**New**
Other Games
Assassin's
Creed 2
- When Ezio first
meets his uncle, he doesn't recognize him. In response, his uncle says
"It's-a-me! Mario!" It should be noted his nationality is Italian. Sent
in by WccPro94.
**New**
Dr Mario Online Rx
- When you click on one of the Miis
in Virus Buster mode, it will say various phrases such as "I may look like
I'm nervous, but I'm not..." or give you statistics like "You've thrown
over 30 capsules!" What they say depends on if they're tied with the Viruses,
winning, losing, or have already won. Additionally, if you click on a Virus
it will chuckle and grin towards the screen. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
Luigi's Mansion
- When you try to open a locked door
without the key, the squeaking of the doorknob is to the tune of the Luigi's
Mansion theme. Spotted by Sam.
- In the yard where Spooky is, look
at the sign with the Gameboy Horror. When you look at it, it says, "A skeleton
is buried here", but when you examine it, Luigi says it says, "Here lies
Mr. Bones. QUIET!!!" I guess Luigi isn't that good at reading. Spotted
by Sam.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside
Story
- At Bowser's Castle in the room
with all the ice, you can hammer the red wall switch to unfreeze and battle
3 Shroobs! They should have all been killed in Mario & Luigi: Partners
In Time! Plus, once you beat them, there is still a frozen Jr. Shrooboid
sitting at the back of the room! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- When you get to Bowser's Castle (Fawful's
Theater) for the first time, enter the room with all the seats. Once there,
you should see many people sitting in the seats. But at the bottom right
of the room, there is a Shroob sitting in one of them! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- In Bowser Castle, while fighting
the 3 unfrozen Shroobs, look at the top screen. There are parts of Shroids,
frozen Shroobs, frozen Jr. Shrooboids, frozen Shroobadivers, and even the
frozen Elder Princess Shroob! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- In Dimble Wood, Luigi ends up getting
stuck in a Sockop and riding in it just like a Kuribo's Shoe from Super
Mario Bros. 3! Plus, the name of one of the Sockops is even Kuribo! Spotted
by GeneralBleck666.
- In the front hall of
Bowser Castle (Fawful Theater), there are statues of Fawful that look like
he did during the last battle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga! Spotted
by GeneralBleck666.
- In Toad Town's clinic,
next to the front desk, there is a picture of a Blue Virus from Dr. Mario!
Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- Pressing ABXYLRYXBA will shorten
the time needed to fully stimulate Bowser's back! Spotted by UltraLemmy.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
- Go to the Shroom Shop in Peach's
castle and look at the posters behind the counter. One has a picture of
Prince Peasley, a character from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga! Spotted
by Sam.
- When you go to Bowser's Castle and
see Kamek, he'll mention Yoshi's Island by saying to Mario and Luigi, "Didn't
I kidnap you guys once? Boy, THAT didn't work out well." Spotted by Sam.
- There are 4 cameos of the Nintendo
DS in the game. The first is when E. Gadd takes out his "DS Time Radar"
to find out where (or "when") Peach is, the second is when Mario and Luigi
fight 3 Shroobs in Hollyjolly Village and one of the Shroobs talks into
a DS to call a UFO, the third is when E. Gadd uses a DS to activate his
Hydrogush for the first time, and the fourth is when he activates it at
the end of the game. Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
Mario &
Luigi: Superstar Saga
- Go to Little
Fungi Town and play the game where you have to tilt a bar to feed wooden
Piranhas, The announcer looks like Geno from Super Mario RPG! Spotted by
Ultimate
Yoshi.
- Go to Yoshi Theater and into the
main lobby. There will be posters for movies called Kirby Story, the Legend
of Stafy, Wario, and Mario and Luigi itself. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- Go to the S.S. Chuckola and play
the minigame where you need to line up some barrels to win. The skeleton
who tosses the barrels to you has a resemblance to Donkey Kong. To further
prove my point, the minigame revolves around one of Donkey Kong's trademark
elements, barrels. Spotted by Psycho
Pebble.
- Before fighting Roy in Bowser's Castle,
there's a certain part where Mario needs to travel through a 2D course
that greatly resembles the old castle courses in Super Mario Bros. Tthere's
even a "fake" Bowser, a bridge, and an axe at the end! Spotted by Psycho
Pebble.
- If you defeat Popple before Birdo
in your battle against the two, Birdo will say something along the lines
of "How dare you attack my darling? No, matter, this is as far as you go!"
This is a reference to SMB2, where Birdo commonly said "This is as far
as you go!" Spotted by Shrugger
Shroob.
