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At times, ''[[Pikmin series|Pikmin]]'' will make a '''reference''' to another piece of media, normally within the same company, [[Nintendo]]. These nods to other franchises can range from subtle to obvious, and their discovery is a small entertainment reward for savvy and attentive fans. The [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] is the most commonly referenced one. For the sake of completion, references that are ambiguous but mostly agreed upon by the community will be included in this article as well. | At times, ''[[Pikmin series|Pikmin]]'' will make a '''reference''' to another piece of media, normally within the same company, [[Nintendo]]. These nods to other franchises can range from subtle to obvious, and their discovery is a small entertainment reward for savvy and attentive fans. The [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] is the most commonly referenced one. For the sake of completion, references that are ambiguous but mostly agreed upon by the community will be included in this article as well. | ||
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*[[Olimar]]'s Japanese name, {{j|オリマー|Orimā}}, is an anagram of [[mario:Mario|Mario]]. To fit in with this reference, [[Louie]] was given that name to resemble [[mario:Luigi|Luigi]]. | *[[Olimar]]'s Japanese name, {{j|オリマー|Orimā}}, is an anagram of [[mario:Mario|Mario]]. To fit in with this reference, [[Louie]] was given that name to resemble [[mario:Luigi|Luigi]]. | ||
*{{icon|Poko|y|n=Pokos|nosize=y}} resemble [[mario:Coin|coins]] from the [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. | *{{icon|Poko|y|n=Pokos|nosize=y}} resemble [[mario:Coin|coins]] from the [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. | ||
*The name [[Hocotate]] comes from Nintendo of Japan's headquarters address, 11-1, Kamitoba-hokotate-cho, and [[Koppai]] comes from Nintendo's founding name, "Nintendo Koppai". | *The name [[Hocotate]] comes from Nintendo of Japan's headquarters address, 11-1, Kamitoba-hokotate-cho, and [[Koppai]] comes from Nintendo's founding name, "Nintendo Koppai". | ||
==''Pikmin 2''== | ==''Pikmin 2''== | ||
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! Subjects | ! Subjects | ||
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| {{icon|Cosmic Archive|y}} || [[File: | | {{icon|Cosmic Archive|y}} || [[File:Screenshot 2014-04-08 at 6.30.38 PM.png|128px]] || ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle'' || ''[[wikipedia:The Mysterious Murasame Castle|The Mysterious Murasame Castle]]'' || The treasure is a Japanese [[wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] disk with the game ''Nazo no Murasame Jō'', otherwise known as ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''. | ||
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| {{icon|Decorative Goo|y}} || [[File:Decorative Goo texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || ''[[mario:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'' || Like the [[Master's Instrument]], this treasure belongs to the fictional brand "Mario Paints". | | {{icon|Decorative Goo|y}} || [[File:Decorative Goo texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || ''[[mario:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'' || Like the [[Master's Instrument]], this treasure belongs to the fictional brand "Mario Paints". | ||
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| {{icon|Dream Architect|y}} || [[File:Dream Architect.png|128px]] || '' | | {{icon|Dream Architect|y}} || [[File:Dream Architect.png|128px]] || ''[[wikipedia:Game and Watch|Game and Watch]]'' || ''Ball'' || This treasure is actually a Game and Watch game, ''Ball'', the first one in the series. | ||
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| {{icon|Flame of Tomorrow|y}} || [[File:Flame of Tomorrow texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Bowser|Bowser]] || The matchbox exhibits the text "Bowser Breath Brand" and has a picture of Bowser. The choice was made because of Bowser's iconic fire breath. | | {{icon|Flame of Tomorrow|y}} || [[File:Flame of Tomorrow texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Bowser|Bowser]] || The matchbox exhibits the text "Bowser Breath Brand" and has a picture of Bowser. The choice was made because of Bowser's iconic fire breath. | ||
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| {{icon|Growshroom|y}} || [[File: | | {{icon|Growshroom|y}} || [[File:-15Growshroom.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] || According to [[Olimar's journal]] and the [[sales pitch]], eating the mushroom will make a person grow in size, much like how ''Mario'' characters grow when collecting Super Mushrooms. | ||
