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

Main article: 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, sorted by title (N–Z).

N (PC) / N+ (XBLA and multiplatform)

A diagram about the Thwump enemy from N and N+.

• In N+, two of the selectable player skins strongly resemble Mario and Luigi, named "Player 1" and "Player 2" respectively.
• A Thwump, a reference to Thwomps, is introduced in both games. The official description for this enemy is as follows:

"According to legend, in pre-robotic times there existed a race of large, spiky stone dolts whose complete invulnerability and hereditary hatred of heroic Italian plumbers led to their persecution, and eventually to extinction. Thankfully they've been recreated, in robot form, and 3 of their 4 sides have been rendered harmless."

Need For Speed: Most Wanted U (Wii U)

• In the Wii U version of the game, there are three green pipe structures scattered throughout the map resembling Warp Pipes. Positioning the player's car on top of one of these pipes correctly causes the car to be lowered inside Super Mario-style, and the player is taken to one of three secret rooms. Within all three rooms is stylized text on the wall reading either "Level 1-1," "Level 2-1," or "Level 3-1"; green pipes scattered throughout the room, yellow Warp Pipe structures marking the exits; and construction beams painted on the walls positioned in a similar manner as Donkey Kong.
  • Within the "Level 1-1" room is an 8-bit stylized "?" on the wall above an Ariel Atom 500 V8 in red with blue trim, the colors of Mario.
  • The "Level 2-1" room features an 8-bit crown above a Caterham Superlight R500 colored pink with white stripes, referencing Princess Peach.
  • The "Level 3-1" room contains an 8-bit egg on the wall above a BAC Mono painted light green, Yoshi's colors.
• Revealing each of the rooms unlocks three special license plates: one with the red Ariel Atom with "Plumber" inscribed upon it, one with the pink Caterham on it with "Princess" inscribed on it, and one with the green BAC Mono with the word "Dinosaur" on it.

Nezumiman (PC)

• The battle with Dr. Gyoniku is a direct reference to Dr. Mario, with Dr. Gyoniku standing where Dr. Mario stands and dropping capsules into the battle field, which Nezumi Man must platform across to reach him.
• In the rematch fight with Butter Nezumi, the milk jug is replaced with a Warp Pipe, which has a sunflower raising and lowering from it like a Piranha Plant.

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  The Dr. Gyoniku fight.

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  The Butter Nezumi re-fight.

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (DS)

Ace's line referencing Donkey Kong.

• While a group of characters (Junpei, Ace, and Santa) are exploring the ship's engine room, they come across a group of barrels stacked underneath a set of stairs. Santa jokes that they should get Seven (a large, heavyset character) to throw the barrels down the stairs, "like that old game." Ace reinforces the reference by describing the "gorilla who threw barrels" and how one needed to avoid the barrels as they made their way to the top.

Nuts & Milk (Famicom)

• In the bonus rounds, a Mario Bros.-style fireball moves across the screen as time runs out.
• The common spring object resembles and performs much like the one in Donkey Kong Jr.
• The layout of level 19 is a simplified version of 25 m in Donkey Kong.

One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X (3DS)

The game is compatible with certain amiibo. If the player scans a compatible amiibo, they unlock a costume of that character for one of the Straw Hat Pirates. The compatible Mario-related amiibo are Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Yoshi, which unlock their costumes for Luffy, Franky, and Usopp respectively.

Onion Assault (Switch/PC)

• The game draws inspiration from the Super Mario franchise, primarily the ability to pull out onions from the ground and throw them similar to the Vegetables of Super Mario Bros. 2.

Ori and the Blind Forest (multiplatform)

• In one area of the Sunken Glades, a Warp Pipe can be seen hidden in the seagrass.

Overlord II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

• At one point in the Hunting Grounds, the Yeti will throw barrels at the Overlord from two different boats similar to Donkey Kong.

Overwatch (Windows, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch)

• One of D.Va's pre-match lines to gorilla character Winston is "A giant gorilla! Just like in those old video games!", a reference to Donkey Kong.
• Torbjörn's Dance emote is based on "Do the Mario".
• The “Grand Theft” spray exclusive to Roadhog has him running in an almost identical pose to some of the classic art of Mario. He also holds on to Pachimari in a near identical fashion as a Super Mushroom or a Vegetable.

Pac-Man series

Pac-Man World Rally (GameCube, PS2, PSP, Windows)

• The Pac-Bomb items are based off of the various shells in the Mario Kart series, with the green ones going straight and bouncing off walls similar to the Green Shell, the red ones chasing other racers similar to the Red Shell, and the blue ones going after the leader similar to the Spiny Shell. The green and red ones can also come in groups of three, similar to their respective shells.

Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (Multiplatform)

• The newly-introduced Pac-Drone behaves in a similar manner to the Co-Star Luma from Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Party Hard (PC)

• There is a character that emerges from a manhole who looks like Mario himself.

Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors (Sega CD)

• During the 'sucker intro', Teller briefly puts on a red hat and fake mustache as he twists a wrench on a piece of metal pipe, while Penn mentions a 'short immigrant piping engineer with lots of facial hair', referencing Mario and his profession as a plumber.

Perfect Dark Zero (Xbox 360, Xbox One)

• "Bubbler" is one of the names that can be randomly attributed to bots in offline multiplayer games.

Persona series

Persona 4 (PS2) / Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita and multiplatform)

• If the player returns to the Void Quest dungeon after unlocking the Heaven dungeon, Yosuke will say, "Our princess is in another castle, dude," referencing the mushroom retainers' quote from Super Mario Bros.

Persona 5 (PS3/PS4) / Persona 5 Royal (PS4 and multiplatform)

• While looking at the instructions on how the Battle Arena in Sae Nijima's Palace is played, Futaba Sakura comments on it by comparing it to the "Challenger Approaching" mechanic from "Super Bash Bros."

Petit Computer (DSiWare)

• If the pre-made games, Dot-Racer or Simple STG are played and lost, a song similar to the Super Mario Bros. Game Over theme plays.

Phantasy Star 0 (DS)

• Two Japan-exclusive bazooka-like weapons are modeled after green and yellow Warp Pipes.

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (Wii, PS3)

• Some of the weapons can be modified with Sound Chips. One of them plays the fireball sound effect from Super Mario Bros.

Pico Park (multiplatform)

• An enemy that is visually similar to and behaves like a Boo appears in some levels.

Pixel People (iOS)

• The quote for Peter Piper or Mary Piper (Plumber Gene) says: "My princess is on another planet," which is a pun on the Mushroom Retainer's line in Super Mario Bros., "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!".

Pizza Tower (PC/Switch)

A parody of a Mario Bros. look-alike in the title card for Oh Shit!

• The game takes inspiration from, and pays tribute to, the Wario Land series.
  • One example is that when Peppino runs at high speeds, it resembles Wario's dash attack from Wario Land 4 and when he launches from a Max Fastosity Dasherator in Wario Land: Shake It!
• The character Gustavo is a tribute to Mario, and as such heavily resembles him. Many of his animations are also homages to Mario.
  • The rat that Gustavo rides, named Brick, acts as a parallel to Mario riding Yoshi.
• Some of the game's instruments are taken from Super Mario 64 DS and WarioWare: D.I.Y. This includes the a capella instruments used for the Trampoline Time minigame, which in turn is based on the a capella vocals used in Super Mario Sunshine's secret courses, as well as various vocal synths from WarioWare: D.I.Y. (most notably the Do-Re-Mi Voice) being used in secret areas and the theme of the fourth boss.
• The Swedish Monkey's defeat sprite closely resembles Donkey Kong's in Donkey Kong Country.
• The title card for the level Oh Shit! depicts a parody of Mario Bros. and features Peppino and Gustavo as plumbers dressed in clothes similar to those of Mario and Luigi, albeit with different colors.
  • Another parody of Mario Bros. called Pizza Bros. appears on a poster in the background of the level Don't Make A Sound.
• The Noise, a character who has become playable since version 1.1.0, has a ghost transformation that heavily resembles a Boo.
• Swap Mode, also added in version 1.1.0, features various similarities to the "tag-team" system from the Donkey Kong Country series.
  • Whenever the player(s) swap characters, the screen darkens and time freezes before the characters swap positions.
  • Whenever a character gets hurt, they temporarily flee before reappearing.

Pizza Vs. Skeletons (iOS)

Some of the secret ingredients in the game are pixelated versions of the pizza, toppings, eyes, mouth, and hat. The hat resembles Mario's Hat and the eyes resemble Mario's eyes from Super Mario World.

Plants vs. Zombies series

Plants vs. Zombies (PC and multiplatform)

A Chomper.

• The Chomper appears to be based off Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors, the Venus flytrap, or the Piranha Plant.
• The Sun-shroom's initial design appears to be based on that of a Super Mushroom or Toad from the Super Mario franchise.

Plants vs. Zombies 2 (iOS/Android)

• In the Chinese version, the Coconut Cannon when it is costumed and used Plant Food on it, it shoots a bullet that looks very similar to the Banzai Bill.
• The Melon-pult has a costume that resembles the Mario Cap albeit without the "M" emblem; it was used in the Chinese version, but it was found in the files of the international version albeit without the Plant Food upgrade.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (multiplatform)

• The fire variant of the Chomper, Fire Chomper, is a possible reference to the Fire Piranha Plant.
• The fire variant of the Sunflower is called the Fire Flower, which may be referencing the power-up of the same name.

