Thanks for playing!
Yeah the woods (which don't have any wood in them, coming to think of it) are inspired a lot by older Nintendo games. As are most other things in the game to be honest.
And btw, out of all models, you chose the cow model to praise. That was probably the most S-tier rushed and most ugly model I did for that game 😆
But I get it, they really begged you to run into them. I think the Ribeye Pirates would love to get in touch with you to give you a reality check.
edit: Oh and yeah - 100 are the max upgrades you can find each