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Nintendo fans are likely very much aware of the many cameos in Link’s Awakening. The Yoshi doll, Goomba enemies and Chain Chomp pets are just a handful of the many Mario references in the game, so it’s not too surprising that the antagonist of Super Mario Bros. 2, Wart, also makes an appearance. However, the link between both games runs deeper than a simple passing nod.
In Link’s Awakening, the character is known as Mamu. Mamu is also Wart’s Japanese name in SMB2. Both games take place in dream worlds; with the island in LA being a dream of the Wind Fish and Mario dreaming the land of Subcon (short for “subconscious”). Though I recognised the character before, I never made this connection. How about you, readers? Has Mamu ever haunted your dreams, too?
Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland was released only in Japan and Europe, never making it to the USA due to lackluster sales. Surprisingly, the game was well-received among those who did play and review the game. You play as Tingle, a 35-year-old (and single) man lost in the world. Guided by the mysterious figure Uncle Rupee, Tingle fills a mystical spring with money and gain access to the wonderful Rupeeland, a paradise where nobody has to work. Along the way, hire body guards to protect Tingle – but from what? All may not be as it seems in Tingle’s quest for monetary gain, and Rupeeland just might not be so rosy after all...
