Line #83 ReferencedBy/SuperMarioBros


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4	Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s CashCowFranchise ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' is one of the most prolific and well-known video game series of all time, so it's no surprise that it has been the target of countless allusions and parodies in pop culture.
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6	!!The following sub-franchises/works have their own pages:
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8	[[index]]
9	* ''ReferencedBy/DonkeyKong''
10	* ''ReferencedBy/MarioKart''
11	* ''ReferencedBy/PaperMario''
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16	[[folder:Advertising]]
17	* A commercial for [[Advertising/EnergizerBunny Energizer batteries]] features a FictionalVideoGame called ''Beauty and the Beast: The Ultimate Adventure'', where a dragon chases a princess through ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''-esque environments. Midway through the commercial, the Bunny interrupts by appearing from one of the doors and shrinks the dragon with one of his drumsticks. The "pipe" sound effect from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' is also used when the Bunny shrinks the dragon.
18	* In one ''Advertising/GotMilk'' commercial, two kids are playing ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' and trying unsuccessfully to get Mario up a steep wall. After they give up and leave, Mario leaps out of the television, goes to their refrigerator, and drinks a carton of milk, growing to giant size. Then he returns to the game and scales the wall with ease.
19	* A commercial for ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' features the president of H.A.G. ([[FunWithAcronyms Humans Against Genesis]]) complaining about the titular character, asking, "Why can't he be more like that nice boy, Mario?". Another commercial for the same game features a salesman trying to sell the then-newly released Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem with the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' game to a customer for $199.95. The game is shown alongside a Platform/SegaGenesis playing ''Sonic'', and the game's fast action, as well as the Genesis' price of $149.99, manage to convince the customer to buy ''Sonic''.
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22	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
23	* In ''Anime/AnohanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay'', Menma thinks aloud that, if she had a double, then this would make her Menmario and the double Menluigi. She then wonders if Menluigi would [[PaletteSwap 'have player 2 colours]].
24	* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', Ryuk once asked Light if he wants to play ''VideoGame/MarioGolf''.
25	* ''Manga/DrStone'': Senku and Tsukasa jokingly discuss about Mario eating a mushroom making him bigger on the basis that he's actually hallucinating rather than growing.
26	* ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation'': In the OVA "Neptune's Summer Vacation", Vert mentions a crown that turns anything it touches into a princess, a reference to the Super Crown and JustForFun/{{Bowsette}}.
27	* Aside from the references found in the main ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' games mentioned below, one chapter of the manga adaptation references ''VideoGame/MarioKart'': after the baby carriage Neptune was keeping a [[FountainOfYouth babyfied]] Nepgear, Rom, Ram and Uni ends up rolling down the road, the girls pass by a bunch of floating question mark blocks, out of one of which pops a Koopa shell.
28	* One scene in ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' has the RobotGirl Nano make increasingly absurd reactions to her creator's antics. One of which involves bouncing up and hitting ? blocks, complete with coins popping out of them.
29	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'': In "Lights, Camerupt, Action!", a [[ShowWithinAShow movie]] features a Plusle and Minun going on a quest to rescue Princess Kirlia who has been kidnapped by an Exploud and imprisoned in his castle. Plusle and Minun represent Mario and Luigi, Kirlia represents Princess Peach, and Exploud represents Bowser.
30	* ''Manga/TimeStopHero'': When Kuzuno Sekai is transported to a dangerous, video game-like world, he complains that unlike Mario, he only has one life. Later, when he encounters a maze of platforms and bridges over lava, he compares it to LethalLavaLand from ''Super Mario 64''. He says if he fell into the lava, if he's lucky, he'll just hop around clutching his butt like an Italian in overalls.
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33	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
34	* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'':
35	** Miss Peach is a [[CaptainErsatz dead ringer]] for Princess Peach. She wears a pink dress, has blonde hair with a heart-shaped bang, is the love interest of one of the main characters (Doctor H.), and the princess and news reporter have the same name.
36	** In episode 40, Happy S. and Careless S. play a video game that greatly resembles the original ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with ? blocks and pipes. On top of that, the game outright uses the signature ''Super Mario Bros.'' music.
37	* The ''Super Mario Bros.'' coin sound appears in episode 5 of ''Animation/PleasantGoatFunClass: Sports are Fun''.
38	* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Khelo Samosa", Samosa and his gang play an arcade game and rescue citizens of their hometown Chatpata Nagar who are stuck there acting as enemies and damsels in distress. The final level is meant to be one of the castle levels from the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' game for the NES, complete with the bridge above lava and Cham Cham (a ''male'') playing the part of Princess Peach.
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41	[[folder:Comic Books]]
42	* Among the various AlternateUniverse Darkwings shown in an issue of ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'', one of them resembles Mario.
43	* ''ComicBook/SmileRainaTelgemeier'': Raina plays ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' from start to finish to cheer herself up.
