There's not much to do there but observe how horrible Mario would be when played from a first-person perspective

Feb 5, 2015 15:21 GMT  ·  By

Dying Light is a pretty big game, harboring a ton of various references to other video games, and the latest comes in the form of a reference to Nintendo's timeless Super Mario World.

The platformer that made plumbing cool again is featured in Techland's latest first-person zombie survival video game, in the form of a special level that can be accessed through an iconic green pipe hidden inside a chimney in Old Town.

You need to be about halfway through the game in order to be able to access it, but it has no other prerequisites aside from actually getting to the right spot.

The video below shows how to get there and offers you an overview of the level. There's not much to do there aside from running straight ahead and jumping, but it's still a fun Easter egg and shows how much better Mario plays in two dimensions instead of three.

This is far from being Techland's first Easter egg, as players have stumbled upon other things such as a mysterious loot cave that pokes some fun at Destiny. Other notable nods are the EXPcalibur Sword, a Left4Bread bakery referencing Valve's popular cooperative shooter Left4Dead, or some zombies doing the Gangnam Style dance.