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| 7 | [[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld1991 https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/455cb1ee_1945_41b6_9a2a_ca81d615aa01.png]]]] |
| 8 | [[caption-width-right:350:That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario! *wheeze*]] |
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| 10 | ->'''Mario:''' Is he talking about us?\ |
| 11 | '''Luigi:''' You better believe it! |
| 12 | -->-- From a commercial bumper for ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' |
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| 14 | Being possibly the most recognizable game series of all time, of course ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' is going to [[MemeticMutation mutate some memes]]! |
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| 16 | Memes about Donkey Kong can be [[Memes/{{Nintendo}} found here]]. |
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| 18 | !!Media with their own subpages: |
| 19 | [[index]] |
| 20 | * ''Memes/HotelMario'' |
| 21 | * ''Memes/SuperMarioOdyssey'' |
| 22 | * ''Memes/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' |
| 23 | * ''Memes/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' |
| 24 | [[/index]] |
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| 27 | %%PLEASE, REMEMBER: Memes that don't explain where they came from will be deleted. Even if you think it's self explanatory, there are people who will not get it. There is no such thing as a universal meme. |
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| 29 | !!Please add entries in the following format: |
| 30 | * The meme. [=[[=]labelnote:Explanation[=]]=]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary.[=[[/=]labelnote[=]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]] |
| 31 | ** Further mutations and successor memes, if any. |
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| 33 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 35 | !!Meta |
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| 37 | [[folder:Meta]] |
| 38 | * Mario is a drug addict.[[labelnote:explanation]]The Super Mushrooms look a lot like ''Amanita Muscaria'', a real-life hallucinogenic mushroom. This had led people to commonly joke that they are drugs, and that Mario and Luigi's adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom are just a drug trip.[[/labelnote]] |
| 39 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCYIpp2nZ34 Headbanging Mario]][[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUxYUcuLoso An old Singapore Airlines commercial used Mario]] to promote its in-flight entertainment system. Some found the brief moment [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment where Mario is mimicking the passenger's headbanging]] amusing.[[/labelnote]] |
| 40 | * [[Advertising/TheYearOfLuigi The Ear of Luigi]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]A mishearing of Creator/SatoruIwata when announcing The Year of Luigi.[[/labelnote]] |
| 41 | * Daisy is just a Peach clone.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to being a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to Princess Peach/Toadstool in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' and a PaletteSwap in the N64 era, this phrase got common in the fandom post-GCN era because of her similar animations to Peach and her gown being an orange version of Peach's, despite her redesign in ''VideoGame/MarioParty4''. Made HilariousInHindsight when Daisy was announced as an Echo Fighter of Peach in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', which made her a ''literal'' "[[MovesetClone clone]]" of Peach.[[/labelnote]] |
| 42 | * FINALLY GETS THE SUMMER OFF GOES TO BEACH [[GoombaStomp AND GETS STOMPED BY MARIO]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A ''Nintendo-created'' one, actually, from their American Facebook page. It lampshades the ButtMonkey status of TheGoomba.[[/labelnote]] |
| 43 | * [[Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto Miyamoto]] is Bowser Jr.'s [[MisterSeahorse mother!]][[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://amp.twimg.com/v/740d45c5-8434-4168-a303-30c34286df16 A video]] made to promote ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' featured Miyamoto addressing various myths related to the franchise non-verbally. His reaction to the question "Do you know who Bowser Jr.'s mother is?" [[http://kai-clavier.tumblr.com/post/128770892681 nodding and then pointing to himself.]] People interpreted this... [[HoYay inter]][[InterspeciesRomance estin]][[MisterSeahorse gly.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 44 | * "Hipster Bowser", or "Nerd(y) Bowser", from a Japanese [[Platform/Nintendo3DS New 3DS]] ad starring Music/KyaryPamyuPamyu has caught on quite a bit. |
| 45 | * Mario Games Repainted [[labelnote:Explanation]]A type of ROM Hack where a group of people replace textures/songs/dialogue with memes to comedic effect.[[/labelnote]] |
| 46 | * "Cover your eyes, son!" Parental Control Bowser [[labelnote:Explanation]] Shortly after their January reveal of the details of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo released [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03bAayBtcb0&t=15s a cute video of Bowser and Bowser Jr.]] demonstrating how the console's parental control system works. While the entire video became something of a meme, one moment in particular where Bowser covers his son's eyes stands out. It's often paired with another scene of Bowser Jr. looking at the TV screen with various inappropriate things ([[TakeThat or any kind of media]]) spliced in.[[/labelnote]] |
| 47 | * Luigi board.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Mishearing of ouija board, which originated on Yahoo! Answers.[[/labelnote]] |
| 48 | * Capitan Todd. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After an update to ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' came out, a user on [=NeoGAF=] made [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=176642051 a thread]] asking if anyone else was having problems running the game, but misspelled the game's name as "Capitan Todd". After [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=176642051#post176642051 several other users ran with it]], it eventually became a well-known joke on the forum.[[/labelnote]] |
| 49 | * '''BING BING WAHOO''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally came from a [[Website/FourChan 4chan]] copypasta mocking the somewhat abrasive sound effects of the more modern Mario titles as well as Platform/NintendoSwitch fans who play the system in public. [[InsultBackfire It was eventually adopted by the Mario fandom themselves,]] who usually use the phrase as a way of jokingly poking fun at Mario.[[/labelnote]] |
| 50 | * #[=WiggerWednesday=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4wY9BqWsAAoTUs.png This tweet]] from Nintendo of America's Website/{{Twitter}} rose to infamy when they missed the "L" in Wiggler ("wigger" is a derogatory term for a white youth [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy who adopts culture associated with black people;]] the word itself is a portmanteau of "white" and... well... the n-word). Even years later, the hashtag is still used to share pictures of Wigglers on Wednesday.[[/labelnote]] |
| 51 | * Yoshi committed tax fraud. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from a {{UsefulNotes/Dada}}-esque [[https://druddigon.tumblr.com/post/145037127712/drn-000-druddigon-drn-000-1-nothing-2 Tumblr post]]. The idea of a RidiculouslyCuteCritter like Yoshi committing tax fraud is seen as humorously absurd.[[/labelnote]] |
| 52 | ** We have proof! [[labelnote:Explanation]]On January 15th, 2019, the Supper Mario Broth Twitter brought the meme back into the spotlight when they posted [[http://twitter.com/mariobrothblog/status/1085320705095413762 a tweet]] showing that in ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'', Yoshi is the ''only character'' (in a roster of 26) that asks to be exempt from paying taxes when one of the players builds a tax office.[[/labelnote]] |
| 53 | ** [[LaserGuidedKarma Looks like the government got him back.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]On February 20th, 2019, a [[https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/02/20/us-government-stole-yoshis-island-music-for-flash-games-about-recycling story]] came out, pointing out that the EPA had accidentally used music from ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS'' for a Flash game about recycling, which many took as the government giving Yoshi his comeuppance for his crimes.[[/labelnote]] |
| 54 | * [[http://iguanamouth.tumblr.com/post/139803774972/i-had-a-dream-where-i-met-yoshis-dad-but-his-name Yobby.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Tumblr user had a dream where he met Yoshi's dad, Yobby, who looked like a blue Yoshi with a long neck. Yobby quickly became a popular fan character with lots of art and ''even his own theme music''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 55 | * Super Crown [[labelnote:Explanation]]On September 13th, 2018, it was revealed that a deluxe port of ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' was coming to the Platform/NintendoSwitch. One of the new additions is a playable Toadette who can obtain a new power-up called a "Super Crown", which can transform her into a Peach-like character with her floating mechanic known as "Peachette". Simply put, this one power-up in a simple port job has exploded into meme stardom like '''''nothing else''''' in the Mario fandom... hence the absurd number of sub-memes here.[[/labelnote]] |
| 56 | ** "But seriously, who is Peachette?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Peachette appears to be a fusion of Peach and Toadette and has baffled the ''Mario'' fandom. With how loose the ''Mario'' series's canon is, people have jokingly come up with bizarre rumors about Peachette to the point where news websites even covered their confusion over the character.[[/labelnote]] |
| 57 | ** JustForFun/{{Bowsette}} [[labelnote:Explanation]]A combination of the above and "[[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey Mario and Bowser are gay]]", Bowsette was originally spawned out of a [[https://twitter.com/ayyk92/status/1042465252221181954 fancomic]] in which, after Peach rejects both Mario and Bowser at the end of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', Bowser brandishes a Super Crown and starts dating Mario as a female humanoid with aspects of Peach (dress, hair, earrings, breasts) and Bowser (spiked bands, fangs, shell, horns). FanArt and edits of the original comic quickly followed. This quickly spread into the Japanese ''Mario'' fandom and Website/{{Twitter}}, with the name "Koopa-hime" (クッパ姫, translated Princess Koopa, a play on Bowser's Japanese name King Koopa.), with several well-known {{manga}}ka releasing their own versions. This also sees crossover with the Double Cherry power-up from ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' being used for [[ScrewYourself unintended purposes]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 58 | *** She's canon, right? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some sites have provided prank images of Nintendo announcing Bowsette as an actual character, fooling a large number of people. Not helping matters is concept art from the VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey artbook, which revealed that at one point Bowser had his own version of Cappy that he would use on Peach, with the result looking surprisingly similar to the red-haired, tan-skinned version of Bowsette.[[/labelnote]] |
| 59 | *** Deepest lore. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fans have proposed the idea that Bowser Jr. thought Princess Peach was his mother because of Bowsette's resemblance to her, or at least are amused by the idea that this would be true. Musings of [[InterspeciesRomance Mario being the father]] are not far behind, especially as an explanation for Jr's Shadow Mario disguise. Understandably, the term "deepest lore" is making fun of the fact that such a key backstory question would have such a disturbing answer.[[/labelnote]] |
| 60 | *** Bowser Jr's reaction [[labelnote:Explanation]]Re-imagining Bowser as Bowsette has a range of implications for Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings. Either they're traumatized by the whole event, happy that they finally have a mom, or they get involved and are also transformed into cute girls by the Super Crown. What this means for Wendy O. Koopa depends on the artist as well.[[/labelnote]] |
| 61 | ** Peachyboo/Boo(s)ette [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another offshoot of the "Super Crown" meme, with King Boo wearing it and turning into a CuteGhostGirl version of Peach. At least two versions exist, one wearing a white wedding dress and the other with a black Victorian outfit. While Bowsette is largely associated with Mario, Boo(s)ette has more of an association with Luigi, since pairing nemesis (nemeses?) with each other provides for interesting interactions.[[/labelnote]] |
| 62 | *** And Chompette makes three! [[labelnote:Explanation]]While many characters from the ''Mario'' series have been given the Super Crown, the three most common subjects are Bowsette, Peachyboo, and some variant of Chain Chomp for [[ChainedByFashion whatever]] [[SlasherSmile reason]]. Generally, whenever Bowsette has an army of super-crowned characters, Chompette will be prominently featured; she's even been used to make a FreudianTrio GirlPosse with Bowsette and Peachyboo.[[/labelnote]] |
| 63 | ** Infinite Waifus! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Super Crown has been applied to numerous other ''Mario'' characters, including things such as Yoshi, Chain Chomps, Magikoopas, Piranha Plants, Goombas, Bloopers, Thwomps, and even the haunted piano and giant eel from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. Certain artists have noticed the trend and warned that Nintendo has created a tool to create 'infinite Waifus'. The meme has become oddly meta and recursive, with attempts to destroy the crown in lava resulting in a Lava Peach, Peach herself considering putting the crown on or taking off her own crown to reveal a smaller Toad-like form, the crown being put on non-''Mario'' characters like [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry King K. Rool]] or [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]], the crown being put on certain characters like Wario or Waluigi... and having absolutely no change (or turning them into a {{Butterface}}), the original Peachette form becoming jealous of all the attention that Bowsette and other "-ette" beings are getting, and the crown being put on top of another crown. Older fans have compared this to the [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Midnight Bliss]] phenomenon, where a move or powerup was used to deliberately invoke Rule 63 on everyone just to make them into cute girls.[[/labelnote]] |
| 64 | *** Eevette [[labelnote:Explanation]]A vaguely Super Crown-ized [[http://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/1044723448096813056?s=19 version of Eevee]] from Franchise/{{Pokemon}} made by one of the graphic designers at Creator/GameFreak. The work barely features any ''Mario''-related elements (Eevee is wearing a small crown, but that's it) and the characters look more like regular teen-to-20-something humans with Eevee and Pikachu heads. Considering Game Freak's most successful IP (Pokémon) is jointly owned by Game Freak, Nintendo and Creatures Inc., this was ''very'' likely to avoid turning heads they didn't want to turn.[[/labelnote]] |
| 65 | *** That's not how names work! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Many people have pointed out that Super Crown-induced genderbends being named "[name]ette" doesn't make sense, as Peachette is only named as such due to being a combination of '''Peach''' and Toad'''ette'''. Occasionally, this is responded with "You're part of the problem!", courtesy of WebVideo/ProZD's video on Bowsette.[[/labelnote]] |
| 66 | *** It's too powerful! [[labelnote:Explanation]]All attempts to stop the Super Crown meme from spreading have failed, both in universe and out. Portrayals of the characters attempting to destroy the crown inevitably backfire, the fact that famous artists have contributed to the meme have only made it grow stronger, and the Bowsette character has even made news discussions.[[/labelnote]] |
| 67 | ** [=BlooPearl=]/Pearl is a Blooper [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' character Pearl is a squid-girl who wears a crown and a white dress. With the memetic status of the Super Crown, images have cropped up of her actually being a Blooper who put the crown on and/or encountering a Blooper wearing the crown.[[/labelnote]] |
| 68 | ** Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}} is unamused. [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's not uncommon to show the ''Mario'' cast [[OhCrapThereAreFanficsOfUs reacting in horror]] at the sheer amount of possible [[RuleThirtyFour rule 34]] unleashed by the Super Crown's introduction, and Sonic being [[SeenItAll completely unfazed]] due to the nature of the ''Sonic'' fandom.[[/labelnote]] |
| 69 | ** 10 coins [[labelnote:Explanation]]The reality is that whenever anyone but Toadette picks up the Super Crown, all they get is an additional 10 coins. Some fanart pokes fun at this.[[/labelnote]] |
| 70 | *** Sorry Luigi! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The official website explaining the 10 coins rule takes the time to apologize to Luigi, of all characters. As Luigi has previously been depicted, both in comics and in game (''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' to be exact), as wearing Princess Peach's dress for reasons (the in-game one is a fall-back that had to be resorted to when Fawful saw through their first plan), there are a lot of counter-proposals suggesting he's already a pretty princess and doesn't need the crown.[[/labelnote]] |
| 71 | * Toad as [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Trump]]'s dick [[labelnote:Explanation]]In a tell-all book by porn star Stormy Daniels, she [[https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45573951 compared]] Trump's penis to the "mushroom character from ''Mario Kart''." The sheer absurdity and lewd factor of this statement inevitably resulted in the Internet going wild with it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 72 | * Mario Goes To The Fridge To Get A Glass Of Milk. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://youtu.be/VTCAKLEASsI?t=546 Originating from a video made by Pikasprey]], this meme is pretty similar to [[Memes/{{Kirby}} Kirby Does His Taxes]], poking fun at the idea that adding a famous character like Mario to a mundane task like getting a glass of milk automatically makes it fun and exciting. [[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]] also did a video under this title. (The similarity to a ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''-inspired [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1uDQ8mTYUHQ advertisement from the "Got Milk?" campaign]] probably helped.)[[/labelnote]] |
| 73 | * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/8snjpn/what_would_you_do/ What are the Mario Bros views on X?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image macro that compares Mario and Luigi's views on a certain topic. While Mario's opinion [[StraightMan is usually reasonable, well thought-out, and moderately long]], Luigi gives a [[CrossesTheLineTwice radical, offensive, and nonsensical response in the form of a short, snappy rhyme.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 74 | * [[SelfImposedChallenge Coinless runs]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A SelfImposedChallenge popularized by [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumgUoIV9t2aGtaQXmwXIAg MayroSMM]], involving going through a Mario game while trying not to collect any coins at all. Many other [=YouTubers=] have tried their hand at beating ''Mario'' games without collecting coins afterwards.[[/labelnote]] |
| 75 | * [[JustForFun/OneMarioLimit Bowser]] takes over Nintendo. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On February 21st, 2019, Reggie Fils-Aime announced he was retiring as President of Nintendo of America. However, many people were skeptical of the announcement upon seeing the name of his successor: Doug ''BOWSER''. Cue a HurricaneOfPuns, fanart, and speculation on what Bowser would do if he had power at Nintendo. Became an AscendedMeme when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dsfr0q1wSc he actually "met" Bowser at E3 2019]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 76 | ** [[http://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1098665374114082816 We never getting a new Mario game ever again]][[labelnote:Explanation]]These jokes have been openly embraced by Bowser even before his Presidency. Once he was announced, [[http://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/601168035257397249 this]] tweet and its accompanying picture started circulating again, even becoming the thumbnail of Doug's Know Your Meme entry. (The picture in question is of Doug holding a card reading "Thank you for the warm welcome" [[FunnyBackgroundEvent while two plushes of Mario and Luigi are on a shelf behind him, tied together with the cord of a GameCube controller]].)[[/labelnote]] |
| 77 | ** Bowser may be evil, but he's not Creator/ActivisionBlizzard evil. [[labelnote:Explanation]]In response to the Activision-Blizzard harassment case, Doug Bowser [[https://www.polygon.com/22798540/activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-nintendo-bowser wrote a note to employees at Nintendo of America]] and called the case "disturbing and distressing". Due to association, many made jokes that even though Bowser (the fictional villain) kidnaps princesses, he [[EvenEvilHasStandards would never do something that evil]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 78 | * We are going to beat you to death. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECCQZ__XkAUekAH.jpg box]] of Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats with a tie-in promotion for ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' became notorious for depicting the penguins featured in the game, who not only have [[EarlyDraftTieIn outdated character models]], but look unintentionally intimidating.[[/labelnote]] |
| 79 | * Wario dies in X while doing Y. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Many fans in 2019 started uploading videos that had audio mixed with various Wario soundbites which portrayed Wario dying under comically bizarre circumstances. Examples include Wario [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcsasSLEa94 dying in a car crash]] while listening to Music/EdSheeran, dying in the [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki bombing of Hiroshima]] while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CLuX79WlJU eating spicy curry]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaAQQdAc-2E dying in a helicopter crash]] in the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VfPfrPe85I dying in]] the 1986 UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}} disaster.[[/labelnote]] |
