Developer Mike Mika shot to web fame for hacking Donkey Kong for his daughter so she could play Pauline and save Mario. But, beyond the retro role reversal, Mika also revealed to Wired that he proposed to his wife via Gameboy Colour. Laying the easter egg while porting Atari’s Klax to the handheld console, the proposal lay dormant for years before she finally discovered it, after much nudging on his end.
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