Evolution of Zelda References in Mario Games (1988-2023)

[@BeardBear]

What's your favorite Zelda reference?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

The one in Super Mario 3d world!😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@marias.4289]

super Mario bros. 3

[@t-elijahmorrison6855]

In Super Mario RPG Remake 2023

[@kumaranrvn5716]

Breaking the vase and collecting Rubees in Super Paper Mario.

[@3DoublePoint]

Super mario 3D Land

[@Equalizer2922]

I love the link power-up in Mario maker 2, they should honestly continue to use it

[@lermajerms]

i think they should have other NES style video game character power-ups like the master sword. maybe a metroid-themed one, or a dk-themed one, or if you want a later addition, maybe pokemon or kirby? idk, but they just need to make more.

[@xboxgamer8381]

Fr

[@n8nawesome]

30:10 Mario: Hey, want a lift? Link: (sleeping, music plays)

[@marias.4289]

I like Zelda games

[@Detetivekongfucharleswu]

Me too

[@rs82302]

Hot take.

[@bensirotzki]

I do as well

[@doomer3468]

Unpopular opinion

[@JackRoss-bw6cp]

Same

[@fatalwaffle1715]

This gives Legend Of Zelda and Super Mario a connection.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Amazing work! 18:50 and this is my favorite! Pure fire!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@matthewfontanez8646]

29:54 BRO THE EASTER EGG IS STILL THERE

[@mechayoshi9250]

I think the first few are less of references and probably more a combination of hardware restrictions (i mean they were all on the 8-bit NES) and lack of a wide range of soundfonts to use (same thing went on to be a problem for Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, many of them ended up having extremely or completely similar cries)

[@Mari_Izu]

The Rod sound effect yes, but a flute summoning a whirlwind sounds like an intentional reference.

[@jarethebear9227]

The flute clearly is a reference lol what??

[@davyjones3105]

The luiginary grapple is NOT the hookshot

[@hectorcollazo8845]

Since Ocarina of Time when Young Zelda had the Mario posters, I almost wanna believe the Mushroom Kingdom and Hyrule exist in the same universe. Not only 'cause they share the same legend creator. The references and nods to each other make me wanna believe it's so. Even Link ventured his way through in the Kremling homeworld Crocodile Isle and Northerm Kremisphere per one of the Brother Bears.

[@JOSH5]

But how would that affect the lore? With both universes connected, that can have huge implications for a lot of stuff. Lol, I can just imagine, since the Pixar Theory exists and recently Film Theory made a video explaining the Disney Theory, I wonder if Game Theory would make the "Nintendo Theory", where not only the Mario and Zelda universe are the same universe, but maxbe also other Nintendo games like Pokémon and Kirby and Metroid. It sounds impossible, but I wonder, if it could be possible.

[@doctorawesomeness6922]

Make sense because Shigeru Miyamoto worked on both Mario and Zelda.

[@NovasYouTubeName]

But he doesn’t work on the music

[@Terminated_Account]

😲🤯😱

[@quixen]

He created both.

[@hectorcollazo8845]

​@@NovasKZbinName Still, Misters Miyamoto and Koji Kondo are an absolute legendary team!!!

[@NovasYouTubeName]

@@hectorcollazo8845 absolutely !

[@EricN64]

I don’t get the dream team one, like, is it meant to be the hookshot, because if it is, that’s seems like a big stretch

[@hectorcollazo8845]

@@EricN64 I see what you did there 😏

[@EricN64]

@ pretty sure it was unintentional but sure

[@xbulelo]

Same genius behind both games: Shigeru Myiamoto. I love Koji Kondo’s music for both franchises.

[@hectorcollazo8845]

Koji Kondo's one of my fav Nintendo composers along with David Wise (Donkey Kong Country series) and Kenji Yamamoto (Metroid post-Super).

[@clay2889]

thanks for making this! Its cool to see

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

@0:41 Samsung phones have that tune for a ringtone as well LOL

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love a good reference in my games! Thanks For this 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@KokonutOil]

Holy, that Mario Maker level was sick

[@hectorcollazo8845]

By Hylia, it was amazing and well crafted. Props to the fan who spent hours making it for hours.

[@johnbeal839]

I did not see the references in a large percentage of these. A voice explaining it would have helped.

[@alexistramirez]

1:47 Charlie Morningstar in Mario Golf?!

[@Schreibaby]

I love how in the 3DS Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga it even plays the Ocarina of Time Item Get Fanfare.

[@28nyluis]

Cool video I like your content beard bear. Congrats on 1 mil

[@thedoctor1466]

Mario really just doing some of Links work cause he is always sleeping.

