History MythologyGag / TheSuperMarioBrosMovie

** [[spoiler: During Mario and Donkey Kong's attack on Bowser's army, the latter uses Spinning Kong, his up special.]]

** In the final battle, [[spoiler: Mario suplexes Bowser towards Luigi, who rams headfirst into Bowser's gut. This is a direct reference to Luigi’s side-B move: Green Missile.]]

** [[spoiler:Luigi joins his brother to beat the real Bowser while powered by the Super Star. Their first attack on Bowser after acquiring said Star is the Super Jump Punch, their up special, and they both slam him down using their aerial forward-A meteor smash.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': Bowser reduces a Koopa Troopa into a Dry Bones just for asking what he'll do if [[spoiler:Peach rejects marrying him]] which is similar to his appearance in ''Skylanders: Super Chargers'', where if he took the Koopa Commander upgrade path while the player purchased the Molten Bones Soul Gem upgrade, he can turn Koopa Paratroopas into Parabones via his Molten Monster form.

** Uncle Tony, who was only mentioned in the live-action segment "Glasnuts," finally makes an appearance. He is voiced by Creator/RinoRomano.

** Foreman Spike's harassment of the brothers is similar to the behavior of their business rival Anthony Scapelli from the 1993 film. Fans of the original movie have sometimes speculated that Scapelli is Spike so this could also be a nod to that interpretation.

* In addition to the aforementioned Kong cameos, a slightly-redesigned Eddie the Mean Old Yeti from the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon shows up as part of the Kong army.

* Early in the film, Mario is in his room playing on an NES, looking very similar to the beginning of ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach''.

*** When Luigi arrives in the Dark Lands, he spends a good few moments looking around with his flashlight and calling Mario’s name. This is a direct reference to his default state throughout the series, including the same nervous-shoulder-hunch pose and the cries for Mario provided by the games' HollerButton. The scene even takes place in a dark forest at night, just like the opening cutscene in the game.

* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'': [[spoiler:Powered by the Super Star, Mario and Luigi perform several acrobatic moves and choreographed attacks in a manner that’s extremely reminiscent of their Bros Moves.]]

Being a film based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' is one big mythology gag, but it’s still fun to list the nods to [[MythologyGag the colossal cavalcade of content]] from the first games all the way up to the most recent.

Being a film based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' is one big gag, but it’s still fun to list the nods to [[MythologyGag the colossal cavalcade of content]] from the first games all the way up to the most recent.

** While Mario and Luigi jump through a sidewalk construction site, the placement of the crates and buckets is laid out exactly like the first blocks of World 1-1. This culminates in Mario sliding down a flag pole outside of a castle-shaped burger joint just like the end of the original levels.

Being a film based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'’ is one big gag, but it’s still fun to list the nods to [[MythologyGag the colossal cavalcade of content]] from the first games all the way up to the most recent.

Being a film based on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' features [[MythologyGag a colossal cavalcade of content]] from the first games all the way up to the most recent.

** One of the locations that Mario, Peach and Toad pass through is Bob-omb Battlefield. King Bob-omb is one of Bowser's wedding guests.

** Mario flies with Tanooki Suit at one point.

** The countdown sound from this game is used for the Creator/IlluminationEntertainment logo.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'': Mario having to rescue Luigi from capture by Bowser was previously utilized in this game.

*** King Boo is a guest at Bowser's wedding. Also, Luigi's first scene in the Mushroom Kingdom opens up in a dark forest at night, just like the opening cutscene in the game.
*** When Luigi arrives in the Dark Lands, he picks up his flashlight and calls Mario’s name. Pressing A with no object to interact with will result with Luigi calling out for Mario.

*** When first going around Dark Land, some beats from King Boo's boss theme play before a bit of the main ''Luigi's Mansion'' theme.

*** Luigi's character poster has him lighting his face up with a flashlight, similar to how he does so in the cover for this game.

** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'': When Mario and Luigi hold hands as they spin through the WarpZone, it resembles the advanced variant of their "Swing Bros" attack. This is also the only point in the movie where, [[FreezeFrameBonus for a few frames,]] you can see that Luigi is wearing his fan-favored red-and-white-striped socks, which this game introduced.

** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'': When Mario and Luigi hold hands as they spin through the WarpZone, it resembles the super attack variant of their "Swing Bros."

** One point is also labeled "Mushroom Planet", a likely [[TakeThatTitForTat jab]] at the not-so-subtle ''Mario'' reference from [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 another video-game movie]].

* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'':
** Just like in this game, a Banzai Bill is treated as a FantasticNuke that destroys nearly everything around it, though this one[[note]]thankfully[[/note]] doesn't leave Black Paint in its wake.
** Goombas getting DemotedToExtra happened in this game and ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' wherein they were demoted in favor of Shy Guys being the main part of Bowser's Koopa Troop.

* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'': Just like in this game, a Banzai Bill is treated as a FantasticNuke that destroys nearly everything around it, though this one[[note]]thankfully[[/note]] doesn't leave Black Paint in its wake.

* The Nintendo VanityPlate seen at the beginning of the movie features sprites of Mario and Luigi hitting a Question Block a few times before the logo appears and they then run offscreen. This is reminiscent of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] start-up sequence if a disk has not been inserted.

** A computer repair store seen in the background during the finale is named after and prominently features the Famicom mascot Diskun.

** Bowser is trapped in a bottle after being defeated just like his fate the Sprixie Princesses did to him at the end.

** The Punch-Out Pizzeria at the beginning has a ''Donkey Kong'' arcade machine, but rebranded as ''Jump Man'' as a reference to Mario's original name and Cranky Kong himself is replaced by a yeti. It's even played by a patron named Giuseppe, who wears the same red overalls/blue shirt combo Mario had during that time and [[ActorAllusion is also voiced]] by Creator/CharlesMartinet.

** The Punch-Out Pizzeria at the beginning has a ''Donkey Kong'' arcade machine, but rebranded as ''Jump Man'' as a reference to Mario's original name and Donkey Kong himself is replaced by a yeti. It's even played by a patron named Giuseppe, who wears the same red overalls/blue shirt combo Mario had during that time and [[ActorAllusion is also voiced]] by Creator/CharlesMartinet.