| 80 | ** '''[[BigOMG OH MY GOD]]!!! WAAAAAAHHHH-'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The first part of the quote comes from the NTSC-J version of ''VideoGame/MarioParty1'' for Nintendo 64, while the second is his scream from ''Mario Kart 64''. Both of these lines are regularly combined in these videos and said by Wario just as a disaster is about to hit him.[[/labelnote]] |
| 81 | * Nintendo's sex icon, Mario.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone on Twitter mentioned that while characters like [[Characters/LikeADragonKazumaKiryu Kiryu]] and the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' version of Leon give off a "what is sex" vibe, Mario... doesn't. Since then, people have jokingly referred to Mario as a sex icon despite (or because of) the lack of sexualization he has in the slightest in canon.[[/labelnote]] |
| 82 | * Mario screaming [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Hp1LW08Yc&t=12s This video]] of Mario screaming continuously, made by putting his "burned" sound bite from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' on a custom loop, has been replicated many times with other characters.[[/labelnote]] |
| 83 | ** [=MmmAAAAAAA=]/MA-MAAAAAA [[labelnote:Explanation]]Bits of audio from the aforementioned video, used to represent an exasperated scream or a BigNo in videos. Also in another note, [[https://youtu.be/32Hp1LW08Yc?t=56 this particular segment]] of said video is used for audio of someone performing a CurbStompBattle or going into an UnstoppableRage.[[/labelnote]] |
| 84 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJ_bt95p3M Super Mario on the PS4]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]This comes from an [[StylisticSuck intentionally poorly-made video (with a crappy boxart accompanying it)]] of Mario saying "Hello! It's-a me, Super Mario on the [[Platform/PlayStation4 PS4]]!" and then shouting [[SensoryAbuse very loudly.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9rY31-JTyA97BW853PhW8lnnoB7Bms2B This naturally led to other characters being put on other consoles with similar videos accompanying them]], like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnU061uMkM Super Luigi on the XBOX ONE]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVzdN8k5IGo Wario on PC]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXq6xHUZqwU Funky Kong on Google Stadia]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 85 | * Stock sad Mario images [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://twitter.com/McTroid/status/1262493465914507265 As this tweet points out]], practically every time a news site makes an article about bad news that concerns Nintendo, they nearly ''always'' use one of the same three or four images. Thus, the prevalence of these images has led to them being mocked for their staggering overuse.[[/labelnote]] |
| 86 | * I've won… but at what cost?[[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ive-won-but-at-what-cost An image of]] a semi-transparent Wario looking down dejectedly, with a cloudy sky as a background and the text as an overlay. Often used for a reaction to a PyrrhicVictory or a WasItReallyWorthIt situation.[[/labelnote]] |
| 87 | * [[WorthIt I've won!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sort of a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] of the PyrrhicVictory effect of the above mentioned "I've won...but at what cost?" meme, featuring the same image - but with a laughing Wario superimposed over the original's face and the text edited to simply say "I've won!" implying the subject considers whatever unspeakable crimes they may have committed to achieve their goals to be WorthIt. Depending on the situation, may cement the subject as a HeroicComedicSociopath.[[/labelnote]] |
| 88 | * Drink all the shampoo in the house [[labelnote:Explanation]]Likely due to its NonSequitur humor, it's a common trend within online communities to [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/468916221975199745/768482923266965544/Warios_Tips.jpg associate Wario with drinking]] [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/369057918596808705/772845789079928832/unknown-6.png all of the shampoo in your house.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 89 | * [kicks in door] give me your liver [[labelnote:Explanation]] A reaction image of Mario kicking open someone's door and the words "give me your liver" hastily edited into the second panel. Used to represent what one thinks is an AssPull moment from a given character or jokingly saying that they're going to come to the poster's house and tear out their liver due to their actions, similar to the [[Memes/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball "you have lost penis privilege"]] meme. Video variations (usually ending with Mario reaching towards or jumping at the screen) are also very popular and often make the audio [[SensoryAbuse very loud]] so it can seem like Mario is shouting.[[/labelnote]] |
| 90 | * Mario will die on March 31st, 2021/Mario Gets Publicly Executed [[labelnote:Explanation]]After being rumored for many months, much to the excitement of fans, the existence of ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' (a CompilationRerelease for the Switch of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' for the ''Super Mario'' series' 35th anniversary) was finally revealed in September 2020, but with a major catch; the game would be taken off store shelves and the Nintendo eShop after March 31st 2021, with no as-of-yet known recourse for players who would had not yet purchased the game. Another game that was announced was ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros35'', which would have had its servers shut down at the exact same date. This bizarre decision led to a lot of jokes about Nintendo killing off their mascot and going to extreme lengths to cover up the game's existence once the deadline had passed, as well as future {{Milestone Celebration}}s involving Nintendo trying to cover up the existence of Mario games in general. This meme gained more traction once it was announced that the original ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' on Wii U [[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1331614255016194050 would also have the ability to upload levels removed on that date]]. It got to the point where Super Mario Wiki completely {{unperson}}ed Mario as its April Fools joke for 2021. Music/SiIvaGunner followed suit, privating all of their existing Mario rips and uploading new rips with Mario's name removed (This event lasted for a few days, and privated rips would be brought back).[[/labelnote]] |
| 91 | ** [[Memes/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Sephiroth enforcing the date]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]On December 10th of 2020, ''Final Fantasy''[='s=] Sephiroth was announced for ''Smash Ultimate'', and part of his trailer included him seemingly impaling Mario... before it's revealed that he only caught the plumber's overalls loop in his blade. The shot of Mario seemingly being murdered in cold blood led many to joke that this was how the ''Super Mario'' franchise was going to conclude at the end of March 31st, 2021.[[/labelnote]] |
| 92 | ** Don't worry, they'll revive him for golf [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the release of ''[[VideoGame/MarioGolf Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' being set on June 25th, 2021, three months after the distribution of ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' ended, many people have joked that Mario will be revived so he can play golf.[[/labelnote]] |
| 93 | ** VideoGame/PacMan is Nintendo's new mascot / Pac-Man killed Mario [[labelnote:Explanation]]Just 6 days after ''Super Mario Bros. 35'' was removed, Nintendo announced ''VideoGame/PacMan99'', a battle royale version of Pac-Man, which had no end date (well, at least until 2023) unlike ''Super Mario Bros. 35.'' This led to jokes that Nintendo was replacing Mario with Pac-Man as their new mascot, or that he was the one who executed Mario.[[/labelnote]] |
| 94 | ** "Mario's not dead, [[TomatoInTheMirror Luigi is]]".[[labelnote:Explanation]]A similar response to the above, but with a screenshot of Luigi's HeroicSacrifice from ''WebAnimation/RiseOfTheMushroomKingdom'', largely to push the source meme as a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]] |
| 95 | * This, but with Joycon drift [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the announcement of ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'', people started making posts that simply said this phrase alongside a picture of [[ThatOneLevel/SuperMarioBros any of the various infamous levels from the original three games]], joking about the FakeDifficulty that would be added to the already-hard levels by such a hinderance.[[/labelnote]] |
| 96 | * Nintendo is making a Princess Peach porn game [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/21/21449786/nintendo-dmca-porn-sex-hentai-princess-peach-untold-tale On September 21st of 2020]], it came out that ''Peach's Untold Tale'', a porn game starring Peach which was around since 2012 and was still receiving updates, had suddenly been taken down by Nintendo. Considering several of Nintendo's takedowns have preceded announcements relevant to those takedowns (such as ''VideoGame/AnotherMetroid2Remake'' being taken down 10 months before ''VideoGame/MetroidSamusReturns'' was announced, or the ''Super Mario Bros. 1'' battle royale getting shut down half a year before ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros35''), this naturally led to people claiming that Nintendo DMCA'd the fan porn game because they planned on making an official one. Peach would receive her own game few years later with ''VideoGame/PrincessPeachShowtime'', though without anything NSFW, obviously.[[/labelnote]] |
| 97 | * Foreman Spike [[labelnote:Explanation]] A character from the pre-''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' game ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'', in which he served as both the titular plumbers' boss and as the antagonist for the game, and has since had cameos in some later ones. In August 2021, comedian Sebastian Mansicalco revealed on the ''Bertcast'' podcast that he would be voicing the character in [[Creator/IlluminationEntertainment Illumination Entertainment's]] upcoming animated Mario movie (later confirmed during the cast reveal, where the icon representing his character was Spike's head), which led to a surge of popularity for the rather obscure character because prior to the Nintendo Direct reveal (see "The Super Mario Bros Movie" section) Illumination had been very secretive about the movie, so people were happy to at least learn ''something'' about it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 98 | * T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Nintendo Character Guide published by Nintendo of America in 1993 claims this to be Yoshi's full name. While the guide is not {{canon}} (it [[WordOfDante was written by someone unaffiliated]] with Nintendo of Japan and was [[NoExportForYou not published over there]]), the name quickly became a popular subject of parody thanks to how ridiculous it sounded, even by the ''Mario'' series' famously eclectic standards.[[/labelnote]] |
| 99 | * Toad singing [[labelnote:Explanation]]Toad has a notoriously high-pitched voice, and having him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J64nMCUi1c sing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XZcgDkO9o popular]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ci-V9HzXV0 songs]] is a very popular thing on [=YouTube=], for [[CringeComedy obvious]] [[SensoryAbuse reasons.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 100 | * one day mario woke up and decided to take a shit because hey he's mario. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The beginning of an ''extremely'' NSFW copypasta derived from a fanfic where Mario engages in sexual activities with [[BestialityIsDepraved Yoshi]] and [[BrotherSisterIncest Luigi]]. The copypasta tends to sporadically be posted in a few places, most likely to {{squick}} people out.[[/labelnote]] |
| 101 | * [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mayro Mayro]], [[StylisticSuck an intentionally poorly-drawn version of Mario with a misspelled name]], is quite infamous, especially thanks to the [[VideoGame/SupraMayroBross two]] [[VideoGame/SupraMayroKratt games]] featuring him. |
| 102 | * Rapper / Gangster Mario [[labelnote:Explanation]]A clip of Mario beatboxing from [[https://youtu.be/o7H3PHkU1rk a Japanese commercial]] for ''Super Mario Ball'' (''Mario Pinball Land'' in America). The clip initially gained popularity in the mid-late 2000s, with videos popping up where Mario's rapping was set to other songs, and a gif of the clip was quite popular. It made a comeback in 2019, this time in the form of an image macro where Mario introduces himself and starts rapping, usually about [[CrossesTheLineTwice something offensive played for humor]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 103 | * Gilbert / Uncanny Mario [[labelnote:Explanation]]A black and white image of Mario edited to be unnerving. He’s commonly used as a reaction image along with happy Mario to show how something goes from good to bad.[[/labelnote]] |
| 104 | * Shaved Mario [[labelnote:Explanation]] An [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/372/176/c64.png image]] of Mario edited to look like he shaved all of his hair, which is often reposted and seen as a "cursed image" due to how odd it looks.[[/labelnote]] |
| 105 | * Diaper Toad [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of Toad wearing a diaper coming from [[https://youtu.be/ytIKxTP2NcY this]] video where Polygon editor Patrick Gil tries to convince the Nintendo of America Twitter account to retweet the image of Diaper Toad posted onto Polgyon's Twitter. Soon, the image spread around Twitter, spawning [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/275/311/77a.jpg fanart]] and even [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/275/312/1bd.jpg a custom Amiibo]]![[/labelnote]] |
| 106 | * [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/creepy-mario Creepy Mario]] [[labelnote:Exlanation]]Back in 2010, an image of Shigeru Miyamoto cutting a cake for Mario's 25th anniversary was posted online. People noted that a man in a Mario costume in the background seemed unintentionally creepy and quickly began photoshopping him into various images to make him even creepier, usually involving him watching someone else or popping up in unexpected locations.[[/labelnote]] |
| 107 | * Mario vs. Tesla[[labelnote:Explanation]]A person on twitter decided to run an experiment on chatbot site Character.ai, notably seeing if they could make an AI sentient. The AI in question happened to be modeled off Mario's 64 incarnation, and the user decided to tell him about Elon Musk, and the Tesla company. Naturally, this set Mario off to wage a war against Tesla with several other AIs on the site in belief Elon and Tesla are some sort of EvilInc, somehow properly timing with a full-on cyberattack on Cybertrucks. The full thread documenting this situation can be read [[https://twitter.com/_Velvet64/status/1620215303186821122 here.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 108 | * Chonky Toad Dance [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH4IXjmaqaQ A clip]] of a Toad mascot dancing from a showcase video of Universal Studio Japan's Super Nintendo World saw edits in early 2021 where he danced to different music.[[/labelnote]] |
| 109 | * So Retro [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://tenor.com/view/retro-mario-super-mario-so-retro-retro-mario-gif-27452703 One particular gif]] of Mario hitting a ? Block, stomping a Goomba, and then picking up a Super Mushroom has gone memetic in ''Mario'' fan circles because of how mishmashed its assets look, using the original (improperly sized) retro sprites for Mario and the Goomba but modern art for the ground and pipe behind Mario, as well as Super Mario just being Small Mario but with his sprite vertically stretched. This has led to the gif widely being used to mock bad attempts at {{Retraux}} art.[[/labelnote]] |
| 110 | * The Mario Koala [[labelnote:Explanation]]In Queensland, Australia, there exist various koala statues that were made for the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation around 2013-2015 and were each painted to resemble something. One of them was [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/f02768f600b80abc02d0964745c8a55e/tumblr_oko7kh0MPH1rrftcdo1_500.jpg painted to look like Mario]], which gained lots of online attention due to how unintentionally off-putting its appearance is.[[/labelnote]] |
| 111 | * Mario, the idea vs. Mario, the Man [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/454/738/66d A fake, intentionally comedic essay]] made by Phil Jamesson looking into different perspectives of Mario, which went viral in 2022 and became memetic, especially due to looking like a real essay which was graded "F", for the incorrect usage of the word "perchance" twice in the text, and for constantly calling the Koopas turtles, culminating in "stomp a turty".[[/labelnote]] |
| 112 | * Moldy Mario [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Japan-exclusive ''Color Me Mario'' toyline from 1993 refers to the white-furred plushies of Mario, Princess Peach, and Yoshi, that can be colored with the crayons, which can be washed off. These were released under the Nurinko Club toyline by ALPS Shoji. Despite the obscurity of the toyline, the Mario plush from this set, in particular, garnered widespread internet attention in the early 2020s because, without coloring him first, he looks like he's covered in various species of mold, therefore resulting in this FanNickname.[[/labelnote]] |
| 113 | ** Imma so itchy [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote often associated with the Color Me Mario plush due to its unusual appearance.[[/labelnote]] |
| 114 | * "[Character]'s Wario/Waluigi" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A shorthand term for a character or person's apparent EvilCounterpart, especially those with very similar names.[[/labelnote]] |
| 115 | * If Mario, then only Bros! 🔥 [[labelnote:Explanation]]A NonSequitur tweet from an AI driven spam bot that has gone viral due to its sheer absurdity [[/labelnote]] |
| 116 | * Eh. Twitter stinks! I'm leaving! [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Wario took over the Twitter account of Nintendo of America [[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1025425546363068421 (again)]] to promote [[VideoGame/WarioWareGetItTogether another game]], Wario ends his takeover with [[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1436389200178270212 this rather blunt dismissal of Twitter]]. This has been quoted frequently since, with the most popular example being where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvcsKIIYTZI a 3D model of Wario says the line before his polygons are dragged off screen]]. The full line is "'''Eh. Twitter stinks! I'm leaving!''' I'm going back to playing my game: [=WarioWare=]: Get It Together! [[SigningOffCatchphrase Have a rotten day!]] Bye-bye!" [[/labelnote]] |
| 117 | * There is a third Mario Brother [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the idea of a third Mario brother had always existed in the community, this grew more prevalent in the 2020s when people noticed that the red and green of the Italian flag correspond to Mario and Luigi's colors, but there was no character for the color white, leading to speculation about a third brother. This would only increase after [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/784/125/2cd.jpg this tweet]] regarding the theory was posted in 2024, leading to people editing the white part of the Italian flag to include a character they think would fit (common choices being VideoGame/DrMario and [[VideoGame/PizzaTower Peppino]]).[[/labelnote]] |
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| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder:Waluigi]] |
| 121 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EQiZYwnOCI Waluigi is everywhere.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Partly due to ''Brawl in the Family'' and due to the character's own behavior, Waluigi's erratic and chaotic behavior has led him a certain fame of being capable of popping up anywhere, at any time.[[/labelnote]] |
| 122 | ** WALUIGI TIME!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Waluigi's catchphrase. It originated from ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'' and later ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' ascended it to memetic status.[[/labelnote]] |
| 123 | * Waluigi's Taco Stand. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fake game poking fun at the fact that Waluigi has yet to gain a noteworthy breakout role in a Nintendo game. No, his world domination plot from ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolutionMarioMix'' does not count (he was just a StarterVillain in that game, with Wario and later Bowser ousting him from the BigBad role).[[/labelnote]] |
| 124 | ** Waluigi's Bridal Boutique/WALUIGI'S GONNA HELP YOU GET MARRIED! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another job Waluigi might have. Inspired by [[LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys The Runaway Guys']] playthrough of ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'', wherein Waluigi (LetsPlay/ProtonJon) buys a bridal boutique for absurd amounts of money.[[/labelnote]] |
| 125 | * [[LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys WALUIGI'S ANY ETHNICITY HE WANTS TO BE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]LetsPlay/ProtonJon from LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys loves doing a Waluigi voice whenever he's on screen, [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent which has a tendency]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping to switch between Mexican and Italian]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 126 | * Waluigi is [=JoJo=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]His animations in ''Mario Golf'' for 3DS looks like something taken out of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. His design doesn't help either.[[/labelnote]] |
| 127 | * [[http://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/371561723225702400/648471394786738176/Waluigi_Crotch_Chop.gif The Crotch Chop]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''[[VideoGame/MarioStrikers Super Mario Strikers]]'' and ''Mario Strikers Charged'', Waluigi has an animation he can do upon scoring a goal where he swings his hands on the sides of his crotch, as if to say [[Wrestling/DGenerationX "suck it!"]] Despite only appearing in those two games, it's an iconic pose that's well-associated with him due to it being something you'd ''never'' expect to see out of a ''Mario'' game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | !!From the games: |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder:''Super Mario'' series]] |