[@zakirstocks9514]

Zelda games are the Best from Nintendo throughout the years!

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Awesome Video!!

[@t-elijahmorrison6855]

Good video also I have a question for you BeardBear are you huge fan of Nintendo?

[@brendanmckenzie1482]

Stupid question

[@damswag4270]

Why is the 3D Land one so long stretched?

[@Drfrodoskywalker]

Love the videos man but some of these are stretches. Like whats the reference in Dream Team?

[@Bosssnurp]

Hookshot

[@Drfrodoskywalker]

​@Bosssnurp ohhhhh ya, forgot about that

[@darksleuth66]

I’d say it’s closer to the clawshot but yeah😂

[@cloudyloudly2404]

Amazing. Just… beautiful.

[@JaretBro]

Did you know that in the Mario RPG remake, after you see Link you can go to your journal and they talk about him.

[@chriwochi218]

11:45 where is the reference?

[@Mrdoge-py5ue]

I think it’s supposed to be a reference to the first game when you go into a secret shop and they say this place is a secret to everybody

[@itsyeetorbeyeeted936]

You know what would've been cool? If they updated Link's appearance in the Mario RPG remake to look like BotW Link. Still nice to see him napping in the inn though.

[@gergeryt]

every time i see a mario reference in zelda games or the other way around, i keep on thinking they’re cousins

[@RuralGamer91]

Is that a Startropics reference? 4:59

[@kellenvanberkum3119]

You forgot a reference in SM64 DS if you get 3 loves me in a row

[@skc4188]

Can someone please tell me the name of the music heard in that scene of Super Paper Mario where you're told to play 1 million rubees, please? I really like it. =)

[@T.W.0]

The name of the music is "Merlee‘s Mansion"

[@skc4188]

@@T.W.0 Thanks! 😁

[@T.W.0]

@@skc4188 There‘s a more "aggressive" version called "Mimi the Copycat"

[@skc4188]

@@T.W.0 Noted. Thanks again! ^_^

[@George-zk4nv]

They should use Pokémon, Kirby, and Sonic references in Mario games too.

[@skyretiredtimetraveler2061]

Nintendo fully owns Zelda. Pokemon and Kirby are owned by Nintendo AND another company, and Sonic isn't owned by Nintendo in any capacity. They would have to pay royalties to the other companies of they wanted to do that.

[@hadi48930]

​@@skyretiredtimetraveler2061But, Sonic is Only on the Nintendo Consoles Like Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, And Switch

[@skyretiredtimetraveler2061]

@hadi48930 straight up not true. They're mostly on Nintendo yes, but not fully. The newest Sonic game is on steam, and the racing game was on a bunch of platforms. Nintendo doesn't own the rights to Sonic.

[@hectorcollazo8845]

Sonic's shoes did show up at the end of Donkey Kong Country 2. But that was Nintendo's jab at Sega during their fierce rivalry. Oh man, do I miss my 90s childhood. That's never happening again.

[@FrostbiteVtube]

9:23 dude that’s not a reference, the Zelda currency is Rupees not Rubees. There’s a lot of stuff in this video that probably aren’t even references, just things characters said.

[@zanyboi969]

It Is a reference, just cause the names are very slightly different doesnt make It not a reference. Plus the Icon for the rubees Is shaped like a red rupee

[@zalmgames9900]

I dont get the bowser inside story one, its just only mario and beans during that part

[@tetra_zelda]

Best video yet!!!

[@Derecniz]

21:21 Pac Man

[@DaniSSF2Mods]

00:00 Fake Super Mario Bros 2 is Yume kojo Doki Doki Pánic Hack

[@andyfritter]

I feel like reusing a sound on the NES is less a reference and more just limitations.

[@jaygrum]

how is the TTYD demon sealing answer incorrect?

[@Luka.V2006]

My brother told me that mario and link work together company

[@th63856]

5:26 Same WarioWare:Twisted

[@haitiehasshenanigans]

Did the 3d kand for 3ds remind anyone else of arbiters ground in Twilight princess?

[@cedric6941]

Cool video

[@ilanorlina]

i wouldn’t call the first one a reference because nintendo had a limited amount of sound effects back then

[@striderskorpion]

I wouldn't necessarily call the first two references since it's just the reuse of sound effects (and graphics for the second). I will grant the Warp Whistle could be, though.

[@kingstarscream320]

Fun fact: Mario and Zelda are made by the same company.

[@maxmannella4073]

The Mario golf "links club" doesn't reference Link. It's like "let's hit the links". It's a golf term meaning golf course

[@howellkatz2063]

I think that having the Triforce as its logo is a reference though, right?