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| {{icon|Implement of Toil|y}} || [[File:Implement of Toil.png|128px]] || N/A || Nintendo 64 || The pencil belongs to a "brand" named Nintendo 64, after the console. | |||
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| {{icon| | | {{icon|Luck Wafer|y}} || [[File:Thumb luckwafer.jpg|128px]] || N/A || ''[[wikipedia:Master of Illusion (video game)|Master of Illusion]]'' || The card is part of a set of trick cards packaged with ''Master of Illusion'' on the Nintendo DS. | ||
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| {{icon|Master's Instrument|y}} || [[File:Master's Instrument texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || ''[[mario:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'', [[mario:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]] || The treasure says "Mario Paints" on it, with a font type and color scheme similar to the one used in most ''Mario'' games, and references the game of the almost identical name. The text "Peach Pink" refers to Princess Peach and her characteristic color, pink. | | {{icon|Master's Instrument|y}} || [[File:Master's Instrument texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || ''[[mario:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'', [[mario:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]] || The treasure says "Mario Paints" on it, with a font type and color scheme similar to the one used in most ''Mario'' games, and references the game of the almost identical name. The text "Peach Pink" refers to Princess Peach and her characteristic color, pink. | ||
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| {{icon|Remembered Old Buddy|y}} || [[File:Thumb rememberedoldbuddy.jpg|128px]] || N/A || R.O.B. || The treasure is actually | | {{icon|Remembered Old Buddy|y}} || [[File:Thumb rememberedoldbuddy.jpg|128px]] || N/A || R.O.B. || The treasure is actually a R.O.B. head, a product released by Nintendo as an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In addition, the [[gyro block]]-related treasures are gyros to be used with R.O.B. | ||
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| {{icon| | | {{icon|Talisman of Life|y}} || [[File:Thumb talisman of life.jpg|128px]] || N/A || Nintendo || The treasure is a case of Nintendo's Daitouryou [[wikipedia:Hanafuna|hanafuda]] cards. | ||
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| {{icon|The Key|y}} || [[File: | | {{icon|The Key|y}} || [[File:The Key.jpg|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Key#Super Mario World|Key]] || The key highly resembles the key used in the secret entrances in ''[[mario:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]]'', and later, the locked rooms in ''[[mario:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. | ||
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| {{icon|Unspeakable Wonder|y}} || [[File:Unspeakable Wonder TH.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]] || The crown treasure looks identical to the crown | | {{icon|Unspeakable Wonder|y}} || [[File:Unspeakable Wonder TH.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]] || The crown treasure looks identical to the crown used by Princess Peach in the ''Mario'' games. | ||
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In addition to these, some [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused treasures]] exist in the game's files, and they are based off of game discs for ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[mario:Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'', and ''[[mario:Super Mario Sunshine|Super Mario Sunshine]]''. | In addition to these, some [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused treasures]] exist in the game's files, and they are based off of game discs for ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[mario:Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'', and ''[[mario:Super Mario Sunshine|Super Mario Sunshine]]''. | ||
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*The fact that [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]e (which are green) shoot linear boulders, and the [[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]s (which are red) shoot homing boulders could be a nod to how green shells and red shells work in the [[mariowiki:Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]: green shells go straight, whilst red ones home in on opponents. | |||
*The fact that [[ | |||
==''Pikmin 3''== | ==''Pikmin 3''== | ||
===Intro=== | ===Intro=== | ||