- After getting your first hammers
the Hammerhead Bros. say "Now you’re playing with power!" This is a reference
to Nintendo's old slogan. Spotted by Froggidy.
Mario Kart: Double Dash
- On Luigi Circuit, you can see Luigi's
A-Rank Mansion from Luigi's Mansion in the background. Spotted by Sam.
- In Mushroom City and Mushroom Bridge, there
are a few interesting ads on the vehicles. Star Transit busses have 8-bit
starmen on them, and Express trucks have pictures of P-Wings on the sides
of them! But most interesting of all, the Super Chocolate trucks have 8-bit
Mario, Koopas, and Goombas on them! Plus, their licence plate says "W1-1"
- as in World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros! Spotted by
GeneralBleck666.
Mario Kart
DS
- Mario says
different things when you turn on the game depending on whether you’re
playing on a DS or a DS Lite. Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- In Wario Stadium
at one part of the race you can see Diddy Kong in the stands! Spotted by
Nintenbro0.
- When played on an original Nintendo
DS, Mario says "Ya-hoo!" while on the DS Lite he says "Here we go!" Spotted
by Mudkip.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- On Rainbow Road, look at the background
for some parts of the track. You'll see Bowser's Castle with Peach's Castle
on it from Paper Mario! Spotted by Sam.
Mario Kart
Wii
- When racing
on Daisy Circuit, if you're playing as your Mii, the faces on the statue
will be different. Spotted by Joshua.
- All your Miis
make an appearance in the crowd on Luigi Circuit. Spotted by Joshua.
- One of the
tracks in the Special Cup is Dry Dry Ruins, an obvious reference to the
dungeon in Paper Mario. Spotted by Joshua.
- Sometimes your Mii will appear on
the message board before the first escalator in Coconut Mall. Spotted by
crankymama5452.
- Your Mii may operate the tollbooths
on the highway course. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- Your Mii may replace the snowboarder
statue on DK's Summit. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- Koopa’s face on the first billboard
in Koopa Cape may be replaced with your Mii. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- Rainbow Road is a huge Super Mario
Galaxy reference. There are giant Star Bits floating in the sky, the guard
rails have Launch Star patterns on them, a Launch Star launches you to
one part of the course, and some parts of the music sound like the Good
Egg Galaxy theme. Spotted by Sam.
- When you use the glitch
to use the same character in 2-player mode, the 2nd player will decide
which pose player 1 is in. For example, if the 2nd player makes Rosalina,
use a motorcycle, and Player 1 wants a Kark, she'll be standing up in the
kart. This is fixed when you start. Spotted by Bonz.
- After you finish
a race on a course with Thwomps in it, if a Thwomp comes down right in
front of you and stops your car, you will see Lakitu flattened on the floor
when it lifts back up. Spotted by Leah
Koopa.
- On Moonview Highway the licence plates
on the passing trucks and cars read “POW”, “1UP”, and “SMB”. Spotted by
Chaletica.
- When playing as your Mii, the Yoshi
statues in Dry Dry Ruins will be replaced by your Miis. Spotted by Chaletica.
- Wario’s face on the billboard in
Wario’s Gold Mine and Toad’s face in Toad’s Factory will be replaced by
Miis. Spotted by Chaletica.
Mario Party 6
- In Snowflake Lake you can see the
original Mario figure carved in a small chunk of ice in the north central
area of the board by the huge Mr. Blizzard. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- On the mode select screen you can
call out names like Goomba, Cheep Cheep, and Sky Guy to trigger a scene
involving that character. Spotted by crankymama5452.
Mario Party 7
- In Pyramid Park you can find original
Mario markings on the walls of the cliff behind the oasis. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- When playing the Ghost in the Hall
minigame, you may find a few pictures on the walls. One of them shows Luigi
covering his eyes in one of the bathrooms from Luigi's Mansion! Spotted
by
GeneralBleck666.
- While at an orb shop in Bowser's
Enchanted Inferno, you can just barely see three "!" switches on a shelf
on the back wall! It’s the red, yellow and green ones from Super Mario
World! Spotted by
GeneralBleck666.
Mario vs DK 2
- In the Construction Zone, if you
use a Fire Flower on Mini Peach, you get Peach's colors from the original
Super Mario Bros! Spotted by Queen
Sunny.
New Super Mario
Bros
- When you're
fighting one of the bosses, the music in the background is a remix of the
Mario 3 boss music. Spotted by Ryan "Blaze"
Koopa.