Platform Panic (Browser/iOS/Android)

• ! Blocks, neon-models of Super Stars, and in-background panels featuring hills with eyes can be seen in most backgrounds.
• Warp Pipes, under the name "Pipes", appear as gimmicks in the game, as of Update 2. They can be entered instantly, however giant spiked balls can also go through them.
  • In the same update, the new level layouts added also feature Piranha Plants in a new jungle-themed background.
• An unlockable character, Plumber, is based on Mario. His special ability is being able to jump on enemies to defeat them, further strengthening the reference. His description mentions that he is "more likely to go down a pipe than clean it".
• There are jumping Panic Bots that make a sound similar to the one used when Mario is kicking a shell.
• Collecting a Coin makes a sound similar to the one heard in Super Mario Bros., but higher in pitch.

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (PS3/PS Vita)

• One of Fat Princess' alternate costumes resembles Daisy's color scheme.

Plok (SNES)

• A pair of red overalls that resembles Mario's appears at the end of level 5, "Rickety Bridge", as the end goal flag. Plok says "Hey! I recognize those!" upon encountering them.

Pocket Card Jockey (3DS)

• One of the horses' names is "One-up Mush", a reference to the 1-Up Mushroom.

Pocket Planes (iOS/Android)

• Being a NimbleBit game, the Plumber A (Mario) and Plumber B (Luigi) costumes from Tiny Tower reappear in this game.

Pocket Trains (iOS/Android)

• The Pipes cargo strongly resembles green Warp Pipes.
• While costumes from previous NimbleBit games don't appear in this game, passengers wearing the Plumber A and B costumes can be seen.

Poker Night at the Inventory (PC)

• Tycho remarks that he enjoys playing Tetris Attack and asks the Heavy if he has played it. He also tries to get the Heavy interested by making it seem more dangerous than it really is.
• Tycho also references the phrase "on like Donkey Kong" and the fact that it has been copyrighted by Nintendo.

Pole's Big Adventure (WiiWare)

• This game borrows elements from Super Mario Bros., such as ? Blocks that come in three different colors, blue Super Mushrooms, and even the end-of-level Castles.

Pop'n Music 14 FEVER (Arcade)

• One of the playable songs is a Super Mario Bros. medley. The song is not included in the PS2 home port because Nintendo's policies do not allow content from its franchises to appear on competing companies' systems.

Poptropica series

Poptropica (Windows/Mac/Browser)

• On Game Show Island, "Bowser" is the correct answer to a question in the Braniacs! trivia game. The question is under the "Bad Guys" category, reading: "When he's not busy capturing Princess Peach, this spikey-shelled villain finds time to race go-karts against Mario and his friends." Incorrect answers include "Donkey Kong", "Luigi", and "Toad".
• Mocktropica Island, which contains many references to video games, has a part where the player's character enters a fake loading screen. They must equip a helmet and break the letters on the screen by hitting them from below, causing them to shatter like Brick Blocks, and obtaining an achievement called "Classic!"
• A sequence in Episode 2: Lair of Thieves of Arabian Nights Island involves the player making their way up slopes akin to the girders in 25m while avoiding barrels.

Poptropica Worlds (Windows/Mac/Browser)

Zeus tossing a barrel-like ball of lightning

• The final boss fight of Greek Sea Odyssey is based on 25m. The player must make their way up sloped rock formations to reach the top of Mount Olympus, where Zeus (taking the place of Donkey Kong) holds a petrified Hera (taking the place of Pauline) captive. Zeus tosses down barrel-like balls of lightning that the player must jump over.

Postal 4 (PC)

• Inside one of the houses is a game similar to Super Mario Bros. playing on the living room's TV screen featuring a character named "Gimpio", a pink Goomba, ? Blocks that are white and have red Xs on them, and gray Warp Pipes with spiky rims.

Project Spark (Xbox One/PC)

In the quest that comes with the Conker's Big Reunion DLC pack, while running through the Tediz brewery, Conker must take a series of slopes with giant barrels rolling down to reach the second floor. The similarity to the Donkey Kong setting is commented on by Conker: "What's going on? [The barrels] never stop coming. Is there some big ape throwing all these barrels down or what?" He will later chime in, "Can someone call a plumber?", in reference to Mario.

Project X Zone series

Project X Zone (3DS)

• In one chapter, the character Xiaomu makes an allusion to the Rainbow Road stage from the Mario Kart series while the group are talking about how they can cross the rainbow that connects the worlds of Adventure of Valkyrie and Endless Frontier, saying that they "could even bust out a go-kart".

Project X Zone 2 (3DS)

Xiaomu mentions Triple Red Shells.

• The character Xiaomu makes multiple references to the Mario universe, and sometimes Mario himself.
  • After Sheath is revealed to have survived Nine Nine's destruction, Xiaomu compares it to Mario ditching Yoshi, saying "You have as much moral integrity as an Italian plumber!".
  • During the Ace Attorney-esque trial, Xiaomu mentions Triple Red Shells.
  • During her post-battle dialogue with Aty, Xiaomu mentions a Poison Mushroom.
• During the Goblin chase sequence, when capturing the first one, it will say "Sorry, but our prin-I mean, your key is with another goblin!" referencing Toad's line in Super Mario Bros.

Ratchet & Clank series

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (PS3)

• During the Plumber's sole appearance in Clank's subconscious, he is seen searching through a Warp Pipe, which he later drops Clank into to awaken him from his mind trip; he refuses to go in because, in his words, "plumbers don't go diving down strange pipes all willy nilly. That'd be ridiculous!" (While not completely related to Super Mario, also noteworthy is that Charles Martinet has a major voice role as Orvus, Clank's father.)

Ratchet & Clank (PS4)

• When unlocked, the Metal Currency appearance cheat turns all bolts that Ratchet & Clank collect into coins.

Rayman series

Rayman Arena (PS2/PC/GCN/Xbox)

The Donkey Kong-esque part of Pipe Maze in the PC and GameCube releases of Rayman Arena.

• At one point in the race course Pipe Maze, player characters must traverse a series of slopes and climb fence-like ladders, while avoiding metal kegs rolling down these slopes. The layout of this portion resembles 25m from Donkey Kong, in which Mario must also traverse sloped girders and climb up ladders while avoiding barrels rolling down said girders.

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (multiplatform)

• At one point in the Hoodlum Headquarters level, after Globox has been made smart due to hanging upside down, he says "My friends Lara, Snake, Mario, Freeman or Jak may be jealous of my heavenly body, but my brain is nothing to sneeze at; my neural network consists of some 900 intricately entwined code lines and 21 behavior patterns.", referencing Mario alongside some other media.
• A part of the first Hoodlum Headquarters map resembles 25m from Donkey Kong, where Rayman must climb several sloped surfaces while carrying orbs and avoiding the grenades thrown by a Hoodboom up above. Additionally, this Hoodboom's internal instance name is OLP_CagArtiDonkeyKong, and the internal names of the orbs also refer to Donkey Kong, those being IPO_dyn_SPOboiteDK and IPO_dyn_SPOboiteDK_2.

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii/DS)

The Rabbid dressed as Mario

• In a Nintendo Power preview of this game, there is art of a Rabbid decked out in Mario's clothes holding a Nintendo Power magazine that has had its name changed to "Nintendo Plunger". This costume does not appear in the final game, however.
  • A character with a similar design would later debut in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Rabbid Mario. Whether the resemblance to this artwork is coincidental or not is currently unknown.
• In the DS version, the player has to avoid Warp Pipes in the mini-game Lunch Time.

Rayman Origins (multiplatform)

• A secret area in the Mystical Pique level Golly G. Golem resembles 25m from Donkey Kong. It involves a stone man throwing lava rocks at multiple sloped platforms, similarly to how Donkey Kong throws barrels. Additionally, this area's internal name is mo_dk.isc.ckd, with its actor and subscene names also referring to Donkey Kong.

Rayman Legends (Wii U/Switch)

Ray Plumber and Glob Plumber in Rayman Legends.

• In the original Wii U version, Rayman can wear a Mario costume and Globox can wear a Luigi costume. The Mario costume is called "Ray Plumber" and the Luigi costume is called "Glob Plumber". When Rayman glides with the costume, wings appear, making him look like Wing Mario. The costumes return in the Nintendo Switch version, Rayman Legends Definitive Edition.

Re-Volt (PC/Multiplatform)

• A number of the game's weapon pick ups act similar to those of the Mario Kart series: Water Balloons work like Green Shells, Fireworks work like Red Shells, Oil Slicks work like Banana Peels, and Clone Pick Ups work like Fake Item Boxes. Like the respective Shells, Water Balloons and Fireworks also come in sets of three.

Realm of the Mad God (Flash/PC)

• The seasonal event boss The Glitch quotes Fracktail's glitching out as taunts.
• The Void Entity, the final boss of the Lost Halls dungeon, quotes Shadoo upon starting the fight, and also quotes Bonechill upon initiating the final phase.
• Three Pet skins, the Green Turtle Shell, Red Turtle Shell, and Blue Turtle Shell, are modeled after the Koopa Shells as they appear in Mario Kart.
• The description of the Toaster pet skin contains a reference to Hotel Mario.

River City series

River City Ransom: Underground (PC)

Pipes in A&R Auto Shop Basement.

• After falling down the sewers near the beginning of the game, The Flock will come out of a pipe in the A&R Auto Shop Basement. The sewer pipes have a striking resemblance to a Warp Pipe, and if lingered on the screen, The Flock will say, "I've always wanted to do that!"

River City Girls (multiplatform)

Plumberinos in Uptown's Cart Mart.

• In Uptown's Cart Mart, one of the edible video games is a title called "Plumberinos". While the cover artwork is of an anthropomorphic orange cat and blue rabbit, they wear matching overalls and caps in reversed color schemes, referencing Mario Bros.
  • In the background of the mart, there are several cover arts of a variety of games, one of which features a character who resembles Mario.
• The Bad Cop chief enemy "Fujimoto" is dressed in Mario's original colors from Donkey Kong. In River City Girls 2 (which retains the above references), Fujimoto's artwork additionally includes a more distinct mustache and some white tape instead of gloves, giving an even greater resemblance to Mario.