| 133 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'': |
| 134 | ** "THANK YOU, MARIO! [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The standard message for completing a stage in the early ''Mario'' games. Used for any situation in which someone must continue their search. It receives much mockery for yanking the player's chain; as well as sympathy for Mario's situation, that he keeps coming close to his goal only to have it pushed further away. The Princess is ''always'' in another castle. (Except in World 8-4.)[[/labelnote]] |
| 135 | ** "SORRY NOTHING" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The message displayed in the Korean {{Mockbuster}} ''Super Boy'' in the same situation as the above.[[/labelnote]] |
| 136 | ** [?] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A textual representation of an "?" Block. Ever since the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', most blocks that contain powerups, coins, etc., have had a question mark on them. This indicates that they're supposed to be "mystery" blocks, the original idea being that when playing the games for the first time, you were never supposed to know what the block will have.[[/labelnote]] |
| 137 | ** Toad has been [[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/toad-is-flipping-us-off-in-super-mario-bros/ flipping us off]] since 1985! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to sprite sizes, it appears like Toad has his middle fingers up.[[/labelnote]] |
| 138 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hom9faSBUHQ Prrupt! (death jingle)]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The sound effect accompanying each deaths of Mario, starting from the very first game, has been synonymous with 'amusing/silly' deaths in video games and other medias use them to lampoon such concept. Or sometimes used to express bad things that happened on a personal level. Example: did you just get your Youtube channel suspended? Play the death jingle.[[/labelnote]] |
| 139 | ** Imagine there's a bus [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme common in the speedrunning community for explaining the concept of framerules, coined by an explanation from SMB speedrunner Darbian. The game only checks to see whether a player has completed a level once every 21 frames (slightly less often than three times a second), so Darbian used the metaphor of a bus that runs once every 21 frames. At this point, any explanation of framerules will inevitably result in at least one reference to buses, either in the video/stream itself or in comments/chat.[[/labelnote]] |
| 140 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'': |
| 141 | ** [[https://www.google.com/search?q=luigi+riding+an+egg+over+the+ocean Luigi riding an egg over the ocean]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Seemingly thanks to WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}, this specific setup from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', used in [[https://www.mariowiki.com/World_4-3_(Super_Mario_Bros._2) World 4-3]], has inspired many edits, memes, and even [[https://twitter.com/andrewgoudreau/status/1460878438374379521 fanart]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 142 | ** The overworld music is frequently used as background music for text-to-speech youtube videos. For instance, the infamous VideoGame/MoonbaseAlpha [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv6RbEOlqRo video]], or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwKclhWlo-0 this video]] featuring Website/FourChan users wanting to do some... rather {{NSFW}} things with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic cartoon horses]]. |
| 143 | ** [[LetsPlay/{{Videogamedunkey}} Game of the Year goes to]] '''''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 SUPER MARIO BROS. 2!]] [[NoIndoorVoice SUPER MARIO BROS. 2! SUPER MARIO BROS. 2! STILL THE KING BABY!!!]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]In every Game of the Year list he does, videogamedunkey always puts ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' at #1. This has become a popular running gag with both fans of him and the game, with some jokingly calling it the best game of all time.[[/labelnote]] |
| 144 | ** "Did you know that ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' was originally a different game called ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic''?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]This fact, while once considered a legitimately interesting and scarcely-discussed piece of ''Mario''-series trivia, ended up becoming the subject of backlash in the late 2010s and early 2020s thanks to how damn-near every video game-related online trivia outlet and know-it-all fan kept repeating it as if it was still a hugely obscure fact, even after the info was spread so heavily that it became common knowledge. It was already being mocked in 2006 in ''WebAnimation/TheFlashTub''[='s=] first installment of "Furious Famicom Faggot." As a result, it's often now brought up mockingly as a way of making fun of those who still treat it as obscure information, as well as in response to other reiterations of once-obscure but now well-documented pieces of trivia about popular video games. Ironically, while this piece of trivia has become so well known that it's considered one of ''the'' most well known things about the game, the fact that it actually started life as a Mario prototype and, technically, always had some Mario in its history that "Super Mario Bros. 2 has always been a Mario game" has become the new obscure trivia of choice.[[/labelnote]] |
| 145 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': |
| 146 | ** "Somehow, [[DidntThinkThisThrough I don't think you thought your cunning plan all the way through]]." [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a demotivator of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' with Mario trapped between a wall and a Goomba, beneath a ceiling that prevents him from leaping over or on top of it, and his Super Mushroom just out of reach. It also provides the page image for DidntThinkThisThrough.[[/labelnote]] |
| 147 | ** "One toot on this whistle will send you to a far away land!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The well-remembered message you get at a secret mushroom house when you find the first available WarpWhistle. The Warp Whistle is such a fondly remembered part of the game, that it has had references in other works like Photoshop contests.[[/labelnote]] |
| 148 | ** "Thank you but our Princess is in another castle!...Just kidding! ha ha ha! Bye bye." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ending screen, making a ShoutOut to the first game's famous message for completing fortresses 1-7.[[/labelnote]] |
| 149 | ** [[MemeticBadass Mario]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu can kill the Sun.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In two levels of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', the Sun is visible. In truth, it's actually one of Bowser's men, the Angry Sun, and it makes a point to swoop down and ram Mario. Fortunately, it's not much bigger than Mario, and can be killed by hitting it with a Koopa shell.[[/labelnote]] |
| 150 | *** [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Congratulations, Mario,]] [[PyrrhicVictory you started a new Ice Age.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]{{Slapstick}}[=/=]CringeComedy-style sketch shows, such as ''WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals'' and ''WebAnimation/{{Oddshow}}'', ''love'' to explore the [[FridgeHorror implications]] of the Sun being destroyed, despite the Angry Sun not being an actual Sun.[[/labelnote]] |
| 151 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'': |
| 152 | ** '''[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic SA—DA—MA—SA—SHI—]]'''[[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4pCgzLb4h8 From an]] AutomaticLevel which gave off these lines for the chords. On Website/NicoNicoDouga, whenever that portion of the song plays, expect these "lyrics" to pop up.[[/labelnote]] |
| 153 | ** Super Mario Western/Western Show [[labelnote:Explanation]]A lyrical remix of World 1's theme by Music/{{Hyadain}} featuring decidedly {{Gonk}} and [[DirtyOldMan skeevy]] depictions of Bowser and Mario (oddly, Bowser looks more or less like his ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' incarnation) is often used to depict love triangles - love quadrangles if one counts poor [[HopelessSuitor Luigi]], who's depicted as being a more handsome man than his brother. A variant turns everyone including Bowser into {{Bishonen}} and Peach is even cuter.[[/labelnote]] |
| 154 | ** ''WebAnimation/MariosCastleCalamity'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A video series wherein Mario tries to demolish a NighInvulnerable castle with methods that always blow up in his face, based on the game's cutscenes where Mario blows up a castle after defeating its resident Koopaling. Many versions were made by the fans, sometimes involving Mario trying to do something other than destroying a castle.[[/labelnote]] |
| 155 | ** Luigi gets no respect [[labelnote:Explanation]]Even if Luigi is the one that defeats one of the Koopalings and destroys a castle, Mario is still the one that gets credit for it in the text. Unsurprisingly, this turns up in memes. ''Advance 2'' port averts this by crediting both brothers, even if you only played as one and never switched to the other.[[/labelnote]] |
| 156 | ** Mario heartlessly ditches his faithful companion Yoshi by dropping him into a pit.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In gameplay, Mario can gain extra height by jumping off Yoshi, even if this drops Yoshi into a BottomlessPit. This is not something you ''must'' do in the original game, but PlatformHell hacks are particularly known for requiring this.[[/labelnote]] |
| 157 | ** WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse is an enemy in the game! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke that spawned due to the gloved hands that send out the Torpedo Teds resembling Mickey Mouse's. It sometimes gets to the point of speculating that Disney took notice and sabotaged the ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' movie in retaliation.[[/labelnote]] |
| 158 | ** The ending theme has become memetic for being used in many meme videos, such as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-UbHw8eDzM Happy Monkey Circle]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9K18CGEeiI DOG]], and videos of hands petting characters. |
| 159 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'' |
| 160 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZm5cXRShO4 Obey Wario, DESTROY MARIO]]!!!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a US commercial, in which Wario hypnotizes viewer into obeying his commands and preventing Mario from collecting the coins and reaching his castle. It proved so popular in its initial airing that the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceqwndn71_g commercial]] for ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'' used the same "hypnotized by Wario" premise even though hypnosis ''doesn't'' feature in that game. Creator/HudsonSoft used the same premise when advertising ''Wario Blast: Featuring VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}!''. Around the late 2000s/early 2010s, many parodies of the ad featuring other characters were uploaded to [=YouTube=], with most of them being based on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNKefEXF_v8 this]] rendition featuring Weegee.[[/labelnote]] |
| 161 | ** "Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Roughly "It's-a me, Wario!", became one on the Japanese side, being used to introduce Wario in the ads for every game he stars in, with some variant of it such as "[[VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3 Ore Dayo! Wario Dayo!! Geemu Dayo!!!]]" or "[[VideoGame/WarioLand3 Oresama Dayo! Wario-sama Dayo!!]]".[[/labelnote]] |
| 162 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'': |
| 163 | ** "The best form of birth control ever invented." [[labelnote:Explanation]] Since Baby Mario's cry is annoying, many people joked that it led players to not want children in real-life and to practice safe sex.[[/labelnote]] |
| 164 | ** Videos of people/characters/animals crying or screaming being synced up with the harmonica 10 seconds into the music track "Flower Garden". |
| 165 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': |
| 166 | ** "It's-a me, Mario!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Mario's opening line on the game's title screen. It has since become one of his catchphrases and a frequently-mutated line by fans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 167 | ** "L Is Real 2401"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The fountain in the courtyard, which actually says "A secret star lies here" when uncompressed, was believed to have said "L is Real 2401" and for ''decades'' was speculated as a hint to unlock Luigi or that Luigi was originally meant to be in the game. This [[HilariousInHindsight reached legendary status]] when, exactly 24 years and 1 month after the game was released, a character model for Luigi was found in leaked source code for the game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 168 | ** [[https://www.deviantart.com/king-bowser-koopa/art/Waluigi-in-Super-Mario-64-DS-16743711 Purple Prizes]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since Luigi ''is'' actually playable in the DS remake, other rumors began circulating claiming that this game had a different SecretCharacter: [[VideoGame/MarioTennis Waluigi]]. The fanmade "Purple Prizes" article is the primary source of this, with other rumors such as the black box on Peach's Castle on the file select screen also being associated with Waluigi's rumors.[[/labelnote]] |
| 169 | ** "WebAnimation/SuperMario64Bloopers", usually remembered as the poorly-made, mid-2000s Website/YouTube attempts at making {{Machinima}}. One notable aspect from these videos was the tendency to use Music/ScatmanJohn's music, causing a bit of SongAssociation. |
| 170 | ** "So long, gay Bowser!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[MemeticMutation memetic]] mishearing of what Mario says after tossing Bowser off of the boss arena (he actually says "So long-a, Bowser!"). This meme is often used today to [[https://onsizzle.com/i/nobody-companies-after-pride-month-ends-so-long-gay-bowser-764f31dde1414260a5637a351be5c252 criticize corporations]] for dropping the LGBT flag as soon as Pride Month is over.[[/labelnote]] |
| 171 | *** "Bye bi!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Japan-only Shindou edition of the game and ''Super Mario 64 DS'' replace the quote with "Bye bye!", due to Bowser's name being "Koopa" in Japan, like the Koopa Troopa enemy, and Mario calling him Bowser wouldn't make sense there, plus it's easier to transliterate "bye-bye" to Japanese characters. Became prominent when ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' was shown off, and one clip contained Mario throwing Bowser with this phase. In order to keep the spirit of the mishearing "Gay Bowser" alive, people quickly started joking that Mario was actually referencing Bowser being bisexual and saying "Bye bi!" instead.[[/labelnote]] |
| 172 | ** *enters painting* [[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular edit applied to other memes, in which anyone who approaches a wall or floor in the meme will be edited [[PortalPicture to enter the surface]], while the painting ripple effect is applied and a fake mission select screen is added.[[/labelnote]] |
| 173 | ** "YAHOO! YAHOO! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA-" [[labelnote:Explanation]]An iconic soundbite that results from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkaQ5ZpzZNE Backwards Long Jump]], a speedrunning trick that, among other things, makes Mario repeat and interrupt his "Yahoo" dozens of times, which is then proceeded by smashing and flying through scenery at crazy speeds.[[/labelnote]] |
| 174 | *** RIP Backwards Long Jumping [[labelnote:Explanation]]The iconic glitch was fixed as far back as Shindou edition of the game. Since ''3D All-Stars'' port was based on that edition of ''64'', as one could guess by Mario saying "Bye Bye!" instead of "So long-a, Bowser!", many were disappointed that won't be able to replicate this {{Good Bad Bug|s}}.[[/labelnote]] |
| 175 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated)]]: An instruction video created by WebVideo/{{pannenkoek2012}}, explaining in ''great'' detail how a fewest-A-button-presses TAS of a particular ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' level works sparked an entire meme ''set'' of its own. Most of the concepts are old hat among that particular ChallengeGamer crowd, but this video introduced them to a large number of uninitiated viewers all at once, propelling them into memetic status. |
| 176 | *** Half A press. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The route relies on A being held down so Mario can punch, which means that if A was pressed at some point prior in the run, it can be held the entire time until then and not require actually pressing the button again. According to pannenkoek, the "half press" notation is intended to refer to the average of the A presses between the individual-level run (1) and the level's contribution to the full-game run (0), but it has also been interpreted as being "the second half" of the A press.[[/labelnote]] |
| 177 | *** T.J. "Henry" Yoshi.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Near the start of the video, Pannenkoek shows screenshots of several Youtube commenters taking issue with the idea of a "half A press." Henry's comment in particular ("an a press is an a press. You can't say its only a half", from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvQMNQlgu3s Pole-Jumping for Red Coins - 0.5x A Presses]]) was singled out. Despite that not really being the case in real life (Pannenkoek originally replied to Henry's comment with an explanation, to which he responded with "[[GracefulLoser argument withdrawn]]"), memes jokingly portray him as Pannenkoek's/Mario's [[SitcomArchNemesis ineffectual nemesis]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 178 | *** Scuttlebug Transportation [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Scuttlebug's AI allows its position to be manipulated by first deliberately letting it hit Mario several times, then taking a strange sequence of movements just outside the room it's in. This ends up being relevant at the very end of the route for a GoombaSpringboard boost.[[/labelnote]] |
| 179 | *** Scuttlebug Jamboree [[labelnote:Explanation]]The narrator mentions you can't bring Scuttlebugs through doors, and jokingly says that if your dream was to bring all the Scuttlebugs together for a "Jamboree", you can't. The phrase "Scuttlebug Jamboree" is just [[InherentlyFunnyWords a funny phrase,]] and has some nice memetic fame. Also, the narrator shows a clip of all the Scuttlebugs in the main room, [[FridgeLogic but isn't that supposed to be impossible]]? (Answer: Yes, unless you directly edit RAM to put them there. Doing it that way is easy.)[[/labelnote]] |
| 180 | *** But first, we need to talk about parallel universes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to an oddity in collision detection, the level terrain repeats every 65536 distance units. The repeating terrain is so far away from the original that it's only accessible with glitches, and only comes up in weird corner cases like this, so it's called a "parallel universe". The segue into this discussion in the video gained a memetic status all its own.[[/labelnote]] |
| 181 | *** QPU aligned [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since the game checks collision four times per frame, it's easiest to traverse parallel universes four at a time — Quadruple Parallel Universe. Since you need to get back to the original universe to finish the level, being a multiple of 4 universes away in each cardinal direction makes it easiest to return, and is called "QPU aligned". The reason this needs to be taken into consideration is that sometimes a route will take you ''out'' of "QPU alignment", so now you need to find a way back ''in''…[[/labelnote]] |
| 182 | *** Hyper Speed Walking [[labelnote:Explanation]]How parallel universes are accessed (without using the Backwards Long Jump, which obviously requires pressing A). Walking backwards in certain unusual circumstances will cause Mario to build up negative speed indefinitely, which can then be used to fling him through the terrain and into a parallel universe.[[/labelnote]] |
| 183 | *** De facto speed [[labelnote:Explanation]]The "distance Mario moves each frame" isn't necessarily equal to his "speed". Slopes in ''Super Mario 64'' lazily cut Mario's effective speed in accordance with their angle, but without regard to actual direction of movement and without changing the "speed" variable in memory. They mostly got away with it because if you're running straight up or down the slope, it looks just fine, but it has a significant effect on Hyper Speed Walking routes.[[/labelnote]] |
| 184 | *** [[LeaveTheCameraRunning 12 HOURS]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since Hyper Speed Walking is only doable on slopes too steep to stand on, the first step requires spending a ridiculous amount of time building up speed. Since runs of this type are scored by lowest A-presses ''first'', and actual time ''second'', this is deemed WorthIt.[[/labelnote]] |
| 185 | ** [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/855/031/259.png The Mario 64 Iceberg]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A chart from early 2020 ranking various secrets, theories, [[UrbanLegendOfZelda urban legends]], and [[{{Creepypasta}} creepypastas]] concerning ''Super Mario 64'' by obscurity. Many of the examples on there, despite being preexisting memes, gained much wider circulation due to the iceberg, and are discussed below.[[/labelnote]] |
| 186 | *** "1995/07/29 Build (DO NOT RESEARCH)" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The lost Spaceworld 1995 demo, the mysterious nature of which is used as a basis for horror videos that parody the game's conspiracy theories.[[/labelnote]] |
| 187 | *** "The Wario Apparition" [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU5Di6Mwn70 Supposedly an apparition of Wario's disembodied head declaring "You want fun? Wario show you fun!" before he chases Mario down a never-ending hallway and presumably kills him]]. The imagery of Wario's head and his line both actually originate from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaquvsK0u40 a showcase of Nintendo's then-upcoming titles at E3 1996]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 188 | *** [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/855/019/61b.jpg "HMC is the castle's septic system"/"HMC entrance room is a sewer".]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A ToiletHumour-heavy parody of the many infographics showcasing minor details and theories in ''Mario 64'' (most famously [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/855/021/739.jpg the fate of King Bob-omb]]) which attempts to expose the "truth" about Hazy Maze Cave.[[/labelnote]] |