New Super Mario
Bros. Wii
- Complete a
level with 99 lives, the most you can have, and when Mario returns to the
map he will have no hat. You’ll continue to play with a hatless Mario
until you exit a level with fewer than 99 lives. Mario plays just
the same as usual when he has no hat; there is no disadvantage like in
Mario 64 and Sunshine. This affects only the standard hat; Mario
continues to look the same while wearing the Propeller or Penguin suits.
- After each
world's final fight with the Koopalings, you get a key that looks just
like the ones you get in Super Mario 64 after you beat Bowser! Spotted
by GeneralBleck666.
- While on Yoshi,
you can hear bongos in the backround music, just like in Super Mario World!
Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- All of Bowsers
airships look like they did in Super Mario Galaxy! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- In World 8,
during your fight with Kamak, he uses his magic to turn the moving blocks
into items and enemies, like in Yoshi's Island! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- During the
credits, you can try breaking the blocks that make up the names to get
coins. At the end, it shows how many coins the player with the most has
and you might get a high score! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- After beating
Bowser for the very first time in a file, Princess Peach says to Mario,
"Did I ever tell you about the Secret World?", but if you beat him again,
she says, "Oh Mario, tell me about your adventure again!" Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- In the credits you can hear Peach
reading the start of her invitation to the Star Festival from Super Mario
Galaxy. Spotted by Froggidy.
Paper Mario
- In Lady Boo's
mansion, find a room where there isn’t anything you have to do. Jump into
the container in the middle of the room to become 8-bit Mario! Spotted
by Nintenbro0.
- In the first
page of Luigi's diary, he makes references to the Mario Tennis, Party,
and Kart series. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- The music that
plays in Yoshi Village is a remix of the Yoshi's Island title screen (after
the game is beat). Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- When you get Fuzzipede out of the
whale before Chapter 5, the whale says "They should call you Dr. Mario!"
I don't need to explain this one. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- If you go to the intersection in
Pleasant Path where you go left to Toad Town, down the steps to Koopa Village,
or right to Koopa Bros. Fortress, there should be a plant with eyes that
constantly looks at Mario. Run around it and the Wing Cap music from Super
Mario 64 starts playing! Spotted by crazyhand97.
Paper Mario:
The Thousand-Year Door
- Whenever you
receive an Email from Peach, the intro music from Super Mario World plays.
When you get an Email from X (Jolene), the Ice Land map theme from Mario
3 plays, and the World Clear music from SMW plays when you get an Email
from anyone else. Spotted by Blaze
Koopa.
- Go up in to
the air duct in the X-Naut Fortress, and drop down the vent to the far
right. When you come out from behind the curtain, Mario and his partner
will be 8-bit! Spotted by Sgt. Fly.
- Read the note
the skeleton is holding in Hooktail's Castle. At the end, it'll say "My
last words go to my son Kolorado; I love you and am proud of who you've
become." A reference to the archeologist in Paper Mario. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- After you beat
the game, go to Poshley Heights to see Lady Bow and Bootler on a little
vacation. Spotted by Sgt. Fly.
- After you get
the sixth Crystal Star, Yoshi will be in the kitchen on the train. Spotted
by Nintenbro0.
- The Iron Adonis Twins, the two Iron
Clefts you fight in the Glitz Pit, have red and green shoes, the colors
of a certain pair of brothers. Spotted by Shy
Ranger.
- While playing through the Glitz Pit
chapter, eventually, you'll see a crowd of people cheering around Rawk
Hawk in the lobby. You can hammer them away, and if you get rid of all
of them, Rawk Hawk will get angry. Spotted by Shy
Ranger.
- After you beat the Glitz Pit chapter
and return, you can to go through the fights again. Once you fight Rawk
Hawk a second time, one of the spectators will say "Jumpman". That's Mario's
old Donkey Kong name. Spotted by Shy Ranger.
- When you get the Email from the real
Zip Toad, enter that Email and go all the way down to the picture of Zip
Toad. Look at the window. If you look closely, you can see Jr. Troopa from
Paper Mario! Spotted by Blaze Koopa.
- Look at Flurrie's hair. Notice how
much it resembles Ludwig von Koopa's hair! Spotted by Blaze
Koopa.
- During Chapter 2, in the Great Tree,
find the secret shop. Enter the shop and go behind the barrels to find
a baby Jabbi. Your partner will say something, then choose something like
"Aw Yeah", and the baby Jabbi will follow you for the rest of the chapter.
Spotted by Erica Connery.
- In Chapter 5, when Bobbery is "dying",
you have to find his bottle of Chuckola Cola and give it to him so he can
have a last drink before he "dies". If you've played Mario and Luigi: Superstar
Saga, you will recognize Chuckoa Cola as the drink you have to find to
turn Queen Bean back to normal. Spotted by Sam.