Rocket League (multiplatform)

• Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version, two of the Nintendo-themed battle-cars are designed after Mario and Luigi, named "Mario NSR" and "Luigi NSR" respectively.
  • Two of the customizable options for the battle-cars are the Mario topper and Luigi topper.

Rolling Sky (iOS/Android)

Throughout the game, ? Block-looking items can be collected and can contain crowns, extra balls, or shields.

Runbow (Wii U)

• One of the victory lines that can randomly appear after a player wins a match is, "Your +1 is in another castle."

Sam & Max series

Sam & Max Save the World (PC and multiplatform)

• During Episode 5, Reality 2.0, Sam & Max need to collect 5 gold coins (which greatly resemble the coins from the Super Mario franchise) in order to buy a Wooden Sword from Bosco's. Three of them require the world's gravity to be altered in order to be acquired. After this is done, clicking on the coins will trigger a cutscene in which Sam says "Look, Max! It'sa me, Sam!" and jumps up to grab the coins, taking a pose similar to Mario's jumping sprite.

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (iPad and multiplatform)

• In Episode 4, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Sam snarkily refers to General Skun-ka'pe as "Donkey Wrong" while trying to get him to stop blocking the freezer in Stinky's diner.

The Sandbox (iOS and multiplatform)

• After completing Day 9: Breaking Bad in "SandMix Vol.2", the completion message warns the player that if he crawls into a pipe, he could "end up in the lair of a big green turtle", which refers to Bowser.

Sangokushi Taisen (arcade)

Artwork from the card

• The men on the「間者の戦計」card resemble Mario and Luigi. The fact that the latter of the two men is begging for mercy while crying references Luigi’s cowardly nature.

Satsui no Kaisou: Power Soft Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Famicom)

• During the game, Power Soft's president Tomino Yutaka says the most popular game from the company is Super Marx Brothers, a parody of Super Mario Bros.

Sayonara Wild Hearts (Switch, PC, iOS)

The first enlarging mushroom.

• At the end of level 8, Forest Dub, there are four mushrooms. Each one enlarges the player for a period of time in a similar manner to the Super Mushroom and Mega Mushroom.

Scooby-Doo! First Frights (multiplatform)

• During the funhouse area of Episode 2, Level 2, there are several drawings of Chain Chomp-like monsters on the walls.

Scott Pilgrim series

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (PSN and multiplatform)

A Subspace Highway, showing many blocks based on Super Mario blocks in an area resembling Rainbow Road

• The "Subspace Highway" bonus areas are a reference to Rainbow Road, and the blocks in the areas are based on the Super Mario blocks.
• When Stephen Stills finishes a level, he jumps into a Warp Pipe. Multiple Warp Pipes also appear on the overworld map.
• If the player fails to destroy the car towards the end of the second level, the game will spawn multiple explosives, one of which looking similar to a Bob-omb.
• The Angry Sun appears above a can of Red Moose in the Mini-Marts shop found in the first level.
• Graffiti of what appears to be a Toad head can be found at the entrance of the tunnel in the first level.
• A Spiny Shell, minus the spikes, appears on a crate in Wallace's Secret Shop.
• Starting at the Tengu Garden section of the fourth level, Turnips can be plucked from the ground and used as weapons.
• At the Techno Shack shop in the seventh level, players can purchase a Food Pill, which looks reminiscent of a Capsule.
• The game's character selection screen mirrors that of Super Mario Bros. 2, complete with curtains.

Scott Pilgrim EX (multiplatform)

• Elements reminiscent of those of the Super Mario series like Green Shells and the Angry Sun were shown in the game's first trailer.

Scribblenauts series

Scribblenauts (DS)

• If the player typed "Weegee", a plumber will appear. This is not a direct mention to Luigi; it comes from the internet meme, which was spawned from the missaying of Luigi's name in the PC version of Mario is Missing!.

Super Scribblenauts (DS)

• 4-1 is a parody of a typical Super Mario level. There are parodies of Piranha Plants, Koopa Troopas, Super Mushroom, the flagpole, and the Fire Flower. The in-game hint for the level is "Starite Get!", a reference to the "Shine/Star Get!" text when obtaining a Shine Sprite or a Power Star in the Japanese versions of Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2, which briefly became a popular Internet meme.

Scribblenauts Unlimited (Wii U/3DS and multiplatform)

From left to right: Yoshi, Peach, Luigi, Mario, Maxwell, Link, Epona, Zelda, and a Goron.

• On the Wii U version of the game, the player can summon the following Mario-series characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi (with several colors), Toad, Bowser, Goombas, Koopa Troopas (both red and green colorations), Bob-ombs, Boos, and Shy Guys.
  • Most of these characters have special interactions whether with each other or with Maxwell. This includes Peach running away from Bowser, enemies using their original behavior from their home series (including Boos and Goombas), Mario fighting Bowser and related enemies, Toad attacking Shy Guys, and Mario and friends being capable of riding Yoshis and karts.
• A Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Tanooki Suit (called "Tanuki Suit"), Frog Suit, Coin, and Super Star are some of the Mario-series items that can be summoned in the Wii U version of the game. The above characters can interact with some of these items, mostly behaving the same way as their source games.
• The Exclamation Point stage's Starite mission has hikers trying to reach the peak of a mountain. This mountain has its paths slanted and short vertical paths that function identical to ladders in the game, much like 25m from Donkey Kong. Additionally, there is a yeti on the peak of the mountain throwing barrels as an obstacle, similar to what Donkey Kong does in the aforementioned game.

Scribblenauts Remix (iOS and Android)

• 8-9 is similar to 4-1 in Super Scribblenauts, meaning once again it is a parody of a typical Super Mario level.

Sea of Thieves (multiplatform)

Plunder Outpost (Sea of Thieves)

Donkey Kong Island (Donkey Kong Country)

Plunder Outpost has a similar geography to Donkey Kong Island as it appears in Donkey Kong Country.

Segagaga (Dreamcast)

• In Alex Kidd's sad story about his career, Alex mentions both "Nintendo" and "Mario", with one syllable in each word censored (任天〇 (Ninten**), マ〇オ (Ma**o)) to avoid trademark issues.

Shantae: Risky's Revenge (DSiWare)

• One of the residents of Scuttle Town says "When I moved to this town, I owned a monkey, but a couple weeks after arriving, he was gone. I wonder what ever happened to little Chewbonky Kong?"

Shovel Knight series

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

• The map style in the Shovel of Hope, Plague of Shadows, and King of Cards campaigns is based on that of Super Mario Bros. 3, where the main character (either Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, or King Knight) moves across the grid of map lines. Additionally, the moving gems on a map parallel the Treasure Ships, and the map boss ambushes are similar to how the Hammer Brother map icons work.
• The Flying Machine resembles Super Mario Bros. 3’s airships, particularly featuring two sizes of cannonball.
• Charflounders dwell in lava and leap straight up when the player approaches them, similar to Lava Bubbles.
• Shovel Knight: King of Cards is inspired by both the Super Mario and Wario Land series in several aspects:
  • King Knight is greedy, power-hungry, obsessed with riches, features a primarily gold color scheme, and attacks mainly with a Dash Attack-like Shoulder Bash, resembling Wario. When the Shoulder Bash connects with an enemy or wall, it transitions into a spinning state that can bounce on enemies, similar to the Spin Jump in Super Mario World.
  • King of Cards features a greater amount of shorter levels compared to the other campaigns, inspired by the Super Mario series' world structure. Most of these levels feature three collectible Merit Medals as optional challenges, similar to Star Coins. Several levels feature secret exits denoted by red signs and ladders, much like the red level dots in Super Mario World and the secret Goal Poles from New Super Mario Bros..
  • The unlockable Lightweight Plate grants the ability to dash by holding the Attack button.
• Giga Cardia greatly resembles Culex, as both are optional superbosses from another dimension, use four-colored magical crystals to attack, and resemble the artstyle of the SNES Final Fantasy games.
• The cheat code X&NABYT is a homage to Nabbit, specifically his playable appearance in New Super Luigi U. It activates "Nab It Mode", which causes the player character to be invincible to various enemies and objects much like Nabbit's appearances as a playable character.

Shovel Knight Dig

• The Wizzem enemy, as well as the Flare Wand relic based on them, are reworked into into Flare Wizzems and the Flareo Wand, which fire arcing fireballs that bounce along the ground, similar to Fire Mario's own fireballs.
• Shrinking Spores resemble and move like Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island’s Fuzzies, but they shrink Shovel Knight on contact instead of making him dizzy.
• Flak Caps are large, stationary enemies that fire four arcing projectiles upwards that slowly drift down, similar to the Lava Lotus.
• Boneclang Helmeteers leave their helmeted skull when defeated, which can then be weaponized against other enemies just like a Koopa Shell.
• Tinker Knight's second phase involves him popping out of various holes, much like Lemmy and Wendy's pattern from Super Mario World, with him even appearing upside down sometimes. His ability to throw wrenches during this phase also resembles Rocky Wrench.
• The game's ending features the Clawed Miner riding on a raft made of four skulls floating on lava. The same scene also features a block with wings, not seen anywhere else in the game.

Shrek: Dragon's Tale (V.Smile)

The song that plays during a cutscene sounds extremely similar to the underwater theme from Super Mario Bros.

Split Fiction (multiplatform)

• Near the beginning of the first fantasy world based on one of Zoe's unfinished ideas, an orc rolls barrels down a slope similar to Donkey Kong in the eponymous arcade game.

