History VideoGame / AKoopasRevenge

** Also in [=AKR2=], Level 5-3's first room is a homage to the first room in the first game.

* TriangleShades: The Toadlets and Paratoadlets of the second world in ''A Koopa's Revenge 2'' wear triangular shades during the day.

* ZeroEffortBoss: [[spoiler:If you play through the game and reach the final stage with the fewest levels done possible up to that point (1-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, and 0-1), you will face ''VideoGame/StreetFighter's'' own [[JokeCharacter Dan Hibiki]] [[BonusBoss in place of Mario's first form]], who goes down in a single stomp]].

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: "Thank you, but Bowser is in another castle," said by all five Goombas that you rescue in the first game.

* SecretLevel: There's only one in [=AKR1=][[spoiler:not counting the site-exclusive BrutalBonusLevel.]] The sequel on the other hand has a few more. [[note]]The four Switch Palaces, 0-1, 2-A, and "Special" (a nod to SuperMarioWorld's Top Secret Area).[[/note]]

* SecretLevel: There's only one in [=AKR1=][[spoiler:not counting the site-exclusive BrutalBonusLevel.]] The sequel on the other hand has a few more. [[note]]The four Switch Palaces, 0-1, 2-A, and "Special" (a nod to SuperMarioWorld's Top Secret Area).

* SecretLevel: There's only one in [=AKR1=][[spoiler:not counting the site-exclusive BrutalBonusLevel.]] The sequel on the other hand is ripe with them.

* WombLevel: Level 3-4 in the second game (which also serves as that world's Castle level) has Koopa entering the body of a dead whale washed on-shore. [[spoiler:He can enter through the blowhole instead of the mouth to skip half the level]].

** The Bonus Room BGM in [=AKR2=] shares a few similarities to ''VideoGame/Cocoron'''s boss theme.

* ShoutOut: In the sequel, if you're playing World 2-4 at night, you face the ''[[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' Moon instead of the ''[[Videogame/SuperMarioBros3 Angry Sun]]''.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: [[spoiler: If you enter 5-3 of [=AKR2=] with the God Mode cheat enabled after acquiring HundredPercentCompletion, you can go over the wall in the first room and under the pipes next to the 3-Up Moon by rolling up to find the Infinite 1up Mushroom, which permanently locks your lives counter at "x∞"]].

* InfinityPlusOneSword: [[spoiler: If you enter 5-3 of [=AKR2=] with the God Mode cheat enabled after acquiring HundredPercentCompletion], you can go over the wall in the first room and under the pipes next to the 3-Up Moon by rolling up to find the Infinite 1up Mushroom, which permanently locks your lives counter at "x∞"]].

* InfinityPlusONeSword: [[spoiler: If you enter 5-3 of [=AKR2=] with the God Mode cheat enabled after acquiring HundredPercentCompletion], you can go over the wall in the first room and under the pipes next to the 3-Up Moon by rolling up to find the Infinite 1up Mushroom, which permanently locks your lives counter at "x∞"]].

The sequel, ''A Koopa's Revenge II'', conforms that the birthday party was not for the Goomba, but rather for Bowser himself, and Bowser was onboard the airship Mario was using to escape in [=AKR1's climax=]. Destined to rescue his king for real, the Koopa brings along a normal Goomba[[note]]The Goombas mentioned earlier are actually Galoombas, which was the name they were given in ''SuperMario3DLand''[[/note]] and a Shy Guy, and the three set off to chase down Mario in a mysterious new continent. Mario's airship begins to fire it's weapons, which sends the Koopa's airship plummeting down onto the land below. The trio escape unharmed and continue on foot.

* HundredPercentCompletion: In the sequel, getting all of the Silver Coins, finding every normal and secret exit, activating all the ! Switches, rescuing all seven Koopalings, [[spoiler:obtaining the Space Jump, Screw Attack, and [[Videogame/MegaManClassic Rush Coil]], and ultimately defeating [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Giant Mario]].]]

** [[http://lambtaco.newgrounds.com/news/post/351894 This]] screenshot shows White-Shell Koopa going up against a prototype ghost enemy which doesn't appear anywhere in the final game.
** In a ''very'' early build of [=AKR2=] which was a lot more ''Videogame/SuperMarioWorld''-like, the Red Spiny Shell was originally capable of allowing Koopa to use inclines next to a wall to spin up it. This was removed as the final game's engine lacks any form of sloped terrain.

* GameBreaker: If you find them, [[spoiler:the [[VideoGame/{{Metroid}} Space Jump and Screw Attack]] effectively become this [=AKR2=], enabling you to travel virtually anywhere and with proper timing, become invincible to most of the game's hazards. The only times where it very likely won't help are the two underwater levels in World 3 (since you can't jump underwater) and the TrueFinalBoss (since it becomes slightly more difficult to stomp on and throw the Bomb-Omb Buddies into Mario, since Screw Attacking into them does not stun them and lob them towards Giant Mario, but instead causes them to instantly explode, potentially harming yourself).]]

* SecretLevel: There's only one in [=AKR1=][[spoiler:not counting the site-exclusive BrutalBonusLevel.]] though the sequel is ripe with them.

* SecretLevel: There's only one in [=AKR1=][[spoiler: [[note]]not counting the site-exclusive BrutalBonusLevel.[[/note]]]] though the sequel is ripe with them.

* SecretLevel: There's only one in [=AKR1=][[spoiler:[[note]]not counting the site-exclusive BrutalBonusLevel[[/note]]]] though the sequel is ripe with them.

* WombLevel: Level 3-4 in the second game (which also serves as that world's Castle level) has Koopa entering the body of a dead whale washed on-shore. [[spoiler]]He can enter through the blowhole instead of the mouth to skip half the level]].