Oh, there is Sims lore, it's just more hidden and less in your face. Sims has a fascinating story for some characters, especially those recurring in different titles
Was that ever stated in game? I've found that fifty year reference in the N64 Game Manual, but I'm not sure if the fifty year reference is in anything related to the DS version. Might be wrong tho
Not a clean fix, but what if Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS are two distinct but very similar events instead of the same? There are some changes here and there, so it could work? So we place them in two spots and thus make both Tiny's age and Banjo's Timeline work?
Not entirely, in Paper Mario 1, they use montgs depicted as XO☆ symbols. Not thar I disagree with you, quite the opposite actually, just wanted to mention that there's a second calendar system aswell
Or Mario's adventures have to take place starting in the late 90s/2000? I prefer the version where Mario is born in the 80s (be it 1981 or 1983, both work)
Well, the Zelda DIC Cartoon works quite well in the Zelda Timeline, especially if we take them as Zelda/Link from Zelda 1 & 2 (for the latter only the same Link). Gives their relationship a complete arc from Zelda 1 to Zelda Valiant Comics / Captain N (which has to be last, as Zelda is the ruler...
Firstly, damn, that video is 10 yrs old...
Secondly, here's the relevant part (roughly):
Honestly, don't think that holds that much ground and can be disregarded, the memory just popped into my head when I read that games' title. Sorry ^^"