List of references in video games

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1080° Avalanche (GCN)
On the bottom of Ricky Winterborn's "8-Bit Soul" snowboard, an All-Stars sprite of Mario can be seen ¹ (or Luigi on the alternate color of that board). In Ricky's biography, it is mentioned that he likes to play Nintendo games such as Super Mario Bros. and the Legend of Zelda. An NES controller board makes Mario's SMB jump noise when the jump button is pressed, or the Bullet Bill sound when landing. A giant ice sculpture of Mario is at the end of one stage.	File:Ss 1080a board 2.jpg
The Adventures of Willy Beamish (Multiplaform)
The main protagonist, Willy, playing a "Nintari" game entitled "Monster Squad", appears to be a spoof of Super Mario Bros..
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (Sega Master System)
During its development, the first boss of this game was "Mari-Oh", who bore a striking resemblance to Mario. (This was likely a way to mock Nintendo, as the Alex Kidd games were all made by Sega, Nintendo's brutal business rival.)^[1] By the final game, however, Mari-Oh was replaced with the unrelated "Kabuto" boss.
Animal Crossing (GCN)
When Rover would call Tom Nook, Rover says "It's a-me, Good impression, hun?" There are many rare NES that the player can find and play once they are in their house. Among them are several Mario games, including Donkey Kong and Wario's Woods. Super Mario Bros. can be found in the game's coding, though there is no known way to get it legitimately. Two items in the game are the rare Mario and Luigi statues. ^{1 2} While rowing to Animal Island, Kapp'n sings one of a few random songs, and a line to one of them is that he sings better than Mario. After rescuing Gulliver, the player might be told of how he left his pet goldfish in Hyrule and Toad Town. There is also a series of Mario-themed furniture that could be unlocked with special cheat codes from Nintendo Power if the player told them to Tom Nook. They include: Warp Pipe, Starman, Fire Flower, Mushroom, Flagpole, Koopa Shell, Cannon (or rather a Bullet Bill Blaster), ? Block, Brick Block, and a Coin; also, there was a wallpaper called "Mushroom Mural" which was an exact replica of the backdrop of the first level in Super Mario Bros., and a carpet called "Block Flooring" which was identical to the brown brick ground Mario walked on. There are four Mario-related shirts: the big bro's shirt, a red shirt with Mario's trademark 'M', the lil' bro's shirt, a green shirt with Luigi's 'L', the turnip shirt, on which a pattern resembling vegetables appears, and the toad shirt, which is a red shirt with Toad spots; for some reason, the name in-game incorrectly spells "Toad" with a lowercase t. There is a crocodile named Alfonso, who sports the red M shirt, and whose initial catchphrase is "It's-a me". One of the gorillas, Louie, greatly resembles Donkey Kong (who, ironically, wears the lil' bro's shirt). Lastly, if the player sends Bob the code on his E-card, he will write back in a letter claiming he had a dream of the player running around an island with a water pump on their back; this is a reference to Super Mario Sunshine.	File:AC Luigi Trophy.jpg File:AC Mario Trophy.jpg
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)
One of the items the Arcade Machine, has a game resembling a fighting game with Mario and Luigi. Banana, Triples shells, Yoshi's Egg, bad bro mustaches (an accessory that looks like Wario's nose and mustache), Toad's hat, Peach Parasol, Wario's hat, and a Mario Kart can all be purchased from the Nook Point Tracking System. All the Mario-related items from the original Animal Crossing appear in this game, but instead of using a code to obtain them, the player will have to shoot down a floating present with a slingshot and open it.	File:Accf.jpg
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
The furniture pieces from the original Animal Crossing are available once more, with some new ones added in. However, this time they must be received from Nintendo by Wi-Fi letters. Occasionally when players open up villagers' bureaus, dressers, etc., the message that pops up reads "What are Luigi's clothes doing in here?!" Their hats and mustaches are also in the game. The four shirts from the original return. An item called Super Mario Bros 3 Paper is in this game.	File:Mario Luigi ACWW.JPG
Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360, PS3)
In one part of the game, Ezio's uncle, Mario, tells Ezio who he is by saying: "It's a-me, Mario!".
