1st - Super Princess Mushroom Dino Force (49 Total)
2nd - The Spiritual Fungi Kong Koopalings (28 Total)
3rd - Saxobone Guys Board (26 Total)
4th - TheChaoticCriminalYoshis~ (3 Total)
The Spiritual Fungi Kong Koopalings (28 Total)
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Mario's face can be seen as framed photos in many houses.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - There are many Mario-related enemies in the game, along with a Yoshi Doll as an item.
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Once at the Hyrule Castle, Link must look through the window where Ganondorf was, there is framed pictures of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Bowser.
4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3D) - In the remake, it is a theme from World 1-1 from New Super Mario Bros.
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - In Lon-Lon Ranch, all the people have Bowser medals on their necks.
6. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - One of the masks that the Masks Salesman has is a face of Mario.
7. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Fyer, the man who operates the cannon, has a Bullet Bill on his arm.
8. Animal Crossing - There is both a Mario and a Luigi statue, along with code only Super Mario Bros.-related furniture.
9. Animal Crossing - The game features the classic Super Mario Bros. games for the Nintendo Entertainment System as unlockable items. 10. Animal Crossing - There are two shirts with Mario and Luigi logos on it, as well as the red and green color.
11. Animal Crossing: Wild World - Super Mario Bros. furniture can be received by Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection letters to Nintendo.
12. Animal Crossing: Wild World - Super Mario Bros. 3-themed paper is in the game.
13. Animal Crossing: City Folk - Furniture from the Mario can sometimes be found in floating presents, Mario and Luigi costumes can be bought at Mable and Able's store and various Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros. and WaWario-themed items can be purchased with the points earned at Tom Nook's store.
14. Tetris - Player one is Mario, and player two is Luigi.
15. Tetris - In the ending credits, you will see a few Mario characters dancing and playing music.
16. Tetris DS - The standard mode theme is from the classic Mario game Super Mario Bros. The puzzle mode theme is from the game Yoshi, and the push mode theme is from Donkey Kong.
17. Kirby Super Star - While fighting in a ring, you will see Mario, Luigi, Birdo, and Toad cheering you on.
18. Kirby Super Star Ultra - While fighting King Dedede in the wrestling ring, one is able to see Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario and two Toads in the audience, and in the Megaton Punch minigame, some Mario items can be found in "The Great Cave Offensive" and when Kirby has the stone ability he can change into a gold Mario statue (note that this is quite rare).
19. Kirby Super Star Ultra - During the credits for certain modes, when the screen showing "Special Thanks" shows up, a picture of Kirby standing with a golden Mario is seen in a corner.
20. Pikmin 2 - One of the items that you must take back to your ship is a bottle cap with Bowser on it.
21. Pikmin 2 - One of the items says Mario Paint on it, the item was blue paint.
22. Pikmin 2- One of the items you find is called Unspeakable Wonder, and it is in reality Princess Peach's crown.
23. Brain Age - If you touch the man that is at walking speed, he will whistle the Mario theme.
24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - One of the call-sign emblems in the game is Price (a character from the series) in the form of a Super Mario Bros. sprite.
25. Picross DS - After completing all the normal mode puzzles, ten Mario-themed puzzles can be unlocked.
26. Sonic the Hedgehog - In Marble Zone, a pattern on a temple in the background resembles Mario's face.
27. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Mario and Yoshi appear in the standings in where how many DK Coins you have found.
28. Metal Gear Solid 3D - Yoshi appears in this game.
Super Princess Mushroom Dino Force (49 Total)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Mario's face can be seen as framed photos in many houses.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - There are many Mario-related enemies in the game, along with a Yoshi Doll as an item.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Once at the Hyrule Castle, Link must look through the window where Ganondorf was, there is framed pictures of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Bowser. In the remake, it is a theme from World 1-1 from New Super Mario Bros. Also, in Lon-Lon Ranch, all the people have Bowser medals on their necks.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Reasonably early in the game you come across Talon. Now, if he isn't based on Mario than we're a bunch of badgers.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - One of the masks that the Masks Salesman has is a face of Mario.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Fyer, the man who operates the cannon, has a Bullet Bill on his arm.
