Mainline Mario/DK Universe

## Appearances/References of Universe

* Donkey Kong (arcade)

The Mario/DK Universe is the main universe where most of the Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi & Wario Games take place (along with the other characters spinoffs). Excluding others for obvious reasons. The games have made references & nods to other games though.

## Other Franchises that co-exist in the same Universe

### Qix (GB)

* A thematic scene featuring Mario will appear after completing Qix (GB).

### F1-Race series

#### F1-Race (GB)

* Toad, Luigi, Peach, Mario, DK, & Bowser are all playable.

#### Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally

* Mario & Luigi are playable (Mario is the driver & Luigi is the navigator).

## References, Cameos, & Crossovers in Mario Games

### Super Mario Bros. 3

* The Magic Whistle is just the Recorder from The Legend of Zelda series.

### Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

* Chief Thunder from Killer Instinct appears on poster in the Monkey Museum.
* If Diddy & Dixie collect under 19 DK Coins, Link from The Legend of Zelda series will be seen in 3rd place in Cranky's Video Game Heroes (with Yoshi & Mario in 2nd & 1st).
* In Cranky's Video Game Heroes, it has Sonic the Hedgehog's shoes from the Sonic the Hedgehog series & Earthworm Jim's raygun from the Earthworm Jim series next to a trash can saying "no hopers"

### Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

* Samus Aran from Metroid is seen sleeping in a guest bed of Toadstool's Castle in.
* Link from The Legend of Zelda is seen sleeping in Rose Town.
* The Blue Falcon & Fire Stingray from F-Zero series & an Arwing from Star Fox are seen as models in Hinpio's shop.
* Culex from Final Fantasy IV is an optional boss.

### Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

* After Dixie asks Baazar who owns the castle in the Northern Kremisphere, Baazar mentions that Link (presumably from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening) was there just last week asking the same question. (It's King K. Rool's by the way).

### Mario Golf (N64)

* Legend of Zelda characters & Star Fox characters are seen on the scoreboard.

### Diddy Kong Racing

* Banjo from the Banjo-Kazooie series & Conker from the Conker series are playable racers.

### Super Mario Sunshine

* If you hack the game and take off Il Piantissimo's mask it shows that he is the Running Man from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

### Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

* If the golf ball is hit and lands in a patch of flowers, several Pikmin (from the Pikmin series) will pop out from the ground.

### Mario Kart DS

* R.O.B. from the Robot Series is a playable racer in Mario Kart DS

### Mario Hoops 3-on-3

* Mario Hoops 3-on-3 has some Final Fantasy characters as playable characters in the game and i'm going to list them off.
	+ Ninja - Final Fantasy I
	+ White Mage - Final Fantasy I
	+ Cactuar - Final Fantasy VI
	+ Moogle - Final Fantasy III
	+ Black Mage - Final Fantasy I
* There are 4 FF stages. Sunset Beach, Moroboro Garden, Glare Desert, & Rainbow Ship

### Game & Wario

* Game & Wario features various characters from the Rhythm Heaven games in its cinematics.

### Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

* Samus Aran's gunship from Metroid crash landed in the level Busted Bayou.
* A Metroid from Metroid can be found in the level Amiss Abyss. (tutorial to find it)

### Mario Kart 8

* The Link from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword & Hyrule Circuit are DLC for Mario Kart 8 & free in Deluxe.
* Mute City from F-Zero & Excitebike Arena from Excitebike are tracks in Mario Kart 8 & free in Deluxe.
* The Villagers (Male & Female), Isabelle, & Animal Crossing from Animal Crossing are DLC for Mario Kart 8 & free in Deluxe.

