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 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

Link in a house with a Mario portrait in the original version (left) and the Game Boy Advance port (right) of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

• Some houses of Kakariko Village have a portrait of Mario. Link can pull on the portrait for Rupees come out.
• Chain Chomps 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 Fountains is a rendition of the Water Land theme from 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

Main article: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening#Cameos

• Various characters and enemies appear from other video games.
  • Most cameos are from the Super Mario series. Enemies such as Goombas, Boos, Cheep Cheeps and Piranha Plants make an appearance.
  • The enemies Anti-Kirby and Sea Urchin are from the Kirby franchise, as Kirby and Gordo respectively.
  • Mr. Write is based on Dr. Wright from the Super Nintendo version of SimCity.
  • Richard is from the game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru.
• One of the obtainable items is a Yoshi Doll, which is of Yoshi.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3D)

Portraits of Yoshi, Peach, and Mario are shown from a window in the Castle Courtyard (left). From a different angle, portraits of Bowser and Luigi are shown instead (right).

• 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 Winged Cap, from Super Mario 64. The portraits of Peach, Luigi and Bowser show their Mario Kart 64 artwork, and Yoshi's portrait appears to use his sprite from Yoshi's Story.
  • In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, the right window shows a scene from World 1 of New Super Mario Bros. instead.

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  The window as shown in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

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  Yoshi

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  Princess Peach

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  Mario

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  Bowser

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  Luigi

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