44	* In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', the [[Creator/MarxBrothers Marxio Brothers]] (Grouchio, Harpio, and Chicio) are minor antagonists who run the Casino and Carnival Night Zones as part of the Robotnik Empire. The brothers are electricians from '[[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Marxio World]]', in parody of the Mario Bros. themselves being of a similar blue-collar trade.
45	* ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW'': Issue 65 has a Mario toy on the table in the Ninja Turtles' home.
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48	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
49	* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'':
50	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/medical-health/death/2008-08-25 Marios in Heaven]]
51	** ''[[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/business-finance/sales-marketing/2014-09-27 Mario Parts Whoa!]]'' by Ninten-D'oh!
52	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/medical-health/medicine-drugs/2015-12-03 Super Mario Fertility Drug Bros.]]
53	** In [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/leisure-hobbies/food-drink/2014-05-25 these]] [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/leisure-hobbies/food-drink/2020-08-23 strips]] , Mario and Luigi appear at the Betty Rubble Center for Recovering Toons.
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56	[[folder:Fan Works]]
57	* In one episode of ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', Andy is shown playing a video game with a plumber for a protagonist.
58	--> [[LemonyNarrator "I'm all for variety, but really."]]
59	* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'': Simon Laurent recalls a time he met up with a creepy homunculus that tried to feed him red and white mushrooms. The homunculus is a reference to ''VideoGame/ShadowOfDestiny'', having been voiced by Creator/CharlesMartinet (the main voice of Mario).
60	%%* ''[[Fanfic/ApolloJusticeAceAttorneyCase5TurnaboutSubstitution Turnabout Substitution]]'' references the series. %%How?
61	* Fanfic/TheKedaboryVerse:
62	** In ''Fanfic/GlitterForceIntoTheGlitterverse'', Glitter ''Peach'''s catchphrase includes the phrase "just like a princess"; an obvious nod to Princess Peach.
63	** The ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MaFille'': In "TheTalk", Joe calls Katrina "petite Luigi" after seeing her in a green shirt and overalls.
64	** The ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/ThePandaChronicles'':
65	*** In "Hard to Stomach", the boys play ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''.
66	*** In "Feeling Faint", Robaire invites Tae-young to play ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' to ease his nerves.
67	** In ''Fanfic/PreCureInANutshell'', [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Cure Marine]] gets the parody name of Cure Mario.
68	** In "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45236062/chapters/117364483#workskin Super Game Pretty Cure]]", the [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Happiness Charge]] Cures play ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'' together.
69	* ''Fanfic/MyLittleCastlevania'' mentions ''Super Mare Sisters'' when referring to something that's [[NintendoHard hard.]] (No, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not that.]])
70	%%* ''Fanfic/MyStupidReality'' also references the series. %%How?
71	* ''Fanfic/NotTheIntendedUseZantetsukenReverse'': Soma compares most ghosts he's ran into to Yoshi Skeletons.
72	* In ''Fanfic/PastSins'', [[spoiler:Nyx/Nightmare Moon]] deals with a [[spoiler:Scorpio]] by [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 swinging it several times, then launching it into the Everfree Forest.]]
73	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9030904/1/Yu-Gi-Oh-GSTART Yu-Gi-Oh! GSTART]]'', Kohaku Yudin's Pixel HERO Deck includes multiple Monster Cards that reference this series (among others), including Red Hammer (Mario), Green Jumper (Luigi), Crown Parasol (Peach), Muscle Kong (Donkey Kong), Red Blazer (Fire Mario), and Red Freezer (Ice Mario). According to the author, Kohaku's design also includes a few cues from Mario, such as his red shirt, white gloves (shared reference to Sonic), and red M-shaped fringe in his hair.
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76	[[folder:Film - Animated]]
77	* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' has a few references to the series. The ''Fix-It Felix'' game itself is largely an {{Expy}} of Mario's earliest games like ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' and ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew''; and ''Sugar Rush'' is based on ''Mario Kart''. Meanwhile, Bowser is part of Ralph's Bad-Anon group, and Ralph finds a Super Mushroom in Tapper's lost and found. Mario himself didn't appear because the writers couldn't figure out how to use him well, but he is mentioned as being "fashionably late" to Felix's party.
78	** In ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', ''Mario''[='s=] yellow ? Blocks can be seen in a stash of stolen game items.
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81	[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]
82	* In ''Film/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfILoveWolffy'', Yaya is seen playing ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros1'' on a Nintendo DS. The DS is subsequently used to contact Mr. Slowy and Wolnie in the ''Pleasant Goat'' world.
83	* In ''Film/{{Sonic the Hedgehog\|2020}}'', Sonic views a planet covered in mushrooms with disdain, stating "I hate mushrooms" which has been confirmed by writer Patrick Casey to be [[TakeThat a jab]] at this franchise which used a lot of mushroom imagery and served as [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the Sonic games]]' main rival for a long time.
84	* In ''Film/UnderTheSilverLake'', Bar Buddy plays the original game on Sam's NES.
