An Easter egg was found from the intro of Super Mario 64, revealing that the melody of the original Donkey Kong appears in the intro.
Almost 25 years since the release of Super Mario 64 and fans are still discovering new things from it, such as the fact that the game’s intro features a familiar iconic tune from Mario’s history. Although Super Mario 64 has been out for so long, every time the legendary platform is released again, it is exposed to a brand new audience.
Recently, Super Mario 64 got the spotlight thanks to the release in Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Brought to you by this 3D Mario collection Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, en Super Mario Galaxy to both old and new fans, with the All-Stars collection being the first Super Mario Sunshine have seen any form of reissue. Super Mario 64 has been reissued and reworked several times since its original release, but Super Mario 3D All-Stars gave the classic game a new chance to shine on one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles.
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Now, 25 years later, composer HOUJIROU discovered that some of the notes in the introduction to Super Mario 64 sounds exactly like the signatures in the original Donkey Kong games. HOUJIROU posted these notes from the intro of the game in Garageband, and as they accelerated, the similarities became immediately apparent. It shows that Nintendo wanted to pay tribute to Mario’s origins back then.
The original Donkey Kong has been referred to on many different occasions in Mario’s lifetime. Since the iconic plumber started his career, it’s no surprise that Nintendo wants to pay tribute to it. Donkey Kong is already in games like Nintendo Land and as a stage in Super Smash Bros., and is also the basis for the Mario spinoff series Mario teen Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong has gained a legacy over the years as the starting point for Mario, and is still one of Nintendo’s most iconic games.
Donkey Kong is not the only Mario entry that Super Mario 64 pay tribute to one of the two. After collecting all 120 stars, he can find Yoshi at the top of Peach’s castle. From both of these references it is clear that Super Mario 64 was made as a tribute to previous Mario titles. Super Mario 64 himself has since inherited a legacy of his own, but it would not be what it is today without what came before him. It’s these little Easter eggs that show the length of Mario’s legacy over the years, and it Super Mario 64, all its legendary advances in the 3D genre, has always remembered its roots.
Source: HOUJIROU
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