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum (PS2, PC)
One of the most common enemies is a Roman dressed in Mario's costume who uses the F.L.U.D.D. device from Super Mario Sunshine to blast water at Asterix and Obelix. His likeness also appears on the Eiffel Tower decorations and statues on the side of the Arc de Triomphe. There is an area accessed through a Warp Pipe in WCW Arena named "Internetus" which is somewhat of a tribute to the Mario games. There are POW Blocks, Thwomps, Mushroom platforms, Pirahna Plant designs on the floor and more. Even the music sounds like Mario. In the secret entrance to Las Vegum, there is a menhir painted white with green spots, resembling a Yoshi Egg. The wall behind the Eiffel Tower in Lutetia is designed to look like the background of a Mario level. Near the boss in WCW Arena, there are wall tiles made to look like blocks from Mario games. In the night-time area of Venetia, there are giant statues of Donkey Kong,Princess Peach and a Shine Sprite. Additionally there are two more Shine Sprites in an underground tunnel in the same room. Some flag decorations in Venetia feature Super Mushrooms and Yoshi Eggs. Upon entering the Obelisk area of Lutetia, there are barrels rolling down a slope with Donkey Kong's logo on them. In WCW Arena there is a massive scaffolding which looks and plays just like the first level of Donkey Kong. There is also one on Pirate Island with a giant statue of Donkey Kong on top (the same one seen in Venetia, but wearing an eye patch). On Pirate Island there are carvings of Donkey Kong's face on the ground at one area. In Venetia there are fountains featuring Donkey Kong's face, with the water flowing from his mouth. Beside the merchandise stand on the shores of Pirate Island there is a red towel with a Sidestepper on it and Stars on the ground nearby.
Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
In the level Click Clock Wood, there is a large beaver named Gnawty who needs Banjo and Kazooie to destroy the rock blocking the entrance to his home. However, he is different in appearance from the Gnawtys of Donkey Kong Country and is likely just a reference to the species in name only. In the level Bubblegloop Swamp, Tiptup appears and is the conductor of a singing group of turtles.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (Xbox 360)
To show the power of the vehicle editor in the game, a Mario on wheels is shown in the trailer in Nutty Acres. ¹ It then gets destroyed by Banjo and Kazooie, possibly a reference regarding the departure from Nintendo. The trailer was later edited to remove the portion when the 8-bit Mario is destroyed. However, the shot of it prior to the destroying remains. ^[2] During the opening cutscene, just after the narrator's monologue when Banjo & Kazooie are seen for the first time. If looked carefully, an ever so slightly damaged N64 with the cord wrapped around it sitting on the ground next to Kazooie's Xbox 360, will be seen. This is more of a reference to the series roots than to Mario, but it's interesting to note, nonetheless. In the opening sequence, where the Banjo, Kazooie and Gruntilda encounter the Lord of Games for the first time, Kazooie at one point remarks that they have been in several games already, and LOG responds by saying that they've been in "nowhere near as many as that Italian gentleman." In the Jiggoseum level, up on a balcony in the south end of the main area, is a pile of giant, metallic dice cube that Kazooie can pick up and move. Hidden behind them is a large, golden cube with a metallic white question mark on the side of it. This is a quite obvious (and very devious) reference to the "? Blocks" of Super Mario fame. The achievement unlocked for opening the "Terrarium of Terror", an outer-space forest themed world, is called "Super Banjo Universe," a parody of Super Mario Galaxy. The balls in the Jiggoseum world say "DK Sports" on them, and it is odd that there is a Donkey Kong cameo in the game because Rare no longer has the rights to the character. One of the questions given by LOG in the quiz at the end of the game is "Which game featured a Banjo appearance but wasn't a Banjo title?" The correct choice is Diddy Kong Racing, another clear reference to Rare's Donkey Kong series even though they shouldn't be able to.
Banjo-Tooie (N64)
A toilet in Grunty Industries, Inc. needs a plumber, Kazooie suggests Mario because he's a plumber. The toilet says he thinks Mario doesn't do that job anymore. In the XBox 360 version the dialogue is altered slightly; Mario's name is replaced with "Italian plumber". Goggles plays with a Donkey Kong doll. In one of Gruntilda's questions in the last duel, which is who appears on the cover art, an answer is, "Banjo, Kazooie, and Donkey Kong".
Big Brain Academy (DS)
In "The Missing Link", a sketch of Mario's Hat will appear. In "Get in Shape" in the 3-star difficulty, a silhouette of a Piranha Plant will appear.	File:PP BBA.png
Brain Training (DS)
In "Syllable Count", there is the famous Toad quote written during the game. It reads, "Thank you, Mario, but our princess is in another castle." If the player taps the walking man who appears when the player gets the rank "Walking Speed", he blows the first 6 notes of the Mario theme.
