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 * Shigeru Miyamoto had wanted Mario to have an animal companion since Super Mario Bros.
 * The idea for Megaleg's boss battle in Super Mario Galaxy comes from the Ganon final boss fight originally planned for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
 * On the Cranky's Video Game Heroes screen in the SNES version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (pictured), Sonic the Hedgehog's shoes and Earthworm Jim's ray gun can be seen in the corner, next to a trash can and a sign saying "No Hopers".
 * In the Japanese version of Mario Kart DS, R.O.B.'s name is "HVC-012", referencing its model number.