Donkey Kong first appeared in Nintendo's 1981 arcade game and became one of gaming's most recognisable characters, while SMG4 built a large YouTube following with Mario focused machinima and meme heavy parodies. The iPhone X launched in 2017, making the pairing a clash of retro gaming and newer phone culture. Clips like this circulated as meme clips on soundboards and in edited videos, where short Nintendo references are reused out of context for a quick laugh. Its appeal stays in that instant recognition combined with a setup that needs no explanation.