Brain Training 2 (DS)
If the player goes on 'Training' and taps the last '???', this will start a game called 'Virus Buster', which is a game just like Dr. Mario, even with a soothing version of the in-game music. If the player taps the walking man who appears when the player gets the rank "Walking Speed", he blows the tune that plays after Mario gets a 1-Up.	File:Bt2virusbust.jpg
Chibi-Robo! (GCN)
A character named Kid Eggplant looks just like the Eggplant Man enemy from Wrecking Crew.
Crash Bandicoot (PS1)
In early levels there are enemies resembling Piranha Plants and wandering turtles who retract into their shell once jumped on, a parody of Koopa Troopas. These enemies reappear in later installments in the series. In some toxic waste levels, there are some bear-like enemies that throw nuclear canisters similar to Donkey Kong.	File:Crashbandicoot.png
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (PS1)
In some ruin levels, there is a barrel-throwing gorilla enemy who is a parody of Donkey Kong. There are Lab Assistants in the beehive levels who are dressed in Mario outfits and wield hammers, a reference to Mario's role in Donkey Kong.
Crash of the Titans (Multiplatform)
The Ratnicians can be heard sometimes saying "You thought he was an Italian plumber or something?" when they notice Crash.
Crash Twinsanity (PS2)
In the level "High Seas Hi-Jinks", a large rhinoceros throws barrels at the player, just like Donkey Kong.
DSi Ware (DSi)
When downloading a new game from the DSi Ware, the loading screen shows an empty can. Mario, Luigi and occasionally Peach continue to go off screen and on screen, dropping a blue bubble in the can. Once the can becomes filled with the blue liquid, the download is complete.
Earthworm Jim (Sega CD)
The Sega CD version of this game includes several secret masks for the character, including one of Donkey Kong with an arrow through his head. This is supposedly to spite Nintendo as the release of Donkey Kong Country around the same time prevented Earthworm Jim from making more of an impact.
F-1 Race (GB)
Mario waves the checkered flag when the player wins a race in the game.
Goldeneye 007 (N64)
A cheat mode in this game is "DK mode" this is named after Donkey Kong. In this mode players have big heads and small bodies.
Jill of the Jungle (DOS)
A "News Bulletin" announces Mario, at age 72, is giving up superhero status because of Jill's "incredible" popularity. "We are not cool enough. We just did not stand a chance." states the newsflash. It also says that he will return to his old job, cleaning gorilla cages at the local zoo. Unfortunately for Jill, because of her incredible unpopularity she was retired after only three games.
Kirby Super Star (SNES) / Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS)
Mario, Toad, Luigi, and Birdo, as well as Princess Peach and Wario in the DS remake, are in the audience of the Megaton Punch Contest and the final boss in Spring Breeze along with several 1-Up mushrooms, also a picture of Mario appears at the end of Milky Way Wishes. Several of the items in the The Great Cave Offensive, such as the "Koopa Shell", "Bucket", "Phanto Mask" and the DK Barrel are from Mario games. Also when Kirby activates his Stone ability he will (very rarely) turn into a gold statue of Mario. ¹ This all also applies to the remake for the Nintendo DS. Furthermore, a boss named Kabula (originally Kaboola), appearing for the first time in 12 years, now had a Bullet Bill-like appearance. Kabula showed off one of its special attacks involves in attacking to Kirby by shooting at him giant Bullet Bill-like missiles.	File:Stat.gif File:Kirbyultra Items.gif
The Legend of Stafy 3 (GBA)
Wario appears many times to help out Stafy and, additionally, get his mitts on some treasure. ¹ Stafy controls many versions of Wario, including Fiery Wario and Puffy Wario. Wario gives him various treasures of his, such as his own game.	File:Stafi-Wario.jpg
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Some of the houses in the Light World village has a painting of Mario in it. If Link pulls on it, rupees will come out. ¹ Chain Chomps apeared to be enemies to Link.	File:Ss lozalttf.gif
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB)
