That Mr. Fuji one is pretty cool. It really speaks to the level of quality in certain games when they take care to integrate such subtle things.
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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Box of Bunnies
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"Things that are shown in the game" are a step down even from "things that are detailed in the manual".
Haunted
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GODDAMNIT KIIJI
Do you remember Mr. Fuji? He's the kind old man in Lavendar Town who cares for abandoned and orphaned Pokemon and gives you the Pokeflute.
SHOCKING SECRET: He's also the scientist who created Mewtwo through years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.
On Cinnabar Island in the Pokemon Mansion where Mewtwo was created, there is a photo which gives this description when you read it: "A photo of the LAB's founder, DR.FUJI!" The exclamation point is meant to show your character's surprise at the fact that Mr. Fuji was the Lab's founder.
If you want more proof, there are a lot more hints in the FireRed/LeafGreen remakes. One NPC in Lavendar Town says, "I hear Mr. Fuji's not from these parts originally, either." If you examine a photo in the Cinnabar Gym, it says "It's a photo of Blaine and Mr. Fuji. They're standing shoulder to shoulder with big grins." (Blaine is the gym leader on Cinnabar Island)
Do you remember Mr. Fuji? He's the kind old man in Lavendar Town who cares for abandoned and orphaned Pokemon and gives you the Pokeflute.
SHOCKING SECRET: He's also the scientist who created Mewtwo through years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.
On Cinnabar Island in the Pokemon Mansion where Mewtwo was created, there is a photo which gives this description when you read it: "A photo of the LAB's founder, DR.FUJI!" The exclamation point is meant to show your character's surprise at the fact that Mr. Fuji was the Lab's founder.
If you want more proof, there are a lot more hints in the FireRed/LeafGreen remakes. One NPC in Lavendar Town says, "I hear Mr. Fuji's not from these parts originally, either." If you examine a photo in the Cinnabar Gym, it says "It's a photo of Blaine and Mr. Fuji. They're standing shoulder to shoulder with big grins." (Blaine is the gym leader on Cinnabar Island)
Oh my God!
Conrad Link
Member
Pokemon world is awesome. Would love them to expand on it even further.
I remember when I found out about Giovanni's son etc.
I remember when I found out about Giovanni's son etc.
Not really "shocking" for people in general, but it was for me, and today is the ideal day to post it, so I"m posting it. Be warned: this is only interesting if you're a Square-Enix fan.
Seven years ago on this date, February 11, 2005, I had the rigorous oral interview portion of my application to grad school at an elite Japanese university. Two days earlier I'd taken, and passed, the written test: you find out you passed because the next day they post a list of all the passing examinees' numbers like this:
You then go to your department's testing area for the next round, or go home disappointed. ^^; (In my case, the next written portion, on February 9, was the foreign language tests.)
So I got through the written parts and have February 11 marked on my calendar. It feels like that date reminds me of something, but I can't remember what.
The big day comes and somehow I survive the interview, with my thesis idea being accepted.
On the way home I suddenly remember: 2/11/1999 is the release date of the Squaresoft classic Final Fantasy VIII. If you bought it on release day, Squall's SeeD exam coincided exactly with real-life entrance exams at real Japanese graduate schools. You took the written portion a few days earlier, just like Squall, and today you had the more grueling "field" exam.
If you look at the calendar of student events on Selphie's blog (we didn't say "blog" back then, did we?) and notice what months things are in, you'll see that the directors probably planned it this way. And it also accounts for the sudden dearth of people wandering around the Garden in the main portion of the story compared to the opening CG: they're home for spring vacation!
The directors also chose 211 as the ID number of the best possible Chocobo World save file, and then very subtly hid this in the Ultimania guide that was released many months later. I wonder what was so special about 211 and 2/11 for them. February 11 isn't always "Exam Day"; it's the second week of February, and the exact date depends on the days of the week. Had mine been on 2/8 or 2/12 I probably wouldn't have noticed. The Japanese people picking it up on Day 1 probably did, though.
Squall got his passing grade after the mission that evening and then they had a big party immediately after; we got ours the next day and the party was after that. (And I passed. I'm a "SeeD" too now.)
