![]() Yes, the antique store is full of little Mario Easter eggs such as hammers from Wrecking Crew, Dragon Coins from Super Mario World, and the Super Bell from Super Mario 3D World. Look closely as Mario wanders through the crowds of Toads, and you'll spot Toadette as the marching band drummer on a blue plaque. While the pigtailed mushroom isn't in the movie, she does make a brief appearance on a little poster in the Mushroom Kingdom. Toad HouseĪt the coin bank in the Mushroom Kingdom, if you listen to the music closely, you can hear the Toad House music from Super Mario Bros. Yet another packed location - which makes sense because this is the world we associate with the Mario video games! We got a pretty good look at the Mushroom Kingdom back in the trailers, but a few moments really stood out to us while we were watching the finished product. There is also an arcade cabinet in the back corner of the diner which appears to be playing the original Donkey Kong, though there are some noticeable changes like the absence of DK himself (here replaced by a large yeti-like creature) and the name being switched to 'Jump Man' (Mario's original title). ![]() The pictures look like their Wii counterparts. PicturesĪpart from referencing the iconic NES title in the diner's name, the interior is covered in framed pictures of the game's characters including Doc Louis, Little Mac, Glass Joe and more. Of course, this is where Foreman Spike first appears, but let's look in a bit more detail. ![]() And there are a lot of little details in the restaurant that we absolutely adore. Punch Out Pizzeria really sets the tone of the number of references that we can expect to see throughout the 92-minute runtime. One of the first locations we see in the film is the Punch-Out Pizzeria in Brooklyn, which is obviously named after Nintendo's 1987 NES title Punch-Out!! Punch-Out Pizzeria Image: Nintendo / Illumination ![]() So, without further ado, let's head down the pipe into the Easter egg kingdom. ![]()
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