A Yoshi Doll is found at the Trendy Game shop in Mabe Village. ¹ Link can win the Yoshi Doll by controlling the crane and hovering over it. When the doll is received, the text box will state that it has appeared in many games recently, another reference to the Mario games. Mario enemies include Bob-ombs and Goombas for Link to encounter them. The character Mamu also looks just like Wart. When Mr. Write shows the player the picture sent to him by the goat in Animal Village. The picture of Christine the goat is actually of Princess Peach. ² Li'l Bow-Wow, known in the Mario series as a Chain Chomp is featured in the game and 'befriends' Link as actually helps him access one of the dungeons. ³ A cave in the second dungeon is made to resemble World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros., with Piranha Plants coming out of what appear to be real pipes and Goombas walking side to side. Unlike most enemies, Goombas are stompable, just like in Mario games.	File:LAyoshidoll.jpg File:Write Photo.jpg
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
A Mario mask is on the back on the Happy Mask Salesman's backpack, but it is not wearable.	File:MarioMaskCameo.jpg
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
The Lon Lon Ranch owners, Ingo and Talon, both look like the Mario Bros. Ingo, Talon, and Malon all wear necklaces with Bowser's head on it. ¹ In the area where Zelda usually stands in the Hyrule Castle courtyard there is a window on the right. Look in it at different angles and pictures of Yoshi, Peach, Mario, Bowser, and Luigi can be seen. ^{2 3}	File:TLoF-OoT Mario3.jpg File:TLoF-OoT Mario.jpg File:TLoF-OoT Mario2.jpg
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)
Lakitus appear as enemies who throw lightning bolts at Link, then disappears back into their clouds. ¹ Bob-omb is also found in this game, and if struck with the player's sword, will scurry around then then explode. A second hit will cause it to stop and then explode. ²
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GCN/Wii)
Fyer who operates the cannon down by Lake Hylia has a Bullet Bill on his sleeve.
Maniac Mansion (NES)
When the player turns on a "video game," some music is played, and the player hears the first five notes of the famous Super Mario Bros. theme.
Megaman Battle Network 3
Mario's clothes appear on the wall in Yai's room.
Megaman ZX (DS)
There are two brothers who resemble Mario and Luigi.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN)
Mario and Yoshi dolls can be found in Otacon's Lab. ¹ Additionally, there is also a Nintendo GameCube that can be found in the same place. ² Several Nintendo games may be mentioned when fighting Psycho Mantis.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)
Mario acts as the in-ring referee during the gameplay of the game. ¹	File:GSightings MikeTyson'sPunch-Out! 1.jpg
Mother (Famicom)
A kid in Twinkle Elementary says that he can't get past Super Mario Bros. 3.
Nintendogs (DS)
There is a Mario hat and a Luigi hat that can be worn by the player's dog. ¹ The player can find a Mario Kart Toy, a Peach Kart Toy, a Bowser Kart Toy, a ? Block and a classic Mario mushroom.	File:Luigi Hat.PNG
Pikmin 2 (GCN)
A picture of Bowser appears on a box of matches. The game's protagonists, Captain Olimar and Louie, resemble Mario and Luigi respectively. Their original Japanese names are also anagrams or shortenings of Mario and Luigi's names. (Orima = Mario, Rui/Lui = Luigi)
Pinball (NES)
During gameplay, when the player enters the bonus stage; the player will see Mario and Pauline in that stage. Mario has holding some kind of grid bridge, as the player can control him with that item. Mario also appears on the cover of the game.¹	File:Pinball.png
PilotWings 64 (N64)
In Mount Rushmore, the player can see along the mountain and has Mario's face on it. ¹ If the player shoots Mario's face, it changes into Wario's face.	File:Pilot2.JPG
Pokémon Stadium 2 (N64)
A few of the accessories that can be received from the Mystery Gift feature in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal versions include an NES, SNES, Virtual Boy and Nintendo 64. When using the Transfer Pak to see them in Pokémon Stadium 2, a limited number of video games appear randomly on the screen depending on which console is set up. These games includes Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. for the NES, Super Mario World for the SNES and Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64.
Pokémon Yellow (GB)
On the TV in the copycat's room the player can see Mario with a bucket on his head. This is a reference to the game Mario & Wario, where Mario gets a bucket dropped on his head by Wario.
Punch-Out!! (NES)
In the audience, the player can see Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr. ¹
Punch-Out!! (Wii)
Donkey Kong appears in the game's Last Stand mode. He can then be fought anytime in the Exhibition mode.	File:DK Punchout.jpg
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii & DS)
In the Wii version, there is a Rabbid wearing Mario clothes and crossed out "Power" to "Nintendo Plunger". In the DS version, the player has to avoid Warp Pipes in the mini-game Lunch Time.