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87	[[folder:Gamebooks]]
88	* ''Literature/{{Deathmoor}}'' has a pair of {{NPC}} named [[SdrawkcabName Oiram and Igiul]]. And yes, they're plumbers.
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91	[[folder:Literature]]
92	* ''Literature/AlexRider'': In the graphic novel of ''Storm Breaker'', one of the items Alex is given for his trip is ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS''.
93	* In Creator/HarryTurtledove's Literature/CrosstimeTraffic series, a character who had been temporarily in a different timeline had a cover story implanted in his mind to explain how he got from San Marino to Milan. He supposedly hitchhiked and got a lift by a pair of truckers named Mario and Luigi, who were hauling mushrooms.
94	* ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'' has a game labeled "Super Mario Sisters".
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97	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
98	* ''Series/FullHouse'': In "Aftershocks", Danny takes Stephanie to Dr. Marian Steiner, a child psychiatrist, to help her overcome her fear of earthquakes. Steiner tells Stephanie that she has plenty of toys to play with, to which Stephanie asks her if she has the new Platform/GameBoy with ''Super Mario Bros.''. Steiner tells her "No, but I'll put it on my shopping list."
99	* ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'': In "George's Relatively Bad Idea", Vic tries to impress George's sister by presenting himself with his hair dyed black and wearing a red shirt. When Vic asks if she likes his hair, George replies, "Yeah, that's smooth. Put her on the spot there, Super Mario."
100	* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' has Nicola Murray compare Steve Fleming to Super Mario at one point.
101	* In ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'', Ex-Aid and Genm have powers based on a platformer video game like Mario's, titled ''Mighty Action X''. By the end of the season, there are more ''Mighty'' games resembling Mario's including ''Mighty Brothers'' and ''Doctor Mighty''. Late in the series, Genm manages to give himself extra lives, and whenever he respawns he jumps out of a purple Warp Pipe.
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104	[[folder:Music]]
105	* "Rocketeer" by Far East Movement has the lines:
106	-->''Where we at?\
107	Only few would know\
108	Go on the next level, Super Mario\
109	I hope this works out, cardio\
110	'Til then let's fly, geronimo''
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113	[[folder:Roleplay]]
114	* ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'': Doctor Marco Martinet started a reference to the ''VideoGame/DrMario'' games before expanding to being inspired by the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series as a whole. His brother, Louie Martinet, is based upon Luigi, his cousins Warner and Wallace are inspired by Wario and Waluigi, and his former love interests Pearl and Primrose are inspired by Princess Peach and Pauline, respectively. Additionally, the sports Martinet participated in his youth (including going to the [[VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames Olympics]]) are references to various Mario spin-off games.
115	** Dr. Alvin Gadd, a XERRD scientist, is named after Professor Elvin Gadd from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''. One of Alvin Gadd's inventions, the Flight and Laser Ultra Destruction Device, is based upon one of Elvin Gadd's inventions, the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device.]]
116	** Rosalie Mercedes is based upon Princess Rosalina from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. Her first appearance flying into the final battle with a fleet of T-1 Typhoons following her and destroying Fright Knight windships was inspired by the cutscene in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' featuring Rosalina flying into Bowser's Galaxy Reactor and destroying the airships that guarded it.
117	** One comment on the comm chatter showed someone [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario finding a technicolor butterfly and declaring it "hi-technical."]]
118	** One comment thought the Maelstrom had been created by a chaos heart and needed pure hearts to defeat it, referencing the Void created by Count Bleck in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario''.
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121	[[folder:Video Games]]
122	* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': A viewable cartridge is titled "Super Hacker Bros." on a console resembling the Platform/Atari2600.
123	* ''VideoGame/{{Asterix}} and Obelix [=XXL2=]'' have several references to the series:
124	** Even before entering Las Vegum proper, you'll face [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/bonusart_character_mario/51-1375973/ the first special Roman soldier]]. He has a big moustache, a helmet with a red Roman Eagle shaped like a M, and turtle shells as shoulder pads. He's equipped with a FLUDD device (''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' was the most recent entry of the main series at the time of ''XXL 2'''s development). When defeated, these Mario Soldiers emit a muffled "Mamma mia!" They get some statues on the Arc de Triomphe, and small flags near the Eiffel Tower.
125	** In one of the employee back rooms, [[http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2259/yoshimenihir.jpg a menhir colored like a Yoshi egg]] is clearly visible.
126	** A giant ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''-like wall is visible from some spots in Lutetia. If you look around [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl010/51-1376008/ from the top of the Eiffel Tower]], you'll also notice a few of the characteristic striped hills.
127	** There are several [[http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8730/toadd.jpg small portraits of Toad]] on the walls in Venetia.
128	** Also in Venetia, you can see [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl011/51-1376010/ rows of small flags]] with red Yoshi eggs and mushrooms.
