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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
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Attachment Several of the Koopa Kids' names are parodies of various musical celebrities, most of whom were popular at the time of the game's production. The names were chosen by Nintendo of America employee Dayvv Brooks, a longtime music enthusiast who previously worked at music retailer Tower Records and as a radio DJ:

• Iggy Koopa is named after Iggy Pop, an American rock singer and frontman of the proto-punk group The Stooges.
• Lemmy Koopa takes his name from Lemmy Kilmister, a British heavy metal artist best known as the bassist and lead vocalist for the band Motörhead.
• Ludwig Von Koopa is named after 19th century German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, and shares his wild hairstyle.
• Morton Koopa Jr. is named after American pop and country singer Morton Downey Jr., now perhaps best known for his self-titled talk show. Morton Koopa Jr. also has a white face with a black star over his left eye, the trademark makeup of guitarist Paul Stanley from the American hard rock band KISS.
• Roy Koopa is named after American country singer Roy Orbison, and both wear horn-rimmed sunglasses.
• Wendy O. Koopa is named after Wendy O. Williams, an American punk singer and frontwoman of the shock rock band the Plasmatics.

The namesake of Larry Koopa remains unclear, with multiple explanations emerging over the years. In 2010, the web page for Nintendo's official UK magazine claimed that the character was named after American talk show host Larry King. However, two years later, Brooks himself made an edit on the Super Mario Wiki claiming that the name was actually derived from Larry Mullen Jr., the drummer for Irish pop rock band U2; site staffer Walkazo verified that the account was legitimate. Brooks ultimately denied both claims in a 2015 interview with Kotaku, stating that "There's no real-world equivalent — he's not Larry Mullen Jr. from U2 or Larry King — he just looked like a Larry."
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themushroomkingdom.net page about the Koopalings:
http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/smb3

Official Nintendo Magazine article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110512072842/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/16520/features/10-amazing-mario-facts/

Brooks' edit on the Super Mario Wiki:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240117145440/https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Larry_Koopa&;diff=prev&oldid=1299498

Later Super Mario Wiki by Walkazo, who notes in the edit summary that the account was confirmed to be Brooks':
https://web.archive.org/web/20240815013707/https://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Larry_Koopa&;diff=next&oldid=1300585

Alternate archived URL for Walkazo's edit:
https://archive.ph/Scasp

Kotaku interview with Brooks:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215525/https://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
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Attachment There is a optional hidden boss in Monstro Town named Culex, who is an homage to the Final Fantasy series. His appearance purposely breaks the style in Super Mario RPG to reinforce this homage.

To fight Culex you must go to Moleville and purchase fireworks, then trade them at the little mole's Pur-Tend Store for the Shiny Stone. Use this stone on the sealed door in Monstro Town. You'll end up in a battle with Culex, and if you beat Culex you'll get the Quartz Charm.

Culex's battle, victory, and post-battle conversation themes are (respectively) the boss theme from Final Fantasy IV, the victory theme from the Final Fantasy series, and the Final Fantasy main theme. Also, the Elemental Crystals that Culex uses are the same as in Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy IV.
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Paper Mario
Paper Mario (2000)
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Attachment Waiting an additional 10 seconds after the jingle that plays on chapter title cards will cause a complete version of the Super Mario Bros. theme song to start playing.
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Easter Egg, General, Music
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
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Attachment The island with the castle in World 3 resembles Japan, with the castle being the location of Kyoto, Nintendo's headquarters.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
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Attachment The guards in Skyrim will more often than not say "Let me guess, somebody stole your sweetroll" to the player, this is a gag that Bethesda Softworks have been running since the very first Elder Scrolls game.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Mass Effect
Mass Effect (2007)
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The planet Amaranthine found in the Fortuna system of the Horse Head Nebula shares the same name as the city in Dragon Age Origins: Awakening. Both games were made by Bioware.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Mass Effect
Mass Effect (2007)
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Attachment The Shifty Looking Cow is a Space Cow found on the planet Ontarom, in the Newton system of the Kepler Verge. An otherwise normal member of the species, the Shifty Looking Cow likewise has a dialogue option that does nothing. When Shepard turns around, however, the Cow promptly begins stealing Shepard's credits slowly, and will even follow the Commander around. It can be found near the southwestern corner of the map, near a deposit of gold.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
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Attachment During the night, you may encounter a Headless Horseman, a reference to Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
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Attachment Models of a Star Fox Arwing and two F-Zero racecars sit atop crates in the back corner of Hinopio's Shop.
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person ummwat calendar_month March 18, 2013
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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When Peach starts up Sir Grodus' computer, the opening sequence featuring is actually the startup animation from the Famicom Disk System. The yellow disk also resembles one of the FDS's game disks.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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At one point, the parrot below Creepy Steeple might say "Shine get! Shine get!", a reference to the phrase in the Japanese release of Super Mario Sunshine.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (1990)
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If you wait in the special world for a few seconds the music will change to a remix of the original Super Mario Bros theme.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
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One of the crows in Twilight Town talks about opening a real estate website called "Luigi's Mansion," but his friend warns him against possible copyright infringement.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
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When Athis is asked why he joined the Companions, his response is "Fortune and glory, friend. Fortune and glory." This is a reference to a very similar line from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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Crash Bash
Crash Bash (2000)
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In the Japanese version of Crash Bash, in Battle or Tournament mode, hold down R1 + R2 + Left + Down at the same time on the character select screen to unlock Fake Crash as a playable character.
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Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001)
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If you start a new file with the name "WOMBAT" you will get an immediate 106% completion rating. This is a reference to Crash's prototype name, Willie the Wombat. This does not work on the PlayStation 2 version of the game.
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Console Difference, Easter Egg, Reference, Secret, Version Difference
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
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Attachment The characters Link from The Legend of Zelda and Samus from Metroid can be found inside inns.

When you try talking to Link in the Rosa Inn, the "Puzzle Solved" jingle from The Legend of Zelda series plays. When you try talking to Samus in the Mushroom Kingdom Castle, she claims to be "resting up for Mother Brain".
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Minecraft: Java Edition
Minecraft: Java Edition (2011)
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Attachment The in-game NPC Villagers, often referred to as Testificates, were originally planned to be Pigmen, much like the Nether mobs. (Except not undead.) They would have the standard player model like Zombies and Zombie Pigmen, but with a Pig's skin. The second Skin Pack for the Xbox 360 version contains a Pigman skin as a slight nod to this.
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Fallout 3
Fallout 3 (2008)
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Inside the basement of the Capitol Post building located in L'Enfant Plaza, there is a corpse named "Gibson". Gibson's inventory has four items, two of which are "Gibson's Key" and "Gibson's Scrap of Paper". The scrap of paper has the following message, "Search the house!"

This references an early scene in Snatcher where the player finds Jean Jack Gibson's corpse and discovers a key and a scrap of paper with the "Search the house!" message among his belongings.
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Easter Egg, Reference
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Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario (2007)
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Near the beginning of the game, Merlin tells you to take the pure heart and save all worlds from destruction. If you say no three times, you'll get a game over.
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Easter Egg, General, Secret
person Jonahtron calendar_month March 18, 2013
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