The Simpsons series

The Simpsons Game (multiplatform)

• A character resembling Mario can be seen working in the video game factory.
• One of the lines in the video game factory is "Did you ever meet Bowser? Terrible guy.".
• Players can use Warp Pipes to travel around, complete with a similar sounding sound. When characters exit Warp Pipes, they adopt the pose that Mario does in various logos for the series.
• An ape uses barrels to attack, similar to Donkey Kong.
• A cut-scene shows Professor Frink marrying a female turtle-like creature resembling a Koopa Troopa.
• Before the last part of the thirteenth level (Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game), Homer and Lisa can be seen running towards a flying boat, which loosely resembles the flying ship from Super Mario 64. Additionally, if the player opens the to-do list, it will say the flying boat is an airship.
• In the cutscene before Episode 16, as the video game world collapses, the Mario lookalike, alongside other video game characters, flees to the Simpsons' house. In the house, Homer asks what is for dinner, and the Mario-like character says "I hope it's-a spaghetti! Here we go!", in a manner very similar to the actual Mario. In the next cutscene, the Mario lookalike is one of the characters seen running to Heaven.

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  The Mario lookalike working at the video game factory.

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  The Donkey Kong-like ape capturing Professor Frink.

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  Lisa emerging from a structure resembling a Warp Pipe.

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  Professor Frink with the Koopa Troopa-like creature.

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  The Mario lookalike at the Simpsons' house.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out (iOS and Android)

• When reaching Level 4, Homer Simpson adopts Mario's iconic jumping pose for the accompanying image.
• The quest for building Luigi's is called "It's A-Me, Luigi!", a reference to Luigi's catchphrase. Luigi Risotto says the phrase himself after the quest is completed.
• During the Halloween 2013 update, Homer has a new option, "Deal with Ghosts". Homer will eat a Donut, Grow, and eat the ghost. He will then run around with his arms back like Mario and Luigi, eating donuts that are appearing like the way Mario and Luigi collect coins.
• During the Tap Ball 2015 event update, at the Alternate Joke side questline, the dialogue has an evil doppelganger of Luigi Risotto who has the name Waluigi as well. Homer and Professor Frink even acknowledge it as a reference to a video game.
• The startup screen for the arcade-themed update features a parody of Donkey Kong titled Monkey Kong.
• One of Pixel Homer's actions has him hit a ? Block to obtain coins as well as the occasional donut.

The Sims series

For the SimCity games developed by Nintendo, see List of references in Nintendo video games § SimCity series.

MySims Agents (Wii)

• When investigating the sewers in the Industrial District, if the player examines a pipe, they will wonder if any turtles live inside in reference to Shellcreepers and their behavior in Mario Bros.

SimCity DS (DS)

Bowser's Castle as seen in SimCity DS

• Bowser's Castle makes a cameo as a unlockable landmark for the player's city.

The Sims 4 (PC and multiplatform)

• If a Sim wins at a game of Genie's Curse, they get a +2 Energized buff with the following message: "(Sim name) has dispelled the Genie's curse, but the princess is in another video game."
• The City Living expansion pack contains a Build/Buy object called "Pipe Brothers" with the following description: "Fill your room with pipes, but don't forget to call a plumber. Maybe an Italian one, I hear they are the best."
• The Dream Home Decorator game pack comes with an unlockable overalls outfit with Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi's colors as available swatches.

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  Mario's overalls

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  Luigi's overalls

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  Wario's overalls

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  Waluigi's overalls

The Tower DS Classic (DS)

• There is a building called Mario Tower (マリオタワー), which the player can enter a minigame to gain more money when they are short of funds. The tower is a statue of Mario posing. The minigame also features music taken from Super Mario Bros.

Sin: Episodes (PC)

• There is a pipe that teleports the player at one point to a warehouse, similar to a Warp Pipe. A warning sign also shows a man entering a Warp Pipe and says "DANGER: Exposure To Extreme Heat May Cause Warping In Pipe Segments".

Six Sides of the World (PC/Wii U/Switch)

The hologram with an image of World 1-1

• In the third galaxy "Altair" and on the second level "Another Way to Travel", there is a hologram of the beginning part of World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. This is a reference due to it being the level that introduce pipes, which allows the character to travel from one end of the pipe to the other end. In addition, trees that are shaped as mushrooms are seen, which references the red Mushroom from the Super Mario franchise.

Skullgirls (PS3 and multiplatform)

The opening to Fukua's story, in reference to Super Mario Bros. 2.

• The character Peacock features multiple references to other forms of media, especially old cartoons, but among the references are an attack involving the Goomba's Shoe, and another attack involving a sword with a similar design to a Banzai Bill. When using the former move, she has a chance of saying "Here-a we go!" in a similar inflection to that of Wario; a selectable voice pack gives her a different quote for the move, in which she exclaims "Kuribo!".
• Several alternate costumes present in the game make references to characters from other media, and a few of these alternate costumes reference the Super Mario franchise:
  • The DLC character Fukua (who would later become a base game character in Skullgirls 2nd Encore) has an alternate costume resembling the general color scheme of Daisy. This seems to be based on a common statement among the Super Mario fandom that Daisy is a clone of Peach, itself stemming from her redesign since Mario Party 4 and eventually being emphasized with her inclusion as an Echo Fighter of Peach in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sometime after Fukua's eventual release in Skullgirls Encore.
  • Peacock also has an alternate costume resembling Daisy's color scheme.
  • The DLC character Umbrella has an alternate costume resembling the general color scheme of Peach herself, with her Living Weapon, a sentient umbrella named Hungern, recolored to match Peach's own parasol.
  • The DLC character Big Band (who would later become a base game character in Skullgirls Encore) has a DLC alternate costume exclusive to Skullgirls 2nd Encore resembling Wario.
  • Marie, the titular Skullgirl who later was added as a DLC character, has an alternate costume resembling the general color scheme of Luigi, with her vacuum being recolored to look like the Poltergust 3000. Additionally, another one of Marie's alternate color schemes resembles Ashley.
• The opening of Fukua's story begins in a scene where the character Filia (from whom Fukua's appearance and moveset is cloned) is shown sleeping in bed, similar to the ending of Super Mario Bros. 2 where Mario is also seen asleep in bed. The shades of blue used in the scene are similar to the NES version of the aforementioned ending.
• In the version for mobile devices, the preview image for the Costume Party Prize Fight from October 1st to October 30th shows a zombie-like young girl on the right dressed up in a costume resembling Princess Peach.
• The DLC character Black Dahlia features a move where she kicks an oil barrel forward. If the player jumps over the barrel with proper timing, a similar sound to that of Donkey Kong plays, and an aesthetic indicator for 100 points shows up next to their character.

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  Peacock using the Goomba's Shoe.

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  Peacock using the Banzai Bill sword.

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  Fukua's Daisy alternate costume.

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  Peacock's Daisy alternate costume.

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  Umbrella's Peach alternate costume.

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  Big Band's Wario alternate costume.

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  Marie's Luigi alternate costume.

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  Marie's Ashley alternate costume.

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  The preview image for the Costume Party Prize Fight.

Sky: Children of the Light (iOS and multiplatform)

• Nintendo Switch version players can visit the "Nintendo Area" where objects with the motif of pipes and blocks in the Super Mario world are placed on the stage like a 2D platform. The area also uses sounds inspired by Super Mario. To enter the Nintendo Area, the player must purchase a starter pack and wear a limited cape (blue or red), or non-purchasing player with another player wearing it, go to the Golden Wasteland Social Space and go through the pipe in the far left of the Closet shrines.

Skylanders series

Skylanders: SuperChargers (Wii U) and Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing (Wii, 3DS)

• Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser figures can be used for the full adventure in the Wii U version of the game, and the racing spinoff made exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo 3DS. They drive Barrel Blaster and Clown Cruiser vehicles, respectively. Donkey Kong drives the Barrel Blaster with Diddy Kong, while Bowser's Clown Cruiser resembles the Hurricane from Mario Kart DS. This is a result of a collaboration between Activision and Nintendo.

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  Donkey Kong, as seen in the game.

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  Bowser and several Koopas, as seen in the game.

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  Artwork of Donkey Kong.

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  Artwork of Donkey Kong, alongside Diddy Kong, in his vehicle.

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  Artwork of Bowser.

Skylanders: Imaginators (Wii U, Switch)

• Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser figures are compatible in the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions of the game, which makes them playable. Their moves and abilities remain the same as its predecessor.

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  Hammer Slam Bowser as seen in Skylanders: Imaginators.

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  Turbo Charge Donkey Kong as seen in Skylanders: Imaginators.

Slap the Fly (Steam)

• In one of the maps there is a room with a few posters, one of which depicts a figure resembling 8-bit Mario but with blue overalls.

Smule Magic Piano (iOS)

The following Super Mario-related songs are playable:

• Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros.
• Underwater Theme from Super Mario Bros.
• Chill from Dr. Mario
• Jungle Theme from Donkey Kong Country
• King K. Rool's Theme from Donkey Kong Country
• Main Theme from Super Mario Bros. 2

Soda-Powered Penguin (PC)

Two bottlecaps from the level Antarctic Alcove in Soda-Powered Penguin

In the level Antarctic Alcove, the pattern on the thirteenth bottlecap resembles the M Graffiti from Super Mario Sunshine and the pattern on the fourteenth resembles Wario's face.

Sonic the Hedgehog series

Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)

• The level Marble Zone contains fireball obstacles that behave similarly to Lava Bubbles.

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GCN/Multiplatform) / Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GCN/multiplatform)

• The Mushroom item, found in the Black Market, closely resembles a 1-Up Mushroom and how it appeared from Super Mario 64 up to Mario Kart DS.

