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In Kid Icarus: Uprising several mentions are made to other Nintendo titles.  
In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', several mentions are made to other [[Nintendo]] titles.  


'''Nintendogs:'''
*When [[Pit]] is taunting [[Twinbellows]] Reborn before the fight, he mentions racking up a lot of Nintendogs trainer points.


'''Metroid:'''  
==[[Kid Icarus (series)|''Kid Icarus'']]==
*When fighting [[Komayto]] at one point, Pit mentions that they resemble small Metroids.  
* When the [[Three Sacred Treasures]] are rescued, Palutena mentions how less pixelated they are.
*[[Space Pirates]] are modeled after creatures of the same name in the Metroid universe.
* In [[Chapter 9]], Pit and Palutena discuss how difficult the [[Underworld]] level was in the original NES game.
* Throughout the story there are numerous conversations and images relating to the original ''Kid Icarus''.
* The [[Reaper]]'s theme is exactly the same from the original ''Kid Icarus''.


'''Donkey Kong'''
==[[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']]==
*One of the rooms in the [[Chariot Master]]'s tower features zigzagging bridges, large rolling barrels and jump pads. Pit mentions that this looks familiar and [[Hades]] notes that the Chariot Master must have played Donkey Kong.
* If you use the [[Bow]], as a possible random conversation, [[Pit]] and [[Palutena]] have a conversation that references the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
* In the Land Battle tutorial, [[Palutena]] mentions that the dash movement is similar to the controls of ''Super Bash Sisters''. Pit then corrects her by saying it's from ''Super Smash Bros''.
* The [[Fireworks Cannon]] seems to be inspired by the [[smashwiki:Cracker Launcher|Cracker Launcher]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.


'''Brain Age'''
==[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'']]==
*On a certain flying stage, Pit mentions someone with a high Brain Age might be helpful in the coming battle. [[Viriti]] then mentions her brain age is 24.  
*The description of the [[Fairy Orbitars]] Idol starts with the sentence: "Tired of pixies asking you to listen?", a reference to [[zeldawiki:Navi|Navi]] in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.
* The [[Underworld Gatekeeper]] has [[zeldawiki:Triforce|Triforce]]-like symbols on its wings. However, they are just three gears in a hole.


'''Game and Watch'''
==[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|''Nintendogs'']]==
*When fighting some of the [[Aurum]] fleet in the [[Chaos Kin]]'s world, they move frame-by-frame slowly. Pit jokes that they're doing their best Game and Watch impression
*When [[Pit]] is taunting the [[Twinbellows]] copy in [[Medusa's Final Battle|Chapter 9]] before the fight, he mentions racking a lot of ''Nintendogs'' trainer points.
 
==[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']]==
*When fighting [[Komayto]]s in the [[Chaos Vortex]], Pit mentions that they resemble [[metroidwiki:Metroid (species)|Metroids]]. [[Viridi]] says that the two gaming universes are unconnected.
*The Idol description for the Komayto also makes a reference to the opening of ''[[metroidwiki:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]'', stating that "the last Komayto is not in captivity, Skyworld is not at peace".
*[[Space Pirates]] are likely inspired after creatures of the [[metroidwiki:Space Pirate|same name]] in the ''Metroid'' universe.
 
==[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario'']]==
*When watching the [[power]]s tutorial video, Pit mentions that playing ''Dr. Mario'' pays off when arranging powers on the power grid.
 
==[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong (series)|''Donkey Kong'']]==
*In [[Chapter 19]], one of the rooms in the tower features zigzagging bridges, large rolling barrels and jump pads. Pit mentions that this looks familiar, and [[Hades]] notes that the [[Chariot Master]] must have played ''Donkey Kong''.
 
==[[wikipedia:Brain Age|''Brain Age'']]==
*In [[Chapter 22]], [[Dark Pit]] mentions that [[Hades]]' math is incorrect and that that ''Brain Age'' might be useful in correcting himself. Viridi then mentions her brain age is 24.
 
==[[nwiki:Game and Watch|''Game and Watch'']]==
*On the ground stage of [[Chapter 21]], during the third wave of enemies, Pit mentions how the jerking motions of the Aurum in this wave are similar to the ''Game & Watch''.
 
==[[lylatwiki:Star Fox (series)|''Star Fox'']]==
*In [[Chapter 5]], there are several areas that resemble past [[lylatwiki:Star Fox|Star Fox]] titles including [[lylatwiki:Star Fox 1|Star Fox 1]], [[lylatwiki:Star Fox 2|Star Fox 2]] (never released), the bonus asteroid zone from [[lylatwiki:Star Fox 64|Star Fox 64]], and [[lylatwiki:Star Fox Assault|Star Fox Assault]].
*An item called the [[Smart Bomb]] can be used in the game. It's based off of the item of the [[lylatwiki:Smart Bomb|same name]] in the ''Star Fox'' series, although its functionality is similar to that of its ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' [[smashwiki:Smart Bomb|appearance]].
 
 
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