Super Mario Advance 4
- At the game select screen, keep switching
between the 2 games and you will soon see Luigi on the Mario Bros. section
and Mario holding a shell on the other section! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
Super Mario
Galaxy
- In the Buey
Base galaxy there will be a sphere-shaped planet thing that looks like
and has the color of a Pokeball! Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- When you're
racing the Boo, look at his helmet. It appears to be the helmet that the
sidekicks wear in Super Mario Strikers Charged! Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- Get a second
player in 2-player co-op mode. Now go to any area, preferably with a lot
of enemies. Now have the 2nd player hold down A and switch off paralyzing
enemies repeatedly. Listen closely; the "ding-a-ling" sound that's made
when the enemy is stunned changes pitch to go along with the music of the
area. Spotted by Sgt. Fly.
- Go to the Space Junk Galaxy and go
to the ship planet. Doesn't that ship look like the ship Captain Olimar
and Louie used in Pikmin 2? Spotted by multiss
guy.
- In the Space Junk Galaxy on the plant
shaped like Yoshi's head, keep bouncing on Goombas. After the eighth Goomba
dies, you will start getting consecutive 1-Ups, just like in the old Mario
games! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- When playing as Luigi, move him right
beside his twin. The Luigi that you are controlling is shorter and is wearing
a lighter shade of green! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- The 5 Toads of the Toad Brigade are
red, blue, green, purple and yellow, which means that they might be the
same 5 Toads from Super Mario Sunshine! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- In Rosalina's story, it says that
she has a telescope. You can find it on a shelf just outside of her library!
Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- When you have a total of 9999 Star
Bits in one file, all of the coconuts in that file's game will become watermelons!
Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- The star ship in Rosalina's story
very closely resembles the star ship that was built for the Toads. This
is probably how Rosalina and the Lumas got the idea for the design. Spotted
by GeneralBleck666.
- If you get
all 120 Stars and beat the final boss, there will be a final cutscene of
Rosalina thanking you after the credits. At the end of it you get to see
a ship landed on the Gateway planet. The ship has clearly been there for
a very long time and is shaped like a Mushroom. It's the ship from Rosalina's
story! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- If you get
120 Stars with Mario AND Luigi, you can unlock a galaxy that is a copy
of the Star Festival! Everyone is there! Toads, Penguins, Bees, and even
Star Bunnies! Plus, the Mail Toad at the end gives you a photo for the
Wii menu! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- In the mission
Mario Meets Mario in Toy Time Galaxy, zoom in and look for a blue, strangely
shaped planet. It resembles FLUDD. Spotted by Jacob.
Super Mario
Galaxy 2
- When the game
begins, you'll start a side-scrolling remake of World 1-1 from Super Mario
Bros. Sent in by GeneralBleck666.
- Throwback Galaxy
is a complete remake of Whomp's Fortress from Super Mario 64. You will
even see Bob-omb Buddies and King Whomp. Sent in by GeneralBleck666.
- In Rolling
Coaster Galaxy, you ride a Star Ball on Rainbow Road from Mario Kart. Sent
in by GeneralBleck666.
- In Twisty Trials
Galaxy, you get to make your way through a complete remake of the no-FLUDD
level from Ricco Harbor of Super Mario Sunshine. Sent in by GeneralBleck666.
- In Boss
Blitz Galaxy, you get to fight a bunch of the major bosses from the first
Super Mario Galaxy! Included are Dino Piranha, King Kaliente, Major Burrows,
Bouldergeist, and Fiery Dino Piranha. Sent in by GeneralBleck666.
- Stone Cyclone
Galaxy is a replica of the Cyclone Stone from Super Mario Galaxy's Beach
Bowl Galaxy. Sent in by GeneralBleck666.
- When, and only
when you have 77 Stars, Lubba says "You have 77 Stars! How lucky!" Sent
in by GeneralBleck666.
- In Mario Squared
Galaxy, you get to run around on the giant, 8-bit Mario from Super Mario
Galaxy's Toy Time Galaxy. Sent in by GeneralBleck666.
- The music in
Hightail Falls Galaxy is a remix of the athletic theme from Super Mario
World. Spotted by Fred the Mole.
- The music in
in Haunty Halls Galaxy is a remix of the Ghost House theme from Super Mario
World. Spotted by Fred the Mole.