| 189 | *** "The Bowser Room" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Supposedly a hidden area in the game; a plain grey room with a picture of Bowser (or alternatively, a window with the actual Bowser peering through it) on one of the walls. In reality, this was a joke started by Chris O'Neill of ''WebVideo/OneyPlays'', who put together [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bowser_room.png a fake screenshot of it]] when he was in school to try and trick his classmates, which was [[https://youtu.be/URdCYzuAcbg?t=259 shown and discussed on the channel]] in 2017. Due to its inclusion on the deeper layers of the iceberg, it has become a common fixture in ''Mario 64'' conspiracy theories.[[/labelnote]] |
| 190 | *** "Every copy of ''Mario 64'' is personalized." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/855/015/825.png A theory]] that posits all of the urban legends and odd details about the game are the result of Nintendo using an adaptive AI to tailor the experience to fit each individual player, resulting in small differences between every copy. Due to the phrase being the very last thing on the chart, as well as an all-encompassing explanation for everything else on the iceberg, it became one of the most popular, frequently-quoted lines of the whole thing.[[/labelnote]] |
| 191 | ** Mario smoking a fat blunt [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://twitter.com/waltmann13/status/840458828198039552?lang=en An edited piece of artwork]] for the game depicting Mario smoking an oversized marijuana joint, which caught on as a result of its sheer ridiculousness. The image is frequently reposted in response to Mario-related content online, and inspired an even more popular offshoot themed around Ralsei from ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 192 | ** The letter Princess Peach sends to Mario at the beginning of the game is a source of parody, by replacing either the characters or the content of the letter. |
| 193 | ** The Pharaoh's Curse [[labelnote:Explanation]] The music for Lethal Lava Land and Shifting Sand Land has become used in several memes in 2023 labeled "The Pharaoh's Curse", usually depicting an unfortunate victim having some kind of unpleasant experience with sand.[[/labelnote]] |
| 194 | ** [[Music/BrunoMars "Too hot!" ("Hot damn!")]][[note]]"Call the police and the fireman"[[/note]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The melody for Bruno Mars' song "Uptown Funk" sounds very similar to Bob-Omb Battlefield's theme music, WithLyrics[[/labelnote]] |
| 195 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': |
| 196 | ** [[ItemGet "SHINE GET!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The GratuitousEnglish message for picking up a PlotCoupon in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', often snowcloned as "[X] GET!". [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] in the American translation of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' when it gets squawked by the parrot in Chapter 4.[[/labelnote]] |
| 197 | ** "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=befEvVCTt_E Mario! HOW DARE YOU DISTURB MY FAMILY VACATION!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The voice acting in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' is widely considered to be hit-or-miss in terms of quality, with this line in particular standing out for [[JumpScare coming out of nowhere]] (rapidly changing the tone of the cutscene up to that point, as though it just remembered that it was supposed to be leading into the FinalBoss fight at the last second and [[MoodDissonance tried to switch from "humorous" to "epic" way too quickly]]) and [[{{Narm}} being delivered somewhat awkwardly]]. (The fact that it's immediately followed by [[StockSoundEffects a stock Kaiju growl]] (the exact same one used for Bowser's roars in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'') that sounds somewhat halfhearted doesn't help.)[[/labelnote]] [[note]]The fandom's lukewarm response to the voice acting in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' probably goes a long way to explaining Nintendo's decision to switch from voice acting to voice grunting in later ''Mario'' titles, including ''Super Mario Sunshine''[='=]s direct successors (''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'').[[/note]] |
| 198 | ** "I'm a chuckster!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by the Chucking Piantas in the [[NintendoHard infamously difficult]] [[ThatOneLevel Pianta Village secret level]]. Since they throw you ''immediately'' after you talk to them, if you positioned Mario poorly, this line [[YouAreAlreadyDead becomes]] a PreMortemOneLiner. It initially gained popularity thanks to LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}'s Goofy-esque reading of them in his Sunshine LP, but grew even ''more'' popular following the release of ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'', with a new generation discovering the Pianta Village secret level and making many memes about it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 199 | *** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF522Q4k9t8 Platforms-a-Plenty!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The catchy acapella song that plays during said NintendoHard secret levels, which has become somewhat memetic due to its catchiness clashing with the brutalness of some of the levels.[[/labelnote]] |
| 200 | ** "Mama? Mama Peach? I'm your...Mama?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The game introduces [[OverlordJr Bowser Jr.]], who is under the assumption that Peach is his mother. This is not helped by Peach's above line, which sounds like she has to think about the possibility (which could be attributed to her being confused about the situation). Because of her line delivery and not even ''refuting'' Jr. (though the game confirms that Peach ''didn't'' give birth to him), many players pointed out that it gave the implication that Peach had sexual relations with Bowser at some point.[[/labelnote]] |
| 201 | ** Storing Super Mario Sunshine inside of the human genome.[[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1416781898685239296 A tweet by the popular Super Mario Broth Blog]] had the unusual claim that the human DNA had enough storage capacity to fit a copy of a Game Cube game using Super Mario Sunshine as an example, which went viral due to its outlandish nature.[[/labelnote]] |
| 202 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTmwF9NtqTQ Delfino Plaza but it never starts]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An extended version of the Delfino Plaza theme's intro is a popular audio in videos, especially on [=TikTok=], and videos with it often make it get [[SensoryAbuse louder and more bass-boosted]] each time it loops (as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Jjqaq7CY4 here]]). It may have originated from a Music/SiIvaGunner rip which features the looping intro as its main joke.[[/labelnote]] |
| 203 | * ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'': |
| 204 | ** Koopa Troopa Dance[[labelnote:Explanation]]Some [=TikTok=] videos that became rather popular use the main theme from the series and have someone act as a Koopa doing some sort of serious event, such as getting divorced or disarming a bomb, only to [[SkewedPriorities start dancing]] when the "[[MickeyMousing bah bah]]" sound plays like Koopas do in the game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 205 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': |
| 206 | ** U R MR GAY. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An unintentional "hidden" message found by inspecting the boxart/title screen of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and reading the letters that glint with light/a star. It also evolved into U R MR GOTY.[[/labelnote]] |
| 207 | ** You can now play as Luigi. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After beating the game as Mario with all 120 Power Stars collected, you receive a message reading this after the credits roll. It's since become a joke to say that whenever someone reaches the end of something or an area that could be taken as an ending, they'll receive this message (for example, someone [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/464420275187089448/769681669463736360/You_Can_Now_Play_As_Luigi_in_Life.jpg being told they can play as Luigi after reaching the end of their lifespan]], or [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Mario/comments/jdiljf/you_can_now_play_as_luigi/ reaching the end of 2020 only to hear Mario thank them as he does at the end of the credits]]).[[/labelnote]] |
| 208 | *** "You can no longer play as Luigi" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A variation of the above meme, often in response to something people do not approve of, thus having their playable Luigi privileges revoked.[[/labelnote]] |
| 209 | *** You can '''only''' play as Luigi. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Following March 31, 2021, the day where Mario is jokingly claimed to meet his end, the meme would then mutate into Luigi replacing Mario as the main character and official mascot of the series, thus granting everyone their wish of being able to play as the former.[[/labelnote]] |
| 210 | ** SOAP! SOAP! SOAP! SOAP! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mishearing of the OminousLatinChanting in the Bowser battle themes in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and its sequel.[[/labelnote]] |
| 211 | ** Luigi talking to Luigi [[labelnote:Explanation]]At some point, it became popular to take an animation of the NPC Luigi talking to the playable Luigi and dub music over it to make it seem like the talking Luigi is singing it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 212 | ** [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1294263 So... 🌟 chunks, huh?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In one level, a penguin waddles up to Mario while saying this, referring to the game's collectible star bits. Someone posted a gif of it to Website/{{Tumblr}} [[ItMakesSenseInContext without context]], and it blew up from there, becoming extremely quotable.[[/labelnote]] |
| 213 | ** Luigi you're so freaking sexy [[labelnote:Explanation]]A video by WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer had him sing a song to the tune of "Purple Comet" about how sexy Luigi is, leading to this song appearing in other videos.[[/labelnote]] |
| 214 | * ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'': |
| 215 | ** Intro parodies [[labelnote:Explanation]]Parodying the Wii Menu banner in ways such as extending the "m" or the last "i" of the game's name is very popular on video sites.[[/labelnote]] |
| 216 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'': |
| 217 | ** YA I M R U? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Related to "U R MR GAY" above, where the letters with stars on the ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' logo spell out this phrase, seemingly [[InsultBackfire as a response to the previous one]]. A less common version of the joke is "U R MI ALY", referring to recurring ally Yoshi appearing in this game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 218 | ** The inclusion of the [[ThisIsADrill Spin Drill]] item in the game prompted a number of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' jokes. |
| 219 | ** [[BuryYourArt This game doesn't exist]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The exclusion of this game from ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'', a CompilationRerelease of 3D ''Mario'' games for the Switch, as well as its exclusion from the ending montage of the Nintendo Direct meant to celebrate the series' 35th anniversary, all despite it being one of the series' most beloved entries, has led to jokes about how Nintendo is bent on denying the game's existence and systematically removing all mentions of it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 220 | ** Nintendo couldn't get the rights to the Throwback Galaxy. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A companion joke to the above, which serves as a double joke. Firstly, rights are a problem with games when they're rereleased, and secondly, the idea that Nintendo couldn't get the rights to a level from a game that's included in the compilation that they themselves made is comedically absurd.[[/labelnote]] |
| 221 | ** [[{{WesternAnimation/Mulan}} "Be a man!"]][[note]]"You must be swift as a coursing river..."[[/note]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originates from the background music for [[LethalLavaLand Melty Monster Galaxy]], with its very ''Mulan''-like East Asian-inspired melody evoking the feel of a TrainingMontage, which noticeably features the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' title screen fanfare during the chorus portion.[[/labelnote]] |
| 222 | * ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'': |
| 223 | ** The Game Over screen is the rarest screen in the game. [[labelnote:Explanation]]With all the coins you'll collect, you'll probably ''never'' run out of lives in this game, leading to this as a common joke.[[/labelnote]] |
| 224 | ** Bowser is weaker than the Koopalings. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans have not ignored the fact that the Koopalings can take three hits from a [[OneHitKill golden ball]], but Bowser goes down in one.[[/labelnote]] |
| 225 | * ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'': |
| 226 | ** Asking where Blue Toad went [[labelnote:Explanation]]When ''Deluxe'' re-release was first announced, Blue Toad was suspiciously absent, seemingly replaced by Toadette. This made many question what happened to him, the most common answer being that he's busy [[AssistCharacter assisting Princess Daisy with her special moves]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. What had ''actually'' happened was that he's still in the game and can be chosen, but he and Yellow Toad cannot be on the screen together since you have to choose one or the other.[[/labelnote]] |
| 227 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'': |
| 228 | ** Bowser's CoolCar approached this status in a short time, spawning lots of fanart and tributes. |
| 229 | ** "You need to watch the new/second trailer" and its variants turned into a common phrase to put forth against accusations of "ItsTheSameNowItSucks." |
| 230 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJidzcM28Zk Fresh Prince of 3D World]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A somewhat popular mashup of Super Bell Hill and the theme song of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 231 | ** The golden coin train is often referred to as the hype train. |
| 232 | ** On [[Website/FourChan /f/]], the music for Beep Block Skyway is commonly associated with "pppu~", a {{NSFW}} flash animation depicting Peach [[spoiler:and Rosalina]] plus other female characters. [=NSFW=] scenes change every three beeps. |
| 233 | ** Whenever a well-known Let's Player starts playing, expect the Miiverse to be full of messages cheering them on. |
| 234 | ** "this game is fun but i hate my parents" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A particularly infamous Miiverse post by a user named Andrew. It got frequently parroted and reworded in the Miiverse boards for this game and other Wii U games, particularly ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 235 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRozarc1kSo Mario has the deepest lore]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A short video that ironically demonstrates through Double Cherry power-up how the Mario universe should be riddled with FridgeHorror if it weren't for the RuleOfFun being at full play.[[/labelnote]] |
| 236 | ** The gay pipe, the cum pipe, and the piss pipe. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The intro of the game features Mario and friends stubbling across a white Clear Pipe. An [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/046/795/cd4.jpg image from the intro was edited of feature two more pipes]]: a rainbow pipe, and a golden pipe. A post jokingly urging to choose between the three went viral on Twitter, with people referring to them as the gay, cum, and piss pipes due to their color schemes.[[/labelnote]] |
| 237 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' |
| 238 | ** [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter "You fuckin' make it then if you're so goddamn smart"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A common response by some to people who say their level sucks. Also often jokingly said to be why the game was made in the first place.[[/labelnote]] |
| 239 | ** One of the levels shown at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships featured [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JeenJedVjU/VX4k_A31VxI/AAAAAAAADo4/3TiDvcaelk0/s640/Mario-Maker-stage2.png Fire Mario riding a giant high heel inside the Koopa Clown Car]]. The image quickly became popular just because of how absurd it is, yet it perfectly showcases the game's combinatorial nature. |
| 240 | ** Some players declared it the best ''Sonic'', ''Mega Man'', ''Wario Land'', etc. game ever. |
| 241 | ** The minute someone noticed Mario grabbing a Weird Mushroom and turning into [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/5a2b38d65468fabdfccc5ef3ac4168e4/tumblr_inline_nsb2trQQe11r59an0_250.png a bizarre, realistically proportioned version of himself]] in a trailer, it went viral immediately. Geno from [[VideoGame/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch the Cutstuff forums]] later made iterations of "Lanky Mario" if the Weird Mushroom appeared in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario Land'', the ''All-Stars'' equivalents, and ''Super Mario World'' on her [[http://geno2925.tumblr.com/post/125812808444/creepy-skinny-mario-in-7-different-games-youre Tumblr]]. |
| 242 | ** Where are the slopes?[[labelnote:Explanation]]Super Mario Maker has a severe lack of diagonal terrain options. This did ''not'' go unnoticed. Became a DiscreditedMeme when the sequel was revealed, where the first new things shown were slopes.[[/labelnote]] |
| 243 | ** The North American and European release date of ''September 11th'' has spawned a few jokes about making levels [[BlackComedy featuring the Twin Towers]]. Nintendo's official wording of the date, "11th of September" has spread around a bit as well. |
| 244 | ** "Lakitu laughs at your level" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A lot of people often added Lakitu to their levels without actually making sure that it's impossible to actually reach and get his cloud first or that said cloud can't be used to skip the entirety of their level.[[/labelnote]] |
| 245 | ** X got in before Daisy?[[labelnote:Explanation]]Princess Daisy, a recurring character in ''Mario'' spinoffs, was excluded from the initial release of the game, while costumes like Waluigi (who had never appeared in a Mario platformer beforehand), a Mahjong tile and a trampoline appear from the start. This only enhanced Daisy's MemeticLoser status and caused some fans to joke that the Mahjong tile and the trampoline are more deserving candidates than she is to be playable in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. Daisy's loser status [[ButtMonkey had gotten worse]] when more Mystery Suits had been released before her, including [[VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker Captain Toad]] (who can't even jump in his game), Birdo, a Mercedes-Benz GLA, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioLand Mario in the Sky Pop]] (from Daisy's debut game), ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Master Belch]]'' and a new character named [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Yamamura Yamamura]], who is a pigeon. It wasn't until January 2016, over four months after the game's release, that Daisy was ''finally'' revealed as a Mystery Costume.[[/labelnote]] This joke expands to other characters like [[VideoGame/MarioParty MC Ballyhoo]], [[VideoGame/StarFox64 Wolf]], Platform/MicrosoftWindows logo, and amiibo figures released after the game that should have their own costume by now: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Roy]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] and VideoGame/ShovelKnight. |
| 246 | ** "I hope you like (insert level's gimmick here) :D" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common comment that tends to pop at the start of certain stages, especially ones that verge on FakeDifficulty or are very gimmicky.[[/labelnote]] |
| 247 | ** "Yatta!" the Japanese word for, "I did it!" has become popular among the speed-running community when clearing a particularly hard level as it was what one Japanese runner shouted upon clearing the infamous ''Pit of Panga: P-Break'' after ''50 hours'' worth of attempts on a live stream. |
| 248 | ** Mecha Bowzilla[[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the most popular levels is Kiavik's "Super Mario vs Mecha Bowzilla", where Mario haves to run away from a mecha made of cannons and other items piloted by Bowser Jr. and eventually destroying it. It became an AscendedMeme when remakes of that level have been showcased in commercials for the 3DS version of the first game and in the trailers for the sequel.[[/labelnote]] |
| 249 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'': [[Memes/SuperMarioOdyssey Has its own page]]. |
| 250 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' |
| 251 | ** "There, we added slopes. Now can you guys shut up and stop whining about it?!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Literally the first new feature revealed for the game were slopes, which were memetic for being absent in the first game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 252 | ** [[FanNickname The Wii U Killer]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Up until the trailer for Super Mario Maker 2 released, the original game was the only reason some users had held on to their Platform/WiiU consoles. After the trailer dropped, many joked that it was time to take the Wii U off its life support since they now had no incentive to keep it anymore.[[/labelnote]] |
| 253 | ** Boom Boom is a mad lad. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Boom Boom was referred to as a "mad lad," already a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/madlads/ memetic phrase]], in the Super Mario Maker 2 Direct.[[/labelnote]] |
| 254 | ** Extra Game Styles [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the May 2019 Direct of Super Mario Maker 2 showed off a suspicious empty space next to the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style under this header, which was thought to imply multiple special game styles, fans decided to Photoshop several unlikely new styles such as ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' or ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' ([[http://twitter.com/CJ_Appearance/status/1128821939177267200 here]]).[[/labelnote]] |
