Unsurprisingly, the first of these is the main Toad voiced by Keegan-Michael Key. His blue outfit actually makes him look more like Fix-It Felix from "Wreck-It Ralph," who himself was designed to evoke Mario. Regardless, Spike doesn't resemble his game counterpart much. This can be read as a joke about how the "Mario" series became far more popular than the original "Wrecking Crew" game, or how (according to Miyamoto himself) Mario was a carpenter in "Donkey Kong" and only made a plumber once pipes were introduced. Spike is upset in the movie because Mario and Luigi quit his company to start their own. It's a fun nod to the series' origins, but it also ties into the story. This Easter egg works on multiple levels. In the NES version of "Wrecking Crew," the brothers must also contend with an antagonist named Foreman Spike, who's clearly the inspiration for the movie character. Playing off of the success of "Donkey Kong," the game sets both Mario and Luigi on various action-packed construction site levels. "Wrecking Crew" is a sub-series of the "Mario" franchise that began with an arcade game released in 1984 - just three years after "Donkey Kong" and one year after the original "Mario Bros." arcade game.
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