- After getting
all 242 Stars, Rosalina appears on Starship Mario. Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- The Banktoad
changes his outfit depending on how many Star Bits he is holding, Spotted
by GeneralBleck666. Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- Give the Banktoad
9,999 Star Bits and you'll eventually be able to unlock the comet mission
in the final galaxy. Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins
- When you get to the Game Over screen,
don't do anything for about 2 and a half minutes. Eventually, you will
hear the famous Totaka's Song from Mario Paint play. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- In a few levels in the game, mostly
the Hippo Zone, Gordos, common enemies from the Kirby series, appear as
enemies. Spotted by Sgt. Fly.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven
Stars
- After sleeping in the Rose Town inn
you can find Link from the Zelda series sleeping in the bed next to you.
Spotted by crankymama5452.
- You can find Samus from Metroid sleeping
in the guest room bed in the Mushroom Castle. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- In the top room of Booster's Tower
you can find a Samus doll in the doll basket. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- In Booster's Tower there is a room
where you can go behind a curtain and come out in the form of the original
Mario. The music and sound will change to match the original game, too.
This is ended when you try to leave the room. Mario will turn small and
run back to the curtain while the sped up music plays until he returns
to normal and the game over music plays. Spotted by crankymama5452.
- The enemies called Guerilla and Chained
Kong (found, respectively, in Forest Maze and Barrel Volcano) bare a resemblance
to Donkey Kong. Spotted by Psycho
Pebble.
Super Mario
Sunshine
- This one is
hard to do. Go to Noki Bay on the level where you collect red coins in
that bottle. Enter the bottle and swim to the bottom, then swim over near
the bottom to where there should be 2 or 3 holes. Enter the hole on the
left and rotate your camera to try to look through the wall. There is a
brown book sitting there, could it be Luigi's diary? (It is impossible
to get out of the wall.) Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- Go to
Sirena Beach and walk around the hotel. Do you notice that the placement
of pools and bars are in the same shapes and places as control pads and
buttons on the GameCube controller? Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- At the beginning of the game when
you see all the paint on the Airstrip, the paint is actually Mario's face
with his eyes crossed out! Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- On the Airstrip there is a flagpole.
Climb up it and on the flag it says Nintendo Entertainment! Spotted by
Nintenbro0.
- Look at the
cutscene where FLUDD scans Mario for the first time. While FLUDD is scanning
Mario, look at the bottom-left corner to see three brief clips from Super
Mario Bros, Super Mario World, and Super Mario 64. Also notice that the
SMW clip has Mario fighting with Iggy. Spotted by Blaze
Koopa.
- At the beginning of the game, when
goop is still covering the Pianta Statue, talk to Princess Peach nearby
and you'll get a birds-eye view of the goop. It seems to be spread out
in the shape of a Jumping Piranha Plant from Super Mario World. Spotted
by
Sgt. Fly.
Super Mario World
- In the Special World, listen to the
map music. After a little bit, the original Super Mario Bros. music will
start playing! Spotted by Blaze Koopa.
- At the end of Funky (the last level
in the Special World) there is a huge message made out of coins. The message
reads "YOU ARE A SUPER PLAYER!" Spotted by Blaze
Koopa.
- This is only in the PAL
(European) version of Super Mario World. Complete and save all the 96 levels
on each one of the three profiles. The number "96" will be blue if you
have the PAL (European) version, otherwise three stars should appear beside
them. Turn the Power off on the SNES and turn it on again. Do not press
any buttons and wait for the demo to play. It should be different. Mario
dies and you will be able to play the title screen level. This is a shorter
version of the level "Groovy", with no exit gate. Spotted by theturokfanboy.
Super Paper
Mario
- Go to Francis's
secret rooms after entering the codes. Look through the rooms to find old
items from other Mario games and a Wii, plus other systems. Ohhh, and don't
forget to look at all the posters and everything! Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- Every time
you beet a chapter your Pixls do a little dance. Doesn't that dance look
like the dance Kirby does after he beats a level? Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- When you're
about to fight Fracktail his eyes do the loading thing from the Wii Shop
Channel. Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- Catch Cards
of the previous Paper Mario partners can be found in the game. The Paper
Mario partner cards can be found on every 10 sections of the Flopside Pit
of 100 Trials. The Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door partner cards are
a reward from King Sammer after completing the Duel of 100. Spotted by
Sgt.
Fly.
- When you hit
the Star Block to end a chapter, the Crystal Stars briefly float around.
Spotted by Sgt. Fly.
- If you go to
Francis's left room, one of the things he is going to buy is "Larry Koopa:
Zombie Heartbreaker", thus proving the Koopalings weren't forgotten! Spotted
by ckday.
- Mario has a
picture of all his old partners in his house. Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- Talk to Bleu
and he'll give Peach a new hairstyle. Spotted by Nintenbro0.
