List of references in third-party video games

The following is a list of references to the Super Mario franchise in video games not made by Nintendo. For a list of references to the Super Mario franchise in video games released by Nintendo, see List of references in Nintendo video games.

By name

• List of references in third-party video games (A–M)
• List of references in third-party video games (N–Z)

Miscellaneous apps

Lep's World is a typical app retool of classic Super Mario platformers, maintaining the same basic gameplay, but with new graphics and a different backstory.

Banana Kong is an endless runner with many elements and mechanics borrowed from the Donkey Kong Country series, including Banana Balloons and Animal Friends. The main character himself is a reference to Donkey Kong.

Box Maker is a PC app parody of Super Mario Maker available on the Steam Store, featuring new characters and graphics as well as interfaces identical to that of the original game.

Numerous unauthorized apps based on the Super Mario franchise have appeared; many are subsequently removed because of copyright issues, although others have retooled the basic Super Mario platformer premise (i.e. new graphics, power-ups and backstories, etc.) enough to remain active. These sorts of games include:

• 3D Cartoon Land Safari, a slightly altered version of Super Mario 3D Land
• Barrels!, similar to Donkey Kong
• Cloud Run, starring a stick figure wearing Mario's hat, among other parallels
• A Kaizo World, featuring Super Mario-styled levels
• Lep's World, a Super Mario Bros.-like platformer
• Mario Parody, just as the title suggests
• MineKart 64, a supposed combination of Minecraft and Mario Kart 64
• Mobile Andrio, based on Super Mario World
• Mobile Jario, based on Super Mario Bros.
• Rufio Adventures, another Super Mario-esque platformer
• Stardash, a sped-up version of Super Mario Land
• Super Androix, based on Super Mario Bros. 3
• Super Monster Bros., based off Super Mario Bros. with Pokémon as the playable characters and sounds copied from Super Mario World
• Secret Maryo Chronicles, a game inspired by Super Mario World
• Banana Kong, an endless runner heavily inspired by Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
• Box Maker, a PC level editor being a parody of Super Mario Maker and its 3DS port, using a rabbit wearing Mario's signature clothes as the main character, new graphics, enemies, and music, as well as copying several designs, animations, and interfaces from the original game. The game is available on Steam Store, and has not been acknowledged by Nintendo yet.

The Android game Era's Adventure used a Yoshi as the titular character, causing controversy among many Super Mario fans and Nintendo contacting the developer, causing him to change the character model to resemble a Yoshi less. The developer has stated that he did not actually intend to copy Yoshi, for he was apparently not familiar with the Super Mario franchise and just got the model off a stock site.

As well as platformer games, other types of apps also arise, such as Mokus Line up, a match-3 game using Super Mario franchise Mushrooms as the icons. Another example is iRwego, which used the iPhone's accelerometer to detect a person's movements and play the appropriate Super Mario sound effect, such as the Mario jump sound for jumping, the Warp Pipe sound for crouching, as well as hitting brick blocks, and stomping Goombas, among other noises, tunes and a few choice Mario catchphrases (such as "Here we go!", which is the inspiration behind the app's title). However, due to iRwego's unexpected popularity, its creator decided to remove the app to avoid any copyright conflicts with Nintendo.