Scribblenauts (DS)
If the player typed "Weegee", a plumber will appear. This isn't a direct mention to Luigi though. It comes from the internet meme, which was spawned from the missaying of Luigi's name in a game.
Sim City (SNES)
If the player's city has a population of 500,000 residents, the player will earn a Mario statue. ¹ The bonus scenario Freeland has it's trees shaped like Mario's head. Bowser can appear and destroy the player's city by selecting him on the disasters menu. The Tokyo scenario has Bowser walking through the city, in a similar approach to Godzilla. ²	File:Ss simcity statue.gif File:Ss simcity bowser.gif
Sim City DS (DS)
Bowser's Castle makes a cameo as a unlockable landmark for the player's city.^[3]
The Simpsons Game (Multiplatform)
Mario can be seen working in the video game factory (although, with a few changes to avoid copyrights) Players can use Warp Pipes to travel around, complete with a similar sounding sound. An ape uses barrels to attack, like Donkey Kong A cut-scene shows Professor Frink marrying a female Koopa. In the cutscene before Episode 16, all the video game characters return to the Simpson's house. Homer asks what's for dinner, and the Mario like character says "I hope it's-a spaghetti! Here we go!"
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (Wii)
At one point in the game the real world is merged with the video game world, and many of the people of Free Country, USA think that they are video game characters. Marzipan, who was previously helping Bubs fix his Concession Stand, thinks she is "Lady Crate Ape". She kidnaps Bubs and goes to the top of the stand. She then jumps and causes the scaffolding around the stand to collapse and begins throwing crates around. This is an obvious spoof of Donkey Kong. The box art for Lady Crate Ape also appears in the game, depicting a female ape that bears a strong resemblance to Donkey Kong.
Super Play Action Football (SNES)
On the coin that is tossed before the game, Mario's head is the Head side and Raccoon Mario's tail is the Tail side.
Super Scope 6 (SNES)
In LaserBlazer, Type B: Engage, Mario appears to be plioting a plane; being chased by Lemmy Koopa riding on a rocket.
Spore (Prima Guide)
In the player's guide, in the Creature Creator chapter, one of the demolings is called "Sloshi", has a good resemblance to Yoshi, and its back story is a parody of the Super Mario Bros. back story.
Spyro: A Hero's Tail (Multiplaform)
There is a robot character named Mergatroid with a red shirt, blue overalls and a red cap with the letter 'M' on it who is obviously a parody of Mario. There is an enemy that looks like a Piranha Plant. Some of these enemies also spit fireballs much like a Venus Fire Trap. ¹ There is a Yeti enemy in the cave levels who throws barrels, similar to Donkey Kong. While trying to recall the name of the collectible items of the game, Light Gems, the Professor mentions Power Stars and Red Coins.
Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Mario and Luigi appear on some of the billboards all around some of the courses.
Taiko no Tatsujin 8 (DS)
The Super Mario Bros. theme is one of the avaliable songs that the player can interact with playing the correct rtythm.
Tennis (NES)
Mario appears as the referee during the game. ¹	File:GSightings Tennis(NES) 1.gif
Tetris (NES)
Mario and Luigi are seen dancing when the player completes Stage 9 Level 5 in Type B mode. Samus Aran, Pit, Donkey Kong and Link can also be seen dancing after the rocket ship takes off. ¹	File:Ss tetris-nes.gif
Viewtiful Joe (GCN/PS2)
Joe whistles the main theme to Super Mario Bros..
Wii Fit (Wii)
Along the Free Run island, 8-Bit sprites of Mario can be spotted. On a few occasions, a Goomba, Mushroom, or Star sprite may also appear along the side of the trail. Source
Wii Music (Wii)
The Super Mario Bros. theme is unlocked after one has cleared the first four levels of Pitch Perfect, simply called Super Mario Bros.
Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
The countdown timer used at the start of the racing events sounds much like the counter timer from the Mario Kart series. In particular, the Cycling event's timer sounds almost identical to the one used in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. In the Island Flyover event, one can hear the Super Mario Bros. theme by flying near the Hillside Cabins area.
World of Warcraft (PC)
Mario and Luigi appear and both carry giant hammers, however they have the names Larion and Muigin, if the "n" is removed from the end and swap round the L and M it will say Mario and Luigi. An item known as "red white-spotted mushroom" can be obtained, which is an obvious reference and looks like a mushrooms. Ironically it bares resemblance to the mushrooms that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.