129	** A transition room in Venetia has [[http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/697/luigibutton.jpg the faces of Mario and Luigi]] near the two big buttons. The buttons themselves are of the same red and green as the Mario brothers.
130	** Later in Venetia, in the square inside the giant dark hall, [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl014/51-1376017/ you can see several statues]], among them Princess Peach and a Shine Sprite (you can find two more a little later).
131	** In the large courtyard at the beginning of WCW, there's [[http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6085/pipev.jpg a big green pipe]]. You can enter it and find [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl039/51-1376390/ an entire Mario-themed area]]. There are floor mosaics of carnivorous plants, tiles of mushrooms, flowers, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioKart banana peels]] and Shyguys, unstable platforms shaped like Shine Sprites and POW blocks, and [[http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9201/thwompi.jpg Thwomp-like devices]] (although they are designed to make you fall rather than crush you).
132	** Also in the exterior areas of WCW, there are [[http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4121/mariohill1.jpg two]] [[http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3831/mariohill2.jpg small]] Mario-esque artificial hills that stand out evidently.
133	** At the end of WCW, before entering Pirate Island, you can notice [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl048/51-1376402/ wall tiles]] reproducing ''Super Mario'' blocks.
134	** On the beach of Pirate Island, you can find [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl051/51-1376406/ towels with the crab enemy]] from the original ''VideoGame/MarioBros''. [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl059/51-1376414/ A few Starmen]] can also be seen on the sand (although they may be just cartoony starfishes).
135	** Near the end, after the section with the Zelda and Link statues, you enter a waterway whose walls [[http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8389/mariofishies.jpg are decorated with Bloopers and Cheep Cheeps]].
136	* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'':
137	** In ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', in the inferno section in the Haunted Zone of [[AmusementParkOfDoom Witchyworld]], there is a picture of a face at the top of the large slide that resembles Bowser's.
138	** Also in ''Banjo-Tooie'', in [[EternalEngine Grunty Industries]], when Loggo the Toilet complains of being clogged, Kazooie tells him to call a plumber, and that Mario should be free at the moment. Loggo tells Kazooie that [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything he doesn't think Mario actually does that kind of work anymore]].[[note]]In the Xbox Live version, [[WritingAroundTrademarks Mario is referred to as "That Well-Known Italian One"]].[[/note]]
139	** In ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooieNutsAndBolts'', when L.O.G. calls Banjo and Kazooie failures, Kazooie rebuttals by telling him they've been in several games. L.O.G. tells them that they haven't been in as nearly as many games as "That Italian Gentleman".
140	* A unit in ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats'', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/green_shell_cat.jpg Green Shell Cat]], has, as its name suggests, quite the resemblance to a Koopa Shell/Green Shell.
141	* ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'': At one point, Sam compares his relationship with Amelie to be like Mario and Princess Peach... in a game not released for any Creator/{{Nintendo}} platforms.
142	* The description for the Spiny Shell item in ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'': [[TheSpiny "Jumping on this one is a bad idea."]]
143	* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' has Mario playing ''VideoGame/MarioKart''.
144	* One of the many firearms that can be obtained in ''VideoGame/EnterTheGungeon'' is the [[https://enterthegungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Brick_Breaker Brick Breaker]], a gun composed of two stone blocks similar to those found throughout the ''Mario'' franchise. When fired, it launches green Koopa-like shells that pass through targets and ricochet off walls. It can also synergise with certain items, such as the [[https://enterthegungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Mustache Mustache]] (referencing the eponymous Bros.' own staches) and the [[https://enterthegungeon.fandom.com/wiki/Stuffed_Star Stuffed Star]] (which, much like a Starman, makes the player temporarily impervious to damage, all in a glow of rainbow light).
145	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'':
146	** The map layout of Stage 3 of "Death Jail Summer Escape" is based on both 1985 ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' and the underground levels of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''.
147	** In "Chaldea Summer Adventure", the party finds floating blocks that release items and monsters when jumped into. Vritra, the one who made them, says she got the idea from Ganesha's video games.
148	* ''VideoGame/{{Grow}}'': In ''Grow Comeback'', if you place objects in a specific order, you can give Mario's cap and mustache to the retired hero.
149	* In ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'', possible recipes to craft include Mario, Luigi, Super Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, and Yoshi, among others.
150	* An area in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' has you fighting Goombas, Koopas, Buzzy Beetles, Bullet Bills, and Bloopers. The Buzzy Beetles only appear after you ascend once, a reference to their appearances in the NewGamePlus of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''.
151	** Also, one part of the fight against a Goomba has this message:
152	--> At least he doesn't look like a guy with a tiny head. [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 That movie]] [[VideoGameMoviesSuck sucked.]]
153	** Also, the fumble message for one monster has it eat several mushrooms, only for it to grow and hit its head on the ceiling.
154	** Another adventure quotes the "YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle" spiel.
155	** The description for the penguin shorts state that it allows you to slide around on your ass, which is pretty much what you must do to beat the penguin in a race in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.
