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©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” in theaters now. With “The Super Mario Bros Movie,” Mario has officially entered Hollywood, as the adventurous mustachioed plumber takes on Bowser alongside Princess Peach for the first time on the big screen. The animated blockbuster from Illumination, Nintendo and Universal has shoveled in a whopping $400 million and counting within its first week at the global box office, shattering records and scoring the biggest worldwide opening for an animated film. The last time Super Mario Bros. was adapted into a film was in 1993, when Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel’s gritty live-action take on the video game franchise strayed a little too far from the source material for general audiences. In Variety‘s cover story featuring Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination, and Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros., “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” producers emphasized that their goal with the animated blockbuster was to emulate the player experience rather than “just following the plot points of the video games.” “Without the involvement of the player, it won’t meet expectations,” Miyamoto said. “We recognized that each fan of the video game has a Mario in themself, as he is the avatar that represents the player.” With that in mind, they captured the feeling of playing a Mario game, from the frustration of practicing platforming to the exhilaration of honing a Bullet Bill. Plus, the movie is overflowing with references to the games — both obscure and obvious — from music cues to retro Nintendo titles to a post-credits scene that teases the omission of a pivotal character and sets up a sequel. Below are the top 10 easter eggs in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” Jumpman and Charles Martinet Image Credit: Courtesy Image After Chris Pratt was revealed as the voice of Mario, many video game fans wondered why the movie didn’t recruit actor Charles Martinet, who has voiced the character in the games since 1991. In one of the opening scenes of the movie, Martinet does, in fact, make a cameo as an Italian man named Giuseppe, whose cartoonish Italian accent sounds very familiar. Plus, he’s playing an arcade game called Jumpman, which closely resembles 1981’s Donkey Kong, the first game to debut Mario as a character. Back then, he was named Jumpman. Luigi’s Ringtone Image Credit: ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Col When Luigi gets a

The game that Mario plays in his bedroom on an NES-style console is the classic Kid Icarus (1986).When Mario and Luigi descend to the sewer in order to stop the water flow, they inadvertently break through a wall and find an unused part of the sewer, which has a sign that states 'Level 1-2'. This alludes to an infamous glitch from the original Super Mario Bros. (1985): in World 1-2, a sewer level, the player could jump through a certain wall and end up in a warp zone that led to the 'Minus World'. For many years, fans believed that this was a secret world built into the game, while in reality, it was glitch that led to an improperly loaded environment, creating an unwinnable situation. In the movie, level 1-2 contains the portal to the Mushroom Kingdom, thereby genuinely giving access to a secret world.Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario in the video game series since 1991 (and also the voice of Wario and Waluigi), voiced Giuseppe in this movie. Giuseppe is the character that is playing an arcade game called Jump Man in Punch-Out Pizzeria and says the Mario Bros. accents are perfect after seeing their commercial on TV. Giuseppe physically bares a close resemblance to the original look of "Jumpman" Mario on the Donkey Kong (1981) arcade game cabinet, complete with the matching red hat and overalls with a blue shirt. At the end of the film, Giuseppe is shown jumping in the air exclaiming "wahoo" in the exact same pose as the original Jumpman Mario in the game. Martinet also voices Mario and Luigi's father in the movie.Designs for Mario and Luigi's parents and relatives were based on sketches made by Nintendo that went unused in games.The spikey red-shelled turtle like things that Bowser didn't know the name of are called Spiny from the game Super Mario Bros. (1985).Many of the actors attended the premiere of the film in outfits inspired by their characters. Chris Pratt and Charlie Day wore matching red and green suits, Jack Black wore a suit with Bowser's spikes on the back

From your Super Nintendo to the big screen and now back to the TV in your living room, the Super Mario Bros. have been on quite the journey. Our favorite mustachioed plumber first made his debut back in the 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game, although he was just called "jumpman" then. Over the past four decades, he's appeared in dozens of video games, an ill-fated 1993 live action movie and countless Halloween parties. But earlier this year, he made his triumphant return to the cinema in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The film earned over a billion dollars at the box office and became a global phenomenon much like the video games it was based on.Now Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser and co. are finally arriving to a streaming platform near you. Read on to see where you can stream The Super Mario Bros. Movie.Where to stream The Super Mario Bros. MovieAs a Universal Pictures film, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is now available to stream for free exclusively on Peacock. It is also available to rent or purchase on various VOD sites such as YouTube, Vudu, Redbox and Apple TV.Where is The Super Mario Bros. Movie streaming?If you're looking to stream The Super Mario Bros. Movie without renting it, then you're only option is Peacock. Otherwise you'll have to shell out $5.99.How to stream The Super Mario Bros. Movie for freeWhile not technically free (because you do have to pay for your subscription), The Super Mario Bros. Movie is

