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In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' several mentions are made to other [[Nintendo]] titles. | In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', several mentions are made to other [[Nintendo]] titles. | ||
== | ==[[Kid Icarus (series)|''Kid Icarus'']]== | ||
*When | * When the [[Three Sacred Treasures]] are rescued, Palutena mentions how less pixelated they are. | ||
* | * In [[Chapter 9]], Pit and Palutena discuss how difficult the [[Underworld]] level was in the original NES game. | ||
* Throughout the story there are numerous conversations and images relating to the original ''Kid Icarus''. | |||
* The [[Reaper]]'s theme is exactly the same from the original ''Kid Icarus''. | |||
== | ==[[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']]== | ||
* | * If you use the [[Bow]], as a possible random conversation, [[Pit]] and [[Palutena]] have a conversation that references the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | ||
* In the Land Battle tutorial, [[Palutena]] mentions that the dash movement is similar to the controls of ''Super Bash Sisters''. Pit then corrects her by saying it's from ''Super Smash Bros''. | |||
* The [[Fireworks Cannon]] seems to be inspired by the [[smashwiki:Cracker Launcher|Cracker Launcher]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. | |||
== | ==[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'']]== | ||
* | *The description of the [[Fairy Orbitars]] Idol starts with the sentence: "Tired of pixies asking you to listen?", a reference to [[zeldawiki:Navi|Navi]] in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''. | ||
*[[ | * The [[Underworld Gatekeeper]] has [[zeldawiki:Triforce|Triforce]]-like symbols on its wings. However, they are just three gears in a hole. | ||
== | ==[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|''Nintendogs'']]== | ||
*When | *When [[Pit]] is taunting the [[Twinbellows]] copy in [[Medusa's Final Battle|Chapter 9]] before the fight, he mentions racking a lot of ''Nintendogs'' trainer points. | ||
== | ==[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']]== | ||
* | *When fighting [[Komayto]]s in the [[Chaos Vortex]], Pit mentions that they resemble [[metroidwiki:Metroid (species)|Metroids]]. [[Viridi]] says that the two gaming universes are unconnected. | ||
*The Idol description for the Komayto also makes a reference to the opening of ''[[metroidwiki:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]'', stating that "the last Komayto is not in captivity, Skyworld is not at peace". | |||
*[[Space Pirates]] are likely inspired after creatures of the [[metroidwiki:Space Pirate|same name]] in the ''Metroid'' universe. | |||
== | ==[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'']]== | ||
* | *When watching the [[power]]s tutorial video, Pit mentions that playing ''Dr. Mario'' pays off when arranging powers on the power grid. | ||
==Game and Watch== | ==[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'']]== | ||
*On the ground stage of | *In [[Chapter 19]], one of the rooms in the tower features zigzagging bridges, large rolling barrels and jump pads. Pit mentions that this looks familiar, and [[Hades]] notes that the [[Chariot Master]] must have played ''Donkey Kong''. | ||
==[[wikipedia:Brain Age|''Brain Age'']]== | |||
*In [[Chapter 22]], [[Dark Pit]] mentions that [[Hades]]' math is incorrect and that that ''Brain Age'' might be useful in correcting himself. Viridi then mentions her brain age is 24. | |||
==[[nwiki:Game and Watch|''Game and Watch'']]== | |||
*On the ground stage of [[Chapter 21]], during the third wave of enemies, Pit mentions how the jerking motions of the Aurum in this wave are similar to the ''Game & Watch''. | |||
==[[lylatwiki:Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'']]== | |||
*In [[Chapter 5]], there are several areas that resemble past [[lylatwiki:Star Fox|Star Fox]] titles including [[lylatwiki:Star Fox 1|Star Fox 1]], [[lylatwiki:Star Fox 2|Star Fox 2]] (never released), the bonus asteroid zone from [[lylatwiki:Star Fox 64|Star Fox 64]], and [[lylatwiki:Star Fox Assault|Star Fox Assault]]. | |||
*An item called the [[Smart Bomb]] can be used in the game. It's based off of the item of the [[lylatwiki:Smart Bomb|same name]] in the ''Star Fox'' series, although its functionality is similar to that of its ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' [[smashwiki:Smart Bomb|appearance]]. | |||
[[Category:Miscellaneous]] | [[Category:Miscellaneous]] | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
[[Category:Kid Icarus: Uprising]] | [[Category:Kid Icarus: Uprising]] | ||
