continue to speak with the player. These lines include Luigi saying "''Looks can be deceiving when Koopas are involved''" whilst facing the screen, and Mario saying "''Remind me to check''", "''You know what they say, all toasters toast toast''", and "''When you pinch [[Wendy]]'s [[Penny (enemy)|Pennies]], they pinch back''" whilst facing the screen.

Also, at the end of the game, the Mario Bros. and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] wave to the player and congratulate them for the completion of the game, and Toadstool even thanks the player individually for helping her.

HM Luigi.png|"And you gotta help us!"

HM Ending.png|"You're the best player ever!"

At the start of the opening sequence, Mario shouts out to the audience "''Hey, paisanos! It's The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''". In the live-action segments that aired from Monday through Thursday, Mario, Luigi, and/or the guest star will tell the audience to watch a preview of Friday's ''[[The Legend of Zelda (cartoon)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' episode. At the end of every episode, Mario, Luigi, and sometimes the guest star will say to the audience "''Til next time, everyone... [[Do the Mario]]!''"

After Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool successfully enter the [[Koopa Klub]], [[Mouser]] turn to the audience and says "''Oy! Some people are really shtupid!''".

Right before [[Zero]] first appears, "{{wp|La Bamba}}" plays which El Koopitan and his [[Koopa Troop|Koopa Pack]] hear. In later English airings it replaced by an instrumental of "[[List of The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 songs#My Karoobi|My Karoobi]]".

When [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] was talking to [[Bowser]] about the election to be [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s ruler, [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy Koopa]] looks at the watcher and says, "''Bad King Dad? (laughs) Are you kidding?''". After he says this, King Koopa says, "''What are you laughing at?''" because he does not understand that Cheatsy was laughing at the audience.

When Mario and the gang see the large fire pit they must cross, Luigi takes note of the [[Dark Land]] music in the background and nervously shouts, "''Stop the music!''", to which the music stops. Luigi tells Mario that they cannot cross that pit, but [[Toad]] sees some [[? Block]]s that can help them. Mario calls out for the music to start up, and new, more epic background music plays.

When Bowser is luring the cavepeople of [[Dome City]] to his [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] Bros. Circus, he says to the audience "''This is easier than talking [[Wendy O. Koopa|Kootie Pie]] into a shopping spree!''".

When [[Oogtar]] exclaims "Merry Cave Christmas, Mario-dude!", Mario tells the audience, "Wouldn't it be nice if every day were Christmas?" Mario might either be talking to the audience or Oogtar.

When [[Larry Koopa|Cheatsy]] is spying on Mario and Yoshi, he stops to tell the audience "''I am the Emperor of Eavesdropping!''", then goes back to spying.

During the songs "I'm Gonna Be a Star" and "Be a Bad Guy", the characters look, point or even refer to the viewer many times.

At the end of the episode, [[Donkey Kong]] blinks to the screen.

During the song ''The Coconut is Cursed'', King K. Rool, [[General Klump|Klump]] and [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] sneeze on the camera. Soon after, Donkey Kong cleans it with a scarf.

Some dialogue within the ''Super Mario-kun'' also breaks the fourth wall when trying to explain the plot. In one instance, when Mario questions Stuffwell why a someone is holding a [[Cobalt Star]] shard, Stuffwell dismisses it by saying that it happens regularly in the games.