Other boxers from the game.The pizza place also has a JumpMan arcade machine, which is a nod to Mario’s original moniker Jumpman.GameCube Jingle (GameCube)Luigi’s ringtone for his mobile phone is the GameCube startup jingle.Duck (Duck Hunt)In the same Punch-Out pizzeria, you can spot the duck from Duck Hunt framed as a picture in the restaurant backdrop.There’s even a restaurant called Chausee a Canard that can be spotted in the background during a scene where Mario & Luigi head out to the city to stop a citywide leak.Charles Martinet (Super Mario 64 & more)The OG video game voice of Mario since Super Mario 64 onward plays the role of Mario’s dad in Brooklyn. He berates his son over his choice of going solo.Kid Icarus Game (Kid Icarus)Mario is seen playing the Kid Icarus NES title in his room while he’s down in the dumps early on in the film.Nintendo’s Baseball, Kung Fu Mario’s room has posters of NES’ Baseball and Kung Fu.Pauline (Donkey Kong, Super Mario Odyssey)Just like in Super Mario Odyssey, Pauline is the mayor of Brooklyn in the Super Mario Bros. Movie. She is seen on a TV news broadcast asking the citizens of Brooklyn to calm down as a huge sewer leak is troubling the city at the start of the film.Ludwig Von Koopa (Super Mario Bros 3)Well, it’s not the Koopaling from SMB3. Rather, it’s the name of the piano that Bowser uses to sing about Princess Peach and how he’s in love with her (see video above). Yes, you will believe those giant hands of his can play the piano really well.Seth Rogen Laugh (Most Seth Rogen Films)Yes, Seth Rogen does his infamous “huh, huh, huh” laugh in a couple of instances in the Super Mario Bros. Movie when playing Donkey Kong: once during the fight

Named Jumpman in Donkey Kong (1981); Luigi actually first appeared in the TV ad for the first Mario Bros. (1983) video game in 1983, played by a live actor. It was the first ad to be set entirely within a game world.Mario actually never uses a Fire Flower in this movie. Introduced in the original Super Mario Bros. (1985), the Fire Flower allows the player to project fire balls to defeat enemies. In the movie it's used by Princess Peach to start a fire in the country when they camp at night, and later by Donkey Kong during the final siege against Bowser in the Mushroom Kingdom.After obtaining the Super Leaf power up, Donkey Kong comments on Mario looking like a raccoon. Later, Luigi asks Mario why he's dressed like a bear. This is a reference to Super Mario Bros. 3, where the Super Leaf power up was introduced to turn Mario into Raccoon Mario, but another, much rarer power up can be found that turns Mario into Tanooki Mario. The power up looks like a teddy bear, but Mario's form is meant to resemble a Japanese tanuki also known as a raccoon-dog. Despite the differences in appearance, Raccoon Mario and Tanooki Mario share the game mechanics associated with flying.Looking to destroy Mushroom Kingdom and kill Mario and Luigi, Bowser gives the order to launch a "Bomber Bill" (which emerges from the volcano in Bowser's flying fortress). Known as Banzai Bill in the original Japanese, they were introduced in Super Mario World (1990) to be a giant variant of Bullet Bill, an anthropomorphic black cannon bullet with raging eyes and white arms, which are shot from a Bill Blaster to fly horizontally by the screen against the player. Unlike Bullet Bill, Bomber Bill haven't arms but a large mouth resembling a shark smile. Bullet Bill appeared by first time in Super Mario Bros. (1985).While Mario and Luigi are working their first plumbing job, the woman is seen reading a book entitled "Galaxy" with a planet from Super Mario Galaxy (2007).When Bowser directs the Bomber Bill toward Peach's castle, this is

Donkey Kong.A common alternative fan theory, which attempts to resolve the general timeline of Cranky Kong's aging, claims that Jumpman and Mario are separate characters. Under this theory, Jumpman is usually interpreted as an older relative to Mario, like a father or grandfather, as Cranky Kong is to Donkey Kong. However, Pauline's dialogue in Super Mario Odyssey suggests that she and Mario were the ones involved in the events of the Donkey Kong arcade game.Diddy Kong is Donkey Kong Jr.[]In Donkey Kong Country and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Diddy Kong took on playable roles that were meant for a redesigned Donkey Kong Jr. earlier in development.Although this is not canon to the final versions of the games, these plans imply that Donkey Kong Jr. would be younger than the current Donkey Kong even if they appeared in a game without time travel elements. This would call into question Donkey Kong Jr.'s position as Donkey Kong's father, or otherwise as the son of a grandfatherly Cranky Kong.Junior (II)'s identity[]A pink palette swap of Donkey Kong Jr., named Junior (II), appears as the second playable character in most versions of Donkey Kong Jr. Math. What role and familial status Junior (II) is intended to have in the Donkey Kong canon, if any, is up for interpretation.Notably, Junior (II) was the focus of Super Mario Wiki's 2019 April Fools Day prank. Rebranded as We Are Pink Donkey Kong Jr., the wiki joked that Cranky Kong adopted Junior (II) and painted him brown to