In the stands around the arena, we also get a close-up look at DK’s brother Diddy Kong, who debuted in 1994’s Donkey Kong Country. Oh, by the way, the music he plays with Kamek (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is once again Super Mario Bros.’s “World 1-2.”Īs soon as Donkey Kong (voiced by Seth Rogen) steps into the arena, we hear the “DK Rap” song that serves as the intro for 1999’s Donkey Kong 64. And when Bowser plays the piano, we can see the musical instrument belongs to Ludwig von Koopa, a member of the Koopa family introduced in Super Mario Bros. In the prison of the floating island, there’s a Lumen, the living star introduced in Super Mario Galaxy. And while Mario and Luigi use their iconic hats as work uniforms, we get a flashback where we see the classic design of Baby Mario and Baby Luigi wearing the same hats, just like they first did in 1995’s Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.īowser’s floating fortress comes from 2000’s Paper Mario, the first game to feature what is now a classic location in the Super Mario franchise. He also plays with a faulty flashlight, another nod to the Luigi’s Mansion games. This journey also serves for Peach to show the powers of the Fire Flower power-up, which is part of the franchise since Super Mario Bros.Īs soon as Luigi wakes up in the dark lands, we can hear the theme of Luigi’s Mansion, the soft horror franchise where Green Mario is the star. The troop also walks through the “Sand Kingdom,” one of the largest levels in Super Mario Odyssey. The training montage also serves as the official introduction of the Super Shroom, a power-up that makes Mario grow and become stronger.įinally, when Mario, Luigi, and Toad (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key) travel to Kong Island, they pass through Yoshi’s Island, where we see a herd of Yoshis from every color but green. 2, a movement that because a staple for the character in every other game. Finally, during the training montage, Peach floats to the challenge course just like she did in 1988’s Super Mario Bros. The map in the middle of Peach’s throne room also represents classic franchise locations, such as Yoshi’s Island and a desert-inspired by Super Mario Bros. Inside the castle, we can see paintings representing the levels of Super Mario 64, which is fitting since the player chooses levels by jumping inside the paintings in that game. And behind Mario’s bed, we can see a Falcon poster that nods at the hero of the F-Zero franchise. Over his TV, Mario and Luigi also have a model of the battleship of the Star Fox franchise. Inside the brother’s room, Mario is also seen playing 1986’s Kid Icarus, a platformer inspired by Greek mythology. For starters, the heroes' father is also voiced by Charles Martinet, which is a touching recognition of how the voice actor helped create both characters. Mario and Luigi’s home is also filled with Easter eggs and references. And when Mario and Luigi are greeted by a crowd of Brooklyn civilians after they win the fight, Nintendo's late president Satoru Iwata is hiding among the other people. At the movie's end, when Mario and Luigi fight Bowser (voiced by Jack Black) in Brooklyn, we can also see a car wash inspired by 1984’s Balloon Fight. And the person giving an interview to say the Brooklyn flooding is under control is Mayor Pauline, who got kidnapped by Donkey Kong in the 1981 game and has recently gone through a revival thanks to 2017’s Super Mario Odyssey, where she became Mayor of New Kong City. For instance, there’s a “Chasse au Canard” French restaurant that pays homage to Duck Hunt when Mario and Luigi go to the sewers. In other scenes, we can still see Nintendo’s influence in Brooklyn. Playing in the arcade machine is Giuseppe, an energetic character dubbed by Charles Martinet, who’s the voice of Mario and Luigi in the video games. The pizzeria also has a “Jump Man” arcade machine which spoofs 1981’s Donkey Kong, the first game ever to feature Mario, who still didn’t have a name and was called Jump Man. Inside the pizzeria, we can see framed photos of several fighters from multiple Punch-Out games, but there’s also a picture of a duck flying from the grass that references Duck Hunt, the classic NES game in which we used a laser gun to shoot at our TV screen. The movie begins at the Punch-Out Pizzeria, a fictional place that nods at the Punch-Out!! gaming franchise. That doesn’t mean this section of the movie isn’t filled with Easter eggs since we can see Nintendo’s influence everywhere we look. Movie begins, Mario and Luigi are still living in Brooklyn, unaware there’s a magic kingdom populated by living mushrooms and terrifying turtles.
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