Crossovers with The Mysterious Murasame Castle
| The Mysterious Murasame Castle | |
|---|---|
| First installment | The Mysterious Murasame Castle (1986) |
| Number of installments | 1 |
The Mysterious Murasame Castle, also known by its Japanese title Nazo no Murasame Jō, is a Famicom Disk System game released by Nintendo in 1986. It did not see an international release until 2014, when it was released on Virtual Console on the Nintendo 3DS. As a result, the franchise's crossovers with the Super Mario franchise largely were limited to Japanese versions of games.
Prominent crossover elements[edit]
Takamaru[edit]
Takamaru is the protagonist of The Mysterious Murasame Castle. As an apprentice samurai, he is tasked with investigating the Murasame Castle. He battles armies of ninja and samurai through four other castles in pursuit of this goal. He appears as an Assist Trophy in the Super Smash Bros. series.
History in the Super Mario franchise[edit]
Donkey Konga 3[edit]
"Nazo no Murasame Jō", the game's castle town theme, appears as a playable song in Donkey Konga 3.
WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]
The Japanese version of WarioWare: D.I.Y. features the microgame Murasame Jō, which is based upon The Mysterious Murasame Castle. The microgame's gameplay involves Takamaru avoiding shuriken attacks by turning invisible. Internationally, the microgame is replaced by Pikmin.
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World, the Japanese name of Hands-On Hall is 「タッチ！謎のからくり城」 ("Touch! The Mysterious Mechanism Castle"), in reference to the game's name.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
The sound effect "Ninja Attack!" is based upon The Mysterious Murasame Castle, featuring Takamaru running through ninjas while a sped-up version of the game's castle town theme plays. Additionally, the sound effect for discarding an extraneous Key is taken from the item collection sound in The Mysterious Murasame Castle.
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Takamaru appears as a sticker. The game's castle town theme is included as the track "Douchuumen (Nazo no Murasamejo)".
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
Takamaru debuts as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. As an Assist Trophy, he uses his katana and shuriken to attack players while jumping around. Additionally, he appears as a trophy and Mii Fighter Outfit. The game also introduces "The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley", a medley arrangement of themes from the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, both Takamaru as an Assist Trophy and his Mii Fighter Outfit return. He additionally appears as a spirit. The tracks "Douchuumen - The Mysterious Murasame Castle" and "The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley" return from previous Super Smash Bros. games.
Nintendo Land[edit]
Nintendo Land includes multiplayer and single-player attractions based on various franchises published by Nintendo. In addition to games like Mario Chase and Luigi's Ghost Mansion, the game features a mode based on The Mysterious Murasame Castle called Takamaru's Ninja Castle, where a playable Mii is tasked with defeating ninjas through four cardboard environments. By flicking the 
, the player can throw shuriken at ninjas or slice them with a katana.