- The two brothers you meet on Mount
Lineland are wearing green and red, and are huge fans of the colors. Spotted
by Shy Ranger.
- When you have Piccolo as your Pixl
partner, your jumps and Bowser's flame attack will sound the same as in
Super Mario Bros. Spotted by Shy Ranger.
- The Pal Pills seems like an original
item for the Marioverse, but actually in the Mario World episode "Rock
TV", Peach and Yoshi hit a block that sends out several mini-Marios, very
similar to what happens when you use Pal Pills! This is almost certainly
a coincidence but the similarity is cool. Spotted by Blaze
Koopa.
- In world 2-3,
Mario must collect enough "Rubees" to pay for the vase he broke. The Rubees
look a lot like the Rupees from the Legend of Zelda games! Sent in by MammaMia64.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- When Kirby uses his down special
move, one of the heavy objects he transforms into is a Thwomp from the
Mario Party series. Spotted by Your
Twin the Fourth.
- If Mario gets hit by Jigglypuff's
Sing move, he will fall sleep in the same position he does in Super Mario
64 when you don't press any button! Spotted by Psycho
Pebble.
- Mario and Luigi have alternate color
swaps that resemble Wario and Waluigi's clothes! They also have one that
resembles their clothes after getting a Fire Flower. Spotted by Psycho
Pebble.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- If you do Mario's second taunt he'll
reenact how he dies in Donkey Kong. Spotted by larry.
- If you smash one of the pillars on
the Luigi's Mansion stage, a Boo will appear for a second. Spotted by Cornpie.
- If you do a taunt as Wario while
riding the Wario Bike, he'll do a special taunt, waving at the camera then
picking his nose. Spotted by Mudkip.
- If you hold up while riding the Wario
Bike, you can do a wheelie. Spotted by Mudkip.
- When you jump on Bowser while he
is in the air he will fall down like Morton or Roy from Super Mario World.
Spotted by Superstarsaga.
- If you keep changing Wario's color
he'll eventually be in his original clothes instead of his WarioWare outfit.
Spotted by Larry.
- With Mario and Luigi,
if you change clothes, you'll eventually get Fire Mario and Fire Luigi,
just like they looked like in Super Mario Galaxy. Wario also has a "Fire"
outfit, which is a white shirt and hat, and black overalls. Luigi has an
outfit that resembles Waluigi. Peach has an outfit that resembles Daisy.
Spotted by ParaBonz.
Wario Land
II
- Most of the
game's treasures are actually objects from completely different games!
From the Super Mario series, there is a Yoshi egg and a Megavitamin. From
the Legend of Zelda series, there is an ocarina, a map, a purple rupee,
and a Pegasus Boot. There is also the bow and arrow from Kid Icarus, badges
from Pokemon, and a Nintendo Gameboy! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
Yoshi's Story
- When you grab
a Heart Fruit to turn invincible in each level after completing a mini-game,
a letter will be spelt out in coins. If you put these letters together
from the first to last stage, you will find the hidden message "YOU ARE
YOSHI'S GREAT PARTNER". Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
- In the Torrential Maze level, there
will be various names of Nintendo icons written on the walls, including
Mario, Luigi, Zelda, and N64. Spotted by Sgt.
Fly.
Other Games (Outside
references to Mario)
Animal Crossing
- When you make
a second, third, or fourth villager, when Rover goes to the back of the
train to talk to Tom Nook, he says: "Its'a ME!!!" If you don't know who
he's imitating, you can't call yourself a Mario fan. Spotted by Sam.
Animal Crossing
City Folk
- There is a
whole Mario room theme and Mario clothes and hats, along with Mario, Luigi,
and Wario mustaches. Spotted by froggidy.
Assassin's
Creed 2
- When Ezio first
meets his uncle, he doesn't recognize him. In response, his uncle says
"It's-a-me! Mario!" It should be noted his nationality is Italian. Sent
in by WccPro94.
Back to the
Future: The Game, Episode 1: It's About Time
- When young
Edna asks Marty who he donates his time to, he quickly says "The, um...Mario
Brothers." She replies "Ah, yes. The Italians do so many good works..."
Spotted by Pichu.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- During the opening cutscene, when
Banjo, Kazooie, and Gruntilda meet the Lord of Games for the first time,
Kazooie complains that they've been in several games, to which Lord of
Games replies "Not nearly as many as that Italian gentleman." Sent in by
Pichu.
- After unlocking the Terrarium of
Terror level, you'll receive the Achievement "Super Banjo Universe", referencing
Super Mario Galaxy. Spotted by Mudkip.
