Cameos of The Legend of Zelda

A cameo is the appearance or mention of a character, place, or item from one game in another. The cameos are listed in the order the games were released. Thank you to Nintendo Database for this information.

Super Mario Bros. - The warp whistle plays the same tune as the one in The Legend of Zelda. It also summons a cyclone in the same way. This cameo appears in remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3 (Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World, and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3).

Tetris - If you beat Game B on Speed 9, Height 5, you are shown a Russian Party with popular Nintendo characters. Link is shown playing the flute.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest - If you beat the game without enough coins, third place in the Video Game Hall of Fame will be held by Link.

Super Mario RPG - If you sleep at the Inn at Rose Town, Link will be sleeping in the bed next to you.

Kirby Super Star - In The Great Cave Offensive, one of the treasures to collect is the triforce. Also, when Kirby gets the sword ability, his hat resembles the one Link wears.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble - If you buy a shell from Bazaar's Shop, ask him about a castle, and refuse to pay for the story; Bazaar will tell you a story about another boy who asked about a castle and payed for it in rupees.

Yoshi's Story - You can read the word 'Zelda' on the newspaper background in Stages 2-3 and 2-4.

Super Smash Bros. - Link is a playable character, Hyrule Castle is a stage, and the Heart Container is an item.

Mario Golf - Random names of characters from other Nintendo games are put on the scoreboards. Darunia, Deku Scrub, Goron Kid, Impa, Link, Malon, Navi, Saria, Sheik, Talon, and Zelda are included.

Picross NP Vol. 5 - All of the puzzles in Character Mode are from The Legend of Zelda series. The images used are of Navi, the Fairy Ocarina, the Keaton Mask, the Fairy Slingshot, Kaepora Gaebora, Princess Zelda, Link, Princess Ruto, Epona, Darunia, Deku Scrub, and Ganondorf.

Pokemon Stadium 2 - In My Room mode, you can decorate your room with consoles. On the NES, you can see The Legend of Zelda; on the Super Nintendo, you can see The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past; and on the Nintendo 64, you can see The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Super Smash Bros. Melee - Link, Young Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf are all playable characters. Termina: Great Bay and Hyrule: Temple are both based on locations in the Zelda series.

Animal Crossing - Gulliver and Kapp'n make references to Hyrule. If you catch a loach, your character says, "I wonder if it's Hylian?" The Master Sword is available as an item. Kafei's shirt and Anju's shirt are available as clothes for your character.

Game and Watch Gallery 4 - The Legend of Zelda Game and Watch game is available as an unlockable bonus game.

Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak - There's a part in the game where you go to Sunny Peak and pull The Legendary Spoon out of its pedestal, similar to Link pulling the Master Sword out of its pedestal. It references The Wind Waker because you need blue, red and green marbles to get it. To unlock the Master sword in The Wind Waker, You must get Nayru's Pearl(blue), Din's Pearl(red) and Farore's Pearl(green). It may also reference Ocarina of Time with the Kokiri Emerald, Goron Ruby and Zora Sapphire. Plus, Ham-Merchants across the game say "Buy something, will ya?", like the merchants from the first game.

F-1 Race Link roots for you on Course 5.

Warioware: Mega Microgame$ - One of 9-Volt's games is based on The Legend of Zelda. Also, during the credits, if you push down the stars turn to triforces. Both of these cameos also appear in Warioware: Mega Party Games.

Mario and Luigi: The Superstar Saga - One of the items is the Great Force, a yellow triangle. The people at TMK discovered that the item was originally supposed to be the triforce and Link was supposed to appear when you got it.

Donkey Konga - A version of The Legend of Zelda theme is featured in this game. You can also buy a Zelda - themed Bongo set.

Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade - A version of The Legend of Zelda theme is featured in this game.

World of Warcraft - A quest called "It's Dangerous to Go Alone" starts at Un'Goro Crater. The rewards are Linken's Boomerang and Linken's Sword of Mastery. Un'Goro seems to incorporate Gorons. An item called "Golden Flame", according to Linken, is dangerous in the hands of those with an evil heart. You must also get a Silver Totem of Aquamentus, referencing the first boss in the series. At 63,68 coordinates, there is a wrecked raft of Linken's, a reference to Link's Awakening. There is a Kodo in Un'goro named Dadanga, its owner says it "dislikes smoke." A reference to the first game, when a man says "DODONGO DISLIKES SMOKE." There is a Tauren named "Gamon" in the Durataur Inn. Finally, in a quest you need meat in, a vendor will say "Buy something, will ya?" Another reference to "Buy something, will ya?" is under Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak.

Warioware: Twisted - One of 9-Volts games is based on The Legend of Zelda. Also, if you press down during the credits, the stars turn into triforces.

Warioware: Touched - One of 9-Volts games is based on The Legend of Zelda. Also, if you press down during the credits, the stars turn into triforces.

'''Daigassou! Band Brothers''' - One of the Nintendo - themed songs is a medley of Zelda songs.

Trace Memory - In the U.S. version, the bookshelf in the Silver Bird Room contains a book called "The Legend of Zelda Chronicles".

'''Donkey Konga 3: Tabehoudai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku''' - This game contains a song based on The Legend of Zelda theme.

Kirby: Canvas Curse - On Level 3 of Paint Roller's minigame, you sometimes have to draw a triforce.

Soul Calibur 2 - Link is a playable character in the Gamecube version.

Animal Crossing: Wild World - The triforce and the Master Sword are available as furniture.

I'm O.K. - A Murder Simulator - Some of the opponents wear shirts with the triforce on it.

Big Brain Academy - One of the puzzles to complete is the triforce.

WarioWare Smooth Moves - Two of the minigames are based on the Legend of Zelda. One is based on The Wind Waker where you fly with the Deku Leaf onto the wooden platform to reach Forbidden Woods. The other is based on Ocarina of Time, where you pull the Master Sword out of the Pedestal of Time.

Dragon Fable - One quest involves collecting the four pieces of the Quadforce. One piece is found outside Linken's house.

Yoshi's Island DS - When you turn the game on and leave it so you watch the opening video, when you see the Magikoopa taking all the babies, one of the babies has blond hair and pointed ears. It is obviously Link.

Catscratch-The episode "Zombie Party a Go-Go" is ripe with Zelda references. Zelda's Lullaby is played twice, both times Waffle is ridiculed by Mr. Blik, the zombies may represent Wind Waker ReDeads, the stone-tipped sword an undrawn Master Sword, Hovis' mace the Skull Hammer, Waffle's lasers some Beamos, the high-society party a Wind Waker auction, the dust of the zombies when they are hit the ReDead death cloud. Episode found here. 

Powerpuff Girls-In the episode "Child Fearing", there is a scene where Mayor can be seen playing Ocarina of Time on his NES, he gets frustrated and accidentally kills Navi.