Super Paper Mario
Wii Cameos
Fracktail
The first boss, Fracktail, is a giant, malfunctioning security dragon. During the fight, it makes a number of Nintendo references:
Wii Shop Loading Symbol
When Fracktail begins to malfunction, its eye changes into a blue ring with a small blue ball rotating around it. This is the "loading" icon for the Wii Shop Channel.
I Am Error
Shortly before the fight begins, Fracktail says "I am Error!". This was first said by a character named Error in Zelda II: Adventure of Link (NES), and later became a popular internet meme.
Please Insert Side B
In the Japanese version, Fracktail says "Please Insert Side B". This is a reference to a common message that appeared on the Famicom Disk System when you needed to switch disk sides.
Submitted by TrustTheFungus, YoungLink
Saffron's Dining Specializer
In Saffron's house you can find a wall-mounted Nintendo DS, used to keep track of recipes. It is referred to as the "Dining Specializer".
In the Flopside Milk Shop, Flip to find two treasure chests. One of them contains Cooking Disk B, meant for the Dining Specializer, and shaped like a Nintendo DS game card.
Submitted by TrustTheFungus, Teisama
Francis's Fort
Francis is a chameleon and a nerd who has kidnapped (or "collected") Princess Peach. On stage 3-4, you have to infiltrate his fort, which is filled with strange items, and includes many Nintendo references.
Games Room: Systems
In Stage 3-4 you can find a games room near a Spike Pit. Inside there are multiple Nintendo systems, including:
- Famicom
- Super Famicom
- Nintendo 64
- Virtual Boy
- GameCube
Flip to also find a Wii hooked up to a TV.
Games Room: Dolls & Posters
In the games room, there are loads of dolls, mostly characters from Paper Mario (N64) and The Thousand-Year Door (Gamecube).
- Vivian (PM:TTYD)
- Multiple colours of Baby Yoshi (PM:TTYD)
- Punio & Petuni (PM:TTYD)
- Whacka (PM)
- Bub-Ulb (PM)
- Clubba (PM)
- Pennington (PM:TTYD)
- Princess Peach
- Yoshi Egg
- Fire Flower
- Mushroom
On the walls are posters of Lady Bow and Petuni. You can also find a radio controlled Professor Frankly.
Games Room: Request List
If you examine the TVs and Computers in the Games Room, you can find Francis's list of things to buy, which includes:
- Ms. Mowz doll with real smooching action. Ms. Mows was a helper in The Thousand-Year Door.
- Larry Koopa: Zombie Heartbreaker. Larry Koopa is one of the Koopa Kids from the Super Mario series.
- Magnus von Grapple figurine from The Thousand-Year Door
- Tanooki suit made from real tanooki. A reference to the Tanooki Suit from Super Mario Bros. 3.
- "Harder than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story" on DVD. Rawk Hawk appeared in The Thousand-Year Door.
- 47th issue of Cyborg Wart (reference to Wart, the final boss of Super Mario Bros. 2.
When Francis is talking to Peach, in his inventory he is holding "Cyborg Wart" and "Rare Candy Collection" (which may be a reference to the Rare Candy items in Pokémon).
Submitted by Smashchu, Teisama, Dasher Misire, YoungLink
X-Nauts
Throughout the game, references are made to TV shows about the X-Nauts and "The Grodus Chronicles". These refer to the antagonists in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Submitted by Teisama
Retro Items
Mega Star
When Mario, Peach or Bowser collects a Mega Star, they will transform into a giant, 8-bit version of their sprite from Super Mario Bros.
On stage 3-1, an enemy Koopa Troopa grabs a Mega Star and transforms into an 8-bit version as well.
Pal Pill
The Pal Pill appears as three 8-bit Mario heads from Super Mario Bros. When you collect it, you are surrounded by tiny 8-bit versions of your current character who will take damage and help you to attack enemies.
Shell Shock
The Shell Shock is an 8-bit green Koopa Shell from Super Mario Bros. When you use it, you have to play a minigame that may make the shell grow up to three times its original size, increasing the amount of damage it will do.
Submitted by Smashchu, Dasher Misire
Classic Stages
In stage 3-1, jump between the two red pipes and you fall into a Paper Mario style version of World 1-2 from Super Mario Bros.
Submitted by Smashchu
Underwhere
When you arrive in the Underwhere in Chapter 7-1, the first guy you speak to says:
"This is where people go when their game is over; some call it World -1."