| 255 | ** "[[PerfectlyCromulentWord Embiggen]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons them with a Super Mushroom]]..." from the second Direct became a minor meme upon its release, with people often referencing the instance the word was used on ''The Simpsons''. |
| 256 | ** [[http://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/588372921907675204/598693455979610135/unknown.png "Heya, Big Bro! If you're having trouble with a course, use some assist parts!"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Adding Luigi's AnnoyingVideoGameHelper prompt to a set of instructions, signs, or illustrations that shows how to do something, how not to do something, or provides an example of EpicFail.[[/labelnote]] |
| 257 | ** The Indifferent Sun [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanNickname given to the Angry Sun in the ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU'' style. This version of Sun is in fact as angry as any other version, but it's orange eyebrows are not very visible [[https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/b/bc/SMM2-NSMBU-AngrySun.png unless you look closer]], making it look less angry and more like it's contemplating life.[[/labelnote]] |
| 258 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans]] Eraser [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mr. Eraser has a blue/white color scheme, somewhat violent tendencies, and a monologue on morality, all of which quickly led to ''Undertale'' fans comparing him to resident FountainOfMemes Sans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 259 | ** Koopa Car Horn [[labelnote:Explanation]]Specifically, the fact that the horn sounds ''identical'' to the infamous MLG airhorn sound.[[/labelnote]] |
| 260 | ** [part] Gang [[labelnote:Explanation]] For reasons unknown, a popular comment is to just take the gizmo, enemy or the like where you're standing and make a comment that adds "gang" to it, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin and that's all.]] May be to invoke InterfaceScrew, especially on speedrun levels.[[/labelnote]] |
| 261 | ** Bowser in a box. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A negative way of referring to the common boss fight setup of a Bowser in a single room with infinitely spawning fire flowers. Not only is it non-threatening thanks to the infinitely spawning powerups, but it's also incredibly tedious since Bowser (especially giant Bowser) soaks up fireballs like nobody's business. The boxes are often hastily scrawled without taking advantage of scroll stop, so the background can be seen outside of the box and the camera freely scrolls around as Mario moves. While this was a common thing in [=SMM1=] too, the increased player count of [=SMM2=] has made this setup even more extremely prevalent.[[/labelnote]] |
| 262 | ** say sike right now [[labelnote: Explanation]]An image of a sleeping Blue Piranha Creeper with the phrase above it, used to convey shock over an off-putting revelation.[[/labelnote]] |
| 263 | ** minecraft; the way home [[labelnote: Explanation]]The name of a [[https://youtu.be/2zUDKhVQ9rY?t=733 completely nonsensical level]] that ended up being played by WebVideo/{{Alpharad}} during a playthrough of Endless Challenge on Easy difficulty. It quickly took off in the Mario Maker scene because of just how little the name of the level has to do with the actual level itself.[[/labelnote]] |
| 264 | ** 1-1 with a twist [[labelnote: Explanation]]While recreating the classic [[NostalgiaLevel world 1-1]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' is not uncommon in ''Mario Maker'', this meme is named after one of the most infamous examples from the creator [=YTSunny=]: a level where the only change is the presence of fire bars ''everywhere''. This level has since become popular fodder on both Twitter and [=YouTube=], with creators like LetsPlay/{{Videogamedunkey}} and Creator/JamesRolfe making videos of them playing it. It even garnered [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ytsunnys-super-mario-maker-2-level its own entry on KnowYourMeme.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 265 | *** [[BlatantLies Only six people in the world have ever beaten this level in Super Mario]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A now-deleted tweet by a gimmick Twitter account called Historic Vids became a frequent target of both mockery and memes for being factually incorrect for multiple reasons; most notably the fact that the footage originated from ''Super Mario Maker 2'', a game released in 2019, the level being the aforementioned [=YTSunnys=] variant of "World 1-1 with a twist", the level having more than 6 people clearing it, and the fact that it already went viral by the time that tweet was made. Fans also memed the reactions made by Twitter Blue users for being bot-like and coming off as if they have never heard of Mario (or Nintendo as a whole) in their entire lives.[[/labelnote]] |
| 266 | ** The Slider anti-softlock room [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common feature in troll levels is for the creator to trap someone in a room with no way of escaping save for figuring out a complex contraption that kills the player, while often having to avoid a stream of infinite powerups which resets the player's progress. A large number of these use the secret slide music from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' to drive the player mad on top of being frustrated that they can't kill themself.[[/labelnote]] |
| 267 | ** WAHOO! [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the predefined messages you can send in multiplayer is this. For some reason, it's primarily used to be sarcastic; for example, if you die in a silly way, or the level's poorly designed, or the match is incredibly laggy, you can call it a WAHOO moment and drop one of these.[[/labelnote]] |
| 268 | ** "Nice work." [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the messages you can send. Because of its ambiguity, it gets used for both genuine and sarcastic moments of praise.[[/labelnote]] |
| 269 | ** Lemmy's balls [[labelnote:Explanation]] During experimentation videos with the 3.0 parts, a popular question was to see how Lemmy Koopa's projectiles interacted with various other Parts. However, since the projectiles in question are giant inflatable bouncy balls, fans started referring to them as "Lemmy's balls" when proposing an experiment (i.e "Can Lemmy's balls push down a P-Switch?") [[DoubleEntendre It's not hard to figure out]] ''[[DoubleEntendre why]]'' [[HehHehYouSaidX they refer to them as such.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 270 | ** "Remember the Snake Block?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase uttered in the Super Mario Maker 2 direct, followed by a long extended silence. Became a minor meme among fans shortly after.[[/labelnote]] |
| 271 | ** Little Timmy [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's become somewhat popular to [[FanNickname refer to]] ''really'' poor quality levels, particularly those with things just spread everywhere and no coherent theme, as "Little Timmy levels" or "levels made by little Timmy", as a tongue-in-cheek reference to how said levels are presumably made by young kids who don't know any better. In instances where good levels are ''actually'' made by literal children, they're sometimes endearingly referred to as "Big Timothy".[[/labelnote]] |
| 272 | ** "Nintendo, hire this man!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever someone makes a really good level, fanmod, or custom song and posts it on [=YouTube=], expect the comments section to say this phrase, or some variation thereof. Due to the prevalence of this comment, it's also used ironically for levels that are really, ''really'' bad.[[/labelnote]] |
| 273 | * ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'': |
| 274 | ** "Bowser's [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Furry]]"/Bowser's a Furry[[labelnote:Explanation]]A typo which often involves Bowser's Cat form in some way. It also didn't take too long for fans to start editing the logo for the new mode to say this, either, similar to the [[VideoGame/PokemonMasters "#pokemonmaster]][[TheProblemWithPenIsland sex"]] meme. Streamers on Website/{{Twitch}}--particularly ones who happen to be furry--would typically describe streams of this game as "Bowser's a Furry"[[/labelnote]] |
| 275 | ** [[Manga/DragonBall Super Saiyan]] Mario[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Giga Bell Mario uses to confront Fury Bowser every-so-often makes him look like a Super Saiyan, in a cat form while giant.[[/labelnote]] This form has also been compared to [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Sonic]], including people [[https://twitter.com/ultimashadowx/status/1349000422904758276 drawing similarities]] to the final boss fight of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. This itself became hilarious in hindsight considering [[spoiler:Bowser's final phase is fought similarly to Perfect Chaos, with Mario gliding across the water using ramps and speed boosts to catch up and hit him]]. |
| 276 | ** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Calamity]] Bowser[[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans drew similarities to Fury Bowser's design to the form Calamity Ganon has in ''Breath of The Wild'', as both look huge, intimidating, dark, and corrupted.[[/labelnote]] |
| 277 | *** God Slayer Bowser[[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanks to a joke from WebVideo/MattMcMuscles, fans everywhere referred to Bowser's new form as "God Slayer Bowser". His actual name ended up being Fury Bowser, with fans commenting that they prefer God Slayer.[[/labelnote]] |
| 278 | *** [[VideoGame/DoomEternal Mario Eternal: Icon of Koopa]][[labelnote:Explanation]]At least a few people have likened Bowser's new form to the FinalBoss of ''Doom Eternal'', the Icon of Sin; even altering the infamous dialogue of "The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger he will become!" to have it refer to Bowser and the Mushroom Kingdom.[[/labelnote]] |
| 279 | ** Fury Bowser's giant size, coupled with Mario also becoming giant to fight him, has lead to many references to ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', a franchise well-known for its giant monsters, which are often pitted against each other. Similarly, ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fans have been making jokes referencing the [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Dynamax mechanic]], in which Pokémon grow to an enormous size to become stronger, when discussing their fights. |
| 280 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The tropical setting, the narrative of Bowser Jr. fighting his dad, Bowser being a giant kaiju who causes storms, and the usage of heavy metal music call to mind ''Final Fantasy X'' in multiple ways, with more than a few fans drawing comparisons between the two.[[/labelnote]] |
| 281 | ** [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/464420275187089448/816498159944466472/image0.gif Peeved Mario]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]During ''Bowser's Fury'' cutscenes where Bowser Jr. is talking to Mario, the latter near-constantly has a look on his face that amounts to "I'm feeling real tired of your bullshit right now, Jr.". Pictures and gifs of Mario's very unamused expressions quickly became reaction images.[[/labelnote]] |
| 282 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII One Winged Angel: Act 2]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The fans were very quick to compare the music from the showdown with Fury Bowser to Sephiroth's "One Winged Angel" with how similar they are in tone, even saying that Bowser took a page from Sephiroth's playbook after his inclusion in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 283 | ** "Sounds like it would fit for an optimistic stroll in town."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Videos featuring the music for Scamper Shores have an inexplicably high amount of comments consisting of nothing but this sentence.[[/labelnote]] |
| 284 | ** Meow meow meow! Nothing feels better than the inside of a cat! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Tweet by Nintendo showing Cat Mario surrounded by some of the cats became infamous due to the [[BestialityIsDepraved poor wording of the Tweet]], and unsurprisingly was deleted shortly after.[[/labelnote]] |
| 285 | [[/folder]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[folder:''Mario Kart'' series]] |
| 288 | * '''''"HI, I'M DAISY!"''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is Daisy's line for when she switches from the driver position or when she finishes a race in 1st place in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash''. Despite the line never really appearing anywhere else in the franchise, ''the sheer repetitiveness in this game alone'' made it a memetic given. Most people jokingly think this is all she says.[[/labelnote]] |
| 289 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX5_OWObA0 The Rainbow Road Song]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone made a version of the Rainbow Road theme from ''Double Dash!!'' WithLyrics. It instantly became a hit and spawned various remixes.[[/labelnote]] |
| 290 | * "Luigi is the pope!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'', Luigi's "Luigi is the top" is misheard as this.[[/labelnote]] |
| 291 | * Most of Toad's English dialogue in ''64'' is known for its [[LargeHam very vocal and enthusiastic delivery]], from his "YAHOO!" and "I'm the best!" to the long shout Toad emits whenever he's hit. |
| 292 | * Rosalina is fat. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Rosalina in ''Mario Kart Wii'' was the first ever female heavyweight racer, and has consistently been in the heavier weight classes. This is likely merely because of her great height rendering her unable to fit in normal-sized karts. The general heftiness of heavyweight racers has since memetically mutated "tall" into "fat".[[/labelnote]] |
| 293 | * Upon the Super Horn's reveal, many have claimed the Spiny Shell's "tyranny" is over at long last, which is kind of true: while it can destroy any Shell if used at the right time, and it can be picked up by the race leader, it's also quite rare to come by. |
| 294 | * Luigi's [[DeathGlare Death Stare]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' has the characters stare at opponents they go past, but Luigi's is rather notable for looking sinister when he does it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpxDuNFBVj8 This video]] with Chamillionaire's ''Ridin''' playing in the background popularized it, which [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aylDlZ-eyw even found its way onto FOX News.]] It has mutated from there, with people trying to make nearly every single character in the game look psychotic to each racer they hit. Nintendo themselves have gotten in on it with a [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADRUqF_5GmPMw Miiverse post]] and a [[http://youtu.be/GisRY6h100U?t=11m16s shout-out at E3.]] And when it was introduced as the last Underground challenge in the 2015 Nintendo World Championship, the first line the announcer says is "Get your death stares on!", complete with Luigi doing the stare.[[/labelnote]] |
| 295 | ** This later spawned a daughter-meme when crossbred with Eurobeat (and Manga/InitialD): [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yf6L-KykkQ Luigi's Drift Stare]]. |
| 296 | * Get Mario Kart'd [[labelnote:Explanation]]The term originates from an [[https://youtu.be/_43cq3DalZw infamous video]] that had Daisy getting bombarded by multiple items, as well as getting bumped off the bridge of DK Mountain by other racers, resulting in her going from first place to dead last. The term has since been used to mock the often unpredictable and unfair nature of the games.[[/labelnote]] |
| 297 | * WELCOME TO MARIO KART! [[labelnote:Explanation]] From the starting screen of ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'', commonly used used when someone [[HumiliationConga gets bombarded by multiple items]], especially if you end up going from first place to dead last at the last moment via Blue Shell. This is frequently used alongside the aforementioned "Get Mario Kart'd" meme.[[/labelnote]] |
| 298 | * A common trend in the ''Mario Kart'' community is to mock filler characters like Pink Gold Peach and Baby Rosalina with other, ridiculous character names like Blue Silver Diddy Kong or Doctor Metal Baby Tanooki Mario. This trend has even begun to spread to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' community, due to the inclusion of [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Dark Pit]]. |
| 299 | * 'Link Kart 8' became pretty popular as a snarky way to regard the sheer number of people picking Link online after the pack one DLC for ''8'' got released. |
| 300 | * [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog "Gotta go fast!"]] is often used to describe 200cc. Many have snarked that the brake button will finally be useful for once. There's also an unlockable Sonic amiibo suit. The "Two speeds: Fast and WAY TOO FAST!" line from the original ''Super Mario Kart''[='=]s commercial is also used in the same context. |
| 301 | * "I'm using tilt controls!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the premade messages to tell to other people in a lobby in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', this one is frequently used to express frustration. Origins are unclear, but most likely it derives from the tilt penalty in {{pinball}}, in which the ball immediately ends if the player is too rough on the machine. It caught on shortly after the release of ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', to where people who actually use tilt controls and use this message for its intended meaning get misinterpreted for the memetic meaning.[[/labelnote]] |
| 302 | * [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]] cannot be harmed [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme on Tumblr originating from two videos of ''Mario Kart 8'' where Isabelle is in harm's way, only to be saved at the last second. This has led to her getting somewhat of a reputation of not being able to be hurt at all, especially when it comes to Mario Kart races.[[/labelnote]] |
| 303 | * "BUP"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A short, reversed, and sped up sample of Toad's "AWOWOWOWOWOWOWO" voice clip from ''Mario Kart 64'', popularized by ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' speedrunner WebVideo/{{Simpleflips}} and commonly invoked in reference to Toad's N64 appearances.[[/labelnote]] |
| 304 | * ''FUCK THE POLICE''[[labelnote:Explanation]]From a [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjw1wgr0n1qinlmco1_400.gif rather popular gif]] of a ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'' player dodging a Spiny Shell, which then pauses to display the caption "FUCK THE POLICE". This was before ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' introduced the Super Horn, which negates most items, including the Spiny Shell.[[/labelnote]] |
| 305 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-s1IFJKuJEUioERBC-u4g 121 kn]] videos [[labelnote:Explanation]] This person's ''Mario Kart Wii'' time trial videos became [[MundaneMadeAwesome memetic]] due to several of them having ridiculously concise titles (the most popular being titled "! ?") that make them impossible to search for on a web browser, with most people finding them through WebSite/YouTube recommendations.[[/labelnote]] |
| 306 | * "Woomy on a Vroomy", upon it was announced that [[Franchise/{{Splatoon}} Inklings]] would be playable in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. |
| 307 | * With ''8 Deluxe'' adding Auto Accelerate and Smart Steering, you can now create your own [[WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing Luigi Wins By Doing Absolutely Nothing]] scenario in ''Mario Kart''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6-ZuJDNWvE Like so.]] |
| 308 | * Similar to ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', ''Mario Kart 8'' has gained a reputation for just refusing to die and make way for a new game in the series. |
| 309 | * Ice Ice Outpost has had many jokes made about it surrounding Music/VanillaIce, due to how its name is nearly identical to that of "Ice Ice Baby". |
| 310 | * [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Where's Luigi?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Mario Kart Tour'' has a rather large ensemble of playable characters, ranging from perfect-attendance members like Mario and Bowser, to [[EnsembleDarkhorse less frequent but still popular characters]] like Diddy Kong and Dry Bones, to [[UnexpectedCharacter mostly weird or unexpected choices]] like Peachette and Pauline. However, one noticeable omission from the base game's roster was Mario's very own brother Luigi, who somehow managed to be excluded from the game in spite of four forms of Mario, two forms of Peach and Daisy, and two characters who haven't been in a single ''Mario Kart'' game prior to this all managing to make it in at launch. Luigi wouldn't show up until late October of 2019, a little less than a month after the game released.[[/labelnote]] |
| 311 | * $40 Diddy Kong [[labelnote:Explanation]]While ''Mario Kart Tour'' is generally seen as [[SoOkayItsAverage an average-to-alright mobile game]], one thing was widely seen as a complete joke: Diddy Kong, in addition to being available through a regular gacha method, was also available in a pack that cost a grand total of ''forty dollars.'' The fact that a mobile game has a single character that costs this much money was treated with derision at best. Many people, similar to the $1000 iPhone stand meme, pointed out several other things that you could get for the same price or cheaper, with the meme even getting a [[http://twitter.com/CheaperThanDidy Twitter account]] dedicated to it, and led to more variants such as the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' Feh Pass subscription service and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Later became a DiscreditedMeme as the $40 Diddy was only a limited time offer and the 90 rubies, a premium currency, were the main value to its expensive pack, with Diddy as a bonus. Despite this, this meme has been widely talked about in the general Nintendo fandom when in a topic on mobile microtransactions.[[/labelnote]] |
| 312 | * It's very common to find people declaring the Spiny Shell a destroyer of dreams. |
| 313 | * A common response to people saying [[ForumSpeak First!]] is to send a Spiny Shell at them. |
| 314 | * A common nickname for ''Mario Kart Wii'' is "Funky Bike Wii" due to the {{Game Break|er}}ing [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome combo of Funky Kong on the Flame Runner]]. |
| 315 | * "Morton Kart 8", often referring to how Morton has become ''8''[='=]s version of the infamous "Funky Bike Wii" meme in regards to Funky Kong being the most picked character in ''Mario Kart Wii''. |
