List of cameos and references to popular culture
This article covers references to other video games in The Legendary Starfy series.
In the video games
This section covers references to other video games in The Legendary Starfy video games.
In Densetsu no Starfy
Densetsu no Starfy features multiple cameos.
Treasure Items panel
After defeating Ogura once, the player can obtain Treasures which add to a panel known as the Treasure Items screen. One of these treasures is a yellow Game Boy Color, which is found in Pufftop. Another one of these treasures resembles Luigi's cap from the Mario series, and is found in Undersea Temple.
Game Boy Advance
In a flashback in Staff Roll 2, Moe's siblings appear and ask for some meat, a teddy bear, and a Game Boy Advance, but Moe could not get them those things because they didn't have any money. Moe thought of finding treasure to get money, so outside of his house he wondered where to obtain it, but couldn't think of anything. Moe was sidetracked after he saw saw Ruby and followed her instead. Later after Starfy defeated Ogura, Moe was rewarded with Treasure for helping Starfy. Moe then uses the treasure to get the things his siblings wanted. They all dance happily afterwards.
In Densetsu no Starfy 2
The Game Boy Advance appears in Densetsu no Starfy 2.
Game Boy Advance
In Densetsu no Starfy 2, part of a purple Game Boy Advance can be seen on the Moe's House menu, next to a teddy bear.
In Densetsu no Starfy 3
Densetsu no Starfy 3 features multiple cameos. In particular, Wario makes a cross-over appearance in Undersea Ruins, where he helps Starfy throughout the stage with his various transformations. After clearing each of the four levels prior to beating the main game, the player is rewarded with Stuff based on Wario.
Game Boy Advance
A purple Game Boy Advance appears on the floor in Moe's House. The player must select it to view the minigames menu. Another Game Boy Advance appears in Jojiro's Shop, where a Sand Snark plays it. After the player purchases every item from Jojiro's Shop, he or she can see the Sand Snark playing with the Game Boy Advance anytime by selecting the 'Playing...' (あそんでるよ...) option.
Nintendo GameCube
A purple Nintendo GameCube appears on the minigames menu. Only two GameCube controllers and a television can be seen, unless the player switches between the minigames.
Wario in Undersea Ruins
- Main article: Wario
The character Wario helps Starfy throughout Undersea Ruins (Stage 8) with his transformations from Wario Land 4. It is treated almost as if Wario winded up in Undersea Ruins throughout his adventures in Wario Land 4. In Stage 8-1, he arrives via a large purple portal like every stage in Wario Land 4, and with the help of Starfy he must locate the Frog Switch, and four boss door gems in order to escape.
Stage 8-1 introduces Wario's Flaming Wario transformation, Stage 8-2 introduces Bubble Wario and Stage 8-4 introduces Puffy Wario.
After completing every regular level in Stage 8, Wario gives Starfy four different Accessories. These include a Wario Cap (Stage 8-1), an orange Game Boy Advance with a copy of WarioWare, Inc., known as 'Made in Wario'; the Japanese name of WarioWare, Inc. (Stage 8-2), a Nose and Mustache Set (Stage 8-3), and a pile of Gold and Silver Treasures (Stage 8-4).
In Densetsu no Starfy 4
Densetsu no Starfy 4 features multiple cameos.
Nintendo DS
In the Opening Demo, when Starly can be seen on top of Moe, Starfy can be seen playing with a Nintendo DS. During the first ending of the game, the Nintendo DS can be seen inside Starfy's room in Pufftop Palace.
Princess and Umbrella Special
One of the Stuff in Densetsu no Starfy 4 is a 'Special' called "Princess and Umbrella". This was one of the winning designs from the Wanted Kisekae contest, designed by Eriko Kawashima. It is available from Stage 8-4 (Old Tower) after completing the main game. The costume depicts Starfy or Starly with Princess Peach's hair, tiara and dress, holding the magical parasol Perry from Super Princess Peach.
Nintendo Headquarters Special
One of the Stuff in Densetsu no Starfy 4 is a 'Special' called "Nintendo Headquarters". It is available only as a gift for purchasing every item from Manianko's Shop, except Konpeitou. The Special represents the Nintendo Headquarters based in Kyoto, Japan. Various Nintendo products and the Nintendo logo can be seen.
- Starly (or Starfy for Starly's version of the Special) holding a purple Game Boy Micro pops out of the front of the building and walks right, meeting Starfy/Starfy.
- A silver Nintendo GameCube pops out of the top-left corner of the building, lifted by Starly (or Starfy for Starly's version)
- Starfy (or Starly for Starly's version) lifting a blue sign with the Nintendo logo written in white pops out of the top-right corner of the building. The Nintendo logo can be seen again outside near the left side of the building.
- Starly (or Starfy for Starly's version) lifting the original model of the Nintendo DS pops out of the back of the building. The Nintendo DS shows various dialog boxes and Starfy on the top screen.
- Starfy (or Starly for Starly's version) holding a Famicom pops out of the back of the building and walks left, meeting Starly/Starfy.
Unused Assets
- Main article: Densetsu no Starfy 4/Unused content
- Main article: Densetsu no Starfy 4/Unused content/Unused models
Densetsu no Starfy 4 features a number of unused assets that are also unused in the Japanese version of Super Princess Peach.
Surprisingly, exclusively to Densetsu no Starfy 4 there are a number of graphics associated with Galaga. The reason for this is unknown, though it may be of note that Yasuhiro Minamimoto; producer of Densetsu no Starfy 2, Densetsu no Starfy 3, Densetsu no Starfy 4, The Legendary Starfy and director of Densetsu no Starfy worked on Namco Museum Battle Collection for the PSP. Namco Museum Battle Collection contains a game called 'Galaga Arrangement'. It also contains the original Galaga and Galaxian.