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360)

• Banjo & Kazooie's in-game racer profile states the former's 1st appearance as "DIDDY KONG RACING (1997)".
• A couple of the game's item pick-ups function similarly to those of the Mario Kart series: Fireworks function like Green Shells, while Remote Controls function like Red Shells. Additionally, the Boost Pads in the game function like Dash Panels, with them propelling the player's car when they drive over them.

Sonic the Hedgehog (iOS/Android)

• One of the notifications that pops up on the player's smart device when closing the game reads "Thank you Sonic! But the Chaos Emeralds are in another zone!", referencing the famous Mushroom Retainer quote from Super Mario Bros.

Sonic Lost World (Wii U)

Main article: Sonic Lost World

• Yoshi's Island Zone is a DLC level which features Sonic in a Yoshi's Story-themed level. This DLC level was part of Sonic Lost World because of Sega's collaboration with Nintendo.

Sonic X Shadow Generations (multiplatform)

• One of the Doom Powers used by Shadow, Doom Surf, involves him summoning a manta ray made of black energy and riding it similar to how Mario or Luigi surfs on Ray in Super Mario Galaxy.

Sonic Rumble (PC, iOS/Android)

• One of Sonic's alternate outfits, Woolly Sonic, gives him a knitted appearance similar to the art style of Yoshi's Woolly World, likely as a nod to Sonic's appearance in the game as an amiibo pattern.

South Park series

South Park: Chef's Luv Shack (N64 and multiplatform)

• The Bad Kitty minigame is structured after 25m from Donkey Kong, with Cartman's pet cat replacing Mario and Eric Cartman throwing dodgeballs similar to how the title character from the arcade game throws barrels.

South Park: The Fractured but Whole (multiplatform)

• Upon gaining a follower after taking a selfie with them, the image of Eric Cartman's superhero alter-ego appears with a similar pose to Raccoon Mario on the boxart of Super Mario Bros. 3.
• During one of the side missions involving collecting Memberberries, one of the Memberberries asks the player "Member^[sic] collecting all 120 stars in Super Mario 64?"
• One part of the "From Dusk till Casa Bonita" DLC has the New Kid go through the "Water Level", which strongly resembles the water-themed levels of Super Mario Bros. Additionally, a screen shows the New Kid's lives and level name right before the level, which resembles the screen showing Mario's lives and the level location in Super Mario Bros. as well.

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  The intro of the Water Level

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  Gameplay of the Water Level

Spelunky series

• One of the items is a yellow cape resembling the cape power-up from Super Mario World. It allows spelunkers to descend slowly, similar to the power-up. Additionally, one random name a shopkeeper can have is "Yoshi".

Splashy Fish (iOS, Android)

• The player controls a fish resembling a Cheep Cheep through pillars.
• The Arcade Elements in the Splashy Fish store add Warp Pipes to the game.
• If the player taps the screen three times quickly, the jump sound will change to the 8-bit sound from Super Mario Bros.

SpongeBob SquarePants series

SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (GameCube, PS2, and Wii)

In Patrick's section, there are sharp-toothed cardboard box enemies that act identically to Chain Chomps, lunging at Patrick when he approaches and being released when the button they are chained to is slammed down.

SpongeBob SquigglePants (Wii and 3DS)

A nanogame referencing the Bowser battle from Super Mario Bros.

• The gameplay is heavily based on the WarioWare series, with each stage featuring various "nanogames" in quick succession.
• Super Mario Bros. and many other NES games are parodied in individual nanogames during the PixelBob stage.

Spore (PC)

"It's on like Tronkey-Kong!"

• In the Creature Creator chapter of the Prima Games guide, one of the creatures is called "Sloshi", a reference to Yoshi. Its description also references Mario (as Miguel, a Spanish carpenter), Princess Peach (as Princess Apple), and Bowser (as Growser, a terrapin). The Mushroom Kingdom is also parioded as the "Ivy Kingdom". Finally, Bowser's Minions is also parodied via a reference to Growser's "tortoise minions".
• In the Space Stage, creatures from other empires or the player's empire can offer a mission to destroy one colony of an opponent empire. If the player accepts the request, the creature says, "Ho, yeah, buddy! It's on! It's on like Tronkey-Kong!"

Spyro series

Spyro the Dragon (PS1)

• In the level Gnorc Cove, the Gnorcs that throw barrels at Spyro are reminiscent to how Donkey Kong throws barrels at Mario in Donkey Kong.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PS1)

• The Rhynocs in Seashell Shore throw barrels at Spyro, similar to Donkey Kong.
• The slides in the Crystal Island and Haunted Tomb levels in Midnight Mountain are strikingly reminiscent to the slides in Cool, Cool Mountain and The Princess's Secret Slide from Super Mario 64 and were most likely inspired by them.

Spyro: A Hero's Tail (multiplatform)

• 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 a parody of Mario.
• There is an enemy that looks like a Piranha Plant. Some of these enemies also spit fireballs much like a Fire Piranha Plant.
• 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.

Stair Dismount (Android)

One of the levels, named "Monkey Business", is modeled after Donkey Kong, specifically the 25m stage. A gorilla-like model grabs barrels that are dropped down above it and rolls them down the platforms. While the player cannot use them, there are also ladders lined along the platforms. Some blocks are also scattered along the bottom of the stage.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (Switch)

The newspaper

• In the Nintendo Switch port of the game, there is a newspaper which reads The New Donk Times, replacing the text which reads The New York Times in other releases. In addition, the headline "You Will Not Believe How Many Bananas This Ape Has Been Hoarding For Years" references Donkey Kong and the banana hoard.
• In the painting that depicts a panda with a gun to its head, the hand and sleeve are changed to resemble Mario's glove and red shirt. The caption underneath is also changed to "BUSINESS-A STRATEGY".

SteamWorld series

SteamWorld Dig (3DS and multiplatform)

• A hidden area leads to Mario's castle. Inside the castle, there is an area that contains coins and blocks from the Super Mario series.

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SteamWorld Heist (3DS and multiplatform)

• One of the hats in the game is a Red Cap, which resembles the Mario Cap with a letter "L" instead of the letter "M". The description reads, "When hanging out with mushrooms and reptiles, you oughta show who's king of the piping. A real go for the big bro."

SteamWorld Dig 2 (Switch and multiplatform)

• At the end of the Trial of Flight, the player runs down a corridor towards approaching fireballs cast by a robot, who is defeated by pulling a lever on the other side of him, collapsing the bridge and causing him to drop into the lava below, similar to the end of the castle stages in Super Mario Bros.

Stick it to The Man! (PC)

Reading the mind of a skeleton.

In Stick it to The Man!, there is a section where Ray is confronted by two mobsters. Before Ray saves the guy locked away in a trunk, the player can read the minds of the mobsters' victims already "sleeping with the fishes". One comments how selling online tickets to Mario and Luigi with a convenience fee got them where they ended up.

Stinkoman 20X6 (Flash)

• The game references the Minus World through Level -0, "NEGATORY".
• "Fiery-Hot" from the Saargtsson battle is an exact copy of the cannon's blasts in the Airship levels of Super Mario Bros. 3.
• "Old Sage" looks similar to spikes found in the Moon level of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
• Level 10, Lastimost, features an enemy named "Yekop" that behaves similarly to a Pokey, with its name being an anadome of the latter. Its description in the manual states that it is "not a spiky cactus and I don't know what you're talking about".

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (PC/WiiWare)

Episode 5, "8-Bit is Enough", features multiple references to the Mario franchise:

• The title screen for the episode features several dancing bushes with eyes similar to those seen in Grass Land in Super Mario Bros. 3.
• When the video game world and the real world merge with each other, Marzipan becomes possessed by a Donkey Kong parody named "Lady Crate Ape" and drags Bubs to the top of his own concession stand, where she repeatedly stomps and throws crates everywhere. When Strong Bad first sees the possessed Marzipan, her stomping causes the scaffolding that had been around Bubs' Concession Stand to topple, briefly resembling the layout of 25m before collapsing and disappearing.
• The illustrations accompanying Strong Bad's Awesomeness rank in this episode shows him climbing a beanstalk to reach a smiling cloud, similar to those seen in Super Mario Bros..
• One of Strong Bad’s digs at his younger brother, Strong Sad, is giving him the nickname of “Dumpy Kong Jr.”, a reference to Donkey Kong Jr..
• The music that plays while Strong Bad's house is haunted by ghosts is highly reminiscent of the Ghost House music from Super Mario World.
• When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes that hitting things with his head will make coins come out, a reference to ? Blocks and the common misconception that Mario hits them with his head.

Streets of Rogue (Steam)

• The Recorder makes an appearance as an item called an "EarWarpWhistle", sharing the same sprite as in Super Mario Bros. 3.
• Level 2-2's music is called THWOMP!, after the enemy of the same name.

Subway Surfers (multiplatform)

In the game, a character named Lee has a green jacket that has a Mushroom and a Star on it.

Suicide Guy (PC and multiplatform)

One of the levels is based on the Super Mario franchise, which features a cross between ? and ! Blocks, Poison Mushrooms that make the blocks big and heavy, a few Warp Pipes, and several pipes with dead Piranha Plants.

Sumoman (PC)

There is an achievement called Plumber, and unlocking it requires smashing something by your head. This is a reference to the Brick Block, as many people mistake Mario breaking them with his fist when jumping as breaking them with his head (though he technically can break them with his head in Super Mario Bros. if he jumps while crouching).

SUPER BENBO QUEST: TURBO DELUXE (Windows)

Fire Bar-like object in BoneHell.

In the BoneHell level, there are objects that look like a faster version of a Fire Bar. In addition, the common "PLONK" sound resembles the sound effect of kicking a shell from many Super Mario games.