156	** The cyborg stompin' boot has a couple qualities that imply it's a homage to the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Kuribo's Shoe.]]
157	** Rescuing the King leads him to say "I'm sorry, adventurer, but the king is in another castle."
158	* An IdleAnimation in ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy 3'' has Natz playing ''Mario'' on a Platform/NintendoDS.
159	* ''VideoGame/EnoughPlumbers'' is ''very'' inspired by the series.
160	* As was ''Super Giana Sisters'', which declared [[TakeThat "The brothers are history!"]] Nintendo responded with a lawsuit.
161	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': Saizo and Kaze. While they're a take on the series' reoccurring red and green knights (only as ninja), Saizo is the older twin and is associated with red, while Kaze is the younger twin and associated with green. For bonus points, Saizo also has a slight fire motif.
162	* ''VideoGame/ForumFantasy'' has Bowser as a boss.
163	* ''VideoGame/{{Hitman\|2016}}'': Two of the [=NPCs=] in Sapienza, the Italian mission map, are a pair of plumbers named Mario and Luigi, dressed in the iconic colors.
164	* ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'' has several references to the series, least among them being a recreation of the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''... with [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Wart]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Wily]].
165	** [[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuyGaiden The sequel]] takes its world map from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' as well.
166	* In ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'', Juliet's super-mode has her change a variety of different colors, and a special music plays ala Mario once he gets a star.
167	** During the Fulci Fun Center stage:
168	--> '''Nick:''' Alright, this is all too surreal. If a little dude in a red cap and blue overalls pops out at me I am seriously gonna vomit all over myself.
169	* ''VideoGame/MarchenForestMylneAndTheForestGift'' has a mushroom-themed quiz with this question:
170	--> Nintendo's Mario comes to mind as a hero of mushrooms, but what was his debut game?\
171	A1. Mario Brothers\
172	A2. Wrecking Crew\
173	A3. Donkey Kong
174	* The emblem reward for getting ten kills in a row while having ''no'' killstreaks equipped in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' (hence worth trying only for this) is an 8-bit image of Capt. Price that looks exactly like Mario's ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' sprite.
175	%% Needs Context * ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' has several {{exp\|y}}ies from the series.
176	* ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'': The plumbers in "Bambina" are obvious expies of Mario and Luigi.
177	* ''VideoGame/MutantNight'' has an enemy whose design is clearly lifted from Chain-chomps, being spherical dog-like creatures with teeth (although they're grey instead of black) with a chain for it's tail who tries repeatedly to maul your character.
178	%% What's the reference? * The ExcusePlot of ''VideoGame/{{Overcooked}}'' involves a going on a mission to save the Onion Kingdom.
179	* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'': Mario makes an appearance as the referee.
180	* ''VideoGame/VectorThrust'': Several of the campaigns are set against the backdrop of the ''Mushroom Kingdom''. In a rather dark twist the "Mushroom" in the name stems from the massive nuclear war that took place there.
181	* ''VideoGame/EverybodyEditsFlash'':
182	** The Pipes package had a description that read, "Factory outlet or Italian plumbings?" referencing Mario's usual characterization as an Italian plumber, as well as the large Warp Pipes used for [[TubeTravel travel]] in the series.
183	** An official Christmas level shows off music blocks containing the first few notes of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme, along with text that says "[[CharacterCatchphrase It's-a-me, Mario!]]"
184	** The coin sound was once [[HeyItsThatSound taken directly from]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.
185	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' often has references to its sister series:
186	** The majority of them appear in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening''. Tarin is a Mario {{Expy}} who goes out mushroom-hunting and gets turned into a tanuki at one point. A Yoshi doll is part of a ChainOfDeals. Several ''Mario'' enemies show up like Goombas, Piranha Plants, Thwomps, Pokeys, and Shy Guys; and one character keeps a Chain Chomp as a pet. Wart from ''Mario 2'' is an NPC, and another NPC (a goat-woman) sends a picture of Peach to her pen-pal claiming it's her own photo.
187	*** The Chain Chomp returns in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' as the most powerful version of Link's ball-and-chain weapon.
188	** Tarin becomes "Talon" in later games, but continues being a Mario equivalent: In many games he's given a red shirt and blue overalls like Mario's, and he and his daughter Malon often also wear Bowser brooches. These games also often include an additional character, Ingo, who is similarly based on Luigi.
189	* In the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series, Kirby can use the Stone ability to turn into a random statue. Depending on the game, the statue may be a ''Mario'' Brick Block, or it could even be a statue of Mario himself.
190	* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'':
191	** Olimar is loosely named after Mario by [[SdrawkcabName reversing the syllables]] (Ma-Ri-O became O-Ri-Ma). ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'' adds a second character, Louie, whose name is derived from Luigi's.
