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Willa Rowe

Mario Movie Theory Reveals a Massive Easter Egg Hiding in Plain Sight


Before Nintendo’s iconic plumber was known as Mario and starred in a blockbuster movie, he had no name. First appearing as the player character in the arcade game Donkey Kong, the then-carpenter was just a nameless mustache-sporting man in overalls. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is filled with Easter eggs from the now-long-running series, but one of the earliest references in the movie is a sneaky homage to the origins of Mario.

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