### Super Mario Maker

* The Mystery Mushroom from Super Mario Maker gives Mario the ability to change into various Mario characters & non-Mario/DK characters. I'm going to list them off right here excluding the Mario & DK characters:
	+ Kirby, King Dedede, & Meta Knight from the Kirby series
	+ Pit, Paulutena, & Dark Pit from the Kid Icarus series
	+ Mega Man from the Mega Man series
	+ Samus, & Zero Suit Samus from the Metroid series
	+ R.O.B. from the Robot Series
	+ Marth, Ike, Lucina & Robin (Male) from the Fire Emblem series
	+ Pikachu, Charizard, Jigglypuff, Mewtwo, Lucario Greninja, Bulbasaur, Charmander, & Squirtle from the Pokemon series
	+ Captain Olimar & 3 Pikmin from the Pikmin series
	+ Link (TLoZ), Zelda (TP), Ganondorf (OoT), Sheik (OoT), Tingle (MM), Toon Link (WW), Totem Link, Wolf Link, & Tetra from The Legend of Zelda series
	+ Shulk from the Xeonblade Chronicles series
	+ Ness, Lucas, Master Belch, & Mr Saturn from Earthbound series
	+ Inkling Squid (Green), Inkling Boy (Blue), Inkling Girl (Orange), Callie, & Marie from the Splatoon series
	+ Wii Balance Board & Wii Fit Trainer (Female) from Wii Fit series
	+ Chibi-Robo from the Chibi-Robo series
	+ Villager (Male), Tom Nook, K. K. Slider, Mr. Resetti, Rover, Timmy & Tommy, Blathers, Mabel, Kapp'n, Celeste, Kicks, Isabelle (Summer Outfit), Isabelle (Winter Outfit), Digby, Cyrus, Reese, & Lottie from the Animal Crossing series
	+ Captain Falcon from the F-Zero series
	+ Mr. Game & Watch from the Game & Watch series
	+ Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog series
	+ The Duck Hunt Duo from Duck Hunt
	+ Pac-Man from the PAC-MAN series
	+ Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare, & an a Arwing from the Star Fox series
	+ Mahjong Tile from the Yakuman series
	+ Nikki, Arcade Bunny, & Iris Archwell from the Mii series
	+ Super Mario-kun from Super Mario-kun (manga)
	+ Felyne from the Monster Hunter series
	+ Excitebike Racer (Red) from Excitebike
	+ Chitoge Kirisaki from the Nisekoi
	+ Barbara the Bat & Yu Ayasaki from the Band Brothers series
	+ Starfy from The Legendary Starfy series
	+ Balloon Fighter from Balloon Fight
	+ Donbe, & Hikari from the Shin Onigashima series
	+ Ayumi Tachibana from the Famicom Detective series
	+ Mallo from the Pushmo series
	+ Bubbles from Clu Clu Land
	+ Popo & Nana from Ice Climbers
	+ Kitty White, & Melody from Hello Kitty
	+ Shaun the Sheep from the Shaun the Sheep series
	+ Dr. Kawashima from the Brain Age series

### Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

* Inklings (Boy & Girl) from Splatoon are playable racers in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with their track Urchin Underpass.
* Link from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a playable racer in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

## References, Cameos, & Crossovers with Mario in Other Media

### NBA Street V3 (GC) - 2/8/2005

* Mario, Luigi, & Peach are playable hoopers, along with the Nintendo Court to play on.

### Captain Rainbow - 8/28/2008

* Birdo, Little Mac, Ossan (The golfer from Golf NES not GB) are side characters in the game.
* Some Mario enemies appear in the game which are: a Piranha Plant, Cheep Cheeps, & Bloopers.
* Different kinds of Warp Pipes appear in the game.
* A portrait of Mario can be found next to a portrait of Link (from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess).

### Rhythm Heaven Megamix - 6/11/2015

* Various WarioWare characters appear in the game

### Nintendo Land - 11/18/2011

* There are many Mario themed minigames and I'm going to list them off:
	+ Mario Chase
	+ Luigi's Ghost Mansion
	+ Yoshi's Fruit Cart
	+ Donkey Kong's Crash Course

### Skylanders Superchargers - 9/20/2015

* Bowser & DK are playable characters in the Wii, 3Ds, & Wii U version.

### Skylanders Unexpected Allies - 9/20/2015

* Skylanders Unexpected Allies is a tie in comic to the Skylanders Superchargers Bowser & DK figures/amiibos and how they ended up in Skylanders.

### Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam - 12/3/2015

* Its a crossover in between the Mainline Mario Universe & the Paper Mario Universe