Animal Crossing - There is both a Mario and a Luigi statue, along with code only Super Mario Bros.-related furniture. The game also features the classic Super Mario Bros. games for the Nintendo Entertainment System as unlockable items. There is also two shirts with Mario and Luigi logos on it, as well as the red and green color.
Animal Crossing: Wild World - Super Mario Bros. furniture can be received by Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection letters to Nintendo. Additionally, Super Mario Bros. 3-themed paper is in the game.
Animal Crossing: City Folk - Furniture from the Mario can sometimes be found in floating presents, Mario and Luigi costumes can be bought at Mable and Able's store and various Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros. and WaWario-themed items can be purchased with the points earned at Tom Nook's store.
Kirby Super Star - While fighting in a ring, you will see Mario, Luigi, Birdo, and Toad cheering you on.
Kirby Super Star Ultra - While fighting King Dedede in the wrestling ring, one is able to see Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario and two Toads in the audience, and in the Megaton Punch minigame, some Mario items can be found in "The Great Cave Offensive" and when Kirby has the stone ability he can change into a gold Mario statue (note that this is quite rare). Also during the credits for certain modes, when the screen showing "Special Thanks" shows up, a picture of Kirby standing with a golden Mario is seen in a corner.
Pikmin 2 - One of the items that you must take back to your ship is a bottle cap with Bowser on it.
Pikmin 2 - One of the items says Mario Paint on it, the item was blue paint.
Pikmin 2- One of the items you find is called Unspeakable Wonder, and it is in reality Princess Peach's crown.
Brain Age - If you touch the man that is at walking speed, he will whistle the Mario theme.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - One of the call-sign emblems in the game is Price (a character from the series) in the form of a Super Mario Bros. sprite.
Picross DS - After completing all the normal mode puzzles, ten Mario-themed puzzles can be unlocked.
Sonic the Hedgehog - In Marble Zone, a pattern on a temple in the background resembles Mario's face.
SSX on Tour - Both Mario and Luigi made a cameo appearance in the ice skating game SSX on Tour.
NBA Street V3 - Mario, Princess Peach, and Luigi made cameo appearances
Punch-Out! - The NES version of Punch-Out! featured Mario as the referee, counting out anyone who hits the deck.
F-1 Race (Game Boy) - Before each race in this Game Boy classic, you'd be waved on and cheered by a Mario character.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GameCube) - One of the computers has tiny Mario and Yoshi figures standing on it.
Banjo Tooie (N64) - When Loggo the toilet gets blocked, Kazooie suggests Mario. Loggo says he doesn't think Mario does that kind of work anymore.
Advent Rising (Xbox, PC) - One of the levels has a secret area which leads to a Mario-style warp zone, complete with three different pipes.
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) - When you complete it, you're shown Cranky Kong's video game heroes (Mario, Link and Yoshi) and 'no hopers' (Sonic).
Alleyway (Game Boy) - This is full of Mario references, from the levels shaped like Mario characters to the fact that the paddle is piloted by Mario.
Pilotwings 64 (N64) - One of the stages has a large Mount Rushmore-like statue with Mario's face on it.
Taiko Drum Master (DS) - This drum-based DS game features a Mario level, which has you tapping to the beat of various Super Mario Bros. tracks.
Tetris - Player one is Mario, and player two is Luigi. If you managed to beat the extremely difficult challenge that was Tetris for the NES, you were rewarded by seeing a dancing Mario, Luigi, Samus, Link, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Kid Icarus, and Princess Peach.
Tetris (NES) - Complete Level 9 on Game B on varying difficulty settings to get a special screen showing Nintendo characters
Tennis (Game Boy) - When Tennis was eventually ported over to the Game Boy, the 'Mario as an umpire' concept was retained from the NES version.
Tetris DS - The majority of the single-player game is surrounded by Mario sprites.
Tetris DS - The standard mode theme is from the classic Mario game Super Mario Bros. The puzzle mode theme is from the game Yoshi, and the push mode theme is from Donkey Kong.
World Of Warcraft (PC, Mac) - One of the quests involves bringing items to a character called Larion (who looks like Mario) so he can attack Muigin (aka Luigi).