| 316 | * '''BAM! [[ThatOneAttack SHOCK]] DODGE!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common reaction when avoiding a Lightning from hitting the character, killing their momentum. Originates from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpzqGmXypQ0&ab_channel=TWD98 this video]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9pVBqtx2-XrSfKn3BwHrXA TWD98 (Troy)]], [=YouTuber=] famous for playing ''Mario Kart Wii''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 317 | * "Look how much longer it takes to select Wario!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] A comment from [[CausticCritic the Game Dude]] in his review of the ''Mario Kart'' series, complaining about how Wario takes longer to select in this game than in ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' due to the increased roster size, even though he was moving the cursor to the right instead of wrapping around off of the left, effectively taking the long way around. The aforementioned mistake, alongside the odd nature of the complaint, ended up inspiring [[https://twitter.com/selectwario a gimmick account on Twitter]], which took off surprisingly fast.[[/labelnote]] |
| 318 | * [[Franchise/FireEmblem Elimine]], saint of ''Mario Kart''[[note]]Though Elimine is one of the eight legends in the lore of Elibe from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'', the only time she ever appeared in physical form is in a bonus disc issued with preorders of ''Double Dash!!''. Here, when having a copy of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'' linked to the [=GameCube=], she grants the player bonus items that normally wouldn't be found in-game, before vanishing off. Because of this, she became the butt of jokes to most ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' fans [[NeverLiveItDown as she was only remembered for appearing in a]] ''[[NeverLiveItDown Mario Kart]]'' [[NeverLiveItDown game of all things, let alone a bonus disc of one]]. The meme saw a resurgence when she finally made her actual debut in the ''Fire Emblem'' franchise with ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Heroes]]'' in January 2022 as an Astra Mythic Hero.[[/note]] |
| 319 | * "Hey Nintendo, we want Mario Kart 9." "Here, do it yourself."[[labelnote:Explanation]]''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'' is an AR game for the Switch that allows you to use Mario and Luigi kart toys with cameras attached in order to race around your very own home using peripherals. Fans have been awaiting for [=MK9=] since 8 got a port for the Switch instead of a new game. Jokes circulated about Nintendo being lazy and their solution to this problem is to let fans make [=MK9=] themselves.[[/labelnote]] |
| 320 | * Based on a popular meme: |
| 321 | -->'''Kid''': Mom, can we have Mario Kart?\ |
| 322 | '''Mom''': We have Mario Kart at home.\ |
| 323 | ''Mario Kart at home:''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Also following the AR game announcement, many were quick to notice the parallels between this popular meme and Nintendo simply making fans make their own ''Mario Kart'' at home instead of actually developing a new one.[[/labelnote]] |
| 324 | * During the summer of 2021, it became quite popular to set gameplay footage of ''Mario Kart Tour'' to fan remixes of Music/{{Cupcakke}} songs on [=TikTok=]. |
| 325 | * [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/973/84b.jpg you have entered the comedy area]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of Mario in a kart with sunglasses very poorly photoshopped onto him, with the above phrase to the right of him in red text. It's used to point out rather obvious joke setups, especially dad jokes, or for jokes that aren't that funny.[[/labelnote]] |
| 326 | * [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Irp5LBc0l8g/maxresdefault.jpg Donkey Kong dabbing]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Mario Kart 8'', one of the tricks Donkey Kong can pull off while riding a bike or an all-terrain is posing with one arm out and his head covered by his fist while looking to the right, very reminiscent of a dab. This was not unnoticed by the community.[[/labelnote]] |
| 327 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R93Uy0dQazE The Coconut Mall music]] has seen widespread usage in memes starting from the late 2010s, especially for crazy/hectic sequences and car chases. |
| 328 | ** You just got Coconut Malled! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A BaitAndSwitch meme where people are tricked into listening to the Coconut Mall theme.[[/labelnote]] |
| 329 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEFNUbNJwzU Mario Says Spongebob]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A video of Mario exclaiming "Mama!" in Mario Kart Wii, which the uploader interprets as "[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]]". It suddenly burst in popularity nearly a decade after its release thanks to the [=YouTube=] algorithm recommending it to many people, with the "discuss" text at the end becoming especially memetic, either due to it being associated with ''VideoGame/AmongUs'' being seen as more of a threat or something serious in a class assignment than a lighthearted call to discuss something.[[/labelnote]] |
| 330 | * [[https://youtu.be/M4bgtE3usO4 Bone-Dry Dunes (Final Lap) (Frontrunning)]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Much like [[https://youtu.be/I02U9gGw-DY Tower Power Pokey]] from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'', this song became infamous for being paired with a Rule34 animation featuring Ankha from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' by animator [=minus8=].[[/labelnote]] |
| 331 | [[/folder]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[folder:''Mario Party'' series]] |
| 334 | * Bowser Communism. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the possible outcomes of the Bowser Space is "Bowser Revolution", in which Bowser distributes everyone's coins evenly. Political references follow quickly. The term itself was popularized by LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys.[[/labelnote]] |
| 335 | * "Gimme Equality!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ''Mario Party DS'' equivalent of Bowser Revolution. The phrase was adopted by the LGBT community.[[/labelnote]] |
| 336 | * '''D'OH, I MISSED!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Wario's failure quotes in the first two N64 games (except in the original NTSC-J version, where instead he says "[[BigOMG Oh my god!]]"). It's almost never appropriate in context. Once again, popularized by LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys. According to his voice actor Thomas Spindler, he's actually saying "[[GratuitousGerman So ein Mist]]!", German for (roughly) "[[OhCrap Oh, shoot]]!"[[/labelnote]] |
| 337 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6PxRwgjzZw Luigi]] WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The AI in the ''Mario Party'' series is [[ArtificialStupidity so bad]] on lower difficulties or the minigames can be so luck-based that there are some minigames that the player can win without any controller input. It's traditional for the player's character to be Luigi while demonstrating this. This meme crossed over into ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' — people have even managed to have Luigi win by doing absolutely nothing ''against level 9 [=CPU=]s''![[/labelnote]] |
| 338 | * "We play for mad cash!". [[labelnote:Explanation]]This originated from LetsPlay/{{pokecapn}}'s Let's Play of the series whenever anyone in his group would gamble with all of their coins. This in turn was frequently referenced by LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys in their playthrough.[[/labelnote]] |
| 339 | * You're lousy! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Waluigi's unlockable taunt in ''VideoGame/MarioParty6'' and ''VideoGame/MarioParty7''. This time, popularized by LetsPlay/{{pokecapn}}'s posse.[[/labelnote]] |
| 340 | * In ''VideoGame/MarioParty2'', The Boat Toad Dance in looks like he's humping something. Ted of WebVideo/BrainScratchCommentaries can be thanked for this one. |
| 341 | -->'''Ted:''' Hump Hump Hump Hump Hump Hump Hump Hump… |
| 342 | * [[ReadyForLovemaking Sexy Bowser]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'', Bowser is often seen posed laying on his side in a provocative way whenever you encounter him. LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys brought this one to life. [[/labelnote]] |
| 343 | ** Bowser's "pee dance" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A related meme about Bowser in the N64 ''Mario Party'' games; a lot of people compare the little dance he does to someone "dancing" when they need to pee.[[/labelnote]] |
| 344 | * Thanks to the intensely competitive nature of the games — a competitiveness not helped by random events that can cause major lead changes — the series has developed a memetic reputation for [[GameNightFight destroying friendships]]. Even Nintendo joked about it twice - In an ad for ''10'', claiming that the [[http://www.gamnesia.com/news/nintendo-calls-mario-party-the-friendship-wrecker-in-new-advertisement-camp friendship wrecker returns]], and in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MUtYv7_7N0 A Completely Normal Mario Party Superstars Trailer]]" for ''Superstars''. |
| 345 | * "Hey, stinky!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Mario's taunts from ''VideoGame/MarioParty7'', which gained popularity due to being rather uncharacteristic for him, leading it to be used in many videos. It received new popularity in 2020 thanks to the "You Just Got Hey Stinky'd" meme listed in the Mario RPG games section.[[/labelnote]] |
| 346 | * "Takin' your star bro!". [[labelnote:Explanation]]This came from [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mario_party_10_luigi_gets_robbed.png artwork]] for ''Mario Party 10'' that depicts Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser playing with an amiibo board. Mario is moving his piece and looking smug, Luigi is fretting over what is unfolding, Peach looks shocked, and Bowser is contemplating the situation intensively.[[/labelnote]] |
| 347 | * [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471823527645937675/794383927652384768/very-hard-dk-5827059a1b497.png Very Hard DK]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A picture of an AI-controlled Donkey Kong with his difficulty set to "Very Hard".]] Given [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 Donkey Kong's memetic association with dongs]], the [[RagingStiffie implication]] is clear. This sees use as a reaction image for when someone is incredibly excited or aroused, or just to refer to things that are actually hard (literally, or difficulty-wise).[[/labelnote]] |
| 348 | * [[WebVideo/MarioPartyDSAntiPiracy PIRACY IS NO PARTY!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[https://youtu.be/B3iMW7m4DZM video]] showing off a fake [[CopyProtection anti-piracy]] screen in ''VideoGame/MarioPartyDS'', which has a picture of all of the playable characters in a cage (taken from the scene of Bowser trapping them in the game's story mode) with the above phrase on it, as well as [[https://youtu.be/joRZn6qiDg0 surprisingly good music]]. This has spawned a ton of other fake copy protection videos, often with the characters [[YouBastard telling the player off for pirating the game]], and to report and/or destroy the game, potentially with NightmareFuel added in for good measure.[[/labelnote]] |
| 349 | ** Luigi the criminal/Luigi pirates video games[[labelnote:Explanation]]In all of the ''Mario Party DS Anti Piracy'' videos ([[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness except the first]]), the player is always controlling Luigi, which results in the characters accusing him of being a criminal. As such, people have made jokes about Luigi being a horrible monster who deserves the cruel and unusual punishments he receives, be it getting mauled by Monty Mole or SwallowedWhole by Shy Guy.[[/labelnote]] |
| 350 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QabOws88zD4 give me the ball papa]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A rather popular video of the "Sort of Fun" minigame from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioParty'', where Bowser Jr. gestures with his hands to plead with his father to give him a baseball. He doesn't, and Jr. looks at the camera incredulously just before Bowser drops the baseball in the wrong basket.[[/labelnote]] |
| 351 | * [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/324/383/cdb Sad Mario]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A render from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioParty'' showing Mario slumping dejectedly (used in games starting in ''Mario Party 9'' when he gets a bad outcome, like losing Coins). This would lead to this being a popular reaction image due to it being uncharacteristic of him.[[/labelnote]] |
| 352 | * The control stick-spinning minigames of the first ''Mario Party'' became the stuff of legends among fans over time for their infamy at injuring players who used their palms for maximum efficiency. The jokes returned in full force when the "Tug 'O War" and "Cast Aways" minigames returned in ''Superstars'' with the exact same control scheme and only a cursory warning against the tactic, on [[Platform/NintendoSwitch a console]] with control sticks notorious for gaining input drift when overused. Taken with full extreme with the first Mario Party coming to Nintendo Switch Online, with those minigames back and no actual disclaimer unlike ''Superstars''. |
| 353 | * Fake ''Superstars'' stickers.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A new feature in ''Superstars'', replacing taunts, is a set of stickers for emoting during games. All of the in-game stickers are clean, but given ''Mario Party''[='=]s reputation, players quickly began editing them to much more colorful, sometimes vulgar reactions juxtaposed with the stock 2D artwork, and even hacking them into the game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 354 | ** Rosalina's "Whaaat?!" sticker[[labelnote:Explanation]]Out of all the ''Superstars'' stickers, this sticker in particular is popular due to her [[DullSurprise completely unfazed reaction]] compared to most of the characters' concerned or shocked expressions.[[/labelnote]] |
| 355 | * Toad very excited (with his legs showing) [[labelnote:Explanation]]Official artwork from the first ''Mario Party'' depicts Toad with smaller pants showing [[SuddenAnatomy two stubby legs sticking out from below]]. Super Mario Wiki's [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Gallery:Mario_Party gallery page]] includes the image with this caption, which has since been shared all over social media due to how bizarrely amusing it is. This commonly leads to jokes that Toads spontaneously grow legs when excited.[[/labelnote]] |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:Mario RPG series]] |
| 359 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'': |
| 360 | ** And you guys better watch out! HeKnowsAboutTimedHits! [[labelnote:Explanation]]If you refuse the tutorial on timed hits in the game, Toad will proudly boast that Mario knows all about it to a Goomba. People will commonly say this in reference to the game, as if to say "don't cross Mario, or you'll be sorry".[[/labelnote]] |
| 361 | ** Whoa, who do you think you are, Creator/BruceLee? You can't just go in there, fists flying! [[labelnote:Explanation]]This line from Mallow has been subject to a minor meme that claims Bruce Lee's existence is canon in the Mario universe, since Mallow namedrops him. This however, has been cut from the Switch remake. [[/labelnote]] |
| 362 | ** I serve... A higher authority... [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Geno begins fighting Bowyer, he says this line when asked about his affiliations by the latter. This led to speculation about some sort of God in the Mario universe.[[/labelnote]] |
| 363 | ** His real name is "♡♪!?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]When you first meet Geno, he gives his real name as a series of unpronounceable symbols. This meme is a parody of that bit of dialogue, where people jokingly correct others who mention Geno by telling them to call him by his true name.[[/labelnote]] |
| 364 | ** Geno better be in this game. [[note]]A more serious example. Due to Geno's status as an EnsembleDarkhorse, fans have been hoping for years that he appears in a later game. Even though it's [[ExiledFromContinuity highly impossible for him to appear in a later game]] [[ScrewedByTheLawyers due to copyrights by Square Enix.]][[/note]] |
| 365 | ** The Forest Maze theme. It's become popular for various things, including remixes, [=YTPMVs=], and versions with lyrics, like LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun's version [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crLeiu6otUU here]]. |
| 366 | *** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/382576 Rawest Forest]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Several web artists made vocal rap remixes of the Mushroom Forest theme. One of them, Rawest Forest, became popular enough to not only persist on Website/YouTube and Website/{{Newgrounds}}, but to also become incorporated into Website/NicoNicoDouga musical medleys. ''Exiting the forest is super simple, all you do is follow these path turns... for the rest of your gaming life...''[[/labelnote]] |
| 367 | ** Dangerous Series [[labelnote:Explanation]] Video remixes of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHPNJfw1i7U Fight Against an Armed Boss]]" (a.k.a. the Smithy Gang's boss theme) are quite popular on Website/NicoNicoDouga, where they are known as the "Dangerous Series". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzhXFEVIhg One video]] based on ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'' is particularly well-known among western audiences.[[/labelnote]] |
| 368 | ** [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/602850002485641236/817912289868120084/Chained_Kong_a_prisoner_of_war.jpg Chained Kong, a prisoner of war.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Its exact origin is unknown, but outside of the games, this is always said whenever Chained Kong appears.[[/labelnote]] |
| 369 | ** '''SLEDGE''' [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]During the first phase of the final battle, Smithy tends to use this attack quite often. This quote is often accompanied by a description of the "Sledge" attack, where a wooden pillar crushes the player's entire party, which looks hilariously odd. The remake turns the "wooden pillar" into the head of a sledgehammer in the background.[[/labelnote]] |
| 370 | ** Fat Yoshi [[labelnote:Explanation]] After ''Supper Mario Broth'' posted a full artwork of [[http://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/297/938/8e6.png a fat baby Yoshi]], he became prime shitposting material due to his goofy appearance alone.[[/labelnote]] |
| 371 | ** You Just Got Hey Stinky'd![[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1qwUTNV3YA A troll video]] in the vein of the Stickbug or [[VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries Distraction Dance]] memes featuring Mario shouting "Hey Stinky!" (a line from ''VideoGame/MarioParty7'') at the viewer, then doing the default ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'' dance to the tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfiPCXSwfg0 this SiIvaGunner rip]] (''Super Mario 64'''s "Slider" played to the tune of Iyaz's "Replay".) while standing over the eponymous phrase.[[/labelnote]] |
| 372 | ** Mario's appearance in the remake being adorable for a grown man with a mustache had people comparing him to a child wanting food from [=McDonalds=]. |
| 373 | * ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'': |
| 374 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPfMATdVN-w Hitting this Block for 416 Years Crashes Paper Mario]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]No, really. Hitting that block up to 100 times spawns up to 3 treasure blocks as an EasterEgg; hitting it for 416 years would (theoretically) crash the game by repeatedly overflowing the counter that tracks that and spawning more blocks than the engine can accommodate. [=Stryder7x=] did the math, including accounting for lag. There's just something inherently amusing about a crash bug that takes ''four centuries'' to perform.[[/labelnote]] |
| 375 | ** [Innocuous Thing] Crashes Paper Mario[[labelnote:Explanation]]After the popularity of the above video, [=Stryder7x=] released more videos demonstrating crash glitches, all with their title in the same format. Naturally, this led to streams of jokes about any possible thing crashing the game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 376 | * ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': |
| 377 | ** I was at Riverside Station and did not expect such a profound statement from Goombella. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An inside joke from the ''Paper Mario'' subreddit. This phrase originated from a post with screengrabs of a poetic line from the game. Others started replacing Goombella's dialogue with all manner of other statements, leading to a surge of dozens of Riverside Station posts.[[/labelnote]] |
| 378 | ** Great, just great. Now I look like the huge, mighty king of '''GUYS WHO TALK TO POSTERS!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Bowser mistakes a poster of Peach to be the real person. He's quite embarrassed when he realizes his mistake. This moment proved memorable enough for people to jokingly refer to Bowser as "a guy who talks to posters" or a similar variant.[[/labelnote]] |
| 379 | ** ''Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass'' when [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the events of ''TTYD'', Luigi [[HeroOfAnotherStory is on a different adventure concurrent to Mario's that occurs offscreen, which you only get to hear snippets of from him and his partners]] (plus a highly exaggerated book series). Many people have latched on to this great offscreen adventure and genuinely want Nintendo to release a game where you get to play through it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 380 | ** Doo_liss [[labelnote:Explanation]]Doopliss removes the letter "p" from the keyboard in order to prevent you from guessing his name before you're intended to (after Vivian joins Mario). Because of this, when he comes up in a text-based discussion, people will occasionally replace every instance of that letter with an underscore, as if he took it off of their keyboards as well.[[/labelnote]] |
| 381 | * ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': |
| 382 | ** '''"BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP. [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink I AM ERROR.]] PRESS ANY KEY TO RESUME. SYSTEM NOT FOUND. INSERT INSTALL DISC. DISC NOT FOUND. PLEASE CONFIRM DISC COVER IS CLOSED. READ ERROR. INSERT BOOT DISC AND PRESS ENTER. NO RESPONSE. SYSTEM MAY BE BUSY OR MELTING INTO SLAG. APPLICATION ERROR. SAVE YOUR WORK AND QUIT. YOU LOST EVERYTHING. WAY TO GO. GENIUS. WAITING FOR PROCESSORS. "404 computer hamsters not found." THREAT LEVEL UPGRADED TO JELLY ROLL 1. DETONATION IMMINENT."'''\ |
