No, not those kind of easter eggs, although I know that day\u2019s heading here soon. Not the kind of irritating ones I\u2019ve been digging up on New Horizons recently (technically they\u2019re Bunny Day eggs, because Nintendo\u2019s not allowed to list official holidays). Not Yoshi eggs, either. Nope, after watching the film today, I\u2019ll be getting into a deep nerd dive as I talk about the numerous hidden references for all you Galaxy (and Smash Bros Brawl) stans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I might even give my two cents on the best actors to voice a certain purple-hatted gentleman who gets routinely snubbed by the big N (that\u2019s Nintendo, btw).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Galaxy Throwback 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the opening scene, Rosalina reads the lumas a story from the book, and the awesome music plays from Galaxy when you open the book and start reading about Rosalina. You get to read more chapters as you progress in the game. Note: you\u2019re going to need to have a fairly deep knowledge of Galaxy lore if you\u2019re gonna understand what I\u2019m on about and get those nostalgia feels. If not, then you\u2019ll potentially get bored quickly, what with our generation having notoriously short attention spans and all that. If that\u2019s the case, then I\u2019ll have to do a Gollum now and say: LEAVE NOW AND NEVER COME BACK. And I\u2019m allowed to say that, cause Gollum and I both have no hair on our heads. Yeah, that\u2019s a solid justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you look at the lumas who are listening to Rosalina, one\u2019s sporting a Donkey Kong tie and another\u2019s wearing Mario stuff. Nice to pay homage to the dudes who started the franchise rolling with that iconic video game all those years ago. Not that I was born then, but you know. Another one mentions the Mario Bros Super Show, which was apparently a thing back in the day. And then the actual Donkey Kong game is referenced directly later in the human world when the pixelated arcade screen shows up. Cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Mario and Luigi enter the cave before they meet Yoshi, the \u2018da-da da-da da-da\u2019 opening beats from the Underground Theme play, which is a nice touch. If you\u2019re not solid on your Mario lore, you won\u2019t know what I\u2019m on about, but in fairness, you probably should have left by now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galaxy Throwback 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peach\u2019s birthday birthday is clearly modelled on the opening play sequence where you\u2019re walking through the Mushroom Kingdom to meet her as various Toads have a rollicking good time. And the bit where a letter pops up reciting Peach\u2019s voice as she tells Mario what she\u2019s up to is definitely mirrored on that letter in Galaxy where she asks you to come to the castle. And particularly that one in Mario 64. But, y\u2019know, Galaxy too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The montage bit where Mario and Luigi take charge of the kingdom makes a lovely reference to the maps of old Mario games, with areas turning red after they\u2019ve completed tasks in each location. Nice and nerdy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the battle with Bowser Jr, Mario Kart trophies can be seen in the background. Nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That monkey who steals Mario\u2019s hat in Mario 64? This dude\u2019s at it again (at Krispy Creme) in this joint when he steals Toad\u2019s supplies. The audacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yep, Birdo\u2019s hitting Mario by shooting those eggs out of his mouth. That\u2019s a reference to what the original character did in Super Mario 2 as part of a boss battle fight. You might wonder why I referred to Birdo as \u2018he\u2019 there earlier. Well, dear reader, that\u2019s because according to the Super Mario 2 journal, Birdo \u2018thinks he\u2019s a girl\u2019. But Nintendo has done their darndest since to erase that fact from history, so that\u2019s that, it seems. The more you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mario Reference 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m still not 100% on what I think of Glenn Powell\u2019s acting talents, but he makes a darn fine choice to play this particular fox. Good stuff. No, I know this and the above aren\u2019t easter eggs as such, but hey. Oh, and shout out to R.O.B. too, in terms of other Super Smash Bros appearances. Although I would\u2019ve preferred him to have more of that tragic vibe from the Subspace Emissary storyline (if you know, you know). But it was great to see a random appearance from Mr Game and Watch. No words were spoken, but then this lad doesn\u2019t speak, so that makes sense. Also, good choice that they didn\u2019t decide to make Yoshi speak. Just some nice Yoshi noises courtesy of Donald Glover. All good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galaxy Throwback 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More general, but there are so many cool references in terms of musical jingles, from the bad guy theme music when Bowser Jr appears (impressive voice work from Bennie Safdie, btw) to the grand music when Rosalina\u2019s space station is in view. These touches might be lost on the unversed of Galaxy aficionados, but versed I am. Boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are plenty of other moments I could mention, but for the sake of a relatively succinct post that won\u2019t lead me on an autistic tangent where I feel the need to talk about every darn detail, let\u2019s move on to another area of interest in the Super Mario sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waluigi Voice Candidates<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s right. The lack of the purple-hatted gent hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed in the Super Smash Bros world with its various memes demanding justice for Waluigi, but I\u2019ve got a few candidates that I\u2019d like to see voice Luigi\u2019s nefarious bete noir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zach Galifianakis <\/p>\n\n\n\n I just feel he\u2019s got a lot of energy, y\u2019know? He\u2019s already done plenty of comedic stuff in live action mode, so I\u2019m pretty confident he could bring some strong cords to this role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Liguzmo<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s right. Bring back the original actor from the, uh, \u2018beloved\u2019 Super Mario Bros movie, but this time? Voicing the upside down L (that\u2019s Waluigi’s logo, just in case you were wondering). Genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Danny DeVito <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mostly just for the It\u2019s Always Sunny vibes with Charlie Day\u2019s Luigi, but I also think he\u2019d do a great job regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ok, so that\u2019s it for now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2606<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No, not those kind of easter eggs, although I know that day\u2019s heading here soon. Not the kind of irritating ones I\u2019ve been digging up on New Horizons recently (technically they\u2019re Bunny Day eggs, because Nintendo\u2019s not allowed to list official holidays). Not Yoshi eggs, either. Nope, after watching the film today, I\u2019ll be getting … <\/p>\n