The ever expanding multiverse that is the MCU has been no stranger to a Nintendo reference in the past. There was the Wii and GameCube nod in WandaVision, Kamala and her pals playing Smash Bros. in Ms. Marvel and even a little bit of Switch in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. But the latest addition to the franchise - Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special - takes it to a whole new level, showing the joy that some retro Nintendo goodness can bring at Christmas time (thanks, Time Extension).
We won't go too deep into the details here for fear of alerting the TVA to our timeline on charges of spoilers, but we will need to do some description of what happens in the scene. So if you really don't want to see anything about the Guardians' latest adventure, maybe skip the following until you have watched it.
The scene shows Chris Pratt's Starlord giving out presents to his fellow teammates, with one such gift going to Groot in the form of a classic Game Boy! You might remember that the Vin Diesel-voiced Flora Colossus had a particular affinity for retro games back in Avengers: Infinity War and could regularly be seen playing Defender throughout the film.
Our friends over at Time Extension put it best in the following tweet featuring the gift giving clip. Retro Nintendo goodness really is the perfect gift.
We would say that the move to the Game Boy is a substantial step up - and it seems that Groot thinks the same, just look at his excited little jump! The possibilities for games to play are endless, though Groot might get a little shock when he finds that his buddy, Peter Quill, has a jarringly similar voice to the star of Super Mario Land...
Whether Groot's Game Boy will come to play a larger part in the MCU's Phase 5 and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 remains to be seen (we doubt that it will have a huge narrative weight but who really knows at this point). Either way, we respect the nod to Nintendo consoles past and we will continue to keep our eyes peeled for more of them in the other 249 Marvel projects releasing in the next six months.
What game would you recommend to Groot first? Let us know in the comments!
[source twitter.com]
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Thanks for the spoiler for clicks.
@ketrac If you haven't watched it yet, why are you entering?
@ketrac Yeah, kinda lame. Because the story is so short, this could have been Tweeted as "look for a Nintendo product's cameo in the new Guardians thing", rather than saying exactly what it is, when it pops up and who gets it
Man does Groot look weird here? I haven't watched and I assume he's aged but there's something uncanny about his look.
@sleepinglion
"if you really don't want to see anything about the Guardians' latest adventure, maybe skip the following until you have watched it."
They gave a warning in the second paragraph
@JokerCK It's in the headline.....
Agree with ketrac, thanks for ruining what would had been a cool surprise with the article title… 😡
@JokerCK tell me you're joking.
@Classic603 Yeh, along with the massive Game Boy in the thumbnail and title 🙄
@Classic603 I skimmed it. The entirety of the article can be summed up in the headline
@sleepinglion
I didn't realize you guys were upset that it was spoiled that a GameBoy was in GoTG, sorry. I personally don't think that's an important detail worth being upset over, but I thought you meant who gave it, who got it, and the video showing it all
@JokerCK
Kinda hard to miss the spoiler when it is in the thumbnail.
To everyone who care for spoilers, avoid Youtube. Went to put some music on and first recommended video had a spoiler in the title for the christmas special.
Spoilers like these are easily avoided when people don't put them in the titles of articles like this one, or when thumbnail doesn't make it obvious.
Sure, it is a small detail, but why is there the need to spoil something the moment it came out? Must be for the clicks. And yes, I clicked on the article, so the joke is, indeed, fully on me.
@Classic603 It is not about the spoiler as such, it is about spoiling something the moment it came out.
Corporate product by greedy billion dollar company teaching the true meaning of Christmas. Merchandise!
@Vexx234 Honestly Coca-Cola has been doing that for over a century now.
I do not like Teen(?) Groot... most unsettling! 😄
Ahh the spoilerphobes 😌 the title said that the gameboy would appear in the movie, but you just had to click the article to be spoiled even more 🤦🏻♂️
@Savage_Joe clicking it and going to the comments does not equal checking it out in detail.
Please think before you post.
A Gameboy was also seen in the new season of The Crown (and you can hear Super Mario Land being played) but no article about that?
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