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*All past [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' games]]: Half of the courses are taken from those games in the Retro Grand Prix, while half of the Battle courses are taken from those games under Retro Battle Course.
*All past [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' games]]: Half of the courses are taken from those games in the Retro Grand Prix, while half of the Battle courses are taken from those games under Retro Battle Course.
*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': The [[POW Block]]'s logo appears in some of the cars in [[Wii Moonview Highway|Moonview Highway]]. It also returns as an item.
*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': The [[POW Block]]'s logo appears in some of the cars in [[Wii Moonview Highway|Moonview Highway]]. It also returns as an item.
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Various items from said game appear in the background of the Battle course [[Block Plaza]], ''Super Mario Bros.''-style. Additionally, the first seconds of the course [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] theme resemble the music played in that game by its instruments. Also, the tune that plays in the award ceremony is a cover version of the tune that plays when [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] beats a castle. When it gets bumped into, the kart makes several beeping noises, one of them is the first few notes from the main tune of the game, the other the power-up sound effect.
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Various items from said game appear in the background of the Battle course [[Block Plaza]], ''Super Mario Bros.''-style. Additionally, the first seconds of the course [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] theme resemble the music played in that game by its instruments. Also, the tune that plays in the award ceremony is a cover version of the tune that plays when [[Mario]]/[[Luigi]] beats a castle. When bumped into, a racer's vehicle makes one of several beeping noises, one of which is the first six notes of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]], and another is the power-up sound effect.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': The license plates on some of the trucks read "SMB3", the abbreviation of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They also say "POW" as a reference to the item that causes earthquakes.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': The license plates on some of the trucks read "SMB3", the abbreviation of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. They also say "POW" as a reference to the item that causes earthquakes.
*''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'': The [[Tiny Titan]] was inspired by the [[Monster (vehicle)|Monster]].
*''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]'': The [[Tiny Titan]] was inspired by the [[Monster (vehicle)|Monster]].