Cameos

Throughout the Mario series, many characters from other series made Cameos. The large majority of these cameos are from characters developed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo. Some non-Nintendo characters have appeared as well, such as Sonic.

Donkey Konga
In Donkey Konga the main theme of The Legend of Zelda series is playable.

Donkey Konga 2
In Donkey Konga 2 Toon Link's face appears on a badge and more music from The Legend of Zelda series is playable.

Donkey Kong Country
In the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country Sabrewulf is stuffed and mounted in Cranky's hut, yet it is still alive as it occasionally blinks.

Donkey Kong Country 2
In Donkey Kong Country 2, Cranky Kong, created a challenge to see who could find the most secret DK coins on Crocodile Isle. As Cranky Kong announces the results, players can see both Sonic's shoes and Earthworm Jim's ray-gun next to a garbage can labeled, "No hopers."

Chief Thunder, a character from the fighting game Killer Instinct, makes his cameo on a poster in Cranky's Cabin.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Both Kirby and Stafy appear on posters for movies. Kirby's poster reads "Kirby's Story", while Stafy's poster shows "Legend of Stafy".

Mario Golf (GameBoy Color)
In Mario Golf for the Game Boy Advance, the last club is called "Link's Club" and uses the Triforce as its logo.

Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)
In Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64, the names of various Zelda and Star Fox characters appear on the score board.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Pikmin made a cameo during the events of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. If certain flower beds were struck by a golf ball, Pikmin would pop out of the flowerbed and attempt to flee. These flower beds can be found in various stages.

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the Coin Attack mode can spawn coins in the shape of the.

Super Mario Bros. 3
In Super Mario Bros. 3, the tune the warp whistle plays is also found in The Legend of Zelda. The whirlwind is from the same game. The tune is later found in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap although a bird sweeps Link away, not a whirlwind. It is also played on an Ocarina, not a flute.

Super Mario Galaxy

 * Enemies appear in an airship stage which resemble Deku Scrubs, a Legend of Zelda enemy.
 * In one galaxy, Mario can acquire many star bits from a giant rupee.

''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
In the Mario Zone of Super Mario Land 2 features LEGO-like surfaces. They are not LEGOs, but N&B Blocks, a toy manufactured by Nintendo in the 60s.

''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, if the player looks at Booster's doll, the player can spot a Samus doll.

Link also appears sleeping at the Rose Town Inn every time Mario sleeps there. If Mario tries to talk to him, the Zelda discovery tune plays.

Also, Mario can talk to Samus in the game. When Mario first reaches Land's End, go back to the Mushroom Kingdom castle. In the Guest Room he'll see Samus sleeping, resting for her battle against Mother Brain.

When Mario visited Hinopio's Inn, he saw a model of an Arwing from the Star Fox series Captain Falcon's Blue Falcon and Samurai Goroh's Fire Stingray from the F-Zero series.

Super Paper Mario

 * In one chapter, for knocking over a vase, Mario must pay his debt in rubees, a reference to rupees, the Legend of Zelda currency.
 * The rubees also heavily resemble the red rupee from the Zelda series.
 * Tippi is very resemblance of Navi and similar characters from the Legend of Zelda series
 * She is a fairy
 * She provides advice and observations throughout the game
 * Especially notable is her ability to identify enemies, much like how Navi did in Ocarina of Time.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
In one episode, Mario and his friends go to another planet. When they are under attack by Bowser's spaceship, the aliens on the planet defeat him by singing the Legend of Zelda theme.

Yoshi's Story
In Stages 2-3 and 2-4 of Yoshi's Story, the name "Zelda" appears in the newspaper in the background.

Wario Land II
In Wario Land II, a Crystal Metroid appears as one of the treasures Wario collects.

The Ocarina of Time from The Legend of Zelda series is also one of the treasures Wario collects.

The Legend of Zelda

 * A picture of Peach is mislabeled "Pauline" in Link's Awakening.
 * Pictures of Mario are found throughout Link's town in A Link to the Past.
 * Pictures of various Mario characters can be seen through the windows of Hyrule Castle in Ocarina of Time.
 * Legend of Zelda characters Talon and Ingo resemble Mario and Luigi, respectively.
 * A Yoshi doll can be won in a minigame in Link's Awakening.
 * Chain Chomps appear as pets in Link's Awakening.
 * Wart makes a cameo in Link's Awakening.
 * Link's Awakening features a side scrolling Easter egg featuring Goombas and Piranha Plants.
 * Lakitus and Bob-ombs appear in Minish Cap.
 * Shy Guys appear in Link's Awakening
 * A mask of Mario, among other Nintendo characters, is sold by the Happy Mask Salesman in Majora's Mask

Kirby

 * Various items from other franchises including a coin can be found in Kirby Super Star.