Nintendo has referenced the Color TV-Game systems and their built-in games in other franchises. "Alleyway", a launch title for the Game Boy, is believed to be based on the Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi. Journalist Jeremy Parish went as far to say that "Alleyway" is a throwback to Block Kuzushi, due to it having been cemented in Nintendo's corporate roots. ' includes a minigame based on "Racing 112", where the player has five seconds to dodge the moving cars. It is part of 9-Volt's stage, which comprises minigames featuring older Nintendo video games. A Color TV-Game 6 minigame appears in 9-Volt and 18-Volt's stage in '. An assist trophy based on the TV-Game 15 appears in "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U" and its follow-up "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". When summoned, it spawns a pair of paddles that launch a ball across the stage, which will inflict damage on fighters that touch it. In late 2020, a Nintendo 3DS title developed by Butterfly called "The Queen TV-Game 2" drew influence from the console series name along with gameplay broadly based on Color TV-Game 6.