Throughout their journey to the Jungle Kingdom, Mario, Peach, and Toad have to cross through many iconic locations from the Mario franchise. Peach also harnesses the power of a Fire Flower and an Ice Flower, and the latter allows her to gain the upper hand against Bowser. In another, Mario dons the Cat Suit from Super Mario 3D World in his gladiator match against Donkey Kong. In one scene, Mario can be seen gliding through the air in the Tanooki Suit from Super Mario Bros.
But there are many other power-ups fans will recognize from the games. Mario especially needs to consume red mushrooms (which he hates) in order to gain new strength.
It wouldn’t be a Mario movie without some cool power-ups. Foreman SpikeĪfter seeing their first commercial as independent plumbers, Mario and Luigi run into their old boss, Foreman Spike, who is voiced by the incomparable Sebastian Maniscalco.ĭie-hard fans should recognize Spike as Mario and Luigi’s boss from the Wrecking Crew game series, which makes for a terrific reference to an obscure character from Mario and Luigi’s early years. The heroes hurl green shells at their enemies, defy gravity like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and one Koopa Trooper even knocks out Mario as the dreaded blue shell. The whole scene is a spiraling and high-octane thrill ride with many references to classic racing games. The best part of the entire film, hands-down, is the battle between Mario and Peach’s army and Bowser’s army on Rainbow Road, which many gamers remember as the bane of their existence playing Mario Kart with their friends. Coincidentally, the first game for the GameCube was the spooky ghost-hunting classic Luigi’s Mansion, one of the best GameCube games of all time. This ringtone is the sound of the startup screen for the Nintendo GameCube in which the console’s logo forms from a small, purple cube. When Mario and Luigi get a call from the first customer of their new plumbing business, Luigi’s phone rings to a tune that should be familiar to gamers who grew up in the early 2000s. Donkey Kong even delivers what looks like his Giant Punch from the iconic fighting game franchise. The scene also features shots that could’ve been taken from one of the Smash Bros. Movie, rankedįorget the haters, The Super Mario Bros. The 7 most powerful characters in The Super Mario Bros.
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