Stunt Race FX (SNES) - The SNES's fantastic 3D racer looked even better whenever you drove past one of the billboards with Mario's face on it.
Super Scope 6 (SNES) - The SNES Super Scope came bundled with six games. One, LazerBlazer, included a cameo from a little Mario in a bi-plane.
Sim City (SNES) - When your city's population reaches half a million people, you'll get a letter telling you that the people have built a Mario statue.
Sim City 64 (N64 - The N64 'remake' of the SNES classic also retained the Mario statue, though obviously it looks much better in full 3D!
1080 Avalanche (GameCube) - Near the end of Angel Light: Midnight City Course, you'll come across a Mario ice sculpture.
Pokémon Stadium 2 (N64) - If you have a console in your room they will show a variety of titles, some of which are Mario games.
NBA Street V3 (GameCube) - Exclusive to the GameCube version, Mario, Luigi and Peach can be selected as playable characters in EA's great basketball game
SSX On Tour (GameCube) - Much like with NBA Street, this is another EA title which added the GameCube-only ability to race as Mario, Luigi or Peach.
Pinball (NES) - The game has a bonus stage where you have to control Mario and rescue Pauline at the top of the screen.
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 (PS2) - This game has more references than an encyclopedia, including this enemy who looks suspiciously like a certain Italian.
Kirby Super Star (SNES) - During the Megaton Punch mini-game, if you look carefully you can see Mario, Luigi, Toad and Birdo sitting in the crowd.
EarthBound (NES) - The English version of this NES RPG featured a scene where a kid asks if you've played Super Mario Bros. 7.
Alex Kidd In Shinobi World (Master System) - Here's one you'll never see: this boss (called Mari-Oh) was quickly replaced at the last minute for legal reasons.
Big Brain Academy (Wii) - One of the observation games in Big Brain Academy features an image of Raccoon Mario from Super Mario Bros. 3.en over by DK, Mario says "The cruel meatball of war has-a rolled onto our laps, and ruined our white pants of peace".
Saxobone Guys Board (26 Total)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past-Mario's face can be seen as framed photos in many houses.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening-There are many Mario-related enemies in the game, along with a Yoshi Doll as an item.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- There are framed pictures of Mario,Luigi,Peach and Bowser in the Hyrule Castle.
-Also in Lon-Lon Ranch, all the people have Bowser medals on their necks.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask-One of the masks that the Masks Salesman has is a face of Mario.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess- Fyer, the man who operates the cannon, has a Bullet Bill on his arm.
Animal Crossing-There is a Mario and Lugi statue
-There is also code only Super Mario Bros. related furniture
-The game also has the Classic Super Mario Bros.games for the Nintendo Entertainment System
-There is also two shirts with Mario and Luigi logos on them.
Animal Crossing Wild World-Super Mario Bros furniture can be received by Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection letters to Nintendo
-Additionally, Super Mario Bros. 3 paper is in the game
Animal Crossing: City Flolk-Furniture from Mario can sometimes be found in floating presents
-Also Mario and Luigi costumes can be bought at Mable and Able's store
Kirby Super Star when fighting in a ring,you will see Mario,Luigi,Birdo and Toad cheering you on
Kirby Super Star Ultra-Mario,Luigi,Peach,Wario and Two Toads are in the audience
Pikmin 2-One of the items is a bottle cap with Bowser
-One of the says Mario Paint on it
-One of the items is Princess Peach's crown
Brain Age-If you touch the man that is at walking speed,he will whistle the Mario theme
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-Price a charcter form the series is in the form of a Super Mario Bros. sprite
Picross DS-After completing all the normal mode puzzles, ten Mario themed puzzles can be unlocked
Sonic the Hedgehog-In Marble Zone, a pattern on a temple in the background resembles Mario's face
Mike Tyson's Punch out-Mario is the referee
Tennis NES-mario was the referee
TheChaoticCriminalYoshis~ (3 Total)
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[*]Borderlands (My Brother is an Italian Plumber - achievement?)
[*]Borderlands 2 (Definitely an Italian Plumber - achievement?)
[*]Trials Evolution (room with a squirrel and mario in the background)
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