Super Chick Sisters (Flash)

As part of their campaign against fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), PETA published a satirical New Super Mario Bros.-inspired game called Super Chick Sisters on their kentuckyfriedcruelty.com website. The game's main characters mimic the appearances of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach, with the final boss Colonel Sanders wearing a Bowser mask. Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Koopa Troopa and Dr. Mario themselves also appear in the game in various cutscenes.

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  The logo of the game

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  The two chickens wearing the caps of Mario and Luigi

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  Toad watching TV

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  Mario visting a doctor, who looks like Dr. Mario

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  Mario and Luigi

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  Posters of Koopa Troopa

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  Nugget and Chickette seeing a beaten Colonel Sanders-like spider in a Warp Pipe

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  Yoshi

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  Princess Peach slapping Mario

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  Colonel Sanders wearing a Bowser mask in the final boss battle

New Super Chick Sisters (Flash)

For a campaign against fast food franchise McDonald's, a sequel titled New Super Chick Sisters was released in 2010 on PETA's mccruelty.com website. The game's gameplay, characters and settings are once again inspired by the Super Mario franchise, with several Super Mario characters appearing in it as well.

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  The two chickens wearing the caps of Mario and Luigi

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  Mario with posters of Yoshi and Koopa Troopa in his room

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  Three Yoshis with Mario and Luigi

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  Bowser with Mario and Luigi

Super Cat Tales series

• The main developer of the game has used the current engine from both games to recreate Super Mario Bros.'s famous World 1-1 as seen in a video. The thumbnail also features Alex (in his Super Cat Tales 2 app icon pose) wearing Mario's hat and mustache. Note that this level is nowhere to be seen in both games, given its nature of being used as a showcase.

Super Cat Tales/Super Cat Bros. (iOS/Android)

• The game is titled "Super Cat Bros." in the Android version.
• The world map music uses the same soundfont as the one used in Super Mario World.
• Secret exits are colored red, similar to the red Goal Poles in the New Super Mario Bros. series.
• The level transition screens parallel that of the ones used in Super Mario 3D World.
• Red Coins are hidden in the game in a similar fashion to their appearances in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
• The Butterfly Jar acts similarly to the Red Rings, with the butterflies acting as a stand-in for the Red Coins.
• Some enemies share the same behaviors (and in some cases, similar appearances) with some Mario enemies, such as the beetles paralleling their behavior with the Spike Tops, and a black slime enemy acting almost similarly to the Stretch enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3.
• Olli is similar to Cape Mario in the sense that he uses a similarly-colored yellow cape to glide.

Super Cat Tales 2 (iOS/Android)

• Olli's ability to glide has been relegated to an item with a similar function - Olli's Cloak. It retains its yellow coloration when equipped (with the exception of Olli which is orange on him), making it slightly analogous to the Cape Feather.

Super Cat Tales: PAWS (iOS/Android)

Shop listing for the "Videogame Hat", a VIP-exclusive hat resembling Mario's Cap

• This game introduces Hidden Coins in some levels, which act identically to their New Super Mario Bros. incarnations.
• By purchasing VIP Premium for this game, the player can get access to exclusive hats, one of which is the "Videogame Hat". Said hat resembles Mario's Cap and its description features Mario's catchphrase, "Let's-a go!".

Super Daryl Deluxe (multiplatform)

The boss fight with Gorilla Jim

• At one point, Daryl fights a boss named Gorilla Jim, a parody of Donkey Kong. The boss fight also features girder platforms and barrels designed after those of the original Donkey Kong arcade game.

Super Fowlst series

• All games feature Warp Pipes, appearing under the official name "Tubes" from Super Fowlst's App Store/Play Store description. They can be used to transport Fowlst to another location of the map, just like with regular Warp Pipes.
  • In Super Fowlst, the tubes are colored green, strengthening the reference to Warp Pipes.

Super Fowlst 2 (multiplatform)

• The game's key sprites are reused from Dadish, and still resembles the key sprite from Super Mario World, although heavily edited.

Super Seducer 3 (PC)

• In the level "Supermarket Seduction", dating guru Richard LaRuina picks up a girl named Emma in a supermarket and offers to cook tacos with her. At one point while cooking, Emma notices that Richard has a PlayStation 5 and a Nintendo Switch and asks him what games he likes. One of the games Richard says he likes is Super Mario Odyssey, to which Emma replies that she is a huge Nintendo fan.
• In the level "Gym: Fitness Flirtation", at one point while hanging out at the juice bar, Richard states that he creates the Super Seducer series with Maria replying that she has heard of those types of games and that the only game she has ever played was The Sims. In response, Richard asks Maria if she has ever played Super Mario Bros. or Sonic the Hedgehog. This scene only happens if the player chooses the option "Video Games" during the part where Maria asks Richard what he does for work.
• In the level "Text To Sex Part 2", after the segment where the player has to time Richard touching Nastya's hand, Richard's friend and bartender Raoul can be seen playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on a Nintendo Switch, fighting against each other as Link and Zelda respectively on Hyrule Castle, at one point.

Super Stickman Golf 3 (iOS/Android)

The Red Plumber outfit.

The Green Plumber outfit.

• There are four hats titled Red Plumber, Green Plumber, Red Mushroom and Green Mushroom that greatly resembles Mario Bros. (lacking the M and L letters) and the Toad species. Red Plumber and Green Plumber also appear as golfer outfits, which captioned as a reference to the two famous quotes "It's-a me, Mario!" and "Lets-a go!"

Superhot (PC)

There is an achievement called "It's a me, Mario!" that is obtained when killing an enemy by jumping on it, referencing Mario's Jump used as his main method of defeating enemies as well as his catchphrase.

Super PiCO World (Browser)

PiCO, the main character, in World 1-1

Planning Center Online features a promotional game entitled Super PiCO World. It is a recreation of the first two levels of Super Mario Bros. with alterations to the gameplay and characters; the game replaces Mario with the company's mascot, PiCO, and is set in a world with various corporate-themed elements, such as folder-shaped power-ups and computer windows of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel acting as Warp Pipes.

Super Tanooki Skin 2D (Flash)

Main article: List of controversies § Animal cruelty

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Super Tanooki Skin 2D is a parody Flash game starring Tanooki, a skinless Japanese raccoon dog who is chasing Mario to get his skin back. The game has the player jump over obstacles to dodge them as they chase Mario. The game was released online by PETA to call attention to the practice of live skinning raccoon dogs in China and the supposed promotion of this practice by Nintendo's then recently-released game, Super Mario 3D Land, which features a power-up that gives Mario a Tanooki suit.

SuperTux (Linux and multiplatform)

• While this game is in the style of Super Mario Bros., the twenty-first level of the main story (the fifth level of the cave) - which is entitled "Miyamoto Monument", referencing Shigeru Miyamoto - begins with a layout similar to that of World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros.

Super Lucky's Tale (Xbox One / Windows) / New Super Lucky's Tale (Nintendo Switch and multiplatform)

This tall section has multiple slopes where barrels roll down.

In the level "Secure the Talent", there is a section that features a Yeti throwing spiked barrels down a path consisting of sloped cliffs that Lucky must travel upwards in a similar manner to the 25m stage in Donkey Kong.

Tadpole Treble (Windows / Mac / Linux / Wii U / Nintendo Switch)

• The stage "Chiptune Lagoon" features hills with eyes, similar to the ones seen in the Mario franchise, as well as a portion set underground, with colors similar to the underground stages in Super Mario Bros., with pink Warp Pipes that Baton can pass through.
• The stage "Gusty Rapids" features a portion set in a temple, and when bouncing from cymbals inside the temple, a statue of a Badger in a similar pose to Statue Mario can be seen in the background.

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  Chiptune Lagoon, featuring Mario-esque iconography

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  The Statue Mario-esque statue

Taiko no Tatsujin series

Main article: Crossovers with Taiko no Tatsujin

Super Mario songs and costumes have appeared in several games in the Taiko no Tatsujin series.

Tales of the Abyss (PS2 and 3DS)

• When Mieu finds a mushroom in the Mushroom Road (Malkuth Empire's north, near of Grand Chokmah), he asks Luke if eating it would make him bigger, referencing Mario's ability to power-up upon eating a Super Mushroom.

T-Blocks Puzzle New Generation Jigsaw Puzzle (iOS)

• A picture of Princess Peach was one of the levels. A broken-up picture of Princess Peach was the app's icon.

Team Fortress 2 (PC)

• The May 15, 2017 update adds a hat from the Rainy Day Cosmetic Case for the Engineer class based on the Mario Cap called the Plumber's Cap.
• The Scream Fortress 2018 update adds a cosmetic item based on the Mini-Mario toys called the Mini-Engy.

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  The Plumber's Cap

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  The Engineer wearing the Plumber's Cap

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  The Mini-Engy

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  The Engineer wearing the Mini-Engy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (multiplatform)

Mona Lisa's jump pose, referencing Mario's jump pose

• Mona Lisa's jumping sprite resembles Mario's jumping pose.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (Wii U)

• Among the several Nintendo-related elements, characters in battle can collect Super Mushrooms and Mega Mushrooms to grow bigger, Poison Mushrooms to shrink, and Super Stars. The power up/down sound effects from Super Mario Bros. can also be heard. Characters can also wear Mario, Luigi and Bowser costumes, among other Nintendo characters. Later on, additions of Toad and Peach costumes were also revealed for the characters. Each character has one Nintendo costume assigned:
  • Mario: Heihachi Mishima, Paul Phoenix, Kuma, Eddy Gordo, Bob Richards and Jack-6
  • Luigi: Marshall Law, Prototype Jack, Wang Jinrei, Miguel Caballero Rojo, Sebastian and Slim Bob
  • Bowser: Ganryu, Alex, Roger Jr., Mokujin and True Ogre
  • Peach: Ling Xiaoyu, Christie Monteiro, Panda, Julia Chang and Lili de Rochefort
  • Toad: Jinpachi Mishima, Lei Wulong, Feng Wei and Tiger Jackson

Tengai Makyō II: Manji Maru (PC Engine)

• Mario is referenced via one of the graves in the original release of the game, but was removed in all rereleases.

