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Originally posted by: vudu
Deguello - did you actually look at those links? Mario doesn't have very many real (read: playable) cameos prior to GameCube.
Thats pretty much what a cameo is. Just showing up.
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Originally posted by: vudu
Let's dissect the N64 one. Out of the cameo appearances, Mario isn't playable in any of them. In Banjo Tooie his name is mentioned in passing. In DK64, you can play the original DK arcade game staring Jump Man. In F-Zero 64, the character Mr EAD kind of looks like Mario. In Majora's Mask, the Mask Merchant has a Mario mask on his backpack. In Ocarina of Time there are some Mario themed pictures in one of the rooms in the castle. In Pilot Wings 64 there's a Mario bust carved into the side of a cliff. In Pokemon Stadium 2 there are a bunch of game screens on the TV in your room, one of which is Mario 64. And in Sim City 64 there's a Mario statue you can get.
These hardly count as Mario spin-offs.
Did you happen to scroll down at all?
Spinoffs:
Dr. Mario 64 (USA only)
Mario Artist (series) (Japan only)
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis
Mario's Photopy (Japan only)
Learning to read is good people.