History MythologyGag / FridayNightFunkinMariosMadness

* The first act of "All Stars" takes place in a ruined version of [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey New Donk City]]'s park. The capture-able "A" from the MARIO puzzle is seen embedded in the ground, and the "I" is still on its pedestal.

* The ending of "All Stars" quotes the "game over" theme from ''Super Mario World''.
* Ultra M's hymn towards the end of All Stars begin with "Come now, take the step. Don't look back, there's nothing left", a twist on the fact that most 2D Mario games prevent you from moving too far to the left in the level, to remind you that you've long since lost the ability to turn back. It's possibly an even more specific reference to the very first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'''s RatchetScrolling, where the camera wouldn't move to the left after being pulled to the right, possibly trapping Mario on a ledge with a risky jump ahead.

Given that this ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' mod is based around creepypastas, it's no surprise [[VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinMariosMadness the mod itself]] is loaded with [[MythologyGag references]] towards its source materials.

* In V2, Boyfriend and Girlfriend become ''Luigi's Mansion'' ghosts.
* In V2, Mario appears in the song trapped in a painting, referencing his fate in Beta Luigi's story.
* In V2, losing gets you the message "Good night!", which is the same game over phrase used in all ''Luigi's Mansion'' games.

Given that the mod's a Friday Night Funkin mod based around creepypastas, it's no surprise the mod itself is loaded to references towards it's source materials.

* Content Cosmos's design is pretty clearly based on Star Road from ''World'', with a nearly-identical background (differing primarily in that the smiling moon from the original is faceless in the mod).

* Ultra M's hymn towards the end of All Stars begin with "Come now, take the step. Don't look back, there's nothing left", a twist on the fact that most 2D Mario games prevent you from moving too far to the left in the level, to remind you that you've long since lost the ability to turn back. It's possibly an even more specific reference to the very first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'', where the camera wouldn't move to the left after being pulled to the right, possibly trapping Mario on a ledge with a risky jump ahead.

* Should the player die in this song, the soundtrack of the death screen is a random song from Joel's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynQsDFxTSU4 Super Ghostbusters]] album (with ''every song'' being included).

Given that practically every opponent in the mod is based on a pre-existing piece of media, it's no surprise that the mod is loaded with callbacks.

* Similar to Horror Mario, Horror Peach's design draws heavily from [[https://www.deviantart.com/shadow-shana/art/Super-Horror-Princess-Peach-280018742 another art piece]] by the same artist. Meanwhile, Horror Yoshi takes from [[https://i.gjcdn.net/public-data/games/9/32/576282/screenshots/dl-beiaevnv.jpg the jumpscare]] seen at the end of ''Yoshi.exe''.

* The song takes place in ''Mario Clash'', one of the only 3 Mario based games on the Virtual Boy.

* The credits showcase a series of images that suggest that the entire thing was a musical production, similar to how ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' are revealed to be AllJustADream and a form of stage play, respectively.

* Partway in the song, Luigi can be seen underwater on the screen next to Mario, the plumber's mood to sour. In the original Promo Show video, Luigi was used to advertise ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', only to end up drowning instead, with Mario being ForcedToWatch as Luigi's health slowly drained.

* Demise has a segment referencing the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' boss theme, which had been used in ''Mario ‘85'' during the MX chase segment.

* The remaster of Alone is heavily built around the leitmotif of the original ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' theme, the game that the entire song is based on. Additionally, the instrumental contains some references to Totaka’s Song, which can be heard in two different tracks in ''Luigi’s Mansion''.

* In [=V2=], Boyfriend and Girlfriend become ''Luigi’s Mansion'' ghosts.
* In [=V2=], Mario appears in the song trapped in a painting, referencing his fate in Beta Luigi’s story.

* Dark Forest has Coronation Day Peach throw Boyfriend into the cabin from ''VideoGame/{{The}}'' in the middle of the song, complete with Mario’s corpse in the background.
* The ending of Dark Forest has the background and Peach glitching out, just like what originally happened in ''‘The''.

* The song’s art style is a recreation of the original video’s style, right down to Mario’s shading.

* The song is entirely built around the [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Flintstones theme]], which played on the title screen of the original bootleg (a hack of ''VideoGame/TheFlintstonesTheRescueOfDinoAndHoppy'').