Terraria (PC and multiplatform)

• A weapon known as a "Flower of Fire" appears in the game, which is a reference to the Fire Flower. Similarly, there is also a weapon known as a "Flower of Frost", which is most likely a reference to the Ice Flower.
• Two single-piece armor items, the "Green Cap" and the "Mushroom Cap", slightly resemble Luigi's cap and Toad's head, respectively.
• An outfit based on Mario appears in the game as the Plumber's Set. In current versions, it uses the original red and blue color scheme, while a reverse-color version of the outfit appears in older-generation console versions which is much closer to Mario's appearance in the arcade version of Mario Bros.
• Exclusive to the desktop/mobile versions of the game is a vanity outfit set based on Toad named the Mushroom Set, added in the Journey's End update. It resembles his appearance in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros.
• Rosalina’s dress and crown appear as part of the Star Princess set. Additionally, Rosalina’s wand can be obtained as the Celestial Wand, which when used summons a pet star that resembles a Power Star or a Luma.

The New York Times Connections (Browser)

• The puzzle on June 25, 2023 had "Mario" connect with "Crash", "Link", and "Sonic" as words in the "video game characters" category.
• The puzzle on January 30, 2024 had "power-ups in Super Mario World" as one of its categories. The four words that make up this category are "feather", "flower", "mushroom", and "star".
• The puzzle on December 19, 2024 had "seen in 'Donkey Kong'" as one of its categories. The four words that make up this category are "barrel", "gorilla", "hammer", and "ladder".
• The puzzle on April 11, 2025 had words that are part of titles of Super Mario games ("kart", "sunshine", "galaxy", "world", and "land") as red herrings.
• The puzzle on July 17, 2025 had "Mario World" connect with "glue", "pac", and "power" as phrases that follow the word "super".
• The puzzle on September 10, 2025 had words related to Donkey Kong ("donkey", "kong", and "barrel") as red herrings.

Them's Fightin' Herds (multiplatform)

• The character Tianhuo has an alternate costume inspired by Bowser. The title of the costume is "In Another Castle", referencing the famous line uttered by the Mushroom Retainers from Super Mario Bros.

This is the Only Level TOO (Flash)

• One of the level's iterations references World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. In order to advance, the character must break two blocks in the ceiling and jump above it, then walk to the right as they access a Warp Zone-like area with pipes that lead to the next iteration.

Thomas Was Alone (Steam)

• When the player jumps a total of 2,400 times in the game, an achievement called "Mario" is unlocked, most likely referencing Mario since he is often associated with jumping.

Tiny Tower / Tiny Tower Vegas (iOS/Android)

• On Bitbook, a parody of Facebook, a few of the many randomly generated Bitizens' posts make references to the Super Mario franchise:
  • "I need a plumber to fix my sink and save a princess."
  • "With our new roommate (Bitizen name), we can finally play Mario Party."
  • "Sometimes life sends you a blue shell."
• Two of the unlockable costumes Bitizens can wear are the Plumber A and Plumber B costumes, which are based on Mario and Luigi, respectively.
• In the plumber commercial floor in the original Tiny Tower, a seemingly wilted Piranha Plant in a Warp Pipe and a Mario Cap and overalls hung on a coat hanger stand can be seen in the background.
• The costume shop commercial floor in the original Tiny Tower has a Luigi Cap as the symbol for the custom hat item. Also, the cap as well as his overalls can be seen in the shop's background.
• One of the many Bitizens' quests involves tapping loose Warp Pipes to collect them.
• A series of connected Warp Pipes can be seen below the tower itself.

Tinykin (multiplatform)

• One of the in-game achievements is called "Super Milo Bros.", referring both to the protagonist Milodane and Super Mario Bros.

Toki: Going Ape Spit (Genesis)

• There are blocks in stages starting in Stage 2 that resemble the Hard Blocks from Super Mario Bros.

Toontown: Corporate Clash (PC/Mac)

• All of the plants in the Lawbot HQ are named with plant-based puns on celebrities and pop culture. One of them is Bonsai Bill, referencing the Banzai Bill.

Toontown Online (PC/Mac)

• At Goofy Speedway, there is a Mario Kart-esque racing game complete with items, item boxes and bananas used as obstacles.

Touhou Project series

Touhou Fuumaroku ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland (PC-98)

• The Bakebake that were common enemies in the PC-98 games bear a resemblance to Boos, as well as the basic Puka Puka enemies from the Pocky & Rocky series. Coincidentally, the Duplighosts from Paper Mario would later use the same name in Japanese, albeit spelled differently (バケバケ instead of 化け化け).

Touhou Yumejikuu ~ The Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream (PC-98)

• Two of the in-game objects the player can shoot resemble objects from the Super Mario franchise; Hoshikazo are stars and the Crescent enemies are moons.

Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object (PC)

• The Myouren Temple is likely based on the Treasure Ship from Super Mario Bros. 3. However, the ship's "treasure" only goes as far as a mention in the game's dialogue.

Touhou Shinkirou ~ Hopeless Masquerade (PC)

• After Futo defeats Mamizou, she says "Tanuki are most contemporary of late. To imagine that they wouldst don westerly attire and soareth through the skies!", referencing the Tanooki Suit.

Transformice (multiplatform)

Super Mario references in head accessories

• A large number of accessories purchasable in the Shop reference the Super Mario franchise, including:
  • Plumber cap, Yoshi's eggshell, Blue Shell, and Yoshi hat head items.
  • Brick Block (small box), Mystery Block (large box), Piranha Plant (short and long planks), Mushroom (ball and trampoline), Freezie (anvil), Chain Chomp (cannonball), and Boo (balloon) shaman items.
• There is a defilante title achievement called "Super Mouse Bros".

Trials series

Trials HD (Xbox 360)

• The requirements for the "Donkey Challenge" achievement, finishing the track "Barrels of Laughter" with the Micro Donkey 50cc, is a reference to Donkey Kong and him throwing barrels in his titular game.

Trials Fusion (multiplatform)

The Donkey Kong reference

• Certain levels feature "warp zones", portals that teleport the player to a blocky area where they must transverse between platforms, eventually reaching another portal, which teleports them back to the main track. They are references to the Warp Zones found in Super Mario Bros., the challenges related to completing them even featuring the text that appears when the player enters a Warp Zone: "Welcome to Warp Zone [number]!" Warp zones can be found in "Fusion Factory", "Marina Mania", "Rocky Road", and "The Greater Crater". The Welcome to the Abyss DLC also features "ancient warp zones", which are similar to the normal warp zones except that the player is teleported to desert ruins instead of a blocky space; these can be found in "Titan Causeway", "Enter Atlantis", and "Ancient Machine".
• The "Retrospective" track in the Fault One Zero DLC features the player entering arcade games based on Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, and Lunar Lander, with Warp Pipes connecting the games together.
• In the French version of the game, the description for the track Waterworks is "Fais pas ton super mariole," ("Don't be so smart and clever,") making a pun on mariole ("smart and clever") and "Super Mario".

Trivial Pursuit Live! 2 (Switch)

• In the Nintendo Switch version, one of the Grab Bag questions in Entertainment involves eight characters in the Super Mario franchise: Wario, Luigi, Bowser, King Boo, Goomba, Peach, Toad, and Daisy.

UNDERTALE series

UNDERTALE (PC and multiplatform)

• Some of the sound effects and background music (including "Dogsong") use the Mario, dog, and cat instruments from Mario Paint.
• The enemy Vulkin attacks by having lava spawn on both sides of the board, with fireballs shooting out at the center. These fireballs look and act a lot like Lava Bubbles.
• The PS4 and PS Vita versions of UNDERTALE feature a song titled "Absolutely Overfamiliar Shrine", played after the player donates 13G to the Dog Shrine. The song uses the same soundfont as Super Mario World and is composed in the same style as the Bonus Screen theme from that game.
• In the Nintendo Switch edition, surviving the fight against Mad Mew Mew without getting hit will cause her to exclaim, "That was Gnarly! Tubular! Way Cool! Awesome! Groovy! Mondo! Outrageous! Funky!", the names of the Special Zone courses in Super Mario World.
• Examining a picture on a wall in New Home brings up the message "(Macaroni art of a flower.) ('For King Dad!')", which is a reference to how the Koopalings address King Koopa in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
• In the UNDERTALE 10th Anniversary Stream, one of the lines of the wrong number song is "My favorite M**vel Superhero's D**key Kong!" This is a reference to the internal name of a variable in the game, donkeykongismyfavoritemarvelsuperhero.

DELTARUNE (PC and multiplatform)

Chapter 1

• C. Round transforming into K. Round mimics Mario's transformation into Super Mario, even using a similar-sounding power-up sound effect. At the end of both of its battles, K. Round also shrinks back into C. Round while mimicking Mario's shrinking animation and sound effect.
• A section of the Forest area involves navigating a maze by taking the paths that Lancer (and later Susie) do not. This is a subversion of the Forest Maze area of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, in which Mario must navigate the maze by following Geno.
  • Just before entering the maze, Lancer says "By the way, beware yourselves of the forest maze.", a reference to the Forest Maze's music, officially titled in English as "Beware of Forest Mushrooms".
• Asriel is said to have liked a green egg-laying lizard from a video game named "Super Smashing Fighters", as mentioned by Toriel when asking her about him. He also had a birthday party themed around the character before Asgore and Toriel separated, including eggs with green spots painted on them.