This refers to the infamous Minus World glitch from Super Mario Bros., where the world number would be displayed as -1.
Submitted by Smashchu
Brain Age
In Chapter 7-2, complete Dorguy the 2nd's quiz with 100% and he'll say that your brain age must be pretty low, referring to the Nintendo DS game Brain Age.
Submitted by Smashchu
The Pit of 100 Trials
The Pit of 100 Trials takes place inside what appears to be a large Game & Watch, with flat LCD graphics that change to affect the layout on each of the 100 stages.
Submitted by TrustTheFungus
Underchomp
In Chapter 7-2, you have to fight the Underchomp, a three-headed Chain Chomp. You fight it in a traditional RPG battle against a black backround, choosing your moves and items in order to affect the most damage.
It has been suggested that this could be a reference to Enix's Dragon Quest series or Nintendo's own Earthbound series. The fact the Underchomp is weak to sound-based attacks suggests some inspiration has been taken from the latter.
Submitted by GameHiker, YoungLink
Training Equipment
During the Piccolo sidequest, you have to collect the Training Equipment for Merluvlee by trading the "You-Know-What" with Bestovius. The Training Equipment is actually a Nintendo DS. Bestovius says she can have it because he has upgraded to the newer, sleeker model.
After giving Merluvlee the Training Equipment, you ask what she's training and she replies "Why, my brain, of course!" Another reference to Brain Age.
Submitted by Smashchu, Teisama
Piccolo
Whenever you use Piccolo's power, the sound effects made by your character will change into 8-bit sound effects from Super Mario Bros.
Submitted by Smashchu
Merlee
In Flopside, Merlee will offer to charm you in exchange for Coins. When you accept, she shouts "WIIIIII!" as she casts the spell.
Submitted by Teisama
Catch Cards
Paper Mario Partners
For every 10 stages you clear in the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials, you receive a catch card. The last eight of these are cards of your partners from Paper Mario.
The Thousand-Year Door Partners
After restoring the Sammer world, return and beat all 100 Sammer Guys and you will receive Catch Cards for Mario's partners in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Lakitu's Description
Lakitu's Catch Card reads:
"Lakitu chucks Spinys like coins at a Pianta Parlor. What's its problem? Someone made fun of its glasses."
The Pianta Parlor was a minigame casino in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Submitted by Teisama, Korre
Flipside Game Room
In Flipside, enter the back room of the bar and you can play four different minigames, two of which contain cameos:
- One is shown in First Person. Using the gun, you have to shoot down all the ghosts in the foyer of Luigi's Mansion.
- In the game where you hit Striker Koopa shells, the background seems to be a Game & Watch style LCD version of Super Mario Bros.
Submitted by Teisama
Sammer Guys
There are 100 Sammer Guys in Chapter 6, and many of them are named after things from the Mario series. The following is a list of the notable references:
| No. | Name | Reference to… |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jade Blooper | Blooper |
| 2. | Hills With Eyes | The hills in Mario games often have eyes |
| 3. | Puffing Fist | – |
| 4. | Squatting Birdo | Birdo from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 5. | Leaping Cheep | Cheep Cheep |
| 6. | Master Wiggler | Wiggler |
| 7. | Shoe of Kuribo | the Goomba's Shoe from Super Mario Bros. 3, which was named "Kuribo's Shoe" in the manual |
| 8. | Guy Who Fry | Fryguy from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 9. | Screaming Mantis | – |
| 10. | Koopa in Winter | Koopa Troopa |
| 11. | Footsteps of Coins | Coins (he claims to place Coins all over the world) |
| 12. | Urchin Lung | – |
| 13. | Crow Who Eats | – |
| 14. | Swollen Tongue | – |
| 15. | Slipping Grip | – |
| 16. | Clammy Hand | – |
| 17. | Forbidden Slap | – |
| 18. | Hairy Arantula in the Grass | Arantula |
| 19. | Another Castle | Toad's phrase "Thank you Mario! But our Princess is in another castle!" from Super Mario Bros. (NES) |
| 20. | Rolling Thwomp | Thwomp |
| 21. | Thrashing Prawn | – |
| 22. | Thousand-Year Roar | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| 23. | Unshy Guy | Shy Guy |
| 24. | Useless Badge | Badges |
