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* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: One of the missing "artifacts" is [[King Kong]] -- the inspiration for Nintendo's very own [[Donkey Kong]], famously inciting a trademark infringement lawsuit from Universal Studios in 1982.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: One of the missing "artifacts" is [[King Kong]] -- the inspiration for Nintendo's very own [[Donkey Kong]], famously inciting a trademark infringement lawsuit from Universal Studios in 1982.
* [[Creepy Child]]: Princess Peach's voice acting.
* [[Creepy Child]]: Princess Peach's voice acting.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: What Weegee does 1:20 into the Ending. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHc0SCrwJvQ\]
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: What Weegee does 1:20 into the Ending. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHc0SCrwJvQ\]
* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: Because of this trope, you rarely need to actually ask people "Where am I?". Which is good, because almost nobody ever gives a straight answer to that question.
* [[Eiffel Tower Effect]]: Because of this trope, you rarely need to actually ask people "Where am I?". Which is good, because almost nobody ever gives a straight answer to that question.
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: Bowser's grand scheme is to set of a bunch of Hair Driers at the South Pole melting all the polar ice caps and flooding the world.
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: Bowser's grand scheme is to set of a bunch of Hair Driers at the South Pole melting all the polar ice caps and flooding the world.
* [[Everythings Better With Penguins]]: Reading newspapers will bring up news stories about penguins ending up in different parts of the world due to Bowser melting the south pole.
* [[Everything's Better With Penguins]]: Reading newspapers will bring up news stories about penguins ending up in different parts of the world due to Bowser melting the south pole.
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Mario ''is'' missing, after all. It's the only thing that makes sense about this game.
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Mario ''is'' missing, after all. It's the only thing that makes sense about this game.
* [[Excited Show Title]]
* [[Excited Show Title]]
* [[Exposition Fairy]]: In the PC version, Mario himself can call Luigi with his videophone to give insight on what Bowser's up to back at the castle.
* [[Exposition Fairy]]: In the PC version, Mario himself can call Luigi with his videophone to give insight on what Bowser's up to back at the castle.
* [[Family Unfriendly Death]]: One version of the game has Bowser get cracked in half after being frozen in a block of ice.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Death]]: One version of the game has Bowser get cracked in half after being frozen in a block of ice.
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: The Koopas and Luigi travel across the world using a machine found in Bowser's castle called the "[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|PORTALS]]", or "Passcode Operated Remote Transport And Larceny System".
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: The Koopas and Luigi travel across the world using a machine found in Bowser's castle called the "[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|PORTALS]]", or "Passcode Operated Remote Transport And Larceny System".
* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]: Bowser.
* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]: Bowser.
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* [[Insurmountable Waist Height Fence]]: The exits back to Bowser's Castle are blocked off by a Pokey. The player has to figure out where in the world they actually are in order to get Yoshi to come and eat the Pokey so they can leave the stage.
* [[Insurmountable Waist Height Fence]]: The exits back to Bowser's Castle are blocked off by a Pokey. The player has to figure out where in the world they actually are in order to get Yoshi to come and eat the Pokey so they can leave the stage.
* [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]]: Besides the basic floppy disk based DOS version, there was also a deluxe CD version, which had enhanced audio and full voice acting. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT9Nu9qe3J0 TERRIBLE voice acting.]
* [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition]]: Besides the basic floppy disk based DOS version, there was also a deluxe CD version, which had enhanced audio and full voice acting. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT9Nu9qe3J0 TERRIBLE voice acting.]
* [[Off Model]]: For a specific example, in the PC version, at least two castle hallways have shields bearing the faces of Larry, Roy, Iggy, Ludwig, and Lemmy... except Lemmy is blatantly Larry with Lemmy's hair in a glaring example of cutting corners.
* [[Off-Model]]: For a specific example, in the PC version, at least two castle hallways have shields bearing the faces of Larry, Roy, Iggy, Ludwig, and Lemmy... except Lemmy is blatantly Larry with Lemmy's hair in a glaring example of cutting corners.
* [[Only Six Faces]]: There are specific types of people in each city, who give different types of answers to your questions.
* [[Only Six Faces]]: There are specific types of people in each city, who give different types of answers to your questions.
* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: In all versions of the game, Mario notices the title of the game, and does a double take as if to say "'Mario is Missing'? But I'm not missing!" And then he goes missing.
* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: In all versions of the game, Mario notices the title of the game, and does a double take as if to say "'Mario is Missing'? But I'm not missing!" And then he goes missing.
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