Talk:List of references in Nintendo video games

What is Tetris for the Game Boy?
The Game Boy version of Tetris features a two-player mode in which player 1 takes control of Mario and player 2 takes control of Luigi. They're always on-screen, and they are seen celebrating their win or loss after the game. Just as Tetris Attack depicts Yoshi fighting against enemies through the puzzle gameplay, this depicts much of the same. The manual even describes each player's gameplay as "Mario's Game Screen" and "Luigi's Game Screen". They're not just there as background decoration: clearly, the players are controlling them. Now, when I made the proposal about Alleyway, I made the argument that, since Mario is depicted as the one-and-only playable characters, the game is therefore a full-fledged member of the franchise. However, it's not quite that simple in this case, as Mario and Luigi are only playable in one of the two modes; in the other mode, it's just the player by themselves. I will only make the argument that Tetris for the Game Boy should be considered a guest appearance, much like Tetris DS, but the options will all be there for you. The most important fact that I want to make clear is that Mario and Luigi are playable characters in this game, and that matters.

(Due to the little amount of content in the game, both the full-fledged member and guest appearance options won't particularly affect how the game is covered. Both will result in the game having a standalone article; this'll just affect which sections the game will appear in and the like. If it's a cameo, it'll stay on this page, i.e. nothing happens.)

Proposer: Deadline: January 21, 2018, 23:59 GMT

It is a guest appearance

 * 1) Per proposal.
 * 2) It is whatever Tetris Attack is.
 * 3) Per proposal and Alleyway.

It is a cameo

 * 1) - I'll just post what I said on Discord here: Mario and Luigi do appear, but unlike Alleyway, they aren't controlled directly (yes, I think otherwise than what you said in your proposal) or have any major significance on the game. imo, makes perfect sense to me where it is now.

Comments
@Alex: That's a matter of semantics. In every game, it's the player that's controlling everything, but the game clearly depicts Mario and Luigi as the ones doing the actions. Why would the manual describe each screen as Mario's and Luigi's otherwise? 18:23, 7 January 2018 (EST)
 * The only thing you see the characters actually doing is stare at you, followed by a short cutscene afterward with an action determined by the results. The manual referring to Mario and Luigi's screens seems like an editorial choice; they could've said "P1's" and "P2's screen". 18:30, 7 January 2018 (EST)