Editing List of references in The Legend of Zelda franchise

The following is a list of references and parodies to pop culture within ''[[The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise. The list does not include references to other ''The Legend of Zelda''-related games or media.

==''The Legend of Zelda'' series==
===''The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past''===
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*Some houses of [[Kakariko Village]] have a portrait of [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]]. Link can pull on the portrait for [[Rupee]]s come out.
*[[Chain Chomp]]s are enemies encountered in [[Turtle Rock]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, they are also 
*The theme used for both the File Select and [[Fairy Fountain]]s is a rendition of the  [[mariowiki:Water Land|Water Land]] theme from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The File Select theme would be retained in many subsequent ''The Legend of Zelda'' games.

===''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening''===
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*Various characters and enemies appear from other video games.
**Most cameos are from the ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. Enemies such as [[Goomba]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Cheep Cheep]]s and [[Piranha Plant]]s make an appearance.
**The enemies [[Anti-Kirby]] and [[Sea Urchin]] are from the ''[[wikirby:Kirby (franchise)|Kirby]]'' franchise, as [[wikirby:Kirby|Kirby]] and [[wikirby:Gordo|Gordo]] respectively.
**[[Mr. Write]] is based on Dr. Wright from the Super Nintendo version of ''{{wp|SimCity}}''.
**[[Richard]] is from the game ''{{wp|Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru}}''.
*One of the obtainable items is a [[Yoshi Doll]], which is of [[mariowiki:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

===''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' (''3D'')===
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*In the area of the [[Castle Courtyard]] where Zelda usually stands, the right window shows five portraits of characters from the ''Mario'' franchise (from left to right): Yoshi, Princess Peach, Mario, Bowser and Luigi. The latter two portraits can only be seen from a different angle. The portraits show character artwork from other ''Mario'' games. Mario's portrait shows him wearing a [[mariowiki:Winged Cap|Winged Cap]], from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]''. The portraits of Peach, Luigi and Bowser show their ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]'' artwork, and Yoshi's portrait appears to use his sprite from ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Story|Yoshi's Story]]''.
**In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D]]'', the right window shows a scene from [[mariowiki:World 1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 1]] of ''[[mariowiki:New Super Mario Bros.|New Super Mario Bros.]]'' instead. 

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Castle Courtyard window OoT3D.jpg|The window as shown in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D''
Yoshi portrait OoT sprite.png|Yoshi
Princess Peach portrait OoT sprite.png|Princess Peach
Mario portrait OoT sprite.png|Mario
Bowser portrait OoT sprite.png|Bowser
Luigi portrait OoT sprite.png|Luigi
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