Seven years ago on this date, February 11, 2005, I had the rigorous oral interview portion of my application to grad school at an elite Japanese university. Two days earlier I'd taken, and passed, the written test: you find out you passed because the next day they post a list of all the passing examinees' numbers like this:
You then go to your department's testing area for the next round, or go home disappointed. ^^; (In my case, the next written portion, on February 9, was the foreign language tests.)
So I got through the written parts and have February 11 marked on my calendar. It feels like that date reminds me of something, but I can't remember what.
The big day comes and somehow I survive the interview, with my thesis idea being accepted.
On the way home I suddenly remember: 2/11/1999 is the release date of the Squaresoft classic Final Fantasy VIII. If you bought it on release day, Squall's SeeD exam coincided exactly with real-life entrance exams at real Japanese graduate schools. You took the written portion a few days earlier, just like Squall, and today you had the more grueling "field" exam.
If you look at the calendar of student events on Selphie's blog (we didn't say "blog" back then, did we?) and notice what months things are in, you'll see that the directors probably planned it this way. And it also accounts for the sudden dearth of people wandering around the Garden in the main portion of the story compared to the opening CG: they're home for spring vacation!
The directors also chose 211 as the ID number of the best possible Chocobo World save file, and then very subtly hid this in the Ultimania guide that was released many months later. I wonder what was so special about 211 and 2/11 for them. February 11 isn't always "Exam Day"; it's the second week of February, and the exact date depends on the days of the week. Had mine been on 2/8 or 2/12 I probably wouldn't have noticed. The Japanese people picking it up on Day 1 probably did, though.
Squall got his passing grade after the mission that evening and then they had a big party immediately after; we got ours the next day and the party was after that. (And I passed. I'm a "SeeD" too now.)
Do you remember Mr. Fuji? He's the kind old man in Lavendar Town who cares for abandoned and orphaned Pokemon and gives you the Pokeflute.
SHOCKING SECRET: He's also the scientist who created Mewtwo through years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments.
On Cinnabar Island in the Pokemon Mansion where Mewtwo was created, there is a photo which gives this description when you read it: "A photo of the LAB's founder, DR.FUJI!" The exclamation point is meant to show your character's surprise at the fact that Mr. Fuji was the Lab's founder.
If you want more proof, there are a lot more hints in the FireRed/LeafGreen remakes. One NPC in Lavendar Town says, "I hear Mr. Fuji's not from these parts originally, either." If you examine a photo in the Cinnabar Gym, it says "It's a photo of Blaine and Mr. Fuji. They're standing shoulder to shoulder with big grins." (Blaine is the gym leader on Cinnabar Island)
MIND BLOWN :O
also: reposting this for the joy of someone
Snytbaggen
Member
MIND BLOWN :O
also: reposting this for the joy of someone
Man... I haven't heard that tune in years, even though I have the cart lying around here somewhere. Nostalgia'd hard.
I just found this out today, if you light a lantern in the bomb shop in Twilight Princess, the owner will activate a proto-sprinkler system to put it out.
I need to try this in Windwaker and Twilight Princess...
I just figured out barrel rolling in the original SNES Star Fox deflects enemy fire just like SF64, I always thought it was just a cool maneuver for quickly dodging to the left or right then. I guess without the swirly effects or anybody yelling at me to do it at critical times it never clicked.
This is really cool, and should be spread.
That's really cool! I'd love the think that was deliberate.
CoffeeJanitor
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ReyVGM
Member
Well... the sign says "lanterns are prohibited", so of course any normal gamer would light one right away. Not really mind blowing.
ThatObviousUser
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I must troll Bulbapedia too much because I knew that already...
Yup.
It's incredibly annoying when an encyclopedia references something that's mindblowingly obvious.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
i know so much useless information from reading bulbapedia randomly. too bad you weren't around to see me kicking fools heads in at trivia.
How is it NOT incredibly obvious that secret names you have no way of knowing about without hacking tools are in the game?
toddhunter
Member
Yo-low. I had no idea..
I find this to be the case with most Nintendo trivia, excwept for the trolling part, I just lurked for many years.
