10 Obscure Super Mario Bros Movie Easter Eggs You Missed In Theaters

Part of what made The Super Mario Bros. Movie so fun was spotting all the Easter eggs in theaters, but now that it’s released on streaming, fans can hunt for even more. The first half of the movie finds Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) struggling to get their plumbing business off the ground, with an intricate version of Brooklyn bursting with references to other Nintendo IPs with every business and building. Pausing any frame during this portion of the film will reveal Nintendo nostalgia in the most unlikely places, from Mario and Luigi’s favorite lunch spot to the construction site they have to race to on their way to their first job.

Once they reach the Mushroom Kingdom, there are even more crowd-pleasing components for fans of the long-running video game franchise, including Mario’s training montage and the arrival of the Super Shroom to grant him the power to defeat Bowser. Though there were dozens of Super Mario Bros. Easter eggs in the movie, some of the sequences were so action-packed it was impossible to spot them all. These more obscure references make the already popular animated movie even more entertaining with a rewatch on Peacock.

10 Blue Falcon Behind Mario’s Bed

There are several fun Easter eggs in Mario’s bedroom, including a poster of Star Man vs. The Amazon while Mario plays Kid Icarus to distract himself from dwelling on the future of the plumbing business. Fans of classic Nintendo games may notice the poster of Blue Falcon, the hero of the F-Zero franchise, a series of futuristic racing games first created by Nintendo in 1990 and then subsequently developed by different third-party companies. Given the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it’s a possible IP to develop into the next feature film in the Nintendoverse.

9 Punch-Out Pizzeria

The scene at Punch-Out Pizzeria is notable for two Nintendo character cameos; Mario and Luigi talk to Spike, their rival in the Wrecking Crew games, as well as a patron voiced by Charles Martinet, Mario’s original voice actor. But like many of the Nintendo Easter eggs in the movie, the restaurant itself is a reference to the Nintendo Punch-Out!! games. If fans quickly scan the walls of the pizzaria they’ll find lots of pictures featuring fighter characters from the franchise.

8 Mario Slides Down The Flagpole At Castle Burger

The entirety of Brooklyn has a lot of great Nintendo Easter eggs inherent to its world-building, making it feel as thoroughly realized as the Mushroom Kingdom in the second half of the film. After Mario’s impressive run through a Brooklyn construction site straight from a Wrecking Crew level, he arrives at Castle Burger, a restaurant shaped just like the castles in 1985’s Super Mario Bros. Not only does the outside of the restaurant look just like the game, but he slides down the flagpole in front of it just like he does when completing one of its levels.

7 Capes From Super Mario World In Mario & Luigi’s Commercial

In an attempt to reach more customers Mario and Luigi make a commercial for their plumbing business, and while the rest of their family derides their efforts, it does manage to secure their first client. The commercial includes the two plumbing brothers flying around with capes, but it’s not to make them look like superheroes – the capes are from Super Mario World. They don’t seem to need to get a Cape Feather in order to soar through the air like they would in the game, but it’s a fun nod to the ability.

6 Gamecube Theme Is Luigi’s Ringtone

After the success of the commercial Mario and Luigi get booked for their first plumbing job. When Luigi’s phone rings, his ringtone features some notes that should be familiar to Nintendo Gamecube fans. The Gamecube intro theme is less than ten seconds long but like many of the musical moments in the Super Mario Bros. world, it’s recognizable and iconic.

5 Duck Hunt Restaurant & Painting

Just before Mario and Luigi go down into the tubes below Brooklyn, they pass by a restaurant called “Chasse au Canard” which is a clear reference to the Nintendo classic Duck Hunt. Other references to the popular point-and-shoot game can be found throughout the first half of the movie as well. Not only is there a print in Mario’s bedroom, but there’s also a picture of one of the ducks hanging in Punch-Put Pizzeria, and finally, there’s a painting of the dog that retrieves the ducks after they’ve been shot in the house of Mario and Luigi’s first client.

4 Pikmin Statue In The House Of Mario & Luigi’s First Client

After Mario and Luigi score their first client they get invited to their spacious house to fix a simple clogged sink. As they stroll through the luxury home, there are pieces of art everywhere, including a glass Pikmin statue from the classic Nintendo game. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, Pikmin was first released in 2001 as a strategy and puzzle adventure series involving the adorable little Pikmin characters, and Nintendo has been publishing them ever since, with the latest game Pikmin 4 being released in July 2023.

3 Goodies From Previous Mario Games In The Mushroom Kingdom Market

When Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom he needs a capable guide like Toad to show him the lay of the land. When they wander into the market, there are antique stalls of every kind featuring items from various Super Mario Bros. games. Eagle-eyed fans will be able to spot the original hammer Jump Man used in 1981’s Donkey Kong, as well as the Music Box found in 1988’s Super Mario Bros. 3, and the Boomerang Flower featured in 2011’s Super Mario 3D Land.

2 Paintings In Princess Peach’s Castle

Once Mario finds his way to Princess Peach’s castle and gets inside thanks to a clever ruse by Toad, he finds himself wandering its immense corridors with Princess Peach herself. Hanging on the walls are what appear to be landscape paintings, but if fans look closely, they’ll find that they’re actually levels featured in Super Mario 64, and in order to reach them, Mario needed to jump into the painting of choice, and he would be instantly transported. While The Super Mario Bros Movie is missing worlds, most of the recognizable ones are featured, or glimpsed in these paintings.

1 Former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Cameo

At the end of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario and Luigi use the Invincibility Star to take on Bowser. They even use a maneuver from Super Mario 64 to grab him by the tail, swing him around a few times, and then release him so that he’s thrown incredibly far away, a classic finishing move that the game introduced. In the crowd, fans should be able to spot late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in a brief cameo showing deference to the former steward of the Mario franchise.