During the introduction [[cutscene]], when the diagram shows the [[S.S. Drake]] being | During the introduction [[cutscene]], when the diagram shows the [[S.S. Drake]] being [[wikipedia:Gravity assist|gravity assisted]] by a celestial body (likely [[Koppai]]'s moon), a faint chiptune-like sound effect plays.{{cite youtube|1-bi6y5qpZk|featuring the ''Pikmin 3'' introduction cutscene, with the ''Mario Bros.'' walking being heard|m=1|s=2}} This sound is actually the walking sound for [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]] on the NES port of ''[[mariowiki:Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''.{{cite youtube|WFptXdODy7k|of ''Mario Bros.'' gameplay; Mario's walking sound can be heard through most of it}} In addition, when the cutscene shows a diagram of the Drake exploding and the three [[leader]]s scattering, a jingle similar in retro nature can also be heard.{{cite youtube|1-bi6y5qpZk|of the cutscene, with the ''Duck Hunt'' failure jingle being heard|m=1|s=35}} This one is actually the sound byte that plays when a player lets the ducks fly away in ''[[nintendo:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]]''.{{cite youtube|xFEw5Xcq4uM|of ''Duck Hunt'' gameplay, with the player letting a duck fly away|m=7|s=23}} | ||
===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
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*In the [[Twilight River]], the main pipe that connects the two sections of the map, and the tilted flower pot near the section with the [[clipboard]]s are quite similar to the [[mario:Warp Pipe|Warp Pipes]] from the ''Mario'' franchise. For the latter, one might need to use the [[KopPad]]'s camera to see it well. | *In the [[Twilight River]], the main pipe that connects the two sections of the map, and the tilted flower pot near the section with the [[clipboard]]s are quite similar to the [[mario:Warp Pipe|Warp Pipes]] from the ''Mario'' franchise. For the latter, one might need to use the [[KopPad]]'s camera to see it well. | ||
*The [[SPERO]]s have some [[Koppaite text]] on their lens' frames. This text, {{kt|A|U|T|O|M|A|T|I|C}} {{kt|U|L|T|R|A|S|C|O|P|E}}, means "Automatic Ultrascope", and is a reference to the Japanese name of a periscope toy released by Nintendo in 1971. | *The [[SPERO]]s have some [[Koppaite text]] on their lens' frames. This text, {{kt|A|U|T|O|M|A|T|I|C}} {{kt|U|L|T|R|A|S|C|O|P|E}}, means "Automatic Ultrascope", and is a reference to the Japanese name of a periscope toy released by Nintendo in 1971. | ||
==''Pikmin'' Short Movies== | ==''Pikmin'' Short Movies== | ||
===''Treasure in a Bottle''=== | ===''Treasure in a Bottle''=== | ||
*When the [[Red Pikmin]] notices the size and details of the bottle, a song similar to ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rzDXNQxjHs Also Sprach Zarathustra]'' plays. | *When the [[Red Pikmin]] notices the size and details of the bottle, a song similar to ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rzDXNQxjHs Also Sprach Zarathustra]'' plays. | ||
===''Occupational Hazards''=== | ===''Occupational Hazards''=== | ||
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**[[mario:Coin|Coins]] come out of the previous pipe after it comes into view, accompanied by their sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''. | **[[mario:Coin|Coins]] come out of the previous pipe after it comes into view, accompanied by their sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''. | ||
**The "pipe entered" sound from the same game can be heard straight after the coins come out. | **The "pipe entered" sound from the same game can be heard straight after the coins come out. | ||
**A [[Red Pikmin]] appears with dust | **A [[Red Pikmin]] appears with dust on its face, making it resemble [[mario:Mario|Mario]]. | ||
**When that Pikmin jumps out, the "jumping" sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays, along with the main theme from the same game. | **When that Pikmin jumps out, the "jumping" sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays, along with the main theme from the same game. | ||
*When the Pikmin land safely on top of the unconscious [[Bulborb]] after the backhoe's bucket lifts them all up, one Pikmin bumps into another, and the "[[mariowiki:Green shell|shell]] kicked" sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays. | *When the Pikmin land safely on top of the unconscious [[Red Bulborb|Bulborb]] after the backhoe's bucket lifts them all up, one Pikmin bumps into another, and the "[[mariowiki:Green shell|shell]] kicked" sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays. | ||
==''Pikmin Adventure''== | ==''Pikmin Adventure''== |