SUPER MARIO'S RPGS
In “Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story” this fictional disease kicks off the game’s main story.
(The Blorbs)
The song featured in this 3-second clip is a more percussive version of another song featured in the same set of games.
(Battle! (Subway Trainer))
(Pokémon Black and White)
Much like Funko recently, Atari dumped their overstock into a landfill, including thousands of copies of this licensed game.
(ET)
This former competitor to Nintendo emphasized its console’s Blast Processing in its advertising.
(SEGA)
This 2017 game received a Netflix Show that omitted a key feature which made the source material so iconic.
(Cuphead)
This strange boss from the Paper Mario Series may have been a precursor to the chapter bosses in “Paper Mario: The Origami King”, but they certainly wouldn’t fit in among them.
(Steak)
The reversed song featured in this 10-second clip plays in what some may call "Hyrule's Mailroom".
(Dragon Roost Island)
(The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker)
This Dragon Ball fighting game was the first to include Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta following his official debut.
(Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO)
Following another low-selling console from the 90s, this competitor to the PlayStation 2 is more fondly remembered today.
(GameCube)
This 2016 life sim game is distinct from its competitors for including dungeon-crawling elements.
(Stardew Valley)
This location from “Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga” includes multiple references to past games as well as enemies calling back to Dr. Mario.
(Woohoo Hooniversity)
The song featured in this 3-second clip with the initials CC plays second banana to a song with the initials GG.
(Crocodile Cacophony)
(Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)
Nintendo licensed out characters from 2 of their franchises for this failed console.
(Phillips CDi)
The three major competitors of the 7th generation console wars in order of most to least sold.
(Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
An indie character—so recognizable that a single note of his battle theme would instantly identify him—cameos as a plush toy in this children’s cartoon.
(Bluey)
Besides the Paper Mario series, the character “Whacka” appeared in only one other game.
(Mario Party 6)
The distorted song featured in this 10-second clip plays at the beginning of the beginning and the beginning of the end.
(An Empty Tome)
(Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia)
This movie tie-in for a popular Nicktoon has similar gameplay to its predecessor, a beloved early 2000s classic for many.
(The SpongeBob Movie Game)
This console was created to show the power of CDs versus cartridges when it comes to storing games.
(PlayStation)
A late 2010s viral indie game features this antagonist who can influence the game’s files.
(Monika)
In Super Mario RPG, Mallow directly mentions this popular actor. The reference was removed in the 2023 remake.
(Bruce Lee)
The parody character whose battle music is featured in this reversed 10-second clip has 3 other versions of herself with different personalities and hair colors.
(Neco Arc theme)
(Melty Blood: Actress Again)
Before voicing Spider-Man in the Insomniac series of the same name, Yuri Lowenthal voiced the Wall Crawler in this tie-in game.
(The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
In the early days of console wars, this competitor to Atari features the game Tron.
(Intellivision)
This puzzle-centric RPG gained infamy and a cult following (ironically) in 2023 for the problematic relationship between its two protagonists.
(The Coffin of Andy and LeyLey)