| 25. | Sunshine Flood | Super Mario Sunshine |
| 26. | Grand Master Kickface | – |
| 27. | Soaring Cape | Mario's cape from Super Mario World |
| 28. | Yowling Yux | Yux |
| 29. | Mystical Whistle | Magic Whistle from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 30. | Laughing X-Naut | X-Nauts from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| 31. | Dances on Turtles | Koopa Troopa |
| 32. | Fathomless Chasm of Falling | Bottomless pits |
| 33. | Thirsting Bones | Dry Bones |
| 34. | Molten Panther | – |
| 35. | Peeking Boo | Boo |
| 36. | Action Commander | Action commands from Paper Mario and The Thousand-Year Door |
| 37. | Bullet Ill | Bullet Bill |
| 38. | Sliding Shell | Koopa Shell |
| 39. | Software Pirate | – |
| 40. | Flailing Boom Boom | Boom Boom from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 41. | Sun of Displeasure | Angry Sun from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 42. | Furious Fang of Goomb | Goomba |
| 43. | Zesty Recipe | Zess T. from The Thousand-Year Door |
| 44. | Warping Pipe | Warp Pipes |
| 45. | Fruit in Belly | Possibly Yoshi |
| 46. | Last Sheep | Sleepy Sheep item |
| 47. | Infinity Shlurp | Shlurp from Super Paper Mario |
| 48. | Spanner of Rock | Rocky Wrench from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 49. | Star of Seven Shards | Possibly Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars |
| 50. | Ice World | World 6 from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 51. | Weeping Pokey | Pokey |
| 52. | Hammer Uncle | Hammer Bros. |
| 53. | Squatting Toad | Toad |
| 54. | Ageless Goomba | Goomba |
| 55. | The Negative One | Minus World glitch from Super Mario Bros. (often depicted as -1) |
| 56. | Bob the Silent Blade | – |
| 57. | Piranha Root | Piranha Plants |
| 58. | Over the Flagpole | A glitch that allowed you to jump over the Flagpole in Super Mario Bros. |
| 59. | Cheep Chop | Cheep Cheep |
| 60. | Raging Blargg | Blargg |
| 61. | Sleeping Turnip | Vegetables from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 62. | Way of the Blooper | Blooper |
| 63. | Phanto Grin | Phanto from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 64. | Invisible Brock | Invisible blocks |
| 65. | Chomp of Eternity | Chain Chomp |
| 66. | Monty Who Waits | Monty Mole |
| 67. | Mustard of Doom | One of the phrases said by Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga |
| 68. | Peanut-Butter Pider | Pider |
| 69. | Wrath of Whacka | Whacka |
| 70. | Micro Boomba | Micro Goomba |
| 71. | Steel Clubba | Clubba |
| 72. | Staggering Dizzy Fuzzy | Fuzzy from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
| 73. | Upward Leaping Ninji | Ninji from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 74. | Bronze Shroom | Golden Mushrooms |
| 75. | Lakitu Storm | Lakitu |
| 76. | Wandering Spiny | Spiny |
| 77. | Ripper Van Fish | Rip Van Fish from Super Mario World |
| 78. | Infinite Jump | Possibly after the Staircase trick in Super Mario Bros. where you could earn unlimited 1UPs by endlessly bouncing on a Koopa Shell. |
| 79. | Alternate Path | |
| 80. | Dayzee the Merciless | Dayzee |
| 81. | Smiling Cloud | The smiling clouds from Super Mario Bros. |
| 82. | Bullet Bull | Bullet Bill |
| 83. | Block of Pow | POW Block from Mario Bros. |
| 84. | Inferno Flower | Fire Flower |
| 85. | Plugged Snifit | Snifit from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 86. | Bounding Star | Starman |
| 87. | Metal Cap | Metal Cap from Super Mario 64 |
| 88. | Belly of the Yoshi | Yoshi |
| 89. | No Charging Chuck | Chargin' Chuck from Super Mario World |
| 90. | Climbing Vine | Vines |
| 91. | Quizmo Question That Has No Answer | Chuck Quizmo from Paper Mario |
| 92. | Strolling Ptooie | Ptooie from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 93. | Fuzzy on Face | Fuzzy |
| 94. | Glitz Blade | Glitz Pit from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| 95. | Cloak of Tanooki | Tanooki Suit from Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 96. | Coin Harvester Without Remorse | – |
| 97. | Pidget on Wind's Breath | Pidget from Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| 98. | Sensei Ruff Puff | Ruff Puff |
| 99. | Pit of Crying Shames | The Pit of 100 Trials |
| 100. | End Boss | – |
Submitted by Smashchu, Teisama, kingmario, Fryguy64