192	** Several treasures in ''Pikmin 2'' include the Decorative Goo (a tube of ''VideoGame/MarioPaint'' brand blue paint), The Key (a key which resembles that from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''), the Flame of Tomorrow (a matchbox with Bowser's image on it), and the Unspeakable Wonder (Princess Peach's crown).
193	* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', Ezio has an uncle named Mario. That in itself wouldn't be enough to count as a reference, but he introduces himself with "It's-a me, Mario!"
194	* In the ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' LicensedGame ''64 de Hakken! Tamagotchi Minna de Tamagotchi World'', two of the obtainable "Special Adult" Tamagotchis are WaddlingHead versions of Mario and Wario named Mariotchi and Waruotokotchi respectively.
195	* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' has a twofer, both referencing how Luigi is oftentimes seen as stuck in his brother's shadow.
196	** When clothes tailoring was added, the Green Overalls get described as "a slightly less popular farming classic". The Red Overalls, meanwhile, are described as simply "a farming classic".
197	** Upon the addition of Ginger Island, there is also a pirate hangout in the cove. There, a red pirate is trying to calm down his brother, dressed in green, who is picking a fight due to being seen as TheUnfavorite. The phrase "Mamma mia" is even spoken by the red pirate.
198	* Gabby from ''VideoGame/YoKaiWatch3'''s Japanese name is "Princess Speech" (Supichi-hime), after Princess Peach.
199	* In ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'', Big Man's boss battle is deliberately similar to that of [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine the Phantamanta]].
200	* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'':
201	** Multiple songs and sound effects, most prominently "Dogsong" and its variants, reuse the Dog, Cat, and Mario instruments from ''VideoGame/MarioPaint''[='s=] music composer.
202	** "Absolutely Overfamiliar Shrine", a song exclusive to the Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/PlayStationVita ports, reuses soundfonts from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.
203	** In the Platform/NintendoSwitch port, defeating Mad Mew Mew via pacifism results in her gleefully shouting "That was Gnarly! Tubular! Way Cool! Awesome! Groovy! Mondo! Outrageous! Funky!", namedropping each of the Special World stages in the English release of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.
204	* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'':
205	** In Chapter 1, Toriel asks Kris about the game they and Asriel used to play, asking if it was called ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smashing Fighters]]'', and mentions how Asriel liked "the green lizard," referencing [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Yoshi]]. And for a triple whammy of references, she then talks about how Asriel hated [[Creator/DrSeuss "that book about eating green eggs"]] after his father cooked some eggs that were decorated to look like Yoshi's eggs. Chapter 2 would continue references to Asriel's love of Yoshi, as Alvin remarks that when Asriel was younger, he would tearfully confess both his sin of "dropping the lizard in the pit to jump high" in a video game and Kris' sin of dropping "the lizard" on purpose. This is a reference to how you can dismount Yoshi mid-air (at worst, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential into a]] BottomlessPit) in order to gain extra height, which is even required in order to access a hidden exit in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.
206	** The Forest Maze section in Chapter 1 (named as such if you save the game there) is a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' reference, complete with following the other characters to find your way through -- or, in this case, to find the wrong way through.
207	** The sounds that play when C. Round becomes K. Round (and vice-versa) are based on the ones used by [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] upon using and losing a power-up.
208	** "WELCOME TO THE CITY", the background music for Cyber City in Chapter 2, uses the Cat instrument from ''VideoGame/MarioPaint''[='s=] music composer.
209	** After Queen forgets to capture Ralsei due to lacking enough cages in Chapter 2, the scene cuts away with an IrisOut on her face, complete with almost the same sound effect as when you complete a level in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.
210	* ''VideoGame/ShamelessClone'': In the first game, the third world, based on retro video games, is called "Italian Plumber World". It's renamed "8-Bit World" in the second game.
211	* ''VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade'': Tohru's Halloween costume is similar to Waluigi's outfit, featuring a dark-colored overall skirt, a pink shirt and cap (similar to Waluigi's purple shade) and an upside-down "T" logo on the cap and gloves.
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215	* ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'': In "Valiant Scorpio", the virtual reality game Scorpio plays has a green pipe he goes into, followed by a floating block that contains a spear of broccoli that makes him larger.
216	* ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' provides an alternate ending to ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie (2023)''. In the prologue, the Penguin King reveals that he and his army are armed with Ice Flowers, which they use to freeze Bowser and his army. Later, negotiations between the Mushroom and Jungle kingdoms fall flat when Cranky points out how weak Peach's army of Toads are, leaving his own army of kongs to do the work instead. When Mario tries to convince Cranky to reconsider, Cranky kicks him, Peach, and Toad out. Later still, Koopa General's Blue Shell attack backfires, as instead of taking out Mario and Donkey Kong, he accidentally takes out Peach and Toad since they're further ahead. Finally, before Mario can take the Super Star and use it to defeat Bowser, Bowser gets in his way and uses it himself, [[CurbStompBattle allowing him to easily take out both Mario and Luigi]].