- In the "vehicle editor" trailer,
an 8-bit Mario is shown on wheels, being destroyed by the vehicle created.
The trailer later had this edited out. Spotted by Mudkip.
- In the guide's
section on Mumbo's Motors, it says in the Paint Shop on a caption: "Nice
pink ride, Banjo. Are you trying to impress a certain plumber's girlfriend?"
Spotted by Shadow Matt.
Crash of the
Titans
- The scientist
rat enemies (I forgot what they're called) say this about Crash: "What
does he think he is, an Italian Plumber or something?" Spotted by Sam.
Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Throughout world 3-1, you can see
Donkey Kong's head, the way it looked in the original Donkey Kong game!
Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- At the end of world 3-1, you can
see an 8-bit Donkey Kong holding up a Wii Remote! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- When you get to the first megaphone
in world 7-1, you can see Mr. Game and Watch in the background! Spotted
by GeneralBleck666.
- Billy Mitchell, the frequent Donkey
Kong high score record holder, wears a U.S.A. tie, and in world 3-2, there
is a stone carving of this tie in some of the ruins! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
- Don't move the Wii Remote for about
30 seconds, and DK will start playing on a Nintendo DS! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's
Quest
- After beating K. Rool, you are ranked
by Cranky in something called "Cranky's Heroes" based on how many DK Coins
you collected. Diddy Kong is ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd, but the other 2 characters
being ranked are Mario and Yoshi! Found by GeneralBleck666.
DSI XL
- For the game
system, on of the frames you can use for taking pictures are Mario's hat,
nose, and mustache! Spotted by UltraLemmy.
Endless Ocean
- When suggesting
a name for your first dolphin partner, Kathrine (I think that's the name)
may suggest "Luigi". Spotted by UltraLemmy.
F-Zero X
- There's a track
called Rainbow Road, an obvious reference to all the rainbow courses in
Mario Kart. And if you look at the track map, you'll see it's shaped exactly
like Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 64. Spotted by Cornpie.
- One of the
racers, Mr. E.A.D, has a face that looks like Mario and wears a belt that
has a Starman/Power Star on it as the buckle. Also his car is called the
"Great Star". Spotted by Cornpie.
Kirby Super Star Ultra
- When you fight King Dedede
in Spring Breeze, if you look on the sides of his arena you can see Mario,
Luigi, Wario, Peach, and some Toads in the stands. Spotted by birby6.
- When you are playing
Megaton Punch you can see Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Birdo in the stands.
Spotted by birby6.
- If you are Stone Kirby
one of the rock formations you can turn into is a Mario statue. Spotted
by birby6.
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Adventures
- There are cameos of Cheep Cheeps,
one-eyed versions of Boos and Big Boos, and a Thwomp. Spotted by froggidy.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the
Past
- Inside some of the houses in Kakariko
Village, you can see pictures of Mario's face on the back walls. Spotted
by GeneralBleck666.
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s
Awakening DX
- There are cameos
of Mario, Peach, Chain Chomp, Goomba, Piranha Plant, Wart, Yoshi, Mario,
and even Kirby! Spotted by Froggidy.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- On the back of the mask salesman’s
pack, there is a Mario mask to the left! Spotted by Chris
"Yaridovich".
The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time
- In the first place you
meet Zelda in Hyrule castle, if you look through windows, you'll see pictures
of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser. Spotted by ParaBonz.
- At Lon Lon Ranch, the girl Malon
and her father Talon have pendants of Bowser around their necks. Spotted
by
Sam.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- The "Star Fragment" treasures look
just like Star Bits from Super Mario Galaxy! The description even says
that they fell from the sky! Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Fyer, the guy who operates the giant
cannon at Lake Hylia, has a Bullet Bill on one of his sleeves. Spotted
by Mudkip.
Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck
- In level 6 of Exploding Piano, Daffy
says "Goombas stole my lunch, my dear plumber." Spotted by Dry
Bonerangs.
Mega Man Battle Network 3 (GBA)
- Mario's clothes appear in Yai's room.
Spotted by Mudkip.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
- Dolls of Mario and Yoshi are found
in Otacon's lab. Spotted by Mudkip.
Metroid Prime
3: Corruption
- When you unlock
the bumper stickers for your ship, it will then have bumper stickers showing
games like Mario Party 8, Super Paper Mario, WarioWare, and Super Smash
Bros. Brawl depending on what games are in your Wii’s memory. Spotted by
GeneralBleck666.
MySims Agents
- While exploring
the sewers beneath the industrial section, investigate a large pipe sticking
out of a wall. Your character will wonder if there are any large turtles
living in it. Spotted by PikachuColoredPichu.