[@Literallysasuke]

Toad being relatable

[@__yusuf__]

Can someone explain me second? If i understand right, mario is singing sound of storms with that thing like flute, and a storm takes him to warp zone. Am i right?

[@zanyboi969]

No not at all, the flute In mario 3 Is a reference to the flute from zelda 1 which was used to teleport randomly to different dungeons you'vd beaten much like how In mario 3 Its used to teleport to the warp zone. Song of storms wasnt a thing until ocarina of time which was way after mario 3 released

[@__yusuf__]

@@zanyboi969 Thanks for the answer! True, Mario 3 is older than OoT.

[@__yusuf__]

@@zanyboi969 Thanks for the answer!

[@JDQuote]

I think the Birdo and Dream Team ones are a bit of a stretch, but cool video nonetheless.

[@Sensoger]

There are differences between a reference and a DLC...

[@maxthompson7107]

This makes me wonder if Hyrule and the Mushroom Kingdoom are connected somehow. Given how many instances the Zelda franchise was referenced in the Mario franchise, I don’t think that theory is too far off.

[@Briskeeen]

Probably not

[@jessepinkman5702]

I think if Nintendo ever wanted to explain how Mario and Link can be in the same place, they could just say Mario can get to Hyrule through a special warp pipe. Smash Bros doesn’t already work because those are just toys/action figures being played with

[@hadi48930]

Can You Do Zelda References and Cameos in Sonic Games (2006-2023)

[@hadi48930]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) 2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) 3. Sonic Unleashed (2008) 4. Sonic and the Black Knight (2010) 5. Sonic Lost World (2014) 6. Sonic Frontiers (2022)

[@skydoesminecraftfann]

@@hadi48930what are the references

[@BubblenutMcMuffin]

Can someone explain the Dreamteam one?

[@toonmariorpg]

The move is called Hook Shot.

[@hoplabobla]

Zelda is awesome

[@MetroidFusion5044]

Yes, I think that computer in Paper Mario is right, mastersward never fulfilled its duty to seal evil for real. I'd say it's time to look for some new methods

[@Devouring-Swarm]

0:16 You sure that isnt Falco?

[@ZeroZelda84]

I wouldn't really count the first one. That can be seen as a Generic Sound Effect #?.

[@johanrodriguez8032]

Some are kind of a reach but I see the similarities

[@stephengeist344]

Saria with a goddamn +13

[@beatlejuice1165]

Damn, for all the green she wears, Saria really sucks on the Green 😂

[@Cerulean_XD]

Mario stoooop! Link is tryna snooze

[@alexsumo2159]

References on SMG? Appart of the rupee

[@BabyBatFightClub]

My guess on Mario Galaxy is because those enemies look similar to, and shoot rocks like octoroks?

[@zanyboi969]

​@@BabyBatFightCluboh I was thinking deku scrubs

[@extremeboi9207]

Link keeps appearing in Mario games, but Mario doesn't appear in Zelda games, pay what you owe us Link!

[@Jac7k]

Off the top of my head, the Mario characters are in OoT (at Hyrule Castle) and Link’s Awakening (throughout including chain chomp to enter the third dungeon and yoshi in the crane game). Plus Talon in OoT is a reference to Mario. So they are there!

[@skydoesminecraftfann]

@@Jac7kmalon wears a bowser pendant too

[@tetra_zelda]

Being caught in a bottle

[@hist150project5]

The Paper Mario one is not a Zelda reference. A Sheikh is an Arab leader.

[@lourdesvelasquez4945]

I like Mario more than Zelda

[@EtienneEmig]

Mario kart isn't even a mario game

[@GFCProductionsx]

Heart Beans are not a reference to Zelda games... They are just called hearts as a generic term for HP...

[@joshuamcdonald2010]

The last part was a reference. “It’s a secret to everybody” is a common phrase in Zelda 1 as there are a ton of hidden Moblin NPCs across the overworld, and they all say the same thing after they help out

[@GFCProductionsx]

@@joshuamcdonald2010 Has nothing to do with my comment, but yeah cool.

[@Chronocrossfangirl2002]

​@@GFCProductionsx it has everything to do with it, they said that the heart bean itself wasn't the zelda reference but rather the last part of the toads dialogue was the intended reference lmao

[@GFCProductionsx]

@@Chronocrossfangirl2002 I am talking about Bowser's inside Story... Thus has nothing to do with my comment.

[@Chronocrossfangirl2002]

@@GFCProductionsx And so were we??

[@SkiKoala]

That first one was pretty weak

[@originalgreatdouchebag2866]

ok juce do the ads after the vid so i at least know what im waatching