Rinkitty

Maybe so. And that WOULD make a lot of sense as an actual explanation. I think the story was the developers said they could finish a new game in a certain amount of time. Which... is surprisingly fitting, considering the plot of the game itself.

It's kinda amazing how a game that had a relatively short production time could turn out to be so absolutely phenomenal.

You're telling me. And they even buffed up the graphics to the point where that N64 add-on thingy was required to play the game. That's a lot of improvement. How sweet of them.