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir
- At one point in the game, you can
poke a crystal ball for quotes. One quote is “Madame Fate
says to find the princess. She is not
in this mansion.” This is a reference to Toad from Super Mario Bros, who
always said “Thank you Mario! But your princess is in another castle!”
Spotted by UltraLemmy.
NBA Street V3
- Mario, Luigi, and Peach appear as
playable characters in the GameCube version, along with a Nintendo-themed
home court. Spotted by Mudkip.
Nintendogs
- In "Sports" there are items that
resemble and emulate Mario items, such as a ? Block and a "rubber mushroom"
that looks like Mushroom from Super Mario Bros. Spotted by by Dr.
Hawkins.
- In "Toys" there is a Mario kart.
When you drive in it, it plays the Mario Circuit song from Double Dash.
Spotted by by Dr. Hawkins.
- In “Accessories” you there is a Mario
hat and a Luigi hat (and possibly Wario and Waluigi hats). Spotted by by
Dr.
Hawkins.
- There is a
Peach kart toy that plays the Peach Beach theme from Double Dash. Spotted
by Froggidy.
- One of the toys is a Bowser Kart
that plays the Bowser's castle theme when you drive it. Spotted by Pit.
Pikmin 2
- When you get a box of
matches, there is a picture of Bowser on the box. There is also a treasure
called "Decorative Goo", which says Mario Paint, a clear reference to the
game Mario Paint for the SNES. Spotted by ParaBonz.
Pokemon Red
- When you examine
the NES In Copycat’s house it says that it has a game in it that has Mario
with a bucket on his head. The game is Mario and Wario! Spotted by Sam.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
- You can buy Mario and Luigi caps
at the clothes shop called, respectively, the “Big Bro’s Hat” and the “Lil
Bro’s Hat”. Spotted by Chaletica.
- One of the shirts in the game is
the “Toad Shirt”, which is white with red dots, similar to Toad. Spotted
by Chaletica.
- One of the animal villagers, an alligator
named Alfonso, wears a “Big Bro Shirt”(Mario shirt) and has the catchphrase
“It’s-a me”. Another character, a gorilla named Louie, wears a “Lil Bro
Shirt” (Luigi shirt) and resembles Donkey Kong. Spotted by Chaletica.
Punch-Out!! (Wii)
- In Mac's Last Stand mode, you may
get to challenge Donkey Kong as a secret fighter. Whether or not you win
against him, he'll be unlocked to fight in Exhibition mode, and he's pretty
tough to beat. Also, between rounds, sometimes Doc will jokingly advise
you, "If you can't beat this guy, maybe I should call my plumber! Ha ha
ha!" Spotted by Mudkip.
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack
in Time
- In one cutscene, the Plumber drops
Clank down a large, green pipe, which makes a higher-pitched version of
the SMB warp sound. Prior, he remarks "Plumbers don't jump down mysterious
pipes all willy-nilly, that'd be just dangerous!" Spotted by Pichu.
The Simpsons Game
- In the last cutscene before episode
16, Homer asks what's for dinner. A Mario-like character pops up and says
"I hope it's-a spaghetti! Here we go!" Spotted by Mudkip.
- In one of the levels, Bart and Lisa
go down warp pipes. You also get to fight an ape throwing barrels, an obvious
reference to Donkey Kong. Spotted by Chaletica.
- A Koopa-like character appears in
one of the cutscenes. Spotted by Chaletica.
Spyro: A Hero's Tail (GCN, PS2, Xbox)
- Before deciding on Light Gems for
Spyro to collect, the Professor suggests "Red Coins" or "Power Stars".
Spotted by Mudkip.
Viewtiful Joe
- When you are using a Shocking Pink
bomb, hold down the X button to hear Joe whistle the Mario theme. Spotted
by Sam.
Wii Fit
- In the running
games, when you go over the bridge, there will be an 8-bit Mario on one
of the posts, on the right and about halfway down. Spotted by KT.
- While running around the island in
free run, you can sometimes see pictures of classic Mario and Mushrooms
on the walls and mountainsides. Spotted by GeneralBleck666.
Wii Music
- The Super Mario Bros. theme is unlocked
after the player has completed the first four levels of Pitch Perfect.
Spotted by Mudkip.
Wii Sports Resort
- While playing Island Flyover, go
to the Vacation Cottages and listen closely. You can hear somebody playing
the original Super Mario Bros! If you fly over at night it will say "It
sounds like somebody is playing a NES, but they need some pointers..."
Spotted by Dragongirl.
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