World 1-1 in Brooklyn
An early scene shows Mario and Luigi forced to flee to a nearby apartment to get to work on time after their van breaks down. The camera angle changes to feel well.
What’s even better is that the layout of certain objects (yellow paint cans, crates, air conditioning units, etc.) is exactly the same as the corresponding objects (bricks and item boxes) in the original world 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. 1-1. How is it arranged in a suitable place?
Even sliding down the flagpole outside a restaurant called Burger Castle tops it off.
wealthy mansion
The New York apartment where Mario and Luigi participate in the first plumbing has quite a few references of its own.
galaxy book
Back in the owner’s living room, one of them can be seen reading a book titled “Galaxy” with a spherical planet on the cover reminiscent of the planets in Super Mario Galaxy.
pikmin statue
If you look closely at this same scene, you can see a glass Pikmin statue on the right side of the frame. Miyamoto knows he likes Pikmin very much, so it’s no surprise to see Pikmin nodding a little in the movie.
mario bedroom
Much like the Punchout Diner, Mario’s bedroom is full of references.of course
Famicom
You can see Mario playing Kid Icarus on the Famicom on the stand in front of the TV. Of course, this is easy to spot, but it’s interesting to see Mario playing games on the console he’s playing games on…
erwing
Above the TV is a statue of Star Fox’s Arwing.
blue falcon
There are many posters in Mario’s room, all of which refer to Nintendo’s past. One of our favorites of his is the Blue Falcon poster. This clearly refers to F-Zero’s Captain Falcon vehicle.
duck hunt sign
Heading to fix a leak that threatens Brooklyn, Mario and Luigi pass a sign for a French restaurant that uses an image of Duck Hunt on its sign. It is called “chasse au canard” which means duck hunting in French.
underground music
The musical references in this film almost deserve their own list, but the one that really made us smile in the first place was the “Denham, Denham, Denham” when the Mario brothers first went underground. was the existence of an underground theme. Brooklyn. Delicate and lovely.
Underground sewers are also called 1-2. This is another reference to the underground level for the first time ever in Super Mario Bros.
Luigi’s Mansion Motif
Another musical moment that catches us somewhat off guard from the emergence of Luigi’s mansion theme, which Brian Tyler uses as a small motif when Luigi is first dropped into the Badlands. Easy to catch while walking in the dark forest.
mushroom kingdom
Yet another densely packed location – which makes sense. teeth The world we associate with Mario video games! We had a pretty good look at Mushroom Kingdom back in the trailer, but a few moments really stood out as we watched the finished product.
toad house
If you listen closely to the music in the mushroom kingdom coin bank, you’ll hear the music from Super Mario Bros. 3’s Toad House.
Toadet
The Pigtail Mushroom does not appear in the film, but it does appear briefly on the small poster for Mushroom Kingdom. is drawn.
antique shop
Yes, antique stores are full of little Mario Easter eggs, such as Wrecking Crew Hammers, Super Mario World Dragon Coins, and Super Mario 3D World Super Bells. But one of our favourites, an eager little toad picks up what looks like an old game cartridge and the shopkeeper says, “Yes. We’ve all been there once. Toad, we were all there…
crazy cap
In another blink-and-you’ll-miss moment, you can easily see Super Mario Odyssey’s Crazy Cap store in the crowded streets of Mushroom Kingdom. I wonder if they accept both types of currency…
Diddy Kong Bongo
By zooming in on previous trailers and posters at the “computer-enhanced” level, I had a hunch that Diddy Kong would be in this movie. Of course he does (in the big Donkey Kong fight), but I didn’t expect him to play Donkey Konga-esque bongos!
Cranky Kong’s Super Mario World Map
When plotting the best course to ambush Bowser and his army of Bowser, we looked inside Cranky Kong’s hut and his map design especially caught our eye. If you pay attention to the style and layout, you’ll notice a fair amount of crossover into the map from Super Mario World.
Apparently there is only one cartographer in and around the Mushroom Kingdom…
Ludwig von Kuppa Piano
A small plaque on Kuppa’s piano says that the instrument was made by Ludwig von Kuppa. We think Kupperling’s eldest son is also into his woodwork – hey, it’s good to have a hobby.
drifting
While driving down the Rainbow Road, Mario drifts left to right around sharp corners to avoid oncoming Blue Shell attacks. Performing these drifts will cause small blue, yellow and red sparks to come out from behind the tires, as seen in his Mario Kart series.
ice climber polar bear sign
Returning to Brooklyn for the final battle, we see another reference to the city itself. , advertises its products with an ice climber, a polar bear, on a billboard.
The polar bear can also be seen on a poster in Mario’s bedroom early in the movie, but the autograph was a fun, easy-to-miss moment.
disk store
Also, go back to Brooklyn and check out the Disk-kun Store, whose logo is the little guy we found above. Diskun is a mascot for the Japanese Famicom Disk System, appearing in manuals and making cameo appearances in several games.
good luck card poster
Well, the last thing that made us feel smug for spotting can also be found in the climactic Brooklyn fight. , you can swear there’s a “lucky card” poster in the background, and the word hanafuda as well.
Of course there are many many There are many more references in this film than those listed above, but those that made the cut were some of our favorites. If you find any, please mention them in the comments below.
