Super Mario: What video game is Mario playing at the beginning of the movie?

In theaters from April 5, Super Mario Bros the Movie, the animated adaptation of Nintendo’s most famous video game license, is a veritable goldmine for all Easter egg hunters. Full of hidden details and winks, the Illumination studios featurette contains references to other Nintendo titles.

Thus, at the beginning of the film, before Mario finds himself transported to the Mushroom Kingdom and starts looking for his brother Luigi, we can see him sitting in his room playing a small NES game (the first home console developed by Nintendo in 1983).

know that when he goes Super Mario Bros. was the best selling game Nintendo entertainment system, mise en abyme is already a lot of fun, but the hint doesn’t stop there! Indeed, the oldest and most nostalgic viewers will surely understand what game the mustachioed plumber was playing.

This is Little IcarusThe first installment of another famous license initiated by Nintendo in 1986 and loosely inspired by Greek mythology. In this 2D platform game, we implemented the so-called

Moreover, still in the scene where Mario is playing on the console, I recommend you to be especially attentive, because there are other small details hidden throughout the room. Indeed, on the walls of the room you can see posters with images of games Ice climber and baseballAlso an Arwing spaceship figure (from the franchise Starfox) on TV.

Finally, it should be noted that already in the 1986 animated feature film and the 1993 live-action film, Mario and Luigi were playing on a console before their adventures began.

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