Chapter 2

• The background music "WELCOME TO THE CITY" samples the cat and dog instruments from Mario Paint.
• Berdly's sprite after his roller coaster explodes in his first boss fight is a reference to Mario's death sprite in the original Super Mario Bros.
• The cars with legs are inspired by a default 3D model from Mario Artist: Polygon Studio.
• After Kris, Susie, Noelle, and Berdly are captured by the Queen, Ralsei is left behind. Realizing that she had no more cages left and is unable to capture Ralsei, Queen laughs as the screen fades out with an iris-out transition, accompanied by a sound effect that strongly resembles the end-of-level sound from Super Mario World.
• When checking a box of fruit in Sans' grocery store, the flavor text reads "(Grapes, melons, oranges, and the scent of fresh pineapples...)", referencing lyrics from the DK Rap.
• Talking to Father Alvin about Asriel will make him mention that the latter tried to confess his "sin" of "dropping the lizard in the pit to jump high", a reference to the Yoshi Boost technique from Super Mario World. Asriel then "confessed" to Kris' "sin" of dropping the lizard on purpose.

Chapter 3

• The introduction to Mr. Tenna's Marvelous Mystery Board resembles Cranky's Video Game Heroes, including the stage being depicted as a pre-rendered 3D model like Tenna himself.
• The Legend of Tenna is a direct homage to The Legend of Zelda series, particularly The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. As such, it also heavily references the Super Mario series.
  • The keys used in the Desert Board resemble the ones from Super Mario World.
  • After obtaining the Power Croissant, Susie can pluck coins from weeds in a manner similar to Super Mario Bros. 2. She can also lift other characters over her head similarly to New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
  • Multiple optional coin rooms appear, containing large amounts of coins.
  • In the final secret board that appears during the Sword Route, Fire Bars appear as obstacles.
• In order to win the battle with Lanino and Elnina, Kris, Susie, and Ralsei must say "I Love TV!" 99 times, replicating the sequence in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in which Frankie is forced to say "I love you" 100 times.
• Lanino and Elnina also get into an argument over who the party likes more, referencing Brighton and Twila from Mario Party 6, two other celestial-themed beings who have an argument over who is cooler.
• The cooking show-themed physical challenge includes a jumping mechanic, with physics very similar to Donkey Kong.
  • Jumping over small flames plays a quick jingle much like the one for jumping over obstacles in Donkey Kong, including fireballs. The sound is reused later when sneaking past spotlights. The sound effect is internally named snd_barrel_jump in the game files, furthering the reference.
  • When the physical challenge returns, large green pipes are added which creatures travel between.
• In a hidden room of TV World in which Spamton and Tenna meet, Tenna reacts to Spamton by rapidly yelling, including various instances of "MAMMA MIA", for a prolonged time. The sequence appears to reference the "Mario screaming" meme, in which voice clips of Mario from Super Mario 64 are edited and modulated in rapid fashion.
• The final fight with Tenna involves rapidly switching between all the chapter's minigames, reminiscent of the gameplay of the WarioWare series.

Chapter 4

• Floating Dark Dollar coins can be found in some climbing sections, which spin in place and make a chime when collected.
• In the Jackenstein fight, the crying sound effect that plays when the player puts Jackenstein in the light via the Unleash ACT is very similar to the previously-referenced "Mario screaming", complete with Jackenstein regularly saying "MAMMA MIA".
• The Hammer of Justice, an anthropomorphic tortoise serving as Chapter 4's secret boss, has many moves that reference the Super Mario franchise:
  • Various attacks utilize multi-colored tortoise shells that bounce off of walls, referencing Koopa Shells. They come in green, red, blue and yellow varieties. One such attack involves the Hammer of Justice hitting shells back and forth in a manner reminiscent of various shell-based Bros. Attacks.
  • One attack involves throwing many small hammers that travel in an arc, similar to Hammer Bros.

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  Floating coins

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  The Hammer of Justice throwing hammers and jumping in an arc

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  Reflecting various Koopa-like shells in the Hammer of Justice's battle

Miscellaneous

• In the Winter 2024 newsletter, one possible valentine card from Spamton includes the phrase "[check out the enclosed instruction book]", a direct quote from Hotel Mario's opening cutscene.

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  Spamton's valentine

UPIXO in Action: Mission in Snowdriftland (PC/Switch)

The Mario themed artifacts from Mission in Snowdriftland

Several artifacts, which are unlocked after clearing each level, are based on elements from the Mario series:

• The second artifact, the "Classic Brick", uses the same sprites as the Brick Block in Super Mario Bros., albeit with the tan-colored pixels recolored to yellow.
• The seventh artifact, the "Gorilla Basher", is similar in appearance to the Hammer from Donkey Kong.
• The sixteenth artifact, the "Dino Egg", is the same as a Yoshi's Egg from Super Mario World.
• The twentieth artifact, the "Speed Fungus", is similar in appearance to a Super Mushroom, or a Dash Mushroom from the Mario Kart series specifically due to its name.

Note: While this game was initially created in partnership with Nintendo in order to promote their products as part of an advent calendar (before being delisted), the PC version has no involvement from them, and thus qualifies for a spot here.

Vampire Survivors (multiplatform)

Upon acquiring a coffin, the unlocked character says, "Thank you (player character), but the vampire is in another coffin!", a reference to the mushroom retainers' quote in Super Mario Bros.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (PC)

• When the player passes by the arcade at the Santa Monica pier, sound clips from Donkey Kong can be heard.

Viewtiful Joe (GCN)

• If the player holds down the X button, Joe will throw up a bomb, juggle it on his knee, and whistle the first 6 notes of the Super Mario Bros. theme. If player does it in mid-air, he will whistle another part. If the player does it in Slow Motion, he will whistle another part. This has been removed from the later PS2 release.

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo (multiplatform)

• In the volcano world, there is a bonus area where Gromit must climb a series of platforms while avoiding barrels being thrown by a gorilla, referencing 25m from Donkey Kong.

West of Loathing (Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux)

• In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, the default name for a male horse is Yoshi, rather than Tim.

WHAT THE GOLF? (Apple Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Switch)

• The game's World 8-A features redesigned Brick Blocks and ? Blocks with ! icons, and the world itself also features a Super Mario-themed level that features parodies of World 1-1 and World 1-2 from Super Mario Bros. and of Donkey Kong. The redesigned blocks also return as platforms in other levels.

Where's My Water? (iOS/Android)

• The Lost Levels (a collection of event-based levels from the free version of the game including previous Levels of the Week) references the title of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

World Gone Sour (PC and multiplatform)

• Upon encountering the gum enemies in the first level, the narrator says "You can jump on these to kill 'em? What? Like mushrooms!" This line is referencing the enemy Goomba.

World of Warcraft (PC)

• Two NPCs carrying giant hammers, named Larion and Muigin, have similar names to Mario and Luigi and wear outfits similar to theirs.
• An item known as "red white-spotted mushroom" can be obtained, which is a reference and resembles a mushroom. It bears resemblance to the mushrooms that appear in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
• A green and a purple parrot, named Squawks and Quawks respectively, appear in the game as references to the two parrots of the same names from the Donkey Kong Country series.

Wreck-It Ralph (DS/Wii/3DS)

• The first world of the game is based on Fix-It Felix, Jr., which is based on Donkey Kong in design, Donkey Kong 3-like gameplay, and Donkey Kong Jr. in name. The world's level select screen is also based on artwork used on the Donkey Kong arcade cabinet.
• In a cutscene, Fix-It Felix Jr. says, "Who needs mushrooms, when you can have pie!" to Wreck-It Ralph, referencing the recurring Super Mario items, which, like Felix's invincibility pies, are power-ups.

Yakuza series

Yakuza 0 (PS3 and multiplatform)

• In the substory "Arakure Quest", the second enemy Kiryu faces is referred to by the game as "Gang Goombah". He threatens to "stomp [Kiryu] flat" when confronted, and laments that he was "stomped" instead when beaten.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS4 and multiplatform)

• In the Spanish language version of the game, the achievement for completing every cup and rival race in the Dragon Kart minigame is named "It's-a Me, Ichiban", a reference to Mario's catchphrase. The English version of the achievement is titled "Pop the Cork", a reference to the victory screen from Super Mario Kart.

Yooka-Laylee series

Yooka-Laylee (multiplatform)

• On April 1st, 2017, as a part of the game's Kickstarter stretch goals, Playtonic released The Yooka-Laylee Rap! on their official YouTube channel. The song is an homage to the DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (multiplatform)

• In the tutorial level, Capital B exclaims (with platform-specific buttons omitted), "Bah... Even a stubborn ape could roll-attack and then jump in mid-air!" This is a reference to the Roll Attack of Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong Country series, and the ability to jump out of a Roll Attack while in mid-air.
• Humish's description references Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, saying "Humish the luckiest guard, gets lucky wins all the time on Swarmio Kart 8 Beeluxe."
• The description for the H2GO Tonic references Enguarde, saying "Yooka swims faster, thanks to lessons from a friendly swordfish."
• In the level Boom-Bloom Blast - Breakthrough, there is a section resembling Bramble Blast. The Boom-Blooms themselves are based on Barrel Cannons.
• The secret area has a challenge area with a similar layout to 25m.

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  The section resembling Bramble Blast

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  The challenge resembling 25m

Zombeer (PC)

• At one point a Warp Pipe-esque object takes the player to an underground area with coins, with the player exiting the area via a similar pipe.