217	* ''Webanimation/InanimateInsanity'': In ''Let Er' R.I.P.'', Soap hoovers up [[spoiler:Bow's ghost]] using a back-mounted vacuum cleaner that resembles the [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion Poltergust 3000]].
218	* ''WebAnimation/MinilifeTV'': The episode "[[Recap/MinilifeTVSeason5Episode5 Super Mini-Bros.]]" is one big homage to the games.
219	* ''Webanimation/StupidKids'': Boti watches a show called "Yoshi barát" ("Yoshi friend") in ''Hős Lovag Boti'' (''Sir Boti Knight'').
220	* ''WebAnimation/SunstrikerAnimatedUniverse'': Bowser, Bowser Jr., and the Koopalings appear as characters in the universe.
221	* ''WebAnimation/TroubleBusters'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrnKz2TYsnw One episode]] has plumbers who heavily resemble the Mario brothers.
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224	[[folder:Web Comics]]
225	* ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'':
226	** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=257 Rice]] has the titular rice being sucked through a Warp Pipe.
227	** The Bonus Chance from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' is among a long list of things that sound like "minus" in [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=577 They Just Won't Stop!]]
228	** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1601 Mariofield]] edits a Christmas-themed strip. In the original, Garfield gives Jon the "Box O' Mystery", which turns out to be empty. In this version, the box is a Question Box and it contains a Poison Mushroom.
229	* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'':
230	** The strip actually called "[[https://xkcd.com/151/ Mario]]", which coins the phrase "They should call you Mario, 'cause you just got <<1-up'd>>", and then asks people not to use it.
231	** "[[https://xkcd.com/290/ Fucking Blue Shells]]" is a piechart of swearing which shows it's mostly at ''VideoGame/MarioKart''.
232	** "[[https://xkcd.com/423/ Finish Line]] is also about ''Mario Kart'', in which Megan suckers Cueball into letting her win.
233	** If you scroll far enough to the left in "[[https://xkcd.com/1110/ Click and Drag]]" there's a re-creation of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' Level 1-1. If you scroll down on the pits, you find a spelunker explaining that the walls have been "worn smooth by billions of tumbling Mario corpses".[[/folder]]
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235	[[folder:Web Video]]
236	* ''WebVideo/BumReviews'': In the review of ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', Chester A. Bum describes the character of Fix-it Felix Jr. as "The offspring of Mario and Luigi if they finally did it."
237	* ''WebVideo/ClimateTown'': In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK5TbGvvluk 2 Minutes Of Fact-Checkable Climate Change Facts For Skeptics]]" when liberal allinged economists are mentioned a picture of Mario cheerfully giving a thumbs up flashes in the corner as a sarcastic illustration of them.
238	* ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier''[='=]s reviews of ''Platoon'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' have Mario and Luigi cosplayers. His review of ''Road Runner: Death Valley Ralley'' has a small skit involving Mario and Luigi, and one of the endings of his second fighting game special is a reference to the [[AllJustADream infamous ending]] of the american ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''.
239	* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'':
240	** The movie ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' was reviewed, as was ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''.
241	** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsAdventureInWonderland'', Critic notes Alice's resemblance to Princess Peach in her photo, and also notes that she's been kidnapped by an evil monster in a magical land from a giant castle. He then asks why ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' is closer to a ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie than the actual ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie.
242	** In his review of Film/InspectorGadget1999, Critic says the film follows the cartoon as closely as “casting Creator/John Leguizamo as Luigi”. He, of course, is talking about [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 the 1993 film]]
243	** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', Critic makes a reference to his ''Mario'' review when he gets confused whether Mr. Conductor and Junior are father-and-son or cousins, saying "If the Mario Brothers can be father and son, anything's fucking possible".
244	** In his review of ''Film/MammaMia'', Critic puts the familiar "jump" sound effect over the scene where a group of men kick in a chorus line wearing only scuba gear.
245	** In his review of ''Film/{{Garfield}}'', after seeing the live-action version of Odie [[YouDontLookLikeYou looking nothing like his cartoon counterpart]], Critic asks the movie if it's trying to go for the Goomba Award for having a majority of the characters look nothing like the ones they were based on, referencing the ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie.
246	** In another episode, he reviews ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach''.
247	* ''WebVideo/StopmotionChess'' uses ''Mario'' sound effects in it.
248	* ''WebVideo/SMPLive'': [=ConnorEatsPants=]'s casual skin wears Wario's outfit.
249	* In the YouTubePoop "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtnS3ZTuFPA The Numberjacks are underweight]]", Six's dialogue skips, making him beep the opening of the Overworld 1-1 theme.
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252	[[folder:Western Animation]]
253	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Spider-Sprig", a pizzeria owner who admires Sprig is dressed as Luigi in green overalls with a mustache.
254	* There are a number of references to the series in ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', such as {{Exp\|y}}ies of Mario and Luigi showing up in one episode, and an {{Expy}} of Bowser in another.
