When fleeing from Supermanager, the short cut-scene after launching the shopping cart looks vaguely like the famous scene from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," in which Elliott and the titular character ride on a flying bicycle. The similarity resides in the fact that Nate, Buck, Jibanyan, and Whisper "fly" for a few seconds, in front of a window, which shows the full moon outside.
The last game of the series to be a Nintendo console exclusive.