During the famous 2000 "Super Mario 128" tech demo, a presentation was given by Shigeru Miyamoto showcasing his quirky sense of humor, whereby he compares the gathered Marios to stir-fried rice, and fries them.
It’s funny, motocross at the White House is, like, fine with me. But here’s an example of something that is genuinely unforgivable but that a lot of people seem to have moved right past.
In 1996, Nintendo was seemingly very fond of a single particular stock photo of the sky, so that it ended up on the cartridge artwork of three different games released in that year: Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, and Pilotwings 64.
In Donkey Kong Bananza, signs appear that indicate that Tiny Kong owns a bank. The 1999 official German website for Donkey Kong 64 claimed she was a tax official and managed the savings of DK Island. Whether this is a deep cut reference or an astounding coincidence is unknown.
In Donkey Kong 64, Diddy, Tiny, Lanky and Chunky are all unlocked by freeing them from cages. While DK appears to be unlocked by default, this is false: internally, the game only unlocks him by opening the door to exit DK Island. The entirety of DK Island is his personal cage.