| 383 | '''''[[Platform/MicrosoftWindows CTRL ALT DELETE]]!''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first boss you fight in the game was ''going'' to give you his PlotCoupon without a fight, but then he gets his circuits fried by [[SoftSpokenSadist Dimentio]]. The preceding [literal] BSOD ensues.[[/labelnote]] |
| 384 | ** '''Mr. L! Green Thunder!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Luigi's BrainwashedAndCrazy alter-ego in ''Super Paper Mario''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 385 | *** [[PlayAlongMeme Who could Mr. L be?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mr. L looks glaringly like Luigi. The obvious next step is denying this connection and looking for a different person who could potentially be him. Even ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' [[http://www.ssbwiki.com/List_of_SSB4_trophies_(Super_Mario_Bros._series)#Mr._L got in on the joke]] in the fourth game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 386 | ** DOOFUSES!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]For all of her BodyHorror, Mimi, a recurring bad guy in ''Super Paper Mario'', has some [[BigStupidDoodooHead pretty childish insults.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 387 | ** [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch "I love going on message boards and complaining about video games I've never played!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the questions you answer "Yes" to, in a quiz in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', you can expect to see this pop up whenever people... well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin complain about games they've never played]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 388 | ** "My first love was an anime character!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A question in Francis' quiz, which you must answer "Yes" to. Often used to mock Waifu fans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 389 | ** '''GREEEEEEN!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]The very first thing the final boss of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' does upon assuming his form is say this. It's completely out of place and random.[[/labelnote]] |
| 390 | ** BOWSER'S ARMS! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Popularized by {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}} when he notices how fast Bowser flails his arms when he's surprised. See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYW9MuRO5lA here.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 391 | ** [[spoiler:Count Bleck]] is a {{Yandere}}. [[labelnote:Spoilers]]Often used in the Japanese fandom because his motives for being a OmnicidalManiac was [[LoveMakesYouEvil the loss of his love]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 392 | ** Dimentio has a VillainousCrush on Luigi. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the HoYay aspects of the game, Dimentio's interest in Luigi is [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] in the Japanese fandom, turning him into a MemeticMolester.[[/labelnote]] |
| 393 | ** Breadward.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A fake Pixl made up by Mimi as a bribe when in disguise. [[{{WebVideo/Vinesauce}} Vinny of Vinesauce fame]] is convinced that it's real and has a distinct ''determination'' to get it. Even before that, people have treated it as a real Pixl and have created various (fake) methods of obtaining it.[[/labelnote]] |
| 394 | ** The ''Super Paper Mario'' [[https://tenor.com/search/super-paper-mario-gifs .gif war]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]For reasons unknown, starting in 2021 gif-hosting sites like Tenor became a battleground when "The Anti-SPM Association" flooded the site with dozens of "black text white background random footage" gifs criticizing the game [[FanHater and people who enjoyed it]], prompting people who did enjoy the game to counter with their own gifs. Meanwhile, those on the outside looking in at the sudden and random fighting going on over a 2007 game [[https://twitter.com/CursedMario/status/1441890503272902656 just ended up confused]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 395 | * ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' |
| 396 | ** NYARGLEBARGLE![[labelnote:Explanation]]Bowser Jr.'s EvilLaugh from his appearance in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar''. It appears in a trailer for less than half a second, yet managed to become memetic within an hour of its first appearance.[[/labelnote]] |
| 397 | ** The Goat sticker, as well as the new Mariachi Shy Guy enemies. They're usually considered some of the better parts of the game among its detractors. |
| 398 | ** Kersti referring to and describing Kamek as a hipster, which caught on around the game's release due to "hipster" being a popular term at the time. |
| 399 | ** Sticker Star bad, upvotes to the left [[labelnote:Explanation]]With backlash inevitably comes backlash ''to'' the backlash. Even years after its release, a large amount of people still make fun of ''Sticker Star'', to the point of becoming a DiscreditedMeme. This phrase is used as a typical response on the [[{{Website/Reddit}} r/papermario subreddit]] for memes making a criticism of ''Sticker Star'' that everyone's heard a million times before.[[/labelnote]] |
| 400 | ** "I don’t care if I get hate because of this opinion, but this is my favorite paper mario final boss song."[[labelnote:Explanation]]This fairly innocent comment on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBgAa3S3vo the final boss theme]] has garnered infamy for somehow creating a massive war-zone in the reply section. With the users ''Dave Matthew'' and ''Aramaru 1837'' being particularly noteworthy (the former for his constant usage of calling the other user, ''Aramaru 1837'', a [[BigStupidDoodooHead "little maggot"]], and the latter for being a {{Troll}} who belittles the original poster for not playing more games, [[{{Hypocrite}} despite admitting to only playing one other Paper Mario game]].) as well as the argument [[ArgumentOfContradictions going absolutely nowhere.]] This entire gong show was showcased by ''[[LetsPlay/{{Critikal}} penguinz0]]'' with the video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEEUmfW0qFQ Angriest Comment Thread on Youtube]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 401 | ** The Tower Power Pokey's boss theme [[labelnote:Explanation]]The theme that plays during the Tower Power Pokey's boss fight was used in a Rule 34 ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' animation. Due to this, as well as the relatively low popularity of ''Sticker Star'' itself, this theme became quite notorious. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYeRzhTdHBQ This video]]'s comment section is a prime example.[[/labelnote]] |
| 402 | *** For whatever reason, Tower Power Pokey himself started gaining an ironic following on the Paper Mario subreddit in October of 2020. |
| 403 | * ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'' |
| 404 | ** Everything Morton says in this game thanks to the HulkSpeak. |
| 405 | *** LESTON [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[{{Pun}} bad pun]] from a line of Morton's post-battle dialogue: "MORTON? MORE LIKE... LESTON." Due to his characterization in the game, Morton does not seem to realize how names work, and thus makes [[AccidentalPun unintentional wordplay]] on his own name, leading up to his calling himself Leston upon defeat. This led to some people jokingly calling him Leston.[[/labelnote]] |
| 406 | *** HOT MALLET |
| 407 | *** PEDAL STOOL |
| 408 | ** Mario x Wendy [[labelnote:Explanation]]Wendy's defeat quote sounds like she's flirting with Mario.[[/labelnote]] |
| 409 | ** Mario shrugging. [[labelnote:Explantion]]A pose Mario does when things don't work out. The fanbase has had a field day with it, calling things out on being SoOkayItsAverage or just making fun of the in-game situations where Mario shrugs.[[/labelnote]] |
| 410 | ** Pinhead Larry. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]] reference to the fight with Larry. Likely due to the Wild West-type setting.[[/labelnote]] |
| 411 | ** Blinded by Salt and Pepper! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A status effect in which an enemy gets blinded by the "Salt and Pepper" Thing Card. Many people say this as a joking way to describe the fanbase's reaction to this game, as "salt" has become a popular slang word for anger fueled by disappointment in TheNewTens.[[/labelnote]] |
| 412 | ** Everyone is a Toad. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common derogatory phrase being passed around the detractors of ''Sticker Star'' and ''Color Splash'', due to them being by far the most common NonPlayerCharacter type in both games. This has extended to jokes about Peach, Huey, and characters from the previous ''Paper Mario'' games actually being a Toad.[[/labelnote]] |
| 413 | ** Swoopposting [[labelnote:Explanation]]A developer oversight led to an unwinnable gameplay situation where Kamek replaces all of Mario's battle actions with Eekhammers as he is fighting a Swoop enemy. The hammer attacks have no effect on the flying Swoop. Mario cannot flee the battle until he has wasted all of his cards, and merely shrugs after each attack fails to connect. Users of the ''Paper Mario'' subreddit read this as poor game design, and had a field day editing the trinity of Kamek, Swoop, and Eekhammer into various situations.[[/labelnote]] |
| 414 | * ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'' |
| 415 | ** You guessed it, a Toad. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The [[https://youtu.be/CB7KBIgn2m0?t=269 video]] explaining the features and mechanics of the game [[SelfDeprecation pokes fun]] at the repetition of ''everyone'' Mario rescues being a Toad. This has not gone unnoticed by fans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 416 | ** The folded-up version of Bowser that follows Mario around is commonly referred to as "Wet Floor Sign Bowser". |
| 417 | ** [[VideoGame/HeavyRain "I'm the Origami Killer".]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Both ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' and ''The Origami King'' having their villains subscribe to extensive origami imagery led to many a joke comparing the two games.[[/labelnote]] |
| 418 | ** "This is a Toad."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The second trailer revealed that Mario can interact with various objects to rescue [[ForcedTransformation transformed Toads.]] This has led to jokes about other random objects actually being Toads, such as the bosses, King Olly, or the narrator himself.[[/labelnote]] |
| 419 | ** When it was revealed that some of the game's major bosses would be sentient stationery, [[https://www.deviantart.com/flintofmother3/art/Stuff-People-say-335-845732183 some people like to joke that one of the bosses is]] [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftOfficeAssistant Clippy]]. People have also compared them to the Things from ''Sticker Star'' and ''Color Splash'', bringing up [[CatharsisFactor how cathartic it is]] to finally destroy them after all these years. |
| 420 | ** Bob-omb with no fuse? (X) with no (Y).[[labelnote:Explanation]]The first partner revealed for the game, Bobby, looks exactly the same as a regular Bob-omb, only without a fuse. Fans have poked fun at the partner having such a basic design compared to partners in the series' past by drawing other ''Mario'' enemies [[https://old.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/hao6sn/bobomb_with_no_fuse_spike_with_no_hair/ with minor]] [[https://old.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/hboyfq/bobomb_with_no_fuse_goomba_with_no_eyebrows/ things]] [[https://old.reddit.com/r/papermario/search?q=with+no+fuse&restrict_sr=on changed]]. The format's name is additionally a reference to the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yankee-with-no-brim Yankee with no brim]] meme. Though it's quickly becoming a DiscreditedMeme due to being overused on the subreddit.[[/labelnote]] |
| 421 | ** [[BuffySpeak Thinky-Thinky Panic.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Bobby's name for amnesia shown off in the second trailer, a reference to ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic''. Fans latched onto it immediately.[[/labelnote]] |
| 422 | ** BOBBY NO!!!![[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]Essentially every player's reaction to Bobby's death.[[/labelnote]] |
| 423 | *** Dangit Bobby...[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]Another reaction to Bobby's death.[[/labelnote]] |
| 424 | ** The surprisingly brutal way Mario [[spoiler:finishes off Stapler (read: ''violently dislocating its "jaw" and snapping it wide open'')]] has gained memetic status due to the sheer ''ruthlessness'' of the attack. |
| 425 | ** [[spoiler:"She's my sister ''and'' my daughter!"]][[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]The reveal on Mushroom Island that Olly personally created his "sister" Olivia, which would technically make her his daughter, led to comparisons with a similar twist from ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 426 | ** The objective of taking down Olly's streamers that hold Peach's Castle captive often becomes amusingly meta when an online personality decides to broadcast their play sessions of the game (as in ''streaming''). |
| 427 | ** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/jqg8k0/look_guys_ttyd_remake/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=papermario&utm_content=t3_jsob58 The game's]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/jr1qnd/threw_this_together_in_around_5_minutes_kinda/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=papermario&utm_content=t3_jsob58 boxart]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/js64cp/great_game_10_out_of_7_ign/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=papermario&utm_content=t3_jsob58 is]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/jqjhp1/mama_mia/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=papermario&utm_content=t3_jsob58 pretty]] [[https://www.reddit.com/r/papermario/comments/jrrxh5/ujasperoidcragnon_posts_be_like/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=papermario&utm_content=t3_jsob58 exploitable]]. |
| 428 | * ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'': |
| 429 | ** I HAVE FURY! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fawful's catchphrase, which is said whenever the heroes frustrate his schemes. It is frequently quoted by fans when they wish to express their discontentment towards various topics[[/labelnote]] |
| 430 | *** I HAVE CHORTLES! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A variation of the above, this time used by fans when they find something humorous.[[/labelnote]] |
| 431 | ** '''THE MUSTARD OF YOUR DOOM!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Fawful's lines towards the beginning of ''Superstar Saga'', which comes out of nowhere and is rather silly.[[/labelnote]] |
| 432 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5NL-6c9f5I Mario humming]] [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage his series' theme]] [[SingingInTheShower in the shower]] is quite popular in ''WebAnimation/SuperMario64Bloopers''. |
| 433 | ** It has become traditional to set the main battle theme of ''Superstar Saga'' to scenes of people making funky gestures, such as this [[http://fancydrak.tumblr.com/post/72102794409 pair of baseball players.]] |
| 434 | ** WHAT IS THE DEAL?! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Looking up "Peasley rant" on tumblr turns up edits of a rant in which the artist attacked the fandom for shipping Luigi with Peasley.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:The full rant]]"WHAT IS THE DEAL?! Why are all you fan-girls trying to turn me gay!? It doesn't make sense! [[InsaneTrollLogic Is it because I wear a tunic?!]] Link wears one and he doesn't get [[RougeAnglesOfSatin flax]] for it! Incase you all hadn't played 'Superstar Saga' I don't like Luigi in any matter of the thought! So if you please, knock it off in trying to make me gay!"[[/labelnote]] |
| 435 | ** Time for some muffins! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The track Fawful & Cackletta DX features a triangle ringing at around the 1:32 mark, which sounds incredibly similar to an oven dinging once it’s finished baking. Consequently, people have taken to joking that Cackletta had been baking desserts prior to fighting the heroes, usually muffins.[[/labelnote]] |
| 436 | ** Move and let the rhythm be your guide, now you're prepped to [[BreadEggsMilkSquick c o m m i t h o m i c i d e]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A memorable set of lyrics from Music/RecD's [[https://youtu.be/IVDD8pwVQlo Superstar Saga Battle Theme WITH LYRICS]] video. The sudden darkness of the lyrics combined with the deadpan delivery made the line memorable and quotable for many fans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 437 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'': After the release of ''VideoGame/Splatoon1'' (and especially after this game's Platform/VirtualConsole release), many people joked on Website/{{Miiverse}} that Nintendo had been planning about making ''Splatoon'' for over ten years through Young E. Gadd's comment: |
| 438 | ---> '''Young E. Gadd:''' I have an inkling I'll be seeing you again soon... Bye! |
| 439 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'': IS THAT NOT [[{{Smurfing}} GLOBIN?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Emoglobins in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' have a "distinctive-ish" form of speech, which caused a few fans to insert "globin" in their sentences.[[/labelnote]] |
| 440 | ** Oh. Luigi came too. Super. [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the introduction to ''Bowser's Inside Story'', a Toad tells Mario about the meeting to discuss the Blorb epidemic, then realizes that Luigi also came with him. It sees use in those situations where someone you like is accompanied by someone you don't really care for, or just to poke fun at Luigi being late to things.[[/labelnote]] |
| 441 | ** [[https://www.mariowiki.com/File:MLBiS_-_Fawful_Statue_Screenshot.png "It is I who added the nuts to that statue!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An AccidentalInnuendo said by Fawful in ''BIS''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 442 | *** [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/336/927/b5c.png "It is I who nuts to that"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A cropped picture of the above quote; it's generally used for reacting to a NSFW/sexy thing on the internet. The screenshot is also cropped in a way that makes it looks like Bowser is the one talking.[[/labelnote]] |
| 443 | ** Related to the above, [[https://flare-blog.tumblr.com/post/161635094756/the-different-types-of-n-u-t the scale of Nuts]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]A series of pictures of Luigi's face (typically taken from the M&L series) alongside the various forms of the Nut item: [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Nut Nut]], [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Nut Super Nut]], [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Ultra_Nut Ultra Nut]], and [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Max_Nut Max Nut]]. Due to the word "nut" gaining traction as a slang term for orgasm, said pictures are [[TheModestOrgasm intended to]] [[TheImmodestOrgasm be O-faces]]. The 4 pictures are also commonly laid alongside pictures of girls ([[PerverseSexualLust typically fictional]]), in a fashion similar to the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/5r9l3e/whomstd/ expanding brain meme]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 444 | ** This sounds like a ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' theme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The music of the ''Mario & Luigi'' games is composed by Music/YokoShimomura, who is most famous for the music from ''Kingdom Hearts''. It's fairly obvious, especially with the final boss themes for the later games.[[/labelnote]] |
| 445 | ** [[SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein *made up gibberish* potato]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mario's medium length "[[SpeakingSimlish talking]]" soundbyte in ''Bowser's Inside Story'' has been subjected to many mishearings, but nearly everyone can agree that it ends in "potato".[[/labelnote]] |
| 446 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'': Dynamax/Gigantamax Luigi [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the release of ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', which allows almost all Pokémon to grow to gigantic size (sort of) via the new Dynamax feature, several jokes were made about (Giant) Dreamy Luigi secretly being a Dynamaxed/Gigantamax form of Luigi, Giant Luigi ([[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory or Bowser)]] [[HilariousInHindsight being the progenitor of the idea, or the like]]. Jokes about playing [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Size Up Your Enemy]] over a Max Raid Battle are also common.[[/labelnote]] |
| 447 | ** Mario & Luigi VS [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]On January 15th, 2023, Twitter user Myla made a VS thread. One of the VS ideas in this thread was [[https://twitter.com/GirlSephiroth/status/1614683747429003269 Mario & Luigi VS Sephiroth]]. This one idea quickly blew up on Twitter, spawning in memes showing how Mario & Luigi would work together to defeat Sephiroth, with the usual response being that Mario and Luigi would be the winners.[[/labelnote]] |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Other games]] |
| 451 | * ''VideoGame/MarioIsMissing'': |
| 452 | ** [[http://images.wikia.com/nlrandom/images/2/20/Weegee.png Weegee]], the FanNickname for the [[http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e313/KingRidley/Weegee_Sprite.gif badly designed sprite]] of Luigi in the PC version for the [[SoBadItsGood infamous]] ''VideoGame/MarioIsMissing''. So creepy that it has been mutated into a stalker who scares characters from various shows/memes/pictures, and in some circumstances, [[BodyHorror changes their face ]][[CloneByConversion into his.]] |
| 453 | ** There's also Malleo, who can turn anyone into a Fire Flower by staring at them and saying "Fire Flower." |
| 454 | ** Also from ''Mario Is Missing'' is the laughably bizarre line [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT9Nu9qe3J0 "You won't find Adobe here in Nairobi."]] |
| 455 | ** Weegee became a character for ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' as well, one of the "[[PurposelyOverpowered Super]] GameBreaker" types who kills instantly. |
| 456 | ** Weegee was so big in its heyday that it spawned an entire sub-community filled with Weegee-ified characters and even lore, much of which are documented on [[https://weegeepedia.fandom.com/ Weegeepedia]]. |
| 457 | * Mario's floating disembodied head from ''Mario Teaches Typing 2'', which has seen much use in YouTubePoop. |