255	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'': In "[[Recap/MyLifeAsATeenageRobotS1E8 Sibling Tsunami]]", The [[MonsterOfTheWeek villains of the week]], the Mad Hammer Bros. are a parody of the Mario Bros.. However, in appearance and demeanor, they more closely parody Wario and Waluigi, Mario and Luigi's {{evil counterpart}}s, in terms of their gruff and villainous personalities, ragged mustaches, and the Red Brother being stout and fat (like Wario), and the Green Brother being lanky and thin (like Waluigi). The jump sound effect from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' is also heard when the Mad Hammer Bros. jump.
256	* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'':
257	** In "The Buck Swaps Here", two men resembling Mario and Luigi are seen [[SheetOfGlass carrying a mirror]], which [[SubvertedTrope Eduardo and his friends chasing him for his $100 bill miss]], but the thief crashes into.
258	** In the MadeForTVMovie, ''WesternAnimation/DestinationImagination'', the Toy Box world has a game level suspiciously like in the ''Mario'' games, complete with snails replacing Koopas, Piranha Plants, a growth item that comes out when Mac jumps under a block, and an item that makes Eduardo invincible for a short while (complete with power up music).
259	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Uncle" centers around Gumball mistakenly thinking that Ocho knows Mario. It turns he ''does'' know Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog.
260	* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E64KACMETV K-ACME TV]]" has a commercial for the "Super Plucky-O Bros." video game for the [[BlandNameProduct Numbmindo System]]. In addition to parodying the game itself, actual sound effects from the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' video game are used.
261	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'':
262	** In the sketch, "Grand Theft Mario" from the episode, "Lust for Puppets", Mario and Luigi take a wrong turn and stumble into the violent world of [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Vice City]]. At the end of the sketch, [[HereWeGoAgain Yoshi drives into]] [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Raccoon City]].
263	** In the sketch, "Ballad of Gay Tony" from the episode, "Fool's Goldfinger", Princess Peach makes a cameo appearance when Tony sings about how heroes are always trying to save the DamselInDistress.
264	** In the sketch, "Mario Meets Parents" from the episode, "The Departy Monster", Mario pays a visit to Princess Peach's castle, where he makes a bad first impression on Princess Peach's parents, leading to him accidentally destroying the castle.
265	** In the sketch, "Mario Party" from the episode, "Eviscerated Post-Coital by a Six Foot Mantis", Mario and Luigi find a block filled with gold coins and begin spending their newfound wealth however they like, including buying a mansion. When it comes time to pay the bills, the block is out of coins, and the mansion is demolished.
266	** In the sketch, "The Fattest Fat Loser" from the episode, "Poisoned by Relatives", Mario competes in the titular ShowWithinAShow, alongside ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}, Franchise/WinnieThePooh, and [[Franchise/TheMuppets Miss Piggy]].
267	** In the sketch, "Thank You Mario!" from the episode, "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War", After Mario defeats Bowser, Toad informs him that [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle Princess Peach is in another castle]]. After Mario leaves, Peach asks Toad if he's gone, and calls him a stalker.
268	** The sketch, "Mario Golf" from "Max Caenen in: Why Would He Know If His Mother's a Size Queen" features [[GoKartingWithBowser Mario and Bowser playing a game of golf together]]. As they play, Bowser asks Mario if he found it weird how he used to kidnap his girlfriend, and Mario says, "Eh." as Bowser hits his golf ball.
269	** A sketch from "May Cause Bubbles Where You Don't Want 'Em" has Peach break up with Mario in favor of Timothee Chalamet.
270	** A sketch from "May Cause Involuntary Political Discharge" has Yoshi killing Mario and Luigi as retribution for abandoning him.
271	* The title card for ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode, "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS3E18HouseOfLiesGameBoys Game Boys]]" resembles a level from the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' video game, with Lincoln and Clyde dressed as the Mario Brothers.
272	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In "[[Recap/MickeyMouseS1E5TokyoGo Tokyo Go]]", the "power-up" and "coin" sound effects from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' can be heard during the 8-bit section in the train tunnel.
273	* In the ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'' episode "[[Recap/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIslandS2E2MonkeyBusinessSirNutALot Sir Nut-a-Lot]]", Slip and Slide wear clothes resembling the outfits of Mario and Luigi when the Island is turned into a video game.
274	* Episodes 99 and 100 of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' (both parts of a MultiPartEpisode) have Kaeloo and her friends wearing costumes of well-known video game characters, with Quack Quack wearing a costume of Mario.
275	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E22DadsStacheStashARootGaloot Dad's Stache Stash]]", one of the mustaches on display is Luigi's, with a signboard labeling it "Plumber".
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278	[[folder:Other]]
279	* One of the 33 miners trapped in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Copiap%C3%B3_mining_accident Chilean mine collapse]] in 2010, Mario Sepúlveda, was nicknamed "Super Mario" by the local media for his energy, wit, and humor. He served as host of the miners' video journals during the time between their discovery and rescue.
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