The Last of Us' Pedro Pascal took over hosting duties on Saturday Night Live on February 4, and marked the show's rip-roaring success with a spoof teaser for another vi﷽deo game adaptation inspired by the HBO show.

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The voice theꦺn switches to what is presumably a character from the show, which sa൩ys: "It’s been ten years since our kingdom fell. The only thing we have left? Hope."

There are a couple of clues scattered around the place - graffiti of a very iconic flower, for one - and then the characterꦯ slams a gold coin down on a table and says: "I have important cargo I need smuggled to Rainbow Road. People say you used to🗹 drive?"

If the Rainbow Road reference isn't quite enough to get you there, the camer🧸a switches to the back of a brooding, hunched-over character wearing a red shirt and denim overalls.

"People say a lot of things🎃," he says gruffly, and then turns to the camera: "It's a-me, Mario."

The sincerely spec🍰tacular three-minute teaser goes on to reveal that the cargo is Princess Peach herself. Expect to see a kart, numerous memorable enemies, Luigi, and even Bowser himself as 🍌it progresses, accompanied by a foreboding remix of the Mario franchise's iconic music. 

"In a video game turned series, a trailer follows a group of people as they try to help a princess get to Rainbow Road," teases the video's description on YouTube.

The Last of Us star Merle Dandridge recently opened up about how she approached her character "in a new way" for the HBO show – and explained how Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal bring a "different twinkle" to beloved protagonists Ellie and Joel.

For more on all things The Last of Us, check out our guide to the major Last of Us episode 3 changes from the games, Murray Bartlett's breakdown of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Frank's untold backstory, and the showrunners' chat on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:episode 3's final shot, which should be familiar to those of us who've played 🐓the game.

The Last of Us continues on Sunday, February 5 on HBO and HBO Max in the US, and Sky Atlantic and NOW TV the following day in the UK. Make sure you never miss an episode by checking out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us release schedule and our breakdown of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how many episodes are in The Last of Us. 

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