| 458 | ** His floating disembodied head from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' also counts, though for different reasons, such as stretching and messing around with it or corrupting the game to produce silly or strange-looking faces. |
| 459 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIBEO3TrACk PUSH START TO RICH]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]''VideoGame/DianShiMaLi'' (Mario Lottery), one of the early [[UnlicensedGame unlicensed]] NES games, had this little gem thrown at you whenever you hit the jackpot. It's not the Start button you've got to press, though, because it's actually B.[[/labelnote]] |
| 460 | ** Fortran. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A half-CaptainErsatz of Mario from the same game. Was given such a name because of a DummiedOut [[https://tcrf.net/Dian_Shi_Ma_Li#Unused_Fortran_Logo Fortran logo]] and the letter "F" on his cap. He '''barely''' moves. While not as popular as characters like Weegee, Fortran was somewhat big in the [=YouTube=] Poop community, with "PUSH START TO RICH" almost always being referenced whenever he made an appearance.[[/labelnote]] |
| 461 | ** FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY [[labelnote:Explanation]]What this game's "copyright screen" says, pointing out that you get no real money for playing this game of roulette.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:Origin of This Phrase]]The phrase "For Amusement Only" was an agreed-upon phrase among manufacturers of arcade games, pinball machines, and other parlor machines. It originated at a time when the United States had very strict gambling laws (as in destroy-on-sight levels of enforcement), and when written on the machine, informs authorities that the machine does not give prizes or cash payouts. This phrase is still in use today, albeit rare because it's become increasingly obvious what's a gambling device and what isn't.[[/labelnote]] |
| 462 | ** GRAND DAD [[labelnote:Explanation]]A WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} stream featured ''7 Grand Dad'', a hack of ''VideoGame/TheFlintstonesTheRescueOfDinoAndHoppy'' that had a recolor of the Fortran sprite (from bootleg NES game ''Dian Shi Ma Li'') on its title screen. It became a popular running gag in Music/SiIvaGunner rips, and also led to the clip of Joel saying "GRAND DAD" being used out of context in some memes.[[/labelnote]] |
| 463 | * ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle'': |
| 464 | ** Peach is a "Badass Princess". [[labelnote:Explanation]]A leaked document had Peach referred to, amongst other things, as "the badass princess". It was never meant to be shown to the public, only to Ubisoft executives. The phrase was initially used to describe why the leak was obviously fake — Nintendo wouldn't let any documents call Peach that — but once it was confirmed real, fans took to it because of how funny it was to see something official refer to Peach as "badass".[[/labelnote]] |
| 465 | ** Rabbid Peach was given control over the Rabbids Instagram page, and many newsblogs like Kotaku and Destructoid have made articles about its creepiness, which went viral in moments. |
| 466 | ** Your mission, should you choose to accept it: find someone who doesn't describe this game with some variation of the phrase "[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown X-COM]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY but]] [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]". |
| 467 | * Mario and Luigi are dead! [[labelnote:Explanation]] After character reveal trailers for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' had Mario and Luigi both die, the fanbase decided that, thanks to the lack of onscreen recovery and OffscreenInertia, they'd been KilledOffForReal. Art, [[FixFic fix-it-fics]], and general jokes followed.[[/labelnote]] |
| 468 | ** Luigi is okay. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Nintendo's official response to the above was assuring gamers that Luigi was fine.[[/labelnote]] |
| 469 | * ''VideoGame/MarioGolf'' series: |
| 470 | ** "You won this hole!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the victory screens in ''Mario Golf: World Tour'', most commonly used with [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/025/873/daisy.jpg this]] variation with Daisy. It's used to express approval or good taste in something, similar to the "[[Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge Ah, I see you're a man of culture, as well]]" meme.[[/labelnote]] |
| 471 | ** [[https://pics.me.me/die-dank-mario-memes-dankmariomemes-twitter-49965219.png "DIE :D"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Mario's Birdie animation from ''Toadstool Tour'' has him giving the player a thumbs up. The reaction image covers up the "bir" side of the screen, and is used to tell others to die.[[/labelnote]] |
| 472 | * ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers'': |
| 473 | ** From the first game, Peach's scream after being hit by a fence is this because it's a bit ''too'' realistic and violent-sounding for many fans. |
| 474 | ** DK Dancing [[labelnote:Explanation]] DK's goal animation in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'' has him bust out dancing out of nowhere, and has started to pick up some traction. It's also often paired with [[VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight Specialist]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 475 | ** Daisy's victory dance in ''Battle League'' has been compared to that of [[Film/SpiderMan3 Bully Maguire]]. |
| 476 | * ''VideoGame/DrMario'': |
| 477 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9N8egk-3Oo This remix]] of the theme song, found in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', is very popular in Japanese MAD videos. |
| 478 | ** Joking about Dr. Mario's credentials is commonplace, e.g.: "Do not let Dr. Mario touch your genitals. He is not a real doctor." This went into overdrive with HilariousInHindsight come ''Dr. Mario World'', where we not only get characters such as Yoshi, Peach and Toadette becoming doctors with dubious credentials, but [[BackAlleyDoctor Bowser]], his son Bowser Jr., the Koopalings and [[TheBusCameBack Wario]] and Waluigi as well. And then we also have five baby doctors. Yes, we have '''Dr. Baby Mario, all the way through to Dr. Baby Rosalina''', even adding in the forgotten '''Baby Wario as a Doctor too''', all complete with pacifiers, baggy coats and other accessories. |
| 479 | ** The mere existence (and plain ridiculousness) of [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234576/dr-mario-world-goomba-tower-doctor Dr. Goomba Tower]], who is basically [[TotemPoleTrench three Goombas wearing a baggy coat]], got people to sarcastically request his inclusion in the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games. |
| 480 | ** The above is taken to the extreme with a Dr. Dolphin. Yes, [[TheBusCameBack one of the dolphins that only appeared in]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Mario World]] and then a handful of ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' games ''is also a doctor.'' |
| 481 | ** The sheer amount of variant characters in ''Dr. Mario World'' has led some to ask when the game will be getting characters like [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot "Dr. Baby Metal Fire Vampire Wario"]]. |
| 482 | * ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'': |
| 483 | ** Luigi's Shadow's Suicide[[labelnote:Explanation]]There's a glitch in the game where, during a blackout, once Luigi goes to answer the phone a flash of lightning will show his shadow as being noticeably off the ground, as if he were hanged from the rafters. Although it's just a bug with the shadow for Luigi's in-game model (which was fixed when the game was brought to the Nintendo 3DS), this "hanging Luigi" glitch became extremely popular among gamers as a suitably creepy Easter egg for a creepy game.[[/labelnote]] |
| 484 | ** "It's a picture... but I wouldn't call it art."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A piece of flavor text from Luigi using the Game Boy Horror that caught on with fans thanks to it being unexpectedly snarky and witty by the normally meek Luigi's standards. A screencap of the line's text box quickly became an exploitable and reaction image, often appended to various other things that a given netizen feels like jabbing at.[[/labelnote]] |
| 485 | ** Wega/Ultra John [[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of Luigi's screaming face became a meme in 2022 in the form of an edited version that either has the colour changed to purple or the face replaced with the NightmareFace of Slendytubbies Tinky Winky used as a JumpScare. The meme also popularized the ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' Stalker scream sound effect.[[/labelnote]] |
| 486 | * ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'': |
| 487 | ** The game is set at a haunted hotel. Cue ''VideoGame/HotelMario'' jokes. |
| 488 | ** One of the early moments of the game is Luigi trying to read a book while lying in his hotel room bed, only to almost immediately fall asleep. It quickly became a reaction clip for sleep-inducing situations. |
| 489 | ** Luigi's entering Mario's hotel room and finding it filled with empty pizza boxes only a few hours after they checked in has caused many fans to poke fun at the plumber's huge appetite. |
| 490 | ** The scene of Luigi bashing ghosts around drawing parallels to [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Hulk's beatdown on Loki.]] |
| 491 | * ''VideoGame/MarioTennis'': |
| 492 | ** "''Mario Tennis Aces'' is a fighting game." / "''Mario Tennis Aces'' for EVO."[[labelnote:Explanation]]The addition of the Energy Gauge and the new mechanics that involve it (Zone Shots, Zone Speed, and Special Shots) have drawn comparisons to super moves in fighting games. Players needing to judge when to use their abilities and when to conserve them, and the need to read the opponent's strategy and movements to win, are also staples of fighting games.[[/labelnote]] |
| 493 | ** ''Mario Tennis: Infinity War'' / "Luigi found the Infinity Racket"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The trailer for ''Aces'' Adventure Mode has Luigi obtain a golden tennis rack with five slots in it, making fans joke that it's the Mario Tennis equivalent of the Infinity Gauntlet and essentially quote various memes from ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' but with Mario references. It didn't help that the five slots of the racket are filled by something known as the "Power Stones", which shared its name with one of the six Infinity Stones that is placed in the Infinity Gauntlet.[[/labelnote]] |
| 494 | ** JustForFun/{{Wapeach}} [[labelnote:Explanation]] In November 2023, Creator/CamelotSoftwarePlanning revealed that as they were working on ''VideoGame/MarioPowerTennis'', They had also pitched the idea of a "Bad Peach" counterpart to Wario and Waluigi, making a TerribleTrio dynamic similar to the various villains of the ''Anime/TimeBokan'' series. Unfortunately, the idea was rejected. As a preliminary design was also provided, the fanbase predictably went nuts.[[/labelnote]] |
| 495 | [[/folder]] |
| 496 | |
| 497 | !!From non-video game adaptations: |
| 498 | |
| 499 | [[folder:''Super Mario'' cartoons]] |
| 500 | * The last episode of ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld1991'' (and the last Mario cartoon ever made), "Mama Luigi". The entire episode (especially the line, "[[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!]] *wheeze*") has become a staple of YouTubePoop videos. All of the lines below and more have been frequently used and mutated in those videos. The most quotable lines from the episode include: |
| 501 | ** "Well, like they say in Brooklyn, early to bed, early to catch the worm. Or, is it the bagel?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Luigi in the beginning as he's putting Yoshi to bed. Bagels are often mentioned in [=YTPs=] and are treated as somewhat of a TrademarkFavoriteFood for Luigi thanks to this line.[[/labelnote]] |
| 502 | ** "Koopa Koopa football players" [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Koopa football players" are what the cartoon calls Chargin' Chucks. Many [=YouTube=] Poops used a clip of the phrase from this episode with the first word repeated.[[/labelnote]] |
| 503 | ** "A fiyah Sumo!" [[note]]Luigi runs into a Sumo Bro in the beginning of the episode, which he calls a "fire sumo".[[/note]] |
| 504 | ** "IFellForHours!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]What Luigi says as he falls into a cavern; used when someone falls for a long time.[[/labelnote]] |
| 505 | ** "BOOOIIILING lava!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Luigi's rather hammy description of the lava in the caverns[[/labelnote]] |
| 506 | ** "Good thing I found a MAAAAAAGIC balloon!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another popular YTP line, this time said when Luigi finds a P-Balloon.[[/labelnote]] |
| 507 | ** "Luigi bash blocks now!" |
| 508 | ** "Yeah, well, I didn't think it was so funny!" |
| 509 | ** "Mario, wherever you are, HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYEEEEEEEEEEEELP!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Luigi shouts this when he's surrounded by angry Wigglers; his "help" sound is popular in [=YouTube=] Poops and other videos.[[/labelnote]] |
| 510 | ** "MAMA!? MAMA LUIGI? AHAHAHAHAHA!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mario laughing at baby Yoshi's nickname for Luigi. This line, especially Mario's laugh, has been used a lot in [=YTPs=].[[/labelnote]] |
| 511 | ** Mario describing Bowser's Castle as his "Coney Island disco palace!" |
| 512 | ** "Augh, now I know how a '''''meatball''''' feels!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]After being accidentally swallowed by Yoshi, Mario proclaims this while temporarily inside of his stomach, [[ArtisticLicenseBiology although technically speaking, this cannot be true.]][[/labelnote]] |
| 513 | %%ZCE * "This is a volcano!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hip/Lemmy Koopa describes his show-and-tell project.[[/labelnote]] |
| 514 | %%ZCE * "[[{{Wangst}} AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT!]]" |
| 515 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA26YVH_dWY "We're the Mario brothers and plumbing's our game!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The theme song of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' is popular for being cheesy yet memorable, which led to its usage in many videos. It would eventually return in ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' as part of Mario and Luigi's plumbing commercial, to the surprise of many fans.[[/labelnote]] |
| 516 | %%ZCE * "Permit me to introduce ya to... '''''RACCOOOOOOOON KOOPA!!'''''" |
| 517 | %%ZCE ** [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] as of VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand (not word for word, but the mere concept). |
| 518 | %%ZCE * "C'mon, I'll help you sink your teeth into some delicious [=KOOOOOOOOOPAmeat!=]" |
| 519 | * "Do the Mario!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The credits theme for ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' is fairly popular in memes, whether it be randomly incorporating the song into other videos/songs, or pointing out that "The Mario" is essentially just walking, due to the lyrics "Swing your arms from side to side/Take one step and then again" describing the action.[[/labelnote]] |
| 520 | ** The German version too, given that it can produce [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBc7N5ROfD4 vulgar mishearings]]. |
| 521 | * "It's a '''stone''', Luigi. You didn't make it!" "It's a football! I chiseled it!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The entire exchange between Mario and Luigi about a stone football is one of the most memetic scenes of the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon behind the entire Mama Luigi episode, with it become a popular source in [=YouTube=] Poops. It's also become a snowclone for various things.[[/labelnote]] |
| 522 | %%ZCE * "What's the one thing most likely to rot people's minds and reduce their brains to '''mashed potatoes'''?" |
| 523 | %%ZCE * (reading a phone bill) [[ShockinglyExpensiveBill "ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND THIRTY ONE CENTS?!"]] *Mario faints* |
| 524 | * "Oogtar ''eat'' ghosts for breakfast!" |
| 525 | ** Mutated by Youtube into "Oogtar eat [item] for breakfast!" |
| 526 | --->"Oogtar eat [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames your face]] for breakfast!" |
| 527 | %%ZCE * "Luigi, I'm home!" |
| 528 | * "FIYABAWLS? YUM!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] Yoshi's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRjP18vxC-c delivery of the line]] 'Fireballs? Yum!' earned a meme by its sheer ridiculousness. Spread further by LetsPlay/JoshJepson, twisting the line into "FIYAYUM'S BALLS!".[[/labelnote]] |
| 529 | * "No duck here, turkey!" |
| 530 | ** Often mutated into "No [item] here, turkey!" |
| 531 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOgcZGKEr7o "Oh fuck you Luigi."]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Mario's actually saying "Oh, thank you, Luigi" (the official subtitles, for ''some'' reason, give it as "Oh, and what about you, Luigi?"), but most people misheard it as "Oh, fuck you, Luigi."[[/labelnote]] |
| 532 | * [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrqNJLoX0AEDJP7.jpg:large *Pizza Time stops*]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Spun off of the "Jazz Music Stops" meme, a still shot of Luigi cooking pizza with open flames while sporting an angry furrowed expression is often used as a reaction image to convey disgust.[[/labelnote]] |
| 533 | * Luigi's Chinese Cowboy Impression.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A screencap from ''[[Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow The Super Mario Bros. Super Show]]'' showing [[https://i.imgur.com/vXnsLEl.jpg Luigi in a cowboy suit leaning over and squinting, and Mario hunched over in a painful looking position]]. It gained popularity after being used in the ''WebVideo/GamesRepainted'' video on ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 534 | * "And if you do drugs, you go to Hell before you die. Please." [[labelnote:Explanation]]While not necessarily from the cartoon, this comes from an anti-drug PSA from Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano, who was Mario's voice actor at the time and dons the plumber's hat in the clip. The line quickly became a popular subject for quotation and parody thanks to the jarring contrast between the upbeat tone of the ''Mario'' series and the melodramatically dark nature of the line.[[/labelnote]] |
| 535 | * "If you're not watching ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'', you're gonna turn into a Goomba!" [[labelnote:Explantion]] A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Dl5Vdk8rQ commercial]] for ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' has Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano as Mario making this bizarre warning/threat. A common type of joke with this meme is a video of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oVK3Sdecwg someone]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58P0yBbjq0Y else]] watching the commercial, only for them to suddenly transform into a Goomba. Similarly, some character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHkO1ELQmSA will transform]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOgb5zk_uYU another into]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QhSme8mEw a Goomba]].[[/labelnote]] |
| 536 | * "This is the male penis and testicles" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A line uttered by Luigi in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr1ju6GoCsY fan-made satirical sex-education video]] featuring the Mario Bros and [[WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster Kevin from Captain N]]. It quickly went viral due to a mix of the sheer absurdity of Luigi talking about reproductive organs, the fact that the voice actor [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent didn't even try to imitate the Brooklyn accent Luigi had in the cartoons]], and the fact that a large chunk of viewers didn't realize it was fake. [[/labelnote]] |
| 537 | ** "Here's-a my brother Luigi to give you a whole heapin' spaghetti pile of ''[[GratuitousItalian in-for-ma-shee-oh-nay!]]''" "Hello Mario." [[labelnote:Explanation]] Mario introducing Kevin to Luigi and the first line from the latter directly after it. The contrast between Luigi's very simple response, as well as deadpan, unaccented voice and Mario, whose voice actor was at least trying to imitate the cartoon voice, but sound drunk with how he slurs his words, magnified by Mario's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood gratuitous insertion of "spaghetti"]], and "informazione" ("information" in Italian), made for quick meme fodder. [[/labelnote]] |
| 538 | %%ZCE ** "Sperm" |
| 539 | * [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/028/978/luigi.jpg An image of Luigi performing on a DJ turntable set]] from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode "Bad Rap" has made rounds on the Internet. |
| 540 | ** There is also an image macro variation with 2 panels featuring DJ Luigi: one with Luigi looking calm, and one with him looking furious with a red blur filter applied to him. |
| 541 | * "When I want my feet licked, I'll ask for it! (''beat'') I want my feet licked!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', Bowser orders two mouthless ice creatures (Flurries) to lick his feet while he sits on his throne. It caught on for both the absurdity and probably accidental foot fetish undertones.[[/labelnote]] |
| 542 | * The title of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' is already kinda silly with the two instances of "Super" in it, but many [=YTPs=] have made it even sillier, like spamming a ''lot'' more "super"s, or inputting other words. One YTP uses ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Duper Super Pooper Super Show''. |
| 543 | * This exchange from ''Super Show'', for turning Luigi into a mundane, yet MemeticBadass. |
| 544 | --->'''Mario:''' Remember, Luigi, you gotta ''act'' tough!\ |
| 545 | '''Luigi:''' ''(slams bar)'' I'll take a ''[[SeriousBusiness milk]]''. |
| 546 | * "I'D SAY HE'S [[YoutubePoop HOT ON OUR ]]'''[[YoutubePoop TAIL!]]'''"[[note]]This line from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' inspired the ''very first'' [=YouTube=] Poop [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suSSdHr8sog ever made]].[[/note]] |
| 547 | * "Hey, Mario!" "[[MoodWhiplash WAAAAAAAH!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A scene from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' episode "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel", where Luigi and Mario are babies and Luigi greets Mario, who cries. It's often shared as an out-of-context clip, especially a version that cut baby Mario's cry off.[[/labelnote]] |
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