Donkey Kong Bananza Pauline Easter Egg is Clever Callback to the Original Arcade Game
Fans of Nintendo for a long time may remember that Pauline has a deep history dating back to the initial Donkey Kong arcade game, where she was Mario’s first love interest who he had to save from the then-villainous DK. After Princess Peach entered the series, Pauline made occasional appearances until her full comeback in Super Mario Odyssey of 2017. Since then, Pauline has been appearing more frequently in various Mario games, with her latest role being as a playable character in Mario Kart World.