My current favourite site is The Cutting Room Floor.
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
I think he's referring to the "this is a reference to how Nintendo and Sony are rivals" thing.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
I did not know this and I 100% the game and played 100 hours doing so.
UncleSporky
Member
Nearly every cool fact in this thread is something shown in the game, they're just things that most people tend to miss. So no, you're wrong.
It doesn't matter either way. It's a Pokemon post. Ban it with fire.
Obviously, but that's not the "mindblowing" part so that response is dumb.
The Awesomest
Member
Uhh... Uh....
Have you guys noticed that when you kill a Skyward Sword bug, an Animal Crossing bug, or a Pikmin, their ghosts all kinda look and behave the same? Is this just some Japanese trope I don't know about or is it just some weird thing Nintendo likes to do when you kill tiny things?
Have you guys noticed that when you kill a Skyward Sword bug, an Animal Crossing bug, or a Pikmin, their ghosts all kinda look and behave the same? Is this just some Japanese trope I don't know about or is it just some weird thing Nintendo likes to do when you kill tiny things?
plagiarize
Banned
Eugene Levy made a TV series loosely based on Maniac Mansion.
It lasted three seasons.
What?
WHAT?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion_(TV_series)
has anyone actually seen this?
It lasted three seasons.
What?
WHAT?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion_(TV_series)
has anyone actually seen this?
Yeah, I watched it intermittently. Wasn't great.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I think it's a Japanese thing. I've seen a few anime/manga where characters "die" and a similar spirit flies out of them.
Supposed it's this: Hitodama
I did. There was an AD for the show that came with the NES version of the game...
Yeah, I noticed that too when I killed a butterfly with the Sword in Skyward Sword (I didn't know that it is possible).
Alice: Madness Returns has a cameo in Chapter 4.
Not as good as the Psychonauts one, but neat nonetheless.
Uh, what am I supposed to see here?
Yo-low. I had no idea..
And here, Iolo? Is he supposed to be Lord British in disguise or something?
Could you guys explain your posts a bit better? I'm feeling rather DENSE.
OverHeat
« generous god »
Think portal.
Oh ok. But that seems like a very vague reference.. doesn't Alice have a lot of hearts in the graphics due to the Queen of Hearts?
Edit: Oh I see, the whole surface looks like a cube. Gotcha.
Just read it on reddit, but :OOOOO
I had NO idea. I thought they were coconuts?
Amazing. So I guess they retconned this?
Also Animal Crossing cockroaches.
Houston3000
Member
I'm 26 years old... I thought they were pineapples inside of blocks too. Honestly though, I never put much thought into them, in fact I had to read through the thread a little to even remember what those particular blocks did in the game.
This isn't a mind blowing fact, in a screen that shows the other suits of a deck this is most likely a reference to the queen of hearts instead of Portal
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
They played the shit out of it in Canada at the beginning of the 90s.
Yeah, these things aren't really mind blowing when you guys just show some pictures without explaining. I know that Iolo pic is from Ultima, but I have no idea what's mindblowing there.
slick7rick
Member
not really mindblowing, but i was playing assassin's creed last night and noticed al-taiir doesn't have his left ring ringer.
That's one of the most known things about the 1st game.
He can't have that finger so that the assassin's blade can do its thang.
Bulbapedia's trivia sections are so hilariously autistic. Stuff like "Mewtwo is the only Psychic type Pokemon with a number in his name."
Yeah, I remember it was on Family Channel I think. Whatever channel that Harry and the Hendersons show was on, too. I was so excited when they announced it cause I loved Maniac Mansion. Then I never watched it cause it was kinda dumb.
KittenMaster
Member
So true. They also categorize Wiki pages as sharing egg groups and whatnot.
Still a great site to get info from because of its Wiki format though.
That's mentioned plenty in the series and is how his hidden blade works. it comes up where his ring finger would be.
In Assasin's Creed 2, there's a full cutscene about the more advanced blade that no longer needs a finger missing to work
AdmiralSnackbar
Member
In Metal Gear Solid 